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PS Mommy Thread-Newborn to 12 months!

Date: 2/4/2010 11:13:26 PM
Author: Blenheim
Just saw what TGal posted - duh! Also expect ''So how''s he sleeping?'' People love to ask how they''re sleeping.

Ok, got a picture of George''s eye thing attached. Don''t judge.
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It''s the best one I could find. It''s hard to get a good picture of it, as it''s less obvious in photographs what they''re focusing on and hence what direction their eyes should be pointing. But he''s looking at DH, who is standing fairly close to him with the camera. His right eye should be pointed more inwards.
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What are we supposed to be looking for, besides an adorable kid?

And his right eye? Looks perfect to me...if it was turned inwards, wouldn''t that make him look crosseyed?
 
His right eye sometimes drifts outwards instead of focusing correctly. I think it''s pointed a little more outwards in that photo than it should be? It''s really hard to get in photographs, but our family and pediatrician have noticed it as well IRL.
 
Date: 2/4/2010 11:17:10 PM
Author: Blenheim
His right eye sometimes drifts outwards instead of focusing correctly. I think it''s pointed a little more outwards in that photo than it should be? It''s really hard to get in photographs, but our family and pediatrician have noticed it as well IRL.
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They look fine to me, in that photo at least? The light seems to be reflecting on the same points on both eyes too.

Blen, did you see that not too old thread about my friend''s crosseyed (or so I wondered) kid? I don''t think this is an issue in white babies, but it was kind of hilarious to me that was because he had no nose bridge and the skin there was covering too much of one eye. As he grows and the bridge rises, taking the skin with it, he''s supposed to not look crosseyed.

He looked way more crosseyed than George. I did a goofy collage and everything.
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Anna Nicole''s daughter had it pretty bad but got surgery to correct.
 
I''m trying to post another photo but am having more technical issues.
And I did see your thread! That''s actually what prompted me to mention it to the ped at our last visit, and she thought that it would be worth getting someone to look at it. It''s mild enough that I don''t think he''d need surgery (although what do I know?).
 
Blen, I think I see what you mean. I don''t know much about it in babies, but I have something similar that started when I was in my early 20s. I have a prism in my glasses to compensate for it. I guess they could do the same for a child, but I would also think that it''s not something to be concerned about until quite a bit down the road.

Of course, it could just be all the alcohol in the back of the cart! LOL!

George is so cute -- he always looks happy as anything.
 
Date: 2/4/2010 11:28:15 PM
Author: Blenheim
I''m trying to post another photo but am having more technical issues.
And I did see your thread! That''s actually what prompted me to mention it to the ped at our last visit, and she thought that it would be worth getting someone to look at it. It''s mild enough that I don''t think he''d need surgery (although what do I know?).
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Honestly, in that picture, I don''t see it and I have never noticed it in any other of your photos. But I know it''s easier to see IRL sometimes.
 
Ok, got it attached. I think it may be more obvious here? Although it may be his expression that''s doing it. Or all of the alcohol, LOL. But it is there in person. I''m really not sure what they''d do in for it in babies. I''ve read some things about glasses (although I cannot imagine how they would get glasses to stay on him for more than 10 seconds) or eye drops to blur the vision in the stronger eye and force the weaker eye to do its job. But hopefully it''s not a big deal...

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RPS- he''s adorable! Love his sleeper. I hated when guest would stay for so long and all I have is Sophia! I can''t imagine needing to do stuff for other children!

Mara-I would say "oh noz! Looks like over stimulation! Better put her to sleep kbye!"

But that was just me :p

Blen-That is exactly how Sophia''s eyes are (in the second pic). Exactly. Pedi told me she''ll grow out of it. Also with Sophia she inherited my eyes. My eyelids are different so it makes one eye look slightly larger than the other (or rather one eye look lazy). Hope its nothing but it looks normal to me. I think that when they want to strengthen the eye of an infant, they put a patch over the stronger eye.
 
