|
Post by thinkchocolate05 on Oct 22, 2017 16:38:43 GMT -6
cwbh928 and addymac It's so reassuring that other babies are being fussy eaters during the 2nd leap, although I commiserate with you!! Baby H refused to latch for a good ten minutes the other day which is so not like him. He is also refusing the right side and has been resisting taking a bottle. I go back to work Nov 7th so am freaking out a little over the bottle. I've tried switching from Avent to Medela but maybe it's just the leap. 8 days left. Ack!! Baby H has also not pooped in six days!! He's ebf now and I know that can be normal for breastfed babies, but it still freaks me out. I've tried lots of belly rubs, leg bicycles, and just gave him a long, warm, bath but he's just not pooping. Last time I asked my pedi, she said she had seen up to 14 days!! king26 I'm glad you had a good day. Baby H is usually down within an hour of waking up. 2 hrs would be a disaster for us too as he'd be way overtired. We endured a horrible toddler tantrum today that started for no reason at all. During the tantrum, he banged his head intentionally into the corner of our end table twice. It didn't leave a mark but freaked me out and I probably overreacted and gave him the attention response he was looking for. Any one else have tots who bang heads or hit themselves during tantrums? I'm thinking I should have acted like it wasn't a big deal instead of sprinting over and scooping him up.
|
|
addymac
Emerald
Posts: 12,806 Likes: 54,747
|
Post by addymac on Oct 22, 2017 17:00:15 GMT -6
thinkchocolate05 ooh once N wakes up (he’s asleep on me) I’ll tske a pic of the tummy massage moves I got from the infant massage class I’m doing once a week. The lady says that these moves help with gas and pooping.
|
|
jt2378
Sapphire
Posts: 3,520 Likes: 6,733
|
Post by jt2378 on Oct 22, 2017 17:05:30 GMT -6
R has thrown up twice today, but overall seems very pleasant. I think we are coming out of the fussy phase of the second leap. She’s making different vocalizations. I also washed all the six month clothing and tried on my favorite outfit of T’s. It fit R - it was a little loose, but I think she’s moving from 3m to 6m. It’s crazy. Same here with the vocals, it’s unreal how much it seems like she changed. It says only a few days left and she has been up and down fussy. I also have her in some 3-6 month and 6 month stuff 😀
|
|
king26
Platinum
Posts: 2,497 Likes: 4,173
|
Post by king26 on Oct 22, 2017 17:11:25 GMT -6
cwbh928 and addymac It's so reassuring that other babies are being fussy eaters during the 2nd leap, although I commiserate with you!! Baby H refused to latch for a good ten minutes the other day which is so not like him. He is also refusing the right side and has been resisting taking a bottle. I go back to work Nov 7th so am freaking out a little over the bottle. I've tried switching from Avent to Medela but maybe it's just the leap. 8 days left. Ack!! Baby H has also not pooped in six days!! He's ebf now and I know that can be normal for breastfed babies, but it still freaks me out. I've tried lots of belly rubs, leg bicycles, and just gave him a long, warm, bath but he's just not pooping. Last time I asked my pedi, she said she had seen up to 14 days!! king26 I'm glad you had a good day. Baby H is usually down within an hour of waking up. 2 hrs would be a disaster for us too as he'd be way overtired. We endured a horrible toddler tantrum today that started for no reason at all. During the tantrum, he banged his head intentionally into the corner of our end table twice. It didn't leave a mark but freaked me out and I probably overreacted and gave him the attention response he was looking for. Any one else have tots who bang heads or hit themselves during tantrums? I'm thinking I should have acted like it wasn't a big deal instead of sprinting over and scooping him up. Not my child but I've had 4 and 5 year olds at school do that. The teachers always react which is what they want. I ignore it and if they do it hard enough I tell them I'm sorry it hurt but that they did it themselves. I rarely have a kid do it in front of me more than 2 or 3 times because i don't react ( unless they ate really going to hurt themselves then I have to restrain them)
|
|
muscari
Platinum
(EU/GMT+1)
Posts: 2,478 Likes: 4,664
|
Post by muscari on Oct 22, 2017 18:56:03 GMT -6
king26 I too read one shouldnt keep baby up for longer then 2h in between naps but f*ck , unless I let her fall asleep on the boob then dont move for the next hour or two or if we carry her around full time or take a 2h walk with the stroller, actually sleeping during the day simply isnt happening. Just cat and powernaps. Proper daytime naps are the exception here.. I honestly don't know what we are doing wrong. We have tried a lot of different things. She isnt necessarily cranky or crying .. just won't sleep unless see above.
