PS Mommies Thread!

[pavelover]

Tgal I think I am realizing I really need to try and stop stressing. Easier said than done but I am reallly gonna give it a try. He sleeps way better at night- and of course I have been watching my dh put Tyler down no problem since last night(but that is nighttime sleep). This a.m. he put him down immediately after feeding(no A from easy) but it worked. He wasn''t asleep, just sleepy. Maybe I will try that. I dunno. He probably feels my stress. DH fed T for all the overnights to let me rest. It was super nice but unfortunately I still had trouble falling asleep after being up to pump, etc. Ok I am babbling now. Regarding singing to the baby- ever since I was preggers and would sing in the car- if I ever was trying to sing to the l.o. I would totally start bawling- now I am a crier by nature but it was intense- Yesterday I was singing that song beautiful boy by john lennon and same thing- crying- the kid must think I am a nutter. But he really seemed to respond to the song- I feel like he "remembers", you know? Ah who knows.

Mommies did you find it hard to settle down and fall back asleep after being up for nighttime feeds? I used to be able to fall asleep in a few minutes flat(except when I am experiencing depression- then my mind just goes and goes- this is more like moderate- I don''t think I feel depressed- definietly I feel overwhelmed at times but everyone assures me that is normal- I have been tearful at times but not for days in a row or anything- I think I will check in with my ob anyway on Monday. Do you have any tips for how to fall back asleep? I already keep the lights low for feeds, and I turn down the monitor when I get back in bed. I am sure I would feel a little more rested if I could return to sleep- I am thinking of benadryl?

 

[lili]

TGal
She "dances" to the tunes coming out of her airblowing toy

NF
Thanks. That''s what I''ve heard too about music.
And I was referring to any type of musics (not baby tunes).

Pave
Sorry, no tips here on how to fall back asleep during those nighttime wake-ups.
Perhaps Jas12 can help....I think she (if I remember correctly) had the same issue at the beginning too.

 

[Dreamer_D]

Pave that''s great that T is getting lots of milk! Half the battle for sure. I am very lucky and Hunter has a great latch so I haven''t had any nipple pain or soreness at all. There are some really good videos here of babies latched really well that were great to watch: http://www.drjacknewman.com/video-clips.asp This is that site that Jas recommended. As for sleeping, I think Jas also had a lot of trouble sleeping when Co was young, and one of my friends did too. I remember Jas talking about how her docs commented that hormonal changes can affect sleeping, or something like that... But it is a good idea to ask about depression too! As for relaxing in your parenting, like others I think you should just do whatever works at this point and now worry about what you "should" do. If he likes to sleep in a carrier, then pop him in for naps. If he likes to nap with you, then get in bed with him and nap! I may regret thinking this way later when my child is a monster

but I think no matter what you do there are stmbling blocks and hurdles... my friends who followed the Ferber method (CIO mostly) had a hard time with it, my friends who went with the flow had a hard time... at some point it seems that there can be difficult times! So we try to use the EASY method as much as possible, but sometimes he can''t relax to go to sleep, so I feed him a little and he dozes off. Oh well! It sounds like you are a great mom, so go easy on yourself too!

Funny story So Hunter has a little bit of a cold and every once in a while he can''t get to sleep after a feed--he just lies awake staring at stuff and fussing every once in a while. This morning, I brought him into our bed so I could get some more sleep. I woke up and shifted him and was like, "Oh no! His diaper leaked again all over out bed!!" I patted him down and he was dry... Nope, it wasn''t his diaper, my boob had leaked a HUGE wet patch on the bed!

 

[Dreamer_D]

Tacori I love that you all ran and hid from your kids! Parenthood is so silly sometimes, it seems.

TGal That is awesome that you guys just listened to music! I can''t wait to see if that works for Hunter. We don''t play enough music these days, mostly the TV is on. But when I am alone I will listen to more music for sure.

