[yippiehippie]

<p>Treerose - i was so worried to be alone w/the 2 kids too, but it really was/is OK...much better than what I'd imagined anyway It will take much more time adjusting, esp for the older siblings, but that's why I'm trying my best to take it easy and give DS1 that time and tons of love.</p>
<p>We had our first visit from friends today, one that's DS1's exact age. It was not pretty, unfortunately. He pushed him a couple times and got pretty crazy at times. Luckily my friend was understanding. I feel like maybe I should get him back on schedule, but also think it's too soon! We're going to try to make a LLL mtg on Thrs and our homeschool group on Fri. but we'll see...</p>
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<p>Ramzubo and lovebeingamw - how about letting your babe's sleep on your side instead of in between you and DH? I had DS1 sleep in btwn us when newborn until one night I awoke to DH almost on top of him and DS1 struggling a bit to get away! Yikes! From then on I slept in the middle. BFing mamas have that intuition and I don't consider it unsafe to co-sleep. I don't, however, want DH to sleep w/him. A study I read a long time ago showed all the babes that had been smothered (in the study) were by non-moms or bottle feeding moms, no bfing ones though. Even when DS1 was 18mo old and sleeping in his room it took me weeks before I didn't wake up every time he did (and I didn't have a monitor or anything in the room), that's how "in sync" we were!</p>
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<p>It's nice to hear from everyone and how y'all are doing...makes this journey less isolating, YKWIM?<img alt="grouphug.gif" id="user_yui_3_4_1_2_1330991491173_163" src="http://files.mothering.com/images/smilies/grouphug.gif"></p>

 

[100%mom]

<p>My baby is 7 wks today and last wk at 6 wks he was up to 11 lbs 15 oz. His birth weight was 7 lbs 5 oz. <span>He also started rolling a wk ago and has rolled over 4 times. I think we are dealing with yeast though. His face has what I think is a yeast rash. I'm trying to be good about my diet and I am taking probiotics so I hope it goes away.</span></p>

 

[Kaydove]

What's your thoughts of using a pacifier? I gave her one last night on the way home from the airport when she was screaming and again today. I worried that it could effect her latch, which isn't great to begin with. My mom said that it could help her latch...

 

[hildare]

<p>kaydove everybody's been gone, i guess... i think a paci is just fine.  i haven't noticed any problems with either of my kids, though kid number 1 turned out to be a thumbsucker in the long run. </p>
<p>also:  if you have a strong need-to-suck baby, better that thing than the boobie.  when they get so much they just spit it up and still scream to nurse, bring ON the paci.</p>

 

[Maternalove]

<p>I think it's okay @Kaydove. I wanted to wait to give ds one but he just wanted to suck and suck and suck and suck and with sore nipples and thrush it was just too much. I don't think it really did anything to improve or hurt his latch. I'm sure your little girl is several weeks old now it should be fine.</p>

 

[parsley]

<p>We're loving the pacifier this time!  So much better than being a human one </p>

 

[GoddessKristie]

<p>We used a pacifier, too. She loved it the first month, but bow she's not interested at all. It didn't affect her latch at all. </p>