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@Adira: I would try dropping it on the weekend to start just in case. But I hope he surprises you and just sleeps right through.
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Gahhhhh, I'm so frustrated!!!! The daycare lady accidentally gave Xander his first bottle an HOUR early!!!! Which threw off his whole day and meant he had his 4th bottle MINUTES before I arrived to pick him up! So now I have to pump pump pump and hope I can get another 5oz out tonight! I'm so upset I cried in the car.
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@ALV91711: well that is good, at least you know you are producing enough, so that isn't it.
@Adira: I am sorry!! How did she accidentally feed him early? Do they have the times written down? We have a big white board where diaper and feeding times are.
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@Smurfette: Yes, they have the times written down when he was left fed! She just got confused because they feed every 3 hours and change diapers every 2, so she was thinking of the 2 hour time and just fed him early.
I feel kind of bad because I kind of made her feel bad about it, but I was pretty upset. It's one thing to feed him early because he's hungry, but something else entirely to do it by mistake! She was just like "Well now he's all set for 3 hours!" and I said "Yeah, but now I have to pump when we get home." Grrrr
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So R nursed at 615 this morning. Then had bottles at 845, 1130, 214, and then 415. And we started nursing at 625 tonight. So she didn't make it 3 hours anytime. I hope this is a growth spurt! Fingers crossed all this good eating, she has a great weight check on Thursday.
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@Adira: that stinks! Mistakes happen but if she knows you get there at the same time, why not just wait and let you nurse there before you go home?
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@Adira: Mistakes happen, but that is frustrating. They should of just waited the few minutes until you got there so you could of nursed him.
@Smurfette: She must be growing! I can't wait to hear how much she weighs this week.
Isaac was just freaking out. Dry diaper, almost 3 hours since nursing and he just screamed at the boob. Held him and walked around and he screamed with his eyes closed until he passed out. A couple minutes before this he was happily playing with his toys.
Sometimes these babies just puzzle me,
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@Adira: Oh no! That is so frustrating! Mistakes happen but pumping when you get home sucks
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@ALV91711: I hear ya!! R was happy one minute after her bath and the next crying.
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@Smurfette: @ALV91711: @dojo: Yeah, I'm definitely being too hard on her. I know it was an accident and she didn't do it on purpose to mess me up. It just sucks because I had to pump instead of hang out with Xander. And I was only able to get 4oz out, so I'm down an ounce. Bleh.
@Smurfette: Oh wow!!! R ate a bunch!!! I bet she is going through a growth spurt! Hopefully she'll sleep really well tonight though.
@ALV91711: Babies are crazy! I can never figure them out!! Sorry Isaac was freaking out on you!
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Bleh! My husband is so annoying! I told him that Xander ate all his bottles at daycare and his response was "Because he was hungry, is that it?? You should put more in his bottles!" So I explained that it was actually just a mistake and so he asked if Xander actually finished all the bottles and I said that he did and so Hubs was all "That's because there isn't enough in them! He's hungry!" and I was like "No, I don't think that's the case at all." And his response was all "Oh, because you're right and everybody that feeds him is wrong, huh?" So THEN I tried to explain that Xander was eating the bottles so quickly, he wasn't feeling full, which is why he was always finishing the whole thing. And Hubs was just being all "Uh huh, because you know best, don't you?" It was such a frustrating conversation!!!
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@Adira: yes you do know best, you are his mom!!!! That would of been a frustrating conversation.
He almost has the bottle down. No more screaming at it! He only sucks a tiny bit, but that is progress. I'm hoping he will take to it by the weekend. I have a wedding to go to and it would be nice to leave him with my mom. This may be high hopes though.
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@ALV91711: Goooooo Isaac!!! Sounds like he is getting closer and closer to really drinking from a bottle!! I hope it works out and you are able to go to that wedding and leave him with your mom. Just keep working at it!!
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@Adira: Ugh sorry you had a tough time with daycare and your hubs.
@ALV91711: I can't figure out babies either my LO sometimes cries for no reason and then just like that he will stop and smile. Yay that is progress with bottle hoping he is a champ by weekend!
So much to catch up looks like sleep is still hard for our LOs and Im still waiting for that magical night!! btw I too have been losing lots of hair since about a month now and I just want it to stop. Just this week though I noticed a little slow down and hoping that trend continues.
So my DH is trying to lose weight and I am ahead right now (lost my preg weight and then some more). DH is like I get "free" exercise because I pump!! yeah right you eat a bunch of yucky herbs, oatmeal what not and try to get milk out of your boobs and then lets talk!! I was mad at him first and then found that whole conversation funny! Second night in a row LO is asleep by 8:30pm and hoping he stays asleep until atleast 3:30.. -
@Adira: I agree with @ALV91711: you are the Mom, you do know best! Men can be so frustrating.
