July 06 mamas: get yer March on! - Page 30

[CalebsMama05]

Originally Posted by elsanne

Hmmm...what is happening while you are at work? I bet he's sleeping great at that time. Someone needs to work harder to keep him wakey.

yep when I'm at work he takes a 2-3hr nap. he already takes one 1-2hr nap early afternoon.

Originally Posted by gumby74

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I also thought my duo glide was going to be a piece of junk, but it has been working great. I only wish it was a different color. I'm soooo tired of green because everything I own is that color.

sweet! I am not fond of the green but i'd LOVE to be able to go for walks!

Originally Posted by AmyCarin

OK - I'm such a newbie to this board, I feel like I'm outta touch with *you*

Can you fill me in on what your days & evenings look like? Do you have any kind of routine?

days: we go to sleep around 3-4am wake around 11...eat breakfast. lunch is around 1-2 and Jacob falls asleep shortly thereafter and sleeps for an hour or two. usually right as he wakes up i'm getting ready for work. then I work and when I get home he's wide awake.

days I DON'T work...we get up around 11ish and eat breakfast, lunch 2-3hrs later. Jacob falls asleep at this point and sleeps for an hour or two. I do a bit of housework while waiting for Caleb to fall asleep. by the time C falls asleep J is waking up and we usually play or I let him play on the floor until C wakes up while doing housework (or messing around on mdc) around 7-8 he will fall asleep and wake up within 30-45mins. on nights I don't have to work he goes to sleep around 12-1am.

Originally Posted by Sandrine

I agree.

thanks...I asked him to wake him up after half an hour and he says "no he needs his sleep or he wouldn't be sleeping. and then he begs off staying up wiht him all night!

Originally Posted by witt

oh my gosh life crazy here!!
went back to work on monday and AF came back on that day - how significant is THAT!!!:

Anyway it's nice to be back at work, I'm working mornings 4 hours and my partner is working afternoons so easy peasy. 2 bottles of BM a day and I'm all sorted!!!!! yay!!!!

hope everyone's ok. Tanya I have a question - can you tell me about Vit C 101 or Vit C for dummies? How much etc etc for baby, for me, for the kids???

Winter is coming and daylight savings have finished

yay starting back at work, and boo for af but i got mine in oct so not *too* much sympathy

[witt]

Originally Posted by CalebsMama05

alright ladies I need some help...I posted on the nighttime parenting board (called i'm about to lose it) and got NO help...a bunch of suggestions to cosleep and one person suggested I change my attitude towards sleep. which really confused me as my attitude is that it is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. I would LOVE to be able to come in and go to sleep at 11. or even 12. heck once I get tired around 1:30-2am I would love to go to bed THEN. unfortunately Jacob rarely (if ever) goes to sleep before 4am. when I work I get off work at around 10:30 or 11pm. so I'm already tired just need to wind down and go to sleep. we do have a pack'n'play in our bedroom that he sleeps in the first part of the night. (usually 2hrs)

anyways everyone suggested I go to sleep when he does (which right now is 4am) which does not help.

any suggestions that WILL help?

why is baby awake at 4am????? when does your baby sleep?
cerys wakes during the night - don't know how often cos i bed share then go straight to sleep after she feeds - but she sleeps from 8pm - 7am. Jacob should still be able to sleep a night stretch even if he wakes briefly to feed. i agree with pp - has his routine got mucked up ie too much sleep during day???

[witt]

ah you were typing while i was posting
just sounds like he does his day later ie wakes at 11am so (sorry 1 handed typing) maybe you need to shift it all about???

i also have a vax question................. what shall i do mamas.... winter is coming and i still haven't made any decisions i'm scared of whooping cough agggghhh:

Jami where do you work???

[AmyCarin]

Originally Posted by witt

ah you were typing while i was posting
just sounds like he does his day later ie wakes at 11am so (sorry 1 handed typing) maybe you need to shift it all about???

i also have a vax question................. what shall i do mamas.... winter is coming and i still haven't made any decisions i'm scared of whooping cough agggghhh:

Baby needs all three doses of DTaP to be considered *protected* from Whooping Cough. It's the most reactive vax. Whooping cough is considered most dangerous for babies under 6 mos. There are homeopathic treatments and antibiotic/allopathic treatments for Pertussis.

Calebsmom - Is his CP keeping a routine? (Is it your dh taking care of the boys while you're working?) Routines seem to really help my kids. They get all sorts of wonky when they get off *schedule*

[SabbathD]

Kimya! I lived in Castle Rock for what....14 years? Graduated from that high school, lived out on Wolfensburger road. Wow, I haven't thought about that for a long time.......so cool!!!

[CalebsMama05]

hey there everyone...dh is the one that takes care of the boys while I'm at work...I work at shopko. he lets j sleep for god knows how long and then says he's too tired to stay up with him all night.

last night he had a half hour nap at 7pm and he fell asleep at midnight. he was up a few times to nurse but I couldn't tell you how many and we were up for the day around 9:45. in fact...Caleb is not even up yet! I cannot tell you how long it has been...I feel so human today and I am actually looking forward to cleaning this pigstye up! amazing what a good nights sleep can do for a person!

