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That's scary waves. I'm scared of febrile seizures too. Especially after shots so last time I gave Tylenol for 24 hours after. I'm going to do the same today. My stepmom does all homeopathic stuff so she has me do one pellet the night before and one within an hour of shots and it's supposed to ward off adverse reactions. My sister in law used them with my nephew and never had an issue with shots. I don't know the name off the top of my head - it's a weird one. But I googled it before her 2 mo shots and people use it. Ugh it makes me so sad for her to get hurt. She's going to scream.
 
What are febrile seizures??

Took Harper for her 2 week checkup today. She is 9 lbs now! She gained one lb. They said that that is exactly what she should have done. Made me feel good! She also didn't scream in the car. She was quiet the entire time. I rolled the windows down a little, blasted air, and played music loud enough that she could hear it. I hope this is the trick, because I cannot handle the anxiety that I get worrying she will scream the entire time we are in the car.

I lost 26 lbs with almost no effort, but now my weight isn't budging. Blah! I still can't exercise or do anything, and I just do NOT want healthy food for some reason. I just keep eating cereal, and crap.
 
A febrile seizure is a seizure caused by fevers, happens in young children. It happens when the child spikes a high fever very rapidly. It happens to a small percentage of children but a mom-blog I've followed for 5 years had it happen to her daughter when she was 2 and ever since, I've been so paranoid. It generally happens on the first day of the fever if it's going to happen and it doesn't mean they have or will develop epilepsy.
 
Okay, so I've been on the verge of giving up breast feeding and just exclusively pumping because of Lux's latching issues. My boobs haven't really been getting engorged anymore and I always compress when I latch her but even if she DOES sometimes open wide enough and latch properly, after a few minutes she makes a clicking noise while breaking the suction and will readjust so that she is just gumming the nipple and then my nipple comes out looking like lipstick and super raw :?. I mentioned this to some people and they suggested that she may have a tongue or lip tie or both. I read up on it some more and based on what I've found I'm thinking it's highly likely se at least has the lip tie and probably a posterior tongue tie :? This would be a big reason why she's had so many issues with gas and reflux as well as her latch. She's been breaking the suction and sucking in more air. And unfortunately in the future it could lead to speech issues and tooth decay if it's bad enough. I think I'm gonna have to see a lactation consultant again to diagnose her ties and then go to a pediatric dentist to have them revised if they're bad enough which who knows how much that could be :?
 

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Ashlee have you tried a nipple shield? I use the contact medela ones. It pulls your nipple in for baby. And the contact ones allow her nose to be against your breast. If you haven't tried yet, I highly suggest it. Plus your nips won't get all beat up.

I think I am going to start weaning Ellie to formula. When I pump at work, I only have enough for 2 bottles and she gets 4 bottles a day. I think I'm going to stick with bf morning and night since she is sttn and pump once or twice at work. She will end up getting about 1/2 breast milk and 1/2 formula. Hopefully I can do this until 6 months then go strictly formula. Saw the doc today and he said she's doing great. 12 lbs 13 oz and 24 inches. He said for being early she's really doing great hitting her milestones. She got her shots and screamed. Then she kept "yelling" at the medical assistant once I picked her up. Now she's just sleepy. Doc said to start giving her food. Didn't tell him I already did.
 
Rachel I just bought a shield yesterday, it's definitely reducing the pain but still seems like she's having trouble opening wide :? Fortunately she's being a less lazy eater though which can be an issue when they have ties so I think she's probably getting more out. I might wait it out and see if the latch is a little better once she gets a little older and her mouth is a little bigger. Unfortunately they don't grow out of lip/tongue ties but if her mouth is a little bigger she might be able to get more of my boob in her mouth which could help the latch
 
Sorry Ashlee, I hope it gets easier. Have you talked to the Dr about it?
Waves I hope she's feeling better.
Afm, going out to dinner with Dh tonight. Work and wedding tomorrow. Busy weekend for us.
 
Looks like she has one to me. I'd definitely see if you can have it snipped. Will really help with the BF.

AFM - Been to the Doctors about my hands. He said its Carpel Tunnel Syndrome. I'm to give it a few days and if no improvement I'm to call in for some night splints. I was woken a few times last night by it!
 
asmcsm said:
Okay, so I've been on the verge of giving up breast feeding and just exclusively pumping because of Lux's latching issues. My boobs haven't really been getting engorged anymore and I always compress when I latch her but even if she DOES sometimes open wide enough and latch properly, after a few minutes she makes a clicking noise while breaking the suction and will readjust so that she is just gumming the nipple and then my nipple comes out looking like lipstick and super raw :?. I mentioned this to some people and they suggested that she may have a tongue or lip tie or both. I read up on it some more and based on what I've found I'm thinking it's highly likely se at least has the lip tie and probably a posterior tongue tie :? This would be a big reason why she's had so many issues with gas and reflux as well as her latch. She's been breaking the suction and sucking in more air. And unfortunately in the future it could lead to speech issues and tooth decay if it's bad enough. I think I'm gonna have to see a lactation consultant again to diagnose her ties and then go to a pediatric dentist to have them revised if they're bad enough which who knows how much that could be :?
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Hey ash- we had Evan's tongue and posterior tongue ties revised at 9 days. Go to a doctor that uses a laser to reduce the risk of reattchment . it cost us about $400 but insurance covered about half. You will also want to do CST therapy after to relieve the tension in his jaw. Evan ate totally different about two weeks after the procedure
There is also a support group on Facebook that has a listing of doctors you can see. Posterior tongue ties are harder to diagnose bit my lc says that 95% of the time a lip tie and tongue occur together. Good luck and let me know of you have other questions!
 
