May 2017 Moms
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Roll call & GTKY
mrsrep123
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Hey May Ladies! I'm curious who is still participating here, even if lurking more these days, and would like to do a quick check in.
1. How old is your baby and/or how many weeks postpartum are you?
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both?
3. What and how are you feeding your baby?
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"?
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans?
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages?
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples?
8. Add anything else...
1. How old is your baby and/or how many weeks postpartum are you?
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both?
3. What and how are you feeding your baby?
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"?
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans?
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages?
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples?
8. Add anything else...
Re: Roll call & GTKY
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? Girl Claire
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? Breast feeding and pumping. I have a huge supply so I need to pump in the am and pm for comfort.
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"? I'll be out of the house working first week of august
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans? I'm an xray tech. I return August 3rd I think. Daycare and gramma for care during the day. It's going to be very financially difficult
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? 1 other child he's going to be two August 31st 2 fur babies
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples?
Nap time lol
8. Add anything else... feeding from the breast is no joke! I eped last pregnancy because ds couldn't get enough out well and mourned the loss of the chance to bf but doing it now cluster feeding sometimes I think maybe I'll go back to just pumping!
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? boy
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? After a few days of nursing, weeks of exclusively pumping and paced bottle feeding, we are now paced bottle formula feeding. We're using the same formula as we did for DS1, Baby's Only Organic Dairy with DHA & ARA formula.
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"? out of the house
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans? I am a registered nurse currently in the perioperative setting. I worked as a critical care and trauma nurse for many years and transitioned to perioperative after welcoming DS1. I return the first week of August but will have 6 weeks of bonding time remaining to spread out over his first year. I can't believe it, but my mom is retiring to help us with childcare!
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? Yes, DS1 is 23 months old. Our only fur baby left is a 13 year old pit bull.
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? So far, I have many... all of the love I have for both of my boys, seeing how great MH is with both, what a great big brother DS1 is, that i get to experience this all again...
8. Add anything else... hmm, I may be back... ok, I'm back... I've written in other posts how difficult it is to care for both a toddler and newborn and having to choose between the two at times. Also, how fast time is flying. I can't believe DS2 will be 2 months soon. We are planning a 4 day/3 night getaway next week. Normally I'd be uptight and a nervous wreck trying to plan things and anticipating meltdowns and breakdowns, but lately I'm trying to get out of my head more, stop trying to be perfect, and being more positive with a good attitude and going with the flow. So far, it feels REALLY good and I'm noticing the dynamics in the house and with everyone is sooo much better.
DS1 7/24/15
DS2 5/7/17
1. How old is your baby and/or how many weeks postpartum are you? 3 weeks today
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? Girl
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? Exclusively breastfeeding. But I will be starting to pump next week or so to start building a stash.
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"? Out of the house.
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans? I am a child & adolescent therapist. I go back August 28th. My mother is retired as of this past December and will be watching her, thank goodness.
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? No other children, although my husband acts like a child sometimes lol I have a dog, Dozer, who will be 2 this July.
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? Looking at her sweet face, she is so beautiful and wonderful when she's not yelling at me lol
8. Add anything else... This is all way harder than I thought it would be. I wasn't expecting to feel so anxious and emotional about anything and everything. I'm 90 percent back to myself and feeling more confident in my abilities to keep her alive, but goodness how overwhelming at first!
11.2011 - DS1
02.2013 - loss at 6 wks
06.2014 - DS2
10.2015 - loss at 12 wks
03.2017 - DD
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? Boy
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? We are FF
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"? SAHM, may possibly get a small part time job in the mornings to help with the financial burden of moving in a couple months
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans? If I do end up working, it'll just be an opposite schedule to DH's so he will be home with the kids
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? I have DD who turned 2 on May 27th and we have 2 scaly babies, our bearded dragons
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? I love how smiley DS is and I love watch DD be big sister. She's just so sweet towards him and hasn't really shown much jealousy...it's not easy juggling things, but it's not the nightmare everyone made it out to be.
8. Add anything else... I'm just looking toward to my appointment, I can't wait to have these nasty stitches out.
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? Girl
3. What and how are you feeding your baby?
Mostly formula and 3-4 ounces breast milk. I'm I'm about to throw in the towel. I really don't have milk anymore.
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"?
SAHM
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans?
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages?
2 dogs, 1 cat. Snakes, tarantulas, bearded dragon, tortoises.