I feel like an eye patch would suffer the same fate as a hat - off the head in seconds flat, and straight into the mouth. It''s good (for me at least) to hear that your ped thought it wasn''t a big deal and that she''d just grow out of it. I said ped before but I meant family practitioner - we tried her for the visit thinking that it may be nice to have one health care provider for the whole family, but I got the feeling that she just wasn''t as up on baby stuff our former pediatrician had been (which totally makes sense) and that a pediatrician may be better versed in baby and toddler things. After the visit we were thinking of switching back to a pediatrician, for him at least. But since she thought we should see a pediatric opthomologist, we went ahead and booked the appointment. Hopefully it''s nothing at all.

Ok, off to bed.
 
Date: 2/4/2010 11:37:40 PM
Author: Blenheim
Ok, got it attached. I think it may be more obvious here? Although it may be his expression that''s doing it. Or all of the alcohol, LOL. But it is there in person. I''m really not sure what they''d do in for it in babies. I''ve read some things about glasses (although I cannot imagine how they would get glasses to stay on him for more than 10 seconds) or eye drops to blur the vision in the stronger eye and force the weaker eye to do its job. But hopefully it''s not a big deal...
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OK, I do see it in this one.

My friend''s son (not the one with flat nose) has this. She went to the doc when he was 3 months and he said she''d grow out of it. She insisted again at 9 months, and sure enough, there was a problem and he needed glasses. His dad had the best line when he told us the news - trying to keep his sense of humor when he was obviously bummed, he said, "My kid is 9 months old with no teeth and four eyes."

Amazingly the kid kept the glasses on. It was tough, because sometimes they''d get fogged up, but he was pretty comfortable with them and really took to them easily. They are a light, flexible plastic and of course have a the bit that wraps around. His case was very pronounced though, and sadly, he is three now and still needs glasses and surgery is looking to be a possibility.

When I was doing some research for my friend''s flat nosed son, I read that it''s good to catch these things early, as babies brains can actually shut off the use of one eye if they can''t focus, which causes it to eventually lose sight (or something like that). So you''re wise to get it checked out, although, as I said, I never noticed it in any of the pics.
 
Fiery, just popping in to say sorry to hear about Sophia's diagnosis. It's the same diagnosis that Amelia has.

We're now a year and a half down the road and we haven't had any problems, no breakthrough infections. The dose of antibiotic increases to keep up with her increase in bodyweight, so she sees her doc for that and a general check over every three months. Amelia loves the taste of the antibiotic, so we've had no issues with getting it into her.

The plan for Amelia is to run the tests again when she's talking more and is ready to potty train. If she hasn't outgrown the reflux by then, it's possible to stop the antibiotics and rely on her being able to tell us if she's in discomfort that would indicate an infection, then use antibiotics only if that happens.

Hope you aren't too upset by this, I know I was knocked sideways when it was first diagnosed, but life has gone on as normal and I can breathe again! At least we both caught it early.

Jen
 
Blen - definitely get him looked at by the ophthamologist.

My father was an eye surgeon for 15 years before becoming a GP - he spotted my sister''s squint when she was 6 months old and fixed it early, if it had been left a year or so she would have lost the sight in one eye.

I had him check Daisy at xmas as she had an eye that seemed to drift at times but it seems it''s just when she''s tired and is nothing to worry about.

If there is a problem then the earlier it''s found and treated the less time it takes to correct. With my sister it was patching the good eye - it''s hard to stop them taking them off though.
 
Blen, I agree with the others that it''s a good idea to get George''s eye looked at, but I wouldn''t panic. You know how newborns often go cross-eyed until their eye muscles get stronger? Maybe George''s just need a little more time to strengthen. Of course, if it''s something more serious, a doc could help him out.

Fiery, thank you! I know that I''m exceedingly anal about my "schedule" -- if I have to do something, I plan everything out as far as when we have to leave, what we have to do before, etc. I just don''t have much of a choice because of having to co-ordinate schedules. Our usual Thursday night routine to handle gymnastics is: pick Kate up at her dad''s, take her to gym, come back and pick up Will at day care, return to gym and watch, get dinner for kids then return Kate to her dad''s. There''s a lot of running around in 90 minutes!

