@StephBrim24 my LO was 5 months Tuesday. She will only roll from her back to her belly to her right. She won’t roll left and won’t go from her belly to her back. She plays on her tummy and will reach for toys. She’s strong too - can sit up. Will stand holding our hands (she pulls herself up). I just think all kids are different. My cousins son will be 1 on 9/27 and crawls and sits but doesn’t like to roll. I think some babies are just like “eh, I’m good on that - don’t need it”. My long winded post was to say - yes, I’m experiencing that too, lol.
DEAR GOD LADIES. Sorry for having so many lengthy posts in such quick succession, but holy crap:
So I had knee surgery at the beginning of the summer. Just the last few weeks, I've been stable enough to carry Nora around the house again. I can do stairs with her, but I don't feel super comfortable doing it. Usually, Nora falls asleep in her swing in the living room and we carry her to bed when we go up for the night - I've done this for the past week or so since first tri sleepiness has put me in bed way earlier than my husband. Last night, we were going to bed at the same time. I explicitly said, "Dad, can you carry my baby to bed?" and he said yes. I jokingly picked up my dog as if she were the baby, then I went up. Fifteen minutes later my husband comes upstairs and is bustling around the bedroom (N still sleeps in our room). I say "Dad, is my baby all snuggled up?" and he says something non-committal like "I bet so." Now, usually I would have asked a follow-up question, and almost every night I check on Nora in her crib before I go to sleep. But A) I'm trying to be less critical/naggy with my husband and just let him do him and When I check on Nora, it's because she was in her crib before I went to bed - getting out of bed to look at her again felt condescending to my husband. So I left everything as is. Cut to this morning when I wake up and realize HE NEVER BROUGHT HER UPSTAIRS LAST NIGHT!
I woke his ass up and ran downstairs. Nora was awake, contentedly sucking her thumb in her swing. Holy crap. She takes long naps in her swing all the time (and the swing wasn't on, it was stationary), so it's not he worst thing that she slept there. What panicked me is that we have window AC units, and our bedroom is usually the only one we keep on at night. I was terrified that she was going to be down here, overheated or worse. But luckily, he forgot to turn the AC off too, thank God. The bottom line is that she is fine, but that could've very easily turned into a very bad situation. We'll be having some long talks about it today - and I will be carrying Nora to bed and checking on her until she's twenty-four.
@DDRRT1982@shoretobe We really are over-the-moon lucky when it comes to my parents. I honestly feel a lot of guilt that they're making this move because we could've chosen to move closer to them. Being right by them would've meant an over two-hours-each-way commute for both my husband and I though, and we couldn't do that to N. Being an hour away from my parents would've given us the same commute we have now, but A) That's still pretty far - they're not gonna pop in for weekday dinner or come to her basketball games one day, etc. and To be in that commute radius is SO expensive. We would've been paying twice for a house what we paid here plus more expensive train tickets, cost of living, etc. We couldn't do it. I thought my parents moving close would be a "it's so nice that you're willing to do it, but we're fine if you can't!" kind of thing, but emotionally, it's been hard being away from them and I can't wait for N to get to spend more time with them.
@StephBrim24 I experienced something similar with N. When she was 4 months old, she started rolling belly to back. She did it non-stop for a long weekend, and then just stopped. She did it maybe 3 times in the next two months? Once was at her 6 month check-up to show off for the doctor lol. But then just this past week, she started rolling again - in all directions, non-stop every time we put her down. So it sounds like what you're experiencing with Cora is normal!
And just an update: after leaving Nora in her swing all night, finding out, and realizing she's okay, my husband WENT BACK TO SLEEP. How upset I am over this incident + hormones = a BAD situation when he wakes up. Any of you open to hosting a pregnant fugitive with a six month old?
My house is apparently turning into a frat house with people living upstairs, so come on over. Ugh. I can’t wait until my husband helps even less while he focuses his energy on entertaining his cousin for an unknown length of time
@ashtuesday OMG I can't believe that/could totally see my DH being like that. I'd prepare the guestroom but your parents would be pretty pissed if you moved to Erie at this point lol. My bf would say kick him in the balls. (that's her joke answer for everything, but it immediately sprang to mind.) He needs a serious talking to. prob more than one!
