@redfallon my DD has eczema too. Not nearly as bad but she gets it in her scalp, face and neck. I switched to the cetaphil for baby (it's a body wash and shampoo). It's worked great for her sensitive skin. And then after bathtime I use aquaphore for baby and it clears right up also making her skin baby soft again. It's been a life saver with her eczema
All I wanted last night was to watch TWD finale. I actually got DD down early enough and then my cable went out and didn't come back. I started to feel sick anyway so I went to bed and DH and I both woke in the middle of the night with a stomach bug. DD doesn't go to daycare on Mondays so I got a really nice lesson on what life is like as a mother trying to care for a baby while running back and forth to the bathroom. Ugh. Now I'm worried DD will get it.
To top it off I finally watched TWD finale today in my sick haze and the finale was such crap anyway. Basically the last two days were a complete bust.
Really?? You didn't like it? I have goosebumps still trying to figure out who gets beat!
The final scene was brutal and definitely gave me chills, but I am so annoyed that they built to that scene all season only to leave us hanging. It felt cheap to me.
I didn't like the episode either. My husband said he thinks it was Darryl who got killed off because he is in 3 movies next a year and a new series apparently.
@mltarrioI also had like a two week period where I wasn't bleeding inbetween pp bleeding and the mirena. I think I bled for like 50 days after putting the mirena in. It did finally stop though! My ob/gyn said she could give me a low dose of estrogen if I kept bleeding past 55 days so I'm not sure if that would be something to ask your doctor?
My bitch fest is my new job and that I can't let go of what my old job did to me. I miss my old job that I quit on maternity leave (unpaid) because the owners sucked, the job was amazing, the employers were amazing, the owners just sucked. They did a lot of illegal/horrid stuff back in October in the same week that we found out my husband had a tumor that he would have to have removed. Like refusing to pay people, wage theft (cutting pay after hours were already worked), insurance fraud (they weren't paying the insurance that people were paying for out of their paychecks), and then the owner threatened to demote me from VP to a tech if I didn't go along with what they were doing. I feel so bitter thinking of the stress that they put on me and my husband while we were pregnant and while he was having to go through surgery. I've never hated anyone and I still feel such hatred towards the owners. There's no way I would go back to work there after what they did, but it was my dream job and I put so much work into that company for years, and I actually feel like I have lost a part of me. My new job is not in my field, pays less than half of what I was making, and the hours are horrible. I know it is only till I find a more permanent job but it is so hard to leave little man everyday to go there. I feel like I have to pep talk myself through my work days.
End of bitch fest! Oh and then TWD episode...fun fun. That has to be the best and creepiest weapon out of all the seasons!
Zachary's reflux is horrendous, he spends most of a day in pain and there's nothing I can do because nothing will console him! We've tried Gaviscon, Ranitidine and Omeprazole and they haven't helped I had to stand my ground to get him referred to a pediatrician but hardly anyone will listen to me because they think I don't know anything because I'm a FTM I may not know a lot about child illnesses but I damn well know when my child is in pain and something isn't right
Zachary's reflux is horrendous, he spends most of a day in pain and there's nothing I can do because nothing will console him! We've tried Gaviscon, Ranitidine and Omeprazole and they haven't helped I had to stand my ground to get him referred to a pediatrician but hardly anyone will listen to me because they think I don't know anything because I'm a FTM I may not know a lot about child illnesses but I damn well know when my child is in pain and something isn't right
That's awful. Poor little baby
my pediatrician said I could give Henry a couple spoonfuls of rice or oatmeal if his reflux got to the point that Zantac didn't help. Luckily I haven't had to as I'm not crazy about cereals so young, but would try it if I had to for his comfort. Can you try that?
Zachary's reflux is horrendous, he spends most of a day in pain and there's nothing I can do because nothing will console him! We've tried Gaviscon, Ranitidine and Omeprazole and they haven't helped I had to stand my ground to get him referred to a pediatrician but hardly anyone will listen to me because they think I don't know anything because I'm a FTM I may not know a lot about child illnesses but I damn well know when my child is in pain and something isn't right
That's awful. Poor little baby
my pediatrician said I could give Henry a couple spoonfuls of rice or oatmeal if his reflux got to the point that Zantac didn't help. Luckily I haven't had to as I'm not crazy about cereals so young, but would try it if I had to for his comfort. Can you try that?