I was really bugged about the perfume, though, because my sense of smell is still very sensitive. SO knows how crazy it makes me to be around anyone wearing a strong scent -- I know that I''m going to end up with a headache. He was so nice about it -- he even Febreezed the couch where his sis was sitting. I was more bothered by the scent getting on Ben because a newborn''s sense of smell is so delicate.


The kids have yet another snow day today and I''m happy about it because when they''re here on school mornings, I have to take the 2 high schoolers to their bus stop or to school at 7, then I usually come back and work for a while, then take my 3 year old to day care at 8:45 and then drop my 9 year old at her school at 9. Not a big deal, but having to drag Ben along presents an issue -- we''ve realized that things are a tight fit with 2 car seats in the Durango and the bigger kids have to either squeeze in the middle of the car seats or climb over the seat to get into the back. LOL, it''s always something.

So now I get out of running around like mad this morning, plus the older kids will be able to help with Ben today so I can work.
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RPS and Mara, congrats! Mara, do the people who ask about the crying have kids? I think people without babies are more flummoxed by their crying and want it "fixed." For the first week, DH kept announcing that Claire was a "fussy baby" because she kept "crying," but she was really just squawking occasionally. It turns out our baby is really easy going, far from fussy.

I have another snow day today too! Sadly, I have been awake since the 4 a.m. feeding because they didn''t call the snow day until 5:30. At 5:00 I hadn''t fallen back asleep, so I just decided to get up, shower, and get some work done before school. It''s been a pleasant morning, actually. DH is an early riser, so he got up with me and we were just chatting in bed when the phone call came that school was cancelled.

Tonight DH is going to take the overnight feeding and I''m going to sleep, sleep, sleep!

I think the Fenugreek is what is making me nauseated, but since I''m not sure, I''m going to take a pregnancy test the next time I can get out to the store. I will be shocked if it''s positive, though! The nausea does seem worse when I''m pumping/feeding Claire, so I figure it''s related. Claire just missed the cut-off for school, so in the off chance that I am, you know, they would be Irish twins in the same grade! But I really don''t think I am!

OK, so I know I only managed to work one day this whole week because of the snow, but I really think I''m going to resign in June. They aren''t giving us raises for the third year in a row; much of our best staff is likely to transfer to the new school opening this year (but I chose not to apply); other changes due to the economy will make our lives more difficult (like good luck getting more desks when yours break, and my sub somehow lost two of mine); I don''t love the bunch of kids coming up to be my students next year (I taught them two years ago); most of my newspaper kids are seniors, so I''d be starting from scratch with new kids next year; the snow leaked in my room again and it stinks like mildew. When I have complained in the past about the obvious funky smell in my room, they''ve done nothing. It just seems like now is the time to jump ship, rather than to stick it out an extra year or two until baby #2. Because ultimately I would be teaching the extra year or two just for me, because I do love teaching and I only just got the AP classes this year. But taken in context, that doesn''t seem to be enough for me to miss the time with Claire.
 
Blen - love all that alcohol in the cart
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I notice his eye in the second pic, but not the first. My BFF''s son had a lazy eye, but was caught early (like by 6months) and they just used the patch. He''s 18 months now and other than when he''s tired you can''t tell at all anymore.

RBS - Love the pic of Ben
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Mara - Julian is so cute!!! I love sleeping baby pics. Glad to hear you are adjusting well to motherhood
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Phoenix - Glad your 1st day went well! I think in a months time you''ll really know what your decision will be re: resigning.

Dreamer - Your posts are really insightful! And I definitely agree that when it comes to being a working mother, there should be no guilt. Also agree that DHs need to pull their weight. MY DH does the morning routine because I''m forced to handle the rest of the day because he works in the city. But it works for us and I''m able to get ready in peace in the morning
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All this talk of going back to work....Well not sure if any of you remember me mentioning my dept being relocated?? Well anyway, the official annoucement will come today
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The transition will not be done until sometime between June-Sept, so I still have time. But if I''m being honest, I''m kind of upset. While I do have days where I''d like to be a SAHM, most days I''m perfectly ok w/ the way things are. Lex has done really well at daycare, and my hours are not bad at all and I make good money
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. Blah...it just sucks because I love my boss and honestly can''t imagine having it this good anywhere else.

