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?Mamas & Mamas to Be: Weekly Check-in?
HAWAII NESTIE MAMAS
MauidAims ? Kai Adam ? 02.16.08
MrsNFB
? Sean Patrick ? 10.11.08
kauai_luv ? Waianuhea ? 04.04.09
kshiz
? Ella Juliet ? 04.04.09
VanceandLori ? Brooke Jillian ?
05.15.09
Mrs.HulaHunnie ? Jaylee Emiko ? 06.11.09
bigislandhi
? Zoi ? 06.29.09
Mrs.Ziz ? Bella Kailani ? 07.24.09
Hawaiian
Honey ? Matthew Sebron
(Matty) ? 08.07.09
MrsWinter ? Ashton Christopher ? 08.14.09
myday1708
? Alexa Leilani ? 09.09.09
missaloha ? Ellery Lin
Ka'imilani ? 09.13.09
MrsNJSwimmer ? William (Billy) ?
11.09.09
Trieulam
- Kiptyn ? 11.12.09 and precious angel Kylie ? 11.12.09-1.28.10
MrsPresley
? Annalise Rebecca ? 11.12.09
HulaLove ? Elyse Ann (Elle)
? 12.14.09
Married2MrWright ? Elizabeth (Libby) Joan ? 1.25.10
Sanae78
? Kaya Akemi ? 2.11.10
SirenSong ? Samara Jane Florence ?
2.16.10
Mauiwedding08 ? John (Jack) ? 2.19.10
Jaysgirljulie
? Christopher Ryan ? 3.9.10
HAWAII
NESTIE DUE DATES
March 2010
3.29.10
? Baby ? Lola808
April 2010
4.26.10
? Boy ? lisakeiko
May 2010
5.03.10 ? Twin Boys ?
redshoegirl
5.11.10 ? Girl ? liubride510
5.16.10 ? Boy ? inamra
June
2010
6.16.10 ? Boy ? rwright5
July 2010
7.22.10 ?
Boy ? RobynLee
7.25.10 ? Boy ? lelekay
August 2010
8.29.10
? Baby ? MrsIH
September 2010
9.09.10 ? Baby ?
Vanilla15
October 2010
10.29.10 ? Baby ?
MrsNicole&Brian808
Post updated due dates or gender reports here, or send an email to heyredshoegirl at gmail dot com.
(1) What week are you in/how old is your LO?
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share?
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up?
(4) What is one BR thing that you learned this
week?
(5) Who do you plan on having in the room with you during labor and delivery?
(6) How did you tell your husband that you were pregnant?
(7) Are you sharing your baby name with people or keeping it private? Any particular reason why?
(8) Are there any questions that you'd like to see here in the future?
TTCers: Which cycle are you on? Where in the cycle are you? What, if anything, are you doing to have success TTCing?
Mamas:
Part A: Have you had any issues with breastfeeding or bottle feeding? If so, how did you overcome them?
Part B: Breastfeeding moms who work outside the house....what is your pumping schedule and how do you store your pumped milk (freshly pumped as well as the milk you have at home)?
BONUS:
PIP of your bump or LO or for TTCers, link
to your chart!
Re: ?Mamas & Mamas to Be: Weekly Check-in?
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share? Feeling...done. Really done. I know I've said I'm over it before, but I just feel utterly done. The only news was my 3-day stint in the hospital. Fun times.
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up? Next doc appt is Tuesday, next ultrasound is Wednesday, and next gestational diabetes appt is Thursday, but I have to go in for another CTG scan on Saturday.
(4) What is one BR thing that you learned this week? That I'm not afraid of giving birth to twins anymore. I've been secretly terrified this entire time, but now I just want to get a move on things. I'm very ready for this to happen. I wouldn't go so far as to say that I feel powerful or empowered or whatever (I'm still nervous lol!) but I'm not terrified anymore. My body NEEDS this to happen.
(5) Who do you plan on having in the room with you during labor and delivery? Just Ben and no one else. MIL had stated her intentions to "pace the corridor" while I was in labor, and I put the kibosh on THAT fairly quickly. I know that some women want all of their nearest and dearest around while they're in labor, but I'm not one of them - I want as much peace and privacy as possible, and if anyone extra was there I would just feel pressured.