I was looking it up there and it's something I'm definitely considering now! Especially if it'll help I'm willing to try anything! Thank you for the advise!
i know it's Tuesday but I need to bitch...I left work yesterday to go to a job interview. Roads were horrible and long story short I hit a tractor trailer. I'm fine and thank god I didn't have the baby! But all I wanted to do was rest and sleep and all my DD wanted to do was nurse every hour cuz she's sick and barely ate during the day. So now I'm home unable to sleep because I have too many phone calls to make. End rant.
My son's reflux is also a awful. Trying to treat it is such a crap shoot.
DH: "when are you going to stop breastfeeding? It's such a pain." Me: gave angry glance while thinking "What!? A pain for who?? This kid eats ever 1.5-2 hours around the clock. Thanks for being so supportive of one of the most challenging things I have done in my life."
And whenever DH complains about sleep because he has to get up with toddler at 630 am. Really?? 1.5 to 2 hours around the clock....that most certainly includes all night. 10 pm til 630 am sounds like a dream.
I love when people say they are tired to me LOL. I worked shift work for years and have had many sleepless nights, and it does not compare to this. It's one thing to not sleep for a night, it's another to spend 4 months not sleeping more than 5 hours in a stretch( especially when that happened only twice now lol)
@dec15mum when I took Ellie for her 2 month check up her doctor said that giving rice cereal in a bottle can really help with reflux, and if it didn't get better we could do that. I was lucky and it has resolved on its own as her tummy has gotten stronger. I would talk to the doctor I'm sure you could do it and it may help! Poor babes and poor us lol
My son's reflux is also a awful. Trying to treat it is such a crap shoot.
DH: "when are you going to stop breastfeeding? It's such a pain." Me: gave angry glance while thinking "What!? A pain for who?? This kid eats ever 1.5-2 hours around the clock. Thanks for being so supportive of one of the most challenging things I have done in my life."
And whenever DH complains about sleep because he has to get up with toddler at 630 am. Really?? 1.5 to 2 hours around the clock....that most certainly includes all night. 10 pm til 630 am sounds like a dream.
I think that's it for now.
Similarly, My DH said to me the other night when I was talking about starting to give DD some formula each day due to me not pumping enough or my letdown being too slow at night resulting in an epic meltdown -- "switching to formula isn't the worst thing because I think we're all tired of obsessing over your breast milk". Grrr. To some degree he's probably right, but that struggle is all mine, and I've been living that struggle to give DD the best I'm able to.
Zachary's reflux is horrendous, he spends most of a day in pain and there's nothing I can do because nothing will console him! We've tried Gaviscon, Ranitidine and Omeprazole and they haven't helped I had to stand my ground to get him referred to a pediatrician but hardly anyone will listen to me because they think I don't know anything because I'm a FTM I may not know a lot about child illnesses but I damn well know when my child is in pain and something isn't right
That's awful. Poor little baby
my pediatrician said I could give Henry a couple spoonfuls of rice or oatmeal if his reflux got to the point that Zantac didn't help. Luckily I haven't had to as I'm not crazy about cereals so young, but would try it if I had to for his comfort. Can you try that?
I was looking it up there and it's something I'm definitely considering now! Especially if it'll help I'm willing to try anything! Thank you for the advise!
DD isn't as severe but struggles to keep anything down. Pedi is having us try rice cereal in bottles before medication. We do this every few feedings and it's a massive difference.
Zachary's reflux is horrendous, he spends most of a day in pain and there's nothing I can do because nothing will console him! We've tried Gaviscon, Ranitidine and Omeprazole and they haven't helped I had to stand my ground to get him referred to a pediatrician but hardly anyone will listen to me because they think I don't know anything because I'm a FTM I may not know a lot about child illnesses but I damn well know when my child is in pain and something isn't right
I am having reflux issues with my little one and what finally seemed to be helping at night is Enfamil AR and no meds. I believe all the medications helped with the reflux but created other issues which disturbed his sleep. I have only been using this combination for 3 nights but he has slept 7 hours each night which is HUGE. During the day I'm doing a mixture of nursing and the AR and he gets a dose of the Prevacid Solutabs in the morning.
