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@Portboston: C rolled to her back last night during tummy time but I am pretty sure it was an accident. That's so awesome M is doing it multiple times.

@MrsADS: I hate nights like that. Hang in there!!

@MrsADS: I have found a bit of a trick for that. I nurse, burp, diaper, swaddle (or whatever your thing is) and then pop her back on the boob for a minute to get her back to drowsy/sleeping. Maybe that could work?

How's everyone doing??

I have my 6 week check up next week..I only had two sitches so there's not much to check! Although I'm sort of dreading having sex again. I told DH we should be celebate...he wasn't fond of that idea

M will be 7 weeks on Tuesday which means only one more week until he's 8 weeks and from what I hear 8 weeks is when things turn a corner. My fingers are crossed so tight!!!

@Portboston: we are ok! J is generally a sweet older brother, and L is usually very calm and chill. He was one month today. He went from 7lbs 11oz to 10lbs 12oz!!! Of course, he didn't want to nap all afternoon, and he's usually my great sleeper. I hope he sleeps tonight.

On the postpartum front, my appt is at almost 7 weeks. I think I'm getting mastitis, which I had around 1 month with J. Ugh. I am so achy and my boob hurts and is red. Also possibly have some weird swelling down below, but I don't know if it's normal pp? Dr Google of course says scary things like vaginal prolapse...i'mma do kegels and hope it looks good at my appt!

Lol to being celibate...I actually can't wait to get the all clear!!!

@Mrs. J: Hahaha T is all about NOT being celibate and I'm like... eh, I'm good.

@Portboston: I feel like I never have any good news I don't know what happened, but my supply tanked. I used to have low supply just at night, now I can only get one or two good feedings a day. Went to the LC and found after 30 minutes of nursing, C only got one ounce. She has a good latch, good swallows... it's me. I'm downing oatmeal, fenugreek, and mother's milk like crazy and rented a hospital grade pump in hopes that something happens in the two weeks before I go back to work. Oh and I got a $200 bill today for her cardiologist appointment where they told me basically to come back in four weeks because she's too young to evaluate. The bill is because she's uninsured. Of course she's uninsured! She's considered the same person as me until she's 31 days and then she gets her own insurance. They didn't bother to check her age before sending me the bill. Okay, I'm done ranting. Everything else is really awesome. OH is wonderful. I feel physically great and C is just plain awesome. I'm not dreading going back to work because I am just not cut out to be a SAHM.

@Ms. RV: I'm so sorry to hear about your supply! My LC gave me a nursing tincture by Herb Lore that seemed to help a LOT. my friend also swears by fennel oil on the breast (avoiding the nipple).

I'm thinking it could be the temp change from my warm body to the cold crib mattress. I ordered a large heating pad from Amazon so we can try warming the mattress before we lay him down on it. Hoping that will help the transition because I can't get anything done during the day!!!

@Portboston: do you Swaddle him at all? That might help!

@Portboston: Warmer sheets? For winter we have chenille sheets.

@buttermilk: Hoping for good news. We have a weight check in 2 weeks. The doctor said she was on the low end of what they look for (but still within the acceptable range) but now we'll be watching it to see if I need to supplement. I personally don't think it's a supply issue, I have lots of milk but we are dealing with a bit, of what I think, is acid reflux. We have a referral in the works for a pediatrician that deals with reflux issues. Ever since our last appointment and starting probiotics, she has improved vastly so we'll see what happens!

@Portboston: We've had sex once, and it was meh. Definitely didn't feel particularly good, even with lube. But DH was so adorably excited that the midwife cleared me for it that I just couldn't disappoint him. Gonna have to figure out how to healthily balance his needs with my, well, lack of needs.

We're doing really well over here! Just got back from baby's first trip, and she did great! Slept the whole way for the flights both there and back, and overall didn't mind the change of scenery. She got a little overstimulated a couple of times, and had meltdowns, but that was good for us to learn her limits better. (And if I'd had the little hood to cover her head in the carrier I expect that could have helped, oops!) She's sleeping 4-6 hour stretches at night, so I don't feel too exhausted (except today, had to get up early for our flight).

Still not nursing for crap, but we're going to work on it. She's still willing to try, and her latch has definitely improved as she's gotten bigger, so we'll just keep plugging along. Though regarding pumping- every single day (literally) I worry that I'm not getting enough and I must have done something to mess with my supply. And every single day, by bedtime I have plenty. Why can't I let it go?! If anything it's gone up an ounce or two!

2 month appointment is Wednesday, so she's getting her first shots! I'm terrified. So gonna cry. But we're doing a modified schedule to space them out more, so at least it won't be 5 or 6 at once.

And a couple pictures, cause I can.

@MrsADS: I'm in your boat...so much jealously of the good sleepers!!!! M's doing a lot better since we increased his Zantac dosage, but he still wakes up in pain grunting and wiggling in his bassinet. I know he would sleep a lot longer if it wasn't for the reflux hopefully this passes quickly for both of us.

@Torchwood: Yep just pregnancy, birth and post-partum for 6 weeks (she visited every day for the first week and then once a week since then until 6 weeks). I go to my GP for pap smears and everything else.

@Torchwood: what adorable little cheeks she's getting!

@Portboston: we are doing pretty well. Second baby is so so so much easier! I'm sure she's not actually easier, I'm just not freaking out about everything. I take that back, she is easier, she's willing to be put down for naps and she only wakes 1-2 times per night .
To those with wakeful babies, I feel you, and I've been there! It does get better.
My c-section recovery is ok. I definitely have more internal scarring and I'm numb right above the scar, which is new. I'm not worried about sex, other than we need to figure out birth control.

@Mrs. J: yes. We've tried inclining it and it doesn't seem to make a difference.

@Torchwood: God those cheeks!!

Happy Labor Day everyone! Fun plans? We are going to a BBQ at a friends house. Baby's first holiday!

@lilteacherbee: happy early bday!

@buttermilk: we were to a friend's house yesterday for a small get together

Today, P had a few flecks of red blood in her first diaper. Second poop, green with more blood flecks. Third poop, olive green, increasing mucous blood. Called the pediatricians and they say it sounds like mspi... And i need to cut dairy and soy immediately.

She is eating great, not fussy, gaining weight, not spitting up at all... Doesn't sound like the mspi stories on HB and other websites. I plan to cut dairy and soy for at least 2 weeks and see if it works, but I hope it's just a growth spurt (she has been eating tons the last 2 days, maybe her digestive system is just overwhelmed?) and this clears up in a few days. I love cheese and yogurt, and don't want to have to give them up permanently. But I will for P, I love her and want her to have my milk.

@buttermilk: sounds like classic witching hour to me. Unless the formula made a difference?

@OhCaptain: nope it didn't seem to! I still have her pumped milk after that bc she was crying.

@kitty: I've been laying here wondering and I think she isn't getting enough nap time in. I am gonna try to put her on some kind of schedule bc I realized she just kind of randomly naps. I don't even actively put her to sleep any time other than night time. Ugh bad mom over here!