(6) How did you tell your husband that you were pregnant? I didn't do anything fancy...I took the test early one morning, it was positive, and I went back to bed and woke him up and showed him. And then cried.
(7) Are you sharing your baby name with people or keeping it private? Any particular reason why? Keeping them private. Honestly, I don't much care one way or the other but Ben doesn't want to deal with any potential critics and thinks it will be easier/better just to tell people after it's a done deal.
BONUS: PIP of your bump or LO or for TTCers, link to your chart! I think this will be the last picture I'll take, so soak it in...
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share? Good! We ordered all our furniture this past weekend (it won't be here for 8-10 weeks, but I'm still happy it's ordered). We also worked in the baby's room all day yesterday cleaning out the closet and installing a closet organizer. I'm on spring break this week, so I've really wanted to "nest" and start to get organized while it's still fairly easy to move around. However, I am definitely sore this morning from all the crawling around on the floor yesterday!
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up? Monday is OB appt. and glucose test.....yuck!
(4) What is one BR thing that you learned this week? Nesting is definitely real! It's strange how much my anxieties have been (I'm sure temporarily, but still!) relieved just by spending a some money and time getting the room/house ready a little bit this week! I was getting very anxious about the fact that we're a few weeks from 3rd trimester and we hadn't done/bought a single thing to get ready yet!
(5) Who do you plan on having in the room with you during labor and delivery? Just Dan, mostly. My ILs informed me this weekend that we're supposed to call then when we go the hospital, and THEN they'll hop on a plane from CA to get here, so they'll probably miss it all, which is fine with me and them (they plan on then staying for two weeks to "help") My sister and mom will be allowed in during earlier stages of labor, but later....just me and Dan.
(6) How did you tell your husband that you were pregnant? I found out that morning when I POAS, and I kept it to myself all day 'til he got home from work at 8:00pm. I had placed a hot dog bun in the oven (he loves hot dogs and eats them every day for lunch.....don't even get me started!) When he got home I told him to check in the oven. It took him a minute, but he got it!
(7) Are you sharing your baby name with people or keeping it private? Any particular reason why? Definitely keeping it private. We know what it is (or at least, we're 99% sure....I don't think we'll be 100% sure until he's born). It was important to me for two reasons: A) to quiet potential critics (I think people are far less likely to voice their criticisms after the birth), and
I just wanted one thing to be a surprise when he's born.
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share? I am super congested and have a cough, which is weird because I had the EXACT same thing at this point in my pregnancy with Bella. My belly feels bloated, I don't remember feeling bloated this early on with her. Oh and I gagged when I brushed my teeth, I forgot just how much I hated brushing my teeth when I was pregnant because I always gagged!
As for Bella, she's getting SO big! She's started putting sounds together and shaping her lips/mouth in order to make the sounds she wants "dadadada" and "ababab". It's so much fun! She's having constipation issues and we've tried pears and prunes with no luck. 7 days with only teeny tiny pellet poops= not good! The MD says she can go 10 days!! How the hell would you feel if you didn't poop for 10 days?!!
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up? My next appt is April 23rd to SEE the heartbeat. I'll be 8 weeks so they want to be sure that they see it since this time I was too early to see it.
Bella will have a 9 month appt so we'll get to see exactly how big and long she is. She's heavy now, I know that much! Speaking of, I should call to schedule that!
(4) What is one BR thing that you learned this week? That I'm pregnant! I'm still in shock, 2 kids a little over 16 months apart. It seems so exciting and terrifying all at the same time. I know it'll be fantastic but right now, I think it's still soaking in a bit.
I also am pondering why we are chosing to wait to tell other people... with B we told EVERYONE right away so it was no secret at all. This time we've told close friends and family. I feel like I'm treating this pregnancy different and I'm not sure why. It's like with her I had a fear of miscarriage but at the same time I was so excited I blurted the news to anyone that would listen. This time I feel like I have an even bigger fear of miscarriage. I am SO excited that I want to blurt it from the mountain tops, I'm just not sure what's holding me back... any ideas??
