January Jellybeans 2013!...

[ARuppe716]

Blossom- she's adorable!!

 

[Lilahbear]

Anyone else have any crazy poop explosion stories to share? I just had one that if I don't laugh about, I'll cry.

She seemed like she was just having a really intense conversation with the flowers in her bouncy chair but little did I know what was about to come..

45 minutes and two baths later, she was FINALLY clean! It shot with such force it ended up in her hair! Ahhh parenthood.

I should have known by the look on her face what was about to happen but she just looked so intensely into cooing so I just sat there and snapped away.. That'll learn me. Maybe.

Here is my little munchkin right before Poop-pocalypse 2013.

Hee hee. Oh, we have had a few instances which we have called poo-mageden! One involved Eva, DH and the rug all covered in poop. I am sure she waits until DH changes her before she lets loose sometimes and she can certainly poop with some force!

 

[Trissy]

I've had what I liked to call "the never-ending soft serve dispenser" which was easier to deal with than this, mostly because I could just keep sticking diapers under her tushy until it finally stopped but something about this one.. Maybe that it was up in her hair.


And the gas is epic. My god, how something so small can belch so loudly and produce so much loud, stinky gas.. Mind boggling.

 

[DittyByrd]

We had poop down the wall....

 

[ARuppe716]

I think my little guy waits for dh, too! He always gets the epic diapers!!! Haha...

 

[brieri1]

Yesterday, we decided to ditch the co-sleeper for the time being. She won't sleep in it, but she will sleep in her rocker, so we pulled that into our room last night. I finally got her to nurse to sleep at 11, and she slept in it until 1:30, and then spent the rest of the night in our bed because every time I broke her latch to put her down, she'd startle herself awake and start crying again.

So, when my best friend came over, she was surprised to find that my husband can and will comfort Lilah. I didn't think it was odd, in fact, I require it of him that he help with her. He helped make her, he can help take care of her. I don't have to force him, though. He gladly helps. Sometimes all Lilah wants is to get away from me and curl up on daddy's chest and I think its the sweetest thing ever, but she seemed to think it was out of the ordinary. Are your husbands able to calm your babies down and willingly help out where they can?

 

[Nikkilewis14]

Congrats blossom!! elsie is beautiful! Love her name!

 

[Soniamillie01]

Brier - my hubby will comfort and settle Archie without asking but I generally have to be busy doing something, although it's hard for him I guess as works all night and sleeps all day but the 5 or so hrs he does get with him he feeds, burps, changes, comforts, plays x

 

[darkstar]

I'm using the 5 S techniques recommended in the book happiest baby in the world. Swaddle, shush etc. It works well but OH doesn't do it and gets frustrated which just makes him harder to settle so the last couple of days I find myself doing the settling, and getting less sleep. OH is better at burping tho. I was going to express so OH can help out so I can have a good sleep but if I have to settle Nash its pointless.

 

[River12]

Congrats blossom what a beautiful name!!

 

[DeedeeBeester]

Haha Trissy! I loved that segment of pictures, it describes to perfection the brewing of a big poo! Haha.

 

[Lilahbear]

My dh will try and settle Eva. Sometimes it works and sometimes she just wants me. I know he finds it frustrating sometimes.

 

[Trissy]

Haha Trissy! I loved that segment of pictures, it describes to perfection the brewing of a big poo! Haha.

I've been thinking of doing a coffee table book of random baby poop and gas faces. Babies really make the best poop faces!

 

[darkstar]

OH was changing Nash, had his nappy off and was lifting his legs to wipe him. Nash had his mouth open and did a wee, some of which landed in his mouth! Poor boy!

 

[Soniamillie01]

Oh Darkstar, poor little man but that did make me chuckle.

Archie was in the middle of a bum change and poo'd, all over the mat, himself and me. It came out like a mr whippy icecream machine.

 

[mellywelly]

Jake only does really tiny poos, guess I should count myself lucky!

Dh has gone back to work today, the school run was surprisingly calm....hope it's like this everyday, but I have a feeling it won't last.

Can't say dh did that much with jake when he was off, he only changed 4 nappies, lol, not that I was counting! He would pick him up if he was crying, but if he hadn't settled within a couple of minutes, jake was thrust at me!

 

[brieri1]

Lilah was a perfect newborn last night. She didn't go through her usual evening fussiness, and then she slept amazing. She was out from 8 to 11:30, 12:30 to 5, all in her rocker, and then I pulled her into bed with us, hooked her onto my nipple, and she slept until 8:30. It was a great night.

I gave her her first bath in the actual tub today. She handled it super well. Almost no crying at all. How often do you ladies bathe your babies? I'm thinking of bathing her Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, or is that too often?

 

[darkstar]

We were bathing every second day but agreed to start on daily now, at least while he is still so young because he sleeps better in the night after a bath.

 

[Soniamillie01]

We bath every other day, or try to as it's been so cold here. If we don't bath then we wash down from tip to toe with warm water and cotton wool.

So Archie was weighed today and is now 9lb 13oz, at birth he was 7lb 12oz and 10 days ago was 7lb 15 - chunky monkey has gained nearly 2lb in ten days! The midwive suggested we no longer demand feed and feed every four hrs, ummm easier said than done. We've tried today and have managed one stint of three hrs, one of two - he was hysterically screaming the neighbourhood down at this point, and we are currently 3hrs 15 in to the next stint - although I had to call my mum to come over as he just wouldn't settle. He is currently on 4oz as she recommended that we don't put him up to 5oz - my thinking if surely if we did he would go longer between feeds? Also the formula recommends 5oz at his weight. I'm so confused.

I feel like such a let down, I don't know why but just feel like I can't do this. I know I can and am being silly but just feel so useless.

 

[brieri1]

We bath every other day, or try to as it's been so cold here. If we don't bath then we wash down from tip to toe with warm water and cotton wool.

So Archie was weighed today and is now 9lb 13oz, at birth he was 7lb 12oz and 10 days ago was 7lb 15 - chunky monkey has gained nearly 2lb in ten days! The midwive suggested we no longer demand feed and feed every four hrs, ummm easier said than done. We've tried today and have managed one stint of three hrs, one of two - he was hysterically screaming the neighbourhood down at this point, and we are currently 3hrs 15 in to the next stint - although I had to call my mum to come over as he just wouldn't settle. He is currently on 4oz as she recommended that we don't put him up to 5oz - my thinking if surely if we did he would go longer between feeds? Also the formula recommends 5oz at his weight. I'm so confused.

I feel like such a let down, I don't know why but just feel like I can't do this. I know I can and am being silly but just feel so useless.

I don't know why the midwife would tell you to do that. Babies aren't gluttons. They eat when they are hungry and stop when they are full. There isn't a set gain amount for any baby and him gaining a lot says nothing. I would go back to feeding him on demand, honestly.