7 Weeks
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Showing posts with label Month 2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Month 2. Show all posts
Friday, October 24, 2014
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Cardiology Check-In
7 Weeks
Again shocked at how long it takes to see anyone at these appointments. I can now say my expectations are set and I can be prepared for half my day to be used up.
Today was a 1:10pm appointment.
11:30 pump
12pm feed Hannah
12:15 leave 12:50 check in to Cardiology
1:40pm called to be weighed
1:45pm put in a 2nd waiting room.
2:35 Dr. Lisa [fellow] sees us
2:45 Dr. Kimball sees us
3pm Get coffee and feed Hannah since it’s been 3 hours (My boobs are about to burst)
3:45pm Leave Children’s
4:30 Get home and finally pump 5 hours after my last pump
I digress - the Cardiologist was very happy with her weight gain [6 lbs 15 oz!] and since she has steady breathing while she’s sleeping, we’re holding off on medication. We also do not need to see him for a month.
Good report!
Again shocked at how long it takes to see anyone at these appointments. I can now say my expectations are set and I can be prepared for half my day to be used up.
Today was a 1:10pm appointment.
11:30 pump
12pm feed Hannah
12:15 leave 12:50 check in to Cardiology
1:40pm called to be weighed
1:45pm put in a 2nd waiting room.
2:35 Dr. Lisa [fellow] sees us
2:45 Dr. Kimball sees us
3pm Get coffee and feed Hannah since it’s been 3 hours (My boobs are about to burst)
3:45pm Leave Children’s
4:30 Get home and finally pump 5 hours after my last pump
I digress - the Cardiologist was very happy with her weight gain [6 lbs 15 oz!] and since she has steady breathing while she’s sleeping, we’re holding off on medication. We also do not need to see him for a month.
Good report!
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Lactation Consult
6 Weeks
Not being able to breastfeed from the get-go was hard for me. I’m a big believer in immediate nursing after delivery, skin-on-skin time and the benefits of breastfeeding. I went to a lactation consultant with Nora and it worked. Breastfeeding is hard work. It does not always come naturally. I cried a lot with Nora due to breastfeeding, trying to get her to latch, spitting up, gas, etc. But I stuck with it and was happy to last about 8.5 months.
There’s no way I’d be able to exclusively nurse at this point - Hannah will not get enough food from me, nor her caloric needs to beef up for heart surgery. My goal is to get her good practice to go full steam after heart surgery.
I can’t decide if exclusive pumping is easier or worse. I’ve been pumping every 3 hours for 6 weeks. I have to be near an outlet to plug in. I can’t have Hannah help me out in public, which would be easier. However, pumping is 15 minutes versus a 40 minute nursing session.
Hannah and I met with a lactation specialist at Children’s today - they already have her history and medical background, so why go anywhere else?
Believe it or not, Hannah did pretty good for nearly zero experience. They weighed her before and after her nursing attempt and drank 18mL! Her bottle volume is 70mL. It sounds like a little, but I think for never nursing, she did good. I always think it’s neat how medical professionals can weigh a baby after feeding to determine how much they ate.
The lactation specialist consulted with our Cardiology Nutritionalist and they agreed I can attempt to nurse once a day, no more than 10 minutes. Then follow up with a 50-55mL bottle still fortified with formula for calories.
Hannah is now 6 lbs 6 oz - still not gaining quite enough, so we’ll probably be upping her to 24 kcal/oz.
Friday, October 10, 2014
4 Hours at Children’s
1 Month
Tuesday we had our follow-up with Cardiology and the High Risk Clinic. 12:00 EKG for Hannah, 12;15 follow up with Cardiology, 2:30 follow up the High Risk/Nurse’s Clinic. We’ll totally have time to go down and get lunch in the cafeteria.
We have to be 15 minutes early to every appointment for sign-in. Which is hilarious because you end up waiting about 15 minutes to even see anyone. I also need 45 minutes to drive down there, park and get to the floor. I also have to pump and feed Hannah. So the 12pm meeting has my timeline starting at about 10:15am. [45 minutes to pump and feed]
Our first appointment went all the way to 2pm!! GAH! Hannah was great, Tim took her to a waiting room to eat. I ran to a lactation room to pump for the FEW minutes we had until next check-in.
We checked in at 2:15 for our 2:30 appointment. We were both SO hungry and wearing down. We weren't called in until 3:05 - REALLY?! Argh! If we’d known, one of us could have run down for food.
