Any other May '07 mama's lurking here? - Page 9

[koru]

JanB, i hope you have a better day today! hopefully these emotions are just that....emotions...and you can avoid ppd this time around. i'm sure it's a scarey thought with 3 little ones.

and Heidi, yippie for maggie gaining a few ounces. i know that thrills your mother-heart!!

i must say, i'm not opposed to modern contraptions. (it's kinda like the hospital....i've had 3 all natural births with midwives & my last one was at home but i'm thankful for modern medicine when it's truly needed). even though i carry ezra almost all day, i bought a used bouncy seat last week. we borrowed one with both the girls & i didn't realize i missed it until i didn't have one. he doesn't care for it much but hopefully when he gets a bit older & can enjoy watching his big sisters run around he'll tolerate it better. and we have a crib that ez takes naps in which is where i put him when i need to shower.

anyone else pumping to give your little one bottles? again, don't flame me here, but neither of the girls ever took a bottle & i am determined that ezra will! it's really for sanity purposes on my part. having 3 children in 4 years is fabulous but i'm really going to need mama time. ez has taken a few ounces (quite reluctantly) but i'm hoping he'll come around. even just so i can go to the dentist or get my haircut!

speaking of haircut, i need one badly!! my husband has a co-worker whose wife works at a local salon & she's offered to come here & cut my hair next week. isn't that sweet? even though ezra took a few ounces of bm from a bottle, i'm not quite ready to leave him for an extended period of time yet. i would be a total stress ball! maybe when he's a couple months old (as opposed to only a couple weeks).

[kittn]

we did give nate a bottle on friday.it was my graduation. he sat with dh and family. i was going to sling him but he was happy with dh. he did wake up just as the ceremony started and dh gave him the bottle. he was not impressed!lol he did drinkk it though.

im having much better pumping sucess this time around.yay!

we gave Nathaniel his very first real bath. his reaction
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was to sleep nutty boy. fell into a deep sleep barely even woke when we took him out!

how did everyone elses babes do with their first baths?

[JanB]

We bathed Gus in our kitchen sink. It was his first bath EVER since we declined the one in the hospital. A LOT of flaky skin came off, so I think he was definitely ready.

I have started pumping to build up a freezer stash for times I want to leave the house. I want to wait another week or two before we introduce the first bottle (Gus is only 2 weeks) but by that point I think I will be ready to get a haircut or do something on my own for an hour or two.

Am still feeling a little edgy/panicky this morning but not as bad as yesterday. We'll see, I guess...

[Liquesce]

My only possible addition to this thread is: oh my god, where are you all finding the time to be here and write more than two lines at a time? I never quite believed how much time a newborn could take until now.

[JanB]

One word: Laptop!

I can nurse the baby, hold the baby, burp the baby, etc., all with the computer on my lap.

He is staring at the screen right now, actually, and appears to be unimpressed.

[FuzzyOne]

hey! i just found you all i will have to take some time to go back through this thread and catch up on everything.

i was finally able to give ivy her first bath last night (at the ripe age of three weeks, 4 days). the pediatrician ended up removing her umbilical cord - it was nowhere near falling off. it would have eventually, but no time soon (as in weeks more than likely - it wasn't dried out at the base at all). apparently the hospital cut it so short that as it dried out it was creating a seal around the belly button making it very difficult for the base to dry out. it was a really simple procedure that she didn't mind at all. i am relieved to have it gone, mainly so i can quit thinking about it. plus, we also were able to start cloth diapers full time now that it is gone.

she is also a super nurser, which i am SO thankful for. ds was so hard for the first six weeks - i was really nervous we would be replaying that this time around. she has gained more than three pounds already. the only thing about the super nurser/super chunk is that she nurses every hour to two hours (if i'm lucky) all night. i can't tell you how happy i am that nursing is going well - i think i would have been crushed if i had to deal with nursing issues on top of my failed VBAC attempt. i feel like the universe is trying to make up for that a little bit.

in spite of all the nursing, i am still feeling fairly rested and very happy to have our newest family member here...and pleased to have found all of you again!