(5) Who do you plan on having in the room with you during labor and delivery? Just like with Bella, RYan and I only! Some family members asked last time why and stuff but then in the end, everyone respected and NO ONE even came to the hospital until we called and gave the all clear. I didn't want to be worried about people in the hall and I certainly didn't want people to be in the room with us.
In the end, I'm SO glad it was just Ryan and I. We still talk about the moments that we had all to ourselves and how we bonded in a different way than we had ever before. It was nice to just have only us. It was super peaceful and that's exactly what we wanted.
(6) How did you tell your husband that you were pregnant? This time I peed on the stick, walked outside to get the groceries and came in to HIM telling me I was pregnant! i told him to shut up and he laughed and said No really you are, the lines are SUPER dark and I looked at the stick and started crying!
With Bella I took a test at 2am, just because I had a "feeling" and then woke him up to tell him. He was glad this time wasn't in the middle of the night
(7) Are you sharing your baby name with people or keeping it private? Any particular reason why? We told people. Some people said "oh name her isabelle or izabella or isabella or Izabelle and just call her Bella. I said No that we wanted her to be named what we'd call her... why name her something we would never call her? That's just us though, so after enough times of saying NO to them, they finally got it.
This time, we'll tell too, once we decide. I think we'll stick with the boys name from last time we'll just have to have a different middle name. For girls, who knows!
BONUS: PIP of your bump or LO or for TTCers, link to your chart! As for the bump, if you wanna see love handles I'll share
As for Bella, I'll post new pics on the blog today 
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share? I'm feeling ok. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease (an autoimmume disorder that affects the thyroid) and am on medication now. LO has started teething, which makes me so sad for him sometimes, b/c you know he's in pain, and only a few things help sometimes. He is also rolling more, but not completely rolling over by himself. He can roll to his side, and then back to his back. Or if I put him on his side, he will roll to his belly, but he hasn't been able to put the whole thing together by himself yet! lol Same for his belly.
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up? Next up is 6 month appt with shots
(4) What is one BR thing that you learned this week? That I really have to break the cycle of letting him sleep with me when he cries at night, or we're never going to get hm in the crib.
(5) Who do you plan on having in the room with you during labor and delivery? Due to H1N1 restrictions, MH was the only one allowed in, but that's how we wanted it anyway. Made it easier for us to tell everyone to stay away.
(6) How did you tell your husband that you were pregnant? He kind of told me, lol...I came home from work, POAS, left it out and went to get changed, since it said it would take 5 minutes. Well, he was there when it said "pregnant" and was like, 'uh, how will we know when it's done reading? I think you better come look at this!" LOL
(7) Are you sharing your baby name with people or keeping it private? Any particular reason why? We shared our name, but I understand why people don't. People gave too many opinions on what they thought of it.
Mamas:
Part A: Have you had any issues with breastfeeding or bottle feeding? If so, how did you overcome them? TONS of issues breastfeeding. Didn't overcome them - LCs were giving me conflicting information, and one night LO was SCREAMING for 3 hours straight - when the paramedics got there of course he was fine. After that, I decided no more BFing for me since there were too many variables as to why he could be crying. We were mostly doing formula at that point and supplementing with breastmilk, but I stopped pumping at that point ( he never latched). My advice for this is to take a class beforehand. We were also using different bottles which I think confused him. So we picked Dr Brown's and stuck with them with the formula. At about 4 months, we switched to soy and that helped with his fussiness. I'm lactose-intolerant, so I'm not sure if that had anything to do with it.
Part B: Breastfeeding moms who work outside the house....what is your pumping schedule and how do you store your pumped milk (freshly pumped as well as the milk you have at home)?
BONUS: PIP of your bump or LO or for TTCers, link to your chart!
see blog!
(1) What week are you in/how old is your LO? 18w4d, wow!
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share? I feel good, finally over my cold (I hope!) and maybe getting some energy back, I still feel tired earlier than usual at bed time though.
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up? Our big U/S is next week and we'll hopefully find out the sex of the baby, can't wait.
(4) What is one BR thing that you learned this week? That I snore now? LOL, I'll have to think of something better
(5) Who do you plan on having in the room with you during labor and delivery? MH, maybe my Mom and my best friend, unsure at the moment.