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples?
I love the sounds she makes and the goofy faces she gives me.
8. Add anything else...
The love I have for this little human is intense.
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? boy
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? Exclusively pumping. 8 20 minute sessions a day.
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"? Out of the house. I go back in 3 weeks.
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans? I work on hospital EMR interfaces. Our moms are going to help out for a month until DH's job slows down, and then he's going to take over child care. I'll be working 3 days in the office and 2 days at home when I go back.
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? Half pit bull/half bull mastiff. She's 9 years old and doing great with the baby.
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? I love cuddling with him, and I love seeing the changes week by week. He's such a wonderful baby.
8. Add anything else...I didn't expect new parenthood to change my marriage (because we're unicorns, right?), but the exhaustion and change in priorities has definitely impacted us. We're doing well with communicating, but there were a few weeks that were an adjustment.
Married: October 2014
Began TTC: April 2015
BFP #1: 9/18/15. EDD 5/18/16. MC 10/26/15. (9w)
BFP #2: 2/27/16. EDD 11/7/16. MC/D&E 4/20/16 (11w)
BFP #3: 9/22/16. EDD 5/29/17. DS born 4/24/17
BFP #4: 5/20/18. EDD 1/23/19.
1. How old is your baby and/or how many weeks postpartum are you? 6w this Thursday
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? Boy
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? EBF
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"? At home
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans? As a SAHM, I also sell LuLaRoe
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? DD is 3yo; rescue furbaby dachshund, she is estimated to be 7yo.
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? Knowing our family is complete; watching them learn and grow is a lot of fun, esp with DD because she's doing and understanding so much now.
8. Add anything else... Nursing every 1.5-2hr is exhausting.
It’s not that I don’t like you, it’s that I don’t know you. Stranger Danger.
1. How old is your baby and/or how many weeks postpartum are you? 3 Weeks, 2 days
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? Girl
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? EBF with very occasional pumped bottles.
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"? Out
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans? I'm a nurse and work in ICU and go back at the end of August. I went down to part time last year as I was finishing nurse practitioner school. So I'll go back part time (2 days/week) and work on studying for my boards at some point. Eventually I'll take a full time job as an NP (hopefully!) but I may wait a full year for childcare ease. In the meantime my mom and MIL will be handling childcare on my 2 days/week.
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? No other human children but we have a 6ish year old lab/pit mix who has handled the transition pretty well so far.
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? I love my baby snuggles. Which is good because I have a fussy, needy, Velcro baby.
8. Add anything else... I have been surprised at how ineffective I am at anything besides childcare. I literally spend 6-8 hours a day nursing my boob monster most days. It's been overwhelming but I'm surprised how much I love it and obviously love her. Also MH has REALLY stepped up and been keeping up with the household chores and taking excellent care of me. It has grown our relationship so much and I'm just so thankful he's around. He struggles with the childcare parts since he isn't very effective yet at calming her etc (no one is except my boobs!) but he'll get better as she gets more interactive.
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? Boy
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? FF after finally throwing in the EP towel. It just got to be too much with so little output.
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"? Out
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans? I head back in 4 weeks to my job in tech training/consulting/sales. DW will continue as SAHM as she works from home
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? DD is 2 and we have a cat who is around 6yo.
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? I adore watching my children interact with each other. DD loves to hold DS's hands and play "this little piggy" on his toes. I also love all the newborn cuddles and wish it could last forever, all warm and squishy. I also love that he constantly looks for me, even if he's being held by someone else. I'm his person and I love that
8. Add anything else...
newborn+toddler is a whole other level of parenting. DD is potty training and learning how to sleep in her big girl bed, and between the tantrums... man it gets crazy. I have dubbed Mondays as "Mama Mondays" so I can go to the chiropractor (still healing from car accident) and yoga, but I have a lot of guilt about it and DW doesn't let me forget it. Life is hard but wonderful.
DS1 7/24/15
DS2 5/7/17
1. How old is your baby and/or how many weeks postpartum are you? 5.5wk
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? Boy
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? EBF
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"? At Home 5
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans? N/A
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? DD will be 3 in Sept
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? Meeting baby, getting to know them, the snuggles, the milestones (smiles just started!)
8. Add anything else... DH just went back to work today so its just the three of us during the day. So far, so good, but if only DS would take a good nap instead of cat napping
-baby is 5 weeks old
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both?
