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pomelo / 5298 posts
@Adira: Yes we are using a nebulizer. C did breathing treatments for bronchiolitis when she was about 4 months old. So we already had the nebulizer, just needed the Albuterol. Do you recall if X got really sleepy? K has been very sleepy today and I'm trying to see if it's just her fighting the virus or if it's from the Albuterol. Either way, her sleeping is better than constant coughing.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@josina: Ugh, I haven't gotten any advice yet, but I got TONS of advice with Xander! It was soooooooooo stressful and annoying! Especially because Xander was born in the 80th percentile for weight and dropped down to the 13th. I got so much pressure give him formula or to pump more because he was "obviously" not getting enough milk, even though he was drinking close to 30 oz a day. It sucked!!
@MrsF: Yay for a solid stretch of sleep! And the wakefulness could just be normal and not necessarily due to ditching the swing. Logan's been doing four hour stretches of awake time in the evening before he finally goes down. Except last night he didn't and always woke up more in the MOTN...
@snowjewelz: Umm... rocking a newborn to sleep is totally normal. Your friend is a nut.
@MamaG: We have an inhaler for Xander, so it's a little different, but the albuterol doesn't make him sleepy. I'm guessing she's sleepy because of the illness. Or just normal newborn sleepiness. Logan goes through days where he sleeps more than other days.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
Ugh, today has NOT been fun. Logan was up for four hours this morning before he finally nursed to sleep, then slept for an hour, then was fussy while I was trying to nurse him and now he's fighting sleep again. WTF!
nectarine / 2053 posts
I forgot to ask the pediatrician today about the vitamin d drops! Honestly, I haven't even heard of them until you ladies mentioned it!
honeydew / 7283 posts
@Adira: this sounds just like our day! Little catnaps in my arms here and there but nothing substantial and he starts eating, then fusses, comes off, then wants to eat again. Fuss fuss fuss - so frustrating! And DH isn't home until after 10 tonight and tomorrow so it's playtime, dinner, bath & bed for baby and toddler by myself
I've been so lucky to usually have DH home for the bedtime routine. Moms who do nights with 2 kiddos, any survival tips??
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
woo I'm on an actual computer for once!
These are the ones I am getting for future that's one drop only -
http://www.amazon.com/Carlson-Laboratories-Super-Daily-Supplement/dp/B006J23VO0/ref=sr_1_4?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1421783669&sr=1-4
Kara actually loves the Enamel ones; I think they taste good! But I read that there are a lot of added ingredients to it.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@MrsF: Yep! Logan's done a few 5-10 minute naps and one hour long nap, but that's it! And fussing at the breast. And now I can't tell if he's fussing because he's tired (which he should be) or hungry (which he might be)! This day sucks. But at least I'll have help when my husband comes home. I'm sorry you're stuck doing all the evening stuff with a baby and toddler by yourself!!
honeydew / 7283 posts
@Adira: I have J swaddled in the bouncy chair right now and I'm bouncing it with my foot while I'm watching the Bachelor (I need some guilty-pleasure TV while M is napping ). He's fighting sleep so hard but his eyelids are SO heavy. Silly babies!
pear / 1961 posts
@mrsf: I've done bedtime routine solo for the past 8 nights and counting...E is 8 weeks now, and I have been starting her routine around 6:30 (bath, book, boob, bed). K will be 3 in April and has two options during that time: she can either watch a Daniel Tiger video upstairs or she can come help me. Usually she chooses to help, so I let her pick out the pajamas, get a new diaper out, lay out the towel for the bath, pick out the book, etc. Then she has to sit there quietly while I nurse E and put her down. She usually does ok with that, although she always wants to snuggle and often ends up being a little louder than I'd prefer! Then after E is down, we go right to K's room and do her bath and get her ready for bed. With any luck, everyone is in their beds by 7:30. It honestly wasn't as terrible as I imagined it to be, but E has been going down relatively easy lately!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@MrsF: Logan fell asleep in his swing, but 5 minutes later he's awake again! Ugh!
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
@MrsF: Haha Bachelor is totally my guilty pleasure too! The women this season are crazy!
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
@Adira: I am sorry you are having such tough time with him today! K is super fussy at night too between 10-12! I rather her fuss during the day and let us get to bed early! She is fine MOTN but it's just the getting to sleep part!
honeydew / 7283 posts
@snowjewelz: Love it! I enjoy it much more after the first few episodes when the crazies are weeded out and I can actually remember who the girls are, but I'll watch it all
honeydew / 7283 posts
@Adira: Arg! It's so annoying All I've done all day is feed him or try to soothe him (and attempt to keep the toddler safe and fed - poor M!)
honeydew / 7283 posts
@KayKay: I'm sorry you've had so much solo-time lately. You're a rock star! Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it. J is 8 weeks but he hasn't been falling asleep for the night until after 9 - and needs a lot of rocking and soothing - so I don't think I can get him down before M (2 years old). I'll probably have to wear him while I do her bedtime routine, and accept that she may not get a bath. I'm sure we'll all survive the night, but it's the logistics that I'm trying to figure out - thanks for the tips!
honeydew / 7283 posts
@snowjewelz: The beginning of the night is really tough for us too. Saturday night he didn't fall asleep until 1am! The good thing is that this is really normal for babies this age. M was the same way as a newborn and now she sleeps like a champ. Just knowing from personal experience that "this too shall pass" makes it so much easier for me!
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
@snowjewelz: we have the ktan I really like it!
@MrsF: bedtime routine is a shit show alone! But mainly Bc I put T down first at 8 and the baby at 9. Since he sleeps so poorly he can't have an early bed time yet :). Basically my older bathes a lot less now and the baby is on my boob or in the bouncy seat during bed time routine
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
@josina: I would rejoice at 3.5 hrs too. I've never even gotten one :(. Lots of sleep advice here mostly to give him a bottle and or put him in his own room....
pomegranate / 3973 posts
@adira: yes. I hate all the advice about feeding him, esp. If it's from someone who isn't breast feeding. If they are or did, then advise away. I'm still angered that our first pediatrician had me supplementing when his initial weight loss was totally normal.
@MrsF: @Adira: My temporary stay-at-home-daddy is dealing with this now... E has been fussy for him. Of course he always defaults to something is wrong vs. Normal baby. I told him I'd much rather be home with fussy baby than at work.
Love the bachelor, especially since he's an Iowa farmer and lives not too far from where I grew up. I get to judge how well the girls will fit in.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
@winniebee: good! I can't wait to try it but I don't want to rush her too much to send it heh! She is also sending me s zipadee that I heard so much about
pear / 1961 posts
@mrsf: definitely easier when the little one goes down first! the couple times i did it the other way, i did the same as @winniebee said...no bath for the toddler, and the baby was either nursing, laying on the bed with us (storytime), or propped up in the boppy on the floor. i would've tried the sling, too, if i had to do it that way more often. K was actually pretty understanding that i couldn't lay in the bed with her to sing songs like i normally do, since i was holding her sister. And I've only had one MOTN chaos, where E was nursing and K was crying for me...but crying at separate times has its downsides too -- more sleep interruptions for me!
@winniebee: have you tried a double-dose of benadryl? i kid.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@snowjewelz: That's true! I'd rather him be fussy during the day too if it means a good night's sleep! Fussy between 10-12 must be rough. Logan's usually down for the night by 10.
@MrsF: Yikes - that has to be so much harder with a toddler too. Luckily for me Xander is at daycare during the day, so I can focus solely on Logan!
@winniebee: I'm hoping my rough day will translate into a good night. Though I know even if it's not, it'll probably still be better than yours. I really hope you get some of those longer stretches soon!
@josina: Some of my unwanted advice was from people who breastfed (like my mom), but most of it was from people who never did!! Soooooo annoying!!!
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
@Adira: I think my issue is that her "bed time" is when we go to bed, which is whenever her last feed of the day ends up, between 9-11pm. For example she is sleeping now, so she prob will eat closer to 8 and maaaybe another nap around 9 which makes last feeding between 10-11. If I want to put her down at 9 I would have to get in bed and do side laying nurse to sleep and either I sleep too or I creep out of bed and get back in. I haven't been doing that bc to me it's the same if she just slept/napped downstairs?! I'm so confused lol!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@snowjewelz: I consider Logan's bedtime to be whenever he falls asleep for his long stretch, which is usually something like 10 - 2/3. Maybe he does his long stretch then because I also go to bed at that time and so it's quieter in the house? I don't really know.
pomelo / 5298 posts
Two month "well" visit today. K is 13 lb 2 oz (she was 12.8lb at urgent care last night) and 22 3/4 inches long. She's growing nicely. The doctor said her lungs sounded good and overall she seems to be coping with RSV well. He wants us to continue breathing treatments every 4-6 hours until we see him again Monday morning. And no daycare for the remainder of the week.
He also didn't do her shots today as he didn't want to put her system under any additional stress. He said she'd likely get her shots in two weeks.
Her worst time of day with RSV seems to be the evenings (overnights are okay!). He said that was normal and couldn't explain why, but that's what many parents report.
I'm an accountant, this is a horrible time of year for me to be out of the office. It wasn't popular when I stopped in today to grab a few more things to work on the rest of the week from home.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
@Adira: yea same here.. Her official bed time is when she nurses to sleep in our bed!
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
@MamaG: I'm glad she is ok for overnight so it's not even harder on you! Ugh it sucks when your job is not flexible at times like this but family comes first!
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
@snowjewelz: I try to get Ryan down between 830-930 and I go to sleep almost immediately. He will usually take an extra feed around then even if he's not really due. Tyler gets up by 7 so if I don't go to bed then I don't get any sleep. Ryan is also generally awake for the day between 7/8 so it works out ok. I have zero free time or time with my husband but oh well. But don't take sleep advice from me....clearly I'm doing something wrong.
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
@MamaG: I'm glad she is doing well despite her illness. Your baby is ill work has gotta take a back seat.
honeydew / 7283 posts
@KayKay: @winniebee: thank you both for the advice on evenings with two! Things have gone better than the expected and the toddler even got a bath! She was a little put off to not be held by me during her books / songs, but we got through it. Now I'm watching a little tv and having some well-deserved wine with a somewhat fussy baby. Headed up for the night with him soon. This will all be so much easier when he's going to sleep earlier!
honeydew / 7283 posts
@MamaG: glad to hear that K is doing as well as could be expected! Sorry that you have extra stress with work
honeydew / 7283 posts
All this talk about bedtimes is making me look forward to when J is in his own room and going to bed early so that DH and I have a little time together. I feel like that's when life started to feel a little more normal with my daughter. I hope it's not too far down the road!
pomegranate / 3973 posts
@MamaG: Glad she is doing well with the treatments. That's good that he held off on her shots, no need to upset her more! Sorry that its not helping work any.
Ethan's two month check up is tomorrow, I'm excited to see how he is doing growth wise but dreading his shots.
According to dh E slept all day and is sleeping on me now after nursing at 8. I will probably nurse him again around 9 and go to bed myself. I should give him a bath but it seems to wake him up more vs. calming him down.
So pumping full time sucks so far, but I'm keeping up with his feedings at home, pumping around 4 oz each time, every 2 hrs at work. I'd love to be pumping more though so I can have a surplus and quit sooner. I've been pumping a full 20 min. Even though I only get maybe a qtr ounce more after the first 5 min....
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
@winniebee: DH and I were just saying that we havent really talked! We are doing fine since we know it's about survival for now and we try to eat together when we can and cuddle when we can.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
@MrsF: enjoy that wine! and yeah I def look fwd to when they go down at like 7pm for the whole night so we can have s bigger chunk of time to ourselves!
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