I have to brag for one quick minute, I think I have the world's happiest, most easy going baby. Seriously. He rarely cries, he sleeps great, and he doesn't mind being left to play on his own while I get the house work done.
But then....his teeth started to come in. I feel so bad for him just because it makes me said seeing my happy baby so miserable ALL day. We started supplementing him with a bottle to help him gain weight (the doctors advice, J is a on the small side) and now that he is teeth he refuses the bottle and refuses solids. He is back to just nursing. I tried to avoid tylenol because I'm not a huge medicine fan, but I know if I was in that much pain I would want tylenol so I went ahead and gave him a little.
I'm hoping this comes in waves and this isn't the new normal for him. It really does make me so sad seeing him so grumpy. Tonight he wouldn't even give me a smile! Thankfully he has still been napping and sleeping through the night.
So let's hope these teeth pop through soon and he can catch a break before the next ones come in!
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
6 Months Old
Well we made it to my goal of exclusively breastfeeding for 6 months! so I'm going to insert a little vent here, if you don't want to hear a breastfeeding vent, feel free to skip ahead!
When my friends try to make plans with me I usually have very specific times I am free due to breastfeeding. Several people have voiced their opinions that breastfeeding is the easiest thing to take on the go, so I should get out more. I totally understand I CAN breastfeed anywhere in public, but I really don't like to. I'm really not worried about what other people think, I'm more uncomfortable myself. So insert comment about just using a cover. A cover......ha.....that's laughable at this point. My first breatfeeding with a cover experience was in ikea when Baby J was only a couple weeks old. I was using an extremely light weight, breathable cover and yet my poor baby started crying and wouldn't nurse because he was too hot. I mean think about it, he is pressed up against me with a blanket covering him, I couldn't blame him one bit. The stress overwhelmed me and I quickly went into the restroom to get my own stall to nurse him. Gross. I was definitely not sitting on a toilet, so I stood and nursed my baby. Even now he still hates covers. He either gets mad and tries to pull it off and won't eat, or he wants to play with it and gets distracted and won't eat. Both lead to a crying baby. Finally I usually resort to nursing him in the car. Not great, but it works. As most of you know I live in California and my family is in Missouri. This past month I decided to go visit them. My husband couldn't get time off so I had to fly with Baby J, since I can't do a 27 hour drive by myself. I just want to say, to any of you women who have breastfed a baby on the plane sitting next to a stranger, I'm so sorry. It took everything in me not to cry. The seats are so close together that when I tried to nurse Baby J, he was kicking the guy next to me (while pulling the cover off). I'm trying to keep him from kicking the guy next to me, while also trying to keep the cover up, because I really don't want my boob brushing up against the guy next to me. It was a mess! I was getting teary just praying Baby J would fall asleep quickly. So to all the moms who are on that "getaway" trip, I know you don't want to sit next to young moms with babies, like me, because you are on a trip to have a break from kids, but PLEASE consider grabbing the seat next to me, so I don't get stuck nursing my baby next to some drunk guy. It would relieve so much stress to sit next to someone who could say, "don't worry, I have kids too!" Back to my main issue, don't tell a breastfeeding mom that it's easy or convenient, because it's not. It's actually the complete opposite. I wish I could just back a bottle and not have to stress out! So yes, I will avoid plans because I don't want to hassle with trying to breastfeed in public.
End of vent.
On to our update! We had quite the trip to St. Louis. It's getting harder to fly with Baby J, since he is older and doesn't just fall right to sleep anymore, but he still did great! I'm so proud of him! My Grandad was admitted into the hospital a few days before I got there, and needed open heart surgery (quadruple bypass!), so I spent most of my time visiting him. And then the car my parents were letting me use broke down, so I actually couldn't go out much. It was fine though. It was so much fun getting so see everyone!
Once we got home from the trip I decided to start Baby J on "solids"! I'm not really sure why they call them solids though when everything is just pureed... Anyways, he did great! I wanted to do baby led weaning, but I really didn't know enough about it and didn't have a chance to talk to my friends who do BLW. So purees it was! We started with peas and he has done great! He loves to grab the spoon himself and shovel it into his mouth. We have learned that bibs are slightly pointless and it's easier just to wipe down a naked baby! :) I have made all his food, and I freeze it in small mason jars.
I really love making his food! So far I have made, carrots, peas, spiced pears, rosemary-garlic chicken with peas, butternut squash, and sweet potatoes! He hasn't tried all of them yet, but he sure loves the ones I have given him so far! The rest are in the freezer waiting.