Lili and Burk thanks for the info on what to watch for. Hunter has a mucusy thoat now, but we think it is a cold since he has had it almost 10 days and I had the same thing around the time he was born. He does spit up, but he isn''t distressed or uncomfortable. I will watch for the signs as he enters his third week, which starts today

Time is flying, I just want him to stay little...

 

[sasa]

Jas, thanks for the recipe. Looks very healthy and nutritious

iluvcarats, sorry to hear about more doctor and tests. Hope you get better soon.

puffy, thanks sor asking. Little B is sick with coughing and slight fever. DH and I are both sick too probably pass on from little B. He still wakes up at night to cry, still can''t figure out what the cause is.

Burk, Tayva is such a gorgeous little girl

Shee look a lot like you in the avatar.

TGal, 40 minutes just laying there listening to music. wow...Amelia is mellow

 

[Dreamer_D]

Calling Tacori I think I spoke too soon about having no nipple pain... today my left nipple started hurting and I noticed a small white circular bump in the middle... looked into it and apparently it is a blister, which is often associated with a blocked duct. I recall that you nursed on all fours when you had a blocked duct and I tried it and had no pain at all! But how on earth did you position yourself and Tessa to manage to d oa while BFing session?? I cannot for the life of me figure this one out!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

TGal, it was six LONG months. I really tried everything all you have to do is solider through it. It''s okay now b/c she sleeps great! I WOKE her up at 9:45 today and she still took a 4 hour nap!

I think she is growing b/c that''s a lot of sleep even for her. I wish we could see videos too. PS babies are the cutest. BTW how cute are you and Ame and your little private concert. T loves music and shakes her booty whenever she gets the chance.

Pave, I KNOW what it is like not to get sleep. Rough. It will get better. I promise. I used to be such a good sleeper until college. Now I wake up so easily and it takes me 1-2 hours to FALL asleep.

So clearly I have NO sleep advice for you. I am a loser in the sleep department. As for T sleeping I stopped looking at a clock. Seriously, I think clocks are stressful so it improved my mental state by ignoring them. He is way too young for CIO anyways. Put him for naps where he likes to be and it will all fall into place.

DD, I always used pads. I hated the leaking part. I liked the washable ones. We knew that if they saw us (the fussy twin especially) it would ALL be over.

I can''t believe H has a cold already! Poor little guy. I wouldn''t worry about spit up unless he is crying during it OR is is projectile. T spit up ALL the freaking time. So gross. She was also a chronic drooler (still is).

Bobo, little B is sick too! Poor little man. Hope you are ALL feeling better soon.

Puffy, BTW I was swinging T today (so warm! I love it) and she kept leaning her head back to I would tickle her chin. She would laugh so hard I finally saw a white tip on her molar. It is SO swollen around it I felt so bad.

Okay, Tessa is walking around with my pasta strainer as a hat. Such a goof. Hope all the mommies (and company) are having a great weekend!

 

[neatfreak]

Date: 3/7/2009 6:25:20 PM
Author: dreamer_dachsie
Calling Tacori I think I spoke too soon about having no nipple pain... today my left nipple started hurting and I noticed a small white circular bump in the middle... looked into it and apparently it is a blister, which is often associated with a blocked duct. I recall that you nursed on all fours when you had a blocked duct and I tried it and had no pain at all! But how on earth did you position yourself and Tessa to manage to d oa while BFing session?? I cannot for the life of me figure this one out!

I was just going to tell you that the pain will come soon! The first few weeks were so easy BFing...then there were a few hard weeks, and now it's even better than it was originally, so hang in there! It will get super easy.

As for the "blister" this is going to sound gross, but I didn't know what it was so I was picking at it to try and figure out what it was and it popped out like a nodule kind of. Seemed like dried milk or something. Anyway, another one came back within a few minutes, that one popped out too and then the pain was seriously gone in like 5 minutes. Then it happened again a day or so after I had a block and I popped it out and instant pain relief. Gross, but it relieved the pain almost instantly.

