Obviously, we're always up for trying new things in our on-going effort to enjoy life and our baby more. Eric made a "buy whatever might help" trip to Babies R Us on Tuesday after work.
There's several different baby baths/lotions that are specifically marketed for night time. They contain things like lavendar and chamomile to help soothe baby and make her sleepy. We like Baby Magic, so we went with their version. We might try Aveeno next time. Johnson's seems more readily available, but both Kelton and my niece had skin rxns to it. Tuesday evening she enjoyed her bath with the new wash and then wailed her little head off while Eric was lotioning her up. I had to laugh. Soothing my ass.
She has really been enjoying being entertained and playing lately, so we decided it was time to get out the exersaucer. We haven't had a chance to put her in it, but Eric did purchase a jumper during his last Babies R Us trip. Turns out she's not so crazy about it. She'll hang out in it if you stay right there and play with her, I'm assuming we'll have similiar results with the exersaucer. Could have saved a lot of money if we'd have purchased a huge roll of duct tape, so that I could tape her to my hip all damn day.
Next up, another pack of milk storage bottles because I'm going to be pumping even more than before as we've decided to give a bottle before bed in hopes of her sleeping longer. The first night we got 5 hours! Last night it was only 3. We're going to try a bottle in the middle of the night too. Last night she was up 3x, twice she nursed and once she had a bottle. Still kinda sucky, but an improvement over being up every 1-2hrs.
I will be purchasing this taggie blanket soon as I have heard from multiple sources of it's amazing power and like I've said, we'll try anything once.
One the paci front, she's still not crazy about them but will occassionally take a soothie, so I pulled out Kelton's wubbanub from when he was an infant and she kind of took to it. I say kind of because nothing is 100% with Katie. I'm going to purchase another and I found them for a great price here.
At that same site, I found some awesome white noise CDs that I can't wait to try.
And a bit of good news, we've noticed quite the decrease in her volume of spit up. Debbie noticed it also. We're still delaying solids until 6mo, but this gives me hopes of discontinuing her Zantac and getting to eat dairy again.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Baby Steps
So much going on! Katie is finally starting to get her groove back, but not before it totally and completely exhausted me.
Eric really stepped it up last night. He did dinner and took care of the kids when he got home from work and I went straight to bed. I've been fighting a virus on top of little sleep.
Today was the first day that I did not visit Katie over my lunch break. I had lunch at Nieves with some friends instead. I just took an extra bottle. Debbie said she did great, but I don't think it's something I'm going to be making a habit of just yet.
I'm very ready for Katie to sleep unswaddled the majority of the night in her crib. We thought we'd give it a go the other night and by 11pm, we swaddled her up and put her in her swing. I have removed the sleep positioner from her crib. I could tell she missed it at first because she loves being wedged down into it, but she's gotten used to not having it. Baby steps....
Hopefully this is the beginning of the end of our trying times with Katie. I'm holding my breath that we won't be increasing the zantac again, but discontinuing it instead. She'll be 5mo on Tue, so in only 1 more month, we'll start trying some solids! Especially because of her tummy troubles, I've decided to wait the entire 6mo to give her system plenty of time to totally mature.
Since she's obviously doing a bizillion times better, I feel much better, but I still mourn what I feel like is the loss of her infancy, not enjoying my maternity leave, etc. I was heartbroken the other night when I realized how few pictures we have of Katie sleeping because the times we were able to get to get her to sleep, we were terrified to wake her up.
I can't wait for that selective amnesia to set in where you forget things like painful pregnancies, terrible labors, and colicky babies. If it wasn't for this amnesia, I'm convinced nobody would have more than one child.
Eric really stepped it up last night. He did dinner and took care of the kids when he got home from work and I went straight to bed. I've been fighting a virus on top of little sleep.
Today was the first day that I did not visit Katie over my lunch break. I had lunch at Nieves with some friends instead. I just took an extra bottle. Debbie said she did great, but I don't think it's something I'm going to be making a habit of just yet.
