https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:43:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/27#post-2707457 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 13:46:49 +0000 snowjewelz 2707457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: :sad: I'm sorry!! Yeah, I am not looking fwd to going back to work... twice as much to do at night and I hate rushing in the morning! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/27#post-2706110 Sun, 05 Mar 2017 13:39:15 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2706110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: I don't go back to work for another couple months but still worred about how I'll manage. 2 kids has been really tough for us. </p> <p>LO2 was up almost every hour last night. It's getting worse! Her longest stretch was 2 hours. Ugh. </p> <p>@KayKay: my husband and I remember things worth LO1 differently. We took notes, but the way we read the notes are also dif fervent sincentives the notes aren't complete or thorough. He remembers LO1 Yalung good naps and having good night sleep before 3 months, and I remember having to hold her for all naps until like 4 months and getting up in MOTN until a long time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/27#post-2705780 Fri, 03 Mar 2017 18:47:01 +0000 KayKay 2705780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stiletto_mom: i'm convinced that they just need to grow out of some of the skin stuff! R has icky skin too, but it's also super-sensitive so i feel like when i put something on it, it maybe helps one thing but makes something else worse! we basically just aren't bathing, as that (even just water) seems to dry him out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/27#post-2705779 Fri, 03 Mar 2017 18:43:07 +0000 KayKay 2705779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: I can't believe you go back already! i mean, i know they are all getting to that 12w/3m mark, but still! goes so fast.</p> <p>@pumpkin pie: sleep changes so much all the time. i actually just found my notebook that i kept up with for DD1. i would've said she never slept through the night until 9m (mostly 2 wake-ups until then), but i definitely had notes around 3ish months that she had STTN a couple times. funny what you remember/don't!</p> <p>R is hanging out :) he's still a happy spitter, which is super annoying but could be worse! started going to bed earlier (7-730ish) right when we got back from vacation, but of course the time changes next weekend so we'll see what sticks. usually just waking up once/night still, with a twice/night mixed in here or there. naps are in that weird phase of somedays i think we have a schedule/moving to 3 naps and then the next he'll just be all over the place. today was good (hour+ naps at 830, 11, and 130 ish), but yesterday was a ton of tiny catnaps all morning/early afternoon. so who knows! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/27#post-2705673 Fri, 03 Mar 2017 14:34:29 +0000 snowjewelz 2705673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: Aww! Prob more leaps/growth spurts :sad: They are just in and out of those! </p> <p>Our nights are fairly consistent; down within an hour and then two wake up's. Day time is tough tho; she rarely falls into a deep sleep. As I'm typing I'm bouncing up and down with her in my wrap and she is not asleep.</p> <p>I go back to work on the 15th.. Totally freaking out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/27#post-2705580 Fri, 03 Mar 2017 13:15:59 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2705580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh. I thought I was finally getting those longer stretches at night, but the last 2 nights she was up every 2-3 hours. I'm exhausted. </p> <p>How are you guys doing? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/27#post-2702561 Fri, 24 Feb 2017 13:24:09 +0000 snowjewelz 2702561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stiletto_mom: That diaper is too cute! I can't wait till they start giggling! With DD1 I didn't cry at her birth but cried when my mom sent over a video of her giggling for the first time! And I like your ped's advice to not go crazy with the products! DD2's skin is on the irritable side too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/27#post-2702443 Fri, 24 Feb 2017 10:38:40 +0000 stiletto_mom 2702443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Update post!</p> <p>I've been away frpm HB for a while, but boy did I miss everyone. Anyway, babe is 3 months old now (he was born early Nov 25, due Dec 8).</p> <p>How baby's doing:<br /> - The Good - hitting his milestones. Started to giggle, babble and even rolls over tummy to back!<br /> - The Bad - He's got bad baby eczema and cradle cap. Our pediatrician said to just keep him shiny and don't go spending too much on products. So what we found that works was daily "splash baths" with no soa and a few drops of baby oil, followed by lotion or vaseline. For his rough patches, we used 1% hydrocortisone cream.</p> <p>How's Mom doing:<br /> - The Good - I'm good. Need a dang bath and some wine, but I'm good. XD<br /> - The Bad - I have Mommy Wrist (aka DeQuarvains Tendinitis) in both hands and I keep reinjuring it when I pick up baby. I have a thumb splint but it really gets in the way, so I tried to avoid it. </p> [attach=3914/17/olvyf6.600x600.17-02-16-18-11-34-620_deco_mh1487286956327.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/27#post-2701882 Thu, 23 Feb 2017 15:49:01 +0000 KayKay 2701882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pumpkin pie: @snowjewelz: well, i DO have DH around (he's usually working) plus his parents are here too. so my incentive for the travel &amp; making it here was LOTS more grown-ups to help me out for a week :) plus getting some alone time to ski, go out for dinner with DH, etc. totally worth it!</p> <p>@snowjewelz: i have to remind myself that the babies are actual people and not just robots :) i mean, i have bad nights of sleep, too, sometimes! 