MAY 2007 It is October already - Page 6

[theretohere]

Any other babies here close to crawling? I keep catching DD up on her hands and knees and rocking back and forth. I was hoping she'd crawl late- I'm not ready to start chasing another one! :

[BrooklynDoula]

I have a blocked duct for sure and the aches not no fever or redness yet. I slept most of the day yesterday and until 11 this morning. Praying this resolves. Lats time it went basically like this and then what would be tomorrow it got worse, I had red streaks up to my shoulders and the chills and everything else. MW helped me clear it up so this time I feel more prepapred! I was 5-6 weeks pp last time.

For anyone with anxiety issues, this book is totally worth getting and honestly changed my life:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...kstorenow57-20

A therapist who works with anxiety saw me once (I could not afford her really but felt I was losing my mind) and she recommended this book instead of treatment with her I used the vitamins and relaxation techniques and felt more empowered by understanding the biology of what I was feeling and such. It really changed my life. I have loaned it to about 10 other women since then!

Anxiety/panic attacks are really common in women and associated with hormonal shifts also (one reasons women are thought to get them more often). More than half of American women get anxiety attacks - so you are not crazy and you are not alone!

I think with some vitamins and some breathing/relaxation/awareness of when the anxiety is building - you can easily get free of these anxiety attacks.

For now, huge for you because it is scarey and it sucks. Big for the women who made you feel bad about it.

[Ianthe]

Originally Posted by Krystal323

yeah..to be honest...i haven't had a mattress for about 6 months now. my x took the king-size bed that *I* insisted we buy for the primary purpose of cosleeping when he packed up his share of our stuff. his reasoning had to do with me getting the dining room table, which was about the only nice piece of furniture we owned between us apart from the bed. apparently it's fine and dandy to tell a 7mo pregnant woman she has to sleep on the floor : there is sooo much i didn't write to you guys re: my divorce over this last year

What a JERK! OMG!

[kdtmom2be]

Originally Posted by MSAX

For anyone with anxiety issues, this book is totally worth getting and honestly changed my life:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...kstorenow57-20

A therapist who works with anxiety saw me once (I could not afford her really but felt I was losing my mind) and she recommended this book instead of treatment with her I used the vitamins and relaxation techniques and felt more empowered by understanding the biology of what I was feeling and such. It really changed my life. I have loaned it to about 10 other women since then!

That's the book... it was recommended to me also, but my anxiety tends to revolve around certain stressors in my life that are VERY particular and when they crop up I get random anxiety attacks but when the stressors are resolved I don't, so I didn't ever get the book. Better to solve the problem than deal with the symptoms in my case. It was also recommended for my SD, there is a kids version out there somewhere, by a cognitive behavioural therapist. She has generalized anxiety, mostly surrounding her parents divorce.... and the rest of that story is not for this board.

And MSAX, I hope you feel better today or SOON! No mastitis please!

[Krystal323]

yea, have you ever tried the cabbage leaves-in-the-bra thing Megan? i have a friend who swears by that hope it resolves soon...

thx for the sympathy laura, lizzy the really great part is that this is the reason my dad hasn't spoken to me for nearly a year now--beacuse I divorced this stellar guy. everybody we knew as a couple believes he's great, and i'm the UAV who walked all over him. but i digress. there's a reason i don't talk about this stuff. it's over, i'm so much happier now, and rehashing it only makes me angry all over again :

A twin is exactly half of a king (kings are near-perfect squares). IME a queen is maybe only a foot or so wider than a full, but longer. i've tried all of them for cosleeping (hotels etc) and once you try a king you'll never want to go back! I've also slept in a california king, which is as wide as a king but about a foot longer, and aside from taking up ALL the floorspace in a moderate-sized bedroom they're nice. dh is 6'3" so he likes cali kings

halloween! my mom bought my kids costumes ages ago and has been "holding them hostage" trying to get us to visit I finally told her she better mail them to us unless she wants to disappoint the kids! Ian's going as a ninja, Lili as the little mermaid (mostly for the red wig ) and Claire as a scarecrow. I really wanted a lobster costume for Claire but the catalog my mom ordered from didn't have one, and i can't/won't spend that much on a one-day outfit

[MayLibertySprout]

Any other babies here close to crawling?