@StephBrim24 mine rolls onto her side from her back when going to sleep. She has rolled off her tummy. Like others have said it happened around 3 months and she did it all day. Then didn't do it again until recently. a couple of days ago I couldn't get her to stay on her tummy, and now it's like she forgot how to rollover again. Glad to hear this is normal, I was starting to wonder.
@DDRRT1982 I'm feeling well, thanks! You all can live vicariously through me so long as you describe your pink wine and turkey sandwiches and ability to successfully police your own emotions in vivid detail for my sake!
The first tri generally isn't too bad for me symptoms-wise: I'm queasier and crampier than I was with N, I'm tired and my hormones are ridiculous, but I'm not complaining. My big challenge was finding a new hospital/doctor - we moved in May, and it's just not tenable to stay with my old team. I narrowed hospitals down to two choices before deciding on a doctor that delivered where I wanted to be: hospital A is a university medical center in a bigger city that I thought would be the obvious choice, and B was a small town hospital (that still has a level 3 NICU) that I was willing to consider because it seemed to have more doctors that took my insurance. Well, I toured both, and B kicked A's butt! B just felt warm and a lot of what the hospital believed mirrored my own thoughts about labor and delivery. A meanwhile discussed all these practices that I KNOW are bad for mom and baby - they only want you to labor/deliver on bed in your back, no skin-to-skin if you have a c-section (which they kept comparing to a "normal" birth instead of using the word "vaginal"), separating baby from mom for an extended period of time an hour after birth (which is when they bathe the baby, which isn't good for them), etc. It was astounding - I expected a university medical center to be cutting edge, but so much of what they said was backwards to me.
So long story short (too late), I decided on hospital B and had my first appointment with a doctor who delivers there on Wednesday! We saw the baby and heard his/her heartbeat, and baby is measuring exactly on schedule! They're having me go back for a dating ultrasound on Thursday just because my period had been so irregular - my doctor wants to confirm that what we think is on schedule really is. I had reservations about finding a new doctor, but this guy seems good. He doesn't seem to want to jump into unnecessary interventions, which I'm happy about. My old ob had discussed Makena shots for my next pregnancy since N came early. After I researched them, I wasn't so gung-ho on the idea. When I brought it up to this doctor, he said "Okay - you have some risk for pre-term labor, but the odds are much higher that you're going to have a smooth and uneventful pregnancy. Your daughter was born at 35.6, which is preterm on paper, but really only by a week. I don't see why that should condemn you to shots for every pregnancy from here on out." He will be monitoring things like cervical length and whatnot more closely as I get further along, but I'm happy with where we stand now.
Emotionally, it's crazy. I think I was still in shock before actually having the ultrasound done. Now, I'm obviously excited, but the PGAL anxiety is started to creep in. Before hearing the heartbeat, it was just a wild ride and I knew that literally anything could happen, so I was just trying to brace myself. Now, this is real - and there's something to lose. But I'm staying positive and am all together in a MUCH healthier place mentally than I was for N. I can't wait to find out if it's a boy or girl - I now want both pretty evenly (my husband is staunchly Team Boy!) and I feel like that information will be the piece that helps everything fully click into place in my mind.
Gah! Sorry for spewing all that. My husband and I tell NO ONE until we reach the second trimester, so it's nice to have a place to share - especially with people who have been there!
@ashtuesday That's awesome and so exciting to hear! I'm glad you found a doctor/hospital you like! I loved the hospital I delivered at but mainly because all the nurses were so caring and helpful and that really made a huge impact on me. So much so that I want to do L&D nursing when I graduate (105 days!!!). We also didnt tell anyone for a while because of pgal, I think we were 16 weeks when we finally told our parents.
Thanks for the awesome update. I am so glad to hear you’ve already heard the hb. For what it’s worth, I have had a preterm delivery and I declined the makena shots. At that time the study hadn’t been completed and my MFM was on the fence about whether they were effective.
