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wow this thread moves so fast, i know i am going to miss a lot of responses.
re: bf'ing being easiest... yes i totally think that what you all have said re: boobs/portability/not having to clean equipment etc all make sense. boobs do go with you everywhere. and i don't really care about who sees my boob either actually RPS, it's kind of funny but at the newborn club i am the only mom always who doesn't bother with the nursing wrap. i mean if i was in public sure but it's like 6 other moms and their hub's and a bunch of nurses there. who cares...we all have a boob out (or two!) and they all pretty much look the same! then again in tahiti i was one of the only american gals who went topless on the beaches because everyone else BUT americans was doing it and i didn't want to be the prudish american hehee. but honestly i figure everyone's got boobs, so who cares.
i actually do prefer the option for bottle or boob so that anyone can feed him, plus it will have to be that way anyway when i return to work, and i like that he is versatile so that my mom can take him and feed him (like on sat when we go out for vday dinner). greg loves to feed him too and he couldn't do that if i was just EBF. but YEP i do agree re: having to clean the pumping stuff every time, it is a PITA, boy it'd be nice if one of the pumps came with like self-sterilization like those self-cleaning coffee machines hehe. and i can def see people feeling 'tied' down by boob, esp in the early days. i honestly could not imagine if i was having to feed him every 1-2 hours on boob only, i am awed by people who can do that though but i just don't have that level of dedication.
viz re : feeling like anyone could be his mommy. i totally hear ya. though, i feel like in the first early days of their lives, anyone could be their mommies! i don't think he'd be any less happy if someone else was feeding him nor would it impair our bond at all for the future. but maybe that is because i feel like a general bond doesn't happen til at least a little time has passed. maybe there is research to show differently (but from what i have read there are studies that say both ways), but its my own general gut feeling the way he reacts to me, greg, and other people. he seems just as happy or just as pissed off equally with EVERYONE right now in the first days of his little life. i can't wait til i feel like he actually knows its ME.
speaking of boob... i am happy to report that our kiddo just took the boob sans shield for about 20 min on the first try without me having to put the shield on. so he fed entirely on one boob til he passed out. YAY, first time with no bottle. so random...i just stuffed it in his mouth and he went to town. so i am hoping to get a few more of those going so that eventually he will be more familiar with it. i think i just caught him at a good (hungry) moment, so i don't expect he's miraculously cured of shield but it's progress.
dreamer.. lol re: BF as a solution to the fussy baby issue. i totally have been doing that too, and it works great to put them into a comatose state for sleep haha.
amber... don't worry about people who say things about piper's weight. if your pedi isn't worried about it then i wouldn't worry either! and babies are supposed to be chubby right hehee. i don't think that it means that you will have a chubby kid or have to 'watch her weight'...jeez who says that about a baby anyway! HATERS.
ok my first mommy confession: last nite Julian did a surprise pee while we were changing his diaper and sprayed a little up his arm, onto his sleeper and the attached sleeper mitt. since it was the middle of the night and we were comatose, i didn't feel like changing his outfit so i just rolled up his sleeve and put a separate mitt on him so that he wouldn't chew on his pee arm. he reminded me of michael jackson with one colored glove hahaa. i DID change it this morning after his feed though hehee.
oh and i had to laugh re: the description of mommy confession because (a) we have only bathed him twice since bringing him home 8 days ago and (b) we usually don't change his outfit unless he pees or barfs on it. if we have a bib on him sometimes the outfit will last 2 days. so i was laughing thinking wow i have lots of confessions to make i guess!! but the nurses told us re bathing that until the babies start moving and shaking that they really don't get DIRTY so bathing every few days is fine, and the outfit thing, i figure GEE he doesnt really GO anywhere and he is pretty sterile himself, so what's really dirty??? so i guess that's mommy confessions 2 and 3.
i know i missed a bunch but i'll have to add on more later.
ETA: Blen i love that pouty face haha!!
and CDT...i love those chubby legs. our kid's are kind of long and skinny so far and i can't wait til they fatten up so i can put his baby legs on!!!
re: bf'ing being easiest... yes i totally think that what you all have said re: boobs/portability/not having to clean equipment etc all make sense. boobs do go with you everywhere. and i don't really care about who sees my boob either actually RPS, it's kind of funny but at the newborn club i am the only mom always who doesn't bother with the nursing wrap. i mean if i was in public sure but it's like 6 other moms and their hub's and a bunch of nurses there. who cares...we all have a boob out (or two!) and they all pretty much look the same! then again in tahiti i was one of the only american gals who went topless on the beaches because everyone else BUT americans was doing it and i didn't want to be the prudish american hehee. but honestly i figure everyone's got boobs, so who cares.
i actually do prefer the option for bottle or boob so that anyone can feed him, plus it will have to be that way anyway when i return to work, and i like that he is versatile so that my mom can take him and feed him (like on sat when we go out for vday dinner). greg loves to feed him too and he couldn't do that if i was just EBF. but YEP i do agree re: having to clean the pumping stuff every time, it is a PITA, boy it'd be nice if one of the pumps came with like self-sterilization like those self-cleaning coffee machines hehe. and i can def see people feeling 'tied' down by boob, esp in the early days. i honestly could not imagine if i was having to feed him every 1-2 hours on boob only, i am awed by people who can do that though but i just don't have that level of dedication.
