Friday Randomness

andrieya · January 2015

SPurp13 said:

theresat858 said:

SPurp13 said:

theresat858 said:

@erawka 25 ounces? That's an entire days worth of bm...holy overfeeding. I would be pissed. Are they doing paced bottle feeding? Are they trying to soothe baby in ways other than just feeding her more milk?
I fired my first dcp for overfeeding dd1 (6 ounces at one feeding; 17 ounces in 7.5 hours) among other issues.
I would def have a talk with them and make sure they know how to bottle feed a bf baby..

I read it as 25 ounces in an entire day...
Hm. I guess I read it as at daycare. So, like 8-10 hours.

Yeah, I mean, 25 in a day is cool, so I'm not sure which way to go with it.

Mine had like 40 yesterday. I do NOT use feeding as the first, second, or even third option to quiet her down. It's been like 36-40 the past week. I'm SO TIRED of old ladies (my MIL and old lady neighbor) telling me I need to feed her more!!

DreadGamerWife · January 2015

Saragoeswest said:

Just sitting here with the Captain of the Toot Parade. So glad it's Friday. It's been a long week without sugar. Looking forward to all the sugar tomorrow. @DreadGamerWife‌ I just saw the pic of your play gym that you posted yesterday. My aunt gave us that one. It was used by her daughter and didn't come with the box or instructions. Are the leaves on top supposed to move? Mine don't but look like they should.

@Saragoeswest The leaves don't move. They just look pretty.

Saragoeswest · January 2015

OMG talking about BF vs FF is the most boring thing ever!!!!!!!

MuffinMom14 · January 2015

cmac6186 said:

Damn do I start with the 100+ randoms or the 100+FFFCs??

The FFFCs, while not as good as the UOs (you're welcome), are entertaining.

MuffinMom14 · January 2015

andrieya said:

theresat858 said:

theresat858 said:

@erawka 25 ounces? That's an entire days worth of bm...holy overfeeding. I would be pissed. Are they doing paced bottle feeding? Are they trying to soothe baby in ways other than just feeding her more milk? I fired my first dcp for overfeeding dd1 (6 ounces at one feeding; 17 ounces in 7.5 hours) among other issues. I would def have a talk with them and make sure they know how to bottle feed a bf baby..

I read it as 25 ounces in an entire day...
Hm. I guess I read it as at daycare. So, like 8-10 hours.

Yeah, I mean, 25 in a day is cool, so I'm not sure which way to go with it.
Mine had like 40 yesterday. I do NOT use feeding as the first, second, or even third option to quiet her down. It's been like 36-40 the past week. I'm SO TIRED of old ladies (my MIL and old lady neighbor) telling me I need to feed her more!!

Every time she cries my mom's friend says "she's hungry!"

This should go in FFFC, but my mom's friend is morbidly obese, so much so that I really worry about her health (she's an amazing woman), because she can hardly walk. I just think, every time she says that "food is not the answer to everything."

That's really mean and judgey, especially since I'm fairly certain there's something wrong with her. She seems to eat really sensibly. She lost a ton of weight years ago but gained it back. It is just heartbreaking to see.

MuffinMom14 · January 2015

theresat858 said:

theresat858 said:

@golfingdarwinfish‌ you aren't really supposed to use the bumbo until 4 months. So I really wouldn't worry.

Our pediatric physical therapist said it's fine at this age....
Maybe I'm wrong. I can't remember where I got that info from. Possibly my ass.

I got mine when I googled it and I thought that's what the actual product page said, but I could also have pulled that from my ass.

MuffinMom14 · January 2015

Saragoeswest said:

OMG talking about BF vs FF is the most boring thing ever!!!!!!!

We moved on to sex.

MuffinMom14 · January 2015

Nicb13 said:

Saragoeswest said:

OMG talking about BF vs FF is the most boring thing ever!!!!!!!

CIO gets that way too....

I'm bitchy, and so when people who are BF complain about talking about BF vs. FF, I think "yeah, well, it's easy for you to say, because you don't have to justify your fucking decision every time someone asks you why you are not breastfeeding. You're living the dream, doing what I wanted to do."