(6) How did you tell your husband that you were pregnant? I left the pregnancy test on the bathroom counter and when he went in to shower he saw it right away, it was Christmas eve morning so that was kind of special also.
(7) Are you sharing your baby name with people or keeping it private? Any particular reason why? We are keeping it private for now, not sure why really. We have had a girls name picked out for a long time. We also will choose a Hawaiian middle name, one of which we've had picked out for a while, if we stick with that one. No boys names yet
(8) Are there any questions that you'd like to see here in the future? Not that I can think of at the moment.
I love Hawaii!
Tara & Ian . 4/24/2008 . The Kahala Planning . Married
(1) What week are you in/how old is your LO? 29w1d
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share? I have entered the 3rd tri...whoo and along with that I have also welcomed the heatburn, crazy hormones, and lightning crotch:(
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up? April 7th...I'm on every other week schedule now. Had my GD test last week and I have not heard anything so I am guessing it was good
(4) What is one BR thing that you learned this week? what lightning crotch feels like:(
Last weekend my mom bought my carseat and my aunts bought mt stroller...yay so excited. the only big items left are the monitor and the pump:)
(5) Who do you plan on having in the room with you during labor and delivery? just MH and I. I love my parents and all but no thanks. My mom and I don't agree most of the time and she can be out right blunt so I don't want to deal with her
(6) How did you tell your husband that you were pregnant? i peed on the stick and then call him right away
(7) Are you sharing your baby name with people or keeping it private? Any particular reason why? we shared...I hate secrets and also hate keeping them
(8) Are there any questions that you'd like to see here in the future? can't think of any
(1) What week are you in/how old is your LO?
Nine weeks and three days old
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share?
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up?
Libby's two month appt. is on Monday. She'll get some shots and be weighed, etc.
(4) What is one BR thing that you learned this week?
That some moms (read: me) produce excess lipase (the enzyme that digests fat) in their breastmilk therefore making it taste yucky once it's been pumped and stored. This is partially why Libby screamed her head off last week for our trial of my going back to work (remember my extreme torture post?)! She learned to take the bottle with freshly pumped milk and never had the refrigerated or frozen version. Turns out mine tastes HORRIBLE once it's been sititng around (even stored properly) for more than a few hours.
It's not bad or sour (some babies will take this milk with no problems) but it does taste different/"off" (very soapy/metallic tasting). So thanks to many hours Googling I found a helpful 30 page thread on LLL's web site that details how to handle it. I basically have to scald my milk to kill off the lipase that's breaking down the fat in my milk (FWIW, this is good thing when baby gets the milk from the source...it helps him/her digest the fat in the milk easily). I've been working on it and there's still some kinks...Libby refused to drink from her bottle today while I am at the office. So J brought her up to my office for lunch. Oy. We've got to figure this out and soon. Otherwise I am afraid she'll have to be on formula while I am at work and I don't want to do that if at all possible.
(5) Who do you plan on having in the room with you during labor and delivery?
In addition to the nurses and hospital staff I had my husband, my mom and my doula.
(6) How did you tell your husband that you were pregnant?
I had just returned from a week in New Zealand for work. The next morning, his 32nd bday, I awoke super early and POAS. It was postive! I climbed back into bed with the stick and slipped it into his hand whispering, "Happy Birthday Daddy!"
(7) Are you sharing your baby name with people or keeping it private? Any particular reason why?
We shared...had no reason not to...it honors our mothers (she's named after each of their middle names).
(8) Are there any questions that you'd like to see here in the future?
TTCers: Which cycle are you on? Where in the cycle are you? What, if anything, are you doing to have success TTCing?
Mamas:
Part A: Have you had any issues with breastfeeding or bottle feeding? If so, how did you overcome them?
Yes! See above regarding excess lipase issue. I've also had an over-supply and forceful let-down problem. Nothing so horrendous it cannot be overcome, but challenges nonetheless.
For the lipase issue I am scalding all of my pumped milk. For the other issues, block feeding has really helped to improve the situation.
Part B: Breastfeeding moms who work outside the house....what is your pumping schedule and how do you store your pumped milk (freshly pumped as well as the milk you have at home)?