|
|
muscari
Platinum
(EU/GMT+1)
Posts: 2,478 Likes: 4,664
|
Post by muscari on Oct 22, 2017 19:01:56 GMT -6
R has thrown up twice today, but overall seems very pleasant. I think we are coming out of the fussy phase of the second leap. She’s making different vocalizations. I also washed all the six month clothing and tried on my favorite outfit of T’s. It fit R - it was a little loose, but I think she’s moving from 3m to 6m. It’s crazy. Same here with the vocals, it’s unreal how much it seems like she changed. It says only a few days left and she has been up and down fussy. I also have her in some 3-6 month and 6 month stuff 😀 D is really into telling stories these days and I absolutely adore it. Soo cute seeing her and her daddy have a conversation 🤗😍 or when she clearly wants me to listen to her and talks back when I say something. I have been dressing her in some 3-6mo stuff already as well. Kid is 2mo exactly tomorrow/Monday!? Tho this baby clothing sizing cracks me up.. some 3mo stuff is as big as larger newborn stuff and some 3mo stuff is like 6mo things. I have stopped reading lables and am just trying things on as I go. It does make for a messy clothing heap lol.
|
|
king26
Platinum
Posts: 2,497 Likes: 4,173
|
Post by king26 on Oct 22, 2017 19:05:21 GMT -6
muscari J takes naps anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours but there is no rhyme or reason. Today he had 3short naps and 2 long ones some days he will take 7 short ones. The only time he sleep for sure is in the car or when I put him in the carrier or wrap. Otherwise we are just guessing how long he will sleep and when. I am glad he naps at least.
|
|
king26
Platinum
Posts: 2,497 Likes: 4,173
|
Post by king26 on Oct 22, 2017 19:07:34 GMT -6
My boy is still in size 0-3 clothes. I can't wait to get into 3 months because my mom bought him a ton of 3, 6, 9, and 12 month clothes. We didn't buy much 0-3 and he's been in them for 2 months so we wear the same things a lot and do a lot of laundry .
|
|
muscari
Platinum
(EU/GMT+1)
Posts: 2,478 Likes: 4,664
|
Post by muscari on Oct 22, 2017 19:09:41 GMT -6
According to the WW app D has finished her 2nd leap, but she is fussier then ever before in the MOTN atm. She clustered from 7.30 till midnight then fell sound asleep just to wake up again at 2am and she s been fussing and crying since. Changed her daiper even tho it had like 5 drops in it. My rightie started leaking so I offered her thst side first which was a disaster. She wouldn't latch on properly (which has been a problem before these past cple weeks but I thought we had conquered that) and kept wiggling and fussing while on the boob. MH walked around with her a few minutes and I then offered my left and she finally drank normally and has been for 20mins now.. still wide awake too. I know the WW leap timing are approximates etc but she did start the fussiness and crying and what not 2 weeks ago and we ve been looking forward to the smiley phase but this isn't looking like a smiley phase ag all! @*$*/
|
|
muscari
Platinum
(EU/GMT+1)
Posts: 2,478 Likes: 4,664
|
Post by muscari on Oct 22, 2017 19:11:20 GMT -6
Same here. BFing is a battle. Have you seen that gif of the puppy freaking out on his mom while eating? I saw it over on the parenting board a few times and I am like yep.... Oh it's bad. He refuses to eat on my left side so now I need to pump. Haha I have a few times on Facebook!! It cracks me up and coul not be more true right now!! Why do they refuse sides, any idea?? D has too and it honestly drives me bonkers. Also.. now I wanne see that puppy gif! Someone find and post it for me? ? ? 😎
|
|
muscari
Platinum
(EU/GMT+1)
Posts: 2,478 Likes: 4,664
|
Post by muscari on Oct 22, 2017 19:13:34 GMT -6
thinkchocolate05 no pooping for that long would freak me out as well regardless of what is "normal". Fx you will see some 💩 soon!