@sgrn18 Yay almost graduating!!! I feel like L & D has to be one of the most rewarding places to work as a nurse - you know you're working with people at their very most vulnerable. And you get to snuggle up on newborns every day!!!
@DDRRT1982 Did you go early for your next pregnancy after declining the shots? I know it'll be what it'll be and every pregnancy is different - just trying to get a feel for what others experienced!
Does anyone know what this is? It popped up on Nate's face today after eating apple sauce. Is it an allergic reaction? Usually his belly breaks out too but it's just his cheek Also congrats on finding a doctor @ashtuesday I have to find a new one too
@mccurleya Both my kids have sensitive skin and get red cheeks just like that when they are often damp - so when teething (hands in mouth) or sleeping on a drool soaked mattress. I try to put Vaseline or aquaphor on, but it's a losing battle.
Me: 30 H: 30 Dx: PCOS Married: June 2013 TTC#1: January 2015 BFP #1 8/24/15 | MC 9/3/15 at 6w2d BFP #2: 12/12/15 | DD born 8/29/16 TTC#2: June 2017 BFP #3: 7/15/17 | DS born 3/20/18
@mccurleya- it’s an eczema patch. My middle son would get them as well. Common causes were dairy intolerant (had to eliminate from my diet and avoid all types of dairy for him once on solids), hot/humid weather, and extremely cold weather. My son couldn’t tolerate vasoline or aquaphor - it made it worse. We have to use special lotions such as CeraVe cream to help control and prevent. We still battle it today especially in winter.
It is really hot and humid here. Luckily Vaseline works for him and we finally found that we can use Cetaphil wash on him. He's allergic to everything else and it made it dry
Thanks so much, ladies! @fatstagnation I'm 7 and a half weeks now. It's going fast and slow. Because it is so fully insane that we're pregnant again, I'm having so much trouble not telling people - and the fact that my symptoms are worse than they ever were with N doesn't help!
@mccurleya My guess was going to be skin irritation too. Hope it's clearing up and your little man is feeling good!
Re: August Randoms
So I had knee surgery at the beginning of the summer. Just the last few weeks, I've been stable enough to carry Nora around the house again. I can do stairs with her, but I don't feel super comfortable doing it. Usually, Nora falls asleep in her swing in the living room and we carry her to bed when we go up for the night - I've done this for the past week or so since first tri sleepiness has put me in bed way earlier than my husband. Last night, we were going to bed at the same time. I explicitly said, "Dad, can you carry my baby to bed?" and he said yes. I jokingly picked up my dog as if she were the baby, then I went up. Fifteen minutes later my husband comes upstairs and is bustling around the bedroom (N still sleeps in our room). I say "Dad, is my baby all snuggled up?" and he says something non-committal like "I bet so." Now, usually I would have asked a follow-up question, and almost every night I check on Nora in her crib before I go to sleep. But A) I'm trying to be less critical/naggy with my husband and just let him do him and
I woke his ass up and ran downstairs. Nora was awake, contentedly sucking her thumb in her swing. Holy crap. She takes long naps in her swing all the time (and the swing wasn't on, it was stationary), so it's not he worst thing that she slept there. What panicked me is that we have window AC units, and our bedroom is usually the only one we keep on at night. I was terrified that she was going to be down here, overheated or worse. But luckily, he forgot to turn the AC off too, thank God. The bottom line is that she is fine, but that could've very easily turned into a very bad situation. We'll be having some long talks about it today - and I will be carrying Nora to bed and checking on her until she's twenty-four.
@StephBrim24 I experienced something similar with N. When she was 4 months old, she started rolling belly to back. She did it non-stop for a long weekend, and then just stopped. She did it maybe 3 times in the next two months? Once was at her 6 month check-up to show off for the doctor lol. But then just this past week, she started rolling again - in all directions, non-stop every time we put her down. So it sounds like what you're experiencing with Cora is normal!
I can't believe that/could totally see my DH being like that. I'd prepare the guestroom but your parents would be pretty pissed if you moved to Erie at this point lol. My bf would say kick him in the balls. (that's her joke answer for everything, but it immediately sprang to mind.) He needs a serious talking to. prob more than one!
