2009 Pregnancy/baby thread

[JenBKR]

Carmen, I was actually advised not to keep anything "just in case" as people tend to overmedicate when they have things right there. I would imagine anything you can safely and effectively treat at home can spare a couple minutes as you go to the store to retrieve the meds for the particular problem you're facing at the moment. I haven't gotten anything, yet, but that's kinda the mentality I'm going with.

The only thing I will say about that though is Ty's first fever was 103 degrees and in the middle of the night. In that case, you need to be giving tylenol ASAP to get that fever down. That's the only reason I suggested having tylenol on hand. And mylicon is so mild that they actually can't overdose. It just eases the gas pains (when colic hits, maybe around 6 weeks or so I think? it's a lifesaver).

[Daisy and Delilah]

We are so fortunate here at PT to have some of the cutest babies in the world!! Great pictures of everybody's little ones!! Carmen, Laura sure does look Italian and I think she looks alot like her Mom

[sabies]

Lyra is too cute. Love the tie dye - is it a dress? Lyra and daddy are cuties as mentioned by others but that scenery isn't too bad either!

Infant tylenol is good to have around. My doctor said no ibuprofen for a while but I forget til when. Stratton was fine after his shots - no fever. I prefer no medication so I didn't give tylenol after shots just in case even though the doc said I could.

Mylicon has not been a miracle worker for me. Fortunately Stratton is mellow but my first baby was not comforted by anything!

[beeniesmom]

Thanks for the advice ladies. Yeah, I am afraid of the middle of the night fever and such. I also heard that the ibuprophen is a no no until they are older.
I think I will go ahead and get some infant tylanol and mylicon.
I hope to not use it but you never know.
Things always happen on the weekend and in the middle of the night.

Hey mommas, do your babies like thier baths?
Laura starts cooing as soon as she is in the baby tub!
She especially likes to have her hair washed and dried.
When the hair dryer starts, she gets all quiet and relaxed.
Laura seems to be a very laid back baby.
She cries only when she is hungry and when she is 'exposed' for the diaper change.

[finn's mom]

Carmen, Laura sounds so sweet! It's awesome that she likes her bathtub! Clara hasn't been submerged in water, yet, but I did give her a bath and she only got upset when I changed her diaper. I had her wrapped in a warm towel the whole time, though, so she never got cold. I have heard that a lot of babies cry during bathtime simply because it's chilly!

Do all babies eventually get colic? I don't even really know what that is, or what can be done about it if they do get it! I know it stinks when they have it, but that's as far as my knowledge takes me.

We went for our first family outing today! Went to Braum's for breakfast and Target for a couple groceries. We were out for just under two hours, and Clara and I both did really well. We kept her in her car seat for Braum's (David likes the seat, especially for quick trips inside), but I put her in the wrap for Target. I love that thing so much, I have already used it all around the house and it is awesome. She's in right now, and just finished nursing! I did laundry and dishes with her in it yesterday. Hands free is so much easier than one handed living, haha.

I seem to be healing well, but I have nothing to compare it to, really. One spot on my incision seems to be more easily agitated than any other, mostly when I have to get in and out of bed. Other than that, though, I'm not all that inconvenienced.

Clara sleeps in 3 to 4 hour blocks at night, which is great. I seem to be up with her for about an hour each time, though, but I think that's mostly because I really don't know what I'm doing yet.

She is so much fun, we gave her tummy time a few times yesterday and she can hold her head up for about ten seconds so far. She doesn't set it back down softly, though, as the control isn't really there. But, she does hold her head up and move it around, looking at everything. It's pretty cool.

I had a little bit of a meltdown last night, because I couldn't get her to stop fussing and eat, but I knew she was hungry. She was just fiddling around, though, and not actually latching on. Luckily, it was a short meltdown and she finally ate. We both slept for four hours and I know I feel much better for it!

That's my long update!