Post by Velar Fricative on Jan 21, 2014 13:22:40 GMT -5
How old is your baby now?
16 weeks today, will be 4 months on 2/1.
Height/weight/head circumference?
Last appointment was a few weeks ago at around 3 months - 11 lbs 5 oz (~15th percentile), 24 inches (~75th percentile), and I forget her head size but it's growing! She's a slow but steady weight gainer, gaining around 1.5 pounds per month on average.
How's it going with eating?
Obviously we're not close to solids just yet but breastfeeding is going well. She was very consistently eating 8 times a day, no more no less, but this past weekend the 4-month wakeful hit (along with a growth spurt, I guess?) and she ramped it up a bit with the nursing. We'll see how today goes since she's back in daycare after our 3-day weekend.
How's it going with sleeping?
It was going pretty well until this weekend. The last few nights have sucked and I assume it's the 4MW because her sleep behavior is very different. When she would wake up in the MOTN before, she'd fall right back asleep after nursing; now, not so much and the 4:00-6:00 am hours just suck so much even though DH and I get up at 5:00 for work and wake her up at 6:00 if she's not already awake. I feel like it's worse than the newborn period because I expected the newborn period to suck, but she gave us nice long period of good (maybe not great) sleep since then, only for it to completely go to shit now. Oh well, time to up my caffeine intake.
She is still a shitty napper as always lol. But at least daycare is managing to get her to nap some in her crib there, so that's progress.
What milestones has baby reached so far?
She rolled over back to tummy yesterday. And she's been laughing a lot especially over the last few weeks.
What kind of activities does your baby like?
She loves the kick-and-play and this Fisher Price toy - I forget what it's called but it's a puppy doll and you touch different body parts and it sings and stuff. She is mesmerized. She also really likes sitting in the Bumbo.
What fun things are you looking forward to?
I'm waiting a couple of weeks to put her in the Jumperoo. And I don't know if I'd call this "fun," but we are going to transition her to the crib in about a month. We had planned to do that last month but she was sleeping so well in her bassinet. Hopefully the 4MW will be behind us in a month...
How old is your baby now? 20 weeks old, about 4.5 months
Height/weight/head circumference? At his 4 month ped appt, he was 17 lbs, 3 oz (85th %), 26 inches (83%) and 17 inch head.
How's it going with eating? I would say great! He eats 15 oz a day at daycare and he's had no problems with bottles. We love to nurse every 2-3 hours on the weekends. We let him gnaw on a waffle the other day (MOTY) and he's had a few bites of oatmeal cereal. I think we are going to wait another month to actually start solids.
How's it going with sleeping? I think the 4MW is over. He was a terrible sleeper so it didn't affect us too much but last night he only woke up once for the FIRST.TIME.EVER. Slept 7p-midnight, then 12:15 to 6:30. I was FLOORED.
What milestones has baby reached so far? No rolling yet, but he will sit up and play with toys assisted in the Boppy. I think because he's so big he has great balance for sitting.
What kind of activities does your baby like? He likes his Johnny Jump Up, loves to look at and pet the puppy, he squeals all the time. He still wants me to hold him almost any time I am at home with him. He misses me during the day!!
What fun things are you looking forward to? Spring, so we can go on walks in the stroller.
No idea head or height but I weighed myself then with her the other day and she added 13.2lbs. That's about as accurate as I can be until Thursday.
How's it going with eating?
I'm hoping the pedi has some suggestions about some gastro and skin side effects we are still having. She eats 5.5oz 5x/day now.
How's it going with sleeping?
Amazing. We did modified (less time between checks) Ferber for naps because they were HELL. Today she didn't make a peep when I put her down. She sleeps 730-7, no wake ups.
What milestones has baby reached so far?
We aren't rolling yet and I don't know what else there is right now lol She giggles all the time, can sit up with the boppy for a bit, and is constantly grabbing things.
What kind of activities does your baby like?
Loves her new jumperoo, her playmat, and playing "airplane." She also loves this ridiculous flower music toy that my friend has for her baby, so I bought it for her. I'm buying all sorts of shit I hate and said I never would buy.
What fun things are you looking forward to?