viz re : feeling like anyone could be his mommy. i totally hear ya. though, i feel like in the first early days of their lives, anyone could be their mommies! i don't think he'd be any less happy if someone else was feeding him nor would it impair our bond at all for the future. but maybe that is because i feel like a general bond doesn't happen til at least a little time has passed. maybe there is research to show differently (but from what i have read there are studies that say both ways), but its my own general gut feeling the way he reacts to me, greg, and other people. he seems just as happy or just as pissed off equally with EVERYONE right now in the first days of his little life. i can't wait til i feel like he actually knows its ME.
speaking of boob... i am happy to report that our kiddo just took the boob sans shield for about 20 min on the first try without me having to put the shield on. so he fed entirely on one boob til he passed out. YAY, first time with no bottle. so random...i just stuffed it in his mouth and he went to town. so i am hoping to get a few more of those going so that eventually he will be more familiar with it. i think i just caught him at a good (hungry) moment, so i don't expect he's miraculously cured of shield but it's progress.
dreamer.. lol re: BF as a solution to the fussy baby issue. i totally have been doing that too, and it works great to put them into a comatose state for sleep haha.
amber... don't worry about people who say things about piper's weight. if your pedi isn't worried about it then i wouldn't worry either! and babies are supposed to be chubby right hehee. i don't think that it means that you will have a chubby kid or have to 'watch her weight'...jeez who says that about a baby anyway! HATERS.
ok my first mommy confession: last nite Julian did a surprise pee while we were changing his diaper and sprayed a little up his arm, onto his sleeper and the attached sleeper mitt. since it was the middle of the night and we were comatose, i didn't feel like changing his outfit so i just rolled up his sleeve and put a separate mitt on him so that he wouldn't chew on his pee arm. he reminded me of michael jackson with one colored glove hahaa. i DID change it this morning after his feed though hehee.
oh and i had to laugh re: the description of mommy confession because (a) we have only bathed him twice since bringing him home 8 days ago and (b) we usually don't change his outfit unless he pees or barfs on it. if we have a bib on him sometimes the outfit will last 2 days. so i was laughing thinking wow i have lots of confessions to make i guess!! but the nurses told us re bathing that until the babies start moving and shaking that they really don't get DIRTY so bathing every few days is fine, and the outfit thing, i figure GEE he doesnt really GO anywhere and he is pretty sterile himself, so what's really dirty??? so i guess that's mommy confessions 2 and 3.
i know i missed a bunch but i'll have to add on more later.
ETA: Blen i love that pouty face haha!!
and CDT...i love those chubby legs. our kid's are kind of long and skinny so far and i can't wait til they fatten up so i can put his baby legs on!!!
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Oh my goodness Blen, your pictures made me smile, melt and hurt my heart all at the same time!!. Little guy was not happy
, but he looks extremely cute!!!
I hope he gets used to them quickly!!!
Mara In the first few weeks we barely bathed the little guys! Now we bathe them every other day ONLY because their hair gets greasy and I don''t like people thinking I''m putting gel on their heads! hehe
CDT I want to pinch those legs!!!!!!!
He''s so huggable!!!
Viz You and Charlie can come over anytime!! We''ll put all the little fellas to bed and have ourselves some vino and trash TV!. Re: running....I''m scared about this 10K coming up...I have no idea why I thought it was a good idea to sign up!!! I guess it''s good in a way because I feel like I HAVE to run/train!
Sunkist I think that''s awesome!!! My guys longer naps are 1 hour...and they go anywhere from 1-2 hour in between. It gets tough through the early afternoon because they get sleepy right when it''s like 30 minutes before time to eat...so they are CRANKY, can''t fall sleep, but I hold them off so I can keep them on their schedule (I have to have a schedule with them, otehrwise I''ll go nuts!).
Anchor, Jacob is getting so big!!! What a cutie!!!
Sha As much as I am hating weaning off the swaddles, I have to ask...are you swaddling him?. I know you said you are, but then you say that you put him down unswaddled. Not everyone has as hard time as weaning off the swaddle like my boys are having (swaddle addicts)....but I think it does help them to sleep!. Have you tried the miracle blanket?. Have you tried evelating his crib/bassinet? sometimes they suffer from reflux and don''t like being laid down flat. Lastly, try some white noise...we have a cheapo little fan in their room and I swear it helps them!.
Ebree How funny, if my babies fall sleep in our nightly walk I keep walking and walking so that they keep sleeping...hehe. For me, any nap at whatever time is a good nap!
Mara In the first few weeks we barely bathed the little guys! Now we bathe them every other day ONLY because their hair gets greasy and I don''t like people thinking I''m putting gel on their heads! hehe
CDT I want to pinch those legs!!!!!!!
Viz You and Charlie can come over anytime!! We''ll put all the little fellas to bed and have ourselves some vino and trash TV!. Re: running....I''m scared about this 10K coming up...I have no idea why I thought it was a good idea to sign up!!! I guess it''s good in a way because I feel like I HAVE to run/train!