But at least I have time before things come to an end which is the good thing about the situation. Gives us time to figure out what we''re going to do.
 

I guess I''ll kick off the baby/parent pics...mine are not the best because the shots of DH and I are pic of pics

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And I suck w/ my new camera so even Lex''s pic is kind of dark.


I''m 10 months in this pic, Lex is 8 months, and DH is 12-18 here (the only baby pic we have of him

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Personally, I think he looks more like me, but IRL I constantly hear he looks just like DH, I say whatever
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Or, according to my MIL, he has my chubby cheeks but everything else is DH
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CDT!!!! I think he looks a lot like you!! Love the baby pics
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I completely forgot to ask MIL for a pic of FI this morning which sucks because you guys have to see how much she looks like him! I''m going to get one tonight and post tomorrow. In the meantime here''s a pic of me at around 4 months (I think) and one of Sophia at around the same age. She looks nothing like me. She''s her dad''s clone. I may just find a pic of him as he is now so that you can see.

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Awww... Lex is just so adorable!!!!!

Mara and RPS, WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!!! COngrats on the little ones...and elt the fun begin!!!. Just in case nobody warned you (nobody warmed me!)...there is such a thing as babymoon. After 2 weeks the babies seem to "wake up"!. I thought my babies had been abducted by aliens because they literally changed after 2 weeks!. Just warning you, but not sure if it happens to everyone
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So these boys love that Enfamil AR...Lucas can't get enough of it!!!. He's going to get so chubby!. They hate the taste of Zantac and spit most of it out....I tried it and it does taste AWFUL!!! Any tips? should I just put it in their bottles???

and it's FRRRRIDAYYYYYYYYY

Confessions....hmmmmmmm......................

Oh I just thought of one. I always tell DH that he can't let the babies watch TV...but when I'm with them by myself I let them (sometimes) hehe. They seem to love the Today show! lol. ACtually it's the only way to get them to stay in tummy time (in their boppies. So I said to myself: "Flat heads or a little TV"?

TV junkies!

Pictures: I have to look if I have any of myself...I don't have any of DH since MIL just showed them to me but then took them home...
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OMG Fiery, She's so YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Adorable as always!!!

ETA: CDT I think lex looks like you now and then!!!
 
no pics of my or DH...So here is my contribution (not following the theme)

My sis made these onesies for their baby shower!
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Thanks Fiery and Manadarine.. I totally agree he looks like me
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Mandy - that pic is adorable!! Love the onsies!

Fiery - I see some in you in there
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And as always Sophia is such a doll
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OMG, it''s always cuteness overload in this thread!!

Mandarine, I *love* those onesies. I wish I knew someone having twins because I''d have to steal that idea.

About the babymoon -- you are soooo right! The one thing that saves me is that this is my #6...so when things get difficult with Ben, I only have to talk to one of my teenagers to make it all better!
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Oh...I''ve already caught Ben watching tv. I was really crazy about it with my first, but like most things, have relaxed my standards as kids were added. The kids aren''t allowed to watch just anything, but I don''t believe that all tv is trash. We''re currently on an NCIS kick.

PG, if I remember right, fenugreek made me slightly nauseated too.

CDT, it''s so hard to decide what to do when it comes to work, isn''t it? I have a great boss, too, so that would be the deciding factor for me -- I''ve had so many awful bosses in the past. I think it''s hard for working women that enjoy working and their kids thrive in day care because the women sometimes feel as if they should feel guilty for not wanting to be a SAHM.

I have no baby pics of myself or SO so nothing to contribute to the picture theme! I''m sure, though, that Ben looks much more like SO than me.
 
Date: 2/5/2010 5:05:53 AM
Author: Mrs Mitchell
Fiery, just popping in to say sorry to hear about Sophia''s diagnosis. It''s the same diagnosis that Amelia has.

