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    Dudettes, this rocks!  Will buy both in hopes that M takes one of them...
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    I don't have anything unpopular to say...

    The only things on my mind are things that just p*ss me off.  Like swollen feet, 0 dilation, and a doc who will probably mention c-section again today.

    Why c section?

    He's been telling me since my 8w appt that my pelvis is narrow and the way my cerivx is he thinks I will end up c-section...."but he could be wrong."  So he pretty much brings it up at every appointment.  Lately he says "we could induce, but chances are about 50% you'll end up c-section.  Blah blah blah I'm a d*ck.  We could also look into elective c-section if you don't dilate, since you'll likely end up there anyway, even if we induce. Blah blah blah."

    I am pretty sure he just wants to cut me open.

    I was 50/50 on a c-sec due to my size and LO size AND I didn't dilate.  I was not dilated when my water broke. No c-sec for me...hopefully your doctor will shut it and let you at least try for a vag birth.

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    I did something I never wanted to do...I gave LO a pacifier for the first couple of nights home.  It was either that or let her suck my boob all night long.  She didn't use it last night, so hopefully I didn't start a habit.

     We didn't want to start the habit either, but if he needs it, he needs it.  We only give it to him when he clearly needs to suck, or if we catch him with his thumb in his mouth.  When we give it to him, we give it to him just long enough to soothe him and the second he stups sucking on it we take it out.

    We also hope we aren't starting a habit.

    I don't understand this mentality at all. Babies need to suck to be soothed. I give Eliza a pacifier because she needs it so she doesn't suck on her thumb, fingers, or my boob. I really don't think at this point its a habit. At a year its a habit. But you can start weaning when they are able to self-soothe. So about 6 months. 

     

    I actually didn't realize HOW MUCH they needed to suck.  Her pedi said around 16 hours a day until four months.  Of course when I heard that, I changed my mind about pacis.  I guess it was one of those "I won't believe it until I see/hear it" things for me.

     

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    I am sad that M doesn't take a pacifier.  I wish it would soothe him.   

    Maybe you just havent given him the right one?  We had to try a few before we found one he didn't spit out in 2 seconds.

    tell me more!!!  what are the best pacifiers?  i didn't know there were types!  i guess mine are standard run of the mill ones.. 

    Georgia likes her NUK and the Gummies.  She will take either one at any given time (which also leads me to believe the whole nipple confusion thing is a crock since she also breastfeeds like a champ).  These were just the two brands of pacis that were given to us.

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    I also don't really think giving a newborn a pacifier is a problem, as long as you make sure you're feeding the baby when s/he's hungry and not just using it to shut it up.

    I think trying to schedule a baby at this point is an exercise in frustration for everyone. I sort of think only the Babywise cult members would try.

    I still have some weight to lose, but I'm blaming 3 or 4 lb on these enormous knockers.

    I read Babywise, I am pretty sure it advises against any scheduling at this point.  I had taken some loose notes of the things I wanted to try (from several books) and I know I wrote down "feed when hungry as often as she wants, at least every 2-3 hours".  Babywise, Baby Whisperer, Baby 411, the pedi, LC and my breastfeeding book all gave the same advice on this.  She has put herself on a 3 hours during day 3.5-4 at night schedule but it wasn't my doing! I wake up every two hours at night and check on her and wake her up before 4 hours go by....I wish I could get more sleep!

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