-boy
3. What and how are you feeding your baby?
-Breastfeeding, pumping,and supplementing with formula. I'm only getting 2-4 ounces of breast milk when pumping together. Sometimes he's still hungry after eating on both sides, so we have to supplement. I'm cool with it now.
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"?
- out the house
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans?
-I work as a PCT at a local hospital. I go back July 18. I work only 3 days a week, but I don't want to leave my baby to go back
1. How old is your baby and/or how many weeks postpartum are you? 2 months today
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? boy
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? breastfeeding every 2-3 hours
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"? blessed and proud to be a SAHM
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans?
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? 2 other boys. Ages 4,2
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? watching their relationship. It's amazing to see how my oldest son has tAken on such a caring roll. And my 2 year old loves him and has taken on the middle child roll just perfectly.
8. Add anything else...
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? Girl
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? Exclusively BF at the moment
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"? At home
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans?
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? 4 year old pittie, 13 year old cat
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? I think just the fact that I have this tiny human who I made and am responsible for. It's intense and stressful at times, but I feel so connected to her and can't wait to raise her and do so many things with her (like baking cookies, helping her with homework, teaching her how to swim...).
8. Add anything else... I love watching H as a new dad. He's been amazing and I have this whole new level of love for him.
1. How old is your baby and/or how many weeks postpartum are you?
5 weeks 5 days
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both?
boy
3. What and how are you feeding your baby?
EBF/ occasional formula when he's left with H and I'm not happy me quick enough or I just really need that shower
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"?
at home
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans?
N/A
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages?
3yr old DS
6yr old Smithfield cattle dog "Grace"
4yr old Kelpie "Banjo"
8yr old absynnian cat "Gimli"
12yr old Standardbred horse "Buster"
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples?
I love watching DS1 interact with DS2 although he has been sick for the last two weeks it's still sweet to see him rub his brothers head and go "I lub him" and tell me he does want him to go back to hospital anymore
8. Add anything else...
i am feeling so much better about everything this time around. I have my teary or angry days, but I don't feel like i am living in the depressive fog this time. Life is clearer and I feel good
DS - January 2014
TTCAL | April 2016
CP | June 2016
CP | July 2016
5 weeks 3 days
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both?
Boy
3. What and how are you feeding your baby?
Exclusively breast feeding every 1-1.5 hours
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"?
Out of the house
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What are your childcare plans?
Combo of family helping out and a home day care
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages?
I have a dog who is 8 months old and he is doing well with DS so far
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples?
Finally being a mom is awesome! I love the new noises he makes and watching him grow. I want him to stay little forever, but it's fun to see him reaching milestones. Seeing my parents being grandparents is awesome, they love DS so much. I can't wait for my siblings to have kids so they can experience being parents too.
8. Add anything else...
Despite the rough patches during the day and the BF issues I've encountered, I can't wait to have another baby
1. How old is your baby and/or how many weeks postpartum are you? 6 weeks tomorrow.
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? Girl.
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? EBF with an occasional bottle of formula when I'm not around.
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"? At home.
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans?
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? DS is 3.5. We also have a 10 year old husky and a 6 year old German Shepherd.
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? I adore watching DS with his sister. He is always wanting to hold her hand and snuggle with her and gets so excited when she's awake. It all makes my heart so happy.
8. Add anything else...
I think things have been a lot easier this time around, but I am surprised by the amount of guilt that I have. Guilt for not paying enough attention to DS and guilt for not holding DD as much as I held DS when he was a baby. They both seem to be doing well, so I'm sure it's all in my head, but it's hard.
6 weeks tomorrow
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both?
girl, though I also have a boy and a girl older kids
3. What and how are you feeding your baby?
breastfeeding
we are trying bottles so she'll get used to them with very mixed success so far...
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"?
out of the house
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans?
I'm a college professor. Starting around 3-4 weeks postpartum I've been working a few hours a week from home or at work. In August DD will go to fulltime daycare so I will be working close to fulltime then. However, I have reduced teaching duties in the fall, so I'll be a bit less than fulltime all of the way through until the start of the new year, basically. I will be working on my research in order to achieve tenure during this time.
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages?
DS age 6.5, DD age 3.5
we're not pets people
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples?
newborns are pretty straightforward! A nice break/change of pace from the older kids. I have to say what I like most of all is that DH is taking the full 12 mo FMLA. We'll be poorer for it but it will be worth it for him to have all of this family time and for me to have help given that it's 3 kiddos.
