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[KayPea]

Originally Posted by dashley111 

Haha.  Not much, but for a small recap-  none of our babies sleep, and they are starting to crawl everywhere.  Everyone is exhausted.  Except Sara.  The end. 

LOL!

Originally Posted by birdhappy85 

Just as one behavior improves, another gets worse.  *sigh* I've been listening to endless whining today from Sora. Like straight up whining. I'm about to put earplugs in. She's been changed, fed, played with, napped, everything I can think of. I think she's just bored, and I have no energy to take her out and about ATM. Ugh

I agree with the others - the bigger the mess, the more interested the baby. Sensory play will be really important for Sora as a spirited toddler. And yeah, as soon as O gets whiny for "no reason" it usually means teeth. 

[seraf]

Sensory play is great. Water, lentils (dry), rice. We love them all.

[jbk21]

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Edited by jbk21 - 10/6/12 at 10:14pm

[seraf]

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Jello is fun. You can use gelatin  with juice (maybe water?) for smooshing fun. Shay does put rice and beans in his mouth, but he spits them back out when he wants to.

[KayPea]

How about a bunch of rice cereal, or wheat cereal (cooked)? So much smooshy fun, fine to ingest.  Make or get some bread crumbs for some dry sand-like sensory play (just watch that they don't eat too much at a time, or inhale any). We do mama and baby sensory activities, like tickling with feathers, leaves, silk scarves, minky blankets, and also blowing air with straws on the baby, or spraying water with a spray bottle. In the tub or on the high chair tray with hand-whipped cream and natural food dyes if you do dairy, or some kind of baby-safe non-dairy equivalent (any ideas? We don't dairy at the moment.) Cooked spaghetti. Wool roving. 

Oh, and squishy things inside a ziploc bag are also fun for babies, and not messy. As long as you are cool with them playing with a ziploc. 

I also put together sensory baskets - usually with a variety of textures. So a new dish scrubby, a pine cone, a minky scrap, some wool roving, a massager, a teething ring etc. I change up this basket often.  

Sensory play is obviously highly supervised. It's not usually something you can just let them do while you do something else. But it can keep their interest for a long time!

[dashley111]

Originally Posted by KayPea 

I also put together sensory baskets - usually with a variety of textures. So a new dish scrubby, a pine cone, a minky scrap, some wool roving, a massager, a teething ring etc. I change up this basket often.  

This is awesome, and I need to do it!  I did it with ODD...but I guess Im just kind of running on auto pilot this time and not being creative enough.

[TalkToMeNow]

Originally Posted by dashley111 

Originally Posted by KayPea 

I also put together sensory baskets - usually with a variety of textures. So a new dish scrubby, a pine cone, a minky scrap, some wool roving, a massager, a teething ring etc. I change up this basket often.  

This is awesome, and I need to do it!  I did it with ODD...but I guess Im just kind of running on auto pilot this time and not being creative enough.

Me too! I totally need to do this. Jasper is way bored with his toys.

[seraf]

We don't have a cool basket like that, but we have most of those things scattered across the floor half of the time. Plus sticks and rocks.

[dashley111]

Lentils in. Ziploc= 30 minutes of emtertianment. Genious.

[TalkToMeNow]

Thanks for the childcare advice everyone. My interview went well. Now I have to wait to be interviewed by the VP and some other people. I have the first interview for a different job tomorrow. So I'm on a childcare hunt right now. I'll just have to hope for the best!

[jhsmama11]

Originally Posted by TalkToMeNow 

I have a job interview tomorrow for a part-time job. We could really use the money. It's a pretty decent position. But I am freaking out about putting Jasper in daycare. I've been crying on and off all evening. I have never put a baby in daycare before. I just keep thinking that he will be so confused! He will think I am abandoning him. I don't know what to do. Also, what if the provider just lets him cry?? We never let him cry. Never. He is so happy and easy going... what if going to daycare changes him?? Am I totally crazy here? Yes, probably. 

He'll have to go to an in-home daycare on a part-time basis. I can't afford to have someone come to my place to watch him... I think nannies go for $14-18 an hour here, which would take most/ all of my salary. 

Anyway... aren't there a few of you who work? Anyone have any experience? I just need someone to tell me that Jasper will be okay... 

I think I'm kind of hoping I don't get the job or any job... then, I tried my best but still get to stay home. For now. 

De-lurking to respond to this. My little guy just started daycare this week. He's been staying with family members at my home up to this point. My employer has a daycare and fortunately I really like it. The thing that may have helped the most is that I took him to play there and stayed with him while he explored. I observed how the staff interacted with the kids which was helpful, I could see they were attentive. Then on his 1st day I got there early and hung out for a while. He didn't have much exposure to other kids since I don't have many mom friends and he was super interested in other little kids. He's an easygoing good natured little guy and I haven't seen any difference in him since going to daycare (other than him going to sleep earlier at night and sleeping better through the night ). It was very hard for me to put him into daycare and more than a few tears were shed on my part but it's really working out well so far. My little guy is ok and yours will be too.

