https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:37:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/58#post-2242608 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 07:55:01 +0000 MsHangry 2242608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had our 2 month check up yesterday and today a crib is being delivered. My little guy has grown too big for the Vista bassinet. He wakes himself up when he stretches and kicks the walls. </p> <p>In the last week I have noticed him becoming more aware and interested in his surroundings. </p> <p>He is a fussy baby but not quite to the definition of colic. Just long witching hours each evening. </p> <p>@PrincessBaby: how was your first week back to work been? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/58#post-2235120 Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:52:10 +0000 PrincessBaby 2235120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: Hi! I'm glad you're doing well with baby C and your little man! Really glad the Zantac seems to be helping!!!</p> <p>We have really settled into our new normal with 2 kids:) DD2 is a really laid back baby and she likes to be in her crib at 9:30 on the dot (or she's not so laid back anymore) and she sleeps until 5 or 5:30. I actually go back to work on Wednesday...We hired a great nanny for DD2 and DD1 will be at a private preK program 3 days a week and then home with the nanny the other 2 days, and I think that feeling so happy about our child care is really making it easy to think about going back to work. </p> <p>We have had an awesome time this past few weeks kind of doing a "staycation" since we live in an amazing beach town. I know it will change probably around 4 months when DD2 starts rolling or hits a sleep regression, but getting sleep in our house changed everything and we are all basically happier than we've ever been and just really enjoying our girls!</p> <p>I hope everyone else is doing well and your LOs are thriving!</p> <p>ETA: DD2 is 12 weeks on Wed...SO CRAZY! I'm just trying to enjoy each and every day bc I know she's my last. With DD1 I couldn't wait for what was next, couldn't wait for her to sit up or talk or walk. With DD2 I am just trying to be present in this time that she is small bc I'll never have one so little again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/58#post-2235071 Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:30:26 +0000 SeptMomma12 2235071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hey May Mamas! Thought I would try to jumpstart this thread, since it's been so long. How's everyone doing? C will be 2 months tomorrow. In some ways, it's hard to believe and in other ways it feels like it's been forever. She's doing pretty well. We started Zantac last week for reflux and it seems to be helping. She was never miserable, but the gagging, coughing, eyes watering after eating was really getting bad. Overall she's a very pleasant baby and is sleeping great at night. DH gives her a bottle of pumped BM at 10pm and then she's been sleeping until anywhere from 5-6am and then going back down until 8-9am (but DS is usually up around 6:15, so that kills any extra sleep for me :sad: ). She's still in our room in the rock n play, but I'm starting to think about making the crib transition...it's just so hard to think about doing anything that could impact sleep :silly: </p> <p>When does everyone go back to work? I just set my return date as August 31. I'm enjoying the freedom of maternity leave, but I know I will be ready to go back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/58#post-2214728 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 20:51:40 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2214728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi ladies. Hanging in here with my LO @ 3.5wks. She has been really fussy this last week @ it's been challenging to not be able to calm her much of the time. We think she's also having reflux issues, &amp; ends up really stuffed up &amp; "snorty" at night. When we can, she sleeps in a rock n play next to my side of the bed, but several nights now I have ended up sleeping with her on my chest in our glider/recliner so that she's more upright &amp; can breathe better. :bummed: In the middle of composing this I had to go clean both of us up because she vomited up a lot of her last feeding. :meh: Poor baby girl. @SeptMomma12: like your LO, it doesn't seem to bother her when she spits up or vomits, but it worries me she doesn't get that much of her meals some of the time... Or that she'll need to make up for it in yet another feeding in an hour or so. I am so glad she's so darn precious &amp; adorable... this is stressful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/58#post-2210367 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 16:04:46 +0000 SeptMomma12 2210367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: It's just status quo for now. She'll be on antibiotics and see the doctor every 3 months until he decides she's ready for surgery, probably sometime around 13-14 months. Not optimal of course, but it certainly could be worse.</p> <p>Things are going pretty well here. Charlotte is generally a pretty content baby and she's sleeping well. I pump before bed, then DH gives her a bottle around 10pm and we're actually still setting an alarm to wake her at 3am to eat. I'm hoping the doctor says that's not necessary when we go for her 1 month appt tomorrow, but we'll see - she's still a peanut, probably a little over 9lbs.</p> <p>The only issue we're really having is that she is a spitter upper. Usually just small amounts, but oh man, every now and then it's like a fountain of vomit. Every couple of days. Doesn't seem to bother her, but it sure stresses me out :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/58#post-2209931 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 10:39:42 +0000 PrincessBaby 2209931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: How is your LO's kidney diagnosis going at the present moment? Any new info or good news? I hope she's doing better :heart: Sorry you are dealing with this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/58#post-2209906 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 10:25:15 +0000 PrincessBaby 2209906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow I was thinking about how I haven't checked in here in ages but apparently none of us have:) </p> <p>Hope everyone is doing well! Life with two is really busy! It's fun but definitely bananas! My maternity leave has been really busy! </p> <p>I go back to work in a month and we are interviewing nannies now. It's flown by!