It's bitchy because I know no one on the board is flippantly saying it. I'm also sick of talking about it, too. I'm just a sensitive bitch.

MuffinMom14 · January 2015

Nicb13 said:

Saragoeswest said:

OMG talking about BF vs FF is the most boring thing ever!!!!!!!

CIO gets that way too....

Hopefully we fixed that, because I think we use CIO wrong on this board.

Which brings me to my question that I was thinking about in the shower today. Since I don't use the CIO method, but we decided yesterday that it's more like FIO (fuss it out), what qualifies as fussing?

Are grunts when the baby's obviously still asleep "fussing?" Do you go get your kid if they are grunting? 'Cause I don't. If her eyeballs aren't open, I let her do what she has to do, but am on alert that it could esculate to crying at some point.

Saragoeswest · January 2015

SPurp13 said:

Nicb13 said:

Saragoeswest said:

OMG talking about BF vs FF is the most boring thing ever!!!!!!!

CIO gets that way too....

I'm bitchy, and so when people who are BF complain about talking about BF vs. FF, I think "yeah, well, it's easy for you to say, because you don't have to justify your fucking decision every time someone asks you why you are not breastfeeding. You're living the dream, doing what I wanted to do."

It's bitchy because I know no one on the board is flippantly saying it. I'm also sick of talking about it, too. I'm just a sensitive bitch.

It sucks that people put you in that position by questioning you. You don't owe anyone an explanation!

golfingdarwinfish · January 2015

SPurp13 said:

theresat858 said:

theresat858 said:

@golfingdarwinfish‌ you aren't really supposed to use the bumbo until 4 months. So I really wouldn't worry.

Our pediatric physical therapist said it's fine at this age....
Maybe I'm wrong. I can't remember where I got that info from. Possibly my ass.

I got mine when I googled it and I thought that's what the actual product page said, but I could also have pulled that from my ass.

Honestly, I've been told by many peds and PTs that those seats are bad period, and so I never bought one - we were gifted a summer infant seat with a huge tray around it that I decided to try. I've been told by other peds & OTs that they're great. It becomes a he said she said he thinks she thinks my expert your expert battle, and then at the end of the day its up to the parents discretion.

golfingdarwinfish · January 2015

SPurp13 said:

Nicb13 said:

Saragoeswest said:

OMG talking about BF vs FF is the most boring thing ever!!!!!!!

CIO gets that way too....

Hopefully we fixed that, because I think we use CIO wrong on this board.

Which brings me to my question that I was thinking about in the shower today. Since I don't use the CIO method, but we decided yesterday that it's more like FIO (fuss it out), what qualifies as fussing?

Are grunts when the baby's obviously still asleep "fussing?" Do you go get your kid if they are grunting? 'Cause I don't. If her eyeballs aren't open, I let her do what she has to do, but am on alert that it could esculate to crying at some point.

@Spurp13

I do not get him if he's not grunting, I don't even get him if he just yells once or twice (he likes to just yell now, especially when he's alone in a swing or something) - I wait for him to actually cry. I do listen closer if he does either of those, especially the grunts if I just put him down, because if it goes on for long it usually means he is still hungry and will inevitably start actually crying soon.

bumpuser10309732 · January 2015

So I'm in the drive-thru over my lunch break and I look in my rear view mirror and see this

driving a van. I was laughing SO HARD

MrsTinMKE · January 2015

SaraML13 said:

I need to vent about my boss. He is so disorganized. He started in this role in last April and has been playing the new-guy-just-catching-up card way to long. In mid Octobet (after I had DS) he included me as one of 50 people on an email that said "It seems like the week of January 25 is the best time for our internal global meeting in China. Details and the attendee list have NOT been finalized, but I wanted to give everyone a heads up. More info will follow." That was the last I heard about the meeting and I assumed that either the meetin was postponed or they weren't expecting me to go. I talked to other people who were on the original email and they hadn't reeves any details either. This morning my boss IMs me and asks me if I'm going to China and do I have a visa. Umm, no. First of all, you need to give people more notice than that to travel to China. And second of all, I have 3 month old and don't you think you should ask me about travel before assuming that I am going on an 8 day trip to the other side of the world.

