river
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Post by river on Jun 27, 2017 13:37:48 GMT
- Age/sex of your baby/babies?
- How's it going, any upcoming doctor's appointments or milestones you'd like to discuss?
- Do you have any questions or concerns that you'd like advice on?
- Any feeding-specific questions regarding nursing, FF, etc?
- QOTW: Babies can be demanding, angry potatoes. What are you feeling confident about this week?
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river
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Post by river on Jun 27, 2017 13:43:58 GMT
- 7 week b/g twins
- We're already seeing improvement in L's torticollis, and our PT thinks we'll see his flat spot getting better in a month or so. I'm amazed that he's tolerating his stretches so well.
- Question! For older nb's or BTDT mom's, when did you move baby into their own room?
- Feeding is going well. I have two hungry hippos. I think L is going to outweigh V at their 2 month appt next week (she had 1 lb 5 oz on him at birth).
QOTW: Babies can be demanding, angry potatoes. What are you feeling confident about this week? I've done a few successful solo outings with both kids, which makes me feel good. I'm building confidence for an overnight at the beach in a few weeks.
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Post by lupincat on Jun 27, 2017 15:15:35 GMT
river I moved DS1 when he was a little over 2 months. No real reason why, I just wanted my room back and to be able to veg out in bed without fear of waking him. - Age/sex of your baby/babies? 5 week old boy - How's it going, any upcoming doctor's appointments or milestones you'd like to discuss? Organized chaos but we're doing ok. He's rolled over belly to back a few times, I'm sure they were just flukes/force of gravity but it's adorable. - Do you have any questions or concerns that you'd like advice on? Most questions relate to nursing, but I've posted over on the APTM breastfeeding board. I still don't like it but the fact that it's free is what's driving me to continue. I don't really think I'm losing much weight because of it :/ - Any feeding-specific questions regarding nursing, FF, etc? Guess I answered this above lol - QOTW: Babies can be demanding, angry potatoes. What are you feeling confident about this week? His sleep has gotten soooooooo much better! He's still really noisy and does spit up most nights but we're pretty much on a reliable wake up schedule around 1AM and 3:30-4AM.
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Post by sleepymonkey on Jun 27, 2017 16:44:43 GMT
river, DD moved into her own room at 6 weeks and DS just moved in to his room this past weekend at almost 8 weeks. With DD, we moved her because I'm a light sleeper and she made a lot of little noises in her sleep so I slept like crap with her in the room. With DS, we figured we should move him before I went back to work so I could turn the light on and/or make noise in the bedroom while getting ready in the morning without fear of waking him. - Age/sex of your baby/babies? 8 week old boy - How's it going, any upcoming doctor's appointments or milestones you'd like to discuss? It's going well. I'm back to work and O is trying to adjust to being with my parents during the day. He has his 2 month appt next Monday, which I am going to miss since I have no PTO at work. H will have to handle him getting his vaccinations on his own. I feel bad, though, because O definitely is most bonded to me at this point so I wish I could be there to comfort him. - Do you have any questions or concerns that you'd like advice on? O has a pretty prominent dent in the back of his head. It's not a flat spot but a definite dent. H is going to ask the pedi about it at his appt but does anyone else's LO have this? DD did not have this issue. - Any feeding-specific questions regarding nursing, FF, etc? Not really a question but I feel like O is going to max out on formula long before it's time for him to start solids. He's already at an average of 28oz of formula per day and would probably take more if we gave it to him. Everything I read says that babies should have a max of 32oz. So that means his daily intake should only increase by 4oz in the next 4 months. I find that concerning. - QOTW: Babies can be demanding, angry potatoes. What are you feeling confident about this week? His transition to his crib at night went really well. I still can't get him to nap for more than 10 minutes in his crib but at least he'll spend the night in there.
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Post by babystandish on Jun 27, 2017 17:30:56 GMT
river haha we did it at age 2. I'm hoping to move DD around 12 months. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by babystandish on Jun 27, 2017 17:33:13 GMT
-will be 5 weeks tomorrow/girl
-it's going well. She sleeps, eats, and poops, but she's starting to have more awake time and smiling which is fun!
-no questions
-nursing is going well. I have OALD so she struggles with that..esp on my right side
-juggling 2 kids is getting easier so I've relaxed a little bit at home
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cmb
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Post by cmb on Jun 27, 2017 20:33:04 GMT
river we moved both boys when we felt ready. For DS1, that was around 5-6 weeks. For DS2, three weeks. We started with just the first stretch in the crib and worked our way up to the full night. A lot of being ready had to do with not being able to sleep with baby in the room sleepymonkey our pedi is okay with us going up to 35oz/day when needed. 24-30oz per day is normal outside of a growth spurt. I will say that I don't subscribe to the theory you can overfeed an infant- they either won't drink or they'll push it away if they're not hungry
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Post by sleepymonkey on Jun 27, 2017 20:54:30 GMT
cmb, I have a feeling that is what our pedi will tell us as well. She is more concerned with the idea of forcing him to eat a certain amount but if he's hungry and keeps it down, she'll probably tell us to just feed him. And he definitely has his days where he doesn't eat as much as others. I'm sure it all evens out in the end.
