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SuperTinkerham · August 2014

Fuck my life. We had a big thunderstorm. Power blinked a few times and now our AC is not blowing cold. The idea of sitting in no AC with a baby attached to me is making me screamy. And baby has been feeding every freaking hour since 9am.

Lhalliburton · August 2014

SuperTinkerham said:
Fuck my life. We had a big thunderstorm. Power blinked a few times and now our AC is not blowing cold. The idea of sitting in no AC with a baby attached to me is making me screamy. And baby has been feeding every freaking hour since 9am.

"Screamy"! Ha! I like that almost as much as I like "hangry".

Artistmom30 · August 2014

2lacyblue said:
Favorite Robin Williams movie? For me, Jumanji |)

Mine is "Hook".

TexasGirl81 · August 2014

SuperTinkerham said:
Fuck my life. We had a big thunderstorm. Power blinked a few times and now our AC is not blowing cold. The idea of sitting in no AC with a baby attached to me is making me screamy. And baby has been feeding every freaking hour since 9am.

@SuperTinkerham‌
I'm so sorry! That storm was crazy!! There was lightening like crazy here. Our lights went off and on about 20x's! Uhhhh, I hope they restore yours soon.

lindslalala · August 2014

2lacyblue said:
Favorite Robin Williams movie? For me, Jumanji |)

Good Will Hunting!

SuperTinkerham · August 2014

Thankfully mister solved the AC issue. Crisis averted.

marsalisails · August 2014

tundrabunny said:

tundrabunny said:

2lacyblue said:
Favorite Robin Williams movie? For me, Jumanji |)
Probably Dead Poet's Society for me.
Or maybe it's actually Aladdin.

I loved Awakenings too. I need to re watch that i think...it's been a while

jensavicci · August 2014

2lacyblue said:
Favorite Robin Williams movie? For me, Jumanji |)

"Hook". Definitely "Hook". To this day that food fight scene still gets me hungry. And I still find the mermaids sexy AF.

Soon2BMrsN · August 2014

Good Will Hunting

kwh33ls · August 2014

Aladdin. All the time Aladdin.

TugboatSheila · August 2014

Robin Williams was one of my favorite actors all through childhood. Its hard to reconcile someone so full of life and vibrancy with a suicide.

Truly sad news

marsalisails · August 2014

The Birdcage. Totally forgot about The Birdcage! Robin Williams and Nathan lane were freaking fantastic!

middleschoolmommy · August 2014

Dead poets society, Aladin, and Hook. LOVED him in those movies ! I saw him do stand up once and I laughed so hard I cried, more than once!

ghostof5letters · August 2014

First solo work trip booked sooner rather than later. Sept 4-7 Montreal - Baby will be 9 weeks old. I was hoping to delay a multi day trip until October...so it is.

I'm excited to get back to work though. This'll be like a paid vacation with a side of mommy guilt. yay!

marsalisails · August 2014

ghostof5letters said:
First solo work trip booked sooner rather than later. Sept 4-7 Montreal - Baby will be 9 weeks old. I was hoping to delay a multi day trip until October...so it is.

I'm excited to get back to work though. This'll be like a paid vacation with a side of mommy guilt. yay!

I'll be there soon enough too - everything will be fine.

I keep having to remind myself that my job let's us live the way we want to live, and that I actually enjoy what I do for a living...it softens the blow...

darkangel42 · August 2014

If I have to go get the mail but the mailbox is REEEEEEEALLY far away, is it wrong to drive the tractor down the driveway to get the mail?

Edit: I walked down and got it but I wasn't happy about it.

SuperTinkerham · August 2014

I would give all the gelato in my freezer for one good 3 hour nap.

darkangel42 · August 2014

SuperTinkerham said:

I would give all the gelato in my freezer for one good 3 hour nap.

I would take all the gelato in your freezer if I had the power to grant naps.

hrgwu2006 · August 2014

TexasGirl81 said:

Fuck my life. We had a big thunderstorm. Power blinked a few times and now our AC is not blowing cold. The idea of sitting in no AC with a baby attached to me is making me screamy. And baby has been feeding every freaking hour since 9am.
@SuperTinkerham‌ I'm so sorry! That storm was crazy!! There was lightening like crazy here. Our lights went off and on about 20x's! Uhhhh, I hope they restore yours soon.