I'm very ready for Katie to sleep unswaddled the majority of the night in her crib. We thought we'd give it a go the other night and by 11pm, we swaddled her up and put her in her swing. I have removed the sleep positioner from her crib. I could tell she missed it at first because she loves being wedged down into it, but she's gotten used to not having it. Baby steps....
Hopefully this is the beginning of the end of our trying times with Katie. I'm holding my breath that we won't be increasing the zantac again, but discontinuing it instead. She'll be 5mo on Tue, so in only 1 more month, we'll start trying some solids! Especially because of her tummy troubles, I've decided to wait the entire 6mo to give her system plenty of time to totally mature.
Since she's obviously doing a bizillion times better, I feel much better, but I still mourn what I feel like is the loss of her infancy, not enjoying my maternity leave, etc. I was heartbroken the other night when I realized how few pictures we have of Katie sleeping because the times we were able to get to get her to sleep, we were terrified to wake her up.
I can't wait for that selective amnesia to set in where you forget things like painful pregnancies, terrible labors, and colicky babies. If it wasn't for this amnesia, I'm convinced nobody would have more than one child.
Friday, July 11, 2008
13 days
That's how long it's been since Katie has slept more than a 2hr stretch. Naturally this means, I have not slept longer than 2hrs at a time either. It's starting to get to me.
It's been just over a week since we increased the Zantac, so hopefully we're going to be rounding a corner shortly. I believe our minor set back was the Fifth's disease, but that's done with.
She's been happier during the day and did well for Debbie yesterday, only to continue her pattern of waking again last night. Everyday, I say, "hopefully tonight, I'll get some sleep." And then I don't. So again, hopefully tonight...
On a brighter note, all my swimming in preperation for the triathlon is apparently paying off. I dropped some more weight and am now just 1 pound away from my prepregnancy weight.
It's been just over a week since we increased the Zantac, so hopefully we're going to be rounding a corner shortly. I believe our minor set back was the Fifth's disease, but that's done with.
She's been happier during the day and did well for Debbie yesterday, only to continue her pattern of waking again last night. Everyday, I say, "hopefully tonight, I'll get some sleep." And then I don't. So again, hopefully tonight...
On a brighter note, all my swimming in preperation for the triathlon is apparently paying off. I dropped some more weight and am now just 1 pound away from my prepregnancy weight.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
FLASHBACK
I think we have PTSD. Everytime Katie gets fussy, we freak. Literally, like the colic is going to break free again.
Unfortunately, right now, things are not so great. Katie hasn't been her new happier self that last couple of days. She's not sleeping, daycare today didn't go so well and I've noticed her spit up is coming out her nose again.
I'm guessing she must be refluxing pretty badly. I'm calling our ped in the morning. It's probably time to increase her zantac or try a new med.
I'm trying to stay positive, although I can't help but feel discouragesd. Her ped thought we might be able to be done with the zantac around 6mo because she was doing so well at her 4mo appt last week. I was also hopeful to reintroduce dairy around 6-8mo. I think I just need to let myself go ahead and cry because I really want to.
At least we know what's wrong though and it should be a relatively easy fix. And speaking of fixes, out of desperation, we tried the colic calm again tonight with actual success. This isn't something that I would use on a long term basis, but my baby was miserable and we needed someting to get through the night.
Unfortunately, right now, things are not so great. Katie hasn't been her new happier self that last couple of days. She's not sleeping, daycare today didn't go so well and I've noticed her spit up is coming out her nose again.
I'm guessing she must be refluxing pretty badly. I'm calling our ped in the morning. It's probably time to increase her zantac or try a new med.
I'm trying to stay positive, although I can't help but feel discouragesd. Her ped thought we might be able to be done with the zantac around 6mo because she was doing so well at her 4mo appt last week. I was also hopeful to reintroduce dairy around 6-8mo. I think I just need to let myself go ahead and cry because I really want to.
At least we know what's wrong though and it should be a relatively easy fix. And speaking of fixes, out of desperation, we tried the colic calm again tonight with actual success. This isn't something that I would use on a long term basis, but my baby was miserable and we needed someting to get through the night.
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