Questions 7/25

[hilwithonelary]

What's the preferred swaddle sack for newborns these days?

[Jalapeñomel]

We used SwaddleMes.

[Deleted]

Halo or whatever is at OUAC for cheap (I had a Halo and a Miracle Blanket in small/nb sizes).

[disappointedkittens]

Baby C still seems very gassy most of the time. What should I eliminate from my diet? I have done milk, chocolate, coffee, broccoli. Any other suggestions?

[mandapanda18]

Jul 25, 2014 17:00:16 GMT -5 disappointedkittens said:

Baby C still seems very gassy most of the time. What should I eliminate from my diet? I have done milk, chocolate, coffee, broccoli. Any other suggestions?

try soy and gluten.

[chickadee77]

I'm loving the Woombie - the double zipper makes middle of the night diaper changes sooo much easier.

What kind of soap (if any) do you use to clean your nipple shields? I feel like I can still smell Dawn on them, and, with her wanting to eat so often, boiling between each use just isn't feasible. Is just rinsing between uses enough?

[kategm]

Jul 25, 2014 18:57:36 GMT -5 chickadee77 said:

I'm loving the Woombie - the double zipper makes middle of the night diaper changes sooo much easier.

What kind of soap (if any) do you use to clean your nipple shields? I feel like I can still smell Dawn on them, and, with her wanting to eat so often, boiling between each use just isn't feasible. Is just rinsing between uses enough?

I have no experience with nipple shields, but you could try the medela breastmilk removal soap. I use it for my pump parts and bottles. It works great.

[bananapancakes]

We loved the Halo swaddle sacks until about a week ago. I really liked the double zipper for diaper changes. We had a couple Swaddle Mes and they didn't work for us. We also tried the Miracle Blanket but it just made L angry. I think if we had started with those sooner, then they may have worked better.

[humpforfree]

Jul 25, 2014 13:26:45 GMT -5 hilwithonelary said:

What's the preferred swaddle sack for newborns these days?

I preferred the miracle blanket- easy enough in the middle of the night and it kept his arms in and tighter than the swaddleme.

[statlerwaldorf]

I've been using Summer Infant cotton Swaddle Mes

[teeah22]

We've been using SwaddleMes but he busts out towards the end of the night. I'd like to try a Miracle Blanket but damn, $30? I'd need a few if they worked due to spit up and I just don't want to spend that much.

[MadamePresident]

How many times during a feeding do you burp?

[Birdie]

Jul 25, 2014 21:40:48 GMT -5 teeah22 said:

We've been using SwaddleMes but he busts out towards the end of the night. I'd like to try a Miracle Blanket but damn, $30? I'd need a few if they worked due to spit up and I just don't want to spend that much.

I bought mine on eBay but they had the MBs on sale at babysteals.com recently. You could see if they still have the archive available to purchase from.

[rugbywife]

We have 3 swaddlemes and a halo. I prefer the swaddle mes.

[Birdie]

Jul 25, 2014 21:44:22 GMT -5 MadamePresident said:

How many times during a feeding do you burp?

When DS was tiny, after every ounce. Now we just do it once at the end.

[hilwithonelary]

Jul 25, 2014 21:44:22 GMT -5 MadamePresident said:

How many times during a feeding do you burp?

I only every burped at the end of a feeding because my kids just got pissed if I interrupted them to burp.

[cmarie11]

Jul 25, 2014 21:44:22 GMT -5 MadamePresident said:

How many times during a feeding do you burp?

Usually just when I switch sides, or when she's done. Sometimes she'll fuss at the breast so I'll burp her and then she goes back to eating just fine.

[disappointedkittens]

teeah22 youtube escape proof swaddle. That's what we did when the swaddle me's stopped working for us. I think it's a similar idea to the miracle blanket.

[whitepicketfence]

Jul 25, 2014 21:44:22 GMT -5 MadamePresident said:

How many times during a feeding do you burp?

