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@SLR:

She eats 2 oz of breastmilk (the average amount I pump at each session) and then takes as much as she wants of a 4 oz bottle of formula at each feeding. The first day she didn't eat much of the formula. But Tuesday and Wednesday she ate all the breastmilk and formula. I opted not to mix the two because I want to make sure she drinks all the breastmilk. I'm okay with them pouring out unused formula (but not my precious liquid gold!)

We also send an extra 4 oz bottle of formula if she gets hungry after the 3 PM feeding and we haven't arrived to pick her up at 6. But I want her to be hungry when we reunite so she gets a good nursing session in with me at 615/630 when we get home.

5-7 AM: We nurse at some point
9 AM: She gets 2 oz of breastmilk, up to 4 oz of formula if she wants it (I pump at 9:30)
12 PM: She eats again (I pump at 12:30)
3 PM: She eats again (I pump at 3:30)
6 PM: We nurse, I offer formula which she sometimes takes, sometimes not.
9 PM: I pump at home (either send for next day or freeze)
1 Middle of the night feeding (always a different time of the night): Always nurse, sometimes give her formula on top of that afterwards if she won't go back to sleep

This whole process will streamline much better once we finish our stock of formula and get her onto the formula brand that the daycare provides. Then we can just send breastmilk each day. So much easier!

Hey all! Anyone sit LO in a high chair yet? I just got ours and he loves being at table height! It's adorable. Back to increased spit up because he cant stop chewing on his hands and drooling all over them. We've been out of the house more often lately but he still starts screaming if he's in the seat near his nap time. So jealous of everyone who can use it as a nap spot! Dreading the five hour trip home over Easter.

@SLR: iTs reclined! He still sits in the bouncy seat in the bathroom while I shower but his feet hang over haha.

@highwire: wow that's awesome! Lily isn't there yet, but she has done it by accident lol

@kml636: I'm not sure if it was totally intentional LOL

@SleepyMonkey: I’m not really sure. We started it on Tuesday night, so she’s been on it for three days now (seven more to go). She is starting to act like she’s feeling a little better, but I’m not sure if it’s the medicine or that the respiratory infection has just started to run its course. We go back to the doctor tomorrow morning, so I’ll let you know if they see a big improvement in how it looks. Oddly enough, jer ear itself never seemed to really be bothering her! Hope your LO feels better soon!! It’s so painful to watch them suffer.

So far Charlotte seems healthy after her first week of daycare.

But I have a scratchy throat! If the only person that gets sick from daycare is me, I will be glad. I'm so paranoid about what she's going to catch there. It is a big reason why I'm still breastfeeding even though we have to supplement.

We've been working on drowsy but awake since we regressed after ditching the swaddle to putting down passed out... Down at 730 without tears tonight yay!

@mamamoose how's your LO on the restricted diet??

@ChelseaRose: that's great! You give me hope!

@mrsjyw: yep - signs of teething for almost a month now! Drooling like crazy, pink cheeks sometimes, biting/gumming, and even what look like lighter/white mark on her bottom gums.

With rolling and this, I seriously want he to slow down a little

We're not in a high chairs at all yet. She sits in the bumbo here and there though. We tried her doorway jumper but she's still too small to fit right or enjoy it so back up in the closet it went. Feels like she's out-growing her swing though...

@mrsjyw: this one! http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/even-flo-mod-trot-high-chair I like it a lot

@SLR: L is doing horribly she is either the same or worse, I can't really tell because we are giving her tylenol every 4 hours. Without it she screams inconsolably. Yesterday was probably the worst, she was starving but would latch for two sucks and then scream. I think something is hurting when she swallows. And her runny nose is back. We are still traveling but moved our flight up early. Im going to take her to the doc tomorroe to get checked out again. And yes, her sleep is the worst its been since she she was 2-3 weeks old...waking up every 3 hours to eat. During the day its a struggle to get her to eat, so there is some reverse cycling going on. Aaagggh! And of course I start back at work full time next week. I'm afraid her sleep is going to be messed up forever!

Hope your LO gets better soon! Having a sick baby is the worst! Good luck to you guys.

Doing well! C is thriving at daycare. No illness yet *knock on wood*

I pumped my most ever yesterday at work - almost 8 oz over three pumping sessions. I had oatmeal with flax seed for breakfast.

Today, I'm not pumping much at all. This morning when I nursed her she seemed furious because there wasn't very much milk coming out. Have barely 3 ounces when I should be around 4 already by this time. I'm going to eat some more oatmeal/flax this afternoon and see if that helps. I usually pump an extra time at 9 PM after she is already asleep, but I have been skipping that every once in awhile the last few days. Maybe I need to be more diligent about it to keep my supply up.