Sorry for grossing you all out, but it totally works.

As for the nursing on all 4's, I would set one of the boys on a boppy on the floor, and then let the ladies hang over them. Then dangle one of them into their mouths. My boys would latch on pretty easily. I would then do it for 5-10 minutes or as long as my arms could stand. It helped a lot.

Lol...what we do as mothers...

 

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 3/7/2009 6:45:32 PM
Author: neatfreak

Date: 3/7/2009 6:25:20 PM
Author: dreamer_dachsie
Calling Tacori I think I spoke too soon about having no nipple pain... today my left nipple started hurting and I noticed a small white circular bump in the middle... looked into it and apparently it is a blister, which is often associated with a blocked duct. I recall that you nursed on all fours when you had a blocked duct and I tried it and had no pain at all! But how on earth did you position yourself and Tessa to manage to d oa while BFing session?? I cannot for the life of me figure this one out!

I was just going to tell you that the pain will come soon! The first few weeks were so easy BFing...then there were a few hard weeks, and now it''s even better than it was originally, so hang in there! It will get super easy.

As for the ''blister'' this is going to sound gross, but I didn''t know what it was so I was picking at it to try and figure out what it was and it popped out like a nodule kind of. Seemed like dried milk or something. Anyway, another one came back within a few minutes, that one popped out too and then the pain was seriously gone in like 5 minutes. Then it happened again a day or so after I had a block and I popped it out and instant pain relief. Gross, but it relieved the pain almost instantly.

Sorry for grossing you all out, but it totally works.

As for the nursing on all 4''s, I would set one of the boys on a boppy on the floor, and then let the ladies hang over them. Then dangle one of them into their mouths. My boys would latch on pretty easily. I would then do it for 5-10 minutes or as long as my arms could stand. It helped a lot.

Lol...what we do as mothers...

GREAT advice, I will try it! And as for the "gross" information, I think that is exactly what I have on my breast... in the Newman book it talks about expressing a "toothpaste like substance" after popping the blister, and although I did poke at the little white part a little, nothing came out, so I think I am going to have to try a little harder

What we do indeed!

 

[neatfreak]

Date: 3/7/2009 6:53:00 PM
Author: dreamer_dachsie

Date: 3/7/2009 6:45:32 PM

Author: neatfreak

Date: 3/7/2009 6:25:20 PM

Author: dreamer_dachsie

Calling Tacori I think I spoke too soon about having no nipple pain... today my left nipple started hurting and I noticed a small white circular bump in the middle... looked into it and apparently it is a blister, which is often associated with a blocked duct. I recall that you nursed on all fours when you had a blocked duct and I tried it and had no pain at all! But how on earth did you position yourself and Tessa to manage to d oa while BFing session?? I cannot for the life of me figure this one out!

I was just going to tell you that the pain will come soon! The first few weeks were so easy BFing...then there were a few hard weeks, and now it''s even better than it was originally, so hang in there! It will get super easy.


As for the ''blister'' this is going to sound gross, but I didn''t know what it was so I was picking at it to try and figure out what it was and it popped out like a nodule kind of. Seemed like dried milk or something. Anyway, another one came back within a few minutes, that one popped out too and then the pain was seriously gone in like 5 minutes. Then it happened again a day or so after I had a block and I popped it out and instant pain relief. Gross, but it relieved the pain almost instantly.


Sorry for grossing you all out, but it totally works.


As for the nursing on all 4''s, I would set one of the boys on a boppy on the floor, and then let the ladies hang over them. Then dangle one of them into their mouths. My boys would latch on pretty easily. I would then do it for 5-10 minutes or as long as my arms could stand. It helped a lot.


Lol...what we do as mothers...

