Got Baby? Avez vous un bebe?

[Kimbear 53]

Thanks for the tips ladies. My after breakfast reading is always really good - my fasting number though is always high and my after dinner number. I'm going to try going for a walk after lunch and seeing if that helps and also drinking more water. The dietician did give me a sample diet and my numbers are still wonky, so I'm suspecting I'll be put on that medication next week. I've been finding the diet isn't that hard to follow - it's just remembering to eat and take my blood readings all the time along with taking my other meds for DVT.

I hear you on the medical bills - I was surprised to receive bills from about 4 different companies for my hospital stay! I am so fortunate to have been approved for emergency medical funding for non-residents for my emergency stay back in July. I got to call them all a few days ago and give them my case file number, yay!

I hope Caihla starts to feel better. That must be rough seeing her go through that. Lilac, you must be so excited to meet your babies. What an adventure you're going to be having very soon!

if its mostly your fasting numbers like mine was, there is nothign you can do. Your body produces glucose when you sleep and the only way around it is meds. Its not anything you are doing its just how our bodies work.

So far at 2500$ and haven't even received NICU bills yet lol we are so screwed. Mind you this is after our insurance. Im also annoyed that they reset it in October b4 the baby was born.

If its not one thing its another with her

[Kimbear 53]

Kimbear I just remembered that some moms from another group I'm part of went dairy and soy free and that help a lot with GERD.

thats exactly what i'm doing now. no milk, however easier said then done. So many things have milk proteins in them even the non dairy creamers. its not the lactose i need to watch out for its all of the cow milk stuff

[lilacvioletiris 11]

I had a friend whose little boy was allergic to milk, wheat, soy, and several kinds of nuts. She was breastfeeding but having to majorly change her diet so her little boy wasn't getting sick. I hope you are able to find the right combination of foods you can eat so Caihla doesn't keep vomiting.

I am working on setting up my Christmas tree today. I am participating in an ornament exchange. I made 18 ornaments with styrofoam balls covered in fabric scraps, lace, rick rack, and appliques. They look cute. Hopefully the recipients will appreciate them.

[Ontarkie 14,305]

I'm allergic to milk and soy among many other things but I did notice Alexis having green bloody poop if I got into too much milk products. I'm stubborn and still eat some things with it in it, she only had issues with it if I did it more then once a week. She took a bit longer to to fully transition to whole milk, she was still nursing at 22 mos, she didn't have an allergy just a more sensitive stomach so we had to take it real slow. I also didn't push it since I was perfectly happy to let her self wean too bad I had to have a couple prescriptions that killed my milk supply.

[Ontarkie 14,305]

Just checking in with Lilac, hopefully you're still doing well and maybe just maybe the boys made their appearance?

Edited December 4, 2013 by Ontarkie

[lilacvioletiris 11]

Nope, babies are still on the inside. I am really tired today. Trying to drink lots of water and relax. Been sitting on my exercise ball trying to bounce my little boy down further. Not sure it does any good. My tummy has been one large rock hard mass for the last couple of days. No definitive contractions that I can tell, but what do I know I have never had a baby before, much less twins.

[Kimbear 53]

lol thats exactly what i said regarding contractions the last week when i went in twice to see my OB. I was told they feel like period cramps but more intense and you feel em in front and back. "oh you'll know when you have them that they are contractions" is what she said.

well this is the start of week 2 of no milk products and no caffeine for me. Trying to help Caihla's Gerd get better. Today she had a bad episode at lunch and was so ravenous due to another growth spurt. She has been awake every 2 hours and only sleeps like 30 mins. She is killing me here. I am so crabby from lack of sleep. And i have to express pump her BM again, since I think she has associated my boobs with the Gerd pain. she screams when i try and feed her with the ####### She would rather take a bottle now. After all the work i did to wean her off those sigh. Even if i could BF her, she is at a bad angle and ends up spewing all her food. I even tried laid back BF from LLL's site, but i could not do that or figure it out, and Caihla still has no patience for anything. I'm in so much trouble later if she keeps up with this "now now now!!" attitude.

[Ontarkie 14,305]

Kimbear does you milk spray when she tries to nurse? You may have a over supply with all the pumping you are doing and it's possible she is getting a fast letdown when she nurses which will also cause some gas issues and her to not want to nurse. When you say back BF are you talking about side lying, Or having her nurse upside down? If you are trying to slow down a spray you can pump before she nurse just enough to slow it down and she would get more hind milk rather then the gassier fore milk also try to feed her just a bit earlier then her hunger signs so she's not so impatient. Every two hours is more normal for BF babies as it's just so easy to digest.

Also have you looked at kellymom.com it's a great site, also here's a FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/tonguetiebabies/ both of these have great resources. They will be helpful for Lilic also.

You are doing a great job with pumping, and hopefully you can turn her around with the ####### soon.

Nope, babies are still on the inside. I am really tired today. Trying to drink lots of water and relax. Been sitting on my exercise ball trying to bounce my little boy down further. Not sure it does any good. My tummy has been one large rock hard mass for the last couple of days. No definitive contractions that I can tell, but what do I know I have never had a baby before, much less twins.

