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Post-baby chop! I got so fed up with the postpartum shedding that I had over 10 inches cut off this morning. So much better!

@78h2o: Ohhh im sorry! That stinks. W gets his 4 month shots on Monday. I planned it so I wouldn't have to be at work since his 2 month shots were awful. Not real advice just sympathy. I am not sure how your shots were given but My aunt (who is a nurse in a pediatrician office) mentioned that one of the shots is really concentrated and to ask that that one is given by itself. But that I mean like in one leg without a second shot in the same leg. Hope she feels better soon!

@78h2o: I'm sorry! E gets her 4 month shots tomorrow. Hopefully H can get another dose of meds soon! Is there any chance you can get away from work early tonight and get home to snuggle a little sooner?

@78h2o: oh no! Poor holly. Hope she starts feeling better soon!

Ellie hasn't had her 4 mos shots yet. Shes a little behind because she's had this nasty cough and it's still not going away. Hoping to get her back in to see her dr. Today or tomorrow. I'm so worried about whooping cough! She's so miserable. I feel like the pediatricians office is sick of me and DH calling constantly.

@Mrs.KMM: love the new haircut! I think it's time I get a mommy makeover now too!

@Mrs.KMM: @MrsSRS: Cuties!!!!

M had her 4 month shots Friday. I gave her Tylenol right after the shots, since they wouldn't let me give her s dose in the office, and then another dose at bedtime since she was super fussy. Saturday during the day she was okay, but got super fussy mid-day, so we have her another dose of Tylenol and then she was fine. Hopefully , your doctor sent the form and LO is feeling better after that second dose of Tylenol. Shots are rough on all parties involved!

Baby J woke up 4 times last night. He's either teething or itchy or both. He's got a bad bout of infant eczema right now. Last night, I used some hydro cortisone on him, he scratched himself, and bled a bit. This morning, I put tons of Aquaphor on him too. I went back to using probiotics in hopes of helping him too. I'm so tired right now. I could fall asleep. I want to pump, go home, and nap right now.

@Jess1483: Same here. We've had a few bad nights. Last night was the worst in awhile. Poor guy is slathered in Aquaphor hoping to get the redness down plus teeth possibly hurting. I may dose him with Tylenol tonight in the name of sleep. He slept well over the weekend, but past couple of nights have been tough. This morning, I let him cry in his PNP while I got makeup on and then got him ready. My DH suggested staying home and sleeping. I just took PTO last week. I'm not going to this week with future daycare visits coming up.

@Jess1483: We haven't. We're using some Burt's Bees unscented/dye free shampoo/wash on him. I have some baby Eucerin too. I'm going to see how he did at daycare today. It'll be another day of rinse and repeat with keeping him slathered up.

@cascademom: W has some eczema issues too. We have just been using aquaphor and that seems to make a difference for us. I use their baby soap too and try to bathe him less. Hope your LO feels better soon!

@Mrs.KMM: too cute!

@Mrs.KMM: you've totally inspired me to chop my hair. I don't have enough to donate but it needs to go. I'm going with a bigger change and getting it colored too. The shedding is nuts.

@Jess1483: I use the Aveeno Baby eczema lotion on my hands. It's the only lotion that works during the winter. Last night, Baby J's skin looked a lot better. The regimen is working for now. Switching his bath shampoo/wash really helped it along too. He has cradle cap too, so him getting eczema isn't that big of a stretch.

Got my hair cut and colored today. My hair normally didn't look like that. We had hurricane rain here today.

@MrsSRS: I like buns! I would've rocked them myself but had crazy layers so it always looked like a frayed mess.

@Eko: cute! Love the cut and color! I got mine highlighted a month or two ago and it made me feel so much better!

Man, I am already struggling with milk production at work. She needs 12oz for the next day if I don't have to work late or 16oz if I do. Lately I have only been getting 9 oz total at work, so I have to stay up and pump before bed to get the rest. I've also had to break into my dwindling stash once or twice this week. I think I'm going to order More Milk Plus and start with that. Not sure what the issue is... maybe not enough sleep? I had supply issues last time too... I don't think my body responds well to the pump. I have noticed that if pump earlier in the day, I end up with a higher overall milk total than if I pump the same number of times later in the day. I think I'm going to try pumping on the way to work or right when I get there and then again at 10, 1, and 4.

I am happy that we at least made it to 4 months without any supplementing. Not that formula is bad, but last time I found formula to be both helpful/stress-relieving and a slippery slope, so I'm trying to avoid it until 6 mo like I did with my first.

ETA: I'm curious when you all plan to start solids? Holly's ped said she could start rice cereal now or it would be find to hold off. I thought the current recommendation was to wait until 6m? Maybe I am wrong? I never did rice cereal with Julia... we went straight to sweet potatoes at 6m.

Oh, Holly was not 16# like I thought. At the ped on Monday she was 15 lbs 5 oz and 25.5".

@78h2o: Sorry you are having supply issues. Hopefully the new schedule works out. I think most doctors recommend solids, specifically rice cereal, at different times. My impression is 4 months is the earliest it's recommended but 6 is the standard now. Then other foods start at 6 months. My doctor won't recommend rice cereal until 6 months, but i may start W earlier. W eats about 32-34oz. in a day and at night between 5:30-8:00 he will eat about 14 ounces alone. The more he eats the more it seems to aggravate his reflux and rice cereal is suppose to help so I may do it for that reason.

@78h2o: my pediatrician said that rice cereal, oatmeal, and purées are all fine at this point so DD has had sweet potatoes, squash, peas, carrots, and green beans so far. I also bought oatmeal today to try that.

She LOVES squash and sweet potatoes! She's been averaging ~34 oz of formula per day and weighs 16 lbs 7 oz so I figured it couldn't hurt to give her more nutrient sources.

Here's E enjoying her first solids (sweet potatoes)!

@Jess1483: E is doing all of those things (sitting with minor assistance, head control, opening mouth for and leaning towards spoon, keeping most of the purée in her mouth, etc).