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Post by happyfeet9 on Nov 29, 2017 16:17:23 GMT -6
If u bottle feed how much does lo get at each feeding? How often do you feed? The twins are bottle fed. They usually take between 25-33 ounces each in 5-6 ounce increments.
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Post by bsouls on Nov 29, 2017 16:17:53 GMT -6
I guess napping was rough again today, but I got her down when I got home from work- unless she’s trying to go to bed for the night.
We never wait for our kids to yawn or rub their eyes to know it’s sleep time. As soon as their voice changes, we put them in for a nap. R will rub her eyes as she’s trying to sleep, but we always felt like it was too late by the time T started yawning, rubbing her eyes or falling down.
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Post by addymac on Nov 29, 2017 17:17:27 GMT -6
Napping is a disaster here these days. He’s taken one ten min, one twenty min one, and one thirty min nap today. Time in between was mostly spent crying or thinking about crying. I’m so tired of this leap and it just started 😣
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2017 17:50:02 GMT -6
Add me to the crappy Napper club. I have wine and cookies.
The past 2 days he’s barely closed his eyes. And I’m on the end half of the leap! And next week is his 4 month shots and pedi appointment. I’m not looking forward to it. Because, in fact, it CAN get worse even if was awful to begin with. 😆
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2017 17:55:42 GMT -6
Agh finding daycare isn’t fast. I like to get things done. I left 4 messages today. The only person who responds is by text saying “You call me ??” I left a message saying I found them online as a licensed daycare provider and if they have openings call me back. I already don’t like you. Your an idiot and unprofessional Yikes. Hard pass on them then. When do you need daycare by? I’ve heard most are waitlisted in certain areas.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2017 18:07:27 GMT -6
Yikes. Hard pass on them then. When do you need daycare by? I’ve heard most are waitlisted in certain areas. End of February. But would like to start sooner with one day a week. Probably more for me than DD. But I think it will be hard for both of us But seriously was that the response I was getting weather you listened to my message or not ?? I can’t even answer that Did they answer you back after that? Good luck finding a provider, I hope you find someone great!
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Post by bsouls on Nov 29, 2017 18:10:31 GMT -6
R’s shoes came today. I preferred T’s (the sole was suede), but I like the way the name is stitched on these and they come in a fancier box.
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Post by addymac on Nov 29, 2017 18:37:24 GMT -6
bsouls omg that is adorable. It makes me want to go buy N some to add to his shelf of shoes that he doesn’t wear 🤣 @starzia omg people are so unprofessional, it’s redonkulous. I posted ads in some fb groups and one person responded with “hi Angela” — THATS NOT MY NAME AND ITS FACEBOOK SO LITERALLY MY NAME IS RIGHT THERE!!! Another person said she was a great nanny and sent me a picture of “visitors wearing gowns and masks”— what the hell?!? My child is not an immuno-compromised child in the hospital...??? So bizarre. I just couldn’t deal with them. Sorry not sorry people. You need to show you have somewhat of a brain to care for my child.
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Post by jt2378 on Nov 29, 2017 18:58:15 GMT -6
I’m just LT allll the things ladies. Commiseration about naps, how can a person so small who requires sleep not want it??!! I think she maybe slept 15 minutes today? Holy hell
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Post by pennylane on Nov 29, 2017 19:03:46 GMT -6
Randomly for the past week DD will refuse to nurse from my left side. I can’t figure it out bc she will most of the time. So I’ve had to pump that side. It happened twice today. Of course now I have a couple clogged ducts that seriously hurt.
Sorry to everyone who’s dealing with being ill, sleep troubles, etc. I feel ya! Between both kids alternating waking, I’m surviving on maybe 3-4 hours a night.
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Post by king26 on Nov 29, 2017 19:16:22 GMT -6
@starzia yeah I would pass on them. I hope you find someone soon. addymac in one fb group there was a woman saying she was a professional nanny. In the photo she was carrying a baby and s he, the nanny, had a pacifier in her mouth. Wtf? I'm sorry about all the nap problems. I hope leap 4 doesn't totally wreck us. I start back to work in 2 weeks and it will crush dh if j stops napping. I thought we had it bad today as his naps were 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 35 minutes, 35 minutes, and one hour 45 minutes. Thank goodness for the long one because the others sucked.
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Post by yellowcat on Nov 30, 2017 4:09:46 GMT -6
bsouls J had the same thing. We just made sure to hold him the opposite way and alternate the direction he faced on the changing table. It has been a month and almost gone! How do you alternate facing direction while changing? D pretty much moves non stop while I change her and looks all over or at me muscari we just put his head on the opposite end so that when he looks at us he is forced to turn the other way. I don't do it when he poops because I am right handed and those diapers are impossible for me to left-handed.