@SuperTinkerham and @TexasGirl81 - we must live in the same area...however, I got the thunder and lightning, but no rain. I'm so tired of having to run the sprinklers. My electric bill in the summer already makes me want to cry. I don't need a nasty water bill too!

ghostof5letters · August 2014

I'm in the mid atlantic area and the rains are awful today. All I want is a hot bath and a nap.

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middleschoolmommy · August 2014

Last in-law leaving today. I get my baby back tonight! The best thing about in-laws being in town is that DS slept from 12-5am for the last 4 nights. They tired him out

ichamommy · August 2014

Nursed in public (with a cover) for the first time today. It's not easy but I think can get better with some practice. It would be SO much easier without the cover but i just don't think I can do that.

TexasGirl81 · August 2014

hrgwu2006 said:

TexasGirl81 said:

SuperTinkerham said:
Fuck my life. We had a big thunderstorm. Power blinked a few times and now our AC is not blowing cold. The idea of sitting in no AC with a baby attached to me is making me screamy. And baby has been feeding every freaking hour since 9am.
@SuperTinkerham‌
I'm so sorry! That storm was crazy!! There was lightening like crazy here. Our lights went off and on about 20x's! Uhhhh, I hope they restore yours soon.

@SuperTinkerham and @TexasGirl81 - we must live in the same area...however, I got the thunder and lightning, but no rain. I'm so tired of having to run the sprinklers. My electric bill in the summer already makes me want to cry. I don't need a nasty water bill too!

@hrgwu2006‌
Are you near Houston?

honeybee434 · August 2014

I'm still on the hunt for the perfect slow flow bottle. Today I ordered Breastflow and Dr. Browns because all of my insane googling research says those show that the baby consumes the lowest ml at a time. I've ruled out my Nuk, Momma, Avent and Tommee Tippee (which is the best of the 4). Here's hoping one of these ends up making her feedings last long enough that she realizes she's full after the right amount of ounces!

hrgwu2006 · August 2014

TexasGirl81 said:

hrgwu2006 said:

TexasGirl81 said:

SuperTinkerham said:
Fuck my life. We had a big thunderstorm. Power blinked a few times and now our AC is not blowing cold. The idea of sitting in no AC with a baby attached to me is making me screamy. And baby has been feeding every freaking hour since 9am.
@SuperTinkerham‌
I'm so sorry! That storm was crazy!! There was lightening like crazy here. Our lights went off and on about 20x's! Uhhhh, I hope they restore yours soon.

@SuperTinkerham and @TexasGirl81 - we must live in the same area...however, I got the thunder and lightning, but no rain. I'm so tired of having to run the sprinklers. My electric bill in the summer already makes me want to cry. I don't need a nasty water bill too!

@hrgwu2006‌
Are you near Houston?

Spring!

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hrgwu2006 · August 2014

honeybee434 said:
I'm still on the hunt for the perfect slow flow bottle. Today I ordered Breastflow and Dr. Browns because all of my insane googling research says those show that the baby consumes the lowest ml at a time. I've ruled out my Nuk, Momma, Avent and Tommee Tippee (which is the best of the 4). Here's hoping one of these ends up making her feedings last long enough that she realizes she's full after the right amount of ounces!

We have tried both Dr Browns and Tommee Tippee. My LO does better with the Dr Browns bottles. She keeps more in her mouth and seems full afterwards. My LC recommended them.

marsalisails · August 2014

hrgwu2006 said:

honeybee434 said:
I'm still on the hunt for the perfect slow flow bottle. Today I ordered Breastflow and Dr. Browns because all of my insane googling research says those show that the baby consumes the lowest ml at a time. I've ruled out my Nuk, Momma, Avent and Tommee Tippee (which is the best of the 4). Here's hoping one of these ends up making her feedings last long enough that she realizes she's full after the right amount of ounces!
We have tried both Dr Browns and Tommee Tippee. My LO does better with the Dr Browns bottles. She keeps more in her mouth and seems full afterwards. My LC recommended them.

Avelina hated the nuk - she didn't get any out! But she did really well with the born free, and she self-Regulated and stopped when she was full. Didn't have much gas.

They are complicated bottles though!

dobbyisfree · August 2014

I registered for born free (random choice from lucies list) but we havent tried them yet. How are they complicated @Matthew930‌ ?

marsalisails · August 2014

amlonica said:
I registered for born free (random choice from lucies list) but we havent tried them yet. How are they complicated @Matthew930‌ ?

