https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:23:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/5#post-2548783 Fri, 13 May 2016 19:40:39 +0000 travellingbee 2548783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QueensBee: so glad to hear that! Hooray!</p> <p>We are still not sleeping great. He goes down super easy around 7-730. I put him down awake most of the time unless he happened to fall asleep before I got him in bed. He sleeps usually until 1:30 and then wakes and I replace his pacifier. Then he wakes around 330 and I feed him. Then he wakes again around 530 wanting to eat again. I don't know if he isn't getting enough to eat during the day now that he is on formula during the day. He doesn't take as much formula as he will breastmilk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/5#post-2548756 Fri, 13 May 2016 17:45:07 +0000 gracecat 2548756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay for doctors saying that baby has a perfect head!!! </p> <p>Oh my sleep though... LO is now rolling over and trying to do so in her crib. And is now inching around the crib and backing herself into corners and waking herself up. Oh my.... I can't believe it won't be long until it's time to start solids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/5#post-2548736 Fri, 13 May 2016 16:08:50 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 2548736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QueensBee: hurray for perfect heads! I can only imagine your relief! A pregnant co-worker went through a scare where they thought the baby might have had fluid in his brain; I cried ugly tears when they said it was a false alarm and things are okay. It makes me so grateful for my kids good health. I hope you have a nice weekend and Monday goes smoothly. </p> <p>@DesertDreams88: Maybe she's done? Haha, who knows with babies?! :grin: She slept well last night, but is still way off her old schedule. Her doctor said at her 4 month check-up not to worry about it. </p> <p>Should we start a January Moms or Kids thread for general stuff, since we're rounding the corner towards 6 months? Are we "post-partum" anymore? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/5#post-2548671 Fri, 13 May 2016 14:13:32 +0000 DesertDreams88 2548671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QueensBee: good to hear!!</p> <p>@JoyfulKiwi: hopefully it will be over soon! G went from 1 waking, to 2 last week, then 3, then 5-6, ugh! Then back down to 2 on Wednesday and 1 last night. Hopefully it is over. We also took the opportunity to swaddle wean during this time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/5#post-2548660 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:56:14 +0000 QueensBee 2548660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We saw two neurosurgeons this week and they both said the same thing- her head is just perfect and there's no need for concern or surgery! Relief doesn't even begin to describe it! We feel so lucky and blessed and have an even bigger admiration for the families that are dealing with serious and long term health issues. </p> <p>I head back to work on Monday but she's taking a bottle now, so that is a relief as well. </p> <p>@JoyfulKiwi: Oh man, the 4 month sleep regression is so hard. How's it going? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/5#post-2546507 Wed, 11 May 2016 14:29:06 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 2546507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QueensBee: how are things going this week? I'm so sorry about your son possibly needing surgery, that sounds just terrifying. :heart: </p> <p>I *think* we're in the 4 month sleep regression? Little girl is really unpredictable these days and she used to run like a clock. She slept fitfully last night, cluster fed in the early morning, took a 3+ hour nap (going 4.5 hrs between feedings), but is happy as a clam. I'm nervous for bedtime tonight. I've been spoiled and can't go back to no sleep!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/5#post-2545851 Tue, 10 May 2016 22:51:01 +0000 Ari123 2545851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QueensBee: feeling much better! It's bee a smoother transition than I had expected:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/5#post-2542308 Thu, 05 May 2016 14:21:59 +0000 mdf106 2542308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QueensBee: That must be stressful and scary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2542286 Thu, 05 May 2016 14:02:35 +0000 QueensBee 2542286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ari123: It's so hard. How are you doing this week?</p> <p>@travellingbee: Oh no, I remember the 4 month sleep regression with Pete and Lucas. I can't believe this is worse! Hoping you get some rest soon!</p> <p>@DesertDreams88: That is an exhausting schedule and not nearly enough baby time. I hope the next few weeks fly by so you can be home on summer break soon!</p> <p>@littlebug: Glad she's starting to feel better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2542282 Thu, 05 May 2016 14:00:35 +0000 QueensBee 2542282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi everyone,</p> <p>We are having in a very rough patch right now. I'm due to go back to work on Monday so I've already feeling been emotional. Then, our pediatrician referred us to a pediatric neurosurgeon for a possible craniocynostosis this week. The fear of my little peanut having to undergo major surgery is really causing me to be a mess. :crying: We meet with one surgeon on Tuesday and then get a second opinion on Wednesday. I'm just trying to keep busy and pass the time until then. And also brace myself for a diagnosis. </p> <p>I'll report back after we meet with the doctors next week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2539300 Mon, 02 May 2016 20:27:43 +0000 travellingbee 2539300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ari123: :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2539295 Mon, 02 May 2016 20:21:10 +0000 Ari123 2539295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Going back to work tomorrow LO is 15 weeks old tomorrow. I'll miss him so much! :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2537989 Sun, 01 May 2016 07:51:48 +0000 travellingbee 2537989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: yeah it was horrific too and I was hoping this one would be better, but so far... :(</p> <p>@DesertDreams88: older one is ok but not great and there are definitely nights when DH is with DS1, and I'm with DS2. Ugh this is a rough phase. Yeah 7 ounces. Crazy right? My older one never took more than 5 and usually took 4--this guy would eat 8 if I could keep up with it pumping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2537976 Sun, 01 May 2016 07:07:00 +0000 littlebug 2537976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: Was your oldest's 4m sleep regression bad? D's wasn't too terrible - just a couple rough nights - so I'm hoping A will follow suit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2537930 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 23:19:47 +0000 DesertDreams88 2537930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Btw I just have to whine somewhere about my work / pumping schedule.