Pregnancy 2011-February

dmdaigle17

I would like to just because I have seen the problems it brings when not. My little brother never was and had numerous problems esp. as a baby with it. He loved playing in the sandbox and ended up getting a horrible infection *there* due to not being circ'ed. It was very traumatizing at the time for him/us (thank god he doesn't remember).

dragonfly74

my son was circumsised and he didn't even cry when they did it. This boy on the way will be as well and so is my husband. I think it depends on your culture and the area you grew up in.

I would think men who are uncirc. deal with issues as they are growing. In fact I've never seen an uncirc. man before. I only saw my little boy before his was done.

It really is a personal descision.

I completely agree. We had our son circumsised as well and will be doing so with this little guy. My husband is too and really feel it should be up to them to make the decision. They know what it is like to be in a locker room with a bunch of guys . . . My son had no issues and it was over so quickly. Seriously no man remembers if it hurt or not.

It truly is a personal decision and I think you need to take your husband's opinion very seriously. No one knows what it is like to be in a guy's shoes except them.

dragonfly74

I find it surprising that you have not seen someone who was not before ckmama - but again like you said it probably depends on your area, etc.

I have only seen one uncircumsised and it was that of my German boyfriend at the time (exchange student). Never have I seen one like that before or since.

jw17695

I saw a post on here from another thread about a calorie calculator website for women who are pregnant.

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/pregnancy_calorie_calculator.htm

what's everyone's thoughts on this?

I checked out the website. According to it, I'm not eating enough calories. I disagree because I am gaining weight (10-12 lbs) and I'm only now just beginning my third trimester. My weekly sonograms are saying that baby's weight is right where it is supposed to be.

LittleSpy

I saw a post on here from another thread about a calorie calculator website for women who are pregnant.

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/pregnancy_calorie_calculator.htm

what's everyone's thoughts on this?

I checked out the website. According to it, I'm not eating enough calories. I disagree because I am gaining weight (10-12 lbs) and I'm only now just beginning my third trimester. My weekly sonograms are saying that baby's weight is right where it is supposed to be.

Woah, I agree. I eat less than that (on average) and I've already gained TOO MUCH weight (15 lbs) in my opinion. :noway:

Rachickidee

I saw a post on here from another thread about a calorie calculator website for women who are pregnant.

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/pregnancy_calorie_calculator.htm

what's everyone's thoughts on this?

I checked out the website. According to it, I'm not eating enough calories. I disagree because I am gaining weight (10-12 lbs) and I'm only now just beginning my third trimester. My weekly sonograms are saying that baby's weight is right where it is supposed to be.

I am not eating anywhere close to that. I just eat what I feel my body needs. However, I haven't gained any weight either. It's just before I got pregnant I was eating 1200 cal. a day, so now I eat between 1600-1800 which feels like a lot to me. Maybe I should eat more, I don't know.

LittleSpy

Yay, another girlie!! :happy: Congrats!

I love the name Emma! My oldest dog is named Emma. And I'm not insinuating it's a dog name! :laugh: I name my dogs like I'd name my children (only I feel a little less pressure ).

ckmama

painting my eldest sons new room today...YAY, that way he can be moved into the larger room so the baby can be in the smaller one, that is already painted for baby...yay only painting 1 room not 2 YAY....

I'm kind of pooped out though, so pray my energy stays to finish.

:yawn:

AnneElise

I havn't been counting my calories. It was too hard with getting sick all the time to know what I was actually eating. I really thinking that its going away though! Yesterday I only got sick one time and so far none today. Hooray! I think probably once I start gaining I will start counting again. I was eating 1400-1500 before I got pregnant (thats no including exercise calories). I think I will probably aim for 2000 when I start counting again.

Today we decided what color we are going to paint our nursery. yea!

I hope you all are having a nice weekend.

MisdemeanorM

I saw a post on here from another thread about a calorie calculator website for women who are pregnant.

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/pregnancy_calorie_calculator.htm

what's everyone's thoughts on this?

I checked out the website. According to it, I'm not eating enough calories. I disagree because I am gaining weight (10-12 lbs) and I'm only now just beginning my third trimester. My weekly sonograms are saying that baby's weight is right where it is supposed to be.

It gave me a # about 200-250 higher than it should since i base mine on my BODYMEDIA fit that gives me a really accurate image of how many calories I burn a day. Based strictly on height, age, and weight, you can't get an accurate calories intake measurement. Not a good one at least.

MisdemeanorM

I find it surprising that you have not seen someone who was not before ckmama - but again like you said it probably depends on your area, etc.

