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@Mrs Green Grass: i'm having a "doh" moment where i think he may have been more fussy because i was putting him in his bassinet instead of his crib for a nap (we've been putting him in the crib lately for all sleeping). and before "bedtime" (i use that term loosely), he did some cluster feeding that increased the volume--i'm guessing that would aggravate reflux?

@jedeve: E's sleep is my obsession right now! well, it shares the honor with this reflux, because they are going hand in hand.

@littlebug: hope the compress worked! from what i've read, catching it early is important, so hopefully you should be in good shape--way to be vigilant!

i'm trying to decrease my supply a little bit because i am tired of pumping so much and i don't need all the volume, but it leads to more engorgement. i get paranoid about clogged ducts, though, so i'm trying to balance that concern against needing to suck up the discomfort.

@coacheswife123: I hope your husband feels better soon and that you guys don't get it!

Ugh, I slipped and cracked my butt in the driveway last night. So painful. But L slept really well last night even though he straight up vomited all over me last night during a feeding.

His spit up has increased but he's a happy spitter..any one else?

@dagret: bless your heart! J doesn't spit up too much but when he does its projectile. But... Doesn't seem to bother him !

I called the ped to see if J could take anything preventative and they said no but also didn't seem concerned and said he prob wouldn't get it. I have spent the morning disinfecting everything except the master bedroom since that's where DH is . I feel so bad for him. My mom is coming over . I slept from 9:30 to 11 and then 6:30 to 7 last night. Between feedings and DH throwing up his liver it just wasnt a good night !

E has only spit up a few times, and it hasn't been much. Hopefully that trend will continue.

I'm probably jinxing myself, but E has been sleeping pretty well at night the last few nights! He slept for 5 hours straight last night. It was awesome. He refuses to go to sleep on his own, though. We have to bounce him on our shoulders til he falls asleep, then put him down. But it works, so we'll do it.

@coacheswife123: that really sucks that your husband is sick. I hope he feels better soon! At least with stomach bugs, they don't usually last very long.

@coacheswife123: oh no! I hope your DH gets better soon. Have you been able to rest at all?

@dagret: L has been spitting up a bit more lately. Nothing crazy, but I'm having to be more mindful of making sure she really burps.

@allison: I will go back to work in may ! My mom will keep him for the month of may until DH is out for summer break then he will be on daddy duty ! We will figure out daycare in the fall but I really hope my mom wants to keep him she only works part time and just for "fun" money !

@oliviaoblivia: my mom is here ! I'm gonna try to nap soon !

DH is feeling a little better. I think it's almost out of his system thank goodness

@edelweiss: Thanks. It makes it a bit better knowing we are all going thru the same thing. I dont think the reflux is any worse at any time really. We did the slight incline for the crib, it seemed to help a teeny bit. DH stayed up till 5 am with Abi then I took over. They slept together on the couch (I hate that it makes me so nervous) I fed her put her down at 5:45. She still woke up 5 or 6 times but I think she had much better sleep! She didnt want to get up till 10/ And she would fuss but once I toughed her she went right back to sleep, no paci required. At this point we are doing what ever we need to really, but after one does of the zantac I feel as if it is already improving.
@coacheswife123: I hope your DH feels better soon!
@dagret: ouch!

I am in the final count down for when I go back to work, March 1st. Both DH and I work in customer service so our hours arent regular 8-5. So DH works 6:30am til 2:30pm and I will work 3pm till 11pm. This way no childcare is needed for now, cause we really cant afford it. Once she gets older I really want her in daycare/ preschool but for now it makes me feel a lot better about going back to work that one of us will be with her all the time.

@allison: i'm going back to work on april 18. we have a deposit on a spot at a daycare near our home, and are on the waiting list for another near our home (we find out on friday whether we have a spot or not). and we're also in line for a spot at a daycare near our work. i know, kind of crazy. we have a long commute into work and wanted options. we'll try the daycare near work first, mostly because we can take public transportation there on the way into work, and if we move apartments, at least our daycare will be the same (assuming we stay in the same jobs). if it doesn't work out, we'll have the daycares near home as a backup. we figured it was worth dishing out the money for deposits in order to have options. it's all very complicated!

@littlebug: so glad the routine returned! and may i say i am jealous of the 5-hour stretches.