|
|
muscari
Platinum
(EU/GMT+1)
Posts: 2,478 Likes: 4,664
|
Post by muscari on Oct 22, 2017 19:15:00 GMT -6
muscari J takes naps anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours but there is no rhyme or reason. Today he had 3short naps and 2 long ones some days he will take 7 short ones. The only time he sleep for sure is in the car or when I put him in the carrier or wrap. Otherwise we are just guessing how long he will sleep and when. I am glad he naps at least. Does J naps in his crib sometimes or also mostly just on/with you or YH?
|
|
muscari
Platinum
(EU/GMT+1)
Posts: 2,478 Likes: 4,664
|
Post by muscari on Oct 22, 2017 19:20:04 GMT -6
My boy is still in size 0-3 clothes. I can't wait to get into 3 months because my mom bought him a ton of 3, 6, 9, and 12 month clothes. We didn't buy much 0-3 and he's been in them for 2 months so we wear the same things a lot and do a lot of laundry . Thanks to a huuuge bag of newborn and 0-3mo clothing my cousin gave me we were swimming in baby clothing for those first weeks/months but I still found myself putting her in the same stuff (and doing laundry regularly). A lot of the stuff my cousin had was more so cute then practical and it was to much of a hassle trying to dress D in them urgh. I am sad she no longer fits some of my fav newborn things I bought or got but was crazily excited to be able to dress her in some if the real cute 3-6mo outfits that I had waiting. Everything related to babies this age seems to be so twosided and double lol.
|
|
jt2378
Sapphire
Posts: 3,520 Likes: 6,733
|
Post by jt2378 on Oct 22, 2017 19:20:09 GMT -6
muscari, I’m in major cluster feeding hell tonite too! She is basically assaulting my boob and frantic. It would be nice to be able to move and not be chained to the couch alllllll night. No rhyme or reason to naps either although I suppose a lot depends on if we are home. She took one marathon long nap today but that’s basically been it.
|
|
muscari
Platinum
(EU/GMT+1)
Posts: 2,478 Likes: 4,664
|
Post by muscari on Oct 22, 2017 19:26:46 GMT -6
muscari, I’m in major cluster feeding hell tonite too! She is basically assaulting my boob and frantic. It would be nice to be able to move and not be chained to the couch alllllll night. No rhyme or reason to naps either although I suppose a lot depends on if we are home. She took one marathon long nap today but that’s basically been it. The fact she hardly sleeps during the day makes me dread going out cause I worry she will cry and fuss.. so I don't plan things nor go places unless I have to. Which gives me major cabin fever by now. And when I do takeher somewhere she does absolutely fine ... so I probably am making problems where there arent any and should just go and do things. She may well end up doing great and better then when we stay home? D. has been clusterfeeding every single evening for the past weeks.. or maybe really since she was born.. tis like she tanks up for the night or such. It is rough but as she has been giving me longer stretches after (most nights anyway..) for a while now so that is worth something as well..
|
|
muscari
Platinum
(EU/GMT+1)
Posts: 2,478 Likes: 4,664
|
Post by muscari on Oct 22, 2017 19:30:34 GMT -6
I think maybe D is just having cramps? I can hear the gas bubble and move around in her tummy. Also.. aaargh after 40 mins on the boob (one side! Plus 20min other side already where she just wouldn't drink /latch properly) she still is fussy and NOT asleep!? Actually she was getting sleepy 10 mins ago but then got all awake again. I dont know what to do to make her go to sleep again. As soon as i take her off the boob she starts crying. MH had been up twice already as well trying to help me but he cant do anything to make it better either.
