January Jellybeans 2013!...

[DittyByrd]

Violet - 3 weeks, 1 day old.

Looks cute, turns into a gremlin at night.

 

[Nikkilewis14]

Sooooo cute dittty!

 

[Nikkilewis14]

I had no sex drive for my entire pregnancy but I'm counting down to my 6 week clearance which ironically is on valentines day!!

I generally feed one breast at a time. He doesn't feed super long and I always try to burp him and offer the other side but he rarely wants it. Lately however he's been looking for the other side about 20 minutes after the first.

We have a pack n play in our room that has a little contoured napper in it that he likes. Before his cold we were also trying to get him to sleep in his crib but with his congestion it's really tough for him to lay flat.

Random question... Did my secret Santa ever receive her gift? It was sent over a month ago :/ I hope it got there!!

Lol omg i swore i was writing this post! Mine is feb 14th too (6week pp apptmnt) haha i hated sex during oregnancy and in fact didnt want a thing to do with my husband.... And now....i crave him lol...im so clingy its crazy and i just want it! And him! Lol....

 

[Nikkilewis14]

We are having date night saturday! Icant wait!

 

[Nikkilewis14]

Congrats, Mommy!

I have a few questions for you mommies:

1. Violet wants to be held constantly the past couple of days. Last night we barely slept because everytime she fell asleep and I tried to put her down she woke up and started crying again. What are you ladies doing when little one is fussy but fed, clean, and warm? I don't want her in bed with me - I am too scared to smother her.

2. Are you guys feeding both breasts? I feed the one for as long as she wants then offer the other but she rarely takes it.

3. Anyone have itchy nipples? I am now worried about thrush but I don't have an white discoloration on my nipples.

4. Where is LO sleeping? She hates her Pack n Play which we anticipated using in our room. We have a bouncer in the PnP which she sleeps in at night but I am tempted to try her in her room in her crib because I really don't want her sleeping in her bouncer but she seems to like her crib. Of course, her room is down the hall so I would have to cut the cord....

5. Once LO falls asleep at night, is it okay not to do a diaper change for fear of waking her up? If I do it before feeding, it's wet by end of feeding. It I do it in the middle of feeding, she invariably poops during second half of feeding. If no poop, is it okay to wait until the next feeding??? I feel bad making her sit in a dirty diaper however, I don't think I can change the diaper enough to keep her dry since she's wet every single time I check her.

1. I used to just put a binkie in if i feel she is just comfort sucking, but the past two days shes been eating like a horse so i thinkmaybe she was just hungry... Shes esting double what she was ..

2. Sorry cant help u with bf'ing
3. Cant help there either, my milk has come in and gone since m not bf'ing
4. We have a rock and play sleeper from fisher price! I absolutely love it... When shes sleeping, she is in there which is a majority if the day and night... Completely safe fir them to sleep in and im pretty sure she feels safe in there plus if i need to rock her, i can lay in bed and push on it and it rocks back and forth
5. I change her every single feed, so shes usually wide awake.... There may have been once i chnaged her while she was still sleeping but she goes right back to sleep.

 

[jrowenj]

Sam and Violet are toooo cute!!

All this talk about date night has me jealous!!

Question... Can I drink wine if I am breastfeeding??

 

[jrowenj]

Nikki - I have the same rock n play u have and its awesome!! Its great to just fold up and bring to my moms too! I rock it at night too if I hear blake cooing lol

 

[Nikkilewis14]

Exactly jaime!! I hear her make noises and i start rocking lol

 

[La Mere]

Sam and Violet are toooo cute!!

All this talk about date night has me jealous!!

Question... Can I drink wine if I am breastfeeding??

Thank you, Jaime! and to answer your question.. You can. You jusy have to time it with Blake's feeding schedule. You can always pump before hand to make sure he has enough to eat. Here is a link that has some "guidelines" https://kellymom.com/bf/can-i-breastfeed/lifestyle/alcohol/ HTH

 

[Kaiecee]

Nikki
How many oZ or ml of milk does Ella eat at each feeding ?

 

[Nikkilewis14]

Kaicee it was 2oz every 3-4 hrs, but now during the day she takes 2oz about every 2 hrs....i cant wait til i can bulk up her ozs into one feeding...but she needs that time to digest now...but before bed shell take 2oz and sleep for 4or so hrs... Etc...its just during the day she truly feeds more.

 

[jrowenj]

Thanks, sarah!

 

[brieri1]

So Lilah's bilirubin count went up to 17.4 yesterday, but today its down to 14.6, so we are officially in the clear and we don't have to keep taking her back for testing. She's also back up to 8 pounds 8 ounces.

On another topic, sometimes Lilah gets worked into these hunger screaming fits. I try and try to breast feed her, but she won't calm down enough to suck, so eventually I cave and my DH gives her a bottle of formula. How can I exclusively breast feed if I can't get her to calm down for it? And, by the way, this happens about once or twice a day, even if its only been 2 hours since her last feeding.

 

[jrowenj]

Brier, gald to hear the numbers improved! As far as feeding... Try and feed her at the first sign of hunger before she gets wound up maybe

 

[Kaiecee]

Kaicee it was 2oz every 3-4 hrs, but now during the day she takes 2oz about every 2 hrs....i cant wait til i can bulk up her ozs into one feeding...but she needs that time to digest now...but before bed shell take 2oz and sleep for 4or so hrs... Etc...its just during the day she truly feeds more.

Thanks I wasn't sure if Riley was not eating enough he goes thru 7/8 bottles in 24h of 3oz each

 

[Nikkilewis14]

Totally normal kaicee! .

 

[La Mere]

You're welcome, Jaime!

 

[Kaiecee]

Dh seems to be trying to pick a fight with me today and its exhausting I think men has more mood swings then woman sometimes

 

[Betheney]

So Lilah's bilirubin count went up to 17.4 yesterday, but today its down to 14.6, so we are officially in the clear and we don't have to keep taking her back for testing. She's also back up to 8 pounds 8 ounces.

On another topic, sometimes Lilah gets worked into these hunger screaming fits. I try and try to breast feed her, but she won't calm down enough to suck, so eventually I cave and my DH gives her a bottle of formula. How can I exclusively breast feed if I can't get her to calm down for it? And, by the way, this happens about once or twice a day, even if its only been 2 hours since her last feeding.

why does she calm for the bottle, do you just stick it in her mouth, i'd just shove the boob in like you do they bottle.

Otherwise i'd give her the bottle and once she's calmed down and not frantic i'd swap it for the boob

OR

i'd hand express milk straight into her mouth and when she tastes it she should try and latch.

 

[ARuppe716]

Yes to the wine! I had one glass at dinner and will be bf'ibg shortly. It's not enough to raise my blood alcohol content and I had it at the start of te meal to give as much space as possible before he eats. I think as long as its in moderation and times correctly its fine!