Posts by mommysusie

I've been using a paci alot, esp. at night. It seems my 7 week old has a strong sucking urge that needs to be filled longer than when he is feeding. As far as finding a paci that will work, I tried many varieties and the one that works...

This is my first time slinging my baby and I have the Infantino Pouch sling (not the one that was recalled) and it seems like when he is in there he is so squished and having a hard time breathing. His face even turns red sometimes. It...

My seven week old cosleeps with us. The way we sleep is him against the wall, me in the middle and my DH on the outside of the bed. It works this way best because I would be too scared that my DH would roll over on him to put him in the...

I always pay at the pump, and if I want a soda I will go to a drive through restaurant and get one instead. I will not leave my baby in the car alone even for a second.

My 7 week old has a definate pattern in the evenings before he goes to sleep. He cluster feeds for about 2 hours prior to sleeping. Last night for example, he ate about 9 ounces altogether before he finally settled down and went to...

I am completely numb in some areas under my belly button. It sucks because I developed a yeast rash there and couldn't even feel it until it got really bad.

I'm just trying to see if mine is normal or big for his age. We had a doctor's appt yesterday and he was 12 pds 14 oz. He was 23 1/4 inches. He was 8 pds 10 oz at birth but then lost almost a whole pound right after so I think he has...

Mine was gassy yesterday and it just happened to be while we were at the doctor's office. He was really letting them go and it was so loud. It was a little embarrassing but funny at the same time. He would grunt really loud and then just...

Quote: Originally Posted by luckydog Oh, Tiffany, you should take her into the tub with you - all of my babies have LOVED that. It seems to be very relaxing and calming for them. Jake doesn't like the part where he has...

Quote: Originally Posted by Twinklefae Mamas, those are some cute babies! I'm also not a fan of the newborn stage, and DF is incredibly frustrated as most of the time there's not a lot he can do when Orion is upset. ...