The AR has the rice starch in it and it is made so that it doesn't not add the extra calories or carbs that adding rice cereal does. It it is milk based so be careful if dairy is an issue.
I wanted to EBF for longer but I was desperate and this is working so I'm going with it for now!
I'm so angry. Some of you may remember my lo had dilated kidneys it was picked up on my 20 week scan. Any way since birth he has been having regular us to monitor then and was prescribed an antibiotic, to keep infection at bay and bring the kidneys to with the normal range. Back in January I received a wonderful letter that his latest scan had come back that everything was normal and no follow ups were needed. Fast forward 10 weeks another letter arrives to say a mistake has been made and his kidney was still dilated on his last scan. The upper limit is 10mm and his was 11.6mm. And It has taken 10 weeks for them to tell me, his medication was stopped after the "normal" diagnosis. I have no idea of how bad they will be now! I called his consultant yesterday to discuss and they said I would get a call back and surprise surprise no call back
I'm so angry. Some of you may remember my lo had dilated kidneys it was picked up on my 20 week scan. Any way since birth he has been having regular us to monitor then and was prescribed an antibiotic, to keep infection at bay and bring the kidneys to with the normal range. Back in January I received a wonderful letter that his latest scan had come back that everything was normal and no follow ups were needed. Fast forward 10 weeks another letter arrives to say a mistake has been made and his kidney was still dilated on his last scan. The upper limit is 10mm and his was 11.6mm. And It has taken 10 weeks for them to tell me, his medication was stopped after the "normal" diagnosis. I have no idea of how bad they will be now! I called his consultant yesterday to discuss and they said I would get a call back and surprise surprise no call back
Holy hell!!! I'm so sorry! That is unacceptable! What are the repercussions of not being medicated? I hope your little is ok
@blended10 the consultant called back. And Jenson has be re perscribed the anti biotic. He takes it daily its to prevent him from getting a kidney infection which he is more at risk of. They said his case has been reviewed by a specialist at the main children hospital. And they have decided to rescan in another 6 months if there's no improvement. They will perform a mags3 (no idea what this I don't dare look) it just sucks I was so pleased when they said everything was fine, we even went for a meal to celebrate. but were just right back where we started.
My MIL is bringing the baby to the side of town that hubby and I work to take us out to lunch. But because people at my office can't adult and managers need babysitting, the ladies who would normally cover my lunch break are needing to take their lunch at the same time today to keep an interview lunch on "track", something NOT in our job decription. WTF. And she is like suggesting that she can make soemthing else work but it would lead to her doing me a HUGE favor and could potentially get her shit. So I am not falling for that guilt tripping BS. Child free twaffle.
I'm pretty sure it's not monday but i'm using the excuse that I don't really know WHAT day it is.
My husband, who i have to put up with for awhile longer yet, just keeps scanning, looking for something i should be doing/have done and doles out tasks. He has eyes like a hawk for the slightest inkling of relaxation and the second i sit down, he starts running down the list of things i need to do.
I have it as an adult. It makes me sad to see this since I am guessing they don't give steroid cream to babies.
We can put hydrocortisone on it. It's a pain (to me to apply), but it clears it up. We are trying to figure out what his triggers are. Possibly his bath soap, although it's Burt's Baby Bee, which should be hypoallergenic, I think? I've also put two different cream/lotions on his cheeks today to see if one of those did something. They're both Aveeno; one is dimethicone-based and the other is colloidal oatmeal-based. Neither of those should've done anything, but I'm making sure.
@Redfallon burts broke my guy out so bad! As soon as I stopped using it he cleared right up!
I have it as an adult. It makes me sad to see this since I am guessing they don't give steroid cream to babies.
