Day Off
Tomorrow has been declared a day off due to inclement weather where I work. That means that I don't have to use a sick leave day to stay home with DS (who couldn't go to daycare even if his fever was gone). He seems to be feeling a little run down and clingy, but otherwise okay. He didn't nurse long after his nap this morning and just chewed on the bottle around noon, but he drank the one this afternoon right down then ate some banana before nursing and taking a nap. We have 3 more bottles of fresh milk that he needs to drink before Thursday or they will be wasted. I pumped earlier today and got 5 oz for the freezer. I'll pump again this afternoon and give him another bottle the next time he needs to eat. I want to nurse some, too, because it is so good for both of us, but we do need to use up the bottles that are in the refrigerator.
Monday, December 23, 2002
Fifth Disease - I think DS may have Fifth disease. He is being sent home from day care with a slight (100 degree) fever. Several days ago his cheeks started looking red, almost chapped, and staying that way even when he wasn't warm. Yesterday I noticed his chin was red, too and the splotchy eczema-like rash on his arms and legs looked different. Over the weekend I noticed his bottom looking rashy, but not like the diaper rash he has had before (although he's only had diaper rash a couple of times and only for a day or two). He was very stuffed up last night and his nose secretions are thicker. It could just be a cold, but the rash and mild fever led me to do some research. If it is Fifth Disease, he was exposed sometime between Thanksgiving and early last week... and he is no longer contagious. I guess I'm taking today off work afterall. DH is off tomorrow, so I may come back in to wrap some things up before Christmas vacation, or I may just leave it as is.
Saturday, December 21, 2002
Shopping
We did a lot of Christmas shopping today. I carried DS around in our new sling most of the time. DH tried it for a while too, but his shoulder and back started to hurt. We'll try again and make sure we have it on him right next time. DS did fine all day. He took a couple of short naps in the car between shopping locations and while we ate lunch at Sonic (in the car). Because of the shortened nap time, he went to sleep fairly early tonight without much trouble.
We did a lot of Christmas shopping today. I carried DS around in our new sling most of the time. DH tried it for a while too, but his shoulder and back started to hurt. We'll try again and make sure we have it on him right next time. DS did fine all day. He took a couple of short naps in the car between shopping locations and while we ate lunch at Sonic (in the car). Because of the shortened nap time, he went to sleep fairly early tonight without much trouble.
Friday, December 20, 2002
Thursday, December 19, 2002
The flu
We've had the flu at our house this week. DH started feeling bad Sunday evening, then it hit him hard Sunday night. He stayed home from work both Monday and Tuesday. He was so weak that I even stayed home on Monday to take care of him. Wednesday afternoon I started feeling bad and warned my boss that I might not be in on Thursday. By 9pm Wednesday I was in the bathroom, and I called my boss later to tell him that my prediction was right. I stayed home today but will probably go in tomorrow. I got over it in about 24 hours, whereas it took DH about 48 to feel better. We're hoping that all the good stuff in breastmilk will keep DS from getting it. Based on the incubation period from DH to me, if DS is still okay on Saturday then we will have escaped DS being sick.
We've had the flu at our house this week. DH started feeling bad Sunday evening, then it hit him hard Sunday night. He stayed home from work both Monday and Tuesday. He was so weak that I even stayed home on Monday to take care of him. Wednesday afternoon I started feeling bad and warned my boss that I might not be in on Thursday. By 9pm Wednesday I was in the bathroom, and I called my boss later to tell him that my prediction was right. I stayed home today but will probably go in tomorrow. I got over it in about 24 hours, whereas it took DH about 48 to feel better. We're hoping that all the good stuff in breastmilk will keep DS from getting it. Based on the incubation period from DH to me, if DS is still okay on Saturday then we will have escaped DS being sick.
Tuesday, December 17, 2002
KDHE - Bureau of Child Care Licensing and Regulation -- Our DCP told me about a couple of things that they and/or we will need to change about DS's diapers and food. This is the time of year that "the health department" does inspections, so they are double checking to make sure things are being done right. Since we are behind on immunizations, I had to have our Dr. fax DS's next appointme information for them to have on file yesterday, too.
Monday, December 16, 2002
Cheating Babies: Nutritional Quality and Cost of Commercial Baby Food -- Ugh! This Center for Science in the Public Interest research report on baby food really makes me glad I decided to make DS's food. If we ever decide to buy something, we're going with Beach-Nut (or Earth's Best if available) or possibly Gerber without added salt, sugar, and thickeners (starch, tapioca, flour). This report makes jarred baby food sound even yuckier and a bigger waste of money than I already thought it was!