Well they are going to be here soon, and yes you will know when you're in labour haha. You could always try all the old wives tails and help things along, they sure can't hurt.

[lilacvioletiris 11]

Well 38 weeks for me. Still nothing that makes me think labor is impending. I guess I will just work on some work projects and bounce on my exercise ball today. Everyday I keep telling myself, I can't believe I made it this far and I am still pregnant with twins.

[Kimbear 53]

Kimbear does you milk spray when she tries to nurse? You may have a over supply with all the pumping you are doing and it's possible she is getting a fast letdown when she nurses which will also cause some gas issues and her to not want to nurse. When you say back BF are you talking about side lying, Or having her nurse upside down? If you are trying to slow down a spray you can pump before she nurse just enough to slow it down and she would get more hind milk rather then the gassier fore milk also try to feed her just a bit earlier then her hunger signs so she's not so impatient. Every two hours is more normal for BF babies as it's just so easy to digest.

Also have you looked at kellymom.com it's a great site, also here's a FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/tonguetiebabies/ both of these have great resources. They will be helpful for Lilic also.

You are doing a great job with pumping, and hopefully you can turn her around with the ####### soon.

Well they are going to be here soon, and yes you will know when you're in labour haha. You could always try all the old wives tails and help things along, they sure can't hurt.

I meant laid back nursing, actually i found a link to it from the kellymom site. I joined a breastfeeding mama's site in FB and they have some great advice and links and refer to kellymom quite a lot. I wake Caihla up more often than not to feed since i know if she works herself up too much she will get extra gassy. at 6 weeks she is sleeping at night 4 hours, and during the day 2 hours, and she is eating about 3-4 oz each time. I did learn from the BF FB page that i'm only supposed to pump for 15-20 minutes. Originally i was pumping for a half hour or as long as the milk flowed.

We have another appointment on Monday with the Pedi for her HEP B shot, and to ask about switching to prevacid rather than zantac, since it seems not to be working. The only time Caihla was good, with eating , was over thanksgiving. I'm wondering if she was getting the Turkey Coma effect that we do from eating it lol. She went 3 or 4 days without being sick, no fussiness, no gassiness, no colic. Yesterday she made up for those days.

Well 38 weeks for me. Still nothing that makes me think labor is impending. I guess I will just work on some work projects and bounce on my exercise ball today. Everyday I keep telling myself, I can't believe I made it this far and I am still pregnant with twins.

They will be here soon dont worry I'm still trying to figure out how your going to manage twins lol. If i had two of Caihla right now i'd be in a hospital for a nervous breakdown lol.

[Ontarkie 14,305]

I meant laid back nursing, actually i found a link to it from the kellymom site. I joined a breastfeeding mama's site in FB and they have some great advice and links and refer to kellymom quite a lot. I wake Caihla up more often than not to feed since i know if she works herself up too much she will get extra gassy. at 6 weeks she is sleeping at night 4 hours, and during the day 2 hours, and she is eating about 3-4 oz each time. I did learn from the BF FB page that i'm only supposed to pump for 15-20 minutes. Originally i was pumping for a half hour or as long as the milk flowed.

We have another appointment on Monday with the Pedi for her HEP B shot, and to ask about switching to prevacid rather than zantac, since it seems not to be working. The only time Caihla was good, with eating , was over thanksgiving. I'm wondering if she was getting the Turkey Coma effect that we do from eating it lol. She went 3 or 4 days without being sick, no fussiness, no gassiness, no colic. Yesterday she made up for those days.

Dang girl, that was some major pumping. Glad you found some good resources.

Zantac is very sensitive so weight so the doctors have to adjust it often, I noticed the a difference the first night with Zantac with Alexis she slept 2 hrs that night. She normally would sleep 15mins max. But a few weeks later their was no more improvement. That's when our pedi switched her to the Previcid, that was like night and day. I could actually put her down, she would sleep actually have a good sleep too. Alexis has what they called silent reflux no spit up so she went longer without getting diagnosed, even though I tried to tell the doctor within the first few days of her birth. She was 6 weeks of torture. She couldn't sleep flat at all I had to leave her in her swing if she wasn't held.

Hopefully Caihla feels better soon.

Edited December 5, 2013 by Ontarkie

[Kimbear 53]

Dang girl, that was some major pumping. Glad you found some good resources.

Zantac is very sensitive so weight so the doctors have to adjust it often, I noticed the a difference the first night with Zantac with Alexis she slept 2 hrs that night. She normally would sleep 15mins max. But a few weeks later their was no more improvement. That's when our pedi switched her to the Previcid, that was like night and day. I could actually put her down, she would sleep actually have a good sleep too. Alexis has what they called silent reflux no spit up so she went longer without getting diagnosed, even though I tried to tell the doctor within the first few days of her birth. She was 6 weeks of torture. She couldn't sleep flat at all I had to leave her in her swing if she wasn't held.