We can put hydrocortisone on it. It's a pain (to me to apply), but it clears it up. We are trying to figure out what his triggers are. Possibly his bath soap, although it's Burt's Baby Bee, which should be hypoallergenic, I think? I've also put two different cream/lotions on his cheeks today to see if one of those did something. They're both Aveeno; one is dimethicone-based and the other is colloidal oatmeal-based. Neither of those should've done anything, but I'm making sure.
@Redfallon burts broke my guy out so bad! As soon as I stopped using it he cleared right up!
I found out this happened with my nephew as well. The doctor told them the rash was from yeast and kept having them put creams on him. They changed and got away from Burts Bees for another reason and the rash cleared up.
I'm pretty sure it's not monday but i'm using the excuse that I don't really know WHAT day it is.
My husband, who i have to put up with for awhile longer yet, just keeps scanning, looking for something i should be doing/have done and doles out tasks. He has eyes like a hawk for the slightest inkling of relaxation and the second i sit down, he starts running down the list of things i need to do.
It's really fucking annoying.
If you'll allow me on a non-Monday, I have a bitch about myself.. @groovylocks I've read all your posts about your husband and OMG I'm ashamed to admit that he sounds just like me. Now I'm scared that my husband is going to leave me! I've always been somewhat anal but lately I don't know what's gotten into me. And by lately I mean in the last year.. probably since I got pregnant. I chalked it up to the hormones but 3 months pp I should be back to normal by now ? I hope this is not the new me. I can't stand myself sometimes and I'm such an ass to DH. Ok bitch over. I'm going to take your situation as a lesson learned to get help.
I have it as an adult. It makes me sad to see this since I am guessing they don't give steroid cream to babies.
We can put hydrocortisone on it. It's a pain (to me to apply), but it clears it up. We are trying to figure out what his triggers are. Possibly his bath soap, although it's Burt's Baby Bee, which should be hypoallergenic, I think? I've also put two different cream/lotions on his cheeks today to see if one of those did something. They're both Aveeno; one is dimethicone-based and the other is colloidal oatmeal-based. Neither of those should've done anything, but I'm making sure.
@Redfallon burts broke my guy out so bad! As soon as I stopped using it he cleared right up!
I found out this happened with my nephew as well. The doctor told them the rash was from yeast and kept having them put creams on him. They changed and got away from Burts Bees for another reason and the rash cleared up.
How did he do with the lotion patch tests?
He was fine with both of the creams I put on his face. The hydrocortisone always clears him up, as well. DH wants to do a patch test of Burt's Bees on him to make sure that's what could have caused it. In the meantime, I got an Aveeno oatmeal-based bath wash for him. We haven't used it yet for a bath. I used it on his hair and it seems to be ok.
I'm pretty sure it's not monday but i'm using the excuse that I don't really know WHAT day it is.
My husband, who i have to put up with for awhile longer yet, just keeps scanning, looking for something i should be doing/have done and doles out tasks. He has eyes like a hawk for the slightest inkling of relaxation and the second i sit down, he starts running down the list of things i need to do.
It's really fucking annoying.
If you'll allow me on a non-Monday, I have a bitch about myself.. @groovylocks I've read all your posts about your husband and OMG I'm ashamed to admit that he sounds just like me. Now I'm scared that my husband is going to leave me! I've always been somewhat anal but lately I don't know what's gotten into me. And by lately I mean in the last year.. probably since I got pregnant. I chalked it up to the hormones but 3 months pp I should be back to normal by now ? I hope this is not the new me. I can't stand myself sometimes and I'm such an ass to DH. Ok bitch over. I'm going to take your situation as a lesson learned to get help.
WOW. I don't know what to say except that I"m sorry i made you feel that way. Trust me, you are NOT like my husband. If you were, you'd never have the humility and personal insight necessary to want to make yourself a better person than you feel you are. My husband, I'm afraid, may be a narcissist. I have NEVER gotten that feeling from you.
There is a world of difference between being a hard Type A and being a narcissistic brat. You should not be so hard on yourself. Give your man a good squeeze and ask him if he's feeling frustrated. Listen to him. Try to understand that if he is scatterbrained, it's not on purpose. Love him and snuggle him. You're a good woman. Don't worry too much. Just be mindful. You'll be fine
I have it as an adult. It makes me sad to see this since I am guessing they don't give steroid cream to babies.