I haven't before in person, but I've only been with my husband so I don't have a lot to compare to. :laugh:. Wait, actually, I might have babysat for one when I was a lot younger, but I was like 12 or 13 so don't think I really knew at the time one way or another how it was 'supposed' to look. :laugh:

carina73

Thanks for the replies on the website for pregnant women. I thought it was kind of high, but wasn't sure.

AnneElise

The SUN is out. Excited to take my pups for a walk today... now only if I can get the hubby to come along...

mwilson1018

Ladies I need some help! I went to register Friday night and was looking at all of the different breast pump options and have no idea! Can you all give me some advice on brands, types, etc?? I will be breastfeeding from home for the first 4 months, then I'll have to pump while at work. Thanks in advance for the help!

brittonymiller

Ladies I need some help! I went to register Friday night and was looking at all of the different breast pump options and have no idea! Can you all give me some advice on brands, types, etc?? I will be breastfeeding from home for the first 4 months, then I'll have to pump while at work. Thanks in advance for the help!

I second that. Plus I was wondering if there is even a need for us to register for one since I'll pretty much be a SAHM with a few part-time hours on the side.

AnneElise

Ladies I need some help! I went to register Friday night and was looking at all of the different breast pump options and have no idea! Can you all give me some advice on brands, types, etc?? I will be breastfeeding from home for the first 4 months, then I'll have to pump while at work. Thanks in advance for the help!

I third this question!

joonzgurl

Ladies I need some help! I went to register Friday night and was looking at all of the different breast pump options and have no idea! Can you all give me some advice on brands, types, etc?? I will be breastfeeding from home for the first 4 months, then I'll have to pump while at work. Thanks in advance for the help!

I second that. Plus I was wondering if there is even a need for us to register for one since I'll pretty much be a SAHM with a few part-time hours on the side.

I think even if you are a SAHM you should have one. You can pump after a feeding to get an extra supply- breast milk will stay in the freezer for quite some time I am told. That way- if you are sick or very very tired daddy or someone else can feed the baby from a bottle in the evening/on the weekend, etc if you need a rest.

In terms of types though I have no idea!

Soon2Bfitmamaof3

Ladies I need some help! I went to register Friday night and was looking at all of the different breast pump options and have no idea! Can you all give me some advice on brands, types, etc?? I will be breastfeeding from home for the first 4 months, then I'll have to pump while at work. Thanks in advance for the help!

I went with what I have been told is the best next to the hospital grade one. I got a medela double electric pump, I will only be home for 6 weeks after and will have to have the baby on a bottle while at work afterwards. I figure I will try to hold out 3-4 weeks on giving her a bottle but then after that I will have hubby introduce the bottle so she will be fed while I am at work. I have had other pumps with each of my boys and both hurt, I played around with this one and it seems soft and gentle like the one I had used in the hospital with #1. There is also a super convenience with this one since it comes in a back pack, it is easy to take along and there is a storage bag you can easily stick in the fridge for the supply you pump.

Here is the link to the one I purchased, I got mine used on Ebay for just $60 so if you do not get one for your shower you may want to look on there. All of the parts can be steralized and even replaced but when you rent from the hospital they just steralize anyways and for what these cost and the length of time you will actually use it I say buy used and spend the difference on other stuff you will need for baby. I wont actually know how well it pumps until Brooklynn arrives, I doubt anything would come out if I tried right now :laugh: The pump has some pretty good review though so check it out.

http://www.target.com/Medela-Style-Advanced-Breast-Backpack/dp/B0011E75RK/ref=sc_qi_detaillink

LittleSpy

I've had the Medela electric double pumps recommended to me again and again.

Like Sheri said, if you look around on Craigslist & eBay, you can usually find used ones for WAY less than they cost new. There was one listed in my city on Craigslist for $75 on Friday. I emailed the woman but haven't heard back yet. I'll be buying new tubing & bottles so I don't have to worry about the used tubes & bottles being sanitary. New, I've seen the In Style Advanced range from about $230-$270 which is just too much for me to pay right now. I found a a place that sells the In Style Advanced models for about $230 so that makes it $195 if you have a 15% of coupon (@Burlington Coat Factory -- I've found 2 15% off 1 item coupons in baby magazine samples from my OB's office).

If I can't find a used one at a great price, I'm just going to grab a little manual pump & see what happens. I'll be home from work for 12 weeks so there's plenty of time to get one before I go back to work. I just don't want to drop $200 on a pump & then have my milk not come in or something. My SIL's sister dropped $300 on a new Medela then had an emergency c-section and she never started producing milk so she can't even use it. :ohwell:

1fitmama

Ok, I am probably opening a huge can or worms here... but what is everyone planning to do re: circumcision? (if you have a boy)

Personally for my husband and I, I don't feel we need to do it. Hundreds of thousands of men are not circumsized. It will hurt the baby. There can be complications.