Sunkist I think that''s awesome!!! My guys longer naps are 1 hour...and they go anywhere from 1-2 hour in between. It gets tough through the early afternoon because they get sleepy right when it''s like 30 minutes before time to eat...so they are CRANKY, can''t fall sleep, but I hold them off so I can keep them on their schedule (I have to have a schedule with them, otehrwise I''ll go nuts!).
Anchor, Jacob is getting so big!!! What a cutie!!!
Sha As much as I am hating weaning off the swaddles, I have to ask...are you swaddling him?. I know you said you are, but then you say that you put him down unswaddled. Not everyone has as hard time as weaning off the swaddle like my boys are having (swaddle addicts)....but I think it does help them to sleep!. Have you tried the miracle blanket?. Have you tried evelating his crib/bassinet? sometimes they suffer from reflux and don''t like being laid down flat. Lastly, try some white noise...we have a cheapo little fan in their room and I swear it helps them!.
Ebree How funny, if my babies fall sleep in our nightly walk I keep walking and walking so that they keep sleeping...hehe. For me, any nap at whatever time is a good nap!
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Aw Blen - the pouty face breaks my heart
He looks so cute in his glasses...love it!! Baby Harry Potter
So I have a really bad mommy confession - Lex has been having a lot of sleeping issues lately and just super clingy w/ me. Well tonight he refused to go to bed, every time I tried to put him down he would put his arms up (to pick him up) and cry. We did this like 5 times, fall asleep, put down, wake right up, cry for mommy. So I got fed up, and attempted CIO. He screamed for like 15 min, finally I went in because he just wasn''t calming down and at that point he was so worked up he just kept crying and crying. Then I started crying
Even when he tried to stop crying he was doing that little whimpering thing babies do (where they suck in air and whimper). Absolutely made me feel like the WORST mom on the planet. I know CIO doesn''t work w/ him, but because *I* was fed up, I tried it and it made things worse. Unfortunately the only thing that eventually calmed him down was another bottle
He''s become so dependent on that thing I''m sooo scared of what it''s going to be like when it''s time to stop
Definitely feel like I deserve the worst mommy of the day award
So I have a really bad mommy confession - Lex has been having a lot of sleeping issues lately and just super clingy w/ me. Well tonight he refused to go to bed, every time I tried to put him down he would put his arms up (to pick him up) and cry. We did this like 5 times, fall asleep, put down, wake right up, cry for mommy. So I got fed up, and attempted CIO. He screamed for like 15 min, finally I went in because he just wasn''t calming down and at that point he was so worked up he just kept crying and crying. Then I started crying
Definitely feel like I deserve the worst mommy of the day award
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Here is my contribution to BPF...sorry it's more than one, I just had to share and I figured since I have two, then I get an extra share
Here is proof that we conquered the un-swaddled naps!...
Alex, happily napping!!!
(ETA: I used the blanket and tugged one arm in lightly, to help him a bit...Alex is having a harder time than Lucas)
Here is proof that we conquered the un-swaddled naps!...
Alex, happily napping!!!
(ETA: I used the blanket and tugged one arm in lightly, to help him a bit...Alex is having a harder time than Lucas)
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Mandarine: I finally caved in with the pacifier about a month ago---Evan would not take it though. Then recently (the past week or so) he started sucking on his hands so we tried the pacifier and he will now take it every once in a while! So keep trying it--you never know when they will take it. It worked for us last night. The baby woke at 5 a.m. and we were soooooo not ready to get up. Husband went in unswaddled him and popped the paci in...he slept until 6:30!
When I went to go get him---the paci had dropped out but he was sucking on his hands.
CDT: You are not the worst mommy in the world! Not even close!
Here is my contribution to the pictures....Evan doing some tummy time on his boppy pillow.
When I went to go get him---the paci had dropped out but he was sucking on his hands.
CDT: You are not the worst mommy in the world! Not even close!
Here is my contribution to the pictures....Evan doing some tummy time on his boppy pillow.
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Date: 2/12/2010 12:48:30 PM
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Date: 2/12/2010 12:37:03 PM
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Everyone we meet thinks Piper is 6 months. When I tell them she was 12.9 at 8 weeks they''re like, ''OH. She''s a big ol'' baby.'' Jesus! She''s EBF, it''s not like I''m force feeding her bottles, so stop saying she''s ''Just chubby''. My husband was almost 11lbs at birth, so I''m not really surprised, but why do people feel the need to comment? It''s like they think I''m overfeeding her and we''re going to have to put her on Maury Povich or something.She''s probably past 13 pounds at nearly 3 months, is that husky? I don''t like people saying she''s a fatty.
It''s funny because I''m so used to hearing it, but my Dad takes major offense. He says, ''Well, she''s nursing, so it''s not like there is anything you can do.''
Amber, one of our close friends has a son 2 weeks older than Hunter. He was 15 lbs at 5 weeks and was 20lbs 5 months. He was like the Michelin man, no kidding! But he was a boy so I think it was easier for them to take the constant comments. But he was also EBF, he just nursed a lot and his mom probably made high fat milk (good for losing weight). He was slower to crawl and do those things that Hunter war because he was bigger and it made it harder for him to move around, but now at 1 year he is slimmed out a little and he is an active healthy cutie pie! When babies start moving they really slim out, they just burn so many calories. So Piper will change a lot this year! I''m sorry you have to deal with people''s comments. Tell them to get bent.