We didn’t get out until 4pm. I was “hangry” and trying not to be a b*tch to the people seeing us.
The result of the day:
1. Hannah goes back in 2 weeks to Cardiology. We are adding 1/2 tsp formula to my breast milk because Hannah is not gaining enough weight. This will make the milk 22cal per serving vs 20cal.
The Cardiologist isn’t fond of Hannah’s rapid breathing - her heart is working too hard, therefore burning too many calories. He’ll most likely put her on diuretics soon to take fluid away from her lungs and help her breathe easier.
2. We do not need to go back to the Nurses’/High Risk Clinic - it’s just overlap and doubling up on efforts, so one less person we need to see.
Keep on Truckin’
Tuesday we had our follow-up with Cardiology and the High Risk Clinic. 12:00 EKG for Hannah, 12;15 follow up with Cardiology, 2:30 follow up the High Risk/Nurse’s Clinic. We’ll totally have time to go down and get lunch in the cafeteria.
We have to be 15 minutes early to every appointment for sign-in. Which is hilarious because you end up waiting about 15 minutes to even see anyone. I also need 45 minutes to drive down there, park and get to the floor. I also have to pump and feed Hannah. So the 12pm meeting has my timeline starting at about 10:15am. [45 minutes to pump and feed]
Our first appointment went all the way to 2pm!! GAH! Hannah was great, Tim took her to a waiting room to eat. I ran to a lactation room to pump for the FEW minutes we had until next check-in.
We checked in at 2:15 for our 2:30 appointment. We were both SO hungry and wearing down. We weren't called in until 3:05 - REALLY?! Argh! If we’d known, one of us could have run down for food.
We didn’t get out until 4pm. I was “hangry” and trying not to be a b*tch to the people seeing us.
The result of the day:
1. Hannah goes back in 2 weeks to Cardiology. We are adding 1/2 tsp formula to my breast milk because Hannah is not gaining enough weight. This will make the milk 22cal per serving vs 20cal.
The Cardiologist isn’t fond of Hannah’s rapid breathing - her heart is working too hard, therefore burning too many calories. He’ll most likely put her on diuretics soon to take fluid away from her lungs and help her breathe easier.
2. We do not need to go back to the Nurses’/High Risk Clinic - it’s just overlap and doubling up on efforts, so one less person we need to see.
Keep on Truckin’
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Small Good Bits
2 Years
1 Month
First, Nora slept in big girl undies last night - woo! As long as we go potty before sleep, she usually does well. I anticipate some wet bedding some mornings, but we’re in the final steps : )
Second, after about 2-3 days of straight sleeping, Hannah seemed to really wake up this afternoon - her eyes just seemed to SEE us instead of just looking at us. Her eyes had a different shine today : )
1 Month
First, Nora slept in big girl undies last night - woo! As long as we go potty before sleep, she usually does well. I anticipate some wet bedding some mornings, but we’re in the final steps : )
Second, after about 2-3 days of straight sleeping, Hannah seemed to really wake up this afternoon - her eyes just seemed to SEE us instead of just looking at us. Her eyes had a different shine today : )
Friday, October 3, 2014
Hannah is 1 Month Old!
1 Month [!]
Hannah is one month old - whaaaat? I can’t decide if that month went fast or really long…
Loads of appointments this week:
Wednesday: We had our second Speech Therapy visit - it was kind of a bust b.c Hannah couldn’t wake up to eat. Doh! I had attempted to schedule her bottles that morning which anyone with a newborn knows you can’t schedule feedings at this age. So it was kind of a wasted trip… Hannah is still doing great with feeding though; taking all her bottles, eating quickly, waking up to eat, etc.
Thursday: 1-month Pediatrician visit. Nothing much here… it’s funny how the Pediatrician is kind of second fiddle to her specialists right now… Though I did ask about her “goopy” eye which is just due to a small tear duct. Very common.
The Ped was happy with everything he saw. Hannah is now 5 lbs 14 oz [so close to 6 lbs!] and is now 19" long - a whole inch from birth!
Even though Hannah is already 1 month old, I still want to try to get her nursing - I think it would help everyone out. Being in public and needing to empty my boobs is way easier with her help rather than leaving or finding some way to plug in a machine : P
I tried the boob with her a little bit Thursday and Friday - just 5 minutes so I didn’t overwhelm her. She gave a few sucks, not much, but it’s a start. Just gonna keep at it for a bit at home, then maybe pull out the big guns with a lactation consultant.