</p> <p>Due to the babysitter's location, DH's workplace &amp; schedule, and mine, this is our day:<br /> Wake &amp; nurse at 5:30, baby leaves me at 6:10. Pump at 7:20, 10:20, 12:20, and 3:20. Get home around 4 but baby almost always napping until 5. Nurse at 5 and at 7, bedtime. Nurse 1x btwn 7pm-5am, usually.</p> <p>Total pump sessions: 4 :(<br /> Total nursing sessions: 4, one of them MOTN (ugh).<br /> Total awake time with baby: 2.5 hours :( :( :(</p> <p>Thank God it's only for 4 more weeks, then DH &amp; I are both on summer break until LO is 6mo, and then childcare will only be 7:30-4. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2537927 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 23:16:29 +0000 DesertDreams88 2537927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: sounds like a confluence of good changes!! I think my LO is getting more efficient with nursing too... one can only hope!</p> <p>@JoyfulKiwi: You are sooo lucky to be able to nurse at work. I once worked at a daycare and it was my most favorite job ever. Glad to hear you are still having good sleep!</p> <p>@travellingbee: ohhhh no, the 4th month regression?? Purely dreading it over here. So sorry to hear :( Is you older toddler doing well with his sleep at least? I remember you posting about that being an issue, too. and wow, 7oz bottles! Such a big boy :)</p> <p>@gracecat: Tons of eczema over here, too. It's improving with oatmeal baths EOD, no soap or scrubbing, patting dry, baby eczema lotion right away after bath, and lotion day and night. Experimenting with different lotions. Hope you find what works for you! We've heard great things about Eucerin &amp; vanicream, if Aveeno's not working. </p> <p>@gracecat: &amp; @Worrywart: we hope / plan to sleep train either the beginning of June or during July. We have a 2-week vacation planned for June 21-July 4th..... ugh. Worried that he's not going to sleep at all, with new people, new places, new time zone, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2537880 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 21:14:14 +0000 littlebug 2537880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoyfulKiwi: I start work on Monday, so I'll check back in with that transition then. We went to visit and meet her teachers, and they were just lovely. I'm feeling good about it. </p> <p>The Zantac seems to be helping already. She's screaming less and she's also nursing for shorter time periods and stretching out time between feedings. She'll be 12 weeks on Tuesday, and she's just coming out of the 3rd wonder week, so I'm kind of thinking the combination of those 3 things is working on our favor. She's much more pleasant to be around! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2537870 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 20:56:29 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 2537870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: your poor babe! I'm sorry to hear the days are so rough. How was going back to work? Did A do well with her caregiver? C was also very fussy and I looked forward to going back to work. She turned a corner around 3 months (but I also cut out all dairy at that time, so maybe that was it?)</p> <p>@DesertDreams88: she's doing 2-4 hours. I don't know how much she's eating because it's all nursing, but she eats closer in the am/pm and goes longer during mid-day and overnight. I think it all hinges on her nap schedule and the schedule I've been trying to get her into (it's easier for me to nurse at 9, 11:30/12, 2, &amp; 5). She seems happy though and is gaining so I'm trying not to worry about it. </p> <p>@travellingbee: noooooo, not the sleep regression. I keep looking at the calendar and as the day she will hit 4 months gets closer I get more and more in denial. I keep hoping my son's regression was a bad dream. Her sleep has been so kind to us &amp; I'm terrified for when it changes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2537860 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 20:42:22 +0000 travellingbee 2537860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are in the thick of a sleep regression and I am DYING. He woke up like a MILLION times last night. So. Tired. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2537859 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 20:40:22 +0000 travellingbee 2537859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: L nurses at 5 and 7am before I leave work. He then eats 7 ounce bottles every 3-4 hours at daycare and nurses at home at 430 and 630pm, before bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2537856 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 20:32:02 +0000 DesertDreams88 2537856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How long are all your babies going between feedings now? My baby seems to be going longer, but I don't know if that's because of my babysitter's schedule or truly his needs?</p> <p>At 10 to 11 weeks, he was at 2.5-3 hours nursing at home with me, but now at 3 mo / 14ish weeks; he seems to be doing 3-3.5 hours between 5oz bottles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2534306 Tue, 26 Apr 2016 12:24:40 +0000 littlebug 2534306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok, I'm so out of the loop here. I have been lurking and reading but not really able to comment much lately. Ainsley is growing like a weed - at her 2 month appointment she was 25" and 14.5lbs, and is already in size 3 diapers! I know you're not supposed to compare kids, but Daxon wasn't 25" till 6 months, and didn't graduate to size 3s until 8 months! Girlfriend is gonna be bigger than her brother, for sure. Poor kid.