Viz I also like soup.That is my favourite movie.
Whaaa? I dont get the soup. What movie is it from?
Im always quoting my fave movies too
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Hi Mandy, I think this may have been meant for someone else?Date: 2/12/2010 7:34:56 PM
Author: Mandarine
Oh my goodness Blen, your pictures made me smile, melt and hurt my heart all at the same time!!. Little guy was not happy, but he looks extremely cute!!!I hope he gets used to them quickly!!!
Mara In the first few weeks we barely bathed the little guys! Now we bathe them every other day ONLY because their hair gets greasy and I don''t like people thinking I''m putting gel on their heads! hehe
CDT I want to pinch those legs!!!!!!!He''s so huggable!!!
Viz You and Charlie can come over anytime!! We''ll put all the little fellas to bed and have ourselves some vino and trash TV!. Re: running....I''m scared about this 10K coming up...I have no idea why I thought it was a good idea to sign up!!! I guess it''s good in a way because I feel like I HAVE to run/train!
Sunkist I think that''s awesome!!! My guys longer naps are 1 hour...and they go anywhere from 1-2 hour in between. It gets tough through the early afternoon because they get sleepy right when it''s like 30 minutes before time to eat...so they are CRANKY, can''t fall sleep, but I hold them off so I can keep them on their schedule (I have to have a schedule with them, otehrwise I''ll go nuts!).
Anchor, Jacob is getting so big!!! What a cutie!!!
Sha As much as I am hating weaning off the swaddles, I have to ask...are you swaddling him?. I know you said you are, but then you say that you put him down unswaddled. Not everyone has as hard time as weaning off the swaddle like my boys are having (swaddle addicts)....but I think it does help them to sleep!. Have you tried the miracle blanket?. Have you tried evelating his crib/bassinet? sometimes they suffer from reflux and don''t like being laid down flat. Lastly, try some white noise...we have a cheapo little fan in their room and I swear it helps them!.
Ebree How funny, if my babies fall sleep in our nightly walk I keep walking and walking so that they keep sleeping...hehe. For me, any nap at whatever time is a good nap!
Your boys are such heartbreakers!
I''m loving all the baby pics!
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hi guys! I''ve been trying to keep up with you all even though I don''t post often. I love all the pics!
I decided I was being silly not saying my guy''s name. It''s Aaron. He''s almost 11 months already, so I''m sort of in between you guys and the toddler thread.
RPS You are amazing to be back at work already! I am always impressed at all of your knowledge about breastfeeding. You are such a great resource! Thanks for taking the time to post such detailed advice.
Mara For me, the boob was not easier in the beginning. But it is now. We did like you are, a combo of pumping/bottle + boob for a while because A just never could get satisfied on the boob alone (I still don''t know why), yet he would eat more quickly and be more satisfied with breastmilk in the bottle, so we alternated. Anyway, things just clicked around 6 weeks and breastfeeding got easier. Both you and Julian are learning, but soon it will become second nature to you both. Your nips will get tougher and it won''t hurt, and you won''t have to work at the latch. That is when it will be easy. Like I said it got easier for me at 6 weeks and then actually EASY by 3 months. I am still going strong at 10.5 months believe it or not! But I am not working now, and when I did work I could do most of it from home, so I didn''t need to pump often. I might not have made it this long if I had to pump, because it''s really hard work! I admire the moms who overcome all kinds of wacky scenarios to pump at work (like that meditating person!!) Anyway, BF''ing is a lot easier now than I imagine bottles would be, because no washing of parts, and as long as I am there, he has food. If J is gaining weight appropriately and you are nursing him at reasonable intervals and he seems satisfied, you can be pretty sure he is getting the right amount without needing to worry about counting ounces. So yeah, I do think BFing is the easier choice in the long run although it doesn''t seem like it in the early days!
Steph Congrats again. Reading your description of the night, it reminds me a lot of the early days with A. Gosh, those were tough! He also did the nurse nonstop/up all night/won''t sleep unless held thing. It was really hard. He was much happier when he could turn himself over and sleep on his tummy, but oh my, it was a rough 4 months til he got to that point. At least he was super cute (as is Evan!) I hope it gets easier for you before that. You asked about feeding times - for a while, A would be on the boob almost constantly. I think my supply may have been low in the beginning, or else he was comfort sucking. I really don''t know, but it was hard. Eventually I just gave in and did a lot of reading of books and napping while nursing him! Then, he seemed to take about 40 min per feeding. I tried doing one sided feedings, then two sided.... now he usually is done in 10 min and takes both sides (but of course he''s an older baby and eating a lot of solids.)
Amber Piper is adorable! Don''t worry about people''s comments... they are being silly.
Sunkist Great photos!!!
Mandy Love the photos of the little guys. I hope you are enjoying trashy TV right now! My DH is away overnight for work sometimes, and while I miss him, I do love having the bed to myself. He snores as well, and it is annoying to me too. When he has to be away I cook something for dinner that he doesn''t like and watch a movie that he wouldn''t be interested in. Pre-baby, I would try to have dinner and go shopping with a girlfriend, but those days are O-V-E-R.