Hubby is cut, so he of course feels his son should be too. But that was almost 30 years ago and times have changed now. I am so torn!

We chose not to circ our son b/c we are not religious and are no medical reasons to circ. I haven't encountered any problems and my son is almost 2 1/2.

1fitmama

Hey ladies! Sorry I wasn't around to comment the last couple of days. My internet was out.

We went to the Dr. today and had our 18wk ultrasound. We are having a little girl!! I'm so excited! We already decided on our girl name awhile back: Emma Jolie Miller. I can't wait to meet her.

Congrats on your girl!

1fitmama

Pump-I have a Medela Pump in Style-single pump. It works great and I've had it for 5+ years.

Soon2Bfitmamaof3

I've had the Medela electric double pumps recommended to me again and again.

Like Sheri said, if you look around on Craigslist & eBay, you can usually find used ones for WAY less than they cost new. There was one listed in my city on Craigslist for $75 on Friday. I emailed the woman but haven't heard back yet. I'll be buying new tubing & bottles so I don't have to worry about the used tubes & bottles being sanitary. New, I've seen the In Style Advanced range from about $230-$270 which is just too much for me to pay right now. I found a a place that sells the In Style Advanced models for about $230 so that makes it $195 if you have a 15% of coupon (@Burlington Coat Factory -- I've found 2 15% off 1 item coupons in baby magazine samples from my OB's office).

If I can't find a used one at a great price, I'm just going to grab a little manual pump & see what happens. I'll be home from work for 12 weeks so there's plenty of time to get one before I go back to work. I just don't want to drop $200 on a pump & then have my milk not come in or something. My SIL's sister dropped $300 on a new Medela then had an emergency c-section and she never started producing milk so she can't even use it. :ohwell:

Yes new is just too expensive, definately check on Ebay though I bought this one when I was only like 12 weeks because I had been doing research and decided to check prices. The auction was about to end and the next bid was only $60 so I didnt even think twice, I just placed my bid and won. I think shipping was like $10 or $15 bucks but I figure I can still get a good amount of money back on it and the investment wouldn't be anymore than a cheap one. I dont know if waiting the 12 weeks is a good idea though in introducing a bottle, sometimes baby refuses so that is why I want to do it in a few weeks. Mamatoabunch just said to make sure that you are not the one giving it to her. Have hubby introduce the bottle that way your baby knows that you will provide her with a breast and others will give her a bottle. That is our plan

MisdemeanorM

I dont know if waiting the 12 weeks is a good idea though in introducing a bottle, sometimes baby refuses so that is why I want to do it in a few weeks. Mamatoabunch just said to make sure that you are not the one giving it to her. Have hubby introduce the bottle that way your baby knows that you will provide her with a breast and others will give her a bottle. That is our plan

I figure they'll never be stubborn enough to starve themselves rather than eat what is available so I don't worry - will he won't he take a bottle or a boob? I let the hospital nursery keep and feed him at night while I was there. It was just easier and let me sleep a little. If I hadn't had a C/S I probably would have had them bring him in to eat. I had no interest in him rooming in. I sometimes gave him a bottle too when he was a little older and sometimes B/F just depending on where we were or what we were doing. He had no problem going back and forth.

dragonfly74

Ladies I need some help! I went to register Friday night and was looking at all of the different breast pump options and have no idea! Can you all give me some advice on brands, types, etc?? I will be breastfeeding from home for the first 4 months, then I'll have to pump while at work. Thanks in advance for the help!

I second that. Plus I was wondering if there is even a need for us to register for one since I'll pretty much be a SAHM with a few part-time hours on the side.

I think even if you are a SAHM you should have one. You can pump after a feeding to get an extra supply- breast milk will stay in the freezer for quite some time I am told. That way- if you are sick or very very tired daddy or someone else can feed the baby from a bottle in the evening/on the weekend, etc if you need a rest.

In terms of types though I have no idea!

I am a stay at home mom and have had one all along. My first purchase was not right for me, it was a manual and only one pump. Way too time consuming. My second has lasted me a long time and will be on its third baby! I have a Medela Pump In Style Advanced Backpack and it is awesome. It has two pumps (so you can pump both breasts at the same time) and can be used with electric, battery, or manual operation. I highly recommend it.

dragonfly74

I figure they'll never be stubborn enough to starve themselves rather than eat what is available so I don't worry - will he won't he take a bottle or a boob? I let the hospital nursery keep and feed him at night while I was there. It was just easier and let me sleep a little. If I hadn't had a C/S I probably would have had them bring him in to eat. I had no interest in him rooming in. I sometimes gave him a bottle too when he was a little older and sometimes B/F just depending on where we were or what we were doing. He had no problem going back and forth.

