July 06 mamas: get yer March on!

[newlywaaz]

what, me, start a thread? well, I suppose if nobody else is going to do it...

my question for you: have you started your period yet? If yes, how does it compare to your periods before baby? I'm cramping up something bad today, and assume aunt flo is the culprit. I've never cramped before though, so I hope this isn't the new normal:

[CalebsMama05]

hello. yep. had af already. I knew I would though when I stopped pumping (after got ppaf anyways)

the ones that are worse are the ones where I actually ovulate. my pms symptoms get worse and worse with each pgcy.

[SabbathD]

I got mine back at....5 months? Mommy brain isn't allowing me to remember. I think it was 5 months.

Anyways, yeah. Different. More cramping, slightly less bleeding, but I was always a HEAVY OVERNIGHT pad kinda girl anyways.

[CalebsMama05]

Jacob was 3m4d when I got my first ppaf.

[sewaneecook]

yep, she's Ba-aaack. Started again about 4mos PP and is slightly heavier.

What books does your babe like? DS really likes a book of animals that I make all the animal sounds and he likes "Chicka, Chicka Boom Boom" and "Goodnight Moon" and anything with bright colors.

[witt]

no af here. With no 1 i got it back after 6 months, with no 2 I got it back after 14 months so I'm hoping for 14 months again

[fenwickmama]

nothing here yet, fingers crossed for a long break-my sis went 16 mos!

books: pajama time and hippos go beserk, barnyard dance. maybe it's cuz mommy likes to read those better than others?!

[Miss Juice]

Not yet, but I'm wishing. Believe it or not!

[gumby74]

Hello! Af made her way back to me at 6 months. I have noticed that there is significantly less blood than before and it lasts several days less than it did before. I also am not feeling the cramps like I used to. I kind of like my AF now and hope she stays this way!

DS is STILL biting me! OUCH! A couple of days ago he bit me so hard that he drew blood and now the site appears to be infected! It hurts to even touch my boob, much less have him nurse on that side. To make it worse, it's the side that is the "overproducer." The lactation consultant said to pump on that side and nurse on the other until the site has healed up, but even that is painful. For the first time ever, I am seriously considering weaning him because of it and I am soooooooo I really wish I knew what to do. I also have put neosporin on it, but hasn't helped much.

In other news, DS is now crawling, getting to a sitting position from lying down as well as is able to put a ball in a toy and make the toy spit the ball back out! I am sooooooo thrilled! There is an obnoxious lady at the playgroup I go to who asks me everytime I see her "is he crawling yet?" Everytime I say the same thing......no not yet. Then, she proceeds to tell me everything her son is doing. It's more than annoying at this point. Now.....I can tell her that indeed he is crawling and ohhhh by the way.....my son is smarter than yours! J/K I would never in a million years say something like that, but it feels good to think of saying it!

Snowing like crazy here. Can't remember the last time I saw so much snow. Oh yes I can. It was on the national geographic channel and there were polar bears walking around Have a great day everyone:

[Sandrine]

AF Just arrived here this wk. It wasn't really welcome as i was sick and had sick kids. Had better things to do with my time, yk.

beautyful, Steph~ Make sure your floor is complete rid of debri. I have one of those floors and the ppl who installed it(not us) did a poor job. I have tiles that are complete not sticky and i had to put more glue underneath them. I think there is a sealant(paint) that you should put first that helps the tiles stick better. check with your hardware store.

I need to replace it all. Maybe next summer.

[elsanne]

Wow. Many, many of you are bleeding! I got it back 14 mo pp with dd1, and I hope to have as much time with Amara.

I not bleeding...

Tricia, rock on the developmental milestones! Amara is requiring a large, sturdy couch cushion with every sitdown, so she can stand and push up on it.

Amara likes the kind of books that can be banged--on, and against other things.

Fricka-frack it's hot around here. Like, tank top and fan hot. Yes, I'm bragging.: : : : : : : : : :

[JoyofBirth]

My mouth is still hurting so mostly I'm just subbing. More later.

[fenwickmama]

:guhs jjoy

[mommytomahmoud]

i would love to join u ladies

my son was born july 20th 06 7 months old happy and healthy and still ebf doesnt want soilds soo that is fine with me

right now he is getting over a little cold but now he is throwing up mucus and been doing that all day

still noo period yeaaaa i dont miss it hehehehe

ayah

[TanyaS]

Hi, y'all! Welcome to the party, mommytomahmoud!!!

Unfortunately, I am dealing with already. My babe's six months old and I've had two cycles. I was hoping the one at four months was a fluke. Had a long 12 months with no AF with #1, returned sporadically at 2 months with #2, and I was none too happy about it. I was hoping for a repeat of #1, but it wasn't to be. I just don't get it. I nurse around the clock, in the bed at night and any other time she wants it. I think it's related to my thyroid that's been out of whack for years. I've got a follow up appointment with my new doc to get some new meds for that. I'm tired of not feeling myself, and it's gone on for years.

[writermommy]

No af here yet. I got it back between ten and eleven months with the three girls. I'm hoping for at least a few more months.

Welcome, mommytomahmoud!

[~pi]

jjoy

, mommytomahmoud!

No AF here yet, but I am crampy and : today. I am hoping it's just some random cramping. I love not bleeding, and so does my body. (My iron was beautifully normal at my last blood draw.)

[CalebsMama05]

jessica why ur mouth hurt

Ayah

[newlywaaz]

books...ah lovely books...I have entirely too many books for any one family. Currently, I just grab whatever board book my hand touches first, and read that one to DS with arms stretched out as far as they can go so he can't grab and chew, which is all he's really interested. He seems to pay more attention to the books with actual photographs as opposed to drawings, saturated colors as opposed to pastels, and rhymes or single-word pages as opposed to a normal storyline or dialogue. I grab Sandra Boynton often, as well as Mother Goose and Leah Patricelli and the list goes on...

[aydensmama]

hey girls....back to pop in for March after reading most of Feb. No AF here, got mine back 7 mths with ds1, I am that I have some more time, my milk production was yucky the week around my period with ds1, and Mason is still not frinking from anything but mom!

We are crawling also, I love it! I can't wait for the high and bye waves that I read some of you are getting in Feb.

I am subbing so I can keep up this month