TTC and Beyond!

[wavescrash]

Does she normally sleep lying flat? With Hannah's reflux and colic as a baby she would only comfortably sleep in the rock and play sleeper. Around 3 months we added cereal to her bedtime bottle to help her sleep comfortably at night (supposed to help with reflux) and she would sleep in her crib at night (lying flat.) But most naps were still in her rock and play and swing.

 

[brunettebimbo]

I totally agree with the wonder weeks. Tristan seemed to hit every single one.

How old is Ellie now? Tristans reflux improved so much once we started to wean him.

 

[TTCaWee1]

Thanks bb and waves. She is almost 12 weeks. She normally sleeps flat but over the last week she wakes up and starts crying once we lay her down.

 

[brunettebimbo]

Maybe try a rolled up towel under her mattress? Have her raised slightly?

 

[frsttimemama]

What is wonder week?

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

I've never heard of Wonder Weeks either!

 

[brunettebimbo]

https://www.mybabysleepguide.com/2012/01/what-is-wonder-week.html?m=1

 

[Kiamaria83]

Hey girls.
Just checking in. Rachel elliott was like that at 3 months. I started him on a little baby rice at tea time , formula at around 9pm and he would sleep until around 6 am.
Wow britt how have you only got a month left!
I haven't gone back to read what I've missed so will do shortly.

I have my gender scan tomorrow morning. For some reason I'm really nervous.

 

[Cowgirl07]

Colette that's awesome, I vote girl

 

[goldstns]

Rachel- I remember her big growth spurt/wonder weeks at 3.5 months. But that is exactly how she acted.

Kara- lol…. They put the frozen milk (in the bottle) in a warm crock pot to warm up the milk. Therefore it is a constant temp and can be left on all day without getting hot to the touch. It’s a good method for people that only bottle feed.

Waves- I was getting frustrated with figuring out how to feed Alia baby cereal the first time. I couldn’t figure out the consistency (supposed to be like apple sauce, but I keep messing it up). Anyways, so my mom walks in and says “you need more cereal that’s too watery.”… I said “how do you know? What source told you this?”… my rule is if you want to give me advice you have to tell me where you learned about it so I, as the mother, can decided if it is reliable information.

katrina- spotting doesnt always mean AF.

Alia was in wonder weeks at 3.5 months. It lasted about 2-3 weeks. I think we are finally getting out of it. What I have seen to help with the 2 hour rule (never awake for more then 2 hr), sleeping on belly during naps (since I can watch her, it would help her naps which in turn helped her sleep at night) and we just started cereal which has helped as well.

AFM, alia drank her milk at daycare and didn’t spit it up this morning. It was freshly pumped from me yesterday. So I asked daycare to give her the older milk (pumped 4/1/14) for her afternoon bottle to see if she will puke. If she pukes then something is wrong with the milk and ill have to toss it, if shes fine then my guess is she had a tummy problem and I wont toss the older milk. Also, they had a professional photographer at daycare today and the teacher said they took pictures of Alia and they are SOOO cute! We can buy them if we want….can’t wait to see them!

 

[Cowgirl07]

Spotting is more then spotting now, I'm calling it cycle day 1 on to cycle 16. Now I have to tell Dh, he figured out I was late.
Glad she didn't get sick, I am sure she was a great model.

 

[Ingodshand]

Sorry Katrina, that damn witch.

 

[Disneybaby26]

Ooooh Nikki-I always just keep everything at room temp! I take her next feeding out of the fridge like an hour or so before feeding her!

So sorry to hear that Katrina. make sure you guys do something fun this weekend to take your mind off. Hugs xo

 

[goldstns]

Kara- u should feed her before one hr. They say bacteria will grow in it. But babies used to breast milk from the breast r uses to body temp milk (98.7 deg f) and room temp is usually 70 deg f. So some babies care about that.

 

[goldstns]

We just bought sooo many Alia photos!!

Alia ate well today...no puking new or old food. So she must have had a tummy ache or something.

so sry Katrina!!

 

[Disneybaby26]

Kara- u should feed her before one hr. They say bacteria will grow in it. But babies used to breast milk from the breast r uses to body temp milk (98.7 deg f) and room temp is usually 70 deg f. So some babies care about that.

Stored BM can be left at room temp for 6-8hours, fridge for 5 days, 6 months in freezer. Her nighttime feeds stay out for 4+, it's never been a prob! Without the bfing I guess I'm lucky shell take room temp or even a little cooler so I don't gave to fumble around heating a bottle up at 2am! I didn't even realize some babies have an opinion about that!! Lol

This baby provides us with endless hours of entertainment!! Lol!!

 

[Disneybaby26]

https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/recommendations/handling_breastmilk.htm

BM storage guidelines for anyone that might end up using expressed BM more often than nursing!

The CDC says not to re-use BM, but LLL says it's okay to keep at room temp and use for the very next feeding only. I do that if she only takes half a bottle or something so I don't waste a bunch of milk!

 

[goldstns]

these are the pictures of the pictures (so bad quality and my shadow)... we have the CD coming in 4 weeks (plus a bunch of other stuff)

 

[goldstns]

and more....

 

[wavescrash]

Waves- I was getting frustrated with figuring out how to feed Alia baby cereal the first time. I couldn’t figure out the consistency (supposed to be like apple sauce, but I keep messing it up). Anyways, so my mom walks in and says “you need more cereal that’s too watery.”… I said “how do you know? What source told you this?”… my rule is if you want to give me advice you have to tell me where you learned about it so I, as the mother, can decided if it is reliable information.

Hahah that's funny. It's supposed to be a little watery at first so they can transition with the texture difference.