8. Add anything else...
I'm mostly in the facebook group now, mainly because I'm on my laptop a lot less now that the baby is here. I'll miss the activity of this site, though. I'm sorry it died off so much. My original BMB (Dec 2010) stayed active for YEARS before we mostly were just on fb, where we remain active! I sort of dropped out of my next BMB (Sept 2013) shortly after birth.
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? A sweet baby boy.
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? Due to Felix's cleft lip, mainly bottle feeding breast milk, with 2 supplemental formula bottles a day. He had lip repair surgery last week, so we are starting BF training and it's hit or miss!
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"?
I'm technically freelance, but work for 1 company 4 days a week. 1 day a week is free for me to do other freelance projects.
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans? I am a CAD artist for a lingerie/intimates company. Basically I do the presentation and technical drawings of the garments for this company. On my personal freelance day I design logos, company branding, do CADS for other garment companies, professional chalk menus, and any other graphic design projects that come my way
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? No other children? But we (accidentally) have 2 dogs, 2 cats!
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? The absolute love and adoration. It's all true, you can't know until it happens! I feel really natural in this role and am loving motherhood so far!
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Other than being by my dad's side when he passed away from cancer when I was 21, I have never experienced anything harder than sending our newborn back to surgery for his cleft lip. Leading up to his surgery, I fell madly and completely in love with exactly how he was born. Any time I remembered that his face was going to change I'd start bawling, even though I know it's the right thing to do for him. I still miss his original face and always will, even though we also are in love with his new face. He's recovering so well and surprising is every day with his grit & strength. We love our sweet lad! I'm so lucky to have gotten 3 short weeks with his special smile before surgery. It has changed me forever... including a before & after for context.
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? I had a little girl
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? We are EBF until the well runs dry. She eats about every 3 hours during the day (more in the evening), and has been giving us a few 4-5 hour stretches at night.
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home?" I tell people I am a SAHM until our kids are both in school or until we go hungry - whichever comes first!
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages?
Isaac (human) 19 months
Derby (canine) 3.5 years
Elphie (feline) 9.5 years
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? It sounds obvious, but I love having two babies to love! It's not always easy when they're both awake, but I feel like I still get quality time with both of them. The little one gets lots of attention when the big one is asleep (nap and early bedtime), and I try to do a lot with the big one while he's awake.
8. Add anything else... I already have a THIRD on the brain, but DS is NOT on board.
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? Both
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? Breastmilk (90% of DD's feeds are bottle, and the rest is nursing for fun; DS is not yet latching so all bottle)
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"? Out
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans? Physician, going back in 1.5 weeks (after 5 months away due to preemie twins). Hired a nanny for 3 kids (cheaper and waaaaaay simpler than daycare).
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? DD1 is 4 soon. No pets.
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? Going through all of the milestones with two new babies. Taking a (short) break from my exhausting work.
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2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? boy!
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? We are mostly EBF, with sometimes 1 bottle.
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"? out of the house. Massive kudos to you SAHM's, I'm going crazy on leave.
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans? 3 weeks left of leave, and SIL restarted her daycare and gave us first dibs for a spot. When he is 2 we will hopefully get him into a center.
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? our dog is 2
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? I love the faces he makes! When he's awake and working those face muscles, I just sit there and watch.
8. Add anything else...Why can't my baby tell me what's wrong now? It would make our day easier...
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? boy
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? EBF with a few pumped bottles so he's used to it when I go back to work.
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"? out. I'm already going crazy and I'm not even 1/2 way through my leave
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans? 11 weeks left of leave. I'm an inhouse counsel at a tech company. DS will go to the same daycare center DD is currently enrolled in.
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? one dog and one cat
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? I love the interactions between both kids.
8. Add anything else...DS is soooo much easier than DD in almost every way (sleeping, eating, transporting). She's a firecracker and he's a calming force. It's awesome.
May17 Siggy Challenge
Labor
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? Girl
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? EBF
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"? I was out, now sahm
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans?
I did manage a jewelry store, transistioning into being a sahm
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? two dogs and one cat
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? I love her sweet face and the expressions she makes
8. Add anything else...We are working on getting our routines together.
1. How old is your baby and/or how many weeks postpartum are you?
8 weeks
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both?
