Fit, Fabulous, & Pregnant Graduates Checkin
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I absolutely LOVE this blog and thought this was so true and funny...please read!
http://www.pregnantchicken.com/pregnant-chicken-blog/2010/9/23/happily-after-giving-birth-10-things-they-dont-tell-you.html
LOL!!! Oh gosh, so true isn't it! Loved it & thanks for sharing.
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Heather - Charlee is SO adorable!
Nichole - thank you for posting all that! Those are great tips, so glad to hear breastfeeding is going so well for you 0 -
it gets more funny as u read to end:)0
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Heather - Charlee is adorable!! What a cute idea for a pic. I love looking back and reading through all the stages my son was at. SO FUN!!!0
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someone asked about circumcision- listen to the dr or whoever is doing the cutting, if you are afraid you will forget about how to care for it, then have him write it down for you. make sure you have A & D and also Bacitracin. I believe I had to alternate between the two whenever i had to change my son. It really isn't that difficult to do, but a lot of women get scared about dealing with this particular wound. Also, if your baby starts being super cranky and screaming all day long 3 days after- that is completely normal. Apparently every baby gets like this exactly 3 days later, I think that's when its starts to heal and the skin is uncomfortable. Also, make sure you have the circumcisor's (????) number on hand in case you think it starts to look infected. You can also call the pediatrician.
bibs- some babies spit up like crazy (like mine) some never spit up once in their entire lives. You have no idea which baby you will have. I suggest having 4-7 bibs on hand, just in case. you will probably need them once you start solids anyway.0 -
Heather- Absolutley adorable! That is so cute, thanks for sharing.
Nichole-Thanks for all the info.
Luv to see and hear the babies and mommies are doing awesome. We shall join this board soon.
~Brenda~35wks 1dy0 -
Hey guys!! Just wanted to chime in on some of the topics & questions.
Heather mentioned the hot flashes and night sweats after having the baby. This is so true, I would wake up completely soaked during the night. I did this for about 4 - 6 weeks.
The Dr. Brown's bottles are great if you have a baby with colic or a sensitive stomach. I nursed my 1st 3 babies, so I never used bottles. Then #4 I had to bottle feed and I just used Walmart brand or whatever kind of bottle was the cheapest, but he didn't have any kinds of problems. With baby #5 I am bottle feeding again and he is lactose intolerant and has a sensative stomach so he is on Lactose free formula and uses the Dr. Brown's bottles. They do take a little extra time to clean, but it is worth it. And as far as the smell goes, it has been my experience that anytime you leave formala closed up in a bottle, no matter what bottle, it is going to start smelling.
As far as circumcision goes, I have delt with this 4 times now. All you need is some neosporin or some vaseline. The OB Dr. that did my boys just said to apply either of those every time you change their diaper. It really isn't that bad, the baby is too young to know what is going on, so it's not a big deal. I have all my babies at home, so my first 2 boys were much older(23 months & 15 months) when they got circumcised, it was a little more difficult to doctor with them being old enough to know what was going on and it hurt them more. However, I found that the spray on neosporin worked great for the older boys. But the regular old neosporin ointment was fine for my last 2 boys(they were circumcised at 4 days & 6 days).
If any of you guys have any questions, feel free to ask!!
Kalee
Mother to Montana(7), Noah(5), Landon(4), Logan(2) & Kallon(3 months)0 -
I breastfed but we did do the odd bottle. It took me a long time to learn that I didn't have to kill myself to pump milk to give her when i was going to be away, that the odd bottle of formula was more then ok!
And if you are not Martha Stewart, as I am surely not, you may love the Platex Bottles with the disposible liners. All you need to wash is the nipple! I know its a bit of waste but if you aren't using them exclusively then its a great system.
Also - you can never own too many crib sheets (no less then 3), receiving blankets or wash clothes (once they start eating).0 -
Great advice ladies!
I also wanted to add that for all of you nursing moms...having a big bottle of ice water (I use the water jug they gave me at the hospital) with you at all times, especially at night while you are awake nursing is so very important! Nursing will trigger a hormone to make you thirsty for a reason! Drink, drink, drink!0 -
Hey momma's
Just have a question or just wanted to know your overall thoughts on early labour...did anyone experience constant surges of pain/pressure in your cervix area? It's been happening to me for about a week off and on and then I got checked on Thursday and the Dr found I was starting to efface and dilate - since I've been checked it's gotten a bit more intense and has lasted longer - there's been nothing this morning but it was pretty consistent yesterday and Thursday.
