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Is everyone still losing hair by the buckets or is that just me????

@Smurfette: I cut all my hair off, so I have no idea!

@Adira: They really are trying everything they can to make sure she is happy, what works and what doesn't. They know she loves the exasaucer cause she can see everyone and can stand up. It is the best of the both worlds for her. I am super happy with them. I do get better detail about the yesterday from the teacher in the morning. R gave her a big smile when we got there today, so I think she likes it. I laid her on the mat today and she was all smiles on her belly looking at the other two kids there already.

I pull out so much hair when I squeeze the water out in the shower. Then the amount in my hair brush, on the rug, what comes outs when running my fingers through it when blow drying. I never thought that it would be this much.

@aprk: I wish I had a face shape to have short hair!

So I think I totally just ordered a new breast pump through insurance! Although I still need my doctor to fax over a prescription so... it's not a done deal yet. I'm excited though!!!

@Smurfette: Technically it'll cost me $59 because I wanted the fancy Medela Pump In Style Advanced, haha. But I figure that's totally worth it. My other option was some base Ameda version that didn't come with anything.

Bleh, I told my mom about how daycare wants us to send more milk (or heavily implied that) and that Seth thinks he needs more milk because he's in a low percentile, and she was just like "Send more milk - he's a growing boy!" Grrrr... I was kind of hoping for more support from her. Blegh!

@Adira: I would call back this afternoon and check on it.

Sorry your Mom wasn't more supportive. I meant to ask you did day care say anything about how he did with the different nipples yesterday?

@Adira: Don't you hate it when they don't give you a huge smile when you pick them up? R does that all the time, she is so tired she just looks at me. Yesterday though I got a huge smile and it totally made my day.

Just cause he finished them doesn't mean he guzzled them all. R takes her time but she finished all 4 bottles yesterday.

Sorry the MMP isn't helping. What about getting Fenugreek? Fingers crossed the new pump helps some.

@travellingbee: I am sorry! I know how much it sucks. You go back to work soon too right? We talked about hiring a sleep coach. It is just the rolling over that is causing the issue? Or he is waking up other times? Did you try putting him between two rolled up blankets so he is stuck? Or using beach towels so they are bigger?

@travellingbee: Sounds like it is a combo of 4 month sleep regression and the tummy issue. It is freaking when they sleep face down in the mattress. I have moved R's before and she moves it back but luckily she doesn't do that too much.

@Adira: I take both. I think it helps but who knows really. I wonder if your body gets immune to them if you take every day.

@Smurfette: That is good she slept well without the sack. We only use one for warmth because of the a/c. If we have been somewhere that it is warmer in the house he just sleeps in pj's or a gown. He doesn't really seem to care what he is in.

@Adira: I know, I still can't believe we started. Earlier than planned, but he is obviously hungry. Even yesterday when we were hanging out in the kitchen and I was having lunch he was looking at me and opening up his mouth. That was a great response to an extra 3 oz.

@aprk: @Smurfette: He went to bed at 9:15, was up 3 times to nurse and two other times. One time he had a burp, the other time I picked him up and he went right back to sleep. He got up at 8:10.

@aprk: Sounds like you had a much better night, I hope he keeps it up.

@dojo: I hope you are all feeling better soon, being sick is no fun.

@Adira: Sorry you didn't get support from your mom. That is awesome that you are able to get another pump for so cheep, hopefully it will work better.

@travellingbee: Lack of sleep is hard. My BFF's SIL hired a sleep coach for their LO and it worked great for them. It may be worth looking into.

Yesterday Isaac napped so great. He had a two hour morning nap and two one hour afternoon naps. He then went to sleep last night so much easier. I just wish he would sleep longer at night. Everyone said once he started cereal he would sleep longer, but that hasn't happened. And he is still nursing just as much.

ack, i'm so behind on this thread so i'll just start babbling!

