when the "30 yo ttc#1" ladies get their bfp's

[MrsKChicago]

It sounds to me like she's just going through a growth spurt. Is she sleeping a lot? I wouldn't stress about her eating too much at 4 months, every baby is different and clearly she's hungry if she gets less.

 

[PDReggie]

Well she is sleeping pretty well. She only takes pretty short naps at daycare except when she was sick. And she has slept through the night since around 2 months. I got extremely lucky in that regard. She goes to bed between 9 and 10 and usually sleeps until I wake her up at 6 AM. Every once in a while she wakes up during the night. She does it more on the weekends when we get off schedule. I'm hoping it's just a growth spurt but she's already so big. She was a little over 14 pounds when we went in when she was throwing up. I fully expect her to be close to 15 when we go back next Sat. I just worry that I am going to screw her up already. I figured I at least had until she started talking to screw her up!

 

[MrsKChicago]

Is she tall, too? Some babies are just bigger, your doctor will tell you if you actually need to worry. I doubt you're going to set her up for a lifetime of obesity by giving her a little more formula, you know? As long as you feed her healthy food once she starts on food, she'll be on the way to developing good habits. At four months, I firmly believe you just need to give babies what they want.

 

[MgreenM]

I agree, she will take what she needs. Enjoy the sleep! When she starts teething, she may get up more at night...that's what Josie is doing now. I am checking a few things online and then going to bed. I am exhausted!

 

[PDReggie]

Well, I am wondering if she is getting sick again because she was up over and over last night. Either that or I just jinxed myself. She woke up at midnight and had to be cuddled back to sleep. She woke up at 4:30 and wanted to cuddle. She woke up at 5 and had to be fed. She woke up at 6:15 and fell back asleep on her own and when I got her up at 6:30 to get in her car seat she threw a fit until she had another ounce. Who knows. Her 4 month appointment is next sat so we will see how this next week goes. I was in a pretty bad mood last night so it may be that I just wasn't overly comforting putting her to sleep. She may have just been reacting to my mood.

 

[PDReggie]

How is everyone feeling/doing? Sorry you are exhausted M. Hope it gets better and you get some rest soon.

 

[MrsKChicago]

Aww, sorry you had a rough night. Hopefully she was just in a mood and she's back to normal tonight.

I'm still doing good. I really overdid it Tuesday and was sooo sore on Wednesday, and a little sore yesterday, but I'm back to the normal mild ache now. There's still so much to do to get ready for this baby, though, and I can't do much of anything until the walls are painted and the furniture in place, and I am seriously close to just calling in friends to do it because it seems like DH is not taking seriously the fact that I am over 37 weeks and this baby can come any time.

 

[treeroot]

ladders - perfect!

So glad to hear the good news MrsK

Crazy how fast Abigail and Josie are growing up!

Sorry you're still feeling sick JCM. I'm hoping I had my last actual throw-up two weeks ago. And this week my nausea has finally calmed down to the point that I just need to be cautious certain times of the day and with certain foods. But at least now it doesn't feel like an emergency if I have a meal at a later time or something. I hope you're on your way there too.

 

[MrsKChicago]

I'm glad you're feeling better, Treeroot. Hopefully JCM is, too!

We finally got the nursery painted, it looks great! Now we just need to get the furniture in there. This is the last week that I have plans I really want to keep - I don't mind this guy staying put til he's due or going over a few days, but after this Saturday, he has my permission to think about coming

 

[MgreenM]

Glad you are happy with the nursery! I hope everyone is staying safe and warm in this weather! Snow started an hour earlier than they called for out here! Roads are pretty bad already. What's worse is that I am essential and have to report to work tomorrow. I want a snow day!

 

[PDReggie]

M that sucks. It was very cold here in Cleveland but we got most of our snow Sunday. I facetimed with my mom who is babysitting my niece and nephew in Phoenix and told them they weren't allowed to show the windows because it was sunny and pretty.

Mrs.K - Glad the nursery is coming together

 

[treeroot]

I'm very jealous MrsK , it must be a nice weight off your shoulders. We finally got to some cleaning of our bedroom (we only have one room, but it's very big so half will be for baby), but there's so much more to do, not to mention the rest of the house. We have a serious organizational issue, which is compounded by a serious lack of storage space issue. But we will get there!

To be honest MgreenM, I don't think I'll thaw out till April. And now my winter coat is seriously getting difficult to close. Not sure what I'm going to do about that one...

 

[MrsKChicago]

I got a maternity coat at walmart.com for $20. It's served me pretty well. Worth a look to see if it's still available.

 

[curiousowl]

I got my maternity coat at H&M since I knew I was going to need it all winter but I don't know that I would pay that much at this point since it should hopefully be spring soon.

M, I was crazy and decided to go to the gym after work yesterday at 5:30 instead of driving straight home. Dumbest decision ever! Luckily I made it but it was scary by 7pm. The nice thing was I got a snow day today. Thankfully since they didn't even get around to plow our street until after 5pm.