@StephBrim24 mine rolls onto her side from her back when going to sleep. She has rolled off her tummy. Like others have said it happened around 3 months and she did it all day. Then didn't do it again until recently. a couple of days ago I couldn't get her to stay on her tummy, and now it's like she forgot how to rollover again. Glad to hear this is normal, I was starting to wonder.
The first tri generally isn't too bad for me symptoms-wise: I'm queasier and crampier than I was with N, I'm tired and my hormones are ridiculous, but I'm not complaining. My big challenge was finding a new hospital/doctor - we moved in May, and it's just not tenable to stay with my old team. I narrowed hospitals down to two choices before deciding on a doctor that delivered where I wanted to be: hospital A is a university medical center in a bigger city that I thought would be the obvious choice, and B was a small town hospital (that still has a level 3 NICU) that I was willing to consider because it seemed to have more doctors that took my insurance. Well, I toured both, and B kicked A's butt! B just felt warm and a lot of what the hospital believed mirrored my own thoughts about labor and delivery. A meanwhile discussed all these practices that I KNOW are bad for mom and baby - they only want you to labor/deliver on bed in your back, no skin-to-skin if you have a c-section (which they kept comparing to a "normal" birth instead of using the word "vaginal"), separating baby from mom for an extended period of time an hour after birth (which is when they bathe the baby, which isn't good for them), etc. It was astounding - I expected a university medical center to be cutting edge, but so much of what they said was backwards to me.
So long story short (too late), I decided on hospital B and had my first appointment with a doctor who delivers there on Wednesday! We saw the baby and heard his/her heartbeat, and baby is measuring exactly on schedule! They're having me go back for a dating ultrasound on Thursday just because my period had been so irregular - my doctor wants to confirm that what we think is on schedule really is. I had reservations about finding a new doctor, but this guy seems good. He doesn't seem to want to jump into unnecessary interventions, which I'm happy about. My old ob had discussed Makena shots for my next pregnancy since N came early. After I researched them, I wasn't so gung-ho on the idea. When I brought it up to this doctor, he said "Okay - you have some risk for pre-term labor, but the odds are much higher that you're going to have a smooth and uneventful pregnancy. Your daughter was born at 35.6, which is preterm on paper, but really only by a week. I don't see why that should condemn you to shots for every pregnancy from here on out." He will be monitoring things like cervical length and whatnot more closely as I get further along, but I'm happy with where we stand now.
Emotionally, it's crazy. I think I was still in shock before actually having the ultrasound done. Now, I'm obviously excited, but the PGAL anxiety is started to creep in. Before hearing the heartbeat, it was just a wild ride and I knew that literally anything could happen, so I was just trying to brace myself. Now, this is real - and there's something to lose. But I'm staying positive and am all together in a MUCH healthier place mentally than I was for N. I can't wait to find out if it's a boy or girl - I now want both pretty evenly (my husband is staunchly Team Boy!) and I feel like that information will be the piece that helps everything fully click into place in my mind.
Gah! Sorry for spewing all that. My husband and I tell NO ONE until we reach the second trimester, so it's nice to have a place to share - especially with people who have been there!
@DDRRT1982 Did you go early for your next pregnancy after declining the shots? I know it'll be what it'll be and every pregnancy is different - just trying to get a feel for what others experienced!
Also congrats on finding a doctor @ashtuesday I have to find a new one too
I am no expert, but that looks like dry skin more than an allergic reaction. Maybe it’s dry and got rubbed?
Dx: PCOS
Married: June 2013
TTC#1: January 2015
BFP #1 8/24/15 | MC 9/3/15 at 6w2d
BFP #2: 12/12/15 | DD born 8/29/16
TTC#2: June 2017
BFP #3: 7/15/17 | DS born 3/20/18
I'm so glad you've already toured hospitals and found the right one. Your new doc sounds great too.
@mccurleya My guess was going to be skin irritation too. Hope it's clearing up and your little man is feeling good!