3h stretches aren't too bad. the only thing i can't handle is when they are just awake in the middle of the night. but that's when i wake DH up to help :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/27#post-2701584 Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:37:01 +0000 snowjewelz 2701584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: I am able to get about one 4oz bottle worth daily so I'm really happy about that! With my first I didn't really build a stash. And great sleep! </p> <p>@KayKay: Wow, he is doing great in a totally different place with different schedules and people! I still can't believe you went away already! Some days I don't even want to get ONE out of the house lol! </p> <p>K is on and off with sleep.. I'm usually in the Jan '17 group since that was her due date. I was lamenting how it was taking me 2 hrs to get her to sleep at night. But last night she had a late nap and then went down within an hour and slept from 9pm-4am! She might have been more tired with her 2 month shots though. So sometimes I get a great stretch and she only wakes up once, some nights she's still up every 3-ish hrs... </p> <p>She is also still very gassy and has trouble staying in a deep sleep early mornings but my dr said reflux is not likely. So I'm just keeping the gas drops close by at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/27#post-2701438 Thu, 23 Feb 2017 00:48:07 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2701438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@KayKay: I can't believe you are on vacation with an infant. I barely manage to get out of the house. </p> <p>We're getting a lot of smiles also, so that always makes my day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/27#post-2701323 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 19:06:33 +0000 KayKay 2701323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we're good! on a ski vacation and staying in a condo with our family + grandparents, so schedules are all over the place between the time change and other adults helping take care of him more. and he's getting held a lot more than usual (both awake and for naps). but overall he has done awesome with the flights and the condo's crib (that we stuck in the bathroom! ha), still only waking for one MOTN or early morning feed.</p> <p>we're getting a ton of smiles and almost-laughs, more cooing, and starting to grab at things (mostly my hair or tank while nursing). it's like he's a real person ;)</p> <p>he seems to do better with fresh milk in a bottle and tends to refuse refrigerated or frozen sometimes. which is a little annoying since i have a decent stash at home, but maybe he'll come around!</p> <p>@pumpkin pie: my DD1 totally woke up at 1a and 4a like clockwork until about 9m. and for a solid month, DD2 would wake up for the day at 6:17a. it was uncanny! but i think it's just what they get used to, even if they don't NEED it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/27#post-2701315 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 18:24:25 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2701315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How's everyone doing? </p> <p>I've built a little stash of freezer breastmilk. DD2's longest night stretch has been about 5 hours. She wakes up nearly the same time every day. I have a funny feeling she doesnt actually need to eat because she'll only nurse for a few mins and then just fall asleep and sleep for another 3-4 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/26#post-2700220 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 15:36:30 +0000 MountainBaby 2700220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: I like it a lot, much more than I thought I would actually! Only problem is I only have enough for 1.5 days, so I've been switching back and forth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/26#post-2700124 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 13:03:37 +0000 snowjewelz 2700124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MountainBaby: how's cloth diapering going? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/26#post-2694917 Thu, 09 Feb 2017 17:43:13 +0000 MountainBaby 2694917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just dipped my toe in the water with cloth diapers today, we'll see how it goes. I'm a little nervous, but I'm hoping it works out! So far so good, but we're only on hour 3 :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/26#post-2694229 Wed, 08 Feb 2017 21:44:30 +0000 snowjewelz 2694229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: uggggh I need to start pumping and introduce bottle too..... </p> <p>It's consistently taking her like 2-3 hrs to fall asleep for the night, argh! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/26#post-2694189 Wed, 08 Feb 2017 19:36:27 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2694189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I TRY to do EASY, but she is a horrible horrible horrible napper. She wakes up like every 15 mins. By the time its time for her to eat, she's so tired that she just passes out. </p> <p>I've also started introducing the bottle 1x day. Its been rough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/26#post-2691913 Sun, 05 Feb 2017 10:30:32 +0000 snowjewelz 2691913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a loose schedule over here too... She has been napping by herself since 9:30 (previous 40 min on me) so today started out well! </p> <p>Her schedule is either she wakes me up to eat between 7-8, or we get woken up my my 2 year old, also between 7-8... If my toddler is home, then I either wear her for naps, or just do the best we can which often means a few shorter naps b/c I had to put her down, the she wakes up, etc etc... </p> <p>Bed time has been like 7-8pm... She *knocks on wood* has been sleeping "well" at night, meaning more or less 3 hr stretches. </p> <p>I just mentally do EASY (but sometimes it's more like eat-pass out-wake up-stay up a bit-eat more-sleep lol) and then make sure she's eating around every 3 hrs (she usually would let me know anyway) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/26#post-2691775 Sat, 04 Feb 2017 16:29:53 