This is my first baby so I really have no idea what to expect. The pain isn't too bad, if I had to rate it on a scale of 1-10 I would rate it at about a 3-4 and I can still go about my daily routine etc.
Anyways just curious about anyone else having a similar experience? I am pretty sure my cervix is just probably dilating/effacing more maybe? and this is just pre labour - I've read and heard that this can last for weeks before you actually go into labour but again just curious to hear of other experiences.
As of Monday I will be 37 weeks so he'll be ok to come anytime after that
Anyway any insight you ladies have would be great to hear!
Thanks!
Rayna
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Hey ladies! Hope you all are doing great! Looks like slowly but surely some of you are making your way to the mommy board (and if not now, very soon!!! yay!)!
I was just thinking about a few things that I wanted to post as nobody told me these things...
I'm sure this is tmi but when I gave birth I was lucky enough to not get hemorrhoids but evidently many women who nurse get constipated due to the extra fluids in your body going to produce milk. I drink TONS of water all day, every day but still the constipation hit me (enough to make going to the bathroom very painful and I would even bleed sometimes). After talking to my doctor she put me on Colace, which I still take twice daily. The doc said that sometimes women have this problem the entire time they nurse. I've never in my life had a problem with constipation, including pregnancy. So if you have issues after having the baby, don't hesitate to talk to your doc as this is normal and Colace is safe for the baby. (I still drink tons of water, exercise, and eat a good fiber diet). Just recently has things gotten better and it isn't as painful...took almost 3 months but thank goodness! lol!
The other thing is that breastfed babies need a Vit D supplement. Vit D is the only vitamin that is not transferred through breast milk. So if you are nursing exclusively you might want to talk to your doc about giving baby Vit D (especially if the baby is born in the winter/spring when you don't get outside for some natural vit d)
Wishing you all well wishes and don't hesitate to ask any questions you have! 0 -
The other thing is that breastfed babies need a Vit D supplement. Vit D is the only vitamin that is not transferred through breast milk. So if you are nursing exclusively you might want to talk to your doc about giving baby Vit D (especially if the baby is born in the winter/spring when you don't get outside for some natural vit d)
Thanks for this tip Heather, my peditrician just told me yesterday that he was putting me on this after I was released from the hospital and would be taking it until I stopped breast feeding.... I had no idea we needed extra supplements!
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Denise it is good for you to take some Vit D...but the baby needs Vit D given to them as well as this is not transferred through the breastmilk
Also...I always thought that wipe warmers were unnecessary gizmos that were a little silly since the baby wouldn't be getting warm wipes when they weren't at home. But my tune changed seeing my poor girl get freezing cold wipes every morning on her little bottom! She LOVES the warm wipes. I totally recommend getting one. The one I bought was $25 and it has made her a very happy baby
I also wanted to mention that I had gotten a large swing for Charlee which I bought from a friend, as well as a bouncy vibrating chair...if I knew then what I know now I would have bought a travel swing instead as she loves the swing and I could take it into different rooms of the house. I'm borrowing one from a friend now. I recommend a travel swing as opposed to a large one.0 -
Wowzers! 346 members on this board! That is insanely awesome! I started this group a year ago after I had been posting on another pregnancy board and all the women talked about was eating and how tired they were so they couldn't workout... Oh and every time I posted something personal and needed advice or support nobody would comment to me... I started this board with the idea that healthy, fit, like minded soon to be mommies could come and post about their workouts, ask random questions concerning pregnancy, and just be there for each other. This group started with a mere 3 or 4 of us now "Fit, Fabulous, and Pregnant" graduates/new mommies. This board has turned into something awesome and I'm so proud of it and of you all!
Continue to stay fit and healthy for those babies...trust me it is SO worth it!
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Here is my little bug at two months old:
heather--that is so cute!!!
And I too forgot about having pic taken of all of us....I brought my baby book and i forgot to ask the nurses to take the prints....0
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