Babies of Oct-Dec /04

[jillybeansmith]

Funny, I didn't bf (didn't make any milk), and I'm still 10 lbs heavier than before........will it ever go away???

[jillybeansmith]

Lindsey/Caroline, I think it must be a spirited baby thing with the pu/pd..
Con gets totally p**s**d-off...he's spirited for the most part........

[Pete's Mom]

lil monkey - What a small world!  I live in Cougar Ridge (up behind C.O.P., whereabouts are you?

Caroline - I am bf also and plan to go till about 16 months.  Right now our schedule is 6:30, 10:30, 2:30-3:00, 7:00.  I have just started to figure out how I plan to go about weaning but here is the "work in progress" plan - I am going to try to transisition the 10:30 feed to a sippy cup of ebm sometime this month and then follow a few weeks later with the 3:00 feed.  I plan to keep the morning and bedtime feed till Peter is one and then probably go down to just the morning feed after that depending on how the milk supply goes, he really likes his morning feed the best....

I also have close to 10 pounds left to go, I keep hoping it is the bf but I don't know.  To be honest I could live with the number on my scale if my poor tummy could just go back to being somewhat flat again...sigh...one more thing to add to my to do list - get back in shape.

[pdb]

I agree with all of you about the spirited babies.  Susana is a mix of types, but I'd say mostly spirited and we definitely had problems with PU/PD.

I'm jealous of all of you still breastfeeding.  Caroline, consider yourself lucky.  I had a problem keeping weight on while breastfeeding and I think that was why I started having supply problems.  At the end, I was trying to consume 3000-3500 calories a day and was still losing weight.  I'm 5'5" and when I stopped breastfeeding when Susana was 5 1/2 months I weighed 108 and was still losing.  I was 155 when pregnant, so I dropped almost 50 pounds in 5 1/2 months.  I know that seems like a wonderful problem to have, but it wasn't when it meant I couldn't keep nursing.  I had lactation consultants tell me that your weight has nothing to do with how much milk you produce, but all I know is I had tons of milk until I hit 112 pounds and then my supply started decreasing.  I don't think it was the only factor but  it definitely contributed to the problem.

Anyway,  be thankful you can still nurse if that's what you want.  Even though I had a horrible time nursing, I still miss it and wish I could have done it longer.

[pdb]

Oh I almost forgot!  I think Susana signed for milk today!  She is definitely understanding the sign.  In the morning and at night when I give her a bottle in her room, I have signed milk while she's playing on the floor and she'll look over to where her bottle is sitting and then start crawling for it.  It's so neat!  How many of you are signing with your los?

[Gigismom]

i guess if i hadn't spent so much money on toys, we could afford the britax too!!  (although, like kathy i bought most of them used, but on ebay...nothing a little antibacterial soap can't fix)...

as for bf'ing, i was planning to continue for one year.  but someone a few pages back said they were going to bf til after the cold/flu season.  great idea if dd will have it...we bf 4 times per day and each time she looks at me like "ok, i guess i'll suck this thing if you want me to."  then she drinks for 2-3 mins and is done.  i read that the WHO recommends 2 years bf'ing.  the US is one of the only ones that only recommends 1 year.  i too am cursed with an extra 10-15 pounds.  if it doesn't come off soon, i am planning on trying to BEAT it off with a large stick...

as for the spirited types, i'd say they are the ones with the biggest pu/pd problems.  it's like the p/u is just a tease for these ones...

caroline- i also find dd will let me know if i haven't given her enough one on one attention.  so i am trying to make a conscious effort to focus just on her several times a day.  it's hard though with all the laundry, phone call, etc distracting you!

[Gigismom]

phoebe-we are signing, but so far no signing back although she definitely comprehends english.  when i say "eat" she looks at her high chair, when i say "doggies", she looks at our dogs, etc. 

btw, out of curiousity, how many of you are full time stay at home moms like myself?

[Jadynsmom]

Hi

Caroline - Yes, am feeding will be the first bf when she first wakes and then the nighttime bf right before bed.  I need these two really bad.  I can do without the other 2 since she nurses for about 5mins max.  She's really efficient.  On the weight, I've always been told that bf is what makes you lose the babyfat fast?? Anyhow, I'm back to my original weight, but I think my tummy is too flabby.  On the other hand, tummy has ALWAYS been my point of contention. If I had the money, I would go for a tummy tuck.

Lindsey - I'm almost a fulltime stay at home mom.  I work about 4 times a month for Chanel (5hr shifts mostly).  I definitely enjoy working very part time and enjoy my work esp if my husband is watching Jadyn. :wink:

Phoebe - We are still signing and, yes, she definitely knows the 'milk' sign.  I think I wrote what she does last week.  She does this panting/laughing and crawls like lightening to my boobs if she's far away.  If she's nearby, she comes right to my breast & buries her face, like she's trying to nurse through my shirt. :lol: 
She also knows 'water' because when I do it, she looks at her sippy cup.

Kathy

[MomtoRee]

You have to check this everyday or there is way too much to read!

Phoebe - that is awsome that she signed back to you.  Sometimes I think that Reegan does the all done sign back at me, but I think she thinks I am waving and she is just waving back. 

As for the carseat I would go for the Britax Wizard.  Right now they are on sale everywhere online because they are replacing it with teh Boulavard.  My SIL is a child advocate specialist and she says it is the best.  We have it and love it.  It is one of the only ones with the side impact head restraints.  I am so jelous you made it this far with the other seat! 

We are still BF 4 times a day and once at 5am.  I know that I need to drop the 5 am one but I love it and it helps with my supply issues.  She does get 1 bottle 3 days a week.  I am lucky to work close to home and come home for 1 feeding the 3 days that I work.  I am planning to feed until one year and then until we are ready to stop.  That is if when I stop taking the Reglan I have enough milk.  I read somewhere that if you don't stop by 18 months there is a significant emotional attachment to it and you will have a really hard time stopping before 3 so 18 months is my goal!  My MIL thinks that I should stop but I really don't care.  I still love doing it! 

Here we have started the potty chair thing.  I figured everytime she goes on teh pot it saves 20 cents so might as well give it a shot.  She stays dry all night and has peed in teh pot every day this week!  Yeah!  And she pooped yesterday in it!!!! 

Good luck with all the sleep issues tonight!

[Pete's Mom]

Lindsey - I am a SAHM too.

Phoebe - we are signing to Peter but I am not nearly as consistent as I should be :oops: so far he seems to just smile back at me whenever I sign...

Jill - is there any word on your husband's tests?

zayandme - any results yet?

[jillybeansmith]

Lindsey - I really wish I could be a SAHM...I love being with Con, but I go back to work November 7.  I'm already getting jealous of the sitter, that she will get to spend so much more time with him than myself.

Pete's Mom - We find out on Tuesday what the result is...one good thing though, is that his pain is subsiding...he doesn't really want to talk about it much...

We had a terrible night last night...I put him down at 7:30, he was up at 8:30, up at 11:00, 12:00, 2:00, 5:00 (at which point I just put him in bed with me as he was totally in play mode), then 7:30.

The night before, he slept from 10:00 to 4:30....go figure....I do think that tooth number 8 is causing so much havoc...Part of the problem with Con's sleep is that he's been teething non-stop since 3.5 months old!!!!

Do we know if any of our message board ladies have been affected by the flooding in the south??? It looks like a war zone. Since I've had a little baby, I think a lot about the terrible situations other innocent little babies are in (from abuse, neglect, poor living conditions, and disasters)...not to sound shallow, but I never thought much about things before Connor.

[jillybeansmith]

Hey, has anybody noticed with their babies, that if you hand something to them (some foods or bottle), that they won't take it, but if you set it infront of them they will happily take it?...is that an independence thing???

[lil'monkey]

Jillybeansmith - It might be as dd is the same way.  She won't take anything from the spoon or from my hand (which she usually does) but if I put it down, she'll reach for it.  Our night was similar to yours as well.  She was trying so hard to fall back asleep but the pain was too much.  I've tried everything but she just wimpered and wouldn't let me put anything near her mouth.  Finally at 5:30 I took her into to bed with me but she didn't sleep.   Hope yoou have good news on Tuesday.

Do you think thatt I should bring her into bed every now and then so she'll get used to sleeping in it again?  I'm willing to do anything now just to give her enough sleep as she missed her pm nap yesterday as well. 

It is so sad to see the devastation.  I got really mad when I heard about the people with guns shooting/threatening the rescuers for their boats.  Cna't they see taht there are other people that need help?!?  I wonder what will happen now to that area?  I know that this is selfish of me but I wished that I had taken that trip to New Orleans last summer.  I don't thinkthat the city will ever be the same again.

[hannah'smom]

When we watch the news it's so surreal. I am not american but I think the tragic event will touch all of us in some away or another. I keep thinking of all the babies and pregnant women not getting the food, water and shelter they need.  Let's all pray that the necessary help will get there soon.


phoebe-we are signing but not consistently, a friend of find signs with her toddler who is 21 months. His speech has been delayed and the signing has come in handy allowing them to communicate with each other.

caroline- It's true we are all so busy doing things around the house, running errands and cooking. That we need to make a conscious effort to focus soley on our LOs. They need to learn to play independently but also how to interact on a social level.  I am trying to spend an hour in the morning and afternoon playing with Hannah and talking with her. Also to strength our relationship too.

Lindsey- I wish I could stay home with Hannah however circumstances don't allow for that. In our household I actually have the larger pay check and we have actually talked about my DH staying home with DD.

We are still BF 3 times a day I am starting to wean but we are going really slowly. I too plan to keep the first and last feed until at least a year. 
I think this was already asked but for the breastfeeding mom's have you had your menstural cycle yet? I haven't and alot of my friend with infants who are BF have.  Not that I am complaining just kind of worried.

Hannah's top gums are so swollen and she is becoming very difficult to put down to sleep and for naps. I have to rock her to get her to calm down.  However once she is a sleep her naps are lasting an 1 1/2 hrs.

Last question-washing Hannah last night I noticed a lump right under her right nipple. It wasn't there before, the other one is still flat, could this be hormones from me? It's about the size of two peas together.  Has anyone else seen or heard of this before?

Well she just woke up gotta go
Ange

[zayandme]

Ange- is she fighting a cold or anything? i wonder if there are lymphnode glands near the nipple and they are a bit swollen because she's fighting an infection-?

Any results yet!?! NO- I'm on day 32 of my cycle and my cycle can be any where from 29 to 42 Days long. I took a test yesterday and it was negative, but we still have about a week to for sure know. Deep down my hope is that I'm not, but I know it will all be for the best if it is positive.

Grumpy baby- g2g