ROLLING. She's so close (goes 3/4 the way then goes back) I just can't wait for her to get it.
I also cannot wait for warm weather so we can be outside!
Post by rupertpenny on Jan 21, 2014 13:38:41 GMT -5
B was born late August, but I feel like I fit in more with y'all than with the summer moms.
How old is your baby now? She is 5 months today!
Height/weight/head circumference? As of Friday she is 13 lbs 10 oz and 25 inches. I never remember head circumference.
How's it going with eating? It's going well. She is still EBF, no issues so far. I'm not in a hurry to start solids for a wide variety of reasons.
How's it going with sleeping? Last week was an absolute nightmare, but some CIO this weekend and a Merlin magic sleep suit combined helped her STTN for the first time last night! This is after she was waking up every hour last week. And she is even napping super well in her crib today for the first time ever. I thought it was crazy that the sleep suit was $40, but it seems to be worth it's weight in gold.
What milestones has baby reached so far? She can roll over both ways, but doesn't do it habitually. She loves to play with her feet and can sit up with minimal support.
What kind of activities does your baby like? She still likes her activity mat and LOVES playing airplane. She also likes bath time and Sophie is her favorite toy so far.
What fun things are you looking forward to? I'm tentatively looking forward to my quality of life improving drastically with her improved sleep schedule. I'm also looking forward to her being able to sit on her own since she loves sitting in our laps so much.
Post by Jalapeñomel on Jan 21, 2014 14:12:50 GMT -5
How old is your baby now? 13 weeks
Height/weight/head circumference? 22.5 in, 10 lbs 14 oz, head cirum: 15 in
How's it going with eating? he eats a lot.
How's it going with sleeping? he sleeps a lot, when he's not eating
What milestones has baby reached so far? holds his head up, smiles, almost laughs, rolls tummy to back
What kind of activities does your baby like? punching the snail on his napper mobile, staring at the Martini Lady's photos on our wall, eating his hand LOL
What fun things are you looking forward to? I cannot wait until he can give me kisses and laughs
I don't post a lot but am trying to be more active.
How old is your baby now? DD was eight weeks on Saturday
Height/weight/head circumference? Her two month check up is Friday so we will get updated info then. She was not gaining weight for awhile so she was pretty small. A week ago she was 8lbs 6 oz.
How's it going with eating? We had a hard time at first but are doing better now. We are supplementing with formula though.
How's it going with sleeping? She has been sleeping for about five hours when we put her to sleep and then for another two or three hours after eating. Her naps during the day are still sporadic.
What milestones has baby reached so far? She is smiling and cooing. She can pick her head up during tummy time and is getting pretty strong holding her head up in general.
What kind of activities does your baby like? She likes the mirror mobile on her swing and she also seems to like music.
What fun things are you looking forward to? Her being able to do more things. Dressing her in something other than sleepers.
Height/weight/head circumference? He was 15lbs 7oz last week (65th percentile I believe?). They didn't check height or head circumference, but I'd imagine he's around 24 inches long (75th percentile at 2 months) and was in the 90-something percentile for head circumference at 2 months
How's it going with eating? We're still BFing and supplementing, and he's gaining well. He eats 2-4oz (usually 3oz) every 2 hours during the day.
How's it going with sleeping? Hit or miss. He usually does 3-4 hour stretches, but he seems to be waking up more because he's trying to break out of the swaddle. We tried not swaddling for 4 nights this week; it was a total fail. Hopefully the Merlin Magic Sleepsuit really is magic! As for naps, he very rarely sleeps for more than 30 minutes at a time.
What milestones has baby reached so far? He has mastered the social smile for sure - he's a total ham to everyone around him. It's adorable! He's rolled over belly to back a few times, but I'm pretty sure they were flukes. He's in the very early stages of reaching toward things, and has even grabbed some toys a few times.
What kind of activities does your baby like? He LOVES "standing", sitting on our laps, kicking, chewing his hands, and "talking". Really, anything that involves people he's into; he could take or leave toys thus far.
What fun things are you looking forward to? Hearing his laugh for the first time! Also better weather for walks so we can use the stroller without the car seat attachment. Oooo, he is also having his first overnight at my mom's on Saturday so H and I can go to his future BIL and sister's bachelor/bachelorette parties, respectively. Uninterrupted sleep will be amazing!