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2691775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put LO2 on a schedule starting last week. Its going ok. I couldnt read her cues, and felt like I was just nursing every time she cried and needed some structure. She's basically on a 8am -8p schedule, mostly driven by LO1. At least I know to feed to her every 3 hours, and she's doing full feedings instead of snacking all day. </p> <p>Its a pretty loose schedule, more of a guide for myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/26#post-2691668 Sat, 04 Feb 2017 08:09:43 +0000 KayKay 2691668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mountainbaby: i liked it, but that's because i'm pretty type A. and it gave me some semblance of control/what to expect, especially with the first one when I felt like I had no clue what I was doing :) I liked knowing that she ate pretty much every 3h, what time she (usually) woke up and what time we put her down. When they were littlest, it was truly more like a routine that could change based on circumstances, but by about 6m maybe it was nice because I knew when they would need to nap. I felt like naptimes were nice because I could plan for them/around them, and they seemed to just get tired at those times then and made going down easier. It was also easier when she started daycare or had a sitter because I could direct them better without them having to rely on her cues (that they may or may not be good at reading!)</p> <p>All that to say, babies are so unpredictable and ever-changing -- some days they wake up earlier, some days they are going through a growth spurt, some days they don't nap as long, etc etc etc. So sometimes it's really just a crapshoot :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/26#post-2691638 Fri, 03 Feb 2017 22:54:39 +0000 MountainBaby 2691638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@KayKay: Did you appreciate having a schedule with your first two? So far I've just been going on E's demand, but I'm contemplating working on a schedule. Was it worth it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/26#post-2691446 Fri, 03 Feb 2017 14:18:09 +0000 KayKay 2691446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@greenthumb: it has definitely gotten harder to have a schedule with each subsequent child! DD1 was pretty much on a schedule/routine/pattern by now at 2m. DD2 was loosely, and I feel like DS now is just whatever! Basically I just try to feed him every 2.5-3h during the day, but I also try to make sure he eats close enough to drop-off and pick-up that he doesn't get super-hangry during those 30min blocks...so there is some finagling around that. And then I try to load him up before "bedtime", so he eats more like every 1.5-2h from 4ish until bed. </p> <p>Both of my girls were going to bed early by now...like 7ish. We tried with DS, but he doesn't stay down for the night, so if he naps around 5/6ish, we just treat it as a last nap, and bedtime has been somewhere between 8-9 most nights. We have a sitter tomorrow night, and I'm super-anxious about it since I have no idea what his schedule is myself, so trying to tell a sitter will be tough! I'd rather just take him, but we're going to something outside and it might be too cold :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/26#post-2691423 Fri, 03 Feb 2017 13:52:44 +0000 GreenThumb 2691423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Exactly! Little bub has been snoozing in her carseat since we picked up DD1 at school at noon. I just let her sleep as long as she wants at the moment. With DD1, I let her settle into her own schedule eventually because she was my sole focus. Now, DD2 is going to be forced into a "schedule" of sorts based around DD1's school/activities. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/26#post-2691409 Fri, 03 Feb 2017 13:39:45 +0000 snowjewelz 2691409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@GreenThumb: its hard to stick to a schedule when naps and eating are all over the place!! Right now I don't even know when she last ate bc there was actual meal time, then there was more comfort eating.. She has been passed out in my wrap since like 11:30 now... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/26#post-2691406 Fri, 03 Feb 2017 13:37:24 +0000 snowjewelz 2691406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: it's whenever she wakes up from her last "nap" that's after 5-6pm? Then I just treat the next sleep time as bed time... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/26#post-2691405 Fri, 03 Feb 2017 13:37:20 +0000 GreenThumb 2691405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: @Pumpkin Pie: :heart: I had to keep my sunglasses on during preschool drop-off/pick-up because the bags under my eyes are embarrassing!</p> <p>We don't really have a schedule yet and I'm wondering if we should get started with something more structured. In general, I feed her a ton while DH puts DD1 to bed and then she snoozes typically by 9 pm. At the moment she is sleeping either in her carseat (especially lately when DH takes her for a drive if she is fussy and having trouble falling asleep :bummed: ) or sometimes in her bassinet by our bed if she falls asleep in our arms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/26#post-2691377 Fri, 03 Feb 2017 13:04:09 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2691377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@GreenThumb: I feel your pain!</p> <p>Last night I got 2 3 hour stretches! I feel so much better today.</p> <p>What time do you guys put down your infants for bed? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/26#post-2691284 Fri, 03 Feb 2017 11:01:26 +0000 snowjewelz 2691284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@GreenThumb: Hi! Ugh, thanks for commiserating! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/december-2016-moms/page/26#post-2691279 Fri, 03 Feb 2017 10:54:30 +0000 GreenThumb 2691279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi there, I'm still here, sort of! Also trying to survive at nearly 8 weeks with DD2 who basically needs to be held in order to sleep and a very bored 3.5 yo DD1. I'm pretty tired! </p>