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Post by mintyblueair on Jan 3, 2021 15:08:50 GMT -6
Hi! I used to post a bit but I took a year off. Hope it's OK that I'm starting a January thread for chatting about our babies!
I had a baby girl on September 3. She's getting her 4 month vaccines tomorrow.
Right now she's transitioning from 4 naps to 3 naps and our schedule is looking weird some days. Currently she just woke up at 3pm from her 3rd nap so bedtime will be super early.
How's everyone else and their babies doing this month?
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Post by cnf on Jan 3, 2021 20:16:48 GMT -6
I was supposed to go back to work tomorrow but our house had covid. Yayyy 😐
The baby has had diarrhea all day and he's the last one standing at this point. Nervous he might have caught it.
We still don't really have a schedule. I feed on demand baby is a 2-3 nap a day kid. He takes a morning cat nap then either takes one or two longer naps later in the day. It all sodt of depends on when he wakes for the day and tired he is throughout the day.
He's a sweet, happy litt dude though.
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Post by mintyblueair on Jan 3, 2021 22:33:05 GMT -6
I was supposed to go back to work tomorrow but our house had covid. Yayyy 😐 The baby has had diarrhea all day and he's the last one standing at this point. Nervous he might have caught it. We still don't really have a schedule. I feed on demand baby is a 2-3 nap a day kid. He takes a morning cat nap then either takes one or two longer naps later in the day. It all sodt of depends on when he wakes for the day and tired he is throughout the day. He's a sweet, happy litt dude though. Oh wow, I'm sorry to hear you guys have covid, I really hope baby manages to avoid it 🤞 |
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Post by mintyblueair on Jan 3, 2021 22:39:17 GMT -6
I need schedules for my own sanity! My older two are 4.5 and 2.5 and I feel like schedules and routines are what keep me going 😅.
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Post by mintyblueair on Jan 4, 2021 10:14:01 GMT -6
Regarding naps, I’m not sure how many DD2 takes per day. It’s probably 4 on most days? I feed her when she’s hungry, let her sleep when she’s sleepy, and that’s working out fine for now. Depending on her nap length, she seems to have a window of 1-1.5, maybe up to 2 hours of awake time before she wants to sleep again, so I’m trying to be more cognizant of that to make sure she’s in a dry diaper and her sleep sack before I start nursing her to sleep. Yeah, C can only go 80 to 90 minutes between naps still. But she can do 2 hours before bedtime. |
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Post by cnf on Jan 4, 2021 18:34:08 GMT -6
We have a rough schedule; remote school or school drop off for DD1, I workout and shower, OT if it's M/The or playtime until lunch, lunch, naps/quiet time gets us to about 4pm usually. Bedtime for all kids is 8pm.
Once I go back to work and H is I'm charge during the day trying to manage all three kids and squeeze in a few hours of work he'll put them on a pretty solid schedule. He'll want and need things more regimented.
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Post by fem on Jan 4, 2021 21:28:02 GMT -6
Welcome mintyblueair! We also have no schedule, and at daycare H just doed short cat naps all day. She's really easy to tell when she's tired though, you can just see it in her eyes. cnf I hope it hasn't been too rough for you guys! Also, I think there's a chance H is teething. Drool, hands and toys to mouth, extra fussy and staryed biting while she nurses. We'll see soon if she is I guess. |
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Post by fem on Jan 4, 2021 21:31:40 GMT -6
I'm rambling tonight.
Today was the first day back to work after winter break. I had my 1st grader home doing distance learning, but it was so nice to not be in charge of 3 kids all day. DH is finishing our basement which is awesome, but he's busy working then all days off so I'm on solo parenting duty a lot. With grey MN winters I was just done after those 12 days off.
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Post by cnf on Jan 4, 2021 21:33:19 GMT -6
Welcome mintyblueair! We also have no schedule, and at daycare H just doed short cat naps all day. She's really easy to tell when she's tired though, you can just see it in her eyes. cnf I hope it hasn't been too rough for you guys! Also, I think there's a chance H is teething. Drool, hands and toys to mouth, extra fussy and staryed biting while she nurses. We'll see soon if she is I guess. We have loads of drool and hand chomping too. Both his and mine. DD2 was teasing him by sticking her foot in his face the other day too and he managed to get a chomp down on her toes. Thankfully she thought it was hilarious 🤮 |
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Post by fem on Jan 4, 2021 21:36:22 GMT -6
Welcome mintyblueair! We also have no schedule, and at daycare H just doed short cat naps all day. She's really easy to tell when she's tired though, you can just see it in her eyes. cnf I hope it hasn't been too rough for you guys! Also, I think there's a chance H is teething. Drool, hands and toys to mouth, extra fussy and staryed biting while she nurses. We'll see soon if she is I guess. We have loads of drool and hand chomping too. Both his and mine. DD2 was teasing him by sticking her foot in his face the other day too and he managed to get a chomp down on her toes. Thankfully she thought it was hilarious 🤮 My 4 year old was chewing on her own foot at the dinner table tonight. 🤷♀️ Kids are gross. I'm also going to need to reacclimate mine to polite society once life is back to normal. |
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Post by mintyblueair on Jan 4, 2021 22:33:57 GMT -6
C is drooling a lot but I don't think she's teething yet.