[dashley111]

So yesterday my 9 year old came home after being at his bio-dads house across the country for 8 weeks. I was VERY surprised when he walked off the plane and B started waving and smiling at him I thought for sure she would not remember him, but she seems to.

[seraf]

That's cool, Ash! I swear Shay loves the big kids more than his parents.

[CDsMom1031]

Conner puts e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g he touches in his mouth.

He had his 9-month check-up today. The doctor said his eyes are aligned, so he thinks it's just the pictures? But he said if I start noticing it outside of pictures, to let him know, and he'll hook me up with a ped. eye doctor. I also noticed while the doctor was looking at his mouth that he has his 5th tooth popping through. And he has a yeast infection! YAY! O_o

[ZippyGirl]

I need some help!  Last month, I had a terrible bout of mastitis.  Herbs, rest, cabbage leaves...none of it worked to help me.  It lasted for five days before I went on antibiotics because the lactation consultant was worried I was going to abscess.  Both breasts were affected, and saying it was a horrible week doesn't even begin to describe how awful it was.  A few days after starting antibiotics, I started to feel better and went in for heated ultrasound therapy, which really helped break up the plugs.

So, yesterday, I got mastitis again!  What is going on?  Why am I getting it so much?  I am really sad and feel like I will need to wean early.  I nursed DD for almost four years, but I had about 4 or 5 cases of mastitis with her.  I just can't keep going through this.  I feel like I get decent rest.  My husband is here full-time to help me with the kids.  I eat so well, but maybe not as much as I should.  Am I missing something?  Is there some trick that could prevent me from getting recurring mastitis? 
 

[seraf]

It may be something inflamed in there, but I would guess it never totally resolved.  Both sides seems unusual, every time I've had it, it has been isolated to one duct. I had mastitis 8 times with my first, 4 times with my second and I have yet to have it this go round (I think I got it so much from scar tissue from a nipple piercing).  Make sure you're drinking enough.  Perhaps antibiotics again and then grape seed prophylacticly? Notice when and how you're nursing.  Did you get a new bra that doesn't fit well?  

[jbk21]

Do you sleep on your stomach?

[TalkToMeNow]

Originally Posted by seraf 

It may be something inflamed in there, but I would guess it never totally resolved.  Both sides seems unusual, every time I've had it, it has been isolated to one duct. I had mastitis 8 times with my first, 4 times with my second and I have yet to have it this go round (I think I got it so much from scar tissue from a nipple piercing).  Make sure you're drinking enough.  Perhaps antibiotics again and then grape seed prophylacticly? Notice when and how you're nursing.  Did you get a new bra that doesn't fit well?  

Originally Posted by jbk21 

Do you sleep on your stomach?

Yes to both. I'm wondering, too, if  it never fully cleared up the last time. You may need more abx. I'm sorry you are dealing with this! 

[TalkToMeNow]

Originally Posted by jhsmama11 

De-lurking to respond to this. My little guy just started daycare this week. He's been staying with family members at my home up to this point. My employer has a daycare and fortunately I really like it. The thing that may have helped the most is that I took him to play there and stayed with him while he explored. I observed how the staff interacted with the kids which was helpful, I could see they were attentive. Then on his 1st day I got there early and hung out for a while. He didn't have much exposure to other kids since I don't have many mom friends and he was super interested in other little kids. He's an easygoing good natured little guy and I haven't seen any difference in him since going to daycare (other than him going to sleep earlier at night and sleeping better through the night ). It was very hard for me to put him into daycare and more than a few tears were shed on my part but it's really working out well so far. My little guy is ok and yours will be too.

Late to reply, but I wanted to say thanks for posting this! I think we found our childcare provider. I found this wonderful woman who lives nearby. She has a 2.5 year old dd, and she used to teach montessori. She still breast feeds her dd, is into natural/ organic foods, has a lovely home with tons of nice toys, and a big yard with a sandbox, water table, etc. She also will take Jasper to the zoo, the children's museum, etc. And she is in line with what we were going to have to pay for a daycare center. Amazing. But the craziest part was that she said she would be keeping one other little girl on Mondays only... and that little girl turned out to be my bff's dd! How crazy is that?! 

We are concerned with her being unavailable due to being an in-home care provider, but my bff's wife said she'd do back-up care for us. Yay! Now I just need a job.... I have my second interview for the job I really want tomorrow. Dh says that's a good thing.... I've had a phone interview, a computer test, an in person interview, and now this. I hope he is right... I'm not familiar with interviewing! 

[ZippyGirl]

Thanks, everyone, for your responses!  I am feeling better today, but I agree that the mastitis may have never fully resolved.  I am going to look into grape seed extract; I've never taken it before for mastitis.  If I get a plugged duct, is that when I would start taking it, or do you take it daily?  And I do tend to sleep on my belly if given the choice.  Often I'm wedged in between DH and DS, though.  I also need to work on an oversupply. 

Amanda, that home care situation sounds ideal!!!    Let us know how the second interview went!