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[Abraisme]

Oh yes, I agree!  Always use protection if you don't want to get pregnant!

 

Originally Posted by jbk21 

I would NOT rely on breastfeeding as birth control, Nicole- especially since Connor has slept through the night, you pump regularly, and you often go longer than 6 hours between nursing sessions because of school/work, or at night.  You could ovulate before you get AF, so even if you haven't started regular cycles *yet* you could ovulate any day!  

My midwife told me she had a client who was breastfeeding exclusively and frequently, and conceived her second child at 6 weeks pp.  Obviously that is rare, but IT IS POSSIBLE.  Possible enough that it freaks me out, even though my period didn't return until 14 months last time.  

[jbk21]

Oh, whew Abra! I thought you were saying it wasn't possible for her to get pregnant yet ("Anyway, I think the average to get AF back is around 14mo for breastfeeding women, so it's possible you have a while to go and won't have to worry about getting pregnant, because you can't!  ;)")  But now that I re-read perhaps you were saying it's possible that she might have a while to go. 

[Mal85]

Greta has turned into a vampire and our nursing sessions are back to one huge fight. She fights it and bites me, so I take it away and give a very stern "No biting Mommy!!". She cries. We try again a few minutes later, rinse and repeat. She started her huge nursing strike last time I got sick. I imagine I just don't have as much milk from being sick, plus her second tooth is just cutting through which doesn't help. I know it'll be fine, but it sucks for now. I don't know how far to push it before caving and giving her a bottle. I pump every time she gets a bottle but I know that only helps me so much. She gets so upset when I react to her bites,  but damn it hurts!!

She has been a major cranky pants the last couple of days. She's getting that tooth and with me being sick, DH has had to care for her a lot of the time. And when I do have her, it's really just to eat and I know I'm not myself. I imagine she just misses her mommy, especially with the discomfort of teething. But it's made me really see just how much she prefers me over DH. We never had this issue with DD1, but we always made it such a priority for him to be able to do the important things for her. He gave her the occasional bottle, he learned to put her to sleep and soothe her. This time, his focus has been on taking care of DD1, so he hasn't had as much time with Greta as he did with her. We really need to work on that. Every time he even holds her, she just stares at me like "Hey! Why am I not with you?!". So, tonight it's his job to put her to bed. He's tried in the past and I usually just cave and take over because it goes badly, but I have to let him figure out what works for them. I forced that issue with DD1 and now I need to do with Greta. 

[seraf]

Mal, Shay has been actively parented by my DP from. Birth and he has recently started expressing a strong preference for me. It might be the age, partly. I'm sorry to hear that she's biting you. My older kids weren't much biters, I'm going to try to mentally prepare for that coming up.

[dashley111]

Ugh I expected 4 month sleep regression to hit during the night, but what is happening seems SO much worse!  B is refusing to nap.  Its making our days long and tiring and cranky...for the last 4 days she has ended our evening with   5 hours of awake time followed by 45 minutes of screaming because she is over tired.

She is in her bassinet for a way longer stretch, though.

[Jaimee]

We've got regression going on here, too, but the opposite.  The naps have gotten awesome. Long morning and afternoon naps (like 1.5-2 hours!!!) and then a short evening nap before bedtime around 10pm.  But instead of sleeping a 5-7 hour stretch, he's only going 4 hours at most and it's decreasing slowly.  I just see the end of good nights in sight and it's bumming me out.  I thought my third one was going to give me a break!  Maybe it's just a phase... right??   

[CDsMom1031]

My little sister just found out she's pregnant!

She's supposed to have an appt. on the 17th with a fertility specialist. (Her family doctor suspected Endo and/or PCOS and referred her to a specialist.)

Her DD is 12/20/12... So she'll get to be a Mom for one day before we all die!

[KayPea]

ugh. our sleep regression was night AND naps.  Little dude has gone back to OK at night (4-5 wake-ups rather than 6-10) but he still has 3 15-min naps and one 40-min nap (the long one is usually in the Ergo.) Plus he gets up at 4am 3 or 4 times a week. FOR THE DAY.  This morning I actually said, without irony, humour or sarcasm "Wow! The baby slept in until 6:30!"

[dashley111]

Man its dead up on this thread!

Soooooo....what is everyones babies up to?

Baby B recently discovered screaming and constantly makes a high pitched scream noise. She rolled over once but decided she hates it and hasn't done it since. Mostly she just lays there and screams. Haha. She is pretty close to finding her feet, but just like everything else she is too cool to try. I gave birth to a hipster.

My ODD was talking at 6 months and I realize now that's pretty abnormal. B IS NOWHERE near there.

[LunaLady]

R has started saying 'mama' which I find highly adorable! He only does it when he's cranky, though! 

Edited by LunaLady - 6/25/12 at 11:02pm

[glassesgirlnj]

Annamaria is also uninterested in naps - many days she only gets one 50-minute nap!  She sleeps pretty reliably from 9:30pm to 3:30am, though.

She has rolled from her stomach to her back a few times, but hasn't mastered back to stomach yet.  But she's getting much better at gripping and holding things, and has started to interact with blankets, toys and other lovey-type items a bit more.  (Of course there's always an adult in the room with her when she's holding anything that could cover her nose and mouth...)

It's also getting easier and more enjoyable to take her out of the house.  Last night my spouse and I carried her around downtown in the mei tai, stopping at several different stores, and she didn't cry or fuss once.  I'm looking forward to long walks in the spring and summer!

[jbk21]

Dylan loves rolling back to front, and can go front to back but doesn't prefer it.  He'll roll halfway across the room in a flash.  

He's screeching and yelling a lot and loves making new noises.  

Yesterday I held Dylan and "tickle attacked" his older brother.  They both LOVED it.  It was pretty hilariously cute.

Anyone else have pets?  Dylan LOVES our dog.  

[Paigekitten]

Éowyn still thinks she can crawl.  She gets up on all fours and rocks, and then lunges forward.  She's getting pretty good at scooching forward on her tummy to grab toys.  Yesterday I sat her up and she stayed sitting right until she leaned for a toy and ended up on her tummy. Sleep hasn't been great, but yesterday she took a long nap then went to bed at 7:30 and only nursed a few times instead of non-stop. 

She definitely prefers me to anyone else right now although she'll give them a smile, especially if they have something she wants to grab.

[CDsMom1031]

Conner's doing front to back like a champ and has been for awhile. He hasn't gotten back to front down yet. He sits up ALMOST all the way by himself. He can do it for a few seconds before toppling over. He's also in full teething mode... Face rash, drooling, crabass... You know, the norm. O_o It hasn't affected his sleep much yet though, thank God.

[Jaimee]

I guess it's the baby report day!   Avery still hasn't rolled in either direction and hasn't been making too many attempts to try.  He can sit up unassisted for very short periods and has found his feet.  When he's on the potty he always tries to lean forward and grab his foot, which is not the best idea while peeing!    He'll hold onto toys, chew on them, etc. and his new favorite thing is to chew on his tongue while he sticks it out of his mouth.  

[Paigekitten]

Originally Posted by jbk21 

Anyone else have pets?  Dylan LOVES our dog.  

I'm surprised my cats don't have bald spots from all the baby luv.  She loves our dog too, and he's so sweet about her grabbing and pulling at him.

[dashley111]

So I occasionally make our children into memes to send to my husband when he is having a bad day.  Here is my latest:

Background- baby B screams all the time, and it sounds like the pterodactyl in every dinosaur movie ever.  She spends hours every day making the same noise, in the car, middle of the night...all the time.

http://memegenerator.net/instance/18412378

[birdhappy85]

That's AWESOME, Ash!  Too funny.

[jhsmama11]

Awww, sweet! (well not the cranky part though)
 

Originally Posted by LunaLady 

Rhyko has started saying 'mama' which I find highly adorable! He only does it when he's cranky, though! 

Baby J loves his toes and finally figured out how to put them in his mouth. He's rolled from tummy to back a few times and back to tummy once (well he sort of got stuck) and then tried again once more. He's grabbing for things with intention. Loves colorful pictures in magazines and books. He's very drooly and likes to chomp on my fingers. He's pretty fascinated with the dog, although we try not to let them get too close, she's still an energetic pup and can be clumsy.

I'm curious about how those of you with dogs allow the baby to interact.

[seraf]

Shay is trying to move. He gets up on all 4 and throws himself forward. He still squeals a lot. He has found his toes and his bits. He pulls his socks off. He tries to put everything into his mouth, including our faces. He is eating mashed food and drinking water from a cup with assistance. He sits pretty well and plays with toys. He rides on my hip or back a lot. He nurses to sleep or sleeps in the sling during the day and he sleeps pretty well at night. 2-3 wake ups I think.

Our pets are all in tanks except the rabbit who is outside and he doesn't interact with them.