Friday: Follow-up with her G.I. surgeon to check her status and the G-tube. It was way more casual than we expected. He looked at her incision [super clean and smooth]. He told us she’s not gaining as much weight as he’d like. Since leaving the NICU, she’s gained 12 grams a day - he wants her gaining 20 grams a day - ! Again, bulk up for open heart surgery. He told us to up her bottles another 10 mL. She’s doing okay with that so far.
Another bit of a step is that in another month she’ll have her g-tube switched out for a button model. We can’t wait for this step! It will make cuddling, holding, feeding and tummy time so much easier. The button is flush with her skin instead of a cumbersome, awkward tube.
Next up: Tuesday we meet with the cardiologists and Nurse’s Clinic - basically everyone who took care of her in NICU to follow up on how she’s doing.
Onward Hannah!
Hannah is one month old - whaaaat? I can’t decide if that month went fast or really long…
Loads of appointments this week:
Wednesday: We had our second Speech Therapy visit - it was kind of a bust b.c Hannah couldn’t wake up to eat. Doh! I had attempted to schedule her bottles that morning which anyone with a newborn knows you can’t schedule feedings at this age. So it was kind of a wasted trip… Hannah is still doing great with feeding though; taking all her bottles, eating quickly, waking up to eat, etc.
Thursday: 1-month Pediatrician visit. Nothing much here… it’s funny how the Pediatrician is kind of second fiddle to her specialists right now… Though I did ask about her “goopy” eye which is just due to a small tear duct. Very common.
The Ped was happy with everything he saw. Hannah is now 5 lbs 14 oz [so close to 6 lbs!] and is now 19" long - a whole inch from birth!
Even though Hannah is already 1 month old, I still want to try to get her nursing - I think it would help everyone out. Being in public and needing to empty my boobs is way easier with her help rather than leaving or finding some way to plug in a machine : P
I tried the boob with her a little bit Thursday and Friday - just 5 minutes so I didn’t overwhelm her. She gave a few sucks, not much, but it’s a start. Just gonna keep at it for a bit at home, then maybe pull out the big guns with a lactation consultant.
Friday: Follow-up with her G.I. surgeon to check her status and the G-tube. It was way more casual than we expected. He looked at her incision [super clean and smooth]. He told us she’s not gaining as much weight as he’d like. Since leaving the NICU, she’s gained 12 grams a day - he wants her gaining 20 grams a day - ! Again, bulk up for open heart surgery. He told us to up her bottles another 10 mL. She’s doing okay with that so far.
Another bit of a step is that in another month she’ll have her g-tube switched out for a button model. We can’t wait for this step! It will make cuddling, holding, feeding and tummy time so much easier. The button is flush with her skin instead of a cumbersome, awkward tube.
Next up: Tuesday we meet with the cardiologists and Nurse’s Clinic - basically everyone who took care of her in NICU to follow up on how she’s doing.
Onward Hannah!
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Running = Happy
1 Month
Had my 4 week OB follow-up this AM. Thankfully I’m healed up well. I was worried because being the busy-body I am, being sedentary is not in my genetics. Last Friday I did some online yoga and I went a little harder than I should have and bled a few days. It’s totally gone and my OB said nothing was wrong down there… just read my body.
I’m sure my body has mile memory - it did with Nora. I’ll be curious to see how quickly I get to 3 or 6 miles.
The super challenge will be running with TWO children on TWO schedules. I hope Hannah gets to some loose schedule by 2 months old - just so the family can get into some kind of groove. I’m sure by the time I get back to work she’ll be there.
I’m not sure if weeknight runs will be a reality anymore… I guess we’ll see. It might have to be at like 8pm : P Tons of other Moms figure this out, we will too!
Had my 4 week OB follow-up this AM. Thankfully I’m healed up well. I was worried because being the busy-body I am, being sedentary is not in my genetics. Last Friday I did some online yoga and I went a little harder than I should have and bled a few days. It’s totally gone and my OB said nothing was wrong down there… just read my body.
I’m sure my body has mile memory - it did with Nora. I’ll be curious to see how quickly I get to 3 or 6 miles.
The super challenge will be running with TWO children on TWO schedules. I hope Hannah gets to some loose schedule by 2 months old - just so the family can get into some kind of groove. I’m sure by the time I get back to work she’ll be there.