@ALV91711: That is awesome! Did you give him the bottle?
@silver1: free exercise, haha!!
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@Smurfette: Yes, I've been giving them to him. He doesn't seem to care that it is me.
@silver1: Free exercise! That is crazy. That is awesome that you are down so much. I have 10lbs to go, which will hopefully go away once I get back to the gym in September. I'm hoping you get a good stretch of sleep tonight.
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@silver1: Free exercise is what I tell myself while I pig out - haha unfortunately it hasn't benefited me that much. That is awesome that you are down past your pp weight! Good for you - hope you get a good night of sleep!
@ALV91711: Yay! I hope you are able leave him with your mom and go to the wedding. Sounds like he's making good progress!
@Adira: That is quite annoying - just trust that you know what is best and sometimes husbands are just dumb (not saying your husband is dumb but I know mine tends to be dumb whenever he disagrees with me :wink:) For us I think it is hard for DH to really understand some of the feeding cues or when Liam is 'hungry' vs overtired or just plain fussy because he hasn't had the same bonding from the beginning that I have had with breastfeeding.
I have been giving Liam his antibiotics and it is the funniest thing because he will smile and then I will squirt a little in (it's in a syringe) and he will make an ick face then I smile and say it's yummy and he will smile again and repeat.
I went in to work today and felt like crap so I went home sick and spent the afternoon being selfish. I stopped at target, went home and ate lunch while watching some terrible reality tv, took a nap, and went to the dr. (to get my own antibiotics). It felt great to just relax a little but I feel a little guilty that I didn't pick Liam up from daycare early even though I drove right past it. oh well.
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@dojo: it was probably good for you to just go home and get some rest so that you can feel better.
I agree that the husbands don't always know the feeding cues. My DH will think Isaac is hungry even though he is fussy for another reason.
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@Adira: I would be upset too if my baby got fed minutes before I picked him up! But knowing that you were going to come any minute, they should've tried to wait out his last feeding. Sorry you had to deal with that today - hopefully it won't happen again!
@Smurfette: Sounds like she's growing growing growing!
@Adira: Oh dear, why is your husband fighting you on how much Xander needs. Doesn't he know how often you come on Hellobee and the interwebs?? Of course you know best! Haha he needs to remember "happy wife happy life"!
@ALV91711: Hope Isaac is able to take the bottle soon - sounds like you've made really good progress though!
@dojo: sounds like a great afternoon - you shouldn't feel bad about it - that kind of rejuvenation is what allows you to be the best mom you can be! we all need time away for ourselves every once in awhile.
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@silver1: Men really do NOT get breastfeeding and pumping! Even if pumping and breastfeeding were the only "exercise" you were getting, it's still WORK! It's not "free" anything!!! Oh well.
@dojo: Feel free to call my husband dumb! He is!
At least in this situation anyway, haha.And don't feel guilty about leaving your son in daycare! Mom needs to get better too and if some time alone helps in your recovery, do it!!! I've sent Xander to daycare multiples times when I was sick just so I could sleep in for a change! It's sooooo worth it!
@ALV91711: Hubs definitely doesn't know feeding cues either. He used to always assume Xander was hungry when he was being fussy, when often it was just from being overtired or something. I guess they really don't learn as much in the short time they are home. Us moms are usually the ones who are with them 12 weeks straight AND doing most of the feedings, so we really learn a lot about them!
@Mrs. High Heels: Yeah, I think if they feed him at 5:00 again, I'll ask them not to do it and let them know that I can just nurse when I get there. Hopefully since I kind of made a big deal about it yesterday, it won't happen again!
haha, I actually think my time on the interwebs and Hellobee is HARMING me in this argument! Hubs seems to think that I'm spending too much time listening to "research" that I'm neglecting my child and not listening to what he actually needs. I don't know... maybe he's right...
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@ALV91711: That is great that he will take the bottle from you. I would leave him with your Mom for sure and you get a break at the wedding. Even if only for a couple hours.
@dojo: Don't feel guilty at all! I would have done the same thing. Also, did you get the medicine flavored? R does much better with her medicine flavored. It is like $2.99 extra at Walgreens.
@Adira: My Mom tells me that all the time. Stop reading the books and online research, just go with your gut. Do you think Xander needs more? If your gut is telling you no, then go with that. Did you get 5 ozs pumped last night?
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@Smurfette: My gut is telling me that he does NOT need more. Especially since he's sleeping through the night and wakes up in a fairly good mood. Sometimes he'll cry and he seems hungry, but more often, he wakes up all smiles and I'm able to change his diaper without him complaining before I feed him.