We''re now a year and a half down the road and we haven''t had any problems, no breakthrough infections. The dose of antibiotic increases to keep up with her increase in bodyweight, so she sees her doc for that and a general check over every three months. Amelia loves the taste of the antibiotic, so we''ve had no issues with getting it into her.

The plan for Amelia is to run the tests again when she''s talking more and is ready to potty train. If she hasn''t outgrown the reflux by then, it''s possible to stop the antibiotics and rely on her being able to tell us if she''s in discomfort that would indicate an infection, then use antibiotics only if that happens.

Hope you aren''t too upset by this, I know I was knocked sideways when it was first diagnosed, but life has gone on as normal and I can breathe again! At least we both caught it early.

Jen
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Thanks so much again for your input. I was actually thinking about you when he told me. I get a lot of comfort knowing that Amelia is doing well.

And thanks to NovemberBride for sharing your experience too!
 
Fiery, I think she looks just like you!

PG, glad your first day back went ok and you are getting some clarity on what you want to do.

CDT, I think Lex looks like both of you, do you and your DH look alike at all?

Mara and RPS, Welcome!

DD, Olivia has something similar with her eyes, but I see it more in pics than in real life. I took her to the pedi but she doesn''t think we need to do anything right now.

Mandy, I am guilty of the same thing. I figured that it was fair because while on mat leave I was home with her all day so sometimes I needed a little break. But since DH was only with her a few hours in the evening, all his time needed to be quality time, so no TV.

I don''t have any baby pics of DH and I at our house, so I am going against the theme and posting a pic of Olivia and our pup. She has really started noticing him the last few weeks, she watches him closely and if he gets close she reaches out and touches him. So cute!

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Hey girls! Glad to see RPS and Mara joining me over here now that our little ones are finally here! Oh my, the baby pics are TOO cute! I am going to get the camera out today and take some more photos.

Does anybody know if it''s okay to go for short walks (10-15 mins max) a week and a half after a c-section? I am healing up nicely and feel great and really wanted to get out of the house. I''m not sure if this counts as exercise that I''m supposed to avoid until week 6?

The little one got up every 2 hours like clockwork last night to eat. I am just glad he''s got such a huge appetite after losing so much weight in the hospital. It is making for a very sleep deprived mama though! I am feeling great otherwise....I have dropped 25 of the 30 pounds I gained, but I still need to lose about 15-20 more since I started off heavier this time. Oh well, I''m not stressing about it at all, I just feel "chunky" in all my pictures I have with the little one and can''t wait to feel like myself again.

Hope everyone is doing well. Happy Friday!
 
Steph I think it's too early and if you do it you'll likely aggravate your incision. Remember that although you feel good you did have invasive surgery. I would just take very very very short walks and don't babywear if you do.

If you need to get out I would avoid too much walking if you can. Just my 0.02.

I'd wait another week or so.You have a 2 week appointment soon don't you? I'd let the doctor examine you then and ask then personally.
 
Steph, I was out for about a .5 mile walk (which is about 15 minutes really slowly) one week after my csection and pushed Amelia in the BOB. I took it really easy and I was fine, but it doesn''t hurt to be on the safe side and wait just a bit longer.
 
The pedi just called. She''s going to be on prophylaxis for the next year or so. She will have a follow-up to perform the procedures again every 6 months and in the meantime she said just to pay attention to her and bring her in each time she has a fever over 101 or if I suspect she may have another infection.

She is giving us a referral to a urologist so that we can meet with him going forward.

She said, as MrsMitchell mentioned, that Sophia should outgrow by age 3.

I''m not thrilled about the idea of daily antibiotics since Sophia hates medicine but it is what it is.
 
Olivia is so pretty
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Mandy the boys look so much more identical now
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NF and TGal, thanks...I think I will take your advice and wait at least until 2 weeks. NF, I already had an appt to get my staples removed on Monday and I didn''t think to ask about walking. I don''t go back for 5 more weeks. I will just wait a bit longer to make sure I''m healed. Thanks!
 
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