Baby J isn't sitting up on his own yet. And I honestly think he really just doesn't want to... He LOVES to roll and scoot around to get into everything, so whenever I try to have him sit he gets really mad. But I'm not worried, every baby is different and does things at different times! Now that he is moving around and getting into stuff, our dog loves to bring him her toys to play with. No worries folks I take them away before he can grab them!
Last update, my brother and sister-in-law had their baby! A little girl! I am anxious for my next trip so I can meet her!! We are hoping to move soon, so I really want to get a little closer to my family! Baby J needs cousins to play with!
When my friends try to make plans with me I usually have very specific times I am free due to breastfeeding. Several people have voiced their opinions that breastfeeding is the easiest thing to take on the go, so I should get out more. I totally understand I CAN breastfeed anywhere in public, but I really don't like to. I'm really not worried about what other people think, I'm more uncomfortable myself. So insert comment about just using a cover. A cover......ha.....that's laughable at this point. My first breatfeeding with a cover experience was in ikea when Baby J was only a couple weeks old. I was using an extremely light weight, breathable cover and yet my poor baby started crying and wouldn't nurse because he was too hot. I mean think about it, he is pressed up against me with a blanket covering him, I couldn't blame him one bit. The stress overwhelmed me and I quickly went into the restroom to get my own stall to nurse him. Gross. I was definitely not sitting on a toilet, so I stood and nursed my baby. Even now he still hates covers. He either gets mad and tries to pull it off and won't eat, or he wants to play with it and gets distracted and won't eat. Both lead to a crying baby. Finally I usually resort to nursing him in the car. Not great, but it works. As most of you know I live in California and my family is in Missouri. This past month I decided to go visit them. My husband couldn't get time off so I had to fly with Baby J, since I can't do a 27 hour drive by myself. I just want to say, to any of you women who have breastfed a baby on the plane sitting next to a stranger, I'm so sorry. It took everything in me not to cry. The seats are so close together that when I tried to nurse Baby J, he was kicking the guy next to me (while pulling the cover off). I'm trying to keep him from kicking the guy next to me, while also trying to keep the cover up, because I really don't want my boob brushing up against the guy next to me. It was a mess! I was getting teary just praying Baby J would fall asleep quickly. So to all the moms who are on that "getaway" trip, I know you don't want to sit next to young moms with babies, like me, because you are on a trip to have a break from kids, but PLEASE consider grabbing the seat next to me, so I don't get stuck nursing my baby next to some drunk guy. It would relieve so much stress to sit next to someone who could say, "don't worry, I have kids too!" Back to my main issue, don't tell a breastfeeding mom that it's easy or convenient, because it's not. It's actually the complete opposite. I wish I could just back a bottle and not have to stress out! So yes, I will avoid plans because I don't want to hassle with trying to breastfeed in public.
End of vent.
On to our update! We had quite the trip to St. Louis. It's getting harder to fly with Baby J, since he is older and doesn't just fall right to sleep anymore, but he still did great! I'm so proud of him! My Grandad was admitted into the hospital a few days before I got there, and needed open heart surgery (quadruple bypass!), so I spent most of my time visiting him. And then the car my parents were letting me use broke down, so I actually couldn't go out much. It was fine though. It was so much fun getting so see everyone!
Once we got home from the trip I decided to start Baby J on "solids"! I'm not really sure why they call them solids though when everything is just pureed... Anyways, he did great! I wanted to do baby led weaning, but I really didn't know enough about it and didn't have a chance to talk to my friends who do BLW. So purees it was! We started with peas and he has done great! He loves to grab the spoon himself and shovel it into his mouth. We have learned that bibs are slightly pointless and it's easier just to wipe down a naked baby! :) I have made all his food, and I freeze it in small mason jars.
I really love making his food! So far I have made, carrots, peas, spiced pears, rosemary-garlic chicken with peas, butternut squash, and sweet potatoes! He hasn't tried all of them yet, but he sure loves the ones I have given him so far! The rest are in the freezer waiting.
Baby J isn't sitting up on his own yet. And I honestly think he really just doesn't want to... He LOVES to roll and scoot around to get into everything, so whenever I try to have him sit he gets really mad. But I'm not worried, every baby is different and does things at different times! Now that he is moving around and getting into stuff, our dog loves to bring him her toys to play with. No worries folks I take them away before he can grab them!
Last update, my brother and sister-in-law had their baby! A little girl! I am anxious for my next trip so I can meet her!! We are hoping to move soon, so I really want to get a little closer to my family! Baby J needs cousins to play with!
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