I'm FFing, but I burp DD3 twice per feeding: half way through a bottle and at the very end of the feeding. She usually drinks 3 oz per feeding right now for reference.

[statlerwaldorf]

Jul 25, 2014 21:44:22 GMT -5 MadamePresident said:

How many times during a feeding do you burp?

Twice. I burp after each side.

[Deleted]

Jul 25, 2014 18:57:36 GMT -5 chickadee77 said:

I'm loving the Woombie - the double zipper makes middle of the night diaper changes sooo much easier.

What kind of soap (if any) do you use to clean your nipple shields? I feel like I can still smell Dawn on them, and, with her wanting to eat so often, boiling between each use just isn't feasible. Is just rinsing between uses enough?

Make sure you are using the non anti-bacterial soap so there is no residue. 

[Jalapeñomel]

Jul 25, 2014 18:57:36 GMT -5 chickadee77 said:

What kind of soap (if any) do you use to clean your nipple shields? I feel like I can still smell Dawn on them, and, with her wanting to eat so often, boiling between each use just isn't feasible. Is just rinsing between uses enough?

We use Dapple, and it's great. 

[vmars]

Once your LO got up on all fours how long until they started to really crawl? DS is doing a weird army crawl and can get up on all fours and rock back and forth.

[kangaroo11]

Jul 26, 2014 19:11:23 GMT -5 vmars said:

Once your LO got up on all fours how long until they started to really crawl? DS is doing a weird army crawl and can get up on all fours and rock back and forth.

She army crawled for a few months. At least 2-3 I think. 

[Jalapeñomel]

Jul 26, 2014 19:11:23 GMT -5 vmars said:

Once your LO got up on all fours how long until they started to really crawl? DS is doing a weird army crawl and can get up on all fours and rock back and forth.

Mine does this, and he has yet to crawl. He's been doing it for a while. 

[Jalapeñomel]

When can I give BM in a sippy and/or straw cup?

[degal99]

Jul 26, 2014 19:11:23 GMT -5 vmars said:

Once your LO got up on all fours how long until they started to really crawl? DS is doing a weird army crawl and can get up on all fours and rock back and forth.

DD started to really crawl about 3 or so weeks after rocking on all fours.

[degal99]

Jul 25, 2014 13:26:45 GMT -5 hilwithonelary said:

What's the preferred swaddle sack for newborns these days?

We used halo. We were actually given one by our hospital which was nice.

[Jalapeñomel]

Jul 26, 2014 21:23:12 GMT -5 @vicmo said:

Jul 26, 2014 20:56:45 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

When can I give BM in a sippy and/or straw cup?

Whenever you want! I started formula in a straw cup at 10ish months. I waited until ds was reliably taking water from a straw cup first. The first couple of weeks, he barely drank any of it, so it killed me to use bm and then pour out what he didn't drink. I also barely had any stash to play with.

Ok, so maybe I should wait until he can do water.  He drinks almost nothing but BM...he doesn't know what to do with the sippy or the straw cup.  The first time he had the straw cup, he drank some of it (by accident I suppose), but since then, he just plays with the cup, banging it on anything that will make a noise, LOL. 

[Jalapeñomel]

Jul 26, 2014 21:45:50 GMT -5 @vicmo said:

Jul 26, 2014 21:41:09 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Ok, so maybe I should wait until he can do water.  He drinks almost nothing but BM...he doesn't know what to do with the sippy or the straw cup.  The first time he had the straw cup, he drank some of it (by accident I suppose), but since then, he just plays with the cup, banging it on anything that will make a noise, LOL. 

I'd probably hold off, then. Or give him an oz or so knowing that he probably won't drink any, if you've got enough in your stash. I had frozen all my milk in 3-4 oz bags so I didn't want to risk it, haha.

Yeah that's how mine is frozen too. 

I'm just trying to get him more interested in cups, so I thought maybe if I put BM in there, he'd be more interested in drinking it.  But really, I'm probably overthinking the whole thing, because does it really matter if he can drink out of a sippy cup at 9 months?  This is something he has time to learn, right?