Ringing in the New Year with the July Mamas - Page 34

[Miss Juice]

: JJoy, I'm laughing *with* you, I swear. That's priceless. (and it's how I first read it in your post, too, Polish like from Poland.)

Tricia, sorry the wee one is ill! While I can't bring myself to use Elsanne's method (I've tried, but I just ... can't) I have found that the screaming bloody murder while I attempt to suction the nose - well, the screaming usually loosens things up enough that he's able to nurse. And as for the worries, well, you're a mama. We worry.

[newlywaaz]

Originally Posted by ~pi

Oh, absolutely. Total unfair advantage, especially given that in daily life, I more likely use words like, "Huh?" and refer to items, "The ... the ... thing. You know, with the stuff." (Add waving hands as necessary.)

that is SO me. Most of the time I suffer from a serious case of mommy brain, and then every now and then a big word pops out and everyone gives me funny looks. Used to happen all the time while I was in college. I remember one day I couldn't remember the word "carpet" when talking to a friend, but was using words like "hoi poloi" and "polymorphous nomenclature" in my Lit classes.

Originally Posted by Miss Juice

and i would like to know, specifically, what attributes qualify a cow shed as "romantic style". How many styles of cow shed are there that you have a whole word for this one kind? Like the eskimos having 29 words for "snow"...

and all we americans have are upteen different words for "coffee."
I can imagine a romantic cow shed...with dutch doors and a gabled roof and soft fresh hay...

Originally Posted by elsanne

You poor thing. And your son too! Here's what I do: I cover her nose with my mouth and suck. Yes, unlovely, and kind of gross, but it is extremely effective and feels like a kiss to them. I then spit it out right away.

GROSS! and yet I can see myself doing it in a pinch (and can also imagine DH walking in on such a scene)

I bought a bunch of zucchini from the market a couple of days ago, so today I steamed and mashed about half of it to freeze for the babe. I can only imagine the poop to come... and I thought 3 bites of mushy banana was bad, lol. anyone know where I can find one of those mesh bags for chunks of food?

[JoyofBirth]

Originally Posted by newlywaaz

GROSS! and yet I can see myself doing it in a pinch (and can also imagine DH walking in on such a scene)

I bought a bunch of zucchini from the market a couple of days ago, so today I steamed and mashed about half of it to freeze for the babe. I can only imagine the poop to come... and I thought 3 bites of mushy banana was bad, lol. anyone know where I can find one of those mesh bags for chunks of food?

I'm with you on the gross factor but doing it if needed. And my dh already thinks I'm nuts so this would probably just make him shake his head.

We got ours at Target. I think I've seen them at Wal-mart. And babies r us has them. The change in poop is quite depressing. We had a revisitation from some carrots while getting in the bath last night. Ew!

[fenwickmama]

Originally Posted by JoyofBirth

The change in poop is quite depressing.

:

[TanyaS]

JJoy! : FWIW, it took more than one of those "fancy" people to figure it out.

Re: snot sucking

We have an interesting, uh, device. When dd1 was 6 weeks she was hospitalized with an URI that was not RSV, but was nasty enough that it had to be a 1st cousin. They have a snot sucker that they attach via tubing to suction babies. We kept it, don't know why but dh said bring it home. It is pointed like the end of a bulb syringe, but no bulb. Instead there's two holes: one at the end for the tube, and one on the side that you cover with your finger. You control the suction with your finger. Let go and it's off, cover the hole and it's on. I promise I'm going somewhere with this. When we got home, the mucous was still pretty profuse. Dh said "Let's try to hook it up to your breast pump!" Sure enough, the Medela DoubleEase tubing hooked right up to it. It also cycles the suction so you can't hurt the baby. Sucks snot better than anything I've seen. We just wash out the syringe after each use. It doesn't get into the tubing (there's a "collection area" in the syringe). I may not have described it well, but all I know is it WORKS! Apparently they have little power suction devices in other countries, just not in the US. BTW, I shared our little invention with our pedi and he thought it was hilarious and creative !

[elsanne]

Originally Posted by JoyofBirth

Enjoy a laugh on me!

OMG, I sure did: and I read it the same way as you too! That is HILARIOUS!!!

Originally Posted by JoyofBirth

Hey, Elsanne, maybe you could just make me a bellydance lesson on DVD. Just use a camera and do a class for me. I'm a pretty uncoordinated, heavy girl who is very much a beginner. Would that be okay? I'm only half-joking.

Well, wouldn't THAT be fun?!?! I am going to put it in my thinking cap...

Originally Posted by sarenka

I know I shouldn't feel this, but I do... I would rather have someone pee in my tupperware than do this!

everyone...

Romantic style cowshed update later, no time now.

I pee in your romantic style cowshed.

[Sandrine]

Originally Posted by elsanne

You poor thing. And your son too! Here's what I do: I cover her nose with my mouth and suck. Yes, unlovely, and kind of gross, but it is extremely effective and feels like a kiss to them. I then spit it out right away.