[MommyTeesa]

love to nak - one handed typing while nursing

my mom gave DS a bottle Sat. (@ 4.5 wks old) and he drank it. YAY! DH and I have concert tickets in 2 wks, so I'm feeling pressure to have success. When he brought up the idea of the concert I said "great" but I didn't think he'd actually buy the tickets!

I use my car seat as a bouncy when I need free hands. He doesn't seem to like the pouch sling and I'm not into using the Moby all day, so it works for us. The ILs have our plain bouncy seat (all the colorful stuff freaks me out, too ) and swing and will hopefully bring them up in a couple weeks - it'll be nice to just have them around if needed.

1st bath ("sponge") didn't go over too well - I suppose he felt cold? Don't flame me for the contraption.
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Once he ws dry and warm - a death stare to mom.
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Luckily my DD hasn't asked us to return the baby, but she tossed a carrot at us while I was changing his dipe ... grrrr, she likes to do little things like that to get attention. She's have HUGE tantrums when we tell her no ... it's SOOOO ugly. This too shall pass, right?

[MommyTeesa]

Sorry it's taken some of you a while to find the thread. Thanks to Jenn for posting about it in the DDC.

[dannic]

Yesterday my 2yr dd was a mess! She was whiny, crying, throwing tantrums all over the place! I thought she was trying to get attention and I was trying to give it to her, but did get a little impatient with her a few times. And then the poor little thing threw up last night! All day she was sick and I didn't recognize it! Feeling so bad! I hope no one else gets it!

[happyhippimama]

I have to start pumping to build up a freezer stash aswell. I have to return to nursing school in just 5 short weeks. Saphira will be 9 weeks old when I go back. I will only have 6 months to go. The last month tho the schedule changes to just 2-3 days/week for a few hours each day. As it is, my days will be only 6-7 hours long. WAY too long for me to be gone from her. I know I'm going to cry, more than once I'm sure. My MIL will be watching my children so I can return. She's even said she will bring the baby to me at school so that we can nurse once during the day. That's great. I hope that works out.

I get these waves of panic when I think about leaving her tho. AHHHHHH!

[kittn]

Originally Posted by Liquesce

My only possible addition to this thread is: oh my god, where are you all finding the time to be here and write more than two lines at a time? I never quite believed how much time a newborn could take until now.

boppy+ baby + boobie = computer time while 2 year old naps!

Originally Posted by MommyTeesa;8306052

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1st bath[/B] ("sponge") didn't go over too well - I suppose he felt cold? Don't flame me for the contraption.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/4...102AZt2zRk4asR
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/4...102AZt2zRk4asR
Once he ws dry and warm - a death stare to mom.
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Luckily my DD hasn't asked us to return the baby, but she tossed a carrot at us while I was changing his dipe ... grrrr, she likes to do little things like that to get attention. She's have HUGE tantrums when we tell her no ... it's SOOOO ugly. This too shall pass, right?

sammy throws the fits sometimes. its been better the past couple of days. he was great yesterday until daddy came home then he lost it! no clue what that was about. I think maybe tonight we will try having a snack about 4:30 and see if that helps.

Sammy didnt get a bath until 2 weeks 1 day. we refused the one in the hospital and I am too lazy for the drama and hatred babies have for sponge baths( my kids have always hated them.. the only thing we did do is take a wet gauze pad and wash his hair the day after he was born becuase he had stuff stuck in it ewww!

[happyhippimama]

Originally Posted by kittn

boppy+ baby + boobie = computer time while 2 year old naps!

That is IF the 2 year old naps. Mine has insisted on MANY days, since Saphira was born, that he doesn't NEED a nap. And will end up staying up all day and making for a really tiring day for me. He has taken to getting into anything and everything. He had basically gotten over that. :

[JanB]

Happyhippimama, that stinks! Naptime is the only thing that saves my sanity on some days. Luckily, Stazi still naps and Gus seems to usually want a nice long nap right around the same time. (Woo-hoo!) Zeke doesn't nap anymore but he is very good about playing quietly somewhere on his own so that I can get some down time. I hope this pattern continues through the summer!

[Ianthe]

HI Mommas!!

