@KASG We brought our dog to work with us last year (we have an animal science program at school) and the kids kept asking if we were going to bring the baby in with us this year. I teach high school.
Me: 28 | Husband: 39 Married March 2016 DD: born 7.22.16 DS EDD: 6.23.18
I've been a SAHM since Nov. 2014. It is so wonderful but also very isolating. If any of you decide that it is for you I suggest you find a moms group or Bible study or something where you can get out of the house. This was a total lifesaver for me. I love being a SAHM but it definitely gets lonely. One of my moms groups starts back up tomorrow and I am SOOOO excited!!!
@arhodes6 I'm really surprised she hasn't had more than that. But I can't complain lol.
We just finished out leap 2. She was super clingy and would get fed up with being set on her boppy or in her rock and play alone for more than 10 seconds. Wouldn't nap for longer than an hour or so. Now she's back to normal and it's like night and day. She smiles so much more after that leap and is interested in her surroundings. She finally looks at herself in mirrors, especially the one above her swing in the little mobile. She'll lay there for a good 10 minutes just looking and smiling at herself.
I've been trying to follow the WW leap charts, but they don't seem to be lining up with anything I'm seeing. He's 10 weeks today so supposedly out of leap 2 and 9 days away from leap 3, but this week he has been so fussy (which is not normal for him at all, he's been a pretty content and easy to read baby most of the time up until now. He got his shots on Tuesday, could those still be affecting him? A rash showed up on both of his thighs where he got the shots and they had me bring him in yesterday to check on it, but they said it was probably just a reaction to the alcohol swab before the shot. Idk, but I haven't gotten more than 20 min in a row of not fussing today and he just now finally fell asleep in his boppy....time to try to get a shower before he wakes up again!!!!
Married 6/1/13
BFP #1 7/2013 MMC 9/17/13
BFP #2 5/2014 MC 6/15/14
BFP #3 11/13/14 (Found in ER with ruptured cyst) Diagnosed MC 11/15/14
BFP #4 4/2015 MC 7/1/15
BFP #5 10/21/15 EDD 7/3/16 Praying for our rainbow!
Has anyone heard of a correlation between dairy intake, cradle cap and spitting up?
My pediatrician recommended giving up dairy if my daughters spitting up didn't get better. I can't say if it's made a difference because I haven't yet. But there must be a correlation if he recommended it.
Back to work Monday....ugh While I am actually looking forward to going, nothing is ready to prepare me for daycare and not seeing my son after all these weeks together...I'm so sad but I know it's for the best
@DachshundMomma My daughter is the same way. It's absolutely terrible lol. At times you can hear her from across the room and I'll think it's my husband. I guess go big or go home, right?
@shaylalr I just recently downloaded it and haven't had enough time to really decide! According to this my son is Still some days away from leap 2 but it sounds like many of the others really like it!
@shaylalr we are supposedly in leap 2 but I haven't really noticed a difference. It's nice to be prepared for when it happens. I've spent more on games than I spent on this app so I didn't think it was a big deal to get it.
Well it's definitely been an eventful week for LO one and us. Wednesday she developed a rash all over her face and upper back. We made our way to urgent care and sat in a waiting room with a ton runny noses. The urgent care doctor ended up taking a look at her for a minute and declared it was heat rash and that it was itchy and uncomfortable but that it was my fault for letting her sweat. She ended our conversation with "if you don't believe me then talk to your doctor." Needless to say that did not go over well with me. (Her doctor ended up seeing her and stating it was a form of cradle cap and that it would clear up.) Fast forward two days, she has a cold and is super congested. The ER showed me how to flush out the mucous to give her some relief, but at six weeks old it breaks my heart to hear her like this and to have to do that at all. I blame the dumb urgent care visit on this and it wasn't even worth it
I hate to hear that @babycakesday! I hope she is feeling better. I've had some mix up between my LO switching doctors so in the mean time if anything is wrong he goes straight to the hospital. I hate urgent cares. I've had nothing but bad experiences.
@babycakesday I'm sorry! Ugh that's a way to reassure a scared new mom!!! Seems like they would know by now that we need to be put at ease and helped out, not shamed and blamed! Even if it's something we did without knowing it. We dealt with a rash this week too and it freaked me out! Regardless of what urgent care said, you did the right thing by taking your baby in. I hope her cold gets better soon
Married 6/1/13
BFP #1 7/2013 MMC 9/17/13
BFP #2 5/2014 MC 6/15/14
BFP #3 11/13/14 (Found in ER with ruptured cyst) Diagnosed MC 11/15/14
BFP #4 4/2015 MC 7/1/15
BFP #5 10/21/15 EDD 7/3/16 Praying for our rainbow!
I just went to a music festival in my city tonight. I took LO out because he was getting hot. Literally a minute later a woman and her daughter approached us. We were talking about him and I was looking down when her daughter reached out and tickled his arm. Commence the rush to find the antibacterial wipes.
I would just like to say I am in awe of you c-section mamas. You ladies are freaking badass. I got my tubes tied on Thursday and it sucked. Its the closest I can relate and I can't imagine having a newborn on top of feeling that way. I didn't hold my baby for 2 days and I still need pillows to keep him off of my belly. You women are STRONG! That is all!
@setosh@winnie1122 Thanks! As horrible as it feels to have to flush her little nose out, she slept 4.5 hours straight last night, woke up and ate and slept another 4 hours. It helped me feel better about having to do it. She seems more content and less congested today.
I'm going to start a new job and I have that first day of school feeling. This is only my second job, ever. I was at my last job for 4 years. I probably won't be sleeping tonight and it won't be because of the LO!