She did fine all day after her shots this morning, but she was exhausted by bedtime even though her last nap went later than normal. Both my older kids had fevers after the 4 month shots so we'll see if she wakes up with one overnight. Hopefully not 🤞
Today was also my husband's first day back at work after a 4 month parental leave (even though he ended up working a ton while on leave). He's working from home but it was still a bit of a change for us!
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Post by ponygirl on Jan 6, 2021 13:36:44 GMT -6
Welcome mintyblueair! C naps decent at day care, the teacher usually gets him to take at least one 2 hour nap. At home I'm lucky if we get 45 minutes. 🙃 Serious drooling over here too, but I still don't feel any teeth. After being home with both boys for the week between Christmas and New year, I'm so thankful we're all back to school/work and getting on our routine again. |
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Post by fem on Jan 6, 2021 21:25:16 GMT -6
C is drooling a lot but I don't think she's teething yet. She did fine all day after her shots this morning, but she was exhausted by bedtime even though her last nap went later than normal. Both my older kids had fevers after the 4 month shots so we'll see if she wakes up with one overnight. Hopefully not 🤞 Today was also my husband's first day back at work after a 4 month parental leave (even though he ended up working a ton while on leave). He's working from home but it was still a bit of a change for us! I'm just very impressed you remember details like when your first two got fevers. I don't at all.😂 |
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Post by mintyblueair on Jan 6, 2021 21:27:19 GMT -6
C is drooling a lot but I don't think she's teething yet. She did fine all day after her shots this morning, but she was exhausted by bedtime even though her last nap went later than normal. Both my older kids had fevers after the 4 month shots so we'll see if she wakes up with one overnight. Hopefully not 🤞 Today was also my husband's first day back at work after a 4 month parental leave (even though he ended up working a ton while on leave). He's working from home but it was still a bit of a change for us! I'm just very impressed you remember details like when your first two got fevers. I don't at all.😂 Haha I only remembered because it was the only time vaccines caused fevers, and they've had few fevers in their lives. But C didn't get one! She slept 13 hours like a log that night but was back to her usual one wake up last night. |
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Post by mintyblueair on Jan 6, 2021 21:27:45 GMT -6
My husband and I are watching Little Fires Everywhere and discussing the logistics of a 4th baby 😬
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Post by fem on Jan 6, 2021 21:32:38 GMT -6
My husband and I are watching Little Fires Everywhere and discussing the logistics of a 4th baby 😬 No discussion of that here!! DH already got snipped. Maybe if mine ever slept through the night like you mentioned above. But I only get babies that hate sleep and usually don't sleep through until around age 2. |
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Post by mintyblueair on Jan 6, 2021 21:39:29 GMT -6
My husband and I are watching Little Fires Everywhere and discussing the logistics of a 4th baby 😬 No discussion of that here!! DH already got snipped. Maybe if mine ever slept through the night like you mentioned above. But I only get babies that hate sleep and usually don't sleep through until around age 2. Mine have all been decent sleepers, if they weren't I definitely would not consider more. The first two months with a new baby are soooo hard for me, but then that stage passes and I start to feel like I can do it again. I thought I'd feel done forever after C was born so it's surprising to me that I'm thinking about one more. |
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Post by mintyblueair on Jan 7, 2021 18:59:12 GMT -6
My husband and I are watching Little Fires Everywhere and discussing the logistics of a 4th baby 😬 How old are your other kids? Four kids is a lot of work, but not much more work than three, and the transition from 3-4 was our easiest one yet. But going through pregnancy while parenting 3 kids... that’s rough. 😅 They're 4.5 and 2.5. Going from 2 to 3 has been the easiest transition for us so we kind of thought, well, maybe 3 to 4 would ok! What about yours, how old are your others? We like that ours are relatively close in age so ideally we would like #4 in the not-too-distant future. |
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Post by mintyblueair on Jan 7, 2021 20:47:06 GMT -6
They're 4.5 and 2.5. Going from 2 to 3 has been the easiest transition for us so we kind of thought, well, maybe 3 to 4 would ok! What about yours, how old are your others? We like that ours are relatively close in age so ideally we would like #4 in the not-too-distant future. My oldest is 5.5, and the middles are almost 4 and almost 2 (birthdays this month and next). Nice! |
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Post by mintyblueair on Jan 8, 2021 11:12:54 GMT -6
shesellscshells can I ask you a question about the 4 kid life? What's the bedroom situation like for you? We have 4 bedrooms but one is in the basement, so it's a bit awkward. Right now the older two share but this is my biggest logistical hang-up.