[iluvmybabies]

Originally Posted by witt

i also have a vax question................. what shall i do mamas.... winter is coming and i still haven't made any decisions i'm scared of whooping cough agggghhh

Definately read up on the it on the vax boards- I was where you are a little while ago- As for it being winter- I don't think that applies to Pertussis- In fact I think here in the US it is 'pertussis season' is in late summer- I was scared to death of pertussis (and I still am a little frightened) but I have decided that the risk of a reaction (from the vax)is just too high. In the meantime, I am arming myself with all the info I can find about Homeopathic remedies and pertussis- Also- after 6 months it is not so dangerous. Good luck on whatever you decide

Originally Posted by CalebsMama05

hey there everyone...dh is the one that takes care of the boys while I'm at work...I work at shopko. he lets j sleep for god knows how long and then says he's too tired to stay up with him all night.

last night he had a half hour nap at 7pm and he fell asleep at midnight. he was up a few times to nurse but I couldn't tell you how many and we were up for the day around 9:45. in fact...Caleb is not even up yet! I cannot tell you how long it has been...I feel so human today and I am actually looking forward to cleaning this pigstye up! amazing what a good nights sleep can do for a person!

Yea! for sleep!!

[elsanne]

Sooooo glad to hear it Jami.

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[TanyaS]

Originally Posted by witt

Tanya I have a question - can you tell me about Vit C 101 or Vit C for dummies? How much etc etc for baby, for me, for the kids???

There is a great looooong thead on using vitamin C in the form of sodium ascorbate. Here is the link. Everyone's dose is different. Basically, you figure out each person's bowel tolerance (which is just enough SA to get to near-diarrhea). This helps you find their normal daily dose. When you are sick, your body needs more vitamin C, so bowel tolerance is much, much higher so you take more of it and stop when you reach that point. The thread should help you a lot with this one.

Originally Posted by witt

i also have a vax question................. what shall i do mamas.... winter is coming and i still haven't made any decisions i'm scared of whooping cough agggghhh:

Whooping cough at this age is not dangerous. Even if you vax, it still only carries an efficiency rate of around 60ish% (don't quote me on this). It is always around, and IIRC is more common in the summer months. Geesh. I need to get my facts straight. But anyway, what I'm trying to say is if you are still undecided about vax, don't rush out and get the vax just because winter is coming. You can always catch up later, but you can never take back a vax. Some great recommended reading for you is Just a Little Prick. This discusses pertussis in depth, as well as how to treat it if you happen to get it. It also discusses vax in general and is a must read for anyone trying to make a vax decision (and I'm only half-finished!).

Jami, isn't it wonderful how a good a good night's sleep is?

I think I'm going to have to turn my computer off for the day. I have too much to do for our trip and it's just a big, fat distraction encouraging me to procrastinate. Taunting me with my email. I'll check in with you all later!

[MsGrizzle]

Originally Posted by witt

hope everyone's ok. Tanya I have a question - can you tell me about Vit C 101 or Vit C for dummies? How much etc etc for baby, for me, for the kids???

Winter is coming and daylight savings have finished

Vitamin C is one of the best treatments for pertussis (saw your other post). I agree with those who said pertussis is really only dangerous for under 6 months and the vax is not very effective. There are lots of good posts on the vax board as well. Don't you live in NZ? Do you know who Hilary Butler is? She has a great book - for FREE (but asks for a donation). You should get it! She used to post here at mdc and is one of the most informed people! Her book is called "Just a Little Prick". Order info:

Requests for copies can be made by e-mail to:

[e-mail] or

The Robert Reisinger Memorial Trust (or RRMT),
25 Harrisville Road,
Tuakau, 2121,
South Auckland,
New Zealand. Phone : [phone].


I was scared of most of the diseases also, but I've been tackling them one by one and now that I'm getting informed, I am less and less worried.

From the health and healing sodium ascorbate thread (and yes, you want SA and not any other version of vit C)

when ill:

It depends on the child. I start at 250 mg per kg of body weight.

1 kg = 2.2 pounds. so your 32 lb one, is 14.5 kgs, x 250 mgs = 3,636 mgs over waking hours.

24 lbs divided by 2.2= 9.9 x 250 = 2,475 mgs over waking hours. Obviously I don't worry about exact numbers. 1,000 mgs = 1/4 level tsp. so I eyeball it from there.

If that doesn't bring results, I up the dose.

when healthy:

AGain, that depends on the child. For normal dosage, I work a baseline of 50 mgs per kg of body weight, and then work up from there. It's experimentation really. So your 32 lbs child would be around 750 mgs per day... but again, it depends on the child

[MsGrizzle]

Sorry Tanya - we must have been writing our posts at the same time!

[TanyaS]

That's ok! You and I are on the same page, paragraph and sentence!