Blen Love the photos. I hope he gets used to his adorable glasses soon! And thank you for telling us about George''s eye concerns being potentially serious if not treated. I sometimes think A''s eyes aren''t focusing quite right. I mentioned it at his well child check but the doc didn''t seem that concerned. I still see it, though. I will mention it at his next WCC and go into more detail with the doc because I would hate for him to have vision problems down the line if we should have been proactive now. So anyway, thank you.
Question for breastfeeding moms, when are you thinking about weaning? I used to think I would go to one year (if I could make it that long!) but now as the year approaches, I don''t think either A or I is ready to be done. I would like to keep nursing at night, morning, and before naptime which is actually what we are pretty much doing now, but I''d like to introduce whole cow milk at 1 year so that I will not need to nurse him out and about anymore. Even though I rarely see people nursing infants, I finally got to the point where I felt comfortable doing it in public (with a cover). But I NEVER see people nursing toddlers in public. In fact, before I was a mom, I thought nursing a toddler was really strange. So I don''t know if I want to be the one breaking social norms to nurse him out in public. But I''d still like to do it at home because I love the way it is part of our bedtime and naptime routines.
I know I am missing a ton of people - sorry!
I decided I was being silly not saying my guy''s name. It''s Aaron. He''s almost 11 months already, so I''m sort of in between you guys and the toddler thread.
RPS You are amazing to be back at work already! I am always impressed at all of your knowledge about breastfeeding. You are such a great resource! Thanks for taking the time to post such detailed advice.
Mara For me, the boob was not easier in the beginning. But it is now. We did like you are, a combo of pumping/bottle + boob for a while because A just never could get satisfied on the boob alone (I still don''t know why), yet he would eat more quickly and be more satisfied with breastmilk in the bottle, so we alternated. Anyway, things just clicked around 6 weeks and breastfeeding got easier. Both you and Julian are learning, but soon it will become second nature to you both. Your nips will get tougher and it won''t hurt, and you won''t have to work at the latch. That is when it will be easy. Like I said it got easier for me at 6 weeks and then actually EASY by 3 months. I am still going strong at 10.5 months believe it or not! But I am not working now, and when I did work I could do most of it from home, so I didn''t need to pump often. I might not have made it this long if I had to pump, because it''s really hard work! I admire the moms who overcome all kinds of wacky scenarios to pump at work (like that meditating person!!) Anyway, BF''ing is a lot easier now than I imagine bottles would be, because no washing of parts, and as long as I am there, he has food. If J is gaining weight appropriately and you are nursing him at reasonable intervals and he seems satisfied, you can be pretty sure he is getting the right amount without needing to worry about counting ounces. So yeah, I do think BFing is the easier choice in the long run although it doesn''t seem like it in the early days!
Steph Congrats again. Reading your description of the night, it reminds me a lot of the early days with A. Gosh, those were tough! He also did the nurse nonstop/up all night/won''t sleep unless held thing. It was really hard. He was much happier when he could turn himself over and sleep on his tummy, but oh my, it was a rough 4 months til he got to that point. At least he was super cute (as is Evan!) I hope it gets easier for you before that. You asked about feeding times - for a while, A would be on the boob almost constantly. I think my supply may have been low in the beginning, or else he was comfort sucking. I really don''t know, but it was hard. Eventually I just gave in and did a lot of reading of books and napping while nursing him! Then, he seemed to take about 40 min per feeding. I tried doing one sided feedings, then two sided.... now he usually is done in 10 min and takes both sides (but of course he''s an older baby and eating a lot of solids.)
Amber Piper is adorable! Don''t worry about people''s comments... they are being silly.
Sunkist Great photos!!!
Mandy Love the photos of the little guys. I hope you are enjoying trashy TV right now! My DH is away overnight for work sometimes, and while I miss him, I do love having the bed to myself. He snores as well, and it is annoying to me too. When he has to be away I cook something for dinner that he doesn''t like and watch a movie that he wouldn''t be interested in. Pre-baby, I would try to have dinner and go shopping with a girlfriend, but those days are O-V-E-R.
Blen Love the photos. I hope he gets used to his adorable glasses soon! And thank you for telling us about George''s eye concerns being potentially serious if not treated. I sometimes think A''s eyes aren''t focusing quite right. I mentioned it at his well child check but the doc didn''t seem that concerned. I still see it, though. I will mention it at his next WCC and go into more detail with the doc because I would hate for him to have vision problems down the line if we should have been proactive now. So anyway, thank you.
Question for breastfeeding moms, when are you thinking about weaning? I used to think I would go to one year (if I could make it that long!) but now as the year approaches, I don''t think either A or I is ready to be done. I would like to keep nursing at night, morning, and before naptime which is actually what we are pretty much doing now, but I''d like to introduce whole cow milk at 1 year so that I will not need to nurse him out and about anymore. Even though I rarely see people nursing infants, I finally got to the point where I felt comfortable doing it in public (with a cover). But I NEVER see people nursing toddlers in public. In fact, before I was a mom, I thought nursing a toddler was really strange. So I don''t know if I want to be the one breaking social norms to nurse him out in public. But I''d still like to do it at home because I love the way it is part of our bedtime and naptime routines.