Right now I pump milk twice while I am the office (I feed her directly during my lunch break). The milk is pumped and then heated to 160 degrees for 15 seconds using a Munchkin Bottle Warmer and a digital thermometer (to scald it and deactivate the lipase). I cool it in a cup of ice water (ice bath) and then pop it into my insulated case that came with the pump (Medela FreeStyle) and place it in the fridge (we have two at work, one upstairs and one downstairs). I then disassemble my pump parts and they go into a Ziploc Freezer bag labeled with my name and it also goes into the fridge until the next pump session.
At the end of the day, I take all of it home...the milk is transferred into 8 oz. glass bottles and stored in the fridge and the pump parts are cleaned and sterilized for the next day. I also recharge my pump each night. I am working on building a freezer stash using this scalding method and freezing in Sensible Lines trays. Once frozen, I pop the "momsicles" out and place them into double-bagged Ziploc freezer bags and make sure they're in the middle of the freezer (not touching the sides).
BONUS: PIP of your bump or LO or for TTCers, link to your chart!
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(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share? I'm ready. Not sure if our baby is, though. Took some pictures yesterday and I look so tired and puffed up. It's TIME!
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up? If we don't deliver before Monday, we go in for an ultrasound and to schedule the induction.
(4) What is one BR thing that you learned this week? The longer this takes, the more I realize I am very flexible with my birthing preferences and really just want a healthy, happy baby delivered ASAP.
(5) Who do you plan on having in the room with you during labor and delivery? My husband and our doula. We agreed that our parents can briefly pop in and say hi to the baby soon after the birth, but that L&D is primarily for our own bonding with baby.
(6) How did you tell your husband that you were pregnant? I walked over with the test and said "um, I think there's a double line." He checked it out and then we nervously giggled. Despite our joy, I don't think we've ever done the "Whohoooooooo!" thing -- hopefully saving that till baby is safe in our arms.
(7) Are you sharing your baby name with people or keeping it private? Any particular reason why? We didn't share. It was nice to have something that was just between us and it avoided the critiques and comments about what we should name him/her. Plus, we really didn't finalize the full names until two days ago.
(1) What week are you in/how old is your LO? J is 6 weeks tomorrow
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share? Jack is sleeping longer between feedings at night, good for my sleep, bad for my boobs. He has also learned how to fight off sleep during the day, his eyes will droop then he pops them back open and looks around like he's scared he will miss something. After a while he's overtired and gets super fussy - argh! But in better news he is totally getting more alert and loves to play - I can hold his attention with anything to rattles or plays a tune.
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up? 6 week appt. for me tomorrow.
(4) What is one BR thing that you learned this week? I knew it, but it was fun to see how differently babies eat. I was hanging out with my friend that has a baby Jack's age and we were both BFing and Jack slurped a meal down in about 10-15 mins and her baby was sooooo slow. She would pause and look around and gurgle/coo (easily distracted) and then continue - it took her at least 45mins to eat.
(5) Who do you plan on having in the room with you during labor and delivery? it was just MH and I - I wouldn't want it any other way. I was thinking about having my mom come give me a pep talk when I thought labor had kind of stalled but I was actually in transition. Even if she had come back I would have had her leave before it got close. MH and I cherish the moment we met Jack by ourselves. (well, minus the MW, nurse, and ped nurse)
(6) How did you tell your husband that you were pregnant? just POAS one morning (temp had stayed up for 9 days - first O ever) and then went and told MH. He was in shock, but really excited and happy I told him right away (maybe even a little disappointed I didn't let him know I was going to POAS).
(7) Are you sharing your baby name with people or keeping it private? Any particular reason why? kept them private. We actually had a couple of options for each gender. When we saw Jack we knew he needed to be named JAK IV. Everyone has since asked what our girl name was and we have told some people - not sure it will be back in consideration for future babies.
(8) Are there any questions that you'd like to see here in the future?
TTCers: Which cycle are you on? Where in the cycle are you? What, if anything, are you doing to have success TTCing?
Mamas:
Part A: Have you had any issues with breastfeeding or bottle feeding? If so, how did you overcome them? not really, we still had a painful initial latch on the left side up until a couple of weeks ago. My friend's mom is a LC so I have had an open dialog with her since he was born, can't think of any specific issues but I know I had tons of questions off and on. Taking a BFing class was helpful, and I really think it helped that MH came too, it was nice that he could help get Jack into position at first and he learned lots more too.