@SaraML13 - Not cool of your boss. That shit takes some time to get together and not something easily done last minute. Someone wasn't thinking

MuffinMom14 · January 2015

Saragoeswest said:

Nicb13 said:

Saragoeswest said:

OMG talking about BF vs FF is the most boring thing ever!!!!!!!

CIO gets that way too....

I'm bitchy, and so when people who are BF complain about talking about BF vs. FF, I think "yeah, well, it's easy for you to say, because you don't have to justify your fucking decision every time someone asks you why you are not breastfeeding. You're living the dream, doing what I wanted to do."

It's bitchy because I know no one on the board is flippantly saying it. I'm also sick of talking about it, too. I'm just a sensitive bitch.
It sucks that people put you in that position by questioning you. You don't owe anyone an explanation!

Sometimes I'm so socially awkward I volunteer it, and the person's like "IDGAF about your boobs."

bumpuser10309732 · January 2015

For those who do sign language with the baby. What reference are you using? I want to start and I'm not sure who has the best book etc...

MuffinMom14 · January 2015

theresat858 said:

Nicb13 said:

Saragoeswest said:

OMG talking about BF vs FF is the most boring thing ever!!!!!!!

CIO gets that way too....

Hopefully we fixed that, because I think we use CIO wrong on this board.

Which brings me to my question that I was thinking about in the shower today. Since I don't use the CIO method, but we decided yesterday that it's more like FIO (fuss it out), what qualifies as fussing?

Are grunts when the baby's obviously still asleep "fussing?" Do you go get your kid if they are grunting? 'Cause I don't. If her eyeballs aren't open, I let her do what she has to do, but am on alert that it could esculate to crying at some point.
Depends on age. Newborn I tend to respond immediately. Now I usually respond bc I know it will escalate and I don't want to fall asleep again for two minutes before it does. But at this point I'm ok with waiting and seeing what happens.

She'll grunt for a fucking hour after her 5:30 bottle, but then go back into a deep sleep until at least 7:30. And I'll go out there and she's grunting IN HER SLEEP. So, I'm like Idunnowhattodo Idunnowhattodo Idunnowhattodo

MuffinMom14 · January 2015

golfingdarwinfish said:

SPurp13 said:

theresat858 said:

theresat858 said:

@golfingdarwinfish‌ you aren't really supposed to use the bumbo until 4 months. So I really wouldn't worry.

Our pediatric physical therapist said it's fine at this age....
Maybe I'm wrong. I can't remember where I got that info from. Possibly my ass.

I got mine when I googled it and I thought that's what the actual product page said, but I could also have pulled that from my ass.

Honestly, I've been told by many peds and PTs that those seats are bad period, and so I never bought one - we were gifted a summer infant seat with a huge tray around it that I decided to try. I've been told by other peds & OTs that they're great. It becomes a he said she said he thinks she thinks my expert your expert battle, and then at the end of the day its up to the parents discretion.

I actually saw a lot of the stuff where they're saying it's bad for babies, too, when I googled it to find out the age range. I figure she's not going to be in it for hours a day. Probably just here and there for short periods of time. I mean, the babysitter and MIL won't set her down, so I don't have to worry about them putting her in it. My MIL will strap the baby to her chest like a bomb if she has to go to the bathroom.

bumpuser10309732 · January 2015

theresat858 said:

For those who do sign language with the baby. What reference are you using? I want to start and I'm not sure who has the best book etc...
I'll be using day care, mostly. But I know eat, more, and some other basic signs.
I'm gonna go with the sheet daycare sent home. If I remember, I can screen shot it later.

hum, yeah that would be awesome!