I know I am missing a ton of people - sorry!
Mara
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Mand...the little guys are so cute!
Tao... Evan is adorable with his tummy time. I tried tummy time for like 5 min today with J on the boppy...he was already crying so I figured well he is pissed already, why not get in some tummy time hehe. Kid was actually sliding himself down the boppy already, he''s such a wiggle worm.
TDM... what you say totally makes sense re: it getting easier. I can definitely see that happening already for me, just as I even get more mentally confident about my learning curve and he gets more used to me and the boob. Hopefully we''ll be similar in that in a few weeks we''ll be rockin'' and rollin''!!
Kiddo pics are so cute!!
Here is my post partum comparison photo, I posted it for the preggos, so here it is. Steph..I am so jealous you are in your pre-preggo jeans, mine won''t fit since my hips spread for the pregnancy but hopefully at some point soon they will be back to normal or close at least. I have way too many expensive pairs of jeans to never fit in them again!!
Left pic is 38 weeks preggo, middle pic is 5 days post partum (in the same pants as 38 weeks preggo), and right pic is 10 days post partum. I think breast feeding is really helping my belly go down!! It''s just like a small beer gut now, but fluffy as all heck. I can''t wait to do some abs when the DR says I am cleared!!
Tao... Evan is adorable with his tummy time. I tried tummy time for like 5 min today with J on the boppy...he was already crying so I figured well he is pissed already, why not get in some tummy time hehe. Kid was actually sliding himself down the boppy already, he''s such a wiggle worm.
TDM... what you say totally makes sense re: it getting easier. I can definitely see that happening already for me, just as I even get more mentally confident about my learning curve and he gets more used to me and the boob. Hopefully we''ll be similar in that in a few weeks we''ll be rockin'' and rollin''!!
Kiddo pics are so cute!!
Here is my post partum comparison photo, I posted it for the preggos, so here it is. Steph..I am so jealous you are in your pre-preggo jeans, mine won''t fit since my hips spread for the pregnancy but hopefully at some point soon they will be back to normal or close at least. I have way too many expensive pairs of jeans to never fit in them again!!
Left pic is 38 weeks preggo, middle pic is 5 days post partum (in the same pants as 38 weeks preggo), and right pic is 10 days post partum. I think breast feeding is really helping my belly go down!! It''s just like a small beer gut now, but fluffy as all heck. I can''t wait to do some abs when the DR says I am cleared!!
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awwww, what cute pics!! all the babies are just too adorable!
blen i LOVE the pic of your little guy in his glasses. SO CUTE!!
mara you look great!! you have way more patience than i do! i couldn''t wait to get back into shape. like you said, i have way too many pricey clothes to just pack away. and after i got back into all my regular pre-preggo clothes, i treated myself to a shopping spree. haha.
mandy i love that pic of your boys, too precious!
blen i LOVE the pic of your little guy in his glasses. SO CUTE!!
mara you look great!! you have way more patience than i do! i couldn''t wait to get back into shape. like you said, i have way too many pricey clothes to just pack away. and after i got back into all my regular pre-preggo clothes, i treated myself to a shopping spree. haha.
mandy i love that pic of your boys, too precious!
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Blen His glasses are dope! Have you noticed that the style right now is thick chunky colored frames? He is way ahead of the curve man. So cute. Will he always need glasses or is this just to correct his vision?
I know about 3-4 moms who nursed their kids to 18 months or even 2.5 years, and all of them just fed the kid what they wanted/needed and the nursed whenever. Their supply kept up, since it is not so much for nutrition as for comfort at that point, and maybe nutirients and fats -- likea vitamin! Anyways over 12mo I don''t think that the baby gets all that much milk. So I think you can just start offering the milk in a bottle or cup and nurse when you feel like it! That''s what I plan to do.
I am thinking about these same things. Hunter will be a year in a week. Right now he nurses at 6:30 when he wakes up, then again around 12pm, then again when I get him at daycare around 5pm and before bed at 6:30. Honestly, he does not drink very much anymore and I don''t have the supply I used to. I plan to keep nursing him until I get pregnant with number 2 since I like doing it, it is healthy for me, and as I mentioned, it is the panacea for all things fussy baby. But right now I drive to his daycare to nurse at noon and I will not keep doing that once he is 12 mo. That was just the point when I planned to stop. We are going to introduce milk this weekend so as long as he tolerates it (his dad has *major* intolerance) then he will get milk at daycare and I will just nurse him before and after. If milk doesn''t pass muster than we will try soy I suppose.
I know about 3-4 moms who nursed their kids to 18 months or even 2.5 years, and all of them just fed the kid what they wanted/needed and the nursed whenever. Their supply kept up, since it is not so much for nutrition as for comfort at that point, and maybe nutirients and fats -- likea vitamin! Anyways over 12mo I don''t think that the baby gets all that much milk. So I think you can just start offering the milk in a bottle or cup and nurse when you feel like it! That''s what I plan to do.
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Steph Have you tried the side lieing position for nursing at night? Hunter would not sleep in his crib until he was about 4 weeks
It was pretty rough, that''s for sure.
fat babies Hunter has always been slim. I wish he was fatter. It is probably why I am not super svelt... some moms I know who BF as long as I have ended up losing weight from the pre-preggo size. I don''t think I make high fat milk. Figures. But Hunter eats so much! Here is what he eats in a day:
6:30 Nurse
7:30 1 cup (or more) of slow cook oatmeal with 1/3 cut apple sauce
11:00 small jar of baby food (or equivalent home made stew), a whole kiwi, half a piece of bread, 2oz of marinated tofu
12:30 nurse
3:00 more fruit and bread
5:00 nurse
6:00 1 cup of whole wheat spaghetti with veggies and sauce (chopped), half a banana
6:30 nurse
I feel like its a lot of food for an 11 month old! He is very active I guess and burns it all off.
fat babies Hunter has always been slim. I wish he was fatter. It is probably why I am not super svelt... some moms I know who BF as long as I have ended up losing weight from the pre-preggo size. I don''t think I make high fat milk. Figures. But Hunter eats so much! Here is what he eats in a day:
6:30 Nurse
7:30 1 cup (or more) of slow cook oatmeal with 1/3 cut apple sauce
11:00 small jar of baby food (or equivalent home made stew), a whole kiwi, half a piece of bread, 2oz of marinated tofu
12:30 nurse
3:00 more fruit and bread
5:00 nurse
6:00 1 cup of whole wheat spaghetti with veggies and sauce (chopped), half a banana
6:30 nurse
I feel like its a lot of food for an 11 month old! He is very active I guess and burns it all off.
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Look at all the babies!!
CDT, looove the legs.
Mandy, so glad the boys napped! RE: Pacis. Piper HATES soothies (has from day one), she hates the Avent, and anything that''s not Gerber Nuk. She didn''t take a paci until week 6, but that was because my cousin sent me a package of the nuks, and miraculously she liked it. I noticed the nipple on it is the shame form as my nipple when she''s nursing. Maybe you could try different pacis?
Tao, Piper just started the hand sucking, but as long as I move it aside for the paci, she''ll paci herself to sleep. Also, I have left Piper in her swing sleeping while I ran outside to take the dog out or check the mail. When I go check the mail I think, "Oh my god, what if Woofie gets to her??? I''m GOING TO BE ON THE NEWS"
Blen, those pictures are just heart-burstingly cute. I always wondered, how can they tell what kind of prescription a baby needs? Paul has incredibly bad vision, and I had astigmatism + cataracts, and I worry how her vision will be.
Mara: you look great!
Sorry all I missed, I''m sick and the baby''s asleep and I want to get a nap in while she''s sleeping. Talk to you later!
CDT, looove the legs.
Mandy, so glad the boys napped! RE: Pacis. Piper HATES soothies (has from day one), she hates the Avent, and anything that''s not Gerber Nuk. She didn''t take a paci until week 6, but that was because my cousin sent me a package of the nuks, and miraculously she liked it. I noticed the nipple on it is the shame form as my nipple when she''s nursing. Maybe you could try different pacis?
Tao, Piper just started the hand sucking, but as long as I move it aside for the paci, she''ll paci herself to sleep. Also, I have left Piper in her swing sleeping while I ran outside to take the dog out or check the mail. When I go check the mail I think, "Oh my god, what if Woofie gets to her??? I''m GOING TO BE ON THE NEWS"
Blen, those pictures are just heart-burstingly cute. I always wondered, how can they tell what kind of prescription a baby needs? Paul has incredibly bad vision, and I had astigmatism + cataracts, and I worry how her vision will be.
Mara: you look great!
Sorry all I missed, I''m sick and the baby''s asleep and I want to get a nap in while she''s sleeping. Talk to you later!
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Thanks Amber!
I have tried them all! haha...I have tried the Nuks, MAMs, Soothies, Avent and Playtex!...The one they took for a few weeks when they were little were the Avent...so that''s the one I keep trying to stick in there!. Maybe Ill start the rotation over and see if they take anything.
It''s funny because at this point (4months), some moms are thinking of breaking the paci habit...and here I am trying to start it! hehehe
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So MIL isa little nuts special.
From day 1, I kept thinking about not naming one baby Alexander, since the name was so close to DH''s...and since she''snuts special, she may have ended up favoring the baby with that name.
From the day they were born, my fear came true. When we announced the names, she immediately turned to were Alex was and said "what a great name". Since then she has always favored him...and it pisses me off!. She always wants to hold him more, talks to him more, etc. Lucas is such a sweet little baby...that it makes me mad she doesn''t give him as much attention.
Anyway, I have never said anything to DH because I knew he would say I was being crazy.....so she was here yesterday and I had enough!. I purposely gave her Lucas while I had Alex. Do you know what she did?....she put Lucas in her lap, facing the TV...and proceeded to get really close to me so she could talk to Alex!!!!!...telling him how he was the MOST HANDSOME and SMART baby EVER!. I said "well, so is Lucas"...and she was like, "yeah, of course! I tell him that too" (right!).
Then at bath time, she wanted to bathe one...so I gave her Lucas. Well, she wanted to put him in the jumperoo, so she could come and talk to Alex while I bathed him!. I had it and finally told her to go hang out with Lucas!!!! Why would he be all by himself when there are two people around! and I just told her flat out she always spends more time with Alex (I tried to stay away from saying things like she favored or loved Alex more). She still got really offended and upset...
