Jeffrey seems to have the sit down. He didn't really start working on it until Monday, but when he focuses he gets stuff done. He can sit there with no help for quite awhile now. If he gets a little wobbly, he can sometimes even use his arms to balance himself. However, if something is going on behind him (like Coco walking by), he's a gonner. If he keeps getting stronger at this, we may consider introducing solids a little early since he's showing every other sign of readiness. We've been letting him play with his sippy at dinnertime, and he's figured that out. With all the drool that comes out of his mouth, he's been drinking his backwash. Lovely, huh?
I am really struggling with accepting that he's almost 6 months.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Breastfeeding, MD
Are pediatricians and OBs the only doctors that really support breastfeeding? This morning marked incident #2 regarding breastfeeding from someone in the medical field. Seems really strange.
1. I went to see the nurse practitioner about my nasty sty that got all puffy and swollen. I asked to make sure the ointment she was prescribing was okay for breastfeeding. She looked at me strange and asked, "Aren't you stopping at 4 months anyways?" Jeffrey was about 3.5 months at the times. You should have seen the even stranger look when I answered "No." Turns out it's fine, though.
2. Today, I went to see an opthamologist for the same dang sty (yeah, they are NOT going away. Thankfully, they don't bother me anymore. The one on my right eye is not super attractive, but what can you do?). He discussed the procedure I could opt for, but I was not feeling the groove of having my eyelids numbed and then having a needle pressed into the sty to drain it. For someone who hates how close the woman gets when she's waxing my eyebrows, this is not a great option for me. No problem, as he said that it's merely a cosmetic thing. They'll eventually go away, and they don't do anything bad for the eye. He then offered a pill. I asked if it was A-OK for BFing. He said that it wasn't; it would stain the baby's growing teeth. He then just shut down, wrote the prescription and said to get it when I was done with "that." Then, he just left the room. First off, that was a waste of my $35 copay to see a freaking specialist. Second, he made me feel bad about choosing to breastfeed over getting rid of a superficial sty. Sorry, but that's an easy decision for me.
Looks like it's just the ointment and warm compresses for good now!
1. I went to see the nurse practitioner about my nasty sty that got all puffy and swollen. I asked to make sure the ointment she was prescribing was okay for breastfeeding. She looked at me strange and asked, "Aren't you stopping at 4 months anyways?" Jeffrey was about 3.5 months at the times. You should have seen the even stranger look when I answered "No." Turns out it's fine, though.
2. Today, I went to see an opthamologist for the same dang sty (yeah, they are NOT going away. Thankfully, they don't bother me anymore. The one on my right eye is not super attractive, but what can you do?). He discussed the procedure I could opt for, but I was not feeling the groove of having my eyelids numbed and then having a needle pressed into the sty to drain it. For someone who hates how close the woman gets when she's waxing my eyebrows, this is not a great option for me. No problem, as he said that it's merely a cosmetic thing. They'll eventually go away, and they don't do anything bad for the eye. He then offered a pill. I asked if it was A-OK for BFing. He said that it wasn't; it would stain the baby's growing teeth. He then just shut down, wrote the prescription and said to get it when I was done with "that." Then, he just left the room. First off, that was a waste of my $35 copay to see a freaking specialist. Second, he made me feel bad about choosing to breastfeed over getting rid of a superficial sty. Sorry, but that's an easy decision for me.
Looks like it's just the ointment and warm compresses for good now!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
C: Cloth Diapers
This is a part of my ABCs of (my) Parenting series
I LOVE Jeffrey's little fluffy butt! Making the decision to use cloth is one that I have not regretted for one second. I'm a huge fan and encourage anyone to look into it. It's so easy, and it has great benefits. Plus, how can you not love a cute little man wearing cow print on his butt?
1) Savings. We calculated that we would break even, financially, at about 6 moths. That was us being conservative, too, so we very well could have reached that point already. Any time in diapers after that is all savings! That includes subsequent children, as well. I'll admit that I probably will buy some new diapers for new arrivals, though. Just not as much. It's just too much fun to buy them! Sure, it's an up-front cost which can be difficult. So worth it, though. Jeffrey has been super cheap since the hospital bills cleared.
2) Sensitivity. We have passed on our sensitive little skin, and his little tooshy is definitely the most sensitive at all. He gets a little rash from sitting in his poop for the time it takes to walk from the front room to his bedroom to change him. A tad ridiculous (no worries- it's gone by the next change.) He flares up super badly when we used disposables that we got at baby showers. We would probably be keeping diaper cream companies in business if we weren't in cloth.
3) Green. There's obviously an environment factor in using cloth. This is just an added benefit for us, as it was not the main reason for choosing to CD. It is nice to know that we're helping out a little, and it's fun to see the diapers hanging out to dry. Kinda takes you back to what it may have felt like way back in the day...
4) Adorable. Seriously, they're cute. Way cute. Jeffrey agrees, and we have good times stuffing the diapers together. He loves the monkey and cow prints the best.
We're currently using Rocky Mountain One-size pocket diapers during the day and BumGenius One-size pockets at night, and we're super happy with our system. We also use cloth wipes with some water in lieu of disposables. We do use disposable wipes when we're out of the house, though. That's just easier.
I love cloth. Jony loves cloth. Jeffrey loves cloth. We're one happy cloth family :)
I LOVE Jeffrey's little fluffy butt! Making the decision to use cloth is one that I have not regretted for one second. I'm a huge fan and encourage anyone to look into it. It's so easy, and it has great benefits. Plus, how can you not love a cute little man wearing cow print on his butt?
1) Savings. We calculated that we would break even, financially, at about 6 moths. That was us being conservative, too, so we very well could have reached that point already. Any time in diapers after that is all savings! That includes subsequent children, as well. I'll admit that I probably will buy some new diapers for new arrivals, though. Just not as much. It's just too much fun to buy them! Sure, it's an up-front cost which can be difficult. So worth it, though. Jeffrey has been super cheap since the hospital bills cleared.
2) Sensitivity. We have passed on our sensitive little skin, and his little tooshy is definitely the most sensