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@sunnyday: Oh no! Hope the meds clear it up quick.

Man, this kid is so unpredictable. Yesterday barely napped all day. Right now she's going on 2.5 hrs napping. If I'd known she'd nap so long I'd have napped myself!

@IRunForFun: DD is taking a huge one in the swing right now. So glad as she has been really tough on dH today!

@Peasinapod: Sorry it's taken me a while to respond. DS is not in daycare or preschool. My DH is a SAHD. It's tough when he wants my attention and I am feeding DD. I spend lots of time reading books and singing songs. Unfortunately, he is also hitting DD. I haven't been able to figure out how to deal with it. I have tried praising him for being gentle, putting him in timeout, and ignoring it while helping DD. It's getting better, but he still does it occasionally.

@IRunForFun: Oh no! Maybe it is time to try meds!

Our nights are pretty consistent. It hasn't taken 3 hours to put her to sleep thank goodness.. And 2 wake up's; eat and go right back down. If I'm not so lazy I can prob put her in something other than my bed! Day time is def still the toughest. So hard for her to fall into a deep sleep. Good news is she take a paci from my mom! She just won't take one from me

@IRunForFun: I'm sorry. I really hope she learns to roll soon. Sounds like that is how she is comfy.
@Mrs. Toad: we need to get her in the crib. Sounds rough about your son.
@babypugs: so glad that is isn't RSV!

LO has been fussy today. I accidentally ate a little dairy last night so I wonder if that is it. We are going to try the RnP in her room tonight. Fingers crossed she doesn't have a bad night and I end up walking across the house 20 times!

@IRunForFun: I'm alive. Wearing a mask and my throat is way, way worse.

Sweats are the worst. Changing 4-5x a night and stuff is literally drenched, it's happening really bad after I take the amoxicillin, so I'm assuming my body is not liking it? I started eating again yesterday, but am now drinking less (not meaning too as I am just clenching my jaw shut with the throat pain, gahhh! Food is staying in, so that's good.

B is a champ, had the first nap of last two days in the crib for just under and just over an hour each. Let me put her down as much as possible (playmat, bouncy chair) yesterday after DH went back to work and I was on my own. Wearing my mask and trying to have as little contact as possible (almost impossible). We are following 8 week EASY to a T right now and she is doing really great with it! 2-3 night waking and bedtime is creeping earlier (!!!)

@sunnyday: I just can't imagine her being awake an hour and half after every feeding like that. She is still so sleepy all the time. She has been stirring around 7 all week, so I feel like we are working towards a schedule.

She was asleep at 830, then up at 9( not sure why she has done it all week) but put herself to sleep, without the paci, so slept 9:30-3:30! I was about to check she was still breathing when she woke up. After that she was up every 20-30 mins till she finally pooped and went back to sleep till 715. DH was rocking her one time and LO1 heard him and thought it was time to get up. So he rocked them both and luckily she went back to sleep in her room. I hope it is as good tonight. My parents are coming tonight and DH and I are going to go to an early dinner. I so need time away from kids.

B is two months tomorrow! Wahhhhh time flying.

@Mrs. Toad: we've been dealing with the same hitting issue. I would normally just ignore and I know she's just testing boundaries and looking for reactions but she's pretty strong so it's dangerous with a newborn.

@sunnyday: poor B!! I think 11 lbs sounds great for two months. What was her birth weight? Good job in the weight loss! I'm jealous!

She slept in her crib all night! Swaddled in a little nest. First stretch was 6 hours so I got 5. Then she was up every 30 mins or so, stupid paci. She also is pooping multiple times a night. Why!?

@IRunForFun: http://www.hellobee.com/2013/09/03/surviving-reflux-colds-angle-sleeping-and-crib-nests/

I just used the swaddle blankets from the hospital. Sorry about your supply. I hope the LC has an idea. What formula did you use?

@IRunForFun: can you nurse and then see if she wants a little formula? That way you don't waste BM?

@Smurfette: her birthweight was 8lbs 12oz. So really she started at gaining 1/3 lb per week in her first three weeks and in the last five weeks only done 1/5 lb per week.

My weight loss would be great if there wasn't 20 more to go. I'm really questioning my eating (behaving, not over indulging) for my own loss and that impacting her gain? I've been sick in the last week so I know that last week counts for nothing, but now I'm just thinking I don't even want to work out, I want everything I've got to go into her, but I'm not even sure that's rational, lol.