Originally Posted by theretohere

Any other babies here close to crawling? I keep catching DD up on her hands and knees and rocking back and forth. I was hoping she'd crawl late- I'm not ready to start chasing another one! :

YES! DD born 5/13/07 is getting up there too!!
better start babyproffing

[Synchro246]

My select comfort is a cali king. It'd be great if it weren't two-sided for the seperate firmess levels. It makes the whole middle unusable. It's 4in narrower and 4in longer than a regular king. We have this chaise-type sorta sofa (width of a crib approx) on one side for DS1 & a mini-cosleeper on the other for Mickey. I was thinking of getting a regular old queen & a twin to replace everything, but I don't know if it'd fit or how it'd work. If space were no object (IS space an object? ) I'd get a regular king and TWO twins or maybe two FULLS! I always wanted a room that was just bed.


ETA-- maybe a reg. king and a full would be nice! I wonder how wide that is.

[Synchro246]

Oh, Krystal-- I keep meaning to PM you. I guess I could have just done that now, but whatever. Barring any strangness this week I will be shipping your mei tai this week :

[Synchro246]

Originally Posted by theretohere

Any other babies here close to crawling? I keep catching DD up on her hands and knees and rocking back and forth. I was hoping she'd crawl late- I'm not ready to start chasing another one! :

My goodness! We are so far from crawling I can't even fathom it!

[Synchro246]

New question:

Anyone use Gripe water?

[kdtmom2be]

Beds - I HIGHLY recommend the Sterns and Foster memory foam bed. Polyurethane foam (see above discussions) and it is SO nice. We have the "extra firm" for DH, but it is soft enough for me as well. We DD cosleeps part of some nights and because it's so soft but so firm all at the same time it is nice for her too, she can still sleep on her tummy (but usually sleeps on her side or back with a boob in her mouth, hence the part time cosleeping! )

Gripe water - yes, we use it, less now that I figured out that garlic and onions and a few other things make her gassy. We use the no name brand from our local grocery store, it has ethanol in it, some don't. It also has dill oil and fennel extract which are apparently good for digestion (I think someone here mentioned that to me) but the active ingredient is sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) in case you want to make your own. Just add baking soda to water and maybe add something to mask the salty flavour?

[Krystal323]

Originally Posted by Synchro246

I always wanted a room that was just bed.


ETA-- maybe a reg. king and a full would be nice! I wonder how wide that is.

http://interiordec.about.com/od/buyi...bedsizes_2.htm

bed sizes waaay back when Lili was a babe, we were squished into a 2br apartment and all we had was one br crammed with stuff, and the other br's floor was pretty much all mattresses. it was horrid for bed making or looking presentable to anyone :

cant wait to get the mei tai!!!

[dancebaraka]

Oh Krystal! I totally resonate with the "this is why I don't talk about my X" comment. Hugs to you Mama and enjoy your wonderful new bed- you deserve every comfort available to you~

How are you feeling MSAX??

In response to the hormonal hell week I had I picked up the book "The Mood Cure" and recommend it to all Mamas stressed out and shaken up! It works with amino acids supplements and nutrition to assist the body into balancing hormones, etc...

Hugs all around Mamas...

[theretohere]

Originally Posted by ayn138

YES! DD born 5/13/07 is getting up there too!!
better start babyproffing

I'm already pretty baby proofed, just was hoping she'd be content to hang out for a while longer.

What is gripe water? When do you use it?

[Synchro246]

Originally Posted by Krystal323

http://interiordec.about.com/od/buyi...bedsizes_2.htm

bed sizes waaay back when Lili was a babe, we were squished into a 2br apartment and all we had was one br crammed with stuff, and the other br's floor was pretty much all mattresses. it was horrid for bed making or looking presentable to anyone :

cant wait to get the mei tai!!!

