FEBRUARY HEARTS Due in February 2015 , open group all welcome!

[maisie78]

He already works on an ad hoc basis buying, selling and repairing pcs and laptops and building websites so he is going to try and turn this in to a full time job. He could sell ice to Eskimos so I have confidence in him. He has a friend who has been trying to get him to join his business for quite a while so is talking to him about that too

 

[Feronia]

Melly, I meant food allergies only, so maybe just delay shellfish. I also know that waiting until at least 6 months helps prevent food allergies.

Awesome, swan, glad your book arrived! Maybe you could continue to take your own readings and share them with your midwife? I would hope she would take your readings into consideration!

Omg ttc, that sounds scary and frustrating! I’m so glad that it tested negative for amniotic fluid. Could your BP have jumped up due to the stressful situation? Fingers crossed you don’t have pre-eclampsia again! Did the cervical scan turn out normal? Let us know how it goes with your OB.

Jade, what awful bedside manner! I’m so glad you switched care providers. I was going to suggest you do so. It’s so, so important to trust your care provider and feel comfortable with him or her.

Maisie, that’s great! DH and I made a similar decision since I want to stay at home and he wants to work. I find it so hard to go to work every morning away from my daughter, and he is feeling overwhelmed with toddler care. Of course if I get into midwifery school, things will change a bit, but for now he’s trying to find a job before I go on mat leave in December. Can’t wait!

Like a lot of you, I haven’t been noticing much growth and I still haven’t felt confirmable baby kicks. It had me slightly worried since I felt my daughter by 16 weeks (and even for the first time at 12 weeks), but a google search found tons of second time moms in the same situation with babies that were fine. I’m just betting I have an anterior placenta so that I won’t feel movement as early.

 

[Feronia]

Is anyone else really happy that Kate Middleton is due after us? With HG starting really early, I'm betting she's only around 7-8 weeks and due in April. Just my guess, but I'm glad our babies won't be overshadowed by a royal baby, hahaha. Petty, I know! I feel so bad about the HG though! I know how awful regular morning sickness is, so HG must be utter hell.

 

[SurpriseBub]

Awesome that you can stay home, maisie! Funny how sometimes you can be thinking the same thing and it just takes one of you to actually bring it up!

For those of you with kids already- just curious as to what the first food/s you gave your baby were? In Switzerland, EVERYONE starts baby off with homemade carrot puree, then do more fruit/veg before grains and then meat. So, I was surprised to hear that advice in the US is to start with grains... just curious as to what you did/were told?

 

[MellyH]

I didn't realise she was pregnant again!! Poor thing, she was hospitalised last time too, right?

I am also glad she's due after us so she won't steal our name. I feel like I can't use 'George' now because of her.

 

[SurpriseBub]

Also interesting you say it is best to wait to give food until after 6 months re: allergies, feronia. My SIL (in the US) was told by her pediatrician to start food by 4 months. It was also the done thing to wait until after 6 in Switzerland.

 

[Mattsgirl]

Thank you Bridget. When I had DS they said that if they hadn't called me within 2 days to call them ( I was at a different kaiser facility) but this time she was just like don't worry about it they'll call you. I want a date to look forward to though so I'm just going to call them. Yes it is BEAUTIFUL and everyone is so nice!

So sorry for those of you who haven't been feeling good. Also to those whose doctors or midwives that have terrible bedside manner.

 

[Feronia]

SurpriseBub, a surprising number of pediatricians are not up-to-date when it comes to feeding guidelines. The WHO, UNICEP, AAP, and Health Canada (among others) all recommend to exclusively breastfeed without solids for the first 6 months. It's best to wait until 6 months (at least) because the gut doesn't close completely until around then. That increases the risk of allergies developing and pathogens getting into their bloodstream since the gut and intestines are not good at filtering out pathogens and allergens until then.

Breastmilk alone is sufficient for at least 6 months in terms of nutrients (or artificial milk if you're going that route), but the iron starts to diminish in the second part of the year. This article explains it better than I do: https://kellymom.com/nutrition/starting-solids/delay-solids/

The first foods we gave (at 6 months) were broccoli crowns, avocado slices, strawberry slices, and steamed sweet potato slices. We just put them on a tray and let her explore them with her hands and mouth, and she ate surprising amount on her own! She especially loved the broccoli, and does to this day.