BB I had horrible carpal tunnel in my right wrist during pregnant. It only got worst the further along I got. Mine didn't come till late 20 weeks
 
Ash- yes that's lip tie. Usually lip tie is accompanied by tongue tie. My cousin in law's kid had it and it was a simple procedure.

Rachel - the puffs for 6 month olds is called little puffs...we just bought some from the target sale. Alia started w rice cereal for a week eating at mid day, it made her constipated really bad. Then we stopped it. She moved to mid day veggies at 1 oz... She had butternut squash, carrots, peas, green beans. 3-5 days between trying a new one. Then we added a fruit for morning, while continuing altering veggies listed above at 1oz/feeding. We've done banana, peaches, avocado and apricot. We are now increasing to 2-3oz/meal. For breakfast and lunch she alternates between the foods she's tried. While we keep adding foods we do it for dinner at 1-2oz (weather it is fruit or veggie, starting meats soon too). Therefore I'm with her if something happens. Once she's tried the food 3x with us at dinner time I'll add it to the trusted list and allow them to feed it to her at daycare for breakfast/lunch. We still have lots of food to go threw. I just bought baby oatmeal just to see if she likes it better. If so, id like to give her a second food like that at breakfast with her fruit. Also thinking about getting her plain yogurt, I have been told she can have that now too.

Waves-As for the seizure thing...I totally understand. My co-workers baby had it. My coworker was holding him and he said he could feel his temp rise while holding him and then he seized.

BB- I also had carpel tunnel at about 12 weeks and for the rest of the pregnancy and even after. the wrist guards helped a ton!

AFM, Alia has swim class tomorrow!! YAY! We went to the target sale today... it was nice! Was about to pull my hair out last night. DH's family always asks to baby sit (to be with her and to help us out so we can go out). Well I finally am getting the guts to let her out of my sight (besides daycare). This is the second time I offered for them to babysit. The first time was when she was 7 weeks old for 1.5 hours at my house so I could nap while DH was trying to get our second car working again. Anyways, MIL was 30 min late... So at that point there was no point in napping because I had to be somewhere and no longer had the time. So last night I offered for them to sit while we went to dinner with a high school friend that was in town. We asked for them to be here at 7pm so we could get to a 730pm reservation... well they were late and got here at 730pm!! We live 20 min from the restaurant and made my friend sit around. I also planned this because sometimes Alia wakes at 10pm waiting for her "dream" feed (yes, we have to break this this weekend). Therefore we could hang from 730-930 and be home for her for 10pm feed. Well because they were 30 min late we ended up being 30 min late home (got home at 1030pm). That is just how long the dinner took, we didn't just sit around after dinner. Anyways, not that it was a huge deal, but Alia woke at 10pm and was awake waiting for us. In which they took her out and played with her... which is a major NO-NO for sleepy time!! UGH! And that is why I don't trust them to sit because they can't even come on time!
 
Thanks for the I for Sarah! I did actually join the Facebook group and most people are saying that revision was really te only thing that helped. All I know is that it's made breastfeeding a nightmare which really sucks because I wanted it to go well :?
 
The whole solids thing seems overwhelming!!

Nikki-I know what you mean. Everytime we leaving Kay with grandparents or aunts/uncles she's pretty much ruined for the night lol! We just kind of try to do our best to put her back on schedule and call it a wash. I'm just now starting to be able to relax while I'm out and say oh well, tomorrows another day!

First overnight is scheduled August 23rd! We have a wedding and it's the weekend before my birthday so were hoping for a nice night out and a hotel stay!

Ashlee- that totally stinks about the lip tie. If you google image it, is say that's definitely the issue. Did you call the doc or are you going to wait until her 2 week appt? I'm sorry that this must be making BF so much harder, it's already hard enough in the beginning!! EPing really worked for us, if you're considering that, don't give up mama!
 
Nikki- the last time we left her with MIL we got home and the dog gate was on the floor-she says he busted out (I think she tripped over it). It made marks on both my wall and my hardwood. She was upstairs looking like she just fought WWII "rocking the baby to sleep" (she was wide awake). And her nighttime bottle was cleaned in the drying rack. So wait...you fed her, cleaned the bottle, and then tried to put her to bed?? Still makes me LOL when I think about it!
 
Bfn this morning. :( I hate testing. Dh and I went out to dinner last night and bought a movie and came home and watched it. We have a wedding tonight so that will be fun.
 
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