Hopefully Caihla feels better soon.

That's what irks me, since Caihla came home, i'd been asking at every pedi appointment about the reflux and until thanksgiving they kept telling me no no no, then we went to the ER who confirmed i was right. I mean seriously, she suffered as well for a few weeks. When she sleeps she grunts a lot,, cries, and almost sounds sometimes like a baby lamb, and she gasps and stuff too which i do not like. Makes me wonder if she has a slight case of sleep apnea. I cannot put her flat what so ever either, she either sleeps in her swing, bouncy chair, or yesterday her car seat since Dad had to drive her around the block to calm her down after puking / screaming for 4 hours. Then she slept almost 4.5 hours til i woke her up, and again after that another almost 4 hours.

When the doc was telling me on the phone how much to give her he had to no joke do the math 5 times to get me the dosage..at first it was 4 ml then eventually he told me .5ml twice a day. I wish i could see the other docs that i like, but they are always full booked ( i wonder why). This guy is the only one ever available /pout.

[Ontarkie 14,305]

Wow that is rough, I tried telling them when we were in the hospital still, the doctor just blamed it on the marathon feed/growth spurt. I kept saying this is not normal, I finally took her to our Chiropractor she slept so long after he adjusted her it was amazing later that week I took her in to the ped's and we got a different doctor. When she listened to everything I told her she said the best thing for her to do was listen to my gut and go ahead and try her on Zantac as it wouldn't hurt. So why is it we have to fight doctors if the treatment won't hurt dang it. Alexis was on the same .5ml twice a day also. What a pain in the butt to give her that. Is yours made into a suspension and flavoured? I've been told that the suspension loses its effectiveness if they make lots at once.

Reflux can irritate the lungs, but at and early age the gasping can be normal. Alexis still has pauses less and less. I looked it up once and at her age now pauses less then 10sec are normal. Definitely need to get the reflux under control to know for sure. Alexis started sleeping flat closer to 5-6 mos old, she could do very small naps flat but not nights. We had to becareful to make sure her head was not going flat from being in the seats too much, but then most of the day she was in my arms/carrier. We would put a little blanket under her shoulder from time to time to shift the angle she slept on to give her head a break. If that makes sense.

Are the other doctors hard to get when your trying to get same day appointments or even when you're making her next appointment? It really sucks I try and only get one specific pedi too I can't stand the one we got when she was born, and the other one we liked left that office. If it wasn't for that one doctor I would change offices.

[Kimbear 53]

Wow that is rough, I tried telling them when we were in the hospital still, the doctor just blamed it on the marathon feed/growth spurt. I kept saying this is not normal, I finally took her to our Chiropractor she slept so long after he adjusted her it was amazing later that week I took her in to the ped's and we got a different doctor. When she listened to everything I told her she said the best thing for her to do was listen to my gut and go ahead and try her on Zantac as it wouldn't hurt. So why is it we have to fight doctors if the treatment won't hurt dang it. Alexis was on the same .5ml twice a day also. What a pain in the butt to give her that. Is yours made into a suspension and flavoured? I've been told that the suspension loses its effectiveness if they make lots at once.

Reflux can irritate the lungs, but at and early age the gasping can be normal. Alexis still has pauses less and less. I looked it up once and at her age now pauses less then 10sec are normal. Definitely need to get the reflux under control to know for sure. Alexis started sleeping flat closer to 5-6 mos old, she could do very small naps flat but not nights. We had to becareful to make sure her head was not going flat from being in the seats too much, but then most of the day she was in my arms/carrier. We would put a little blanket under her shoulder from time to time to shift the angle she slept on to give her head a break. If that makes sense.

Are the other doctors hard to get when your trying to get same day appointments or even when you're making her next appointment? It really sucks I try and only get one specific pedi too I can't stand the one we got when she was born, and the other one we liked left that office. If it wasn't for that one doctor I would change offices.

the zantac we got is a liquid and smells like it has flavour etc added to it, and i was told by the pharmacist i'm only allowed so much of it by my insurance. She wont take it as is so i mix it with some pedialyte, same with her vitamins, she hates anything else in her mouth.

ya we try and wedge a rolled up receiving blanket next to her, although she has a tendency to twist and t urn her head a certain way when she sleeps, sometimes i dont know how she can do that i'd wake up with a cramp.

its usually when i try and make an appointment in advance, apparently i need to figure out the best time to call and beat all the other people lol. i really liked dr. mccoy who saw us in the hospital and again in the nicu. but hes always booked solid. it was the same way with my obgyn you got who you could and that included physician assitants as well. i kinda miss only being able to see one doc like i did up north.

[Ontarkie 14,305]

The Zantac we had was peppermint smelling who on earth pics the tastes.

I would hate having just any doctor, you need a regular one if they want to remember what's going on gees. I know when I make my appointments here I tell them what Doctor I want then the find a spot. But when I was doing Alexis' appoitments I made them 2 months ahead of time. It must be just how much bigger it is where you are to here, but it still sucks.