And no.
I got 4oz out though, which was more than I was expecting! Luckily I had some leftover from the day before, so I just combined to get enough.
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@Adira: Go with your gut then! At least you had something else. The teacher this morning said that if I might want to send an extra bottle now, since R is pretty much eating all 4 every day. But I told her I am just pumping the 20oz. I reminded her that there is some pre-made formula in the cabinet for emergencies. I can't imagine she will ever drink 5 bottles.
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@Smurfette: Yeah, seriously!!!! 20oz during the day at daycare seems like a LOT! I can't imagine she'd ever need more than that! Although now I feel guilty for not letting Xander have that much, haha. What time does she usually have her 4th bottle? I can't imagine she'd get hungry again from the time she drinks that to when you pick her up! What a little piggy R has become!!!
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@Adira: The last bottle is right around, give or take 30 mins, usually. Today if she stayed on schedule she would eat at 8, 11, 2 and 5. So I told them to give her the 5 bottle at 430. Cause at 5 would be in the car on the way home. Then I would nurse and then not even an hour later, I have to nurse her again for bed. So it actually works better if she has 4 bottles at day care. Plus then the little time we have together we can play before bath, nursing and bed.
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Sleep=worse every night.
Losing my mind....
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@travellingbee: Honey! I am sorry. I know how much it sucks. The month of June, minus the first week, it was horrible in our house. I wish that I had some advice to help you get through it, but all I can say is nap as much as you can since you are home. Who cares about the house, nap when he does. Cause when you go back to work it is going to be that much harder. If you can't nap during the day, then nap when your DH gets home from work till his bedtime.
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@Smurfette: That schedule is what happened to Xander last night! Though he was supposed to get his bottles at 9, 12, and 3. Oh well! I'm glad that it's working out for you though that she gets the bottles at daycare! It's good that you're able to pump the 20oz while at work, otherwise you'd be stressing like me!
@travellingbee: Awwww, so sorry!!!! Sleep is soooooo important, it's hard when we don't get it or it's interrupted! Do you think it's the 4-month sleep regression? Are you thinking about trying the sleep train at all? I forget if you've mentioned all this before...
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@Adira: we are going away for a few nights today so no point until we get back but we have to do something! I'm thinking Sleep Lady method.
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@travellingbee: what is the sleep lady method? Also I have the no cry sleep solution book. I can mail it to you if you want. Wouldn't be till this weekend.
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@travellingbee: Yeah, definitely wait until you get back! I've never heard of the Sleep Lady method, but I hope it works for you!!!
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@travellingbee: I'm so sorry! I haven't heard of sleep lady but hopefully whatever you end up trying will help!
@smurfette: I didn't even know they could flavor it! I just have the pink stuff... he seems to take it ok but it's the initial squirt that he makes this super ick face (I can't help but laugh a little. I know it's mean)
I am staying home sick again today since I know that if I were to go in to work I would probably have to leave again. I just hate being sick like this. I guess this is what having a baby has done to me! I told DH I was going to try and do a little organizing around the house and he said he knew all I was going to do was watch lifetime movies... hahaha he knows me well.
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@dojo: OMG, laying on the couch all day watching Lifetime sounds heavenly. Enjoy it! And yes, ask next time about the flavoring. R really likes the grape.
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@dojo: It's ridiculous to me how much I've been sick since having Xander! I've missed WAY more work than he's actually missed of daycare! And I'm never that productive when I stay home sick. Definitely watch Lifetime movies and feel better!!!
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So I scheduled an appointment with a lactation consultant for Friday to do a weighted feed!!! It's at one of Xander's normal feeding times, so hopefully I can see how much he eats and then see how long he goes between feedings to get a better idea if how much I'm sending daycare is enough! So excited!!! (and nervous)
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@Adira: Keep us posted. Did you get your pump?
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@Smurfette: Ugh, no, not yet! Supposedly my doctor tried to fax the prescription over TWICE and it didn't go through. So I called the DME provider to verify the fax and confirm they had the correct number and called my doctor back to give them the DME provider's phone number so hopefully they figure it out! I want my new pump!!!
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@Adira: Annoying. Hopefully they get it figured out today.
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@Smurfette: Yeah, seriously! As soon as the DME provider gets the prescription, they'll ship the pump out to me UPS! I want it noooooooow!!!!
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@travellingbee: I'm so sorry you're in the trenches with sleep! Hopefully it'll pass soon.
@dojo: just rest!! you're sick, let yourself be pampered... lifetime movies and some chocolate sounds heavenly!
@Adira: did you decide to skip the 9pm feeding last night?
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