I had a plugged duct over the weekend. It was soooo very painful, but we were able to get past it with the help of a heating pad and my DS's super sucking abilities. I tried everything else, and nothing worked until I used the heating pad.

I also gave DS his first bath over the weekend. DH bought a bath sponge for the baby, and we put him in the tub with me. He seamed to like it- which is good because it would be terrible for our ds to hate water! Here is a photo:

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(Never mind me in the pic, my DH loves this photo, but I am super self conscience about my bod now).

And we tried to give DS a bottle of BM too. He took it, but the bottle was crap. I thought Avent was suppose to be good. We got some for our baby shower, and they are even low-flow for newborns, but it was practically pouring into his mouth. He didn't like it, but reluctantly took it. He prefers Momma.

[MommyTeesa]

My DD turned 4 a month ago and pretty much gave up naps in Feb. I know she could use some extra sleep and that compounds all the stress from all changes she's had in her life these past 6 months (Daddy working in another city during the week for 2 months, then moving to that city and starting a new preschool/daycare 2 days a week, then the baby comes). I try to remind myself that she's very stressed, but she's so nasty and hateful at times ... So let's all be gentle to ourselves!

[EFPookie]

Just making it over here too. Samuel is doing great. Seems to be in a growth spurt. I hesitate to say it out loud (or type it out loud) but he is a great nighttime sleeper - sleeps from bedtime (usually between 9:30 and 11) until 4:30ish. He's going to have his first full bath today. And now I have to hurry up and shower before I lose my window of opportunity.

Oh, my best accomplishment since he was born I think was taking all 5 kids to the grocery store yesterday, by myself. They did really well, though I did end up with Sam in the carrier, Emily in the cart seat, 2 in the basket of the cart and only the oldest walking (was too close to naptime by the time I made it out of the house ). I got a lot of compliments from the old people who shop in the middle of the afternoon and only 1 "You've got your hands full." which is probably a lowest # record since #3 came along.

[JanB]

Originally Posted by EFPookie

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Oh, my best accomplishment since he was born I think was taking all 5 kids to the grocery store yesterday, by myself.

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Okay, you deserve some kind of medal or award. I haven't even been to the grocery store with ONE child since Gus came!

[BrooklynDoula]

I have not gone anywhere but the corner grocery which does not really count (we are talking like $10 max) and my co-op allows us to designate a non-member as a shopper, which I did, so my SIL is buying food for me

Anyone working out (low-impact obviousbly) yet? I am 15 days pp and feeling like it would make my body feel less achey. I always worked out a far amount because it makes my back feel good and keeps my stress level down. I walk, obviously, it is NYC after all (ds has never even been in the car yet, took the train for the first time yesterday). I have been doing about 10 minutes of gentle yoga also but now I am thinking a little more areobic would be nice. Am I nuts? Is this reasonable? Nothing too long (like many 10 minutes twice a day or something)?

[InPhoenix]

Originally Posted by MommyTeesa

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1st bath ("sponge") didn't go over too well - I suppose he felt cold? Don't flame me for the contraption.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/4...102AZt2zRk4asR
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/4...102AZt2zRk4asR
Once he ws dry and warm - a death stare to mom.
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I have that exact same bathtub and love it. My sister told me to just use the sink or the bathtub, but I'm not allowed to take baths and I was terrified of dropping DS in the sink. This was a lifesaver! DS loves to splash and play so much that I wish I could bathe him more often than every 2-3 days, but his skin seems to get dry if I do that... Still, baths are a treat for him. He loves the water!

[InPhoenix]

Originally Posted by kittn

I think I may need to get some sort of baby holding device other than the sling and bassinet. Just so I can put him there and shower, or better still pee and not worry my toddler is going to run away with him. any siggestions

My boss gave us the Fisher Price Soothing Motions Glider. DS doesn't like the motion or the music (which is a good thing since it annoys us, too), but it's very secure so I'm comfortable leaving him in there while I load the dishwasher, cook, etc. (It's in the living room which is adjacent to the kitchen). I know he won't roll or bounce himself out of it). I think Boppy makes a chair similar to that without the music or gliding??