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@charmed: Cute pictures of your LO! I love your nursery. For some reason I have never been into / or good at decorating and so I'm at awe at people that are good at it!

@Happygal: I'm having having hard time finding clothes that fit too. I'm a little worried what I'll wear for V-day. I'm sure it will work out. You are not alone. I'm also worried about anything rubbing against my c-section scar but so far it's been working out. I bought some granny panties and that helps.

@Radish: I'm glad I'm not the only one worried about my mom leaving too! My mom said she would only stay with us for a month... which is coming to a close soon. Though I think if I ask really nicely she will stay longer if I need her... but DH has to be on board with that plan too. I'm sure you will do great without her!

@namaste: Glad you are feeling better! Also yay for smiling babies. My babies are grumps... I probably won't get a smile for at least another month out of this one.

@oliviaoblivia: 3 dollars! That's totally worth it. I have not tried grocery shopping with kids yet... I usually send my dad out with a list of stuff and some money when he visits on the weekend (since my mom is staying with us... he visits on weekends because he has to work still). Also sleeping through the night! Nice!

@SleepyMonkey: 1k for your tooth! That kind of sucks but I'm sure you are glad you got that taken care of. I'm pretty sure bad habits can't start this early... well at least I hope! Haha.

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I'm having post-partum chills... started last night so I'm in bed today trying to just stay warm and rest. This happened to me last time around this time too. Last time it only lasted a day so hopefully this will be the same. I'm in like two layers of clothes with 4 layers of blankets. Haha. So my job today is just to pump and rest. I also accidently had a 6 hours gap last night between pumping because of these chills. I hope my supply isn't hurt too mucy by that!

@SleepyMonkey: Glad it went well!

@Raindrop: with both births I got crazy chills in the middle of the night a week or so pp. This time I woke up a few seconds before it started, grabbed the baby and pulled her to my chest, then a blanket and yelled for DH to come hold me. He freaked out thinking that I had overdosed on my pain meds. It lasted maybe half an hour and was so uncomfortable, it must be so awful to bee dealing with it for the whole day.

@SleepyMonkey: I'm so glad she did well with the treatment!

@oliviaoblivia: I would sooo pay $20 bucks for that service. I wish our grocery stores did that.

As for BC, I'm considering Paragard because I have had horrible luck with most other birth controls--pill, Nuva Ring, and even Mirena. I'm kind of nervous about it because of the horror stories, so I'm still not positive what I"ll do, but I want something that is going to make sure the gates are locked up for several years without me having to remember to take anything.

@Raindrop: @radish: My mom has been coming to help during the week while DH is at work. She only lives two hours away and doesn't work now, so she can be pretty available, but I am TERRIFIED of her leaving. I felt way better about her leaving me with twins than I do about her leaving me this time. I think I'm going to hold her hostage.

Did you guys get pp night sweats? I had these last time, too, but I can't remember how long they lasted and I'm so tired of waking up with soaking clothes, sheets, and pillow. Ughh, not my favorite postpartum symptom.

@Mrs. Blue: I've totally been getting hot flashes/night sweats. In the middle of the night DH is covered in a comforter and wool blanket and I'm kicking everything off.

@HappyBaker: I just realized I don't have much mat leave left either! So sad, but I am kind of looking forward to a little time away and with other adults.

@SleepyMonkey: So glad things went well!

K had her 3 week check up on Monday. She gained almost two pounds over her birth weight and grew two inches! Even the doctor was surprised! I was freaking out though because the whole waiting room was full of sick kids with masks on and coughing. I almost had a panic attack and then the nurse told us we could wait in a different waiting room. I wish we could have a visiting pediatrician so we didn't have to take her into germ central!

@Mrs. Blue: They are starting to decrease but Monday night, I woke up drenched. Ugh.

@SleepyMonkey: Glad your treatment went well!

@MrsHansen82: That's awesome! Ugh I was worried about incurring more sick people since we switched to a family doctor and I was surprised that there was only one person in the waiting room with the flu.

thanks for the well wishes everyone! the birthmark actually looks lighter, which i didn't expect at all. hopefully it is a good sign of things to come.

@HappyBaker: 9:30 to 3...oh man, i am so jealous.

@Mrs. Blue: i get night sweats too...and milk leaking all over too. i go through 6-8 nursing pads a day, but there is still milk all over my shirts.

@MrsHansen82: awesome weight/height gain!! when i take my newborn in, i drape an aden & anais swaddle blanket over her entire car seat just in case of germs. but our pedi's office usually puts us directly into a room to wait anyway.

@charmed: i hate when that happens! i lay her in her bassinet and she poops in her sleep. the diaper change makes her WIDE awake. its so annoying. if its a really small shart, sometimes i just leave it and let her sleep...yep. bad mom here. honestly when i do motn feeds, she almost always has a poop in her diaper when she wakes up. so she must poop while we are both sleeping.

@Espion: the doctor said that he wants to see her every 2-3 weeks, which is pretty aggressive. i think in other parts of the country/world, treatments are spaced out by months. but the practice that we are going to is headed up by doctors that have been proponents of more frequent treatments at a younger age - they've done studies and written papers on it that show that treatments are most effective before 6 months of age, and at more frequent intervals. i've been reading up on it, i find it all very interesting!