BreandMikewedding · January 2015

We're free lady's. We were discharged/ kicked out of jailspital a little while ago. The doctors finally came by this morning for the first time in over 24 hours and said zack sounds good and they thought he could go home. It was not a fun experience! They were super judgy. One of the Dr's tried to make me feel bad because she thinks I feed zack too much. He eats 4 oz every 2-3 hours during the day and sttn (I think it's fucking fabulous). She said that she tells her patients to only feed their babies 2-3 ounces. I almost told her that I'm sorry she is starving her patient's babies. They also pointed out he has cradle cap and acted like I was doing something wrong. I explained that he has sensitive skin and we do stuff at home to help get rid of it.

Then when we were discharged they had me sign the paperwork while I was feeding zack and before I was even done feeding him they were rushing me out the door. They literally walked us out a back door and left us on the sidewalk to wait for dh to get there. They also didn't even offer to help carry any of my stuff. Bitches!

bumpuser10309732 · January 2015

BreandMikewedding said:

We're free lady's. We were discharged/ kicked out of jailspital a little while ago. The doctors finally came by this morning for the first time in over 24 hours and said zack sounds good and they thought he could go home. It was not a fun experience! They were super judgy. One of the Dr's tried to make me feel bad because she thinks I feed zack too much. He eats 4 oz every 2-3 hours during the day and sttn (I think it's fucking fabulous). She said that she tells her patients to only feed their babies 2-3 ounces. I almost told her that I'm sorry she is starving her patient's babies. They also pointed out he has cradle cap and acted like I was doing something wrong. I explained that he has sensitive skin and we do stuff at home to help get rid of it. Then when we were discharged they had me sign the paperwork while I was feeding zack and before I was even done feeding him they were rushing me out the door. They literally walked us out a back door and left us on the sidewalk to wait for dh to get there. They also didn't even offer to help carry any of my stuff. Bitches!

Wow! Glad you escaped! Fuck that noise! DD eats the same amount.

Raesofsunshine1 · January 2015

BreandMikewedding said:
We're free lady's. We were discharged/ kicked out of jailspital a little while ago. The doctors finally came by this morning for the first time in over 24 hours and said zack sounds good and they thought he could go home. It was not a fun experience! They were super judgy. One of the Dr's tried to make me feel bad because she thinks I feed zack too much. He eats 4 oz every 2-3 hours during the day and sttn (I think it's fucking fabulous). She said that she tells her patients to only feed their babies 2-3 ounces. I almost told her that I'm sorry she is starving her patient's babies. They also pointed out he has cradle cap and acted like I was doing something wrong. I explained that he has sensitive skin and we do stuff at home to help get rid of it.

Then when we were discharged they had me sign the paperwork while I was feeding zack and before I was even done feeding him they were rushing me out the door. They literally walked us out a back door and left us on the sidewalk to wait for dh to get there. They also didn't even offer to help carry any of my stuff. Bitches!

Im glad you are out of there and that Zach is looking better. I hate it when some medical professionals are judgey and insensitive. And dont most babies have cradle cap? I get most of it off DD and it comes back in a week or so. That is messed up that they would even mention that.

MuffinMom14 · January 2015

MrsBabe614 said:

For those who do sign language with the baby. What reference are you using? I want to start and I'm not sure who has the best book etc...

My coworker teaches ASL and she gave me the Baby Sign Time DVDs. Now, should I ever have the intense need to say "It's Time To Eat A Cracker," I could do so.

andrieya · January 2015

MrsBabe614 said:

BreandMikewedding said:

We're free lady's. We were discharged/ kicked out of jailspital a little while ago. The doctors finally came by this morning for the first time in over 24 hours and said zack sounds good and they thought he could go home. It was not a fun experience! They were super judgy. One of the Dr's tried to make me feel bad because she thinks I feed zack too much. He eats 4 oz every 2-3 hours during the day and sttn (I think it's fucking fabulous). She said that she tells her patients to only feed their babies 2-3 ounces. I almost told her that I'm sorry she is starving her patient's babies. They also pointed out he has cradle cap and acted like I was doing something wrong. I explained that he has sensitive skin and we do stuff at home to help get rid of it.