@littlebug: good to know ! So glad it's better !

DH hasn't been sick since about 8 this morning and has been sleeping ever since. He was able to keep some crackers down so I think he is over the worst. J and I are still ok. I don't know what the time frame is to be in the clear but hoping we continue to stay well. I will prob keep him in the guest room again tonight. I got an hour nap earlier but could seriously sleep for 24 hrs ! I almost want to ask my mom to stay the night because poor DH can hardly hold his head up right now.

So I think DH has the flu 102 fever and achy. He is still locked away in the bedroom and my mom is staying with us so I can hopefully get some rest. Ready for this to be over !!

Can my mom stay every night ??? She kept J in a different room and just brought him to me to eat and I slept soooo good without his little grunty self in the same room. We may start transitioning to him sleeping in his nursery. He's one month old today. Do any of you guys have your LO sleep in a diff room yet ? How did you transition ? May start by putting him down on his crib for daytime sleeps and go from there.

@coacheswife123: D has been in his crib in his room since the 3rd night home. Our ped recommended it at his first appointment, and we just did it. He was 5 days old, so he didn't know the difference, so I don't really have any advice for you. Now I'm working on napping in the crib.

So E has been sleeping in the Rock N Play by my side of the bed since we brought him home from the hospital. I really wanted him to be within arm's reach of me, but I've been too scared to co-bed, so this was the solution. But I've started getting paranoid about the RNP because his chin is usually tucked, and I know that's not good. He also grunts a lot more in the RNP than he does if he's on a flat surface, so I wonder if he has a hard time breathing/isn't very comfortable? So I'm re-exploring the idea of co-bedding. We've ordered a thing you put the baby in and it sits on the bed so there's less chance of blankets getting in his face and all.

I tried to do a nap in the crib today, inspired by all of you saying your LOs sleep in their own room in their crib, but I just didn't like it! I need to be able to reach over and check on him at any given time. I guess I'm just a nervous mama

Is anyone here co-bedding/doing more attachment parenting (I wouldn't call my parenting style "attachment" exactly, but leaning towards that, especially in these early days)?

@allison: j looooves his RnP too !!! Do what works for you ! I'm super sad about him not being right beside me but I really think it will be worth it in the sleep department ! I'm nervous about tonight we are going to try to let him stay in his crib !

@edelweiss: thanks! He has taken 2 naps in his crib today and did great! He does kind of roll/favor sleeping on his side That worries me a little but I think since nothing will be in the crib but him he will be just fine. And I plan on swaddling him in a swaddleme ! I'm nervous!

@edelweiss: he is wayyyy more comfy on his side !! Good to know it has been ok for you guys. It makes me worry less! Fingers crossed tonight goes ok !

@jedeve: We had a rough night, too. He didn't go down easily lady night, but then he did sleep till 3. But I was pretty much up with him with then until...well, now (10:30). He gives hunger cues but then just lays there and refuses to latch, shaking his head, pulling away, then crying cuz he's hungry! I'm like, dude, it's right there, just latch on! If he finally dies latch, he falls asleep quickly, then only sleeps (even on me) fot like 15-20 minutes before he's awake and fussing again.. Ugh, It's been a long day already....

@coacheswife123: you didn't even have to swaddle him? I just ordered a Woombie to try during naps.

@Mrs. Chalk: I typically only get D in the crib for one nap, and that's if I'm lucky. But he's in his crib every night!

Today has been a heck of a day. As I mentioned earlier, we'd been up since about 3am. He would nurse for anywhere from 15-50 minutes, fall asleep, then wake up 10-40 minutes later, no matter where he was - on me, in his crib, in the rock and play. Finally he seemed like he was really asleep, so I snuck him upstairs to his crib. 10 minutes later, he was screaming (out of nowhere, no grunting, nothing). I went up, nursed him in the nursery with the blinds down for 50 minutes, and then rocked him for another 25 minutes. FINALLY, it seems like he's gone down, so I put him in his crib, but for good measure, I filled a sock with rice and heated it up to put next to him so it feels like he's next to warm mama. We'll see how long it lasts. I feel like a shmuck complaining, cuz he usually is such a good sleeper and an easy baby, but man, it is amazing how much one tough day can skew your whole perspective!