|
|
muscari
Platinum
(EU/GMT+1)
Posts: 2,478 Likes: 4,664
|
Post by muscari on Oct 22, 2017 19:36:13 GMT -6
Does your LO ever make these really loud gluggy sounds while on the boob? I am pretty sure tis cause she has such a crappy latch as of late but I will be damned if i can get her to latch on and do things properly. I fear it makes her take in air which then will bug her again if we cant get her to burp. She loves nursing to sleep but that doesnt work if she has to burp after nursing! Plus the sound it makes works on my nerves to where I just want yank her of my boob altogether. Delatching and trying again usually only helps for 30 seconds ditto for repositioning.
|
|
muscari
Platinum
(EU/GMT+1)
Posts: 2,478 Likes: 4,664
|
Post by muscari on Oct 22, 2017 20:03:37 GMT -6
So D finally settled down and is asleep in my lap nap. I need to put her in her own bed so i csn sleep some more as well. She hasn't burped tho so I am worrried about one waking her up again. How do you do burping if you nurse to sleep?
|
|
kristyw
Platinum
Posts: 1,131 Likes: 3,379
|
Post by kristyw on Oct 22, 2017 20:22:41 GMT -6
I'm not caught up at all...sorry ladies.
I have 2 hours left of my first shift back to work. It went surprisingly ok. E only took 1-2 oz at a time for H, but at least she ate something? I'm guessing she'll be up a bunch overnight to make up for it but I'm good with some baby snuggles. I miss my kiddos. 8 weeks is really too soon. But I don't come back again for a week, so it will be a good break.
|
|
jt2378
Sapphire
Posts: 3,520 Likes: 6,733
|
Post by jt2378 on Oct 22, 2017 20:33:26 GMT -6
muscari, I’m in major cluster feeding hell tonite too! She is basically assaulting my boob and frantic. It would be nice to be able to move and not be chained to the couch alllllll night. No rhyme or reason to naps either although I suppose a lot depends on if we are home. She took one marathon long nap today but that’s basically been it. The fact she hardly sleeps during the day makes me dread going out cause I worry she will cry and fuss.. so I don't plan things nor go places unless I have to. Which gives me major cabin fever by now. And when I do takeher somewhere she does absolutely fine ... so I probably am making problems where there arent any and should just go and do things. She may well end up doing great and better then when we stay home? D. has been clusterfeeding every single evening for the past weeks.. or maybe really since she was born.. tis like she tanks up for the night or such. It is rough but as she has been giving me longer stretches after (most nights anyway..) for a while now so that is worth something as well.. Yes sometimes I find being out is better than being cooped up but it can screw up napping. Honestly if your worried about her fussing you can always just leave somewhere or she may be fine and you pleasantly surprise you 😛 I know what you mean about the cluster feeding. I have been lucky so far in the sleep department so it does make it easier to deal with it
|
|
jt2378
Sapphire
Posts: 3,520 Likes: 6,733
|
Post by jt2378 on Oct 22, 2017 20:40:19 GMT -6
muscari, yes with the sounds when feeding but I mostly notice it on the left since I have overactive letdown but only on that side. It has gotten better as she has gotten older but I do think that she is swallowing a lot of air and your right, it can make them burpy or gassy. Luckily for me it hasn’t been too much of an issue. As far as burping if she falls asleep I don’t even try. It hasn’t been an issue waking her up. kristyw, I’m glad your first day back went ok. I’m sorry your back so soon, your right 8 weeks is hard but glad you have a week off again.