I wanted to get J on probiotics before we introduced a bottle so we used a supplement nurser - I'm sure that looked hilarious. I taped a small tube by my nipple and MH would hold the syringe and it would come out while he nursed (it was much easier and less messy than getting him to suck the powder off my finger)
he didn't like the drop in bottle - could be user error, who knows - just easiest to go to what works and what we tried first - the Born Free glass bottles.
BONUS: PIP of your bump or LO or for TTCers, link to your chart!Part B: Breastfeeding moms who work outside the house....what is your pumping schedule and how do you store your pumped milk (freshly pumped as well as the milk you have at home)? not out of the house yet. I do pump every so often (especially in the mornings) and have been freezing the milk in lansinoh bags - I like them. I have almost 75 oz. already. (that is why I have cut down on the pumping a little, I think I was having oversupply!!!). I thawed a bag out a while ago b/c the LC said I should make sure I don't have lipase issues before I get a huge stash. She said I should still check it every so often.
(1) What week are you in/how old is your LO?
4 months 2 weeks and some odd days (see siggy)
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share?
she's mastered rolling from back to tummy....but somewhere along the way has forgotten how to roll from tummy to back so she'll get on her belly and then cry b/c she can't get back to her back LOL
last night we let her sleep w/o the swaddle for the first time and it was a success....yay! i have heard lots of horror stories about babies that wouldn't sleep w/o their swaddle so i am glad she did ok last night.
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up?
i have an appt at the end of the month w/the urologist to get this cyst checked out that i developed during PG...it got huge by the time i delivered and has shrunken down quite a bit but is still there so now it's time to see what we have to do about it. thankfully i can't feel it and it doesn't affect my urination or anything.
her next appt is 6 months for shots
(4) What is one BR thing that you learned this week?
i am glad that i've had her napping w/o the swaddle since she was little...even though that meant shorter naps (she'd often wake after just 30 min) i think it helped when we stopped w/the night time swaddling.
(5) Who do you plan on having in the room with you during labor and delivery?
MH and my mom
(6) How did you tell your husband that you were pregnant?
(7) Are you sharing your baby name with people or keeping it private? Any particular reason why?
we did not decide on a baby name until about a week before she was delivered and did not have a middle name until after she was born! we had a short list of top names but we did not share those w/anyone unless they specifically asked us....mainly b/c a lot of times people are rude and give you unwanted advice about naming your child after you tell them.
(8) Are there any questions that you'd like to see here in the future?
TTCers: Which cycle are you on? Where in the cycle are you? What, if anything, are you doing to have success TTCing?
Mamas:
Part A: Have you had any issues with breastfeeding or bottle feeding? If so, how did you overcome them?
we started A's first bottle at 6 weeks to avoid nipple confusion. the first day she didn't want anything to do w/it. the 2nd day we tried again, warmed the nipple under running water, and after a few tries she took it. she didn't like it, but she took it. after that day she had a few more bottles but then MH got lazy and didn't keep up with it. when i went back to work at 12 weeks thankfully my mom was in town and she worked to get her on the bottle again. after 1 week back at work she was back to taking the bottle about the same as when she was 6 wks old.
again, MH didn't stay on top of it and she regressed a bit again but our sitter was able to get her taking the bottle again. but, she want from about 8 oz per day to about 6oz per day. a few weeks ago i worked 3 days in a row and had long lunches so i went home and nursed her. by the end of day 3 she was refusing the bottle completely. would scream and cry when it touched her lips. we still haven't figured out how to work around this, we're working on it...
Part B: Breastfeeding moms who work outside the house....what is your pumping schedule and how do you store your pumped milk (freshly pumped as well as the milk you have at home)?
I usually pump mid morning around 10-ish, over lunch, and then again in the afternoon around 3pm. at work i store the milk in the fridge (i pump directly into the dr. brown's bottles and store the milk in those). at home we'll give her what i pumped at work the next day while i am at work. for the long term, i store my milk in lansinoh storage bags.