I completely agree. I didn't have a c-section but I also had my children stay in the nursery at night. If they are hungry they will eat. I fed my kids with both methods (back and forth) and have never had any problems with breast feeding whatsoever with any of them.

Mamatoabunch

If I need extra milk I hand express, I don't respond to a pump. I don't have pump suggestions other than if you plan on pumping often get an electric. You can rent a pump until you are sure you will need it, it isn't something you need right away unless you have a medically compromised baby or a baby w/ a cleft lip and/or palate. Hospitals will often provide a pump in that situation or you can rent at that point. Otherwise, put baby to your breast. All babies are born to nurse. BTW virtually all women will have milk come in, hormones are released after the placenta is delivered that signal milk production. It can take longer if it is your first baby or if you had a c/s. All your baby needs until then is your colostrum, baby's tummies are very, very tiny at first and don't need much at a feeding, just feeding often.

Soon2Bfitmamaof3

Having the baby stay in the nursery has never been an option for me, at Kaiser they have the baby stay with the mom in her room. I have only seen one baby not in the room and they had it out at the nurses station crying all night. The mom had postpardon depression and refused to have the baby be around her. From what I have seen a majority of the hospitals around here have baby stay with mom, I don't know anyone who was even given the option to put the baby in the nursery.

My friends last 2 kids would have starved, they absolutely refused a bottle and would just not eat. The kids would cry for hours, fortunately she never had to leave them for very long. I hope that I can release for the pump because I plan on not using any formula this time around and hubby has been given strict orders not to let the baby out of his sight while I get my surgeries. He is to make sure they do not dare give that girl a bottle, the did that with my oldest and he NEVER latched, I was too sick with an infection and high fevers and we didnt think it would hurt anything. My second did not get a bottle in the hospital as all and was good at latching, I never thought he got enough to eat because I listened to mom and timed him on each breast and such. This time around I have read so much I am not listening to anyone, I will let her eat for as long as she wants,even if only on one breast since my pump has the option to pump one or both.

carina73

i used the manual Avent. it was ok, but with large breasts, it was difficult and I couldn't pump much. plus i had carpal tunnel syndrome really bad and couldn't pump without loosing feeling in my hands.
http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=3404931

I've also used the Ameda hospital grade pump. it was AWESOME!
http://www.ameda.com/ameda-products/ameda-elite-electric-breast-pump

i also tried the Medela Symphony hospital grade. it didn't work for me.
http://www.medelabreastfeedingus.com/products/breast-pumps/223/symphony-breastpump

For this next baby, i'm going to get the Avent IQ electric pump. i still have the old manual Avent pump, but i never exchanged it when the BPA crisis came out, so I want a new one. considering the old one is 7 years old and not BPA free.

it was REALLY nice to have a frozen supply for a night out or just a break. when the baby starts eating food, you can use it to make cereal or add it to mashed potatoes or put it in baking. (muffins, etc)

We didn't have a nursery in the hospital where DD (#1) was born. one night, she was crying and a nurse came in and offered to take her to let me sleep. sooooo nice! when DS (#2) was born, I asked the nurse if she could take him b/c he was up 2 nights and cluster feeding. I was TIRED! they kept him at the nurses station. again, nice break.

DD didn't get a bottle, but when older switched between breast, expressed breast milk in a bottle, and different kinds of formula with out a problem, until 6 months. then she caught a virus that started killing off her immune system, and wouldn't take anything but breast. refused bottle since.
DS got a bottle in the hospital but wouldn't drink more than half an oz. he refused paci's and bottles, even tho i tried. :grumble:
he was exclusively breast fed. finally took a paci @ 2.5 months, then refused the paci @ 8 months and never took it again. and never took to a bottle. :grumble:

our community has since built on to our main hospital to assimilate the 2 older hospitals, and I haven't been in the new maternity ward. I don't know what it will be like, but i've heard it's NICE.

AnneElise

hmmm. I can't really imagine not having the baby stay with me at night... but I guess I really have no idea. I will just see how things are going.

Does anyone remember having gas problems around 14 weeks? Now that I am not getting sick I am feeling soooo gassy. Anyone have a solution for that?

Just graded papers for 4 hours while watching the superbowl... the joys of teaching