The bottle i bought has SEVEN PIECES to it, including the lid. SEVEN. Once I got the hang of how to put it together, it was fine, but seriously...what happened to a bottom top and nipple?! Now it's all that "colic prevention" fancy stuff. A lot has changed in 5 years!

alyss0nl · August 2014

We haven't had a good monsoon storm in awhile, and tonight it was so strong it knocked the power out for awhile. Now I'm listening to the rain and feeding DS. So relaxing.

Csltdk · August 2014

honeybee434 said:
I'm still on the hunt for the perfect slow flow bottle. Today I ordered Breastflow and Dr. Browns because all of my insane googling research says those show that the baby consumes the lowest ml at a time. I've ruled out my Nuk, Momma, Avent and Tommee Tippee (which is the best of the 4). Here's hoping one of these ends up making her feedings last long enough that she realizes she's full after the right amount of ounces!

I'm on my cell so I can't see if you have a sig telling this but how old is your LO? My pedi told us that when 1 month hits they should use 1 nipple higher becuase the lower the flow the more air they suck in when they eat. I know you said you used Avent with no avail but they have a great nipple system not sure if the other bottles are like that. Good luck!

Csltdk · August 2014

I wear my daughters pacifier on my finger, she is always popping it out and wants it whenever I am comfortable and don't have one near me so I thought fuck it I'll wear it like a ring...

And now it's stuck and I can't get it past my knuckle

honeybee434 · August 2014

@csldtk She will be 7 weeks tomorrow. The main problem with the nipples we have now is she gulps the bottle down like no tomorrow, and she ends up with milk spilling out of her mouth as well from gulping so much into her mouth at once. I'll try to pace feed her but she gets extra angry if I try to take the bottle away for a bit. I can usually get one burping out of her half way through, be after about one minute of that she wants the bottle back. She eats so fast that she doesn't realize that she's full after a normal bottle amount. Most of what I'm looking at has a level 1 nipple that most brands recommend using for quite a few months? Now I'm all confused!

Csltdk · August 2014

honeybee434 said:
@csldtk She will be 7 weeks tomorrow. The main problem with the nipples we have now is she gulps the bottle down like no tomorrow, and she ends up with milk spilling out of her mouth as well from gulping so much into her mouth at once. I'll try to pace feed her but she gets extra angry if I try to take the bottle away for a bit. I can usually get one burping out of her half way through, be after about one minute of that she wants the bottle back. She eats so fast that she doesn't realize that she's full after a normal bottle amount. Most of what I'm looking at has a level 1 nipple that most brands recommend using for quite a few months? Now I'm all confused!

Mine did/still sometimes does this too. Very agressive when eating her bottles. What I found helped is get her in a position where you can use both hands and with one hand you use you thumb and pointer finger and squeeze her cheeks in the motion and pace you want her to drink. After about 4x of this my LO would gulp to the pace of me pushing her cheeks in and relaxed. Now when she gulps it down and has it dribbling everywhere and is eating like an animal I take the bottle away from her( she screams) and I walk her around and get her in a more calm state if mind then try again.

My pedi told me that the slower the nipple as they get older they have to work for it much harder and get frustrated and end up swallowing a lot of air. He told me to go by the up to 4 weeks they use #1 newborn nipple, 4-12 weeks they use #2 nipple and then 12-16 #3 nipple.

Again this is for avent so I'm not sure with the other brands.

littlemissmarla · August 2014

Waiting back in the doctors office because I'm pretty sure my csection incision is still infected.. Fingers crossed its ok but I'm sure it's not... Ughhh

ghostof5letters · August 2014

littlemissmarla said:

Waiting back in the doctors office because I'm pretty sure my csection incision is still infected.. Fingers crossed its ok but I'm sure it's not... Ughhh

Oh no!!!

littlemissmarla · August 2014

Just got out- she said its healing well but still a little oozing from one part, she cauterized it and threw another steri-strip on top and she said there was no odor! So hopefully this is the end of it!

jnnfrrose6 · August 2014

AW/SS time!

Ok ladies, I'm calling it. DD is sleeping through the night! We've had a week straight of her sleeping from after her 8:30pm feeding to anytime between 5:30-6:30am. Of course, this could all go to pot tonight, but if she's anything like her brother, we've turned that corner (he was STTN by week 8 as well).

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