I "spoiled" M the first 6 weeks. Holding her all the time, letting her sleep on or with me etc. now that she's 7 weeks I've been vigilant about getting her to sleep on her own and rotating between different gadgets as not to hold her too much. Can't I just spoil her rotten forever?!
7 and 1/2 weeks old and he's in daycare and I'm at work....I thought I'd be beside myself but it's not as bad as I thought even though I'm missing him TONS right now. DH actually got emotional last night thinking about it. I just want to hold my baby
E usually sleeps from 9-11 before I wake her for a dream feed. Last night we put her in her crib for those 2 hours for the first time. She did so well, I'm hoping we can keep this up to help the transition to her own room in a few months!
Yesterday afternoon/evening DH and I went out with friends and were gone for about 5 hours...longest I've been away from P since he was born and I started tearing up at the football game because I missed him..... Geez.
Married 6/1/13
BFP #1 7/2013 MMC 9/17/13
BFP #2 5/2014 MC 6/15/14
BFP #3 11/13/14 (Found in ER with ruptured cyst) Diagnosed MC 11/15/14
BFP #4 4/2015 MC 7/1/15
BFP #5 10/21/15 EDD 7/3/16 Praying for our rainbow!
@schaze I'm so jealous!! We're trying to transition L from the RnP to the PnP in our room. Not having any luck. Ugh!! However she seems to like the bassinet attachment that comes with her stroller. I'm wondering if it's because the PnP "mattress" is so crappy. I tried putting a fluffy blanket beneath the fitted sheet as well as rolled up blankies to box her in. Still not having great luck. Maybe straight to naps in the crib would be better?! Has anyone else struggled with the PnP?
@tiffrox81 my LO doesn't like the PNP but sleeps in the crib at night. I think it's because the pack n play mattress moves a little bit when he does and it wakes him up.
Well done to the ladies transitioning their LO's to their cribs. We had our first successful night last night! I won't expect the same for tonight though I'm having the weirdest period. I started to get a few cramps Friday and had a small bit of spotting. Since then Ive had hardly any blood but still have all the cramps and crappy period feeling. I don't know what to make of it.
Anyone have tips on healing cracked nipple? My one side just won't heal I put breast milk after every feed and tried a nipple cream
My LC gave me a "recipe". Equal parts monistat, hydrocortisone OINTMENT, and bacitracin. I did 2 tablespoons of each and keep it in a tiny Tupperware container. It's amazing! I got everything at Walgreens for it.
Thanks y'all! I had a good first day at the job, but the LO gave my BF problems all day. He wouldn't nap and he kept spitting up bad. He's super cranky right now so I hope he finally gets some sleep!
@setosh So happy to hear your first day went well! It'll take your BF a few days to get LO on the same page as him. I know my DH had a really tough time the first few times he stayed with LO and I ran some errands and that was only a few hours at a time. Now a few weeks later, he's a pro a staying home with her plus she does a lot better too.
We have started having LO nap in her crib. She will sleep but not as long as her RnP. I think she's not a fan of the openness of the crib and it doesn't help that she throws a fit if I swaddle her arms. Hopefully naps start getting better in the crib and then we can transition to nights in the crib in the next couple weeks.
@setosh So happy to hear your first day went well! It'll take your BF a few days to get LO on the same page as him. I know my DH had a really tough time the first few times he stayed with LO and I ran some errands and that was only a few hours at a time. Now a few weeks later, he's a pro a staying home with her plus she does a lot better too.
Yeah I agree! I will admit that LO isn't even sleeping for me. I can usually dream feed him and get at least 4 hours from him. It's 2 am right now and I've only slept for 30 mins at the most. He's finally quiet now so I hope I don't jinx it.
I know some of you had some type of surgery following birth. I have to get my wisdom teeth out immediately, so I have a last minute appointment tomorrow. They told me I can't nurse for 24 hours after because of the general anesthesia. I can't find any information to support that! Anybody with experience? I don't want to pump and throw away perfectly good milk.
I know some of you had some type of surgery following birth. I have to get my wisdom teeth out immediately, so I have a last minute appointment tomorrow. They told me I can't nurse for 24 hours after because of the general anesthesia. I can't find any information to support that! Anybody with experience? I don't want to pump and throw away perfectly good milk.
I'm no help, but I'd double check or confirm that with a LC and my OB. That's a long time!
She has her 2 month appointment today, thankfully. I am going to ask the pediatrician then. When I did a search about it all I could find were medical journals saying that it was perfectly fine to breastfeed as long as the mother was awake and could hold her baby. So I don't understand why they would tell me 24 hours when I am only going to be under for 10 minutes!
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Married March 2016
DD: born 7.22.16
DS EDD: 6.23.18
We just finished out leap 2. She was super clingy and would get fed up with being set on her boppy or in her rock and play alone for more than 10 seconds. Wouldn't nap for longer than an hour or so. Now she's back to normal and it's like night and day. She smiles so much more after that leap and is interested in her surroundings. She finally looks at herself in mirrors, especially the one above her swing in the little mobile. She'll lay there for a good 10 minutes just looking and smiling at herself.
While I am actually looking forward to going, nothing is ready to prepare me for daycare and not seeing my son after all these weeks together...I'm so sad but I know it's for the best
@setosh good luck today!
I'm having the weirdest period. I started to get a few cramps Friday and had a small bit of spotting. Since then Ive had hardly any blood but still have all the cramps and crappy period feeling. I don't know what to make of it.
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DS#1 July 2016
Baby #2 July 2018