@SleepyMonkey: I'm glad it sounds like your docs are well researched as well. I'm glad the treatment is at least very quick.

@keepcalmcarrie: I've been psyching myself out reading things on the Internet. This is going to sound weird, but thank you for validating my suspicions. So much of the lactation/BF'ing literature make me feel like I'm ridiculous for even considering it (like the pedi with E). But something ain't right, and I'm going to exercise some mommy gut feeling latitude.

I totally feel you on the only nap in arms. I love my little guy, but it seems like it would be such a luxury to be able to put him down.

Ugh, I hope the stomach bug gets resolved quickly. It has been going around.

@Espion: Yeah, when I initially suspected MSPI or an allergy with J, it seemed like everything I read (KellyMom) or heard (pedi) said it was unlikely. He gained weight beautifully and had no visible blood in stool, so i didn't press further until his 4 month appt, when I insisted something wasn't right. They tested a poop dipe and found trace blood and an excess amount of lactase. At that pont I was so desperate to just have the colic end that I switched him from BM to Alimentum, and the change was almost instant. This time I want to try elimination and continuing to BF first, but I'm not opposed to hypoallergenic formula if it gets to that point. He really was a different baby after we switched, and I so so wish we'd known about it sooner. He wouldn't have suffered for so long, and I would have enjoyed his early baby days so much more.

If it helps, it sounds to me (not a doctor, clearly) more like your H has an intolerance than an allergy, which would be good because it's less severe. The lack of screaming/colic is why I would guess that. Like I said, I think my own Henry has that too this time around (the likelihood of having a sibling with a dairy problem is something like 50%, so thankfully my pedi was somewhat expecting this anyway because of J and I won't have to deal with skepticism this time around). H has the same stuff you're describing - insane gas, frothy breastfed baby poops, eating very frequently still. All those things could still be variations of normal so it's hard to tell for sure, but the correlation between the few times I've had dairy and an increase in the severity of those symptoms is enough to make me avoid it.

Sorry for the novel - those first few months with J were just so miserable that I want anyone who suspects this to have support and either try eliminating or have their doctor test that poop!

On that note, @HappyBaker, it sounds like you're dealing with the same - green poop is a huge indicator. No fun!

@keepcalmcarrie: I feel like a horrible mom to the big boys right now, too. I need spring and summer to get here pronto so we can just hang out in the backyard all the time. Being cooped in plus them testing all kinds of boundaries I making me crazy and more exhausted than the newborn sleep. As for the wine, I'm so ready to jump back on that train but I need to refresh myself on the "rules." I think last time I read something on Kellymom with some good guidelines, but I didn't BF long enough to need it often and now I can't remember. What do you do?

@Mrs. Blue: I just drink one glass whenever I feel like it! I think it's ideal if you drink it either while BFing (not really circulating in your system yet) or immediately after (plenty of time to lessen before the next nursing session).

Occasionally I'll have a second glass, and then I'm more picky about timing. But like that study @oliviaoblivia: posted, my doctor said it actually takes a lot to have any effect, - basically, you have to be drunk for it to be a concern, and that would be a concern for other reasons anyway! - and that 1-2 glasses even nightly is okay.

@Mrs. Blue: Wow thanks for mentioning the drinking thing! I had no idea that they lighten up the rules.

@oliviaoblivia: Thanks for the link on that! Maybe I'll have a glass of something at V-day dinner! So exciting!

@Espion: yeah, the ped today commented on O being chatty & said "no tv, no tablet" LOLOLOL ok.

@sorrycharlie: I have a working relationship with my pediatrician, and I lie through my teeth about that stuff, ha! Not interested in the no iPad, no co-sleeping lecture!

H managed to pee in my hair (the kid has distance) while I was trying to change him and wrestle a cranky toddler at the same time. My hair was dripping, so I loaded everyone up into the bathroom (with bassinet and iPad) and washed my hair for the first time in a week. The white noise of the hairdryer lulled the little one off to sleep.

#winning

@sorrycharlie: nice growing C!
DH came to L's two year appointment and told the med student that she gets two hours of screentime (hahaha at that point it was closer to six hours) and got the biggest lecture. What an amateur.

@Espion: that's a pretty good skill H! Glad you got your hair washed! I've trained my hair to not need too much washing. It makes newborn care a little easier. Or at least a little more attractive.

@oliviaoblivia: Oh, my stomach is pretty flabby too - things are not distributed the same right now! I can't wait for my doctor's approval to work out - I've never used this Jillian Michaels DVD I have, but now would be a good time. At least until it warms up and I can go outside and jog. I am so over winter.

Omg. There were so many things in the recent posts that made me lol. @sorrycharlie: about napping with your eyes open during tea parties and @Espion: about the pee in your hair and the hair dryer making the baby fall asleep. @keepcalmcarrie: all day errday and @oliviaoblivia: about your dh telling the pedi about screen time and getting a lecture from a med student about 2 hours of screen time. Haha. 2 hours is like a good day for us! You ladies are funny.

My tummy is still pretty flabby too. I am about 5lbs over pre preg weight, i think part of it is my boobs and the rest in my tummy. i dont have the motivation to eat better or exercise though. I am just focused on getting enough sleep at this point so i don't turn into a monster!