BONUS: PIP of your bump or LO or for TTCers, link to your chart!
she squints like crazy in the sun, especially when we are in the car (we have the chicco keyfit car seat which has a very small canopy that doesn't really help her much) so this week i went out and we got her a pair of shades
Jaime & Brent
Oahu, Hawaii | Sept. 9, 2005
My Food Blog - Good Eats 'n Sweet Treats
Holy crap, I love this! Bella has sunglasses too. They are a little big but they are adorable! I'm not sure why everything is cute when it's small (sunglasses, shoes, tiny painted toes, shirts, skirts, you name it!)
Finally posting. OMG. So ashamed. Ben will be a year in a few weeks. Here goes...
(1) What week are you in/how old is your LO? 11 months and 2 weeks. (2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share? Walking more with his firetruck and saying dog, waving to trains and streetcars. (3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up? Nope.. just hanging with my best bud.(4) What is one BR thing that you learned this week? Switch up variety with food textures. I've stopped purring most things, just mush it up and let him eat with his fingers.(5) Who do you plan on having in the room with you during labor and delivery? Just had my hubby. Best decision ever!
(6) How did you tell your husband that you were pregnant? I peed on a stick and told him. LOL. We kinda knew anyway, since we were TTCing and I was acting really weird. (7) Are you sharing your baby name with people or keeping it private? Any particular reason why? We shared it. Figured we wanted everyone to know once we settled on Benjamin
(8) Are there any questions that you'd like to see here in the future? Ummm... not sure, great post though!!TTCers: Which cycle are you on? Where in the cycle are you? What, if anything, are you doing to have success TTCing? Mamas:
Part A: Have you had any issues with breastfeeding or bottle feeding? If so, how did you overcome them? Ben developed teeth at 11 weeks. Enough said. I tried to keep it up, but too painful.
Part B: Breastfeeding moms who work outside the house....what is your pumping schedule and how do you store your pumped milk (freshly pumped as well as the milk you have at home)?
BONUS: PIP of your bump or LO or for TTCers, link to your chart!
A recent pic...
Mary - I'm going to join you! I never check in either (shame, shame!) Gavin was born 3/26/09...just turned a year!
(1) What week are you in/how old is your LO? 1 year
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share? he's starting taking a few steps. he's been cruising for over 5 months now, but hasn't been trying to walk much. We've started working whole milk into his bottle. I'm only nursing in the morning/bedtime right now.
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up? 12 month appt coming up at the end of the month.
Mamas:
Part A: Have you had any issues with breastfeeding or bottle feeding? If so, how did you overcome them? For the first six weeks, I EP'd and bottlefed. I couldn't get G to latch properly. I went to several LC's and just kept trying. Finally when he was about six weeks old we got it
Part B: Breastfeeding moms who work outside the house....what is your pumping schedule and how do you store your pumped milk (freshly pumped as well as the milk you have at home)? I was working three 10 hour days when I went back to work in June (starting back M-F today). I pumped 3-5 times a day at work and once before bed at home. When my supply dipped I had to up my pumping to every 2 hours to try to get it back. I stored the pumped milk in an insulated bag that came with my pump in the fridge at work until I got home. I would also rinse the parts out and then store them in a ziploc bag in the fridge to use throughout the day. Some milk I stored fresh in the fridge at home and some I would freeze for future use.
I'm working on weaning now and today is the first day I left my pump at home...yay!!
BONUS: PIP of your bump or LO or for TTCers, link to your chart!
Gah, I've been so bad at doing this because I mostly nest from my iPhone now.
Seriously, where did all the time go??
(1) What week are you in/how old is your LO? 37 weeks today!
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share? We found out I'm 1 cm dilated at our appointment last week. That scared John and sent him into nesting mode. Our apartment is finally getting cleaned and cleared out for the big baby stuff. Hooray! Physically, I'm feeling pretty good. I'm not terribly uncomfortable yet and it's still pretty easy to sleep at night. I do get extremely tired in the afternoons but a nap usually fixes that.
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up? Wednesday, the 7th.
(4) What is one BR thing that you learned this week? Childbirth shouldn't be too bad? Going to classes in the beginning freaked me out even more about the whole experience but lately I've been feeling a lot better about it. Part of it might just be me realizing that it's going to happen and that fighting it or being afraid of it isn't going to change anything. Childbirthing videos also don't scare me anymore.
