And with that, the Seattle group has officially imploded. I stand with the majority here. Thank you for all the good times ladies! It's been a wild ride this past 8 years. 😘
h and i leave every year for christmas..usually to see family, but not always. this year we are going to europe, but we're taking the long route..we are flying into philadelphia and staying there for a night and spending christmas eve/christmas in a fancy ritzy hotel before we continue our destination.
hi! my daughter was cow's milk intolerant..still is! she's 4.5 now. i nursed her for 4 years..my son was soy and egg intolerant, i nursed him for 2.5 years..most of that overlapping (tandem nursing), which means i was milk, soy, and egg free for about 2 years. torture. torture i tell you! my son is still egg intolerant at 2.5.
my daughter gets very bad eczema and some for of a stomach ache when she has cow's milk. my son's eczema with egg is DISASTROUS, but no upset tummy, and the eczema doesn't seem to bother him..even though the dry patches get so dry they split into open wounds..he doesn't seem to notice unless we put lotion on it without realizing it had split, then it burns.
i would say to survive some milk issues, go for asian food! for the 2ish years that i did not have milk, but could have soy, i liiivvvved on chinese food (it helps that i'm chinese....). most asian foods do not have any milk in it...and i also had lots of salad with no dressing (most dressings..even ones that look safe, have traces of milk in it). i would have the leaves, and then make extravagant toppings.. 2-6 different types of beans, peas, corn, baby corn, beets, hard boiled egg..lots of goodies to give the leaves moisture and flavor.. then add crunch like sunflower seeds, home made croutons (just over toast some bread, you're good)..shred some chicken on top....fancy fancy salad. then eat the same thing for a week straight, since you have all those opened cans of beans lol.
when i couldn't have soy, i went to pretty much salads or steamed veggies, rice, and a plain protein. i went insane, but eh. oh well. i think.
one perk i had, which doesn't work for everyone, is that i lost a LOT of weight going dairy free.
i am still mostly dairy free now, even though i'm FINALLY not nursing anymore...it's just a healthier choice. good luck, hang in there!
Which hormones? I've got a terrible imbalance which can causes me to gain weight while dieting and and a bunch of other fun stuff... I'm sorry you went through such a hard time but I'm glad you're on the path to recovery! I'm self employed now so if you want to hang out, drop me a line!
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i've been meaning to follow up with you...you had been posting fun stuff on fb, and i had said i wanted to go to them..but every time the dates came up, i couldn't bring myself to leave the house. so i apologize for that momma.
so i've seen a billion doctors, therapists, etc in the last several months, and all concluded that i had hit my breaking point, and needed time to reset. i took an 8-week disability from work and during that time i worked on me. my MIL still watched the kids..i went to the gym, slept, gardened, shopped, painted, traveled..everything that had nothing to do with work.
i am back at work now and i feel good. i'm not 100%, but at least i'm not crying anymore..i don't remember how much detail i got into before, but i was crying everyday between 1-4 hours a day...and now i'm not..so that is FANTASTIC. i'm not exhausted all day like i was, and i feel good.
the strange thing is, during my time off, i went to the gym 3-5xs a week, and i worked out for 2 hours a day...i don't weigh myself daily, but i weighed myself roughly at the beginning of my leave, and again at the end, and i gained 15 pounds..even through all that working out..and i still felt icky. my doc suggested getting my thyroid checked.. i told my mother about it, and apparently she has a thyroid issue she never mentioned to me...
turns out, i don't have thyroid issues, but i have some hormones that are incredibly unbalanced that causes sleep deprivation and weight gain.... i have a follow up in a week to see our next steps.
i know this board is dead now, but i still feel a lot of love for this board, and i feel like this is still home <3.
After a wee bit of internet searching, I came across the Diamond Knot brewpub in Mountlake Terrace, and they have brunch.
I'm thinking this is my top-contender right now, unless someone else has an amazing idea. The next plan after brunch is to brewery-hop, and that might make a good first stop
diamond knot it is one of my fave late-night spots..i've never had brunch there, but if it's like dinner, it'll be great. plus, you're a beer person, right? they brew their own (although i'm not sure if they brew in mountlake terrace, they do in mukilteo).
just seeing this, sorry i'm a bit late. do you still have questions?
my milk came in very fast with #2..by the time i was discharged from the hospital, i was already feeling engorged, and i was discharged about 30 hours after birth? during the time before my milk came in, my older daughter (20 months at the time), didn't nurse at all because she was distracted with grandparents, etc. when we got home as a family, she latched on, but by then, milk was in already. no issues.
Thanks guys! I am surrounded by like 95% guys so they don't have a lot of info. The first try with the insurance was a PITA, but I will do it on a day off
do you work for any of the major companies around here? i work for one of the heavily male dominant ones so fingers crossed i can help you.