Free Ride
Yesterday our church group when through the church's neighborhood riding on a trolly-bus singing Christmas carols and delivering candy canes and Christmas greetings. DS son rode in my sling most of the time, but after taking him out for a diaper change when the trolley was stopped, I held him on my lap. He also rode on a few other people's laps when I got off the trolley deliver things without him. (He went with me in the sling several times, too.) He was very well behaved and I felt he was as safe (or safer) than the rest of us. I think it was good practice for our upcoming airplane ride to Grandma and Grandpa's for Christmas.
Yesterday our church group when through the church's neighborhood riding on a trolly-bus singing Christmas carols and delivering candy canes and Christmas greetings. DS son rode in my sling most of the time, but after taking him out for a diaper change when the trolley was stopped, I held him on my lap. He also rode on a few other people's laps when I got off the trolley deliver things without him. (He went with me in the sling several times, too.) He was very well behaved and I felt he was as safe (or safer) than the rest of us. I think it was good practice for our upcoming airplane ride to Grandma and Grandpa's for Christmas.
Friday, December 13, 2002
Joseph's Letter Home, a Christmas Story - Christian Articles Archive -- This is awesome! Quite a different perspective on the Immaculate Conception and Joseph and Mary's time together before Jesus' birth.
Thursday, December 12, 2002
BRAT
No, I'm not calling DS or anyone else a brat. I just learned from my pumpmoms email list that Banana, Rice, Applesauce, and Toast are things that can lead to consitpation and are sometimes "prescribed" to help relieve diarrhea. DS has been having rice cereal every weekday for the past 2 weeks. He has had banana quick a bit (and likes it a lot). His BMs are definitely solid now. I can even shake a diaper and get the deposit to fall into the toilet. I guess I need to get in gear and introduce some other fruits so he can have some variety. The pear at home should be ripe enough to try tomorrow evening.
No, I'm not calling DS or anyone else a brat. I just learned from my pumpmoms email list that Banana, Rice, Applesauce, and Toast are things that can lead to consitpation and are sometimes "prescribed" to help relieve diarrhea. DS has been having rice cereal every weekday for the past 2 weeks. He has had banana quick a bit (and likes it a lot). His BMs are definitely solid now. I can even shake a diaper and get the deposit to fall into the toilet. I guess I need to get in gear and introduce some other fruits so he can have some variety. The pear at home should be ripe enough to try tomorrow evening.
Quote of the Month - The Natural Child Project "It is wisdom to believe the heart." - George Santayana
Sad
I unsubscribed from Midwifery Today - Pregnancy, Birth, Homebirth and Midwife Information the email newsletter. There are several reasons, but the sad one is that it doesn't make me happy to read it anymore. One of the articles today was about how induction often leads to more intereventions. That's too close to home for me. I know our decisions were the best at the time, but I guess I am still grieving the birth experience I had hoped for. I do believe that we used as little intervention as possible, and we put off things the doctors and nurses wanted to do until we had tried less invasive options, but I still have a scar across my belly and in my heart. I just can't read about that stuff right now. The less emotional reasons include my mailbox being so full of baby and parenting newsletters and email that it's time to move away from the pregnancy and birth newsletters. I will definitely resub if I get pg again, though.
I unsubscribed from Midwifery Today - Pregnancy, Birth, Homebirth and Midwife Information the email newsletter. There are several reasons, but the sad one is that it doesn't make me happy to read it anymore. One of the articles today was about how induction often leads to more intereventions. That's too close to home for me. I know our decisions were the best at the time, but I guess I am still grieving the birth experience I had hoped for. I do believe that we used as little intervention as possible, and we put off things the doctors and nurses wanted to do until we had tried less invasive options, but I still have a scar across my belly and in my heart. I just can't read about that stuff right now. The less emotional reasons include my mailbox being so full of baby and parenting newsletters and email that it's time to move away from the pregnancy and birth newsletters. I will definitely resub if I get pg again, though.
Wednesday, December 11, 2002
This document contains Tips, Recipes, Links to more oatmeal recipes & finally, a poem -- you probably can't see this page unless you are logged in to Yahoo Groups and a member of PumpMoms, but I want to put it here anyway.
The Sacramento Bee -- sacbee.com -- A father's quest -- I'm all for this dad feeding his son breastmilk, but I don't think the insurance company should be forced to pay for it. When you get insurance, you know what is covered and what is not. If you choose treatment or substances that are not covered, you pay out of pocket. That's the way it works. Insurance companies being forced to pay for things that they wouldn't ordinarily cover is part of what drives up insurance rates. Hopefully this couple had life insurance on the mom; that would help pay for milk.
Monday, December 09, 2002
A Developmental Checklist: 6 to 8 Months -- DS can do a lot of this stuff. It seems like he's "right on track".
