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@sweetooth: I also have a Dutalier glider and love it! It's the only one that seemed supportive enough and didn't swallow me up. I like that it has a locking mechanism so that the gliding feature is optional. I also have a poang, but I have to use a bunch of pillows to be prop myself up to comfortable in it.

Today would be the perfect day to write up a quick birth story buuuut I'm enjoying a lazy day instead.

I hope everyone had a good weekend!!

I got back the rest of Caroline's Newborn photos and I wanted to share the one and only "open eyed" photo we got-- I love it! My MIL thought it would have been better if her hands were out (she kind of looks like a jelly bean) but I don't think we'd have gotten a decent one if her hands were out because when she's awake, those hands are all over the place LOL

@Mrs. Pink: cutest jellybean I've ever seen!! She's so beautiful

@MrsTiz: Oh no. Poor Jack! When is the appt?

@anbanan15: Ugh! Mine is probably my period with my luck lol!

Here's my birth story, BTW. Warning: it is loooooooong. Like, really long. http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-butter-birth-a-lesson-in-living-in-the-moment

@MrsTiz: Aw, poor little guy! Hope it doesn't end up to be too big an ordeal! One of my friends' babies had that condition, but he was diagnosed at just a week or so of age, so hopefully your little guy's case isn't too severe if they're only recommending it be checked out now. With my friend's baby, they had some kind of monitor, but no surgery and he's 3 and outgrown it by now.

@Ash: I had spotting up to 6 weeks. It would seem to go away but then if I had a busy day there would be spotting, sometimes bright red, the next day. But I haven't had any in the last two weeks (Reagan will be 8 weeks tomorrow!). Hopefully yours doesn't last much longer.

@MrsTiz: Hope everything goes well at Jack's appointment.

@Ash: Mine was only bright red for a couple of weeks, but it's still here (very light). Every time I think it's gone, it comes back a few days later At this point (5.5 weeks pp), its very light brown...just enough to be annoying.

@MrsTiz: Oh no! Nathan breathes like that sometimes and it used to really freak me out. His ped said since his doesn't seem so bad, we'll see how he's doing at his 2 month appointment, but she thinks his is pretty normal (just really loud breathing, almost wheezing). I'll be thinking about Jack! The doctors at Duke are really amazing!!

@MrsTiz: Ugggh, thinking of you all, no fun. I hope it all goes well and turns out ok!

@Mrs. Pink: Gaaah, too cute!! Haahaha, I love the jellybean outfit!

@Ash: No bleeding at all, but I'm about 3 weeks ahead of you, I finally gave up the panty liners, so that was exciting!

We had a Christmas party on Saturday, which kind of blew. LO got super overstimulated...and quick, so we spent most of the party in a quiet(er) room bouncing with her on my chest. Today we headed to the Children's Hospital for her hip ultrasound. We don't have results yet, but the tech. made it sound like to her, things looked good (we should have results by the end of the week...). Anyway, we hit up Outback for lunch, which was great!

Any tips for nursing using the stupid cover (tent)? Every time I've tried it, we end up a tangled mess! Stupid cover! CDs still going well, still just using them during the day. Not sure what to do because my diaper bag doesn't seem big enough to hold more than...1?

Totally can't remember what I wrote last, but she's still sleeping with me, which is awesome! She was restless last night, but still better than when I was trying to rock her and put her down in the RnP. I had DH bring her to me in the bath again last night, too. She loooves it, just kind of floats around!

We have her 2 month appt. set up for the 6th...I'm DYING to know how much she weighs, so we'll see if I can hold off until then! I've totally given up tracking feedings/diapers, which has been great. I really should pay a little more attention to her diapers just to make sure she's getting enough, but her cheeks/double chins/thigh rolls aren't going anywhere, so we might be fine! Still just trying to pump in the morning so I can get about 2.5-3 oz every 2 days.

But yeah, I'll stop, just rambling as LO nurses! Oh, anyone totally over it getting dark so early? That combined with the snow and cold is killing me!!

@ms.janedoe: Yay for a promising appointment. I know techs usually can't say anything but you can often read them, so that sounds good.

The nursing cover was HORRIBLE with DS and we often just went without it (I wore shirts that I could work around it, not nursing tops though), nursed in the Ergo or used an A&A blanket. He got so hot in the nursing covers that he wouldn't nurse well. I made an infinity scarf style cover this time out of cotton jersey knit but haven't used it yet, so I'm not sure if it's better or not. I plan on making some tops like the Bun maternity tanks at some point.

I got a Danzo Weekender because my previous bag was too small with cloth and it was a larger diaper bag

@ms.janedoe: the A&a are so much more breathable. Still a pita though. The Danzo is expensive. I got mine off Gilt for a great price. It is almost like a carryon bag though and is pretty heavy empty, but I still like it. A larger PPB might work too. My friend who CD'd used the boxy backpack (I think that's the one she had from PPB). She upgraded to the Danzo Weekender with the 2nd baby also.

@Ash: That was my concern too. I mentioned it yesterday and she said she would still consider that normal and asked if I had been active. I said no then she noticed my war wounds from baking cookies and said that counts as being active which would increase the bleeding...basically she said as long as I'm not siting around holding the baby all day, I'm active lol. Are you doing more lately?

@Ash: I bet! Haha I hear you! Someone has got to do it! Don't forget to rest too

@Ash: mine stopped the other day-- we'll be 6w PP tomorrow if you go by counting actual weeks, Caroline will be 6 Weeks Friday.

This maybe TMI but I'm sort of hoping it shows back up b/c I gave in to hubby last night and we DTD... we used PNP because we didn't have anything in the house

it's seriously a HUGE long shot but I'm paranoid about it now because hubby isn't always on top of things with PNP....

Even though it took 5+ years to get pregnant without any BC methods, you always hear that odd story... and I'm not EBF so it's technically possible

So I just found bright red blood specs and mucus in my 4 week olds diaper....Merry Christmas to me!

@Ash: Really? Because she is a girl? Because when we had blood that looked just like this with DS the doctor said it was due to allergies.

@Ash: If this was my first or DS didn't have FPIES, I would totally think little period, but it looks exactly like DS's reaction diapers I don't have any hemoccult cards on hand at the moment, so I took pictures for the doc on Thursday when we have her 1 month appointment (I would normally call now/tomorrow and they would ask for the diaper but with the holiday). She has been a little fussier lately which I thought was due to hitting the first wonder week.

@Ash: Ugh defiently not vaginal discharge. She just had a bunch of runny stools while on the changing table and I could see the blood coming out. The last diaper I changed was filled with it! My mom is on her way over to see if we can (hopefully) find a fissure...do you think I can save a diaper in the fridge until Thursday?

ETA: no fever