I've seen this advise before and now do it too. She scream bloody murder if i used the snot thingy. She doesn't expect me to put my mouth on her nose but by the time she figures out what i'm doing ,i'm done. lol

Originally Posted by newlywaaz

I bought a bunch of zucchini from the market a couple of days ago, so today I steamed and mashed about half of it to freeze for the babe. I can only imagine the poop to come... and I thought 3 bites of mushy banana was bad, lol. anyone know where I can find one of those mesh bags for chunks of food?

I just bought one 2 nights ago. I can't wait to use it. She doesn't want puree food but wants the big pieces. 2 days ago, she choke on 2 diff occasion on food. I was like, i wish you would eat puree and save me the heart attack. I showed dh and hopefully it will arrive here soon.

This is where i got mine:

http://www.maternitycorner.com/miva/...Affil=bareware

I also bought extra mesh bags.

[~pi]

no time to write much, but JJoy, that was a great story! I thought the same thing as you.

Originally Posted by elsanne

I pee in your romantic style cowshed.

[TanyaS]

Originally Posted by elsanne

I pee in your romantic style cowshed.

Nothing as romantic as inappropriate urination.

Ok. I have to get this out. The visualization those mesh feeders give me have me saying "ew". Just the thought of baby gums mashing around a bag filled with food...

Somehow Elsanne's snot sucking technique did not evoke the same feeling. What's wrong with me?

[Miss Juice]

Soooo, Ethan has been working on his top two front teeth for a while now, and one had poked through a couple of days ago. The other was just looking miserable, swollen and bruised. I went to look in his mouth today to see if it was in, and it was!! And guess what else I found!! A bonus tooth! Another on the bottom. So he now has 7 teeth through, and he won't be six months for another week and a half. Determined, this boy.

regarding tupperware and micturation, my mom reads my blog. She asked what that one was about, so I explained. She said, "That's not really funny. I would have done exactly the same thing." Remind me to supply you with a chamber pot the next time you visit.

[~pi]

I am standing at my standing desk with DS on my back!! I got him into a back carry by myself!!! :

Just had to share. Back to work.

P.S. There was much cursing during the getting him in process, though. :

[sewaneecook]

Originally Posted by sarenka

Well if we're getting into a contest here, I did learn and use the word 'holenderia' today (a Polish word which noone has ever heard of) which means a 'romantic style cow shed'.

I think you win for most ... unique ... word.

Originally Posted by gumby74

Ok......so deep down inside I know that DS will be ok, but why is it that when he has a cold I keep thinking he is going to stop breathing? Last night he was up about a dozen times and the rest of the time I was checking to see if he was breathing. Finally at 3:00 this morning I suctioned him and he screamed as though I was killing him. The worst part was that I don't think it did much to help. Why oh why can't their be a more effective and easier way to get the "little green men" out of his nose?

Having a sick babe is the worst. They are so miserable and you can't tell them they will be better soon.

Originally Posted by JoyofBirth

So I looked up one and it had listed under foot services-Polish change-$18.had to share, but I have been kinda emarassed until now. Enjoy a laugh on me!

Thanks for the laugh ... that completely sounds like something I would do!

Originally Posted by sarenka

I know I shouldn't feel this, but I do... I would rather have someone pee in my tupperware than do this!

:

Originally Posted by TanyaS

We have an interesting, uh, device.

This had me ROTF!! So funny.

Originally Posted by elsanne

I pee in your romantic style cowshed.

: You ladies are cracking me up tonight!

Originally Posted by ~pi

I am standing at my standing desk with DS on my back!! I got him into a back carry by myself!!! :

Just had to share. Back to work.

P.S. There was much cursing during the getting him in process, though. :

Congrats on figuring out the back carry. I have to shimmy DS around from my hip in order to get him on my back. I can't get him directly on my back. As for cursing ... I do too much of it in front of DS. I'll have to work on that before he becomes vocal.

Anyone know when my porn-star boobs will go back to normal? Will I have to wait until DS weans ... which means it will be a while with having future children. While I know people pay good money for a rack like this, I'm not liking it!

[PancakeGoddess]

Originally Posted by gumby74

Ok......so deep down inside I know that DS will be ok, but why is it that when he has a cold I keep thinking he is going to stop breathing? Last night he was up about a dozen times and the rest of the time I was checking to see if he was breathing. Finally at 3:00 this morning I suctioned him and he screamed as though I was killing him. The worst part was that I don't think it did much to help. Why oh why can't their be a more effective and easier way to get the "little green men" out of his nose?

ugh. I get terrible anxiety when my kids get sick. I cannot convince my emotional self that they aren't terminally ill, no matter how minor the illness. It's crazy! And horrible!

As for snot - I use the syringe but he does holler. It helps a little. Too much crying just makes it worse - makes more snot. A squirt of breastmilk in each nose usually works well to clear things up - I have no idea why that works. It doesn't last long but it does work.

Originally Posted by TanyaS

Apparently they have little power suction devices in other countries, just not in the US.

batter-powered snot sucker - I am so tempted

[TanyaS]

Amy! You found one at Target! Much less bulky than dh's invention. I'm telling you the breast pump sucks snot like you wouldn't believe. I bet this thing does it pretty well. Makes snot sucking time shorter so less traumatic, too.