How old is your baby now? 11 weeks and a couple days
Height/weight/head circumference? 21 inches, 10 pounds 5 oz., not sure about head circumference, I know it is the 33rd percentile
How's it going with eating? Good, he seems to be gaining a little over an oz a day. He takes about 5-6 oz every 3-4 hours
How's it going with sleeping? He is getting better most nights. We had a 4 night stretch in which we got 8 hours, not in a row, but we will take it! He normally wakes up 2-3 times per night.
What milestones has baby reached so far? He is making eye contact, has rolled over a couple of times, smiles.
What kind of activities does your baby like? He likes to take baths (but not to get dried off), likes people to play with him, rattles, his play mat.
What fun things are you looking forward to? Rolling and crawling, and when he can be more interactive with us, teaching him things.
Height/weight/head circumference? not sure, we'll know tomorrow. The last time she was weighed (a week ago), she was almost 13 pounds. Her head was in the 87th percentile last time too.
How's it going with eating? pretty good, although we've recently had issues with fussing/getting angry at the boob, especially with the first feed of the morning. I'm still not sure exactly what the problem is. The LC suspected reflux, so we've been giving her prevacid that the pedi prescribed. I can't tell if there's a difference though. I'm also trying to hold her more upright while feeding her. She seems to be gaining okay, it's just a horrible fight every morning.
How's it going with sleeping? Okay. She consistently goes to bed at about 7-7:30pm and waking to eat/change her diaper at 2-3am and then again at 4-5am before waking at 6 or 7am. I wish she'd drop the 4am feed, but no dice so far. On the whole, I feel pretty lucky with sleep though because she goes down almost effortlessly most of the time. She is still swaddled and we have no game plan on if/when we should change that.
What milestones has baby reached so far? Last night, she laughed when I tickled her! She's also a champion at smiling. She's gotten a lot more head control recently, though she is still working on it. No rolling yet. She is just barely starting to bat/reach out for toys, but it's got a long way to go!
She's also becoming less colicky, though now I think she has at least one tooth coming in now. The fussiness continues! Please assure me that my baby will stop screaming sometime soon.
What kind of activities does your baby like? She loves going for walks, whether in the stroller or worn. We go outside and look at the grapefruit and orange trees a lot, which seems to please her. She also likes listening to music and playing in the baby gym. Oh and "standing" while we hold her up.
What fun things are you looking forward to? I'm really looking forward to her head control getting better so that we can do more. I'm also looking forward to her growing further and further out of colic!
Height/weight/head circumference? 25.2inches (91st percentile), 13lb 4oz (50th) and 16? Inches respectively. They were her measurements at her 3mth check last week
How's it going with eating? So-so. She loves her food. The issues are about source! I've started to wean and as of today she's down to 2 bf feeds. The rest are formula. My supply didn't keep up after the last growth spurt...
How's it going with sleeping? Let's not talk about night time sleep... Daytime naps are going well now though!
What milestones has baby reached so far? Really good at head control. Grabs toys on play arch. Reaches for toys and brings them to her mouth. Scoots up the changing mat!! Laughs and chats loads. No rolling yet
What kind of activities does your baby like? Chatting to any kind of face (people, toys, mirrors), raspberries on tummy and tickles. Bouncing on the knee. Her play mat. Just starting to sit in her bumbo style chair. Loves sitting on my knee facing out.
What fun things are you looking forward to? Sitting upright unassisted and sleeping more at night!!! (She used to STTN, but that was disturbed over Christmas/growth spurt). Starting solids - just live to see the reaction to new textures and tastes!!
Height/weight/head circumference? He's around 40th percentile as of last visit - 15#, 24.5". He is a chunk and I'm so happy to see that now. He was tiny and was in the 5th percentile at his one month visit.
How's it going with eating? Obviously eating like a champ but there are still BF issues (pain on my lower producing side or on both if we are BFing more often like on a weekend.) I should suck it up and pay for a LC but part of me really wants to be done BFing at 6 months and mostly pumping isn't that horrible right now.