I’m not sure if weeknight runs will be a reality anymore… I guess we’ll see. It might have to be at like 8pm : P Tons of other Moms figure this out, we will too!
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Elephants & Owls
7 Weeks
Just a shout out to Jannelle and Jen for their lovely animals for Nora - so unique and cute!
Just a shout out to Jannelle and Jen for their lovely animals for Nora - so unique and cute!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Nora’s First Shopping Trip
7 Weeks
Nora isn’t fitting into newborn clothes anymore and her cloth diapers are making her rather bottom-heavy. So all she really had to last through the winter were onesie jammies. Plus I mistakenly turned down some hand-me-downs from a friend - doh! We needed pants and long sleeve onesies.
Soo I wanted to avoid school letting out in our neighborhood and the rain approaching so after the 11:15 feeding we headed out first to Target! The best prices seem to be there - Nora got a pair of camel pants and some grey sweatpants and a cute blue-striped long sleeves with yellow accents.
Then we hit TJ Maxx and found some cute casual play dresses. I was heading home on 129 and Nora was snoozing so I thought I’d throw caution to the wind and head out to Bridgewater Falls to Old Navy - I’m so nuts! Old Navy was actually a little pricey, but I knew they had long-sleeved onesies with really cute prints. Plus you can never deny the clearance rack at Old Navy.
Nora did very well and woke up on the way home with no fussing. We’re heading up to Tipp City on Friday to meet Great-Grandma Heitkamp and have a 4-generation photo, so now Nora will look super cute for the day!
Nora isn’t fitting into newborn clothes anymore and her cloth diapers are making her rather bottom-heavy. So all she really had to last through the winter were onesie jammies. Plus I mistakenly turned down some hand-me-downs from a friend - doh! We needed pants and long sleeve onesies.
Soo I wanted to avoid school letting out in our neighborhood and the rain approaching so after the 11:15 feeding we headed out first to Target! The best prices seem to be there - Nora got a pair of camel pants and some grey sweatpants and a cute blue-striped long sleeves with yellow accents.
Then we hit TJ Maxx and found some cute casual play dresses. I was heading home on 129 and Nora was snoozing so I thought I’d throw caution to the wind and head out to Bridgewater Falls to Old Navy - I’m so nuts! Old Navy was actually a little pricey, but I knew they had long-sleeved onesies with really cute prints. Plus you can never deny the clearance rack at Old Navy.
Nora did very well and woke up on the way home with no fussing. We’re heading up to Tipp City on Friday to meet Great-Grandma Heitkamp and have a 4-generation photo, so now Nora will look super cute for the day!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The Artistry of Naps
7 Weeks
Frustration: Nora fights naps. At least for me. She can fall asleep easily in Nana and Grandma’s arms but I get fussy and crying Nora. Supposedly there are signals I should be seeing to lay her down and she’ll simply fall asleep - ? I don’t seem to be hitting this window at the right time and it’s trying my patience and emotions as a good Mother.
So this week I’ll be experimenting laying her down at different times after being awake and see if she can put herself to sleep instead of me calming her down out of her fussiness.
Wish me luck and please pass on any advice!
Frustration: Nora fights naps. At least for me. She can fall asleep easily in Nana and Grandma’s arms but I get fussy and crying Nora. Supposedly there are signals I should be seeing to lay her down and she’ll simply fall asleep - ? I don’t seem to be hitting this window at the right time and it’s trying my patience and emotions as a good Mother.
So this week I’ll be experimenting laying her down at different times after being awake and see if she can put herself to sleep instead of me calming her down out of her fussiness.
Wish me luck and please pass on any advice!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Keepin’ Fit
7 Weeks
Tim kindly moved all the baby paraphernalia around in the basement to make room for the treadmill. I know I have to start out small; simply walking on an incline for a week or so. Then maybe try out a little running on the treadmill - even better, if it's nice out on the weekend (40˚ or above), get a mile or two outside (since treadmill running blows). It’s interesting how I can be at a goal weight, but still 2 sizes above my Pre-Baby size.
So today while No-Nap-Nora managed just half an hour of sleep, I got 20 mins of walking and some planks and crunches in - I think it’s a good accomplishment for the day! If I can manage that for a few weeks straight, maybe I can get down at least one size.