J has been really great with sleep the last couple weeks, and has been so consistent that i can now say he's officially sttn! i usually do his last nursing session around 7-7:30, and he's down by 8... and he sleeps until 6 or 7 am.

month 5 has been so much fun! he's sitting up with assistance, rolling over one way, laughing/smiling all the time, and more and more aware of his surroundings. his naps are consolidated so we can always count on two 2-hour naps from him, and a shorter power nap that gets him to bedtime. he still hasn't found his feet yet, which is something i'm looking forward to because i love seeing babies play with their feet!

@Mrs. High Heels: sounds like j is doing great. I am jealous of thr consistent sleep. R is sleeping so much better but still all over the place. I tried to see if R would sit up with me behind her last night. She took her longer to fall then I thought it would.

I have to share this picture from this morning. I set her on the couch after nursing to fix myself and she rolled onto her side like this, just lounging. She makes me so happy!

Eek! So behind on this thread - IDK where to even start!

@Mrs. High Heels: Yay for STTN! I agree, things are starting to be really fun!

Our Sat. night seemed to be a one-off. She has been waking up earlier for a MOTN feeding the last couple of nights, but I truly think it's because she is more distracted during the day and not eating enough. And also I might not be making as much milk as she needs. I tried pumping after feeding her (on the opposite breast) last night and got barely an ounce. And it had been ~ 4 hours since she had nursed from that side. Trying oatmeal for breakfast this morning and hoping that helps.

Last night was a night of firsts! I went out for a late dinner and drinks with some GF's because my single BFF is going abroad for work for several months. I was so nervous since DH has never given K the bath by himself. Usually just watches and towels her off. Also, since K hasn't taken a bottle from him in months. I had to use a freezer stash of milk for the first time. I was prepared to rush home if anything went wrong, but DH texted me she was bathed, fed, and asleep in his arms! She fell asleep though before even finishing 2 oz. It was a little sad that she didn't need me to fall asleep, but I'm glad it worked out and I have this option now! Oh! And last Friday's stats: 25" L and 13.5 lbs!

@Mrs. High Heels: How much does J get during the day that he's able to sleep that long? Or how many feeds at least if some of them are nursing?

Xander will play with his feet, but as soon as I whip out the camera, he lets go of them to stare at me! Damn it! I want pictures of that too!!!

@Smurfette: Gahhhh!!! She's so cute!!!! I love it!!!

@shopaholic: Congrats on having a girl's night out! Did you have fun?? That's awesome that your husband was able to handle K with no issues!!! Though I agree - it's sad when our babies don't really need US.

@Mrs. High Heels: Ooooh, I like your schedule! It makes me wonder if maybe Xander can go overnight without his 9:00 p.m. feed. Currently he eats 5 times a day PLUS the 9:00 p.m. one that I wake him up for. I'm curious if maybe he could get away with just the 5 feeds and sleep 7:30 to 5:00 without it. Curious! And Xander also gets 5 oz in the bottle (although according to everyone I know, it's not enough, the jerks).

@Mrs. High Heels: Oooh, what I should do is give the extra ounce in his bottles at daycare and then skip the 9:00 p.m. feeding and pump instead! I could totally do that!!! Then maybe people would get off my back, haha.

And YES! I've told EVERYONE that 30 oz in a day (assuming that's what he's getting) in on the HIGH end for what a baby consumes, and that him getting older doesn't mean he needs MORE milk because my breastmilk is just changes to accommodate him! But no one listens to me. Blerg!

@Mrs. High Heels: Well that's what I was trying to tell Hubs too! I said if we gave him too much in his bottle, then it would stretch out his stomach and he's never feel full and he'd become a fatty like me, haha. I said if anything, we should just give more smaller bottles. But I don't really trust daycare to give him the bottles, so I'd like to stick with the 5oz bottles if possible.

@Smurfette: Okay, maybe I'll try it this weekend... I keep saying that I'm going to try it, but then I keep chickening out, haha