</p> <p>We still don't have a great schedule as LO2 will have a great sleep night one night and then go to crap the next night. She is 8 weeks tomorrow, but turns 2 months on the 22nd, and at the end of this month I'm going to try to be a little more rigid with trying to get her on a schedule. Last night she had a million wake ups and I could barely get us all up and out the door to take LO1 to preK. So that has got to go!</p> <p>Hope all of your LOs are sleeping better than mine:) We didn't sleep train DD1 until she was 7 months and we kicked ourselves for not doing it sooner. I know it's really not recommended until 4 months, but DD2 is DEFINITELY getting sleep trained ASAP, basically the second she turns 4 months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/58#post-2200198 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 11:03:24 +0000 BabyPenguinXO 2200198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi ladies!</p> <p>Everything is well here! June 16th my fiancé gets in and the next day we all fly home to our new house in Indiana. I'm anxious but excited. I'm nervous to be alone.</p> <p>I ventured to target with two kiddos in the rain. What a terrible idea. I had to go though! Oh well.</p> <p>Addie is in 0-3 clothes now I switched her at 5 weeks cause I only had like 5 NB outfits and even though they fit, I'm sick of them and want to see new ones. So she's swimming in 0-3 for now ;)</p> <p>I also switched to size one diapers but they are huge. Huggies don't seem to fit her skinny legs so pampers it is for now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/58#post-2199698 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 21:24:19 +0000 jetsa 2199698@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: :( I'm sorry. DD is also still in newborn diapers but not for long, my son was already in one size cloth at this point and she's just barely fitting in clothes the difference is crazy ;) tomorrow is my first day with both of them by myself I'm scared but ready I guess.</p> <p>@MsHangry: night sleep is horrible here. She sleeps all day and wants to eat every hour overnight. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/58#post-2199596 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 19:59:14 +0000 SeptMomma12 2199596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsHangry: We're doing well. Tired but hanging in there. The worst part of all is going back to bed at 4:30 after feeding DD and knowing there's a good chance my son will be up in an hour. That's killing me more than the MOTN feedings.</p> <p>DD is a peanut - still in newborn diapers and newborn clothes. We never used either for my son, so I can't believe she's still in them 3 weeks later. We had a weight check and she's gaining, but a little slower than they like, so I'm hoping she picks up the pace soon. I met with an LC yesterday and she's getting a lot per feeding - 3-4oz just from one side.</p> <p>We did get some bad news this week from the kidney doctor. DD has the worst possible level of reflux in her kidney (stage 5 out of a possible 5), so she will need kidney/bladder surgery :crying: The "good" news is that they don't do the surgery until around her first birthday, so we don't have to deal with that quite yet. But she needs to be on antibiotics to prevent infection/kidney damage until then, which I obviously don't like. Not to mention getting antibiotics in a newborn is near impossible... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/58#post-2199435 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 18:11:09 +0000 MsHangry 2199435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How is everybody doing? </p> <p>We had several good nights in a row and then last night was a struggle.<br /> We outgrew the newborn diapers earlier this week! Size 1 look large but at least they can keep up with "output". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/58#post-2193973 Fri, 29 May 2015 22:07:33 +0000 enjollah 2193973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: my LO sleeps well too! I don't set the alarm and let him wake me up and one night last week he slept for 7 hours. It felt so nice but I woke up super engorged and in pain. Not that I'm complaining about having a good sleeper, but has your supply decreased when you let your LO sleep longer? I was ok but today I noticed it was a bit less today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/58#post-2193895 Fri, 29 May 2015 20:34:15 +0000 SeptMomma12 2193895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Now if only I could figure out how to get the 2.5 year old to sleep past 6am :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/58#post-2193886 Fri, 29 May 2015 20:29:54 +0000 blackbird 2193886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsHangry: I've been going to one on Thursdays and it is so helpful! Plus I feel a bit more human with some social interaction once a week. </p> <p>@SeptMomma12: haha I'm with you! I'm enjoying the sleep while I can. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/58#post-2193883 Fri, 29 May 2015 20:21:46 +0000 SeptMomma12 2193883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsHangry: I'm so impressed you're moving with an infant! I can barely get a shower :silly: Hope you had a better night last night. </p> <p>I'm afraid to say it, but C has been sleeping great. I know from experience that won't last forever, but I'll take it while I can. She's been eating at 10pm and then generally starting to stir (grunt!) around 3am, so I get up and feed her, but last night we slept right through til I woke up at 4:30 and freaked out. That was definitely a lot longer than she was supposed to go without eating. We had her two week visit today and she's 8lbs 3oz, up from 7lbs 11oz at birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/58#post-2192066 Thu, 28 May 2015 13:45:27 +0000 MsHangry 2192066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Things are going well I think. Had an awful night last night. So I hope tonight is better. </p> <p>I've been attending LC hosted "Mother Baby Care" clinics at the hospital on Tues &amp; Thurs. it has been so helpful to hear other people's discussions and to get some confidence about our breastfeeding. </p> <p>We move this weekend from my tiny med student place to my dad's house for the summer. Luckily my mom has kicked into high gear packing us up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/58#post-2191844 Thu, 28 May 2015 12:16:30 +0000 SeptMomma12 2191844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How's everyone doing? This board is so quiet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/57#post-2190539 Wed, 27 May 2015 11:25:37 +0000 SeptMomma12 2190539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyPenguinXO: Lucky! My son was a spitter too :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/57#post-2190435 Wed, 27 May 2015 10:17:14 +0000 BabyPenguinXO 2190435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: we are good! Adelaide was one month yesterday! Shes been only waking up 1-2x a night for the most part. As for spitting up she is not much of a spitter! But some may mamas from some other groups have some babes that spit up quite a bit. My son never did either. Like... Not even daily. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/57#post-2189696 Tue, 26 May 2015 15:12:18 +0000 jetsa 2189696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: my moms coming in this week and my DH is amazing, he forces me back to the couch even when j don't like it. I have a very hard time being still. Dia spits up several times a day, Jack never did but I just assumed since she doesn't seem unhappy it's fine.</p> <p>@blackbird: thanks me too and quick</p> <p>Just ugh... </p> [attach=2716/15/nozbqs.450x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/57#post-2189681 Tue, 26 May 2015 15:04:31 +0000 SeptMomma12 2189681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: Ugh I hope the antibiotics help. How tough to keep up with a newborn and toddler when you're so sick. Do you have help?</p> <p>@MsHangry: Yeah we've had two good nights in a row, which pretty much means we are screwed tonight!</p> <p>I forgot how stressful breastfeeding is. I constantly worry I'm killing her with my oversupply, then I worry she's not eating enough because she's such a peanut, then I worry about gas, etc. Having a colicky first baby has left me with newborn PTSD!</p> <p>Are any of your babies spitting up? C has some little spit ups here and there and then usually one huge one each day. I mentioned that to a few friends and they said they don't think their babies were spitting up this early. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/57#post-2189552 Tue, 26 May 2015 13:41:40 +0000 blackbird 2189552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: ugh that's so frustrating! I hope the antibiotics work well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/57#post-2189523 Tue, 26 May 2015 13:19:17 +0000 jetsa 2189523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsHangry: Crazy, I thought I'd just overdone it and the ultrasound was clear; so the diagnosis is a uterine infection, they prescribed 3 antibiotics said it would be the same thing they'd give in IV fluids if I'd gone to the hospital but I don't have the "look" of needing it in that form. Hopefully it fixes the issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/57#post-2189515 Tue, 26 May 2015 13:16:03 +0000 MsHangry 2189515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: yikes! Hope everything is okay and you can start feeling better soon!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/57#post-2189260 Tue, 26 May 2015 10:38:13 +0000 jetsa 2189260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsHangry: yeah our nights are not consistent either, some times she'll go 5 hours other times 2 hours. I'm headed into the dr office, my fever is back so they want to do an ultrasound to make sure everything is normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/57#post-2189127 Tue, 26 May 2015 09:14:13 +0000 MsHangry 2189127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How is everyone holding up? My little guy seems to alternate between having a good night and having a bad night. At least his mornings have been good, which gives me a chance to rest and shower and prepare to move this weekend (ugh...) </p> <p>So sorry for everyone that has been sick this last week! I hope you are feeling better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/57#post-2188219 Sun, 24 May 2015 17:31:30 +0000 SeptMomma12 2188219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyPenguinXO: It's much better in the last day or so, thankfully! I can't believe you are 4 weeks pp now! How's A doing? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/57#post-2188215 Sun, 24 May 2015 17:21:15 +0000 BabyPenguinXO 2188215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: I was given some simethicone gas chewables at discharge for gas. They worked really well for me I've been having gas pains until a bout a week ago and we are 4wpp </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/57#post-2187949 Sun, 24 May 2015 02:23:31 +0000 blackbird 2187949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@andthewildones: she said she experienced the same thing :-/@SeptMomma12: I'm kinda surprised it's been so persistent will a vaginal delivery. Plus I'm going to the bathroom regularly. Now I wonder if my body knew it had this bug before it officially hit. I'm sorry to hear about your daughter's kidney :( I hope they can figure out what's going on soon and fix it without much trouble. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2015-mamas/page/57#post-2187818 Sat, 23 May 2015 19:10:09 +0000 SeptMomma12 2187818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Unfortunately it didn't go so great. She has a "duplex kidney" on the right side. He basically described it like her kidney being a double decker bus and the upstairs has its own ureter to the bladder. So she's got three ureters. Apparently not that uncommon but the issue is that her extra "upper deck" isn't functioning right - it's swollen and not draining. Which puts her at very high risk for infection. So the next step is to find out why it's not draining, which will hopefully happen with a catheter test on June 2. But in the meantime she has to be on a low-level antibiotic to prevent infection. Try getting a 1 week old to swallow an antibiotic :bummed: </p> <p>I've also had a lot of gas pain. Supposedly normal, especially after a c-section, but I never had it with my son. I was shaking in bed the other night the pain was so bad on my right side. I've been taking Gas-X before bed the last few nights and it seems to be helping a bit. Hope you are feeling better!</p> <p>@GoGoSnoGirl: That would make for a good labor story for sure! </p>