Had our 3 month check up. He weighed in at 13 lb 9 oz and 24 1/2 in. He's right in the 50th %tile for both, which suits me just fine. She keeps saying that he's gained too much between appts, but I think he's doing just fine. Not to mention, there was an extra week in there from the last appt. They keep scheduling like that. Our 4 mo appt isn't until he'll be 4 1/2 mo old! So whatever, I think he's doing perfect. I feed him when he's hungry, and I'm not gonna let him scream for an hour just because he's hungry "too soon". Infants can't get too fat, IMO.

Kate, you need to kick that bitch out on her ass. Maybe then she'll learn to grow the fuck up. I wouldn't put up with that nonsense. Also, you may want to look into baby led weaning. Poly and I are both going that route, and it really makes a lot of sense. It skips over the cereal thing altogether, and allows them to go at their own pace as far as learning how to eat. There are a lot of good fb groups for it that can answer a lot of questions. At this point, I'm not even gonna worry about buying the book, since I've pretty much gotten all the info I need from a couple of websites and those fb groups. It's actually a lot easier, though maybe a bit messier, than the traditional method of feeding. The only thing I'll really have to adjust is leaving out the salt when I cook, but other than that, when he's ready he'll just be eating whatever we are.

We often keep Prescott up past his "normal" bedtime on the weekends, because we are out doing stuff. He sometimes gets cranky, but will usually sleep in his car seat or wherever we can put him while we're out. When we get home, we'll give him a couple of ounces in a bottle and he'll go right back to sleep. Though this weekend, he did keep waking up after being out a little later. He didn't finally get to sleep until 11 that night. But then he slept til 7, and after that morning bottle, went back to sleep until 11. So he worked it out. Yesterday we went to the track for Father's Day. (I guess I should specify we went to Churchill Downs for horse racing. Around here, when you say "the track" everyone just knows what you mean. lol) It was fun except for the fact that the AC was out in the area we were in, so it got pretty fucking hot in there. Prescott started out in an outfit that matched Kevin's (so friggin cute), but his shoes and pants quickly came off, because he was so hot. Kevin kept taking him up to the front of the room where the AC was working and just standing there under the vent to cool them both off. But other than being hot, Prescott was so good. People kept asking if he ever cried! lol I assured them he did, but usually only when hungry or tired. He took a decent nap in his carseat while we were there, which surprised me. I figured a little cat nap is all we'd get out of him, but he probably slept for 1 1/2-2 hrs. He got kinda cranky once we were home last night, but it only lasted about an hour, and he was asleep by 930. I figured, surely, since I had to work today, that he'd be up in the middle of the night, but he slept til 615 today! I actually thought I was gonna have to wake him up to feed him before we left. I imagine he was just worn out from yesterday. He'll probably sleep a lot today with his Granny, too.

Poly, I'm so sorry about your hand! That totally blows. I can hardly function when I break a nail!! lol Hope you get it taken care of quickly.

Growth spurts are the only time I'm happy that I'm not breastfeeding. That kid will eat every hour!! Luckily, he doesn't wake much during the night during them, but it's a full time job to feed him during the day. I'm glad to hand him over to Kevin when he gets home from work on those days.

I hope work went well today, Kate. Let us know how you held up. :)

Surgery is scheduled for Thurs, SO not happy about that. Gonna have to pump n dump for 48 hours. Don't have enough milk in freezer but still have some formula, so will alternate. Just want to bawl my eyes out.

You've got a couple of days to build up your supply. Pump after each feeding, and you should be able to collect enough.

Poly- Im sorry about the surgery...it totally SUCKS! I had surgery when Joey was 2 weeks old and had to pump/dump for 24 hours....I would take kevs advice and pump like crazy .....put baby on one side and pump the other every time he eats and i think u will get enough to get you through....why 48 hours...i was told 24 hours and they said 24 hours was a little much but they said just to do 24 hours to be safe but they said 24 hours was excessive....you can get a list of med they used and call lactation team w the med list to see how long they say...we took joey with us and i nursed her right until they took me to the OR...they said she wasnt allowed in pre-op and i basically told them to fuck off and that i needed to nurse her....after the surgery make sure u pump EVERY TIME u give her a bottle so your supply doesnt dwindle...i bawled my eyes out when they said i had to dump for 24 hours...the day before the surg they said i would only have to dump like 1 or 2 times after then it changed to 24 hours....talk about a melt down...thank god i started pumping early and had enough to get me thru! Best of luck!!

I have a few bags of milk and have started pumping more and giving him a little formula that I have - so we should have enough. And will def check into the timeframe of pump/dump - 24 hours would B much better. He doesn't like the bottle anymore but will take if he's hungry. he's going 2 stay w/ a babysitter while I'm in surgery - that way he can play/nap. He DOES NOT do well if he doesn't get his naps. and I don't know how well dad would do, caring for me and juggling baby. it's good for him 2 b away from me 4 a little while anyways.

I've shed my tears and think I'm doing better w/ the whole effed up scenario. gggrrrrrr

according to kellymom.com - it's safe 2 nurse after general anesthesia. as long as u r awake/alert then the drug has mostly gotten out of yur system. will still call a lactation specialist tomorrow.

Kevsgirl- Prescott is growing like a weed! He seems like such an easy going baby!

Poly- I'm so sorry to hear about your hand :( That completely sucks. I am hoping everything goes well with surgery and that recovery is as quick as possible!

