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deidremaria · May 2014

How does this kid want anything to do with me when I smell like I don't know what deodorant is?

PoppySeedWindsor · May 2014

@aronie82 I've just had my share fair and ten some of anxiety attacks. Seriously though...they're beasts and I'm realizing now how beastlier an infant makes them!

pineconey · May 2014

ColleenSwerb said:
@pineconey‌ - is he content, and do you have a bouncey chair? If yes to both, plop him in the chair in the bathroom and get your shower. I just successfully made that happen myself while DS was napping and MIL ran to the grocery store.

We did that a few days ago- he's hit and miss with the bouncy. Hated it yesterday. Loved it the day before.

haziedaze · May 2014

MrsStanton87 said:

Oh gosh I'm so glad I'm not the only one - I thought I was putting him in wrong or something!

@haziedaze what level do you have the top straps in? I can't get him in any farther on the middle 'rung' and I am afraid to put the straps in the top hole because it's pretty high above his shoulders...

I think it's on the lowest one. While RF you want the straps at or below their shoulders. So for us the straps start below his shoulders and come up and over them when I do this, which is fine since he is RF.

deidremaria · May 2014

aronie82 said:

deidremaria said:
How does this kid want anything to do with me when I smell like I don't know what deodorant is?
Lol yup and I even got a shower today

I'm trying to talk him into letting me shower. He doesn't seem impressed with my talking points though

Ashleypixie · May 2014

I am so frustrated with DH. She has the most ridiculously loud scream I've ever heard out of any baby, or air horn, or siren. I've learned to just deal with it calmly and hope that she has a good singing voice when she's older because she has some serious pipes. But he's a super anxious person and just can't deal with it. He's almost afraid of her! He gets so frantic, the kids run away, and I'm the only one who takes care of her. I can't get anything done because everyone looses their minds and hands her to me! I'm afraid to take her out in public in case she wakes up, she's that loud.

Ashleypixie · May 2014

I shower at night. I could never shower otherwise. But this fenugreek makes my BO smell like celery and it drives me nuts! Why do I even HAVE BO? I really don't do anything that makes me sweaty.

deidremaria · May 2014

Today I shall use that damn bouncer I'm gonna play some music in the bathroom with us and shower. Hopefully he doesn't decide he's hungry while I'm in there. He seems to be stuck to my boob today

MadBloom · May 2014

I feel like we are going to hit 300 birth announcements! I think I'm more excited then I should be for this...

deidremaria · May 2014

I took a shower WHILE my boss was awake BOOM! His newest nickname from out of nowhere; Mr. President $:\$ "> I think it's my favorite

fourthnlast · May 2014

ColleenSwerb said:

@deidremaria‌ - usually the white noise of the water of the shower is enough to keep them content. The ceiling/exhaust fan running will help too. Although hangry babies be hangry. Try doing it after a feeding to avoid the hangry baby interruption. Re days/nights - I mostly follow their lead. Depends on how old too. At 6 days old DD is all over the place and sleeps all the time. But at a few weeks you can work on keeping them up a little more during the day to try and force the sleep at night. BUT sleep begets sleep. The better they sleep during the day, the better they sleep at night. Usually anyway.

Yes and Yes. As soon as LO finishes her first morning feed, I put her in the bouncer in the bathroom and I take a much needed shower. I can't function until that happens.

The more she sleeps during the day, the more she sleeps at night. Yesterday she only had one really good nap and last night was horrendous.

fourthnlast · May 2014

ColleenSwerb said:

I really need to take newborn photos of DD. Maybe tomorrow afternoon. Then maybe I'll think about making birth announcements. I never did them for DS though.

I never did them before either, but I did an electronic one this time. Took me about 20 minutes.

Serenla · May 2014

mamrotu73 said:
Watching How It's Made, learning how perogies are made!

I love that show!

Serenla · May 2014

Vinny424 said:
Awesome part of side nursing? I can eat my yogurt while he eats. 2nd awesome part of side nursing? DS is the perfect length to kick me right in the incision. Ouch.

I envy your ability to side nurse, I have not figured that one out yet.

deidremaria · May 2014

Serenla said:

Vinny424 said:
Awesome part of side nursing? I can eat my yogurt while he eats. 2nd awesome part of side nursing? DS is the perfect length to kick me right in the incision. Ouch.
I envy your ability to side nurse, I have not figured that one out yet.

It's awesome!!! I hope you do figure it out.

pineconey · May 2014

I can't side nurse yet because it hurts my incision to lay any way except on my back. However, we do nurse laying down with him on my belly and he loves it.

Serenla · May 2014

We have finally established good BFing, DS was born with a slight tongue tie but we worked around it.
My reward is milk drunk baby face.

fireflygirl12 · May 2014

Vinny424 said:

I really need to take newborn photos of DD. Maybe tomorrow afternoon. Then maybe I'll think about making birth announcements. I never did them for DS though.
Send them for DS too for shits and giggle.

It's never too late: "newborn photos".

Serenla · May 2014

pineconey said:
I can't side nurse yet because it hurts my incision to lay any way except on my back. However, we do nurse laying down with him on my belly and he loves it.

