[open] The 4th Trimester

[Leanna]

I remember some night sweats in post partum... its the hormones dumping off....

 

[jessesgirl]

I dont really know, I guess bottlefeeding is all ive ever known...i never really even thought to do anything else. I have utmost respect for women who do, though...I am just uncomfortable with it

 

[Linnis]

I've been really cold since having Ethan...although I think it has a lot to do with not eating properly everyday.

 

[jessesgirl]

I was freezing my hubby out the whole time I was pregnant...now he swears we live in a sauna! lol poor guy doesnt stand a chance! I don't get to cuddle with him anymore so all I can really do is crank up the heat...of course, I tend more toward being cold-natured anyway even though winter is my favorite time of year. I get cold easy, but I would MUCH rather be cold than hot.

 

[RedTulipMom]

i am still in trimester 2..and i envy all of you that are in trimester 4 and have gotten past the labor/delivery and have that little sweetheart in your arms...i cant wait..im getting really impatient and time is just DRAGGING...sigh

 

[Linnis]

It'll happen Red. I'm sad because my baby is growing so quickly...he's already going to be 3 months in a couple days! He's still in 0-3 month clothes so he's not too big yet.

 

[purpleunicorn_Andi]

I look at robert and wonder that he was ever too small for some of his clothes... I need to find the picture that was taken a few weeks after he got out of the hospital and scan it ina and show how small he was... got plenty from the hospitl, with tubes and iv's and wires and all everywhere... may just wind up posting one of those... and now he is in the 95th % for both height and weight...

 

[jessesgirl]

Justin has gained a pound in the last week and has graduated to 0-3 months. I was really concerned about him not having enough clothes 4 his little bidy b/c i didnt buy a whole lot of nb clothes but he is coming right along...lol

 

[Singin4Him]

Justin has gained a pound in the last week and has graduated to 0-3 months. I was really concerned about him not having enough clothes 4 his little bidy b/c i didnt buy a whole lot of nb clothes but he is coming right along...lol

Has he already out grown his nb clothes?

I just noticed the time of your post, ah the joys of motherhood .

 

[jessesgirl]

LOL yep. My chunky little booger is a night owl. every night, without fail! he has not quite outgrown them but his nb onesies are not long enough...and his sleepers are, too...but he is long and lean, hardly any meat on his bones...IDK where the 8 lbs. 5 oz are

 

[Linnis]

Ethan grew out of newborn when he was about five weeks, he's still in 0-3 months and he's 3 months old today. The clothes say to 11lbs and he's 12.5lbs and they still fit. We do run into the problem of 0-3 month clothes being too short and 3-6 month being overall too large. Carters makes longer skinnier clothes while the walmart brand is shorter and wider.

I'm out of the 4th trimester as of today. My baby's getting big!

 

[RooMama]

This talk about baby clothes sizes is funny to me. My older son was born too big for newborn size and grew out of 0-3 months at 4 weeks. My 11 months old still wears 6-9 month size mostly although he's starting to get into the 9-12 month stuff. They were both born in the winter but I can hardly re-use anything from my older son for my younger because of the difference in their sizes.

 

[Leanna]

Yes its so hard to guess what size they are going to be.... when buying clothes for this little one I'm sort of guessing/scratching my head about what to buy because she's end-of-winter and what on earth size will she be in the summer?? All a guess, but I got a couple really cute summer things so I hope I guessed right!!

 

[RooMama]

I know, I've already started buying stuff for Tessa. I'm guessing she'll be on the bigger side, since it's Phillip's condition that makes him so small.

 

[PegasusOnFire]

I recently got Christian's clothes out and have picked a few out that should fit Mary through the summer.

 

[jessesgirl]

Yeah my mom bought a ton of 6-9 month summer clothes for Justin as soon as she found out he would be a boy...i certainly hope that they fit him!

 

[jessesgirl]

So hubby and I have recently decided that I am going to start trying to breastfeed. I talked to LLL and they said I could and gave me some pointers...so please just keep us in your prayers that maybe Bf'ing will make a difference in his little digestive system.

 

[~Mrs. A2J~]

So hubby and I have recently decided that I am going to start trying to breastfeed. I talked to LLL and they said I could and gave me some pointers...so please just keep us in your prayers that maybe Bf'ing will make a difference in his little digestive system.

I think it's so great that you are willing to do something that at first you weren't comfortable with for the benefit of your son. You definitely get good mama points for that

 

[jessesgirl]

Thanks, I just hope he eventually takes to it. As of right now, he will only take to it for 30 seconds or so then he is screaming. I figure it will be better once my milk comes back in?

 

[Leanna]

Oh that definitely will be good for his digestive system! Its going to be hard though, starting late.... have you called the LLL to find out when their meetings are? They would be a great support too, and you'll probably need to buy a pump to help with the production of breastmilk, have you done that?

He probably just doesn' tknow what to do right now, breastfeeding is harder than eating from a bottle. He has to develop sucking skills.