So guess what dh did? He fixed my computer!
He had collected some spare cpu parts and dug up a hard drive. I thought I'd lost some emails. Guess what? I didn't lose any! I'm so happy to be back to normal and for free!! I guess I won't harrass him anymore when he "finds" things and brings them home.

Oh, and you back carriers motivated me to take the plunge today. Dd didn't like it last time I tried it. Yesterday I tried it in the moby, but I'm not talented enough to do it with that yet. So I tried it with the MT and we did it! I cooked dinner. She fussed a little after a while, but I did what had to be the sillest looking swaying and bouncing and she was fine.

[elsanne]

I used miss juice's explanation step by step and it worked! the back carry ergo thing! We've done it several times now.

[JoyofBirth]

It's so good to know I'm not the only one. I felt better about it too becaus I wasn't totally alone. My sister and my cousin were there too. I just couldn't imagine $18 for nail polish to be changed. Am I in the wrong business?

Originally Posted by TanyaS

JJoy!
We have an interesting, uh, device.

Be careful talking about your interesting devices.

Originally Posted by elsanne

Well, wouldn't THAT be fun?!?! I am going to put it in my thinking cap...

It would totally rock if you ever did that. Mostly, because I don't really expect you to go through all the touble for me. But you could get Sol on board to help. Emma loves to dance along with kids on tv. And then you could market it and make lots of money. Because of me. Yay! OK so I'm getting a little ahead of myself.

Originally Posted by TanyaS

Oh, and you back carriers motivated me to take the plunge today. Dd didn't like it last time I tried it. Yesterday I tried it in the moby, but I'm not talented enough to do it with that yet. So I tried it with the MT and we did it! I cooked dinner. She fussed a little after a while, but I did what had to be the sillest looking swaying and bouncing and she was fine.

With a wrap carrier, especially with this age group, I put the middle of the wrap in the corner of the couch and then sit the baby there. Then I sit down in fron t of her and kinda lean back towards her and pull her up into position on my back. Then I finish up. Does that make sense? I could never get my wiggler to sit still long enough to have her on my back while I wrapped her.

Originally Posted by elsanne

I used miss juice's explanation step by step and it worked! the back carry ergo thing! We've done it several times now.

I do the same thing as Juicy with my MT carrier. No ergo for me. But I think I may be able to get one someday in the not-terribly-distant future.

Did I mention that Mattie is standing up? Like pulling up on things. I can't remember. Yikes! Or as somebdo once said, "Crap, we have mobility!" Serious mobility.

[sarenka]

Originally Posted by JoyofBirth

It's so good to know I'm not the only one. I felt better about it too becaus I wasn't totally alone. My sister and my cousin were there too. I just couldn't imagine $18 for nail polish to be changed. Am I in the wrong business?
Did I mention that Mattie is standing up? Like pulling up on things. I can't remember. Yikes! Or as somebdo once said, "Crap, we have mobility!" Serious mobility.

you certainly aren't the only one - for me Polish means only one thing

Daisy and Mattie seem to be synchronised. She's so happy standing now that it has actually slowed down her mobility! She still likes going up and down steps though - bit of a challenge...Can Mattie sit? Daisy just can't be bothered with that...

more praise to Juice for the ergo instructions - I've been doing it too. Sends her off to sleep...

that cowshed seriously was a nightmare to translate. It ended up as 'ornamental cowshed (typical for Romantic style gardens)'. Yes, here in Poland, apparently typical...

excited by the solids talk - who's started and with what? I'm waiting for dd to sit but at this rate she'll be starting school before she does that...she looks ready and eager though.

It's my birthday today!! 37! :

[Miss Juice]

I would like everyone to appreciate Laura's mastery of the multiquote above.

I'm glad the back carries are working! I seriously do not know how I made it through two babies without it. I guess I had fewer kids back then...

off to school but I'll be back.

[Miss Juice]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARENKA!!!!! May it be peaceful and fun.

I'm actually looking forward to starting solids. DS is lunging at our food, and I can no longer eat while he's nursing - he stops nursing to reach for my food. But he won't be 6 mo for a couple of weeks yet, and he isn't sitting alone, so we're still waiting. But I'm getting impatient

[fenwickmama]

sarenka- :

ok ladies, i have several MT and can't seem to get a handle on back carries-they just aren't comfortable for me and i can't seem to get either child up high enough/snug enough-they are always kinda loose and floppy-i've used the instructions on the kozy webpage and the babyhawk site and no dice. i also have a moby and a cotton wrap (just a rectangle of material from walmart) and haven't tried back carries with those-should i? i have a patapum i'm going to sell cuz it' s so uncomfortable for both dh and I for both kids so what's the point? -anyone tried a patapum and ended up still liking an ergo? i'd like to get one but wonder if they are too similar and the ergo also won't work for me? i love my MT for front carries but seems like back carries would be so convenient...

oh and to all those that frequently multiquote-i give up! i suck!
jjuice, can't believe 7 teeth! crazy talk-we are at 6 w/2 more visible and almost 7 months old-i thought that was crazy

and opinions please-do i offer water in a sippy cup at 'meals' for seth or just let him nurse after meals (he does nurse after meals but seems interested in a cup)...