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Post by mintyblueair on Jan 8, 2021 13:55:27 GMT -6
mintyblueair We’re currently in a 4bd. The oldest two share a room, our toddler has a room, the baby is room sharing with us in the master bedroom, and the 4th bedroom is being used as a playroom. They’ll likely all share bedrooms, two to a room, once the baby is old enough. Thanks! Room sharing is a no go for us so I'll have to think about maybe moving our room downstairs, at least until the youngest 2 can share. |
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Post by mintyblueair on Jan 8, 2021 16:47:46 GMT -6
We had such a weird day in terms of naps. I feel like I can't go by my baby's "cues" because they just aren't reliable. Today I could never tell if she was overtired or undertired but it's quarter to 5 and she's napping. Wondering what kind of night we're in for 😅
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Post by fem on Jan 8, 2021 22:47:30 GMT -6
We had such a weird day in terms of naps. I feel like I can't go by my baby's "cues" because they just aren't reliable. Today I could never tell if she was overtired or undertired but it's quarter to 5 and she's napping. Wondering what kind of night we're in for 😅 Hopefully your night goes well! H was up at 4 am today super fussy. Napped well today, but now it's 11pm and fussy again and won't go down. I think it is teeth, her lower gums look swollen so we finally gave in and gave Tylenol a few minutes ago. 🤞🤞 |
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Post by mintyblueair on Jan 9, 2021 8:21:46 GMT -6
We had such a weird day in terms of naps. I feel like I can't go by my baby's "cues" because they just aren't reliable. Today I could never tell if she was overtired or undertired but it's quarter to 5 and she's napping. Wondering what kind of night we're in for 😅 Hopefully your night goes well! H was up at 4 am today super fussy. Napped well today, but now it's 11pm and fussy again and won't go down. I think it is teeth, her lower gums look swollen so we finally gave in and gave Tylenol a few minutes ago. 🤞🤞 I hope the Tylenol worked and she had a decent night! Our night ended up OK, she woke up at her usual time of 4am and then was back down until 7am. My husband, as usual, went rushing in to feed her but she only drank a small amount. I don't think she's always hungry at that time so tonight we're going to start giving her some time to resettle herself. She doesn't cry when she wakes. |
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Post by fem on Jan 9, 2021 16:52:57 GMT -6
Hopefully your night goes well! H was up at 4 am today super fussy. Napped well today, but now it's 11pm and fussy again and won't go down. I think it is teeth, her lower gums look swollen so we finally gave in and gave Tylenol a few minutes ago. 🤞🤞 I hope the Tylenol worked and she had a decent night! Our night ended up OK, she woke up at her usual time of 4am and then was back down until 7am. My husband, as usual, went rushing in to feed her but she only drank a small amount. I don't think she's always hungry at that time so tonight we're going to start giving her some time to resettle herself. She doesn't cry when she wakes. She passed out 10 minutes after she took it then was up again at 4 when it wore off. I still don't see teeth but gums are puffy. If this is how we're starting off teething with this one it might be a long, sleepless road. |
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Post by cnf on Jan 10, 2021 9:25:04 GMT -6
I hope the Tylenol worked and she had a decent night! Our night ended up OK, she woke up at her usual time of 4am and then was back down until 7am. My husband, as usual, went rushing in to feed her but she only drank a small amount. I don't think she's always hungry at that time so tonight we're going to start giving her some time to resettle herself. She doesn't cry when she wakes. She passed out 10 minutes after she took it then was up again at 4 when it wore off. I still don't see teeth but gums are puffy. If this is how we're starting off teething with this one it might be a long, sleepless road. My second kid was a miserable teether. They always came in in twos and she was always awful when it happened. My first never skipped a beat when she got teeth, even molars. This kid is very drooly and constantly has his hands in his mouth. I keep looking and feeling, but nothing yet. We'll see how he handles in. Hopefully your babe surprises you and isn't too bothered. |
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Post by mintyblueair on Jan 10, 2021 11:59:52 GMT -6
I never knew when my older 2 were teething, teeth would just be there one day. I keep seeing this tiny white dot on C's lower gums and I keep trying to feel if it's the tip of a tooth poking through but I can't feel anything. And she's not fussy. But if I recall correctly my other daughter got her bottom two teeth at around 5 months.
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Post by rooskie on Jan 10, 2021 19:52:14 GMT -6
I never knew when my older 2 were teething, teeth would just be there one day. I keep seeing this tiny white dot on C's lower gums and I keep trying to feel if it's the tip of a tooth poking through but I can't feel anything. And she's not fussy. But if I recall correctly my other daughter got her bottom two teeth at around 5 months. My son had Epstein Pearls early that looked like teeth but weren’t. He didn’t get his until 8mo. J is drooly but I read something about gearing up to eat foods instead of just milk so I’m going with that. |
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Post by fem on Jan 10, 2021 21:44:04 GMT -6
I can see two bottom teeth coming, still below the gums! At least I know there's a reason she's been up 5-6 times the last 2 nights.😴
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Post by mintyblueair on Jan 11, 2021 9:33:43 GMT -6
I never knew when my older 2 were teething, teeth would just be there one day. I keep seeing this tiny white dot on C's lower gums and I keep trying to feel if it's the tip of a tooth poking through but I can't feel anything. And she's not fussy. But if I recall correctly my other daughter got her bottom two teeth at around 5 months. My son had Epstein Pearls early that looked like teeth but weren’t. He didn’t get his until 8mo. J is drooly but I read something about gearing up to eat foods instead of just milk so I’m going with that. It could be that, but it's just a teeny weeny white dot, not raised at all. |
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