Kate- Hope your first day back to work went as smoothly as possible! I know you probably missed your little girl like crazy!

Brenna had her 6 month checkup on June 5th- I've gotten behind on posting. She weight 14 lbs and 14oz and is 27 inches long :) Basically, she's a string bean. We are still nursing- everything is going so well so far! She's a happy little girl! She has her bottom two teeth and it looks like the top two are trying to come through as well! She seems to be going through a growth spurt- a little fussier then usual and wants to nurse all the time- luckily, she's still sleeping through the night. Today will be her last day at THIS daycare. We've had a couple instances that made us very unhappy and untrusting- falling out of a bouncy seat, ear getting clipped in a bib, toys thrown at her by other children. It's all too much for me to handle. I really wish I could quit my job and stay with her. Anyway, we have the summer to figure things out. My mother is a teacher and my mother-in-law works is a school nurse so she will be alternating between the two!

Oh, ANB, that daycare sounds awful!! So glad you get to take a break for the summer! Hopefully you'll be able to find a better place for next year. We are so lucky that we don't have to deal with that, thanks to my MIL. I don't know if we'll be so lucky if we have another, but maybe by then I'll have convinced DH to let me stay home. :)

Ha! Kevsgirl- I am still working on that one!

Ugh that is terrible ANB! I would literally freak out!!! Check into places that have cameras...I know the YMCA day care where I live has a webcam that runs the whole time the daycare is open...parents are given a special link so they can go on the web and check on their little one...Im sorry that the day care was so terrible! Maybe one of the grammies will just love having her so much that they retire to watch her lol..my MIL Is still thinking about retiring to watch Joey which would be dumb cz I work 1 day during the week and Im not gonna go back FT so she can watch her all week lol

I worked 2 days this week back to back ...rob said she did pretty good for him..only 1 meltdown that lasted about a half hour....altho he let her fall asleep early both nights so i got home at 930pm and she was sleeping but didnt have her jammies on because she fell asleep before he got them on so i had to get her up both times to put jammies on...that pretty much annoyed me but whatever...i worked tuesday and wednesday...i could tell she missed me...eventho i had nursed her while i was home from work those days...it was different on thursday morning once she was alert and really saw me she nursed for over an hour..i think she just wanted to be close to me..

I got out our extra pack n play and set it up in our bedroom because I am still not ready for her to go to her own room yet because im just not lol....yesterday morning i woke up and looked in the bassinet and her face was pressed up against the side of the bassinet which is all fabric..i panicked and pulled her away from it quick and i was like "yup we are done w the bassinet" all i could think about was her suffocating....was pretty scary! so she will be sleeping in the pack n play which is good because now she has to rely on staying asleep after i put her in there (the bassinet rocked so i would rock it to make sure she was really asleep ...the crib doesnt rock so she needs to get used to being still)


Poly: any updates from surgery? i hope it went well!!

I think it went well - whole hand bandaged so it will be awhile b4 I get 2 use it and really test it out. ALOT more sedation than I thought it would b. took 1.5 hrs to wake up and then was still way out of it. kind of a lot of pain.

Kate, it's funny that you said you panicked when her face was in the side of the bassinet. Prescott has now learned to roll from back to front while swaddled. The first time I woke up and saw him face down on the monitor I totally freaked!! lol But he can turn his head to the side, so I don't panic now. What sucks is that when he does it, he'll wake up and get pissed because he can't roll back over and he doesn't like to be on his face, so he'll start screaming in the middle of the night. I've taken to using my nursing pillow to barricade him in place so he can't roll over now. It seems to be working.

I've been meaning to ask you guys about something. Prescott seems to be very tense, like all the time. He always seems to be straining, like he's trying to poop, only it's even when he's not pooping. It's like that's just the way he is. He's always contracting his abs, like he's trying to do crunches, and he still has his hands in tight fists most of the time. The only time he seems to relax is when he's sleeping, and even then he still tenses up in his sleep. Is this something any of you have experienced with your LO, or even heard of? Just wondering if this is just his personality, or if it's something I need to try and correct somehow. TIA

Oh, and Poly, glad to hear surgery went well. Sorry you're in so much pain. Hopefully it will heal quickly, and you can get back to playing with Trey soon. :)

Oh Poly- glad surgery went well. Hoping recovery goes quickly for you! I can't imagine having surgery with a little one to tend to as well!

Kate- I always panicked too. Everyone reassures me that as long as she could move her head, she'd be fine. But, at that age, and hearing all the horror stories, I always freaked. Do you guys use bumpers in the crib or are you planning on it?

Kevsgirl- Brenna is so funny now that she's rolling around like crazy. I find her in all different positions all over the crib and never how I put her to bed in the first place! It's amusing. She also prefers to sleep on her belly- I always put her to bed on her back and she flips herself over and sucks her thumb. The past few nights, she's been wired at night. I end up putting her to bed awake and she talks to herself before falling asleep. I haven't noticed Brenna being tense but I remember her hands were clenched in fists for awhile- I can't remember around what age that changed. I'd just mention at his next appt but I doubt it's anything to worry about!

trey had doc appt 2day - he is 24" (5%tile) 16 lbs (58%) head is in the 90+% - so I have a short fat big headed baby with the cutest dimples ever. he is now squawking, rolling over a bunch more, scooting around - he is very mobile.

it's hard not being able 2 play with him much, being 1 handed really sucks. hopefully my healing time will pass quickly.