GREAT advice, I will try it! And as for the ''gross'' information, I think that is exactly what I have on my breast... in the Newman book it talks about expressing a ''toothpaste like substance'' after popping the blister, and although I did poke at the little white part a little, nothing came out, so I think I am going to have to try a little harder

What we do indeed!

I did it after a hot bath which helps the clog and made it much less painful to be pressing around the blister.

 

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 3/7/2009 6:55:23 PM
Author: neatfreak

Date: 3/7/2009 6:53:00 PM
Author: dreamer_dachsie


GREAT advice, I will try it! And as for the ''gross'' information, I think that is exactly what I have on my breast... in the Newman book it talks about expressing a ''toothpaste like substance'' after popping the blister, and although I did poke at the little white part a little, nothing came out, so I think I am going to have to try a little harder

What we do indeed!

I did it after a hot bath which helps the clog and made it much less painful to be pressing around the blister.

Well I boiled a needle and poked and although the blister is broken, nothing came out... maybe it isn''t a clogged duct and is just a blister? I will try BFing on all 4s next time and see how it goes.

DH is amazed at the strange things I can find answers for on this forum

He still thinks it is an odd topic for a diamond site!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

DD, sorry I missed your call out. Sounds like a clog. I had the same thing happen to me around 3 weeks. Try hot compress and massage. Be back in a few. Dinner is here!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

DD, okay, this is what I did. I did it on the bed. Positioned T on a pillow to raise her up and then literally dangled my boob over her to nurse. It is quite the arm workout. The good thing is the milk flows faster so nursing is faster. Poor thing was practically drowning in my milk. I didn''t do this for little clogs (b/c it is a PITA) but the major ones. I suggest doing it alone b/c your DH might injure himself from falling over laughing at you. Sometimes I would alternate between hot and cold compresses. You are also suppose to angle/hold the baby so their chin massages the clog but mine were never in a place where that was possible. Hot showers and massage work too. Also nurse often on the infected boob. I always started off on the bad one b/c their suck is strongest at the start. Hope it goes away soon my dear!

 

[snlee]

dreamer, nursing on all fours helps with big clogs. Unfortunately doesn''t help much for milk blisters/clogged nipples. One of my nipples keeps getting clogged and sometimes it takes a long time to go away! Mine never pops like NF''s. Try hot compress right before you nurse. If it''s persistent and won''t go away, try putting cold graded carrots on your nipple between feedings. I know, strange, but it works. Something in carrots does the trick. Hope it goes away soon!


Off to catch up. I am so behind!

 

[DivaDiamond007]

Burk - I love your new avatar! T is such a cute little girl.

Lili - Ha for it taking two to use the nose suction! DH and I are there right now with James. Our house isn''t totally quiet most of the time so James is ued to background noise. We purposely don''t tiptoe around him because we don''t want him to startle himself awake at every little noise. He likes to listen to John Mayer and the Beatles in the car

Pave - I sang to James all the time when he was in utero - and, like you, I cried at the drop of a hat while doing it. I think he enjoyed it. Like I said to Lili he really liked John Mayer and the Beatles in utero and still does to this day. I also have trouble sleeping at night. Like Tacori, I''ve never been a really good sleeper so I don''t really have any advice. To be honest, when I''m desperate, I take the leftover percocet from L&D

I''ve only done it a few times and my DH hates it because he doesn''t want me to get "hooked". Benedryl should do the trick if it makes you drowsy. It makes me super sleepy, but too groggy to function the next day.

Dreamer - Hehehe - that was a funny story. When my milk finally came in (what little milk I had) I was trying to get James to latch on the right and the left started squirting everywhere! It was so funny. My mom was in the room with me and she was cracking up too

James is getting better slowly but surely. He didn''t have a fever yesterday or today so that''s great. I got him a warm mist humidifier and we''re hooking it up hopefully tonight when my DH gets home from a Detroit car show. James is already in bed so we''ll have to be stealth about it

Hope all of the mommies and kiddos are having a great weekend!!