I’m on my way! (No, that photo is not me)
Tim kindly moved all the baby paraphernalia around in the basement to make room for the treadmill. I know I have to start out small; simply walking on an incline for a week or so. Then maybe try out a little running on the treadmill - even better, if it's nice out on the weekend (40˚ or above), get a mile or two outside (since treadmill running blows). It’s interesting how I can be at a goal weight, but still 2 sizes above my Pre-Baby size.
So today while No-Nap-Nora managed just half an hour of sleep, I got 20 mins of walking and some planks and crunches in - I think it’s a good accomplishment for the day! If I can manage that for a few weeks straight, maybe I can get down at least one size.
I’m on my way! (No, that photo is not me)
Sunday, January 22, 2012
7 Straight Hours!
7 Weeks
That growth spurt this week has come out lovely! Nora had 5hour/4hour chunks of sleep on Thursday and Friday nights. Saturday was so nice - Nora was happy and “talkative” despite not sleeping much at all - but we welcome it because last night she slept 7 straight hours! Wahoo! It’s too bad my boobs woke me up at 2:30 - I couldn’t get back to sleep for the hour before Nora woke.
Cheers to a growing baby!
That growth spurt this week has come out lovely! Nora had 5hour/4hour chunks of sleep on Thursday and Friday nights. Saturday was so nice - Nora was happy and “talkative” despite not sleeping much at all - but we welcome it because last night she slept 7 straight hours! Wahoo! It’s too bad my boobs woke me up at 2:30 - I couldn’t get back to sleep for the hour before Nora woke.
Cheers to a growing baby!
Friday, January 20, 2012
A Day In the Life of A [Near] 7-Week Old
6 Weeks
Found this post on a blog I enjoy - I think it illustrates how my days go!
http://blogs.babble.com/babys-first-year-blog/2011/12/15/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-seven-week-old-baby/#more-23957
Found this post on a blog I enjoy - I think it illustrates how my days go!
http://blogs.babble.com/babys-first-year-blog/2011/12/15/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-seven-week-old-baby/#more-23957
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Growing Pains
6 Weeks
Growth spurt! Nora slept all day on Wednesday - like she woke up at 6pm to eat then went back to bed until 8:30 - !! We thought this was all fine, we won’t wake her up, but she woke up every TWO hours last night to eat - very unlike her. Gotta be a growth spurt!
Growth spurt! Nora slept all day on Wednesday - like she woke up at 6pm to eat then went back to bed until 8:30 - !! We thought this was all fine, we won’t wake her up, but she woke up every TWO hours last night to eat - very unlike her. Gotta be a growth spurt!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Mommy’s 6-Week Check Up
6 Weeks
Well I’m doing better than I thought - I’ve been having some tenderness/irritation where I tore, but Dr. Bowen wasn’t concerned and said it’s still healthy skin growing and healing - whew! I still can’t get too active and bendy so I can keep healing, but now I can get back to core/ab exercises!
I was also pleasantly surprised that I’m 8lbs away from pre-baby weight - woo! Tim and I are going to clean up the basement to get the treadmill in place so I can at least walk when I have 20-30 mins here and there. If I can at least do that much [no running yet] then I’ll feel great!
Maybe I should consider Nora as my weights...
Well I’m doing better than I thought - I’ve been having some tenderness/irritation where I tore, but Dr. Bowen wasn’t concerned and said it’s still healthy skin growing and healing - whew! I still can’t get too active and bendy so I can keep healing, but now I can get back to core/ab exercises!
I was also pleasantly surprised that I’m 8lbs away from pre-baby weight - woo! Tim and I are going to clean up the basement to get the treadmill in place so I can at least walk when I have 20-30 mins here and there. If I can at least do that much [no running yet] then I’ll feel great!
Sunday, January 15, 2012
6 Weeks!
Well we made it to the 6-week mark. We’re being realistic and not expecting any major changes from Nora quite yet. She is making a lot more noises - cooing and testing out her vocals - been cute! She’s very alert now and holds her head up well when we hold her up on our shoulders. The past 3 days have been somewhat consistent [!] - bedtime around 7:30/8pm, eats at 12am, 4am and 8am - do I sense a routine starting??
New revelation in cloth diapers. Our daughter pees. A lot and in large quantities. And unfortunately she’s leaked out the back twice now in her Bum Genius.’ So we’ve already moved her to the larger inserts which are supposed to be for when she grows larger, but her mass quantities of pee are deeming it necessary to upgrade.
Nora is also starting to finally follow objects with her eyes - slowly beginning to stare at us and did a good job watching the toys above her on the playmat. And every now and then we get a genuine emotional response from her in smiles!