I'm going to do a little math here-- ingore my scratch pading if you wish

twin--39X75 or 80
double--54X75
queen--60X80
c.king-- 72X84
King--76X80

queen + twin = 99inches, which is only 23 inches wider than my current bed(not counting the sidecars)


uhh. I'm going to have to do some measuring

[koru]

sheesh...this thread is moving so fast i'm not getting any of the emails!?

mastitis, xh's, beds, gripe water, crawling, anxiety...where do i begin? how about anxiety.....

i have panic attacks, too!!! (i say that as if i'm proud). i haven't had one in months but occasionally i get the "aura." i haven't seen the workbook but i have "the mood cure" which came highly recommended (was it from this board?). i'm also a firm believer in mind-over-matter with my anxiety because there are definite triggers that form a pattern in my brain & when such-in-such happens the adrenaline starts pumpin'. and it's usually something totally benign. i had a panic attack while leaving a movie theater once & everytime i go to a movie i have to psyche myself up for the ending to avoid one. anyhoo....

ezra isn't close to crawling but he occasionally pushes up to all fours. his major issue lately is boredom & distraction. he sits up & plays with his little toys or scoots around on the floor & if he doesn't have something in his hand he starts fussing. and he really doesn't want to sleep because life is too fun. he pushes against me & cranes his neck when i try to cuddle him close to sleep. little bugger....

[kdtmom2be]

Oh boy, I am having a glimpse of my future.... DD is laying on the floor next to me playing with a toy, whenever she drops it she starts whining and fussing until I pick it up and hand to back to her. I know she is just learning that she has some control over her world, but at what point do I NOT pick it up and give it back to her?? Oooh, she dropped it again and this time tried to retrieve it herself... that's a good sign. :

Oh, and she SUPER grabby these days, like trying to pull my plate off the table at dinner.... actually, it is usually in relation to food. She's had itty bitty tastes of banana, yam, orange and avocado and I think there's no turning back now!!

[richella]

Kiran is definitely eyeing the food and grabbing the plates and placemat. It's just now occurring to me that when I tell dd1 "I think she wants to eat the _______. Silly Kiran! You can't eat food yet!" it may actually be true. (I usually say it to emphasize to dd the perks of being the big girl.)

otoh, dd1 was so interested in food we started her a bit early, then had to quit and wait a month, so I don't think we'll push it at all with Kiran. So that would be at the 6 mo mark, end of Nov.

[VOBetz]

We aren't close to crawling here. Emma pushes up onto her hands all the way, but doesn't seem to have the leg strength or something to get up onto her knees.

I've been giving her tastes from most of my meals. Sometimes her face is quite surprised (like today when I gave her some lemon juice on my finger) but most of the time she enjoys it. We are staying in this place foodwise for a long while - I am very strongly considering doing the chunked food rather than pureed.

Emma has been sucking her fingers for two months maybe? Anyway, in the past couple of days, she's started sucking her thumb. Its quite cute. DH had some issues with our kids sucking their thumbs (he didn't want them to) because his little bro sucked his thumb into puberty. But we had a really good conversation about it today and he's completely OK with it. I don't know that you can really keep a 4 month old from sucking her thumb, but I was worried that he would want me to try. Anyway, its good to be on the same page with him about it.

We found out that DH isn't starting the Fire Academy in October. We weren't sure when he was going to get called to attend the Academy. He was an alternate for the October one. We are now on course for starting in March, which is sad because he wanted to go early. But really good at the same time, because now we have more time to prepare (on so many levels). And truthfully, it doesn't matter because in a few years it won't matter if he went to the first or second academy, just that he went.

[Ianthe]

So far Sebastian has eaten: Peaches, watermelon, mashed potatoes (just plain), sweet potatoes, green beans, peas, mango, apple and banana. A lot huh? Really, they've all been whole, organic foods that we've just mashed up for him to try while we are eating. He REALLY likes food! He screams at us if we don't give him something when we eat! He mimics us eating when he watches us, he holds the spoon in his mouth (grabs it and puts it in his mouth), and no tongue thust. If he didn't show signs of readiness, I wouldn't give it to him, but he wants it.... he really... really.... want food

We are waiting on wheat and soy (and we aren't giving him dairy anyway), but I see no harm in fresh veggies and fruits since he acts ready now.