 

[ttc126]

Thanks for the sweet wishes from everyone. Spoke to my ob and she feels like I'd be fine to wait until my 20 week appt Thursday to go in. Especially since I'm very sore from the rough ultrasound they did in the er. She said my bp wasnt too bad considering how stressed i was and told me to take it easy and they'll hopefully get a more accurate read Thursday. Just going to chill out today!

So excited you'll be able to stay home maisie!!!

Loving the baby food talk At 6 months we started with cereal, peas, and carrots. My little guy has always been a great eater and loves veggies! His Dr told us he didn't care if he eats anything else except fruits and veggies at his 1yr check last week

 

[ttc126]

Oh and btw...I'm so happy to be pregnant with Kate again!!! Lol!!!! I'm such a dork, but i just said on Friday "i really wish i was pregnant with Kate this time!" Lol!!!!

Nice she'll be behind us though last time she was due July and i was due end of Sept. But she delivered a bit late i think and i went early

Ahhh way more excited than i should be!

 

[RaspberryK]

With the blw I'm lazy, so I just introduced him to anything I was eating within reason.
I tried to make it baby friendly shapes sticks, not cubes for example but it's amazing what they can eat without a spoon.
Xx

 

[swanxxsong]

With BLW, we BF exclusively until about 6 months. We did not do rice cereal or anything like that, based on research I had done -- personal choice. So we began with manageable chunks of avocado, banana and other fruits and veggies. We introduced meats maybe a month or two later -- cut into finger-shaped lengths on which she would gnaw and suck. We didn't do seafood until sometime after a year (only because I don't eat any seafood, so we never had it around the house as husband doesn't make it often for himself). Peanuts we waited to test until about a year, honey we saved until a year too. Eggs I think we began around 8 months. We are blessed with a lack of food allergies in our household, so far, so that was helpful.

We went with the policy that food before one was just for fun, so she got samplings from our food as we ate, and we didn't do baby food or cereal. Though she did eventually eat yogurts and applesauces and things, just because I like them and she wanted them too.

Thanks Feronia! I'm hoping I meet a midwife and NOT the same nurse I had last week, so I can talk reasonably with them. We will see. But I keep a chart of my readings. We shall see tomorrow!

 

[bridgetboo62]

@ Mattsgirl let me know what they say!

about 48 hours until our scan!
time is going by super slow!

 

[ShamzLovesKai]

Gender scan in the morning. So excited!! Hopefully bubba is nice & healthy and co-operates when finding out the gender

 

[MissEyre]

Hi ladies! It's been forever since I posted and I still haven't quite caught up on everything. We have been in the midst of a cross-country move and it has been quite the ordeal. I'm so happy to be in my new destination. Still have some unpacking to do, but most of it is done.

I'm applying for jobs and am a little nervous about applying while pregnant. My bump is really small...invisible to those that don't know me personally, but I just don't know how to navigate the process while pregnant. I'm also afraid that 1. No one will hire me if they know that I'm pregnant (even though they technically shouldn't take it into consideration). and 2. That they will be upset/annoyed that I didn't disclose it during the interview process. So frustrating!

Also, I'm still having nausea at 17 weeks. No fair.

 

[Feronia]

MissEyre, moving sucks, especially while pregnant! I've done 3 cross-country roadtrips (from US to Canada and vice versa) to move, and they really weren't fun. Worse if you're pregnant. I hope you're settling in well!

Just don't disclose you're pregnant during any interviews. It won't come up, and it's illegal for them to ask. They might be annoyed afterwards, but it's not in their right to know ahead of time, so they can't take it out on you or anything. When you start to show more obviously, you can just bring it up like it's no big deal. Best of luck on the job hunt!

 

[MellyH]

Hopefully you don't end up in an awkward situation MissEyre! I agree with Feronia, you don't have to tell them and they are not allowed to ask.

 

[SurpriseBub]

Thanks for the run downs on how you weaned your first babies. I find development stuff super interesting... and love thinking about doing those things with my baby! I think I will wait to at least 6 months and start with homemade fruit or veg purees... then go from there I think we will sort of do our own version of BLW the bigger she gets.

I still find myself worrying a lot about the pregnancy/baby's well being... but also allowing myself happy fantasies of the future! If I could fast forward to Feb I would absolutely do it in a heartbeat!!

 

[Feronia]

Has anyone had a Blessingway (Mother Blessing) instead of a baby shower? I really want to do this: https://www.bellybelly.com.au/pregnancy/blessingway-what-is-a-blessingway

 

[swanxxsong]

That's really cool Feronia!

MissEyre, how crazy! I am glad you're finally at your new destination. Are you liking your new town/location so far?