Boy
3. What and how are you feeding your baby?
Supplementing breast feeding with formula at the moment
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"?
Currently I am working at home but starting to do a few hours a week back at the office.
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans?
I am working from home and have been since LO was 2 weeks old. I have started going back to the office a couple of hours a week and will gradually ease back into full time. Luckily childcare is taken care of between both grandmas so that is great!
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages?
Just two fur babies besides LO. Two dogs, both mixes, 5 and 4/3 (exact age not known he was adopted).
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples?
I just love watching him grow! He is starting to have "conversations" now and smiles regularly and it is so awesome to see him keep improving!
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Love being a mom but am finding less time for things for myself, such as checking this board! Hope everyone is doing well!
TTC #1: September 2015-January 2016
BFP #1: 1/25/16 - MMC Diagnosed 3/22/16
TTCAL: June 2016
BFP #2: 8/26/16 - EDD 5/9/17
Jackson born 5/6/17 at 8:36 PM - 9lbs 5oz & 21in
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? Girl
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? EBF
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"?
Out if the house.
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans?
I'm a teacher, I plan to return to work in September. My MIL will watch her and DS a couple days a week and daycare.
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? Yes, 2 1/2, boy and my cat, James, around 5yrs
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? I love watching my DS with DD.
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I wish I could figure out why she cries when I've gone through the checklist of what could be wrong and she's still crying.
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? Boy
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? About half pumped milk and half formula. Some days it's more 2/3 BM and 1/3 formula. We attempt breastfeeding before feeds and on demand with very mixed results, but even when he nurses well he doesn't seem to get a ton out.
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"? I am a nurse and will be going back part time, working every other weekend while DH watches the baby.
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans? See above. Not looking forward to the return. I'm nervous about being able to pump every 3 hours.
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? We have two dogs (rott/hound and German Shepherd), two cats, and a fish.
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? So many things! Cuddles, smiles, all the sounds he makes, his smells (even the bad ones!), his facial expressions, nursing...
8. Add anything else... I feel like a different person some days and in some ways. I wasn't prepared for that.
1. How old is your baby and/or how many weeks postpartum are you? 7 weeks today
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? Boy
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? EBF with 1 pumped bottle a day. I'm thinking about switching to EP, but I'm feeling guilt and logistical issues/questions about that
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"? Out
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans? Lawyer returning to work September 18 in 10 weeks. We are hiring a nanny, first interview is in 2 weeks!
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? 2 cats, they are great big brothers
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? I love looking at this perfect baby and knowing he's healthy and feeling so lucky to have him.
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i had no idea how much I would dislike the newborn phase, this is not for me and we are pretty sure we are 1 and done. I'm also feeling very guilty over hating BF'ing. It's awful, he won't/can't latch and we are at the mercy of nipple shields. I want to switch to EP'ing but that has its own logistics problems.
1. How old is your baby and/or how many weeks postpartum are you? 8.5 weeks already!
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? Boy, Henry James Archer
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? We're down to 95% formula. I pump a whopping 0.25oz a session, if I'm lucky, and while its really not worth it, I cant bring myself to quit yet.
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"? Out of the house
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans? I just went back last Friday. I work in business development for a Fortune 500 company. My Mom watches Henry during the day.
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? Quincy, the 9 year old schnauzer
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? Baby cuddles, having a perfect little baby, just getting to be his Mom.
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1st Baby 5/12/17, Henry
1. How old is your baby and/or how many weeks postpartum are you? Tommy will be 10 weeks on Friday.
2. Did you have a boy, girl, or both? Boy
3. What and how are you feeding your baby? Breast milk from my boob as often as he wants, and we try bottle shots periodically to keep them familiar for daycare next month.
4. We are all working moms, but do you work "out of the house" or "at home"? I'm a teacher, so I'm off for the summer.
5. If you work out of the house, what do you do? When do you return to work? What we your childcare plans? I'll be using a child care center that is only for employees of my school district. They are only open on contract days and charge accordingly.
6. Do you have other children? Ages? Fur babies? Type and Ages? I have a 5 year old toy poodle, a foster Pekingese that is probably 13 or 14, 2 bunnies and a hedgehog.
7. What is/are your favorite thing/things (so far) about being a new mom or mom of multiples? I love the kisses, naptime snuggles, and baby smiles. I rarely put Tommy down. He sleeps best in my arms, so I hold him during naps.