How's it going with sleeping?FMW hit like a ton of bricks and we started some light Ferber bc I was a zombie and he slept for 7 hours (!!!) the second night after 30 min of crying with checks. Then he got sick and I couldn't let him CIO. That was 10 days ago so hoping to resume soon. Naps are a cluster and haven't gotten any better. Not sure he's developmentally ready for nap training yet.
What milestones has baby reached so far? He's rolled a few times tummy to back but seems inconsistent or maybe just lazy cooing, laughing, batting at toys, following with his eyes all good.
What kind of activities does your baby like? He loves being held to stand, looking at the mirror, babbling and playing with o-balls/rattles.
What fun things are you looking forward to? Just enjoying him - I've been hesitant to post but we seem to be over colic and he's now just a normal fussy baby. Smiling more than screaming/crying has really been a happy time for us.
How old is your baby now? 4 months and 10 days…ugh not sure in weeks. LOL
Height/weight/head circumference? Height is 25.5in. Weight is 16lbs 10 oz. Head circumference is 96%. I was ill the day of his exam so DH took him.
How's it going with eating? Still EBF and dealing with leaking and engorgement issues. I'm guessing it will never end.
How's it going with sleeping? He generally sleeps 9-9 with a 4 or 5am wake up to eat.
What milestones has baby reached so far? He reaches for toys and rolls from side to side but can't roll over yet.
What kind of activities does your baby like? He loves to babble, "stand", and bath/showers.
What fun things are you looking forward to? Enjoying him and being outside more as the spring approaches. I have cabin fever currently as it is snowing outside.
Post by AlpineSlide on Jan 21, 2014 17:07:07 GMT -5
How old is your baby now? will be 2 months on sunday
Height/weight/head circumference? approx. 22"/13 lb/?We will go to dr. on monday
How's it going with eating? great! We are EBF and stopped supplementing with bottles of pumped milk several weeks ago.
How's it going with sleeping? not so great. He has never gone longer than a 3.5 hour stretch and is becoming accustomed to only napping on me (which i loveb/c it's sweet but hate b/c i need to get stuff done!)
What milestones has baby reached so far? eye contact, smiling on purpose, following people/sounds with his eyes, can hold a toy, gaining better head/neck control.
What kind of activities does your baby like? bath time, activity mat. Hates tummy time.
What fun things are you looking forward to? Warmer weather for stroller walks and getting out and about more.
How old is your baby now? will be 2 months on sunday
Height/weight/head circumference? approx. 22"/13 lb/?We will go to dr. on monday
How's it going with eating? great! We are EBF and stopped supplementing with bottles of pumped milk several weeks ago.
How's it going with sleeping? not so great. He has never gone longer than a 3.5 hour stretch and is becoming accustomed to only napping on me (which i loveb/c it's sweet but hate b/c i need to get stuff done!)
What milestones has baby reached so far? eye contact, smiling on purpose, following people/sounds with his eyes, can hold a toy, gaining better head/neck control.
What kind of activities does your baby like? bath time, activity mat. Hates tummy time.
What fun things are you looking forward to? Warmer weather for stroller walks and getting out and about more.
Do you wear him? It's a great way to get the baby to nap and do stuff around the home!
Post by SallySparrow on Jan 21, 2014 18:15:58 GMT -5
How old is your baby now? 20 weeks? 4 1/2 months. I can't keep up with the weeks.
Height/weight/head circumference? 25 inches and 15 lbs at her 4 month appt a couple weeks ago. I don't remember head circumference.
How's it going with eating? She takes about four 6oz bottles/day. And I know I'm in the minority around here, but we started her on cereal around the 4 month mark. Pedi okay'd it and I was fine with it. Since then we started a couple veggies--green beans and peas. Loves green beans, hates peas.
How's it going with sleeping? Most of the time she sleeps from about 8pm-5 or 6am. She naps pretty well at home. Not as well at the sitter, but we can't really complain.
What milestones has baby reached so far? Eye contact, smiling, laughing, "talking", grabbing toys, rolling from belly to back (but only when she feels like it),
What kind of activities does your baby like? She loves bath time and reading books. She loves anything that makes music and we have "baby dance parties" where we dance around with her.