Then when we were discharged they had me sign the paperwork while I was feeding zack and before I was even done feeding him they were rushing me out the door. They literally walked us out a back door and left us on the sidewalk to wait for dh to get there. They also didn't even offer to help carry any of my stuff. Bitches!

Wow! Glad you escaped! Fuck that noise! DD eats the same amount.

How awful! Mine still has the cap too!

sweetsurprise2014 · January 2015

@PurpleHippo19‌ happy birthday!!!

@sweetadeline31‌ so sorry about your crankster. Apparently I had colic as a baby and screamed for 6 months straight and I turned out to be a delightful person (ifidosaysomyself) so hang in there and huggzzz in the meantime.

@SPurp13‌ Re: vaccines. As long as your family knows your LO's soothing preferences I think it's fine!

@MrsSinner402‌ I totally had something to say to you and forgot after catching up with 8 pages of ransoms. So...hi!!??!?

bumpuser10309732 · January 2015

@golfingdarwinfish I just got my confirmation from Starbucks that they sent my white chocolate. I dont think i've ever been so excited to receive flavored syrup in the mail.

MuffinMom14 · January 2015

I can't get this song out of my head. I can't be a mother.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x609ok_big-tymers-get-your-roll-on-uncenso_music

sweetsurprise2014 · January 2015

I am having a hormonal day, guise. I took my LO to work since my work peeps wanted to Ooo and Ahhhh. I go back on the 19th and just being there made me get all teary on the way home. I've always been so career driven and I still am, but this separation thing has me anxious and sad. I see that some of you are struggling with this too. I hope I'll be strong and happy with our situation but it seems like a rough journey.

MuffinMom14 · January 2015

Again, I can't be a mother. These are my feet.

swizz09 · January 2015

PurpleHippo19 said:

andrieya said:

My dog practically seizures every time the doorbell rings. So annoying!!

Right after LO was born and my Mom was staying with us, we sat around and watched a lot of tv, and there was that stupid candy commercial for Halloween where they'd ring the doorbell, and each time it came on my Mom and I were like tripping over things to get to the remote to mute it before our dog heard it. UGH.

First off happy birthday @PurpleHippo19‌!

I totally feel ya. Our news station has this commercial advertising their text alerts where they use an actual text sound from the iPhone. It's so ridiculous that you would actually think it's your phone. Anyways, our dog hates text noises and has gotten to the point where he starts to growl when the commercial starts! We are always scrambling to mute the tv!

angeltennis3 · January 2015

BreandMikewedding said:
We're free lady's. We were discharged/ kicked out of jailspital a little while ago. The doctors finally came by this morning for the first time in over 24 hours and said zack sounds good and they thought he could go home. It was not a fun experience! They were super judgy. One of the Dr's tried to make me feel bad because she thinks I feed zack too much. He eats 4 oz every 2-3 hours during the day and sttn (I think it's fucking fabulous). She said that she tells her patients to only feed their babies 2-3 ounces. I almost told her that I'm sorry she is starving her patient's babies. They also pointed out he has cradle cap and acted like I was doing something wrong. I explained that he has sensitive skin and we do stuff at home to help get rid of it.

Then when we were discharged they had me sign the paperwork while I was feeding zack and before I was even done feeding him they were rushing me out the door. They literally walked us out a back door and left us on the sidewalk to wait for dh to get there. They also didn't even offer to help carry any of my stuff. Bitches!

@BreandMikewedding‌ WTAF, we feed dd 4 oz every 3-4 hours, too. 24-26 oz a day, typically. That's normal!

lrobi13 · January 2015

Finally caught up...

Yesterday was a shit day. Fucked up something at work and pissed my (super nice) boss off majorly. This was after Getting a flat tire which bent my wheel and possible damage my suspension. Still waiting to hear from DH how bad it really is...

SO today I am an emotional mess and have been pouting all day like a frigging 2 year old. I need to gt my shit together and be happy but I have all the sads and feel like the biggest fuck-up.

My OBS office called and left a voicemail on my DH's phone about my vaginal rx cream because it turns out my swap yesterday came back positive for yeast. But in other news...