(5) Who do you plan on having in the room with you during labor and delivery? Just John.
(6) How did you tell your husband that you were pregnant? He was in the bathroom with me right after I poas and he was the one that actually picked it up before it was supposed to be ready and saw the 'PREGNANT' message in the window!
(7) Are you sharing your baby name with people or keeping it private? Any particular reason why? Sharing, because everyone knows that John (who is a III) had to pass the name on if it was a boy.
(8) Are there any questions that you'd like to see here in the future? Moms who are BFing, I'd love to know what sort of 'diet' you followed for the first 3 months or so. Any foods you avoided? What sort of foods did you eat more of to try to increase your milk supply?
We were actually talking about this at work the other day. It's really not that bad. Much different than I thought it would be but I wouldn't describe it as "bad" at all. It's natural and my body took over and I just did what I felt (bouncing on an exercise ball, walking, sitting on the toilet just to sit in a different position, lean over the end of the bed). That said, I also ended up getting the epidural, I think it would be much different if I wasn't induced, people say the induction hormones make the contractions crazy. Anyhow, regardless, my epi didn't numb me completely (which I thought it would) so I did feel giving birth and I felt my contractions.
You'll be a rockstar I'm sure of it!
This is so interesting, because it's pretty much the same conclusion I came to this week as well. I'll be honest - the idea of pushing two kids out of my ladybits has secretly terrified me this entire time. But lately I've been feeling much calmer about it. I won't pretend I'm one of those incredible empowered women who go, "Yeah! Bring it on! I'm gonna rock this!" but I don't feel so scared either.
I think it's largely because of the realization that these kids HAVE to come out, and that I WANT them to come out. And because even if it is painful and difficult, that will pass - it won't last forever. My body was made to do this, and I can handle it, even if it may not be my favorite thing ever lol.
Hell yes to this! And I'm so begging for the epidural if I find out I'm a total wimp when it comes to pain.
I've been reading up on different forums and it kind of surprised me to read that a lot of women considered the contractions more painful than the pushing. I always thought that it was the pushing that was the worst part and that's what scared me the most but perhaps not?
absolutely my experience. The contractions were painful, being able to move around and be in the tub helped so much but when I was forced to lay in the bed for a while I can totally understand the reason some women really *need* epidurals - I'm not sure how much longer I could have did that without having a panic attack. I was in transition at that point, when I was able to get back up and felt the urge to push I was absolutely relieved. I pushed in a squat/sitting position which helped it go a little more quickly and I honestly don't remember any pain during that point - I don't even remember the "ring of fire"
Heh, the nurses at my local hospital are VERY anti-pain meds...in fact, at my last appointment on Saturday, one was already chatting to me about how I could deliver twins without an epidural even though the doctors prefer to have one in place in case the second twin goes into duress and they need to get it out ASAP (especially if an emergency c-section is needed).
I just smiled and nodded - I'm not 100% committed to having an epidural, but I'm not ruling it out, either. I'm taking the "I'll get one if I want/need it" approach, and honestly the odds are likely that I probably WILL end up with one, if only for the safety of the second twin. I'm in awe of women who go without pain relief, but at the same time they don't give out medals for not having an epidural lol, and if getting one will potentially keep things safer for my children then that's what I'll do...
I've heard this a LOT, especially while reading up on multiples births. Apparently the most painful part is the transition, and after that the pain is more manageable - one person described it as "pain you can work with vs pain that overwhelms you," which I thought was interesting. I thought that pushing two kids out would be the worst part of having twins, but because you (obviously) only have to go through transition once, it's supposedly not that much worse than just having one.
The thing that kind of saddens me is knowing that I probably won't have much (if any) time with the first twin after it's born - it will probably need to be checked by a pediatrician ASAP, and I'll still have a job to do (getting the second baby out) so I won't get that immediate bonding time that you get with a singleton. So I've told Ben that the first one will be his to cuddle and hold until I'm finished - our hospital is big on skin-to-skin contact as soon as possible, and they've told us that as long as there aren't any health dangers, they'll be happy to give the first baby to Ben to hold while I'm busy delivering the second, which makes me feel better.