What fun things are you looking forward to? When she can sit on her own. Hugging. She loves being held right now, but obviously doesn't really hug yet. We just bought a new house, so I'm excited to do her nursery all over again--mostly the same, but maybe a few minor adjustments.
Do you wear him? It's a great way to get the baby to nap and do stuff around the home!
i wish! we're working on it but i only have a mei tai and i think he is in an in-between stage for fitting in it. i can't get him to froggy his legs anymore, and he's not big enough to spread open his legs. He wants to stand up in it putting the weight on his feet instead of bum. i just joined 2 local FB babywearing groups and want to go to their next meetings. one group even has a lending library of wraps/carriers. but i'm looking for any advice on what type of carrier to buy. hopefully cheap too, less than $50??
Height/weight/head circumference? 12lbs 23 in 16in head at his appointment 3 weeks ago
How's it going with eating? He is a champion nurser. DH started his leave time with him last week and he is starting to get the hang of the bottle.
How's it going with sleeping? Awful. He was up every 2hrs last night with a 1.5hr party thrown in. Normal night is a minimum of 2 wakeups.
What milestones has baby reached so far? He is reaching for his knees, rolling to his sides, has found his hands, and is chatting up a storm.
What kind of activities does your baby like? He loves his mobile and just looking around at stuff. We went to the aquarium last week and he loved that.
What fun things are you looking forward to? I can't wait for him to enjoy tummy time more and to start to play with toys a little more.
Do you wear him? It's a great way to get the baby to nap and do stuff around the home!
i wish! we're working on it but i only have a mei tai and i think he is in an in-between stage for fitting in it. i can't get him to froggy his legs anymore, and he's not big enough to spread open his legs. He wants to stand up in it putting the weight on his feet instead of bum. i just joined 2 local FB babywearing groups and want to go to their next meetings. one group even has a lending library of wraps/carriers. but i'm looking for any advice on what type of carrier to buy. hopefully cheap too, less than $50??
I have a RS and a Beco Gemini. DH loves the Beco, and he wears D all the time. I like my RS, but there is a learning curve. I think you will find that most baby wears are now saying not to froggy the legs, but to wear them out.
How old is your baby now? I have no clue how old she is in weeks. I was so good with DS but this time around....not so much. She's about 3.5 months. She'll be 4 months Feb 6th.
Height/weight/head circumference?
Her last time being weighed was at the ER a month ago. She was 16 lb 2 oz. She was 24 inches at her 2 month appt, which was 99.5 percentile. Her 4 month appt is in a few weeks! She's quite the large baby.
How's it going with eating?
This girl loves to nurse just like her brother did. I don't keep track of how many times a day, but it's often. We wont start solids until 6 months, so we've got a while yet for that.
How's it going with sleeping?
She was doing GREAT. We had a few nights at 2 months where she slept 8pm to 7am. Now she's just "normal." Bed at 7 or 8pm, up at 11pm, 3am and 6am. She's much easier to put down after feeding her in the MOTN than DS was so I'm thankful.
What milestones has baby reached so far?
She got her first tooth on Saturday. She beat her big brother by 2 weeks (he was just shy of 4 months old). She's super smiley, has started giggling a bit, grabs for toys hanging above or in front of her.
What kind of activities does your baby like?
Being worn, going for walks, getting snuggles from her brother. She seriously lights up when she sees him. It's adorable.
What fun things are you looking forward to?
More interaction between the two kiddos. But really, I'm trying not to think too much about her growing up. It makes me sad. I guess I'm looking forward to her consistently STTN.
Stella is three months. I have no idea how big she is, but she's wearing 3-6 month clothes. She sleeps and nurses GREAT! She laughs and smiles and can grab toys. Right now, she's diligently working on rolling over. I'm really looking forward to spring so we can go outside more. Here's a cute pic -
Do you wear him? It's a great way to get the baby to nap and do stuff around the home!
i wish! we're working on it but i only have a mei tai and i think he is in an in-between stage for fitting in it. i can't get him to froggy his legs anymore, and he's not big enough to spread open his legs. He wants to stand up in it putting the weight on his feet instead of bum. i just joined 2 local FB babywearing groups and want to go to their next meetings. one group even has a lending library of wraps/carriers. but i'm looking for any advice on what type of carrier to buy. hopefully cheap too, less than $50??
