Weekly Chat 11/22-11/28 - Page 4

[crosscat]

Originally Posted by lee1203

May I just state for the record that it is beyond sweet when Eowyn has her little hand resting on my breast when she's eating? Well, it's less than sweet when she starts digging into my flesh, of course. Also, baby sneezes are about the cutest sound ever.

DH just melts every time baby sneezes. He says he can hear her little voice in the sneezes.

I love it when she rests her hand on my breast, too. Also those sweet contented nursing sighs.

[lee1203]

Originally Posted by crosscat

DH just melts every time baby sneezes. He says he can hear her little voice in the sneezes.

I love it when she rests her hand on my breast, too. Also those sweet contented nursing sighs.

Yes! I think it's hearing the voice that does it for me too.

And you get sighs? No fair! I get grunts. And sometimes snorts. And choking, when she's fallen asleep on the breast and has completely forgotten to swallow first. But mostly grunts.

[mamanurse]

Originally Posted by Changed

My babyhawk came! I love it but ordering long straps was a big mistake. Gonna have to drag out the sewing machine now but I want to make him some little shoes anyway to keep his socks on. Then, my new angelpack lx came later yesterday. It just ROCKS!!! Now I need a babywearing coat.

Hold that stitch!!! I, too, hated the long dtraps on my mei tai until I started the back carry. You use more fabric when wearing baby on the back.

Acne... Mine has it bad, too. I photoshop it out of her pics ever so vainly. We use our homemade wipe solution whenever we think about it. It contains a tiny amount of baby soap, lavender oil, tea tree oil, and water.

[Changed]

Hmmm... I wonder why? THe tibetan?

[heidirk]

I was grateful for the extralength on the BH straps, even though I don't have the extra long ones, because I can cross the straps behind or in front of me, and keep the pressure off my armpits, and breasts. The length seemed excessive at first, but now I like it!

Milo didn't like the babyhawk though, so I've got a sling now, which he loves.


Lee- Haha! I should have guessed we'd have the same theme!

The Earth's Best baby line is by J.A.S.O.N., the organic skin care line. I can get it in the organic section at my local grocery store, which is a Giant, but BB's R us also carries some of it. It's very nice, but I do like the burt's bee's stuff too, but we're allergic to the apricot oil for some reason! The baby wash is fine though.

Oh, yes, baby sneezes! They'resuch tiny sneezes! Burps on the other hand, Wow! DH said last night that Milo's burps would impress some sailors!

[Amber Lion]

They WORK!!!!! ::: My midwife dropped off two little breastpads with rice in them last night and I heated them up in the microwave for about 25 seconds before we nursed, hid them between my legs to try and keep the heat in, and the instant Addie popped off I whipped them onto my nipple and pulled up my bra. NO VASOSPASMS last night!!! They aren't that great for protecting sensitive nipples, but I'll take a little fabric rubbing over piercing pain any night!

My family is arriving any minute now (The whole shebang, Mom, Dad, Sis and Bro) and I'm waiting for them to get here so I can pass off Addie and go brush my teeth, take a shower, and get dressed! Some welcome, huh? I figure they're here to see her anyway...

[heidirk]

Right you are!!




Can I just vent a moment?

WHY is it that all the healthy, particularly nutritious foods I crave right now are also major gas producers? I made fantastic chili, garlic is good for you, and I'm craving it, and you know what I want in the worst way? A big mess of Collard greens. : All things that would help me build iron, and satisfy this incredible hunger, and I'm going to have to avoid them entirely, because if I eat them, Milo will not sleep, except on me. And sometimes not then.


I'm Hungry!!!!! :


OK, rant over. . .

[crosscat]

^ I hear ya, sister! I really miss dairy, citrus, and broccoli. Especially dairy because I'm a cheesetarian!

Amber_Lion: Glad to hear that the rice pads worked! Really clever idea. I'm going to mention this to my SIL who is an LC so she can recommend it to any of her clients who have vasospasms.

[Changed]

I just eat whatever I want and try to note is something really bothers him. So far I've noticed that a LOT of eggs or raw dairy give him gas but a little of either is fine.
I've been cooking with him in the babyhawk all day today. I'm hoping that if I prep enough, tomorrow will be relaxed and easy. I have a TON ready to go in the oven. Gotta make the potatoes fresh while the turkey is in tomorrow and finish the gravy- That's it! I cheated and ordered pies from village inn again. Good enough with a newborn right? I even premade iced tea. Gotta love that feeling of accomplishment.

Now if I can get a work out in and then shower, I'll be golden!

[lee1203]

Amber, excellent news on the nipple socks! : And heck yeah pass that baby off to your family. One of the reasons I want Eowyn to start taking a bottle is so that the in-laws can watch her and let the husbandperson and I go out to celebrate our 5th anniversary when they're here next month.

Ok, so my little critter is awfully gassy... I don't really eat 'gassy' foods except for dairy, and quite honestly I'm not sure I'm willing to cut it out. : She's wetting and pooing like she should, appears to be gaining fine, and doesn't appear to be in pain from the gas at all. She just farts a lot.

[sonshine_rae]

cheap babywearing/mama ponchos:

no-sew:
http://www.gypsymama.com/sew_poncho.htm

some simple sewing:
http://www.sleepingbaby.net/jan/Baby/poncho.html

If I get one made I'll try to share pictures

[lee1203]

Originally Posted by sonshine_rae

cheap babywearing/mama ponchos:

Very cool! I discovered that since I tend to buy my fleece jackets big they'll actually go around the babyhawk.

Oh! Husbandperson tried to get Eowyn to take a bottle again. She screamed bloody murder until I came in and took over. She took it from me pretty much right away. Had to tell her again that I am not the one she needs to take it from! So we sat all 3 cuddled on the couch while I fed her a half ounce or so. Then burped her, and handed her off, but kept my hands on her and still talked to her. Eventually I scootched away, then stood up. She sucked down the full 2 ounces I'd pumped! Figure we'll try every other day or so and hopefully eventually she'll realize that food doesn't *have* to come directly from me. She's since spit up the most she ever has, sigh. Don't know if the nipple flow was too fast (got the slowest one though) or if it's because I topped her off with the boob and she just ate too much.

Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving!

[mkmb129]

Originally Posted by lee1203

Amber, excellent news on the nipple socks! : And heck yeah pass that baby off to your family. One of the reasons I want Eowyn to start taking a bottle is so that the in-laws can watch her and let the husbandperson and I go out to celebrate our 5th anniversary when they're here next month.

Ok, so my little critter is awfully gassy... I don't really eat 'gassy' foods except for dairy, and quite honestly I'm not sure I'm willing to cut it out. : She's wetting and pooing like she should, appears to be gaining fine, and doesn't appear to be in pain from the gas at all. She just farts a lot.

I had to cut out dairy with ds, it wasn't that bad once I got used to it. He was in pain because of it, though.

And Ainsley is one gassy girl! She farts all day long and whoever has her says, "It wasn't me!" they're that loud and obnoxious. And boy do they ever stink, which is funny because her poo smells like popcorn

[crosscat]

^ LOL. Not sure if I shared this already, but DH was wearing Calla in the babyhawk while we were waiting in line to vote and she let a really big one rip. Everyone turned around and looked at DH. He said, "It was her!" I was like, "Yeah, right, blame the baby!"

Hope everyone had a nice holiday. We're going to middle TN to visit both sets of my grandparents, as well as my dad, brother, and some aunts and cousins. Everyone wants to meet the baby, of course. Wish us luck that everything goes smoothly. Thanksgiving Day was a bit too overstimulating for Calla. She's back to her sweet usual self today though. Of course we haven't started our four hour car trip yet, either.

[Baby_Cakes]

Hi Everyone!

I know I haven't been around much these week, it's been rough with grandma's funeral and now with Thanksgiving, but I've been reading!

Nora was waaaay too overstimulated yesterday too, we ended up getting home close to 11 pm and she was a pill to put down. I was exhausted, too, having been up (awake, working on food) since 9 am, so DH took her and she slept with him till 5 am. Then he brought her to me, I fed her, changed her and she slept till 8 or so. I was too tired to get up then, so I put her back down and we both slept till 11:30.

Just thinking, Nora farts a lot but she's oblivious to them. She really doesn't get painful gas, just the normal digestion type gas. She gets really grunty before she has to poo, though. Sometimes when she's really really grunty and nothing else is soothing her but nursing, it's because she really has to poo. Eventually, you'll be holding her and all of a sudden - squirts for like 5 minutes, and this total look of concentration comes over her face! Poor kid!

AAM - so I've still got 5 days left of diflucan and a mouthful (I'm talking 4) mouth sores. The really painful ones that are white in the middle and make it impossible to talk or eat. Two are on my tongue! I'm in so much pain! It's hard to smile, to talk, to really enjoy being conscious. I didn't even know this was a side effect until I looked it up. Nightmare, really, it's a nightmare.

[Changed]

I never knew that! I took it for a month once and didn't have that problem but certain toothpaste does it to me.

[audsma]

Happy Black Friday, Mamas, and to those NPR fans among us, Happy First Annual Day of Listening. And to me, Happy 36th Birthday, I guess. I've not read the thread, but just wanted to check in with you all because I'm feeling mopey, tired and emotional, and I should be celebrating!

The vibe here at the ILs is just odd and I can't wait for this day to be over. The good news? I might be able to go to my all time fav. farmer's market tomorrow, so that's something. Still, I thought I got good sleep, but I've only been up for 2 hours and feel like I could sleep all day at this point. DS is asleep in my Moby and that's great.

We are currently waiting on some friends to come over but we really want to meet them somewhere else so the kids can play. My college roommates might come by too, so we're in a holding pattern at the moment.

One observation I wanted to share about the holidays, is that the AP style of parenting is so great, until you throw an infant into the carseat and ignore his needs for 3 hours of driving. I can't stand it (although it's easier with the second kid) but it's so hard to explain to a little person who doesn't talk.

naking

DH was a real turkey yesterday. We passed right by my cousin's house and b/c he was mad at me for not being ready when he thought we should leave (we never leave home before 9 to to go on this 3 hour drive and we left at 9) he didn't want to stop by and visit my cousin and her 2 week old baby. Now I am negotiating the drama of my mom being mad about me not visiting them, my hurt at being manipulated (DH: "I told them we'd be there at 11" Me: "You never communicated that to me, and it's not like we're eating before 3 anyway" DH: "We are NOT going to visit them"), and his unwillingness to make the trip back by there when we are in the area. (It would require an hour of driving, so that argument makes it hard for me to justify the visit, plus I am not close to this cousin, although I want to meet her baby and intro mine, and hear about her VBAC experience.)

Thanks for listening and I hope you all have a really great day with family or with baby.

[birthdancedoula]

^ mama. And Happy Birthday!! :

Originally Posted by audsma

One observation I wanted to share about the holidays, is that the AP style of parenting is so great, until you throw an infant into the carseat and ignore his needs for 3 hours of driving. I can't stand it (although it's easier with the second kid) but it's so hard to explain to a little person who doesn't talk.

I've totally felt this way, too. Iris is my only babe who *hates* her carseat so we're dealing with the stress of even short trips out with her. Especially when its just me driving I feel so bad for her. I know that riding sans carseat is non-negotiable though, as I knew a mama several years ago who was nursing her babe in the car when her dh ran into a telephone pole. The babe was thrown from the car through the shattered windshield. Fortunately the entire family was okay but the thought of it happening to us (or anyone else) was enough to resist the urge to take the babe out of the car seat. It doesn't make the screaming any easier though.

[mkmb129]

Originally Posted by audsma

One observation I wanted to share about the holidays, is that the AP style of parenting is so great, until you throw an infant into the carseat and ignore his needs for 3 hours of driving. I can't stand it (although it's easier with the second kid) but it's so hard to explain to a little person who doesn't talk.

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So much easier with the second! I got so tense and stressed when ds cried. It was terrible, I couldn't stand it! This time I've not gotten so stressed, especially since having a 2 year old, too, sometimes the baby just has to wait, there's no way around it. It makes me feel bad to not be as concerned, but at the same time, if I were getting as stressed as I did with ds, I'd be a wreck on a daily basis. I think it's something about having done it before, and feeling more confident. Crying sucks, but she WILL stop, and it won't hurt her to have to fuss a little when in the car or when I'm tending to ds.. and so it doesn't have to making me a raving lunatic

Anyone else more relaxed with their second then they were with the first?