I've got a growing freezer stash - over 20 oz in there now. I guess we may have to dip into that if I don't pump enough today. We usually send 6 oz to daycare each day for her (plus she gets formula)

Work has been crazy. My boss is on a mad dash to overhaul the company and bring in more business so we have been slammed. It definitely makes the day go by faster so I can get home to my baby girl.

She's still sleeping well. She either STTN (goes down at about 730/8 and I wake her up in the morning to leave for daycare around 7) or she wakes up once for a quick feeding anytime between 12 and 5. I know she can sleep all the way through without eating, but I'm too scared to deny her milk during a middle of the night wake-up and risk her waking up a second time, so I just feed her if she wakes up. Not sure when a good time would be to work on trying to get her to go back down without milk. While I was on maternity leave, I always tried to feed her as often as possible in the evening hours so she had a full belly for bed. Now, when she gets home from daycare, she nurses, but doesn't want to drink any formula after because she is so tired. I don't want to force her to eat, but it seems to help her STTN when she eats enough in the evenings. Oh well. One wake up each night isn't a huge deal either way. If she wants to get up and nurse, that's okay. It is a good thing for my milk supply, so I always have that in mind when we have to get up in the middle of the night.

She has rolled over twice but both seem to be total accidents. One was weeks ago, and the other one was last week. But we can't get a repeat out of her. She's definitely reaching and grasping for toys now, which is new over the last couple of days. We do tummy time every day. She used to get up on her elbows really well and hang out, but now she is too busy trying to figure out how to roll over. Poor thing can't seem to coordinate both sets of limbs the right way to get her to flip over. Keep working baby girl!

DH is being so wonderful. He still handles all household duties (dishes, laundry, cooking dinner, preparing bottles) and lets me get quality time with baby girl after work. He's making things so easy while we adjust to our new schedule.

@kml636: I do the same thing when he wakes up. I offer the paci first and if he rejects it a few times, then I feed him. He got up at 3am (after sleeping 7 hours) this morning and didn't want the paci. When I did nurse him he completely emptied both breasts! He must have been really hungry. He went back down until 7am. He seems to be doing a 7-9 hour stretch followed by a 2-4 hour stretch. I know that is technically STTN, but it doesn't feel like it.

I go back to work in three more weeks!

We're basically same old same old here! Awful naps, decent night sleep. Finally getting into a semblance of a nighttime routine even if it's only 5/6 hours followed by 3/4 (and then sometimes 1). He refuses a pacifier and seems to be genuinely hungry at the wakings so what can ya do!

He's loving sitting in his high chair and reacts so strongly when you blow food smells in his face - loves peanut butter and banana smells but hates turkey and apple!

His baby hair is falling out like gangbusters but new hair is already coming in. We have 2 trips to my folks' house for Easter and for a wedding so I'm nervously trying to get him more used to the car seat as much as possible.

He is weighing in at a whopping 16 lbs... Yikes! Most of our cloth diapers are fitting well now, phew, so I don't have to do laundry nightly.

@SleepyMonkey: Ok, now that I know it's "you" - how has your back been! Mine seems to be coping better these days.

@scg00387: 16lbs! Wow. Good job mama!! L has her 4 no checkup on Thurs and I'm guessing she is around 14lbs 10oz? My back has been better too. I've been going to Pilates classes which Are helping strengthen my back muscles, but it still gets sore and tight pretty much every day. We haven't tried the high chair yet.. dhe is still wobbly and not the least interested in food! Lately she has barely been interested in the boob either. She is so distracted while nursing.

@travelgirl1: We've been putting him down sleepy, but awake (with a pacifier though) since he was really little. We also swaddle, but are getting away from it after he rolled over while swaddled. We let him fall asleep on his own. We follow more of a eat, play, sleep pattern so I didn't get in the habit of nursing to sleep. If it works for you then it's not a problem. I'm going to weigh him tomorrow at a breast feeding group, but he was 14lbs 10oz two weeks ago. I think he's close to 26 inches long. His 4 month appointment is next Tuesday so we wil get official stats then.

We are trying the Merlin's magic suit tonight. He fell asleep quickly and hasn't woken himself up with his hands yet, so that's a step in the right direction.

@scg00387: hi all! The Trikester is doing well! Trying to get his three month update together. We are coming off a week of failed sleep training which is a super annoying so we're still co sleeping, but otherwise life has gotten so much easier!

I read everyone's updates and it is soo crazy we all have older babies!!