Friday, December 06, 2002
A Mother's Love - today's Upper Room devotional - it made me cry. (I think I'm a little stressed out right now.)
Crying
The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Baby Sleep Longer -- I wonder if we should get this book?
Of the past 6 nights, I have been the one to get DS to sleep originally only twice. Saturday night a friend came over because DH and I went to a concert for a date (our first night out together without DS since late August!). Sunday I nursed and held DS to sleep. Monday he was at our neighbors asleep on the living room floor when I went to pick him up. We had not sent pajamas or a night diaper (or nipples for the bottles of milk), so he was quite awake for a while before going back to sleep. Tuesday he was snoozing on another friend's couch surrounded by safety buffers in his pj's and night diaper. Wednesday was my turn again. He had some trouble falling asleep, so I took him to our bed and nursed laying down, where we both fell asleep. And last night DH got him ready, including feeding 2 bottles, then held DS while he cried for 20-25 minutes before finally calming down and falling asleep. The ladies who babysat for us all said that DS "was good". So why does he cry for Daddy? This was very frustrating to DH last night, and I felt very bad for him when I got home. Should I be doing something different so DS doesn't get used to falling asleep nursing at home? But if that were truly the problem, Saturday night would not have gone well. Should we try to reintroduce the pacifier, so if DS is too upset to find his fingers to suck to sooth himself, at least we can try to trigger the suck / sooth combination? That doesn't seem like the right thing to do either. Or should I stop going out in the evening? That seems drastic, but most of the time (except for "dates" with DH) I would rather be at home with DS than whereever else I have made a committment to be.
The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Baby Sleep Longer -- I wonder if we should get this book?
Of the past 6 nights, I have been the one to get DS to sleep originally only twice. Saturday night a friend came over because DH and I went to a concert for a date (our first night out together without DS since late August!). Sunday I nursed and held DS to sleep. Monday he was at our neighbors asleep on the living room floor when I went to pick him up. We had not sent pajamas or a night diaper (or nipples for the bottles of milk), so he was quite awake for a while before going back to sleep. Tuesday he was snoozing on another friend's couch surrounded by safety buffers in his pj's and night diaper. Wednesday was my turn again. He had some trouble falling asleep, so I took him to our bed and nursed laying down, where we both fell asleep. And last night DH got him ready, including feeding 2 bottles, then held DS while he cried for 20-25 minutes before finally calming down and falling asleep. The ladies who babysat for us all said that DS "was good". So why does he cry for Daddy? This was very frustrating to DH last night, and I felt very bad for him when I got home. Should I be doing something different so DS doesn't get used to falling asleep nursing at home? But if that were truly the problem, Saturday night would not have gone well. Should we try to reintroduce the pacifier, so if DS is too upset to find his fingers to suck to sooth himself, at least we can try to trigger the suck / sooth combination? That doesn't seem like the right thing to do either. Or should I stop going out in the evening? That seems drastic, but most of the time (except for "dates" with DH) I would rather be at home with DS than whereever else I have made a committment to be.
Thursday, December 05, 2002
Tuesday, December 03, 2002
Solids at daycare
Yesterday DS tried (and apparently liked) rice cereal from a box. I was sort of hoping he wouldn't like it, but since he seems to like everything we have fed him I shouldn't be surprised. The menu said banana with breakfast, but they had pineapple instead, so we passed on the fruit in the morning. The menu also said apples with lunch, so I asked that the teacher puree some for him. They had applesause instead, and since it comes from the residence hall cafeteria I'm sure it was not "no sugar added". :-( Fortunately he didn't eat very much of it. (I've read somewhere that everything except banana needs to be cooked, so at least his applesauce was cooked since it was commercial, instead of getting raw apple.) Today I packed 1/2 a mushed banana and 2 pumpkin cubes for him so he won't have food that I don't know about in advance. I need to start thinking ahead in the evenings, even more than before!
Yesterday DS tried (and apparently liked) rice cereal from a box. I was sort of hoping he wouldn't like it, but since he seems to like everything we have fed him I shouldn't be surprised. The menu said banana with breakfast, but they had pineapple instead, so we passed on the fruit in the morning. The menu also said apples with lunch, so I asked that the teacher puree some for him. They had applesause instead, and since it comes from the residence hall cafeteria I'm sure it was not "no sugar added". :-( Fortunately he didn't eat very much of it. (I've read somewhere that everything except banana needs to be cooked, so at least his applesauce was cooked since it was commercial, instead of getting raw apple.) Today I packed 1/2 a mushed banana and 2 pumpkin cubes for him so he won't have food that I don't know about in advance. I need to start thinking ahead in the evenings, even more than before!
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