We can put hydrocortisone on it. It's a pain (to me to apply), but it clears it up. We are trying to figure out what his triggers are. Possibly his bath soap, although it's Burt's Baby Bee, which should be hypoallergenic, I think? I've also put two different cream/lotions on his cheeks today to see if one of those did something. They're both Aveeno; one is dimethicone-based and the other is colloidal oatmeal-based. Neither of those should've done anything, but I'm making sure.
@Redfallon burts broke my guy out so bad! As soon as I stopped using it he cleared right up!
Same with us, actually. When we used it, Olive broke out sort of like this, just on her tummy. I thought it was the soap i was using (we bf lying down, often skin to skin) so I started using her Burt's and her rashy tummy got even worse. We switched to Baby Mantra and she's great now.
I'm pretty sure it's not monday but i'm using the excuse that I don't really know WHAT day it is.
My husband, who i have to put up with for awhile longer yet, just keeps scanning, looking for something i should be doing/have done and doles out tasks. He has eyes like a hawk for the slightest inkling of relaxation and the second i sit down, he starts running down the list of things i need to do.
It's really fucking annoying.
If you'll allow me on a non-Monday, I have a bitch about myself.. @groovylocks I've read all your posts about your husband and OMG I'm ashamed to admit that he sounds just like me. Now I'm scared that my husband is going to leave me! I've always been somewhat anal but lately I don't know what's gotten into me. And by lately I mean in the last year.. probably since I got pregnant. I chalked it up to the hormones but 3 months pp I should be back to normal by now ? I hope this is not the new me. I can't stand myself sometimes and I'm such an ass to DH. Ok bitch over. I'm going to take your situation as a lesson learned to get help.
Also, give yourself a huge break. You just grew, then expelled a human being. The first 3 months are absolute hell and you are absolutely entitled to still feel overwhelmed. Olive is 4 months tomorrow and i feel... better but still exhausted and weird and anxious.
So look, you have insight. You have hormones and sleeplessness to contend with. You are entitled to be a bit freaked out from time to time. Just try to refrain from calling him names or snapping at him for no good reason ("Hey did you buy cat food? If not, I'll go get some." "You IDIOT, why would i forget that? I don't forget anything. I'm going to complain at you for the next week because of this huge slight to my character and manhood!") If you can avoid doing those things on any sort of regular basis, you're just being human.
I'm pretty sure it's not monday but i'm using the excuse that I don't really know WHAT day it is.
My husband, who i have to put up with for awhile longer yet, just keeps scanning, looking for something i should be doing/have done and doles out tasks. He has eyes like a hawk for the slightest inkling of relaxation and the second i sit down, he starts running down the list of things i need to do.
It's really fucking annoying.
If you'll allow me on a non-Monday, I have a bitch about myself.. @groovylocks I've read all your posts about your husband and OMG I'm ashamed to admit that he sounds just like me. Now I'm scared that my husband is going to leave me! I've always been somewhat anal but lately I don't know what's gotten into me. And by lately I mean in the last year.. probably since I got pregnant. I chalked it up to the hormones but 3 months pp I should be back to normal by now ? I hope this is not the new me. I can't stand myself sometimes and I'm such an ass to DH. Ok bitch over. I'm going to take your situation as a lesson learned to get help.
Also, give yourself a huge break. You just grew, then expelled a human being. The first 3 months are absolute hell and you are absolutely entitled to still feel overwhelmed. Olive is 4 months tomorrow and i feel... better but still exhausted and weird and anxious.
So look, you have insight. You have hormones and sleeplessness to contend with. You are entitled to be a bit freaked out from time to time. Just try to refrain from calling him names or snapping at him for no good reason ("Hey did you buy cat food? If not, I'll go get some." "You IDIOT, why would i forget that? I don't forget anything. I'm going to complain at you for the next week because of this huge slight to my character and manhood!") If you can avoid doing those things on any sort of regular basis, you're just being human.