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Post by yellowcat on Nov 30, 2017 4:17:04 GMT -6
king26 we have lost track of how much J eats per feeding because he ate so much. At night it is usually 4oz at a time. During the day bt 9 and 3 pm at least 3 8oz bottles. How is the weather by you? I used to take my DD for a run every day but now with two we just go in the yard for about an hour if it's not too cold and that calms J.
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Post by king26 on Nov 30, 2017 10:29:58 GMT -6
I'm having a rough morning. I've been crying about going back to work. I e been fine the last couple of weeks but it's hitting me hard today. I go back in 18 days and can't afford to fall apart.
Also, I've been spotting on and off for 10 freaking days. I've had a headache on and off for 10 days. I just wish this pp period would come because I'm over the spotting and headaches.
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Post by jt2378 on Nov 30, 2017 12:02:44 GMT -6
I'm having a rough morning. I've been crying about going back to work. I e been fine the last couple of weeks but it's hitting me hard today. I go back in 18 days and can't afford to fall apart. Also, I've been spotting on and off for 10 freaking days. I've had a headache on and off for 10 days. I just wish this pp period would come because I'm over the spotting and headaches. Hugs, I’m sorry for all the emotions. I’m sure the never ending spotting isn’t helping with PMS either. It will be an adjustment getting back to work but you will get in a rhythm before you know it! Also did you have your appt yet for the butt issue?
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Post by jt2378 on Nov 30, 2017 12:04:21 GMT -6
3 years old is going to be the death of me. So.much.crying and acting out.
M had a 30 minute nap so far so I’m sure that’s it for the day 😞
I’m also doing bedtime solo tonite so not looking forward to that.
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Post by pennylane on Nov 30, 2017 13:45:09 GMT -6
jt2378 Oh my gosh, yes, the 3 year old is seriously testing me. He’s so emotional! I’m too tired to be handling this nonsense well. I hope the rest of your day is ok!
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Post by king26 on Nov 30, 2017 13:47:12 GMT -6
I'm having a rough morning. I've been crying about going back to work. I e been fine the last couple of weeks but it's hitting me hard today. I go back in 18 days and can't afford to fall apart. Also, I've been spotting on and off for 10 freaking days. I've had a headache on and off for 10 days. I just wish this pp period would come because I'm over the spotting and headaches. Hugs, I’m sorry for all the emotions. I’m sure the never ending spotting isn’t helping with PMS either. It will be an adjustment getting back to work but you will get in a rhythm before you know it! Also did you have your appt yet for the butt issue? Not yet. She gave me a few things to try first then I'll go see her if it doesn't help. I hope bedtime goes ok for you tonight!
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Post by addymac on Nov 30, 2017 19:47:02 GMT -6
king26 I’m sorry about your morning. I had a sobfest the other night about going back to work. It’s so much harder than I ever thought it would be 😔 Also- as far as what I do all day w N- we will sit and read some books- sometimes I can barely get through one book other times I go through five of them if he’s willing to sit. We do tummy time, we do the play mat on his back, then I do the piano gym mat on his back, then the sit me up chair, sometimes I put him in the swing and let him talk to the fan, sometimes I lay on the ground next to him and we just blab and coo. He loves hia diaper changing pad so sometimes after or before I change his diaper I’ll lay him there and just talk and play and tickle him or blow raspberries or pretend to eat his hands and feet and he laughs and laughs. Sometimes I lay him on our bed and turn the lights on and off to the ceiling fan and the lights in the room and talk about the different lights. Watch the fan go at different speeds.we listen to music a lot - I change It up from children’s songs to 80s songs and then we dance around the living room or he sits and I dance and jump around in front of him and he laughs. And mostly we just walk around in circles. I did start going out more- we went to a nature museum today - i timed it so he napped in the car on the way there and on the way back. We only went for like two hours- it was the free day but I also checked out a museum pss from my library - maybe your city has something like that? We went to another museum over the weekend but paid since the pass for that museum was already Checked out. And we’ve gone on walks to different parks and different stores- yesterday I walked around a different target for an hour and a half with him (and bought way too much stuff) but I again timed the drive so he napped in the car on the way there and home. Bc today is the first day this week I haven’t cried with him- bc he’s been a beast! But hopefully he keeps this good behavior from today up. I have noticed he is way more active and wants to look at EVERYTHING so even though it feels dumb (to me) to go to a museum with a 3mo old, he loves it! And it helps him take a nap (even if they are only 25min) he definitely conks out and is happier than sitting at home all day. Makes me wish we lived somewhere warmer bc omg walking outside so much in the cold kind of sucks. But he loves it soooo🤷🏻♀️
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Post by king26 on Dec 1, 2017 5:16:39 GMT -6
addymac thank you for telling me what you do all day. I do a lot of that stuff too and we have been getting out more. Yesterday we went to aldi and shopped and looked.aroumd foe 45 minutes because he was loving it and then he napped on the way home. Then we went to Starbucks later on which he enjoys because the baristas love him. I do find taking him out helps a lot. Like you we live in a colder weather climate so while we went for a.lot of walks in September and October it's been harder recently because of the weather. Unfortunately I live in a very tiny town so no museums or anything but that's a great idea. I'm glad you didn't cry today and hope your lo has some good days.
