Well, I've never been into the blog thing but a friend of mine suggested, after a shoutout on facebook titled "Ladies with Babies", that it would make a great title for a blog. I figured this could serve as a mini-forum to all those mothers out there for questions/concerns or an opportunity to vent or even bragging time. A no judgement and all acceptance sort of thing. The actual forums online seem to have too many followers for me, so its hard to keep up and I only go on them to see answers to my questions. I never actually write on them. But I think that this will be a little more intimate and hey, if no one else follows it, at least its an opportunity for me to document June's life and all the things that I am going through.
I don't have too many friends with babies who live close by, but luckily my gal pals on facebook (and of course my mom and mother-in-law) have been a huge help to me, but I am pretty sure that not ALL my friends on facebook want to see my constant updates on June and my crazy questions about formula, crying, the color of her poop, etc.
The shoutout I mentioned had to do with what baby formula would work best for my daughter June. She was born September 20, 2010 and since then I had been breastfeeding. But June has had issues with constant crying, discomfort, constipation, acid reflux (which makes for a baby who spits up CONSTANTLY), and to top it all off a cold with 2 ear infections! Last Saturday, as we were trying arriving to our baptism class for June, she just started to wail. I mean kicking, screaming, loud shrieks. I hate when she cries like this because I know she is in some sort of pain. Besides my feeling so bad for her, I was also so embarrassed. Here I am, in a room filled with other parents and their sleeping babies, and mine is so loud that even in the very back of the building, locked in a bathroom, they can still hear her. I was on the verge of tears myself, so I left. I went to the car and sat with her for the next hour and a half. I fed her again and she fell asleep, and no one could have paid me a million dollars to move her out of my arms. The day prior, I had pumped and realized that I was not producing enough milk, so I began realizing that the reason her cries had gotten so much worse in the past few weeks was because she was hungry. Now I started feeling sooo guilty. I had been starving June. Once Jason got out of the class I told him that we needed to try formula. I put the post on facebook as I was walking into Babies R' Us and the response was so awesome. We tried June on the Enfamil with Soy and she continued to cry, it made her so constipated that when she actually went potty it was a huge mess. I then tried the Enfamil A.R. and so far sooooo good. Yesterday was really the day that I noticed her temperment changing. She slept through the night (which she had done prior to formula, but stopped in the past few weeks), she slept in her crib (a FIRST!), and she was oh so happy for the majority of the day. We went to Gymboree and ran errands and she did wonderfully! When she did cry, I knew that she was crying because she was sleepy. I felt so proud of her, as I always do, but I was able to feel proud without the fear that within 5 minutes something would change and her tears would begin again. Ahhhh I'm in heaven. I just love my little punkin pie!
I don't have too many friends with babies who live close by, but luckily my gal pals on facebook (and of course my mom and mother-in-law) have been a huge help to me, but I am pretty sure that not ALL my friends on facebook want to see my constant updates on June and my crazy questions about formula, crying, the color of her poop, etc.
The shoutout I mentioned had to do with what baby formula would work best for my daughter June. She was born September 20, 2010 and since then I had been breastfeeding. But June has had issues with constant crying, discomfort, constipation, acid reflux (which makes for a baby who spits up CONSTANTLY), and to top it all off a cold with 2 ear infections! Last Saturday, as we were trying arriving to our baptism class for June, she just started to wail. I mean kicking, screaming, loud shrieks. I hate when she cries like this because I know she is in some sort of pain. Besides my feeling so bad for her, I was also so embarrassed. Here I am, in a room filled with other parents and their sleeping babies, and mine is so loud that even in the very back of the building, locked in a bathroom, they can still hear her. I was on the verge of tears myself, so I left. I went to the car and sat with her for the next hour and a half. I fed her again and she fell asleep, and no one could have paid me a million dollars to move her out of my arms. The day prior, I had pumped and realized that I was not producing enough milk, so I began realizing that the reason her cries had gotten so much worse in the past few weeks was because she was hungry. Now I started feeling sooo guilty. I had been starving June. Once Jason got out of the class I told him that we needed to try formula. I put the post on facebook as I was walking into Babies R' Us and the response was so awesome. We tried June on the Enfamil with Soy and she continued to cry, it made her so constipated that when she actually went potty it was a huge mess. I then tried the Enfamil A.R. and so far sooooo good. Yesterday was really the day that I noticed her temperment changing. She slept through the night (which she had done prior to formula, but stopped in the past few weeks), she slept in her crib (a FIRST!), and she was oh so happy for the majority of the day. We went to Gymboree and ran errands and she did wonderfully! When she did cry, I knew that she was crying because she was sleepy. I felt so proud of her, as I always do, but I was able to feel proud without the fear that within 5 minutes something would change and her tears would begin again. Ahhhh I'm in heaven. I just love my little punkin pie!
You are not alone girl. When jude was five days old he was screaming his head off. I had no clue what was wrong...i was breastfeeding, giving gas drops and comforting. Took him to urgent care and I find out that he was starving. I felt horrible and was told I just didn't have enough milk production. Jude drank the formula like nobodies business. It's hard when all you hear is breast is best but you got to realize his well being is more important. Glad june is doing so much better.the a.r. Makes them filet longer so she should sleep very well...if you run out you can always put a couple tablespoons of rice cereal in her bottle with regular formula
ReplyDeleteWhat a good idea! I have ways loved your conversational style of writing. You're awesome!!
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