Sounds like I should just get new stuff. Anyone have experience with the hands free bras? I didn't get one last time. I am thinking it might be nice to have one this time. Do they really work?
i had one with my daughter and used it every day..with my son i never found it..and when i did find it, i got lazy. i wouldn't say it's necessary, you just learn to adapt. it's probably easier, but i could hold both up with one hand and use my phone with the other, anyway, so it wasn't a huge deal.
It doesn't need to have an underwire but padded cups would be nice. I have a pretty small chest but they are shapeless and saggy. I hate my breasts and they don't get nice and full when I'm nursing.
My favorite one is with padded cups too. For me it's not about the size but the shaping of the boobs. I have a good one from motherhood that's Jessica Simpson brand.
How do you feel about her diagnosis jennlin,? I'm crossing fingers for some relief for you.... and sleep. So much sleep. We've been shuffling kid rooms around and they have all been sick for a few weeks now. I have slight resentment to H who sleeps all night during the week then usual sleeps in on the weekend if I don't shake him awake.
I'm okay with it. I've been sleep deprived for so long I really don't think that's what it is.. But I'm not going to complain about time off work to sleep. I'm also at a point where I'm willing to try anything.. And being afraid to start medication, I think this is a good start. I'm glad she wanted to take it slow.
I talked to medical at work today and the arnp was ready to jump to antidepressants.. And she was clearly not listening to me.. So I'm very uncomfortable with her advice... Mid-story about my sleep patterns.. Her stomach growled loudly so I asked her if she was hungry. She kept smiling and nodding and saying "uh-huh".... So.. I will not take any medication based on her advice since she clearly was not listening at all.
in case anyone wants an update: i saw my doc yesterday, and she doesn't believe i'm hormonally/clinically/chemically depressed, she believes it is severe sleep deprivation and then the rest of the world piling on at the same time (work stress, relationship stress, weaning stress) that broke me. after my appointment with my counselor in a few weeks, they may conclude to pull me from work with short term disability and have me sleep for days on end. she is also testing me for anemia since i have heavy periods and extreme fatigue.
Things are going okay here.. My daughter is a little over 4 and I cut her cold turkey breastfeeding (finally!!). We relapsed at about 4y1w..and then she had some allergic reaction as 4y2w and I nursed her back to calm and back to sleep.. That was the last time. We are also working on having her sleep in her own room.. Which she's doing fine........ Except that dad sleeps in the princess bed with her every night. Baby steps.
My son is 2.5 and is also working on weaning. He only nurses MOTN now and does not need to nurse to sleep.. But be still wakes up 1-2xs a night and needs to nurse. Also.. Baby steps.
I have a lot of emotions about weaning that I did not know I would have and finally made an appointment for very-late-postpartum depression. My appointment is this week and it's one of the first things I've been excited about in a while.
I'm looking for a new job since the depression has actually affected my work performance. I'm being known as a crier, and it's just not something I want to deal with, even when I get better... So if you guys have any ideas!
i still check this board once a day! old habits die hard. i don't always have something to add, though.
ttc is so frustrating..but yes, keep peeing on all the things for a few days. it's not considered normal for your body to completely skip periods unless there was something else going on.
I'm super surprised when an old friend, jennlin , messaged me with something we were talking about from years ago from the place that this place came from! Amazing to know you all still hang out on here! I'm also amazed I was able to sign in and remembered my password! Old age/twin mama/fulltime working/forgetful lady win!
I hope all is well!
YOU! my lady. i told you i couldn't come play yesterday. i thought we were going to make a grand entrance together
friday. i will come play friday. come back and hold my hand, okay?
hey dana86 , sorry i'm late on this. how is she doing now? i have a lot of friends who have gone through speech therapy or other types of early intervention with their kids with really good results.
She is still about the same. She has started trying to say a few more words when referring to things but the sounds and such are still off. So we will see. Her well child appointment is the first of the year, so thats when we will get recs for getting her evaluated if thats what the Dr decides, but i'm pretty sure they will go that route.
Im just feeling like this is going to put her real behind in learning things as well but we will see. She still asks us to tell her what everything is and repeat words over and over and she looks like she soaks all the info up but just won't repeat it. Or at least thats what I'm hoping.
oh, i also had noticed while i was reading above that you were going to dig out an ASL book for sign language.. try googling/youtubing baby sign language. it will focus on the words that are important to kids, and sometimes a little simpler/easier to remember as well.
hey dana86, sorry i'm late on this. how is she doing now? i have a lot of friends who have gone through speech therapy or other types of early intervention with their kids with really good results.