</p> <p>She is still nursing very frequently - like every 1-2 hours during the day. She sleeps through the night (10-11 hours!), but then she's making up for all that not eating during the day. And she's not napping. And she has reflux. We just started Zantac today because, unless she's eating or sleeping, she's pretty much screaming at me. The days are really hard, and I am struggling. I go back to work on Monday, and I'm kind of looking forward to it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2533923 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 21:08:39 +0000 gracecat 2533923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@worrywart: yes we already sleep trained a bit for nights. She was sleeping horribly and DH was going on a biz trip for a week soon and I have toddler to care for so we felt like it was the right time. We did CIO to get DD to sleep in her own crib, swaddled, and established a bedtime routine including a bath and white noise. Now she falls asleep on her own (sometimes she does cry right away or after the first sleep cycle) but not too long. Then she gets a dream feed before DH goes to sleep around midnight, then generally wakes up around 5 am when I give her another bottle and then she falls asleep until 6:30 am and cries out, but she falls back asleep again until 7 or 8 am or whenever toddler makes too much noise in the morning. That this is good is a testament to how bad she was sleeping before. I'm glad we did it. DD is now 8.5 kg but seems to have some eczema on her arms and a bit on her chest. :(. Steroid cream works but I don't want to have to keep using it. Aveeno eczema lotion doesn't seem to make a big difference either. Wondering if I should get her allergy tested... How are the other bubs? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2533479 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 11:29:12 +0000 Kimberlybee 2533479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi mommies! I have enjoyed reading all of your updates and have been silently following along. Some days I am like a walking zombie so reading is easier than posting. It's not anything to do with the baby's schedule. Even though she is a night owl, she is such a good sleeper and does sleep for long stretches. It's because my postpartum insomnia is back again. I currently stay at home and do translation work on the weekends so it's still manageable for now. If I return to the workforce full time which I do plan to in the fall, this broken sleep would not be ideal at all. Hopefully, I will have found a good solution by then. </p> <p>I am loving these milestones and can't believe our babies are almost 4 months old soon! K is rolling back to belly, likes to sleep on her belly, giving hearty belly laughs and is still so sweet and easy going. Big sister is so inlove with her still. My main concern is how much she is spitting up her formula. It's not at every feed but it's pretty often. She doesn't cry and does not look uncomfortable but I will bring it up at the 4 month check up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2528454 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 08:28:55 +0000 Worrywart 2528454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QueensBee: Try the Lansinoh mOmma bottle. That was the only one that worked for H when he started daycare about a month ago. Now we are using Dr Browns and he's taking bottles just fine. </p> <p>Has anyone done any sort of sleep training yet? Harrison is a horrible sleeper! He goes down awake at night just fine but is still waking up every 2-3 hrs! I know he's not hungry at all of the wake ups. I'm planning on talking to our pediatrician at his 4 month appt next week about sleep training and letting him CIO a bit. Mama is exhausted!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2528201 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:50:51 +0000 travellingbee 2528201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoyfulKiwi: yes I have the same issue with my milk. I'm off dairy, soy and egg now so that milk is no good. Hoping he outgrows this at 6 months so I can use some of it! Grrrr! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2528198 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:45:26 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 2528198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ari123: oh man! My first child was like that! He ate constantly! It's so tiring; I hope he settles down for you soon. :goodluck: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2528195 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:44:01 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 2528195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: it's great to hear you had a good first week back. How is your pumping schedule working out? I've been back at work for about 6 weeks and it's going really well. I work in the same building that C's infant room is in, so I get to nurse her on-demand. It's been great so far! As for expired milk, do you cycle it from the freezer or just use the fresh stuff? I had 60+ oz stashed away, but because I wasn't dairy free then I can't use any of it right now! I'm going with the 6-month rule in the hopes that I can use the milk someday!<br /> @QueensBee: do you give him the bottle? Maybe if it's another person he will accept it better? That's stressful, but infant caregivers know tricks to get a baby to drink!<br /> @mdf106: C blows spit bubbles and has this very deep gurgle when she "talks" to us! It's so funny! She's also good at whacking things and has been staring a lot at her hand. I think she's trying to figure out how to make it move. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2528183 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:34:33 +0000 Ari123 2528183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QueensBee: my baby eats at 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, midnight, 2am, 5am etc. basically every other hour most nights. The longest he goes without waking to eat is 3 hours. I am exclusively bf and pump, he eats 5oz at a time. He is almost 3 months old and weighs just under 17lbs, 26.5 inches long. He was 22.5 inches 9lb1oz at birth . </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-postpartum-chat/page/4#post-2528181 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:32:19 +0000 travellingbee 2528181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QueensBee: we had the exact same thing happen and the first week he wouldn't take very much. An ounce here and there, but he didn't cry the whole time or anything. Now he's up to 6 ounce bottles at a feeding so he got over it pretty quick. We spent a small fortune on bottles and nipples. :bummed: </p>