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sagen
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Post by sagen on Jun 27, 2017 21:29:20 GMT
I moved my kids at various times, some earlier than others. With this baby he sleeps in my room at night and naps in his crib. I think that always helps with the transition. I will probably room share till 4-6 months.
My guy is 6 weeks
No appointments for 2 more weeks. Things have gone from newborn to more baby like around here. He is awake more, but naps longer. He slept from 11-6 am this morning!
No questions
I have been NIP a lot, and I feel like I really got the hang of it. With my other babies I used a blanket, or nursing cover, but not with this one. I feel super proud of myself for being brave enough to finally do it. Plus I think it draws more attention using a cover. I just do the two shirt thing, put his head right thereto block the view and hurry and latch him on. One time my husband had no idea I was even nursing him. It looks just like I am holding him while he sleeps.
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chknma
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Post by chknma on Jun 27, 2017 21:31:04 GMT
8w old girl
- How's it going, any upcoming doctor's appointments or milestones you'd like to discuss?
Her two month appointment is Wednesday. I pushed it a few days because we'll be away through the 4th
- Do you have any questions or concerns that you'd like advice on?
We're doing well at night, but DD3 is struggling with napping during the day unless I'm wearing her...I think she's overstimulated with her crazy sisters and being more alert to her surroundings...anyone else?!?
- Any feeding-specific questions regarding nursing, FF, etc?
Nope...
FWIW---I will add that BF made it difficult for me to lose weight :-)
- QOTW: Babies can be demanding, angry potatoes. What are you feeling confident about this week?
DD2 coslept foooorrreveree....I'm going to try putting DD3 in her crib that's sidecared to our bed more...she seems to be a pretty good sleeper
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Post by gimmesugar on Jun 27, 2017 22:15:27 GMT
1) 7 weeks - boy
2) Still plagued by unpredictable naps. He took a 1.5 hour afternoon nap today, which was nice. 2 month appt (*tear* vaccines) is on 7/7.
3) I'm sure DS's sleep will change between now and when he goes to DC, but I'm worried he won't be able to nap. He is very easily distracted right now and needs dark and white noise. He'll be over 4 months old when it's time for him to go, but I'm curious about other's experiences with that transition.
4) I'm going to try to start pumping this weekend, and we're going to test out some bottles. Part of me wants to keep procrastinating because I don't know if I have the brain power to figure out pumping. But, I don't want DS to reject the bottle, so we need to do it. I'm also worried that he'll prefer the bottle over BFing, and that would make me sad.
5) DS is a great nurser, so I feel confident about that. He also does well going to sleep (and back to sleep) at night even when he needs a diaper or outfit change. I've just had to get on to DH about being too talkative and playful with him at night.
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Post by gimmesugar on Jun 27, 2017 22:19:16 GMT
Oh...RE: moving DS to his own room
I have zero prior experience, but MH and I decided that it depends on how often he's waking up at night. Since I have to get up to feed him, I'd rather not schlep down the hall multiple times. He's also a no-go in the bassinet once he's rolling over...so...whatever comes first I guess.
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Post by irish14 on Jun 28, 2017 13:52:47 GMT
river we moved DS at 3 months, when I went back to work. We didn't cosleep w him so not sure if that will change things w this one, but that's currently the plan. gimmesugar on bottle preferences - use the slowest flow nipple they have (preemie or 0 or 1 depending on brand) and make sure you and any other caregivers pace feed when you give a bottle. kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/feeding-tools/bottle-feeding/
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Post by irish14 on Jun 28, 2017 14:08:42 GMT
- Age/sex of your baby/babies? 5 weeks girl
- How's it going, any upcoming doctor's appointments or milestones you'd like to discuss? 1 mo yesterday. She gained over a pound in two weeks!! Yay!!
- Do you have any questions or concerns that you'd like advice on? I'm most nervous that the cosleeping will bite us later. We've been starting night in the bassinet but we get 1 hr tops, usually like 45 mins. She naps on me or in the swing and I haven't really started tracking a schedule - I just let her do whatever she wants. At some point I guess I should get on that so I don't end up with another one who won't fall asleep anywhere but on me...but I'm in whatever works mode right now.
- Any feeding-specific questions regarding nursing, FF, etc? Nah. She nursed like a champ. I want to start pumping more but struggling to find the best time.
- QOTW: Babies can be demanding, angry potatoes. What are you feeling confident about this week? Her weight gain is awesome and makes me feel good that nursing is working, esp since we had issues with DS. Yay boobs! Way to go!! I've also loved rocking the nursing in public - after nursing DS for 2 years I've found I DGAF where I am, whip it out.
This will be interesting on a trip with rather conservative family next week. I don't think anyone will be mean about it but I am expecting some side-eye.
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Post by sleepymonkey on Jun 28, 2017 18:07:52 GMT
chknma, DS gets overstimulated by DD quite often. She's very in his face sometimes, with lots of hugs and kisses or just baby talk right in his face. I've found that when it gets to be too much for him, I just tell her that O needs a nap and I'll put him down in his crib and turn the lights off in his room. He usually calms down quickly and is ready to come back out in 5-10 minutes. gimmesugar, O is 8 weeks and still no real nap schedule or even a consistent bedtime. I'm trying to remember when DD got into a schedule but I think it was around 3 months. She just kind of fell in to it and I hope he does the same.
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