I love this position, especially since DS can latch himself now.

nicole mackenzie · May 2014

poru said:

ImnAtari said:
My mom, who is around LO almost every day and loves on her like crazy, was diagnosed with shingles today. Now I'm on rash watch and I'm outlawing any physical contact until her rash is cleared up.

Catching a break? What's that...
I had the chicken pox (what is contagious from shingles) when I was only a month old. Only one spot and immune for life!

I only had one pock as well! I was 3. Had a titer checked at 18 and still immune!

But apperantly I'm no longer immune to rubella... Had to get the mmr vaccine again after birth of LO.

fireflygirl12 · May 2014

I seriously can't remember the last time I checked Owen's diaper and there wasn't poop. Even right after I've changed him. So much poop.

pineconey · May 2014

They tried to give me ANOTHER tdap shot. I was like uhhh just got that a month ago, so no thanks. They didn't even ask me, she just walked in with a needle....

nicole mackenzie · May 2014

ColleenSwerb said:
I had to get Rubella in the hospital too! They were like "did they tell about this?" I was like no, but go ahead, shoot me up, lolol!

It's weird. I wonder how many people are no longer immune?

hlm184 · May 2014

I have to get Rubella too!

mrscrcalli · May 2014

The faces DS makes crack me up! Like this "I'm so interested in what you're saying" face. Lmao

What's your favorite face you've captured of LO?

deidremaria · May 2014

I wonder if the know that I understand what they're talking about.

SoulTermination · May 2014

"WTF?"

janice9821 · May 2014

My little ass kicker!

deidremaria · May 2014

So what shade of green would Mr. President's shit be if he had a dairy allergy? I just changed a poopy diaper that was a yellowish green. More yellow than green but definitely not the regular mustard yellow.

deidremaria · May 2014

ColleenSwerb said:
Just passed a decent sized clot. First time that's ever happened (didn't last time, and didn't in the hospital). What a weird fucking feeling.

I remember feeling the clot come out of me. I felt violated.

deidremaria · May 2014

MrsStanton87 said:
I had to get the Rubella shot before leaving the hospital. They told me I didn't have immunity when I was pregnant but obviously couldn't get the shot while pregnant.

@deidremaria Sometimes my little man's is a little greenish, but when I wipe it, it's yellow. So I'd like to see what others have to say, but I think it's normal?

I hope it's normal, though if it isn't then I'll know why I hear his tummy rumble so much and I can make the necessary changes to my diet

chichi589 · May 2014

I love this picture of Chase and my grandma (his great grandma) we go and visit once a week and she's obsessed with him (he is her 29th great grandchild) he looks like he's listening so intently to her!

MadBloom · May 2014

I'm also in the Rubella club! I even got my MMR in 2007 but the R didn't take. Gotta get my shot in a month.

Emily041285 · May 2014

I'm so stressed. Today I went and got a massage with a gift card that was expiring (which was wonderful!) and left dd with mil and 2 oz of milk. I was gone not even 2 hrs. Well dd freaked the entire time I was gone bc she was hungry (I did nurse before I left). Mil gave her the two ozs, still hungry. So she gave her 2 ozs of formula. She's been asleep for 5 hrs now. That's longer than she's ever been. Now I'm convinced my supply sucks and that's why she's been up every 2 hrs to eat. I almost want to give up fb and go to formula. I'll be so upset if she isn't getting enough and I'm assuming she was.

fourthnlast · May 2014

Milk wasted.

kseccomb17 · May 2014

Isn't it amazing how much love your heart can hold? I had no idea my heart could grow any larger after DD. I was scared I wouldn't connect with DS, but damn, I'm so in love.

Emily041285 · May 2014

We go Friday for her 1 month check so we'll see about the weight. And I go to a lc on Tuesday. It just stresses me out that she might not be getting enough from me.

RocksInTheWater · May 2014

Just tried to go for a walk with DS in the k'tan. He screamed his head off and clawed my chest like he was trying to escape. So much for that.

knotty-girl · May 2014

Loving all the cute baby faces!

Am I the only one (I hate that intro, but seriously) that has been totally MIA? Jack is 2 weeks, 3 days today... Maybe because I'm a FTM but I don't even have time to go to the bathroom. Major shock at how different my life is now that he's here. Good days and bad days. He really is an "easy" baby, but shit, babies are a lot of work.

Sorry I missed out on all the caboosers births. I haven't even posted my own birth story yet. I feel like it's too late.

Hope all of you and your babes are well.

smushi · May 2014

Re: showering, no bouncer here but DH had the bright idea to put LO's changing pad on the bathroom floor while we shower. Works like a charm. That being said, my mom did mention DS is a pretty easy baby...

My mom came to visit today, and I got two 2 hour naps! It was amazing, after a 36 hour marathon of unhappiness and no sleep. I also got to leave the house by myself for the first time (just to grab Taco Bell). I felt almost human

Oh, and I pumped for the first time today, almost 2 ounces! Hooray, boobs!

And I'll leave this gem here: I call it Cackling Babe (3 weeks old, I was tickling him and making idiotic faces)

ETA: @knotty-girl, share! Never too late!

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