My husband tells me this. I'm cranky a lot. All my patience goes to my kids and most days there's none left for anyone else. For a while I was on the verge of a break and was snappish and a big witch to everyone but the kids (hence a break I took in posting). I try to apologize and my husband brushes it off saying it's okay and more than understandable.
The last few days I've been worse again since my grandmother passed. I apologized deeply to hubby yesterday and acknowledged it will go on for a while longer. He hugged me and offered cheesecake.
Point is two things- it's normal at this stage and seriously your body may be initially healed but you're still recovering and still in transition as baby grows, constantly adapting to their changes and rising to meet their demands while struggling to meet the demands of modern life and somehow manage to fit yourself in there somewhere. It's a lot. The other point? Acknowledgement and an apology can go a long way.
@groovylocks and @Mizuiro007 Sorry for turning you into my therapists! I will definitely take your advice to heart. Thank you guys for making me feel less crappy about myself!
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@mltarrioI also had like a two week period where I wasn't bleeding inbetween pp bleeding and the mirena. I think I bled for like 50 days after putting the mirena in. It did finally stop though! My ob/gyn said she could give me a low dose of estrogen if I kept bleeding past 55 days so I'm not sure if that would be something to ask your doctor?
My bitch fest is my new job and that I can't let go of what my old job did to me. I miss my old job that I quit on maternity leave (unpaid) because the owners sucked, the job was amazing, the employers were amazing, the owners just sucked. They did a lot of illegal/horrid stuff back in October in the same week that we found out my husband had a tumor that he would have to have removed. Like refusing to pay people, wage theft (cutting pay after hours were already worked), insurance fraud (they weren't paying the insurance that people were paying for out of their paychecks), and then the owner threatened to demote me from VP to a tech if I didn't go along with what they were doing. I feel so bitter thinking of the stress that they put on me and my husband while we were pregnant and while he was having to go through surgery. I've never hated anyone and I still feel such hatred towards the owners. There's no way I would go back to work there after what they did, but it was my dream job and I put so much work into that company for years, and I actually feel like I have lost a part of me. My new job is not in my field, pays less than half of what I was making, and the hours are horrible. I know it is only till I find a more permanent job but it is so hard to leave little man everyday to go there. I feel like I have to pep talk myself through my work days.
End of bitch fest!
Oh and then TWD episode...fun fun. That has to be the best and creepiest weapon out of all the seasons!
We've tried Gaviscon, Ranitidine and Omeprazole and they haven't helped I had to stand my ground to get him referred to a pediatrician but hardly anyone will listen to me because they think I don't know anything because I'm a FTM
I may not know a lot about child illnesses but I damn well know when my child is in pain and something isn't right
my pediatrician said I could give Henry a couple spoonfuls of rice or oatmeal if his reflux got to the point that Zantac didn't help. Luckily I haven't had to as I'm not crazy about cereals so young, but would try it if I had to for his comfort. Can you try that?
My son's reflux is also a awful. Trying to treat it is such a crap shoot.
DH: "when are you going to stop breastfeeding? It's such a pain."
Me: gave angry glance while thinking "What!? A pain for who?? This kid eats ever 1.5-2 hours around the clock. Thanks for being so supportive of one of the most challenging things I have done in my life."
And whenever DH complains about sleep because he has to get up with toddler at 630 am. Really?? 1.5 to 2 hours around the clock....that most certainly includes all night. 10 pm til 630 am sounds like a dream.
I think that's it for now.
The AR has the rice starch in it and it is made so that it doesn't not add the extra calories or carbs that adding rice cereal does. It it is milk based so be careful if dairy is an issue.
I wanted to EBF for longer but I was desperate and this is working so I'm going with it for now!
How did he do with the lotion patch tests?
Jamie
The last few days I've been worse again since my grandmother passed. I apologized deeply to hubby yesterday and acknowledged it will go on for a while longer. He hugged me and offered cheesecake.
Point is two things- it's normal at this stage and seriously your body may be initially healed but you're still recovering and still in transition as baby grows, constantly adapting to their changes and rising to meet their demands while struggling to meet the demands of modern life and somehow manage to fit yourself in there somewhere. It's a lot. The other point? Acknowledgement and an apology can go a long way.