Boba wrap! I think they are about $40 on Amazon. I didn't think it was too hard to wrap. I generally wrap the carrier at home then pop B in when we get to our destination.
Post by rupertpenny on Jan 21, 2014 20:20:22 GMT -5
It's funny to me that my baby is one of the oldest in this thread but probably weighs the least. I was a huge baby so I never expected to have such a shrimp.
It's funny to me that my baby is one of the oldest in this thread but probably weighs the least. I was a huge baby so I never expected to have such a shrimp.
I was happy to see that because L is just so tiny (she's only gained 1lb in 2 months) and doesn't seem to want to be a chunker. I feel a little less bad about having a long skinny baby
i wish! we're working on it but i only have a mei tai and i think he is in an in-between stage for fitting in it. i can't get him to froggy his legs anymore, and he's not big enough to spread open his legs. He wants to stand up in it putting the weight on his feet instead of bum. i just joined 2 local FB babywearing groups and want to go to their next meetings. one group even has a lending library of wraps/carriers. but i'm looking for any advice on what type of carrier to buy. hopefully cheap too, less than $50??
i LOVE my beco gemini. it can adjust for newborn hips in the seat, so you can let their legs hang out. A loves it.
ok, I did not know you could adjust the hip part! I still have L frog legged so she can see out and it's too wide on her hips.
i LOVE my beco gemini. it can adjust for newborn hips in the seat, so you can let their legs hang out. A loves it.
ok, I did not know you could adjust the hip part! I still have L frog legged so she can see out and it's too wide on her hips.
How do I adjust it?
I learned this not long ago too! There are buttons that you can flip the sides of the front part to. Sorry, that's about how I can explain it but I found the info on Beco's website.
How old is your baby now? will be 4 months on Sunday
Height/weight/head circumference? not sure
How's it going with eating? happy little nurser, sort of happy bottle feeder
How's it going with sleeping? we bedshare and she sleeps most of the night, she will seek out the boob every now and then
What milestones has baby reached so far? smiles a lot, laughs, recognizes her name, starting to lift her back up if laying down flat, awesome lungs when she is hungry
What kind of activities does your baby like? being held, rocked, like her bouncer and swing
What fun things are you looking forward to? better weather so we can get outside for walks
Post by winecheery on Jan 21, 2014 21:19:53 GMT -5
How old is your baby now? 19 weeks tomorrow
Height/weight/head circumference? She's 25 inches long (something like 78%), and weighs 12.5 lbs (13%) but I forget head circ
How's it going with eating? She's kind of unpredictable! She'll eat anywhere from 1.5hrs-4hrs apart during any given day, from both sides, or not. It's pretty standard that she'll cluster feed in the hours bedtime bedtime though. We're still EBF. I think just like anyone else, she is hungrier certain days, and not others.
How's it going with sleeping? Well, still not the bliss that was 8 weeks to 3.5 months (aka STTN) but MUCH improved from the 4MW nonsense. She'll wake once or twice a night, either hungry, or she because needs a snuggle. Down in 10-15mins. Her naps are crap lol! But she's pretty happy despite this!
What milestones has baby reached so far? Rolling both ways, though tummy to back is more frequent. We're practicing sitting! And also she can sleep in her sleep sack with only one arm swaddled; I consider this a milestone because she is so damn active in her sleep! She's a huge fan of blowing spit bubbles these days too. And she loves to laugh, and smile, and squeal. She is reaching for things more and more too. She has started "swimming" during tummy time. I think she really wants to be moving.
What kind of activities does your baby like? Being held lol Hikes in the carrier with mom and dad, still loves her Skip Hop activity mat a lot. She also cracks up when we read "Brown Bear Brown Bear, What do you See?". She gets SO excited. She also really enjoys bath time now. She likes when we hold her up and she "stands."
What fun things are you looking forward to? Starting solids, her speaking her first words, watching her sit unassisted. And um…STTN again. Please baby??