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My wedding rings are back on too! Tight though. I got on the treadmill walking on an incline for 20 mins today. Felt really good! Two more weeks until I'm cleared for real workouts.

@travelgirl1: @mrsjyw: hope your appointments go well for your LOs

@mrsjyw: @highwire: @kml636: thanks guys!

We just started treating A and me for thrush. We had to dab the purple medicine on my nipple and it's stained her mouth, bless her - she looks like she's been chewing in blackberries and pens!

@ChelseaRose: thank you! At her one month appointment they saw white spots in her mouth. They asked if I wanted to treat it since it doesn't usually cause baby any discomfort but in the mum it can. I've had the stuff for 2 weeks but not used it because if staining to her mouth but took the plunge so it's done snd dusted for Christmas.

@JessLC: yeah I had shooting pain in my boobs too but just thought it was part of the normal aches and pains of breastfeeding until the doctor connected the dots.

Look after that clogged duct, hope it clears soon!

@kml636: So we had our 1 month appointment today and reviewed the reflux issues again. The doctor still recommends leaving it alone (no medication) unless she either seems really uncomfortable/fussy or isn't gaining weight. Weight isn't a concern at all and I can't really tell how much pain she is in from it (not sure how you can tell exactly?). She still recommends keeping her upright after eating and thinks that it should improve over time (which could be as long as a year). She didn't seem concerned that she still spits up 1-2 hours after eating or that it smells really rancid. As far as the spit up through the nose, she said it's common and that we can use Little Noses saline spray if we want to break up any spit up that is stuck up there. We are going to try to put something under her crib mattress to keep her at a slight incline while sleeping (as long as we can get her to sleep on both sides of head, since we won't be able to alternate ends of the crib each night). Let me know what you hear after your appointment tomorrow!

Overall, the 1 month check up went great. She weighed 9lbs, 11oz (66 percentile) and was a little over 22" (92 percentile). She's gained exactly 3 lbs since birth. The doc was shocked that her cord is still on and said it still seemed stuck on their pretty good and may be another week or two. As far as the baby acne, doc said it usually peaks around 4 weeks and to use either just water or Aveeno wash. Em fussed a bit at her 2nd hepatitis shot, but fell right asleep after a few minutes.

I also asked about a suggested schedule since I was concerned about the amount of feeding/awake/sleep/play time and thought I may have been letting her sleep too much and not getting enough playtime in. She recommends still nursing every two hours (three tops) during the day, followed by a little playtime IF she's interested, then nap. After two hours since we last started nursing...repeat. For bedtime, she suggested putting her down around 8-ish. It was nice to hear that I'm not screwing up too badly then?!?!

@mrsjyw: Same here. We were using J&J too, but the doc said that it is drying. I know Cetaphil is good too. My SIL said that's what she was told to use for her daughter's baby acne.

@MamaMoose: I haven't experience this (yet). Just curious, how can you tell it's mucus? Is it more runny or is it obviously mucusy? Cutting out dairy would be really tough. Because of Em's reflux issues, I had also considered about cutting out caffeine and dairy because I've heard that can help. But I also thought to myself that it would create quite the temptation to go to formula. Mine has also not wanted to nap in her crib lately...wonder if that's a phase they go through right about now? Hope tonight goes well and your hubby gets home soon!

@MamaMoose: i've read that sometimes if they are getting too much foremilk, it can look more mucusy. i noticed if i eat certain things, it is mucusy too - like asparagus, which made her poop look and smell very weird, but i don't know if that is considered an allergy or not. is your LO in pain? or does she pass the gas easily? sorry you are stressed out mama!!

@mrsjyw: hah. mama always knows best! it is pretty neat how the motherly instinct kicks in, isn't it?

@JessLC: I ate asparagus last night!! Maybe that's part of her fussiness today. I don't think she's in pain because she's happy as a clam in my arms. But she fusses as soon as I put her down. If she was in pain I think it would take more than picking her up to make her feel better.

@MamaMoose: oh that is funny! i ate asparagus for like 3 days straight for lunch, and her poop was green and mucusy. when i stopped, her poop was back to normal mustardy and seedy the next day!

@Mrs. Tricycle: I'm with you. I went to Target yesterday to try to buy stocking stuffers and I just got so frustrated by trying to find things and spending money on stuff no one really cares about anyway. And I was rushing to get home before it was time to feed the baby again. I basically just gave up and called my dad and told him I needed him to deal with it when he gets to town.

@JessLC: My back has been more sore than normal, but I don't know if it is due to the scoliosis or not. Carrying a 12 pound baby around the house makes my back tired and I think I've been arching it too much. Luckily my baby isn't one that demands to be held constantly. I'd really love a massage though or even a warm bath.

@JessLC: yep mine is awful trying not to overdo the alive, and use hot/cold packs. Wish I had better advice but the only thing that has helped has been being more careful about back support while breastfeeding

@mamamoose I've been thinking the exact same thing about poop gas and allergies. My mom says its just a developmental thing to get grassier and I find it overwhelming to think of how to figure out what foods might be affecting him. Reading online it seems like its not as common as I thought so for now I'm just trying to be a better burper

Way behind on this thread, even with my mom here I am overwhelmed between baby napping worse fussing more the holidays and unpacking. Hoping everyone gets some fun in amidst holiday chaos!

@scg00387: I'm gonna do a blog post on day in the life - just trying to work up enough energy to make it happen....

@scg00387: it changes so much at the moment, sometimes she sleeps through, sometimes not. But typically I think she wakes once at about 5am for a feed, and we're up for the day at about 8am. Depending how hungry she is, all day she pretty much eats then naps, but around 10 she's usually in a good mood so we play with her. We try to get in at least two play sessions a day. I try to prepare her to go down at about 9 or 10 but this can go on for hours! She's happy to sleep, but wakes up the moment we put her down. Some days it's 2am before she goes down properly.

@scg00387: Ours also varies day by day. Up until yesterday's dr appointment, I was feeling like maybe I should be working towards some sort of a schedule. But the doc recommended that we not worry about a 'schedule' until maybe two months or so...and that at this point baby should determine the schedule. Doc suggested that we follow a pattern of (1) nurse, (2) sit upright for 30 min (because of her refluxing), which can be combined with play time if she is interested, (3) nap, (4) around two hours from her last nursing session, begin getting her up to start the process over again. I was concerned that I wasn't getting enough awake time or play time, but the doc said that we really shouldn't be too concerned at this point - that they are still really tired at this stage. She recommended still trying to feed every two hours (three tops) during the day because that might help her go longer stretches at night. We'll see...

Lately though, her sleep has been awful. She doesn't want to sleep at night unless in your arms and naps have been super short. After about 20 minutes, she starts fussing to get up. Fortunately, she does sleep well in the car and stroller, so we always have that as a last resort during the day.

Normally, while she's got a great latch once she's on, I have to push her to get on my boob. It's almost like she's fighting it, although I know she is hungry and wants to nurse. But last night, she was really fussy during a couple feedings. Like arching her back, screaming, and squirming all over the place fussy. Do any of yours ever get like this?