PG/Mom Check-In

[mrschelseap09]

Sept 4, 2012 11:06:35 GMT -5 surfbetty530 said:

Sept 4, 2012 9:27:51 GMT -5 alzi said:

Nothing to report. I tried to shop for mat pants and everything sucks. Where did you find decent quality pants? I dont *need* them but I'm just uncomfortable in my pants and long for elastic.

I've had good luck at JCP. You won't be breaking the bank and they fit quite well. down side? Small selection in store.

Me too! I lucked out and found a few pairs on clearance. They were so very comfortable!

[dvroxy]

Madeline was 6 weeks on Monday! Time has flown by. I have been breastfeeding her for the whole 6 weeks and I have to say that I love it! The ease of not having to get up and fix a bottle all the time is so nice. She is taking one bottle a day since I will be going back to work in Oct, but I am really enjoying this time with her and it sucks that I wasn't able to with MacKenzie. She is sleeping through the night most nights now, which is fabulous! We are also playing with the idea of putting her in her crib at night soon. That might be too tough on me, but doesn't hurt to try.

MacKenzie is a star student in pre-school. They seem to really love her. They always talk about how she picks up her toys so well and will clean up after others. I like the teacher, but I am disappointed because there is only 1 other little girl in her class. Nothing against the little boys, but they play pretty rough and MacKenzie just isn't like that. So, she tends to hang out in home living most days, lol.

[sara76]

Sept 5, 2012 11:26:42 GMT -5 dvroxy said:

Madeline was 6 weeks on Monday! Time has flown by. I have been breastfeeding her for the whole 6 weeks and I have to say that I love it! The ease of not having to get up and fix a bottle all the time is so nice. She is taking one bottle a day since I will be going back to work in Oct, but I am really enjoying this time with her and it sucks that I wasn't able to with MacKenzie. She is sleeping through the night most nights now, which is fabulous! We are also playing with the idea of putting her in her crib at night soon. That might be too tough on me, but doesn't hurt to try.

MacKenzie is a star student in pre-school. They seem to really love her. They always talk about how she picks up her toys so well and will clean up after others. I like the teacher, but I am disappointed because there is only 1 other little girl in her class. Nothing against the little boys, but they play pretty rough and MacKenzie just isn't like that. So, she tends to hang out in home living most days, lol.

I love your profile pic, she really looks so sweet! Glad she's doing well in preschool:)

[krystalskitsch]

It's been a rough week for us! Cannon was severely jaundiced so after we left the hospital...we were re-admitted within the next 24 hours. :[ He was put on fluids and the photo therapy lights for two days. It was miserable being in the hospital ANOTHER two days. We were there for almost a week total. They gave me a pump so I could pump and feed him but it was so exhausting. I felt like I Wasn't giving him enough (his pedi wants him to have 2 oz every 2-3 hours). I had to start supplementing with formula and now I'm so paranoid that he isn't gaining weight quickly enough. I've been pumping and supplementing and it's just very exhausting. I knew being a new mom would be -- but being in the hospital really threw me off. I know it's very common and lots of babies go through it, but I guess not being able to feed him reliably freaks me out.

[jen812]

Sept 5, 2012 14:50:29 GMT -5 krystalskitsch said:

It's been a rough week for us! Cannon was severely jaundiced so after we left the hospital...we were re-admitted within the next 24 hours. :[ He was put on fluids and the photo therapy lights for two days. It was miserable being in the hospital ANOTHER two days. We were there for almost a week total. They gave me a pump so I could pump and feed him but it was so exhausting. I felt like I Wasn't giving him enough (his pedi wants him to have 2 oz every 2-3 hours). I had to start supplementing with formula and now I'm so paranoid that he isn't gaining weight quickly enough. I've been pumping and supplementing and it's just very exhausting. I knew being a new mom would be -- but being in the hospital really threw me off. I know it's very common and lots of babies go through it, but I guess not being able to feed him reliably freaks me out.

Sorry. Being a new mom is exhausting enough. I hope it gets easier for you soon.

FWIW- when I started supplementing with D, he really started packing on weight. It'll help.

[mrsjenrn]

Sept 5, 2012 14:50:29 GMT -5 krystalskitsch said:

It's been a rough week for us! Cannon was severely jaundiced so after we left the hospital...we were re-admitted within the next 24 hours. :[ He was put on fluids and the photo therapy lights for two days. It was miserable being in the hospital ANOTHER two days. We were there for almost a week total. They gave me a pump so I could pump and feed him but it was so exhausting. I felt like I Wasn't giving him enough (his pedi wants him to have 2 oz every 2-3 hours). I had to start supplementing with formula and now I'm so paranoid that he isn't gaining weight quickly enough. I've been pumping and supplementing and it's just very exhausting. I knew being a new mom would be -- but being in the hospital really threw me off. I know it's very common and lots of babies go through it, but I guess not being able to feed him reliably freaks me out.

Was he not gaining enough weight or showing signs of still being hungry? Is that why they wanted to supplement with formula?

[aegis2005]

Sept 5, 2012 14:50:29 GMT -5 krystalskitsch said:

It's been a rough week for us! Cannon was severely jaundiced so after we left the hospital...we were re-admitted within the next 24 hours. :[ He was put on fluids and the photo therapy lights for two days. It was miserable being in the hospital ANOTHER two days. We were there for almost a week total. They gave me a pump so I could pump and feed him but it was so exhausting. I felt like I Wasn't giving him enough (his pedi wants him to have 2 oz every 2-3 hours). I had to start supplementing with formula and now I'm so paranoid that he isn't gaining weight quickly enough. I've been pumping and supplementing and it's just very exhausting. I knew being a new mom would be -- but being in the hospital really threw me off. I know it's very common and lots of babies go through it, but I guess not being able to feed him reliably freaks me out.

I'm sorry the first week was so rough

[sara76]

Krystal I'm sorry to hear you had a rough first week! It will get better! Are you all home now?

[melis74]

Kara - Good luck next week, so exciting! I'm sure you can't wait to be done...it's the end, everyone feels that way...well most people.

Alzi - Pretty much what everyone else said. I got mine at Motherhood and was pulling them up constantly...I got one pair there that I REALLY liked and fit well, but they aren't on the website for me to show you. They were almost black they were so dark blue, very stretchy and had a button on the back pockets...in case you see anything like that...definitely try them on.

Surfbetty - Congrats on making it to 32 weeks!

Heather - I would really hope they do an u/s, they definitely should.

JenRN - My nephew was behind with his words and then all of the sudden he just started spewing them out!

Krystal - I'm so sorry Cannon had to go back in the hospital. Hopefully he'll start gaining weight soon so you can quit worrying..about that at least.

We just got back from Texas, we went to see my family. Mia did great on the plane, thank goodness. I was so worried about her little ears since she has been sick off and on from daycare. She has started scooching around, which is nice and not so nice all at the same time, lol. We started solids, that was pretty exciting. The only down side is that apparently I can't shovel it in fast enough so she gets mad. We have her four month dr visit next week, not looking forward to her shots, poor girl.