Then she went off and started spending time with him.
Then after we put them in bed she was going on and on about how I could say that to her, etc. I said that''s what I have noticed and that''s why I''m always trying to hand Lucas to her.....at the end she said she may have been doing it without knowing..and wouldn''t do it again.
We''ll see.
I have tried them all! haha...I have tried the Nuks, MAMs, Soothies, Avent and Playtex!...The one they took for a few weeks when they were little were the Avent...so that''s the one I keep trying to stick in there!. Maybe Ill start the rotation over and see if they take anything.
It''s funny because at this point (4months), some moms are thinking of breaking the paci habit...and here I am trying to start it! hehehe
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So MIL is
From day 1, I kept thinking about not naming one baby Alexander, since the name was so close to DH''s...and since she''s
From the day they were born, my fear came true. When we announced the names, she immediately turned to were Alex was and said "what a great name". Since then she has always favored him...and it pisses me off!. She always wants to hold him more, talks to him more, etc. Lucas is such a sweet little baby...that it makes me mad she doesn''t give him as much attention.
Anyway, I have never said anything to DH because I knew he would say I was being crazy.....so she was here yesterday and I had enough!. I purposely gave her Lucas while I had Alex. Do you know what she did?....she put Lucas in her lap, facing the TV...and proceeded to get really close to me so she could talk to Alex!!!!!...telling him how he was the MOST HANDSOME and SMART baby EVER!. I said "well, so is Lucas"...and she was like, "yeah, of course! I tell him that too" (right!).
Then at bath time, she wanted to bathe one...so I gave her Lucas. Well, she wanted to put him in the jumperoo, so she could come and talk to Alex while I bathed him!. I had it and finally told her to go hang out with Lucas!!!! Why would he be all by himself when there are two people around! and I just told her flat out she always spends more time with Alex (I tried to stay away from saying things like she favored or loved Alex more). She still got really offended and upset...
Then she went off and started spending time with him.
Then after we put them in bed she was going on and on about how I could say that to her, etc. I said that''s what I have noticed and that''s why I''m always trying to hand Lucas to her.....at the end she said she may have been doing it without knowing..and wouldn''t do it again.
We''ll see.
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Mara - you look great!!
Dreamer - Questions for ya! How did you get Hunter to use a straw? IIRC, you went straight to straw instead of sippy? Lex can use a sippy, but laying down only...so like a bottle which I don''t like. During dinner I always offer a cup w/ straw, but he has yet to know what to do w/ it (it''s been a month). He''s only 8 1/2 months, so I''m not concerned, but was just curious as to what you did.
Another question for mommies - what is your bedtime routine? As 1 year approaches, I''m concerned that Lex NEEDS his bottle to go to sleep. I''m ok w/ keeping his nighttime bottle until maybe 15 months, but the rest are going at 1 year. He currently has 4 bottles a day (morning, night, 10:00am, 2:00 pm). The only one that concerns me is night. I just cannot figure out how I''d put him to bed since he usually falls asleep drinking that last bottle.
Lex is in a great mood this morning, so I don''t feel too guilty anymore about CIO before bedtime last night...eventhough it didn''t work at all
Dreamer - Questions for ya! How did you get Hunter to use a straw? IIRC, you went straight to straw instead of sippy? Lex can use a sippy, but laying down only...so like a bottle which I don''t like. During dinner I always offer a cup w/ straw, but he has yet to know what to do w/ it (it''s been a month). He''s only 8 1/2 months, so I''m not concerned, but was just curious as to what you did.
Another question for mommies - what is your bedtime routine? As 1 year approaches, I''m concerned that Lex NEEDS his bottle to go to sleep. I''m ok w/ keeping his nighttime bottle until maybe 15 months, but the rest are going at 1 year. He currently has 4 bottles a day (morning, night, 10:00am, 2:00 pm). The only one that concerns me is night. I just cannot figure out how I''d put him to bed since he usually falls asleep drinking that last bottle.
Lex is in a great mood this morning, so I don''t feel too guilty anymore about CIO before bedtime last night...eventhough it didn''t work at all
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Mandarine- Good for you for speaking up to your 'special' MIL. Hopefully you've nipped this in the bud for good. Don't want poor Lucas feeling it as he gets older.
Blen- George's glasses are too cute. He looks like a future scholar in the making
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Re: leaving baby in house while running outside - I've done this on several occassions. We live in the city and there's street cleaning on certain nights of the week (even in the winter) and there have been many nights that I've parked my car on the 'wrong' side of the street and have to run out and move my car (driving around the block several times to find a parking spot) while leaving DS alone in the house. I usually call DH or my mom and leave the phone next to the baby monitor so they can hear what's going on while I'm out of the house.
Blen- George's glasses are too cute. He looks like a future scholar in the making
Re: leaving baby in house while running outside - I've done this on several occassions. We live in the city and there's street cleaning on certain nights of the week (even in the winter) and there have been many nights that I've parked my car on the 'wrong' side of the street and have to run out and move my car (driving around the block several times to find a parking spot) while leaving DS alone in the house. I usually call DH or my mom and leave the phone next to the baby monitor so they can hear what's going on while I'm out of the house.
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