@purplehippo19

30 Day Challenge Aurora animated GIF

@breandmikewedding run far far away from the place. Not sure what was wrong with them but I'm not afraid to go there for you and do this

Angry Fight animated GIF

bad girls club animated GIF

@spurp13 I love Cash Money Records....Get your Roll on was jam back in the day and once upon a time I impressed all my prim and proper sorority sisters with my gangsta rap skill. Big Tymers and Hot Boys for the win.

Now off to FFFC to see what is popping up in there.

MrsTinMKE · January 2015

@BreandMikewedding‌ - that is such shit how they treated you, glad you are out of there! So what do they expect you to do, not feed your little guy when he is hungry? That's shit let him eat!

DD rolled from her belly to her back today! I was so excited I almost cried while laughing. Crazy the little things that get you all emotional..silly but it was so fun to watch.

MuffinMom14 · January 2015

kfitzguerra said:

SPurp13 said:

Again, I can't be a mother. These are my feet.

I disagree. Your socks match.

Well, they do not match my outfit, though.

MuffinMom14 · January 2015

scottysgirl77 said:

Ok there's this girl that I used to work with. When we first started working I was the director and she was a sub. At that point, she asked if I would be a reference for her. This past summer I was the director and she was one of my counselors and she showed up to work several times hung over. We didn't get along and I wouldn't consider us friends anymore. Today I got an email asking for me to fill out a survey because she put me down as a reference. What do I do? I don't want to give her a bad reference but I don't want to lie either.

I would just not fill it out. It's the lesser of two evils.

MrsSinner402 · January 2015

sweetsurprise2014 said:
@PurpleHippo19‌ happy birthday!!!

@sweetadeline31‌ so sorry about your crankster. Apparently I had colic as a baby and screamed for 6 months straight and I turned out to be a delightful person (ifidosaysomyself) so hang in there and huggzzz in the meantime.

@SPurp13‌ Re: vaccines. As long as your family knows your LO's soothing preferences I think it's fine!

@MrsSinner402‌ I totally had something to say to you and forgot after catching up with 8 pages of ransoms. So...hi!!??!?

Haha, hi!

bumpuser10309732 · January 2015

@lrobi1‌3 solidarity. I have a uti.

golfingdarwinfish · January 2015

SPurp13 said:

MrsBabe614 said:

For those who do sign language with the baby. What reference are you using? I want to start and I'm not sure who has the best book etc...

My coworker teaches ASL and she gave me the Baby Sign Time DVDs. Now, should I ever have the intense need to say "It's Time To Eat A Cracker," I could do so.

But what about bitch eating a cracker?

golfingdarwinfish · January 2015

scottysgirl77 said:

Ok there's this girl that I used to work with. When we first started working I was the director and she was a sub. At that point, she asked if I would be a reference for her. This past summer I was the director and she was one of my counselors and she showed up to work several times hung over. We didn't get along and I wouldn't consider us friends anymore. Today I got an email asking for me to fill out a survey because she put me down as a reference. What do I do? I don't want to give her a bad reference but I don't want to lie either.

@scottysgirl77

I would probably tell her that you are unable to be a reference at this time. If she asks why, you can either be honest or make up an excuse. If you're no longer friends, it may be better to be honest so that she can actually take that into consideration if it's a behavior she hasn't abandoned.

golfingdarwinfish · January 2015

carriedaway19 said:

@lrobi13, I'm still around! I hate that the board got put on the back burner for me once little man came I'm really flattered that you remember me, though - I've been gone forever (actual time - 2 months).

I read through the MOTN and Random threads once in a while. Work has been crazy for me since I started back from ML on Dec 1. We had family in town pretty much every week/weekend for 6 weeks. Declan started daycare on Monday, so this week was hard but he seems to be doing very well and I like his teachers.

Andplusalso....he's ADORABLE. (Sorry it's sideways.)

@carriedaway19

Nice to see you, lady!!! Glad D is adjusting well to daycare!

We have the same sleeper and bib!!! I love the little mice!

Hope to see you around more when things settle down!

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