|
|
muscari
Platinum
(EU/GMT+1)
Posts: 2,478 Likes: 4,664
|
Post by muscari on Oct 22, 2017 20:42:17 GMT -6
I'm not caught up at all...sorry ladies. I have 2 hours left of my first shift back to work. It went surprisingly ok. E only took 1-2 oz at a time for H, but at least she ate something? I'm guessing she'll be up a bunch overnight to make up for it but I'm good with some baby snuggles. I miss my kiddos. 8 weeks is really too soon. But I don't come back again for a week, so it will be a good break. 8 week for sure is too short! I am glad work went ok and how nice to have several days of again now. Helps ease back to work a bit gentler perhaps heh. My official maternity leave ends november 1 but well since I got terminated just prior to the start of my leave I don't actually have to go back to work. I love getting able to enjoy time with D longer but hate loosing out on my paycheck! Trying to focus on the positive .. 😉
|
|
muscari
Platinum
(EU/GMT+1)
Posts: 2,478 Likes: 4,664
|
Post by muscari on Oct 22, 2017 20:46:24 GMT -6
jt2378 how so you know whether you have an overactive letdown? Thought baby would sometimes choke etc but D doesnt so I don't think that is it for us? I wish i knew how to relearn her latching cause it isn't great. As i use shields it isn't hurting my nipples (unless she really isn't on right) but doesn't help with drinking and all.
|
|
muscari
Platinum
(EU/GMT+1)
Posts: 2,478 Likes: 4,664
|
Post by muscari on Oct 22, 2017 20:49:38 GMT -6
guess i should get some sleep.. it is almost 5am. D had been in her bassinet for 45 mins now and seems to be sleeping ok but is sort of busy at times still. So weird .
We have family from further away visiting tomorrow (ahh today eh) so we got to get u on time or else i d do a pyjama and boob in bed day . .
|
|
jt2378
Sapphire
Posts: 3,520 Likes: 6,733
|
Post by jt2378 on Oct 22, 2017 20:51:59 GMT -6
jt2378 how so you know whether you have an overactive letdown? Thought baby would sometimes choke etc but D doesnt so I don't think that is it for us? I wish i knew how to relearn her latching cause it isn't great. As i use shields it isn't hurting my nipples (unless she really isn't on right) but doesn't help with drinking and all. Yes it was the guzzling sound on that side, kind of choking, popping off and milk shooting everywhere lol. I think it’s regulated a little better now that my supply is established and it’s helped that she is older and more efficient now.
|
|
cwbh928
Gold
Posts: 553 Likes: 1,503
|
Post by cwbh928 on Oct 22, 2017 21:07:07 GMT -6
Oh it's bad. He refuses to eat on my left side so now I need to pump. Haha I have a few times on Facebook!! It cracks me up and coul not be more true right now!! Why do they refuse sides, any idea?? D has too and it honestly drives me bonkers. Also.. now I wanne see that puppy gif! Someone find and post it for me? ? ? 😎 Well I'm not 100% sure, but I think in my case my left side was coming out to fast. It normally never bothers him too much, but today has been terrible! I heard some people say taste.. I don't know if each side can be different. Oh it's cute and funny! If I can figure out how to upload gif or video I will!
|
|
addymac
Emerald
Posts: 12,806 Likes: 54,747
|
Post by addymac on Oct 22, 2017 21:52:15 GMT -6
|
|
king26
Platinum
Posts: 2,497 Likes: 4,173
|
Post by king26 on Oct 22, 2017 23:08:02 GMT -6
muscari J takes naps anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours but there is no rhyme or reason. Today he had 3short naps and 2 long ones some days he will take 7 short ones. The only time he sleep for sure is in the car or when I put him in the carrier or wrap. Otherwise we are just guessing how long he will sleep and when. I am glad he naps at least. Does J naps in his crib sometimes or also mostly just on/with you or YH? No he won't nap in the crib. He falls asleep on us then half the time goes in the rock n play to nap. The other half is on us. If he calls asleep in car we bring him in in the carseat and let him sleep.i. that
|
|
cali
Gold
Posts: 799 Likes: 1,915
|
Post by cali on Oct 23, 2017 1:08:06 GMT -6
Omg dying at that video and the look on the mama dog's face. I've been there, girl! Lol
|
|
cali
Gold
Posts: 799 Likes: 1,915
|
Post by cali on Oct 23, 2017 1:36:02 GMT -6
elliecat17, it's so good to see your posts. U is adorable! I'm so glad you're doing ok. I know how crazy life is with a newborn but I can't imagine throwing in such a huge move too! Sounds like it worked out well though!
|
|