ETA: My baby is cracking us up today! dd1 was playing ball with her. Apparently a bouncing ball is as funny as watching Chris Rock do standup. I got a short video of it with my camera. Will upload later. Freaking hilarious. :

[iluvmybabies]

Originally Posted by soapdiva

Do you know who Hilary Butler is? She has a great book - for FREE (but asks for a donation). You should get it! She used to post here at mdc and is one of the most informed people! Her book is called "Just a Little Prick". Order info:

Requests for copies can be made by e-mail to:

[e-mail] or

The Robert Reisinger Memorial Trust (or RRMT),
25 Harrisville Road,
Tuakau, 2121,
South Auckland,
New Zealand. Phone : [phone].

Is that Momtezuma Tutaura (sp)? I have been trying to figure out if that is her book.

Originally Posted by TanyaS

That's ok! You and I are on the same page, paragraph and sentence!

ETA: My baby is cracking us up today! dd1 was playing ball with her. Apparently a bouncing ball is as funny as watching Chris Rock do standup. I got a short video of it with my camera. Will upload later. Freaking hilarious. :

Oh, I can't wait- Laughing babies are the best. My ds can make my dd laugh so hard it looks like it hurts her

[MsGrizzle]

Originally Posted by iluvmybabies

Is that Momtezuma Tutaura (sp)? I have been trying to figure out if that is her book.

Yep that's her!

Tanya - looking forward to the video! In our house, the giggles ensue when ds1 throws a ball into the air

[CalebsMama05]

I agree with Kristin! I was warned at ds2's 2 week checkup that it was whooping cough season. ds2 didn't get vaxed for it and didn't get it!

dh said this morning "man why can't he sleep like that ALL the time?" I admit I was a bit snippy when I said "because he keeps sleeping 2-3 hours while I am at work!"

eta I think I need to PM MT...I think I ordered her book and then never paid her...which would explain why I never got it.

[kimya]

Originally Posted by SabbathD

Kimya! I lived in Castle Rock for what....14 years? Graduated from that high school, lived out on Wolfensburger road. Wow, I haven't thought about that for a long time.......so cool!!!

That's cool!!! It's a weird town. When did you leave? It is SOOOOO developed. It kind of scares me. It reminds me of the town in Edward Scissorhands. I bet kids run into the wrong house all the time!

[witt]

wow you guys are amazing thanks I am reading now......... Cerys woke me at 4.30am

(the kids have colds and she is coughing coughing coughing - which makes me even more worried about pertussis but anyway........ I go through bouts of "god this is just a cold and she has a really bad cough how would I cope with whooping cough?"...............)

oops sorry I digress so she woke me at 4.30am and I brought her downstairs so as not to wake up everyone else and now she's gone back to sleep and I"m reading..........

my dr is anti vax and very pro Vit C, and I'm taking her today just to get her chest checked she sounds a bit wheezy so I'll talk again to the Dr which will hopefully reassure me!!!

Did you guys see that big article a while back about high rates of Vit C causing Cancer??? any thoughts ??

oops it's 6am now got to go get ready for work!!
thanks again you guys - really helpful I'm feeling a bit calmer... <sigh> I HATE immunisation decisions.... the boys are only partly vaxed then I stopped and I haven't vaxed for Meningitis B which scares the bejeesus out of me..... ok gotta stop thinking:

[MsGrizzle]

Dose with SA - whether a regular cold or WC. You'll be amazed at the results.

I don't know the article you're speaking of - I'd have to evaluate it. My gut is that no, I wouldn't believe it. I'd question the heck out of that article/study. I'm reading a book by Thomas Levy about Vitamin C and it analyzes 1200 studies and I consider SA to be amazing!! I haven't finished it but I think it might even mention using IV infusions of Vit C when undergoing treatments like chemo to help healing. I can't remember if that was this book or not!:

Jami - MT is no longer at MDC so you can't PM her. The email address in my post is hers though.

[sewaneecook]

I've not been around much the last week or so. DH, DS, and I went out of town last weekend and then DH had a business trip for most of this week, so I've been a single mama (I don't know how anyone can do it full time!). I'm tired!

As for leaving DS, I have a few times to work out. He's a very easy baby and DH is fine with him for up to 2 hours (if he's just been fed right before I leave). If he had been more difficult, I probably wouldn't be able to leave so easily.

As for solids, DS doesn't like them much. He'll be 9 months next week and he has had maybe 1/8 of a teaspoon of solids total. He usually spits them out or gags on them. His favorite is sucking on an apple. He likes the taste, but not the texture of solids. He gagged on sweet potato, he threw up avocado, and spits out any solid piece of apple he may get. I try something new every couple weeks or so, but no luck so far. Since he's somewhere around 28 lbs, I'm not worried about malnourishment!

Hello to all the newbies! to all who need them

[sewaneecook]

Anyone have solutions for biters? DS likes to chomp down on me while nursing. I smoosh him in to the breast to get him to release and immediately end the nursing session, but that hasn't seemed to help. He just had 2 teeth come through, so it's only going to hurt more as he gets more teeth.