 

[MgreenM]

That was crazy owl! My brother drove 40 minutes to have dinner with us last night and had a scary drive home. It was nice to see him though! The drive in today wasn't too bad...but work was a little crazy. Josie hasn't been eating well the last couple of days and I don't know if it is because she wasn't at daycare but home with dad, teething or sick. I called the pediatrician and they thought it might be a GI virus even though breastfed babies typically don't get GI viruses...No fever or other sick symptoms and plenty of wet/dirty diapers. So they said not to worry, just to keep an eye on her. Oh, and I put a call into the ENT because someone has started to play with her monitor wires and is moving in her sleep which makes me nervous!

The good news? Tomorrow is Wednesday! The week is about half over!

 

[ladders]

M how is Josie doing now? Hope she's ok and eating better.
Mrsk it's nice to get nursery done isn't it, even though you know you won't use it immediately it's a big weight off your shoulders.

Etta is doing well been really unsettled at night which we thought was just what babies are like but then wondered whether it was trapped wind (after googling lol) started on infacol and she's bringing lots of wind up and much more settled at night so I'm feeling pretty guilty I didn't do it earlier, hate to think of her being uncomfortable. Think its because I have a fast milk let down which means she's gulping air too because they are not supposed to get wind when breastfed but obviously etta not read that info!

How's everyone doing? Has anyone heard from isd been ages since she's posted hope everything's ok

 

[MgreenM]

Josie is doing better. When she went to daycare the following day she ate 5 bottles! (she usually only takes 4). Not sure what it was but glad she is doing better! I called her ENT and pulmonary doc because she is playing with her wires, putting them in her mouth, and moving so much in her sleep. I am very concerned about her safety. It took ENT 2 days to call me back just to say call pulmonary! So I called pulmonary and that started a cascade of things that resulted in us going down to DC on Monday for follow ups and hopefully they will discontinue the monitor! I am so lucky work is very flexible with me! I felt bad asking, but we would have had to wait until March 9th! I will update you ladies next week!

ladders- Josie had TERRIBLE gas when she was really little! In fact, it was one of the main reasons she would cry. A few things that we found helped (a little) lay her on her tummy over your leg and rub her back. This puts pressure on her bowels and encourages things to move along. Rub her belly. Move her legs back and forth. Movement really helps with gas, but babies don't move themselves and can't understand that it would help them, sowe have to do it for them. I hope this helps!

 

[MrsKChicago]

I hope you can get past the monitors soon, M!

It's all a learning experience, ladders, us first timers can't know everything immediately. I'm glad you've found a solution, though

I haven't seen lsd on the forum, but she's in our March facebook group. She isn't super active, but she seems to be ok from what I've seen.

 

[PDReggie]

ladders - glad you figured out what was causing her to be fussy. It sucks when you find out something is wrong and it makes you feel guilty for not realizing it sooner.

M - glad to hear you should be done with monitors soon and that Josie seems to be feeling better. Keep us updated.

Mrs K - You are so close! Anything going on? Can't wait to hear about a new little one in the group.

Not much new to report here. They switched Abigail's 4 month appointment from last sat to this coming sat. I expect that they will tell me she can start on food at that point. I base my totally inexpert opinion on the fact that she eats a TON and the grilled cheese incident. We are averaging 30 ounces a day. Which is pretty high. They aren't supposed to have more than 32 ounces in a 24 hour period. I tried cutting her back for a while but it was rather frustrating for both of us. She would just cry until I finally gave in. Glad to see she is training me straight away! The grilled cheese incident was I put together her high chair this weekend to try and get her used to it since many sites say it may take them a few times before they can sit in one. (FYI she LOVES her high chair) I was sitting next to her filling out paperwork at the table while she was in the high chair and I had a grilled cheese sandwich in my hand. I didn't realize how close I was to her with the sandwich and before I knew what was happening, she made a grab for it and shoved a fist full of crumbs and grease into her mouth. Sigh. She then kept trying to get to it and now my husband and I are not allowed to eat in her sight or she starts crying.

 

[MrsKChicago]

Hahaha! Smart baby! She knows what she wants! I've heard formula fed babies can start on solids a little earlier, so maybe you'll get the go ahead.

No news here. No signs of anything getting started, and my midwives don't do internal checks without a reason, so I'm in the dark. That's fine with me, I really want to get through this week to wrap up a few things. I'd rather not go more than a few days overdue, though, so I think I'll ask the midwife about evening primrose oil tomorrow and start later in the week. They have instructions in the labor handout, but it says to talk to them before starting.

It just hit me as I was checking the weather that my due date will be on the 10 day forecast tomorrow! Crazy! It's been a relatively easy pregnancy, and I'm still feeling pretty good for 38 1/2 weeks, so I'm a little scared that I'll get hit with the worst labor ever to make up for it. Of course, I'm hoping the easy pregnancy will carry through to an easy birth.