I’m glad she’s growing up - the first 6 weeks have been a challenge to me, so I’m excited to start more of a playing/communication exchange with her!
New revelation in cloth diapers. Our daughter pees. A lot and in large quantities. And unfortunately she’s leaked out the back twice now in her Bum Genius.’ So we’ve already moved her to the larger inserts which are supposed to be for when she grows larger, but her mass quantities of pee are deeming it necessary to upgrade.
Nora is also starting to finally follow objects with her eyes - slowly beginning to stare at us and did a good job watching the toys above her on the playmat. And every now and then we get a genuine emotional response from her in smiles!
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Trials of a New Mom Continue...
• Yesterday - asleep all day. Today - 3 half hour naps. What the hell?!
• She calms down when we lay her on the changing pad, as well as looking at dark ceiling fans and black picture frames.
• I’ve been very frustrated with nursing this week - she gets really gassy right away and I can’t tell what food I’m ingesting that’s causing it. I don’t eat a lot of dairy or citrus. I have like 2 squares of chocolate a night - would that be enough to cause it? Every morning I have oatmeal with blueberries and honey - nothing there, right?? And I’ve been drinking coffee since day 1 so it can’t be that all of a sudden... Gonna nix the chocolate tonight, maybe that will help...
• She calms down when we lay her on the changing pad, as well as looking at dark ceiling fans and black picture frames.
• I’ve been very frustrated with nursing this week - she gets really gassy right away and I can’t tell what food I’m ingesting that’s causing it. I don’t eat a lot of dairy or citrus. I have like 2 squares of chocolate a night - would that be enough to cause it? Every morning I have oatmeal with blueberries and honey - nothing there, right?? And I’ve been drinking coffee since day 1 so it can’t be that all of a sudden... Gonna nix the chocolate tonight, maybe that will help...
Lessons in Cloth Diapers...
5 Weeks
• Nora has been cooing and making more “baby” noises - it’s fun to hear and we’re eager to get a real response from her in the form of a smile!
• Sleeping is obviously still not on a schedule... I’m at least getting used to being up two times a night though.
• She’s still not a pooper! She goes about once a week but is not constipated and there are no obstructions. It’s strange. So we poke her with the thermometer once a week to get things going. And boy does it work!
• We finally started the cloth diapers! They seemed really large even though they’re One Size - and still are a bit bulky on her - makes her clothes fit tight. So far, they seem to work great! The cloth inserts really soak up the pee well.
And of course after we poked her bum with the thermometer on Monday PM, she saved up a big BM for Mommy on Tuesday PM. It was pretty awful and I was bumbling all over the place because I wasn’t quite prepared [no liner in the small pail for poopy wipes!]. I actually left the poopy diaper in the sink because I couldn’t step away from Nora to clean it! So when Tim got home, I handed her off and used the very handy sprayer [highly recommend if you’re going cloth!] attachment to rinse off the diaper in the toilet and get the laundry going.
Cloth diapers are more “green” in that I decided I don’t want to make the extra landfill waste. However, we’re using more water to clean them every day. I guess it’s your choice which you feel is the lesser evil!
• Nora has been cooing and making more “baby” noises - it’s fun to hear and we’re eager to get a real response from her in the form of a smile!
• Sleeping is obviously still not on a schedule... I’m at least getting used to being up two times a night though.
• She’s still not a pooper! She goes about once a week but is not constipated and there are no obstructions. It’s strange. So we poke her with the thermometer once a week to get things going. And boy does it work!
• We finally started the cloth diapers! They seemed really large even though they’re One Size - and still are a bit bulky on her - makes her clothes fit tight. So far, they seem to work great! The cloth inserts really soak up the pee well.
And of course after we poked her bum with the thermometer on Monday PM, she saved up a big BM for Mommy on Tuesday PM. It was pretty awful and I was bumbling all over the place because I wasn’t quite prepared [no liner in the small pail for poopy wipes!]. I actually left the poopy diaper in the sink because I couldn’t step away from Nora to clean it! So when Tim got home, I handed her off and used the very handy sprayer [highly recommend if you’re going cloth!] attachment to rinse off the diaper in the toilet and get the laundry going.
Cloth diapers are more “green” in that I decided I don’t want to make the extra landfill waste. However, we’re using more water to clean them every day. I guess it’s your choice which you feel is the lesser evil!
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