All my kids were born within 5 oz of each other. At 2 months my DD1 was 12.45lbs, DS was 13.2lbs and now the wee one at 11lbs. I know I probably don't need to worry, but I can't help but give it some thought.

@sunnyday: I also worry about affecting my supply with exercise and trying to eat better. I'm normally pretty thin but when nursing I hold on to 10 extra pounds. I don't know if that because I need to or psychologically I feel like I should.

@Peasinapod: Sorry to hear that you are having issues with hitting as well. I also need to figure out some type of discipline. Please let me know if the book helps.

@sunnyday: Glad to hear that shots went okay. DD gained 3 lbs in her first month, I believe that she is jumping percentiles. DS has always been big, and DD may be the same. Try not to worry if the ped isn't.

@IRunForFun: Good luck getting her back to the breast.

@Smurfette: Sorry to hear that. We are doing well with a good first stretch. She goes down completely out for about five hours. Her second stretch is about three hours. Unfortunately, it takes two hours to get to the second stretch. At the two hour mark last night, I finally sent DH in to settle her. I had already fed her twice and was exhausted.

@Smurfette: @Peasinapod: I worry about not eating enough to maintain my supply. I'm always starving and sometimes it's like, I just don't have time to eat more! I don't think I could find the time or energy to workout right now even if I wanted to.

@Mrs. Toad: Awesome on the 5 hour stretch! But man being awake for 2 hours MOTN is rough. That happens to me sometimes but it's usually b/c I can't relax enough to fall back to sleep and it sucks.

@Smurfette: Oh man! Sorry it was such a rough night. Hopefully it was just a fluke!

We did OK. I did end up giving her a bottle of BM and formula around 8 pm because she was screaming. She settled right down and she slept in her rnp from 9 to 11:15. I nursed her and she went back to sleep in bed with me until 2:45. 3 hours is a good stretch for her! But then she started her usual grunting and fussing and ate again at 4:15. Slept till 7. I had trouble going back to sleep after the 4:15 feeding. So. Tired.

@Smurfette: Sorry about bad night. How do you attempt/do her falling asleep on her own? Mind blown, lol.

We had a good night in terms of sleep hours. I hoped I could take advantage of shots having her more sleepy. She went down in bassinet at 7:30, I went to bed at 8. Nursed 11, 2:10 and 5:30 I nursed her in bed and we stayed in bed til 7. Sleep 5:30-7 wasn't great, but I was happy to be horizontal. My throat feels almost better and it's such a treat.

I have a solid to do list today. None of it happening, rainy and gross day, we dropped DD1 at school and now for laziness.

@sunnyday: I'm so impressed with your schedule! How long does it take to get your LO drowsy enough to sleep? Does that count as nap time or activity time?

Anyone else have a LO that is cranky all the time? So frustrating!

@Smurfette: Wow put herself to sleep AND a great stretch! And then I kept reading and saw that you a bad night. They are still young.. Hopefully will be more stable soon! I commend you for trying! I'm super lazy so every night I nurse to sleep and she is next to me.

I nurse from like 7:30-8:30, she usually wakes up around 1 and then again around 4. The first wake up is super easy I nurse her laying down so I pop a boob in. The next one is more labor intensive since I want to feed her the other side so I have to get up. Naps are still all over the place! I'll be leaving her for the longest stretch ever tomorrow to get my hair done! Interested to see how she will do with my mom!

@IRunForFun: I'm so sorry things are still so crazy! Are you going to try meds still? K is 11 weeks now and while still gassy I do notice the improvement. She used to hiccup ALL the time and hasn't hiccuped too much and the gas is def less crazy. And don't worry about a schedule! My first did not have one for a long time... I think this one only has more of a schedule b/c we kinda revolve around her sister's schedule!

@sunnyday: Glad you are better! And I am finding it's SO hard not to compare! But I can tell this one is way more obsessed with my boob than her sister! And I think she did her best stretch after shots too lol!

@Peasinapod: I love JL! I mean, I can only channel her up to a certain point, and not all her stuff works for us, but in general I find it waaaay easier to parent my 27 mo old with her methods! Or even if it's not easier, at least I'm calmer!

@babypugs: They are probably still in the colicky stages.. Hope it will grow out soon!