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Post by jt2378 on Dec 1, 2017 8:23:26 GMT -6
Last night suuucckkked. DD1 lost her mind at bedtime because MH wasn’t home and then woke up at 2:30 screaming to come in our bed, nope so of course she woke up M who was up and restless till I could finally get her back in the RnP at 4:30. She started hollering again at 6:00. Ugh
Give me allllll the coffee
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2017 16:38:34 GMT -6
A finally rolled over and we missed it! I was putting sheets on our bed and MH set A on his stomach to help me with a corner and he rolled! Of course when we tried to recreate it he had no intention on doing it again. Lol
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2017 16:39:48 GMT -6
Last night suuucckkked. DD1 lost her mind at bedtime because MH wasn’t home and then woke up at 2:30 screaming to come in our bed, nope so of course she woke up M who was up and restless till I could finally get her back in the RnP at 4:30. She started hollering again at 6:00. Ugh Give me allllll the coffee My 3 favorite things that keep me going. Coffee, cookies, & wine. I call it the ccw of my day. No wonder I’m not losing any more weight. 🤔
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Post by muscari on Dec 1, 2017 17:28:56 GMT -6
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Post by king26 on Dec 1, 2017 19:02:08 GMT -6
A finally rolled over and we missed it! I was putting sheets on our bed and MH set A on his stomach to help me with a corner and he rolled! Of course when we tried to recreate it he had no intention on doing it again. Lol I'm sorry you missed it...that stinks
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Post by king26 on Dec 1, 2017 19:07:48 GMT -6
I feel like j is going to roll back to front instead of front to back. He doesn't even try on his stomach but on his back he rolls onto his side.
Anyhow, naps today we're crap. I hope this isn't leap 4 happening. His longest nap was 35 minutes . We've had days where 4 of his naps are crap but then he has one long one but not today. They were all crap. It might have been because we didn't wake up until 815. That won't happen again.
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Post by jt2378 on Dec 1, 2017 19:51:34 GMT -6
king26, M has rolled back to tummy a few times but not the other way. It seems the back to tummy would be harder. Crazy babies 😮 So my inlaws watched her for a few hours. We took DD1 to a Disney theater show which was adorable. M cried a bunch and they are convinced it’s because she didn’t feel good and it’s gas lol. I’m like yeah no just M being M 😂
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Post by buggirl on Dec 2, 2017 6:31:52 GMT -6
If u bottle feed how much does lo get at each feeding? How often do you feed? Benji has 5 ounces and Evie has 4 with 6 feedings a day. They just bumped up to that after getting the okay to sleep as long as they want at night. ETA - totally daily volume is the same, we just dropped a feed. We also have capacity issues with Evie and her reflux so have to slowly work her up to more per bottle.
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Post by buggirl on Dec 2, 2017 6:43:36 GMT -6
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Post by muscari on Dec 2, 2017 8:11:15 GMT -6
If u bottle feed how much does lo get at each feeding? How often do you feed? Benji has 5 ounces and Evie has 4 with 6 feedings a day. They just bumped up to that after getting the okay to sleep as long as they want at night. ETA - totally daily volume is the same, we just dropped a feed. We also have capacity issues with Evie and her reflux so have to slowly work her up to more per bottle. That is so nice that they got the okay to sleep as long as they want at night now! I hope they - and you! - will get some awesome nights of sleep How much do they weight now? I ask cause for some reason I can't stop worrying about D and her weight and sleeping too long and feedings.... even though she's got the okay to STTN as well from the pedi last Wednesday. Still get caught hard at times when I think back to the weight scare we had ather 2mo appointment and I keep distrusting my milk supply even though we supplement some still (and she has fine daiper output).. I know my PPD/PPA is playing a part in this but it's hard to just ignore how i feel even when ratio is telling me different..
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