 

[puffy]

hope everyone is having a greta weekend!!!

tacori YAY for the molars coming in. at least she is happy as can be.

bobo sorry to hear the whole family is sick! hope you guys all get better soon.

pave sorry no advice. it takes me forever to fall asleep sometimes and when i wake up in the middle of the night, it takes me at least 1 hour to fall back asleep. i miss the days where i was a good sleeper. but i hope it gets better for you.

sorry for everyone i missed. i was WAY behind.

i took B to the park today as it was a beautiful day here. and he was playing, running across the drawbridge, and a kid came up behind him, and pushed him down. i guess the kid wanted to get through and didn''t think to go around B. so now B is even more bruised up with a busted lip. i know accidents happen. but that isn''t the worse part. the kid''s mom saw the entire thing. i know she did as she was standing right there. so after he knocks B over, his mom screams at him to hurry up and leave! i was so mad!! but of course i had to tend to my poor guy. he''s got bruises everywhere, a busted lip, and a busted forehead. so disappointing.

 

[snlee]

LILI, love the pictures of J! She's so cute!

TGAL, that's so exciting that Amelia can understand you now!

JAS12, good luck with the weaning. I'm sure it'll feel great to be free again and have your body fully back to yourself but I can imagine missing the connection as well. Makes me sad just thinking about it.

I can't believe all the April babies are going to be ONE soon! I know D will be one before I know it and I want to cry thinking about it! It goes by so quickly!

JEN, it's good to see you! Sounds like the girls are doing great! I can't believe they are 4 months already! How are you doing?

PAVE, glad to hear BFing is going well. I know it's hard to find free time. Add me to the list, I am also amazed at how well you keep up with this thread. Sorry to hear you have a hard time falling back to sleep. I have no advice since that's only happened to me a few times. Usually I fall back to sleep quickly.

DREAMER, I had a bruised tailbone from labor. D was stuck and wouldn't budge for HOURS and the doctor said my tailbone might be in the way so wasn't surprised it hurt after labor. It bothered me for maybe 2 months? It hurt really badly for a month then gradually got better. No fun at all! Sitting is the worst! I hope it gets better soon.

DIVA, owww a broken tailbone, you poor thing. I hope the pain goes away soon! Glad James is feeling better.

BURK, I hope you had a great bday week! Hope T is feeling better too.

ILUV, I hope things get better soon!

LIA, how was your trip?

TGAL, LILI is right. I'm one of the young moms (maybe the youngest?) but like BURK and TACORI I feel much older. I was 25 when I had D.

BOBO, sorry to hear your whole family is sick. Hope you all feel better soon.

PUFFY, B sounds so smart. So cute about the doggies! Thanks for asking about me.

Hi to everyone else! Hope all of you are having a wonderful weekend!

I've been super busy getting back into the work routine. Doesn't leave much free time for PS. I miss following this thread daily. It's no fun being behind! Aside from taking care of D, my other priority is sleep. I'm not getting enough but surprisingly at work I'm not tired. But at night I am so ready for bed and by the end of the work week I'm exhausted!

D is doing well adjusting to his new schedule. Getting him down to sleep for the night is getting better. Really weird but if I put my hand gently on his face and stroke his forehead with my fingertips it calms him down and sometimes puts him to sleep. Some nights are still rough though. He is getting big! I can't believe he's 5 months now! I know we need to start baby proofing the house soon and it's giving me a headache just thinking about it! I don't know where to start!

 

[msb700]

hey everyone..just a quick drive by to say hello..been real busy so havent had much time to post/read threads, but will be back soon...

take care!

 

[Jas12]

Pave--sounds like you and I are sharing similar baby behaviour and post partum issues. I experienced severe insomnia for about 3 months. I am not exaggerating when i say that some nights i got 15-20 min of sleep. I went days and days without more than a few hours. Like you i did not feel depressed & knew that was not at the heart of it. My dr. tested my estrogen level and it was way out of wack and she mentioned this is common for causing sleep issues in nursing moms (it does even out the longer you nurse). But this is what happened to me: The hormones might have been the initial cause of my sleep difficulties but they got severe b/c i would start to worry about not being able to fall asleep and anticipate a bad night. Sure enough when i tried to go to bed at night i would tell myself to fall asleep --that i HAD to fall asleep b/c i was going to be up nursing etc. and of course, i just laid there thinking about not sleeping

I had to get over my fear of not sleeping by realizing that i could actually function on no sleep (not pleasant but definitely possible) --this helped me stop fearing it. I also took Melatonin for a few days in a row to break the sleeplessness cycle. Take a few tables about 40 min before bed--it really works and it has a short half life (time it takes to leave bloodstream) so it will most likely be very miniscule amounts in your milk.
Lastly, i nursed in the dark and put a battery operated nightlight in the bassinet so i didn''t have to get out of bed or turn on a light.
Hope these tips help a little...
I still have trouble falling asleep occasionally, but nothing compared to the early months. If you are a worrier i think this is a normal response to being a mom and it takes several months to get over our multitude of covert fears . I assure you things will normalize in the coming months!!!


Hi to rest of the gang--will catch up tomorrow Hope everyone had a great weekend!...

 

[Jas12]

Co is 11 months today..... just couldn''t resist posting this pic. Yes, the dark mass you see on DH''s shirt is indeed pee!! It''s been a while since either of us have been ''sprayed''. This was luckily just as he was heading into the bath. Charlie must have anticipated getting wet in some capacity b/c he had just changed out of his nice new outfit into a grubby work shirt--phew

 

[gailrmv]

hi mammas! I''ll be joining your ranks in just a couple weeks. Yesterday I posted a question in a separate thread about the Boon Flair high chair. So far I haven''t gotten responses so i thought I''d ask here too...

We just got the Boon Flair, and I put it together yesterday. I notice it is pretty wobbly where the metal tube goes into the base. It is most noticeable most when the chair is at a higher setting; it''s not such a big deal when it''s lower down. Since I know several people here have the Boon Flair, so hoping you can tell me if yours does the same thing. I can''t tell if this is just how it is, or maybe mine is defective and I should return it.

Thanks in advance -

 

[TravelingGal]

Jas, that is a great (and hilarious) pic!!!!

Oh, and Happy 11 months to Co!

 

[mrssalvo]

Jas, happy 11 month to Co- Love that pic. He is just such a handsome little guy.

lili-my ped. says 12 months for whole milk but my sister's dr. says the reason is b/c they don't want you supplementing breast milk or forumula for the cheaper whole milk and once babies get regular milk they usually prefer it. so, they stress not introducing whole milk until the 12 month mark but it won't really effect their digestive systems at that point. Jake does fine with other dairy foods, yogurt, cheese etc. so I let him try a little bit. it really isn't much at all, not even 2 ounces and I've only done it once. I'm still nursing 3-4 times a day and will keep that up until he's 1 so I'm not worried about him losing the nutrients that he gets from nursing or would get from formula. I really just do it to give him more practice with the sippy. Speaking of which he did drink about 3 ounces of apple juice from a sippy all by himself when we were traveling over the weekend and in the car. I'm sooo happy for at least a little progress b/c I want him weaned in the next month!!

here's Jake's 11 month with mr. bear. only one more month until he's 1...I can't believe it!

ETA: so strange that the pic didn't show up..i'll try again..

 

[mrssalvo]

trying yet again...
ETA: yay, it worked...sorry is so HUGE though

 

[Dreamer_D]

MrsS Love that picture! I remember when the bear was bigger than him, I can''t believe how fast they grow!

 

[Burk]

hey mommies! I''m soooo far behind...my birthday weekend was jam-packed and Tayva is having another asthma flare up so a lot of treatments are needed. Needless to say I had no PS time!

I''ve got a lot to do at work today but hopefully tonight I''ll have time to get caught up.

Jas12~That pic is priceless! Co is so cute....even when peeing on daddy!

Mrss~These Mr. Bear pics are starting to make me teary when thinking of how much smaller than Mr. Bear Jake was...what seems like last week! They''re all growing up so fast!!

Happy Monday to all!!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

DD, how''s the clog? Did it go away yet?

Diva, glad James is getting better.

Puffy, she is so funny. BTW I just started giving her stuff to "draw." She thinks it is hysterical. Of course she tries to eat the crayons

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snlee, start baby proofing in the room he spends the most time in. Latches on the cabs. (very important if you keep cleaning products in there), bolt any shaky furniture, outlet covers, gates around stairs...etc...I did a little bit at a time so it wasn''t too overwhelming. I STILL need to put up another gate and a toilet seat lock. Usually I just see what she is getting into and fix any problems.

msb, can''t wait to hear about K''s b-day party!

Jas12, happy 11 months Co! He is getting so big. So funny about the pee spot.

TanDog, I did not see your thread on the Boon Flair. Not sure how wobbly you are talking about. Like where it can fall over? Do you have the tube in the base far enough? Their customer service is pretty fast with e-mails so you can always ask them.

mrss, Jake is SO handsome! Happy 11 months to him too! I am totally going to steal your bear idea for my next one. My friend who was BFing weened around 9-10 months and her pedi said she could start on whole milk. Yay for his sippy cup interest.

Burk, sorry to hear about T! Hope she is doing better today. Did you decide to take her out of daycare?

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 3/9/2009 1:06:10 PM
Author: mrssalvo
trying yet again...
ETA: yay, it worked...sorry is so HUGE though

Jake is so cute, love his bottom teeth in the pic!

Jas- love the pic of Co too! Too funny Hubby got a wetting!!

 

[gailrmv]

Date: 3/9/2009 1:54:18 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
TanDog, I did not see your thread on the Boon Flair. Not sure how wobbly you are talking about. Like where it can fall over? Do you have the tube in the base far enough? Their customer service is pretty fast with e-mails so you can always ask them.

Tacori, Thank you! I was hoping you would see my question. The chair is so cool looking - and sounds like really functional too - so I''m really excited about it and hope it will work out for us.

It''s not wobbly like where it would fall over, but if I gently push on the seat, the whole top part wiggles some. So, if my little guy is kicking his feet, the chair part will sway a bit. It''s like the metal tube doesn''t fit as securely into the base as I would have thought. I did assemble it like the directions said where I twisted it until it clicked into place, and it will not untwist now. DH is great at that kind of thing and he looked at it too and said it seems to be in as far as it will go. It seems safe, not like it would fall out, but just not as well constructed as I would have expected for a high quality and high priced brand. I will contact their customer service, that is a good idea. If you push on the seat part, does it stay still or does it wobble a bit?

We received it off our registry and the box is HUGE, and also, I can''t take it apart now (since the tube can''t be untwisted from the base). So, I''m hoping this is just how it is supposed to be - I really do not want to mess with taking it back to Babies R Us, but if mine is a dud, I will. (I continue to be unpleasantly surprised with the customer service at that place!)

 

[lili]

puffy
Poor B. Hope the cut isn't too bad.
Can't believe that mom left like that

Jas12
Happy 11-month to Co!
LOL....too funny. Look at his tongue swaggering

Once getting, he's such a good looking little guy

MrsS
Happy 11-month to Jake too!
Wow, look at how teeny tiny MrBear is next to him.
The next monthly picture will be of him carrying it?

Another handsome little fella.
Look at his two little toofy

ETA: Yay for taking the sippy!

Burk
Poor thing. Not another asthma flare up

Hope she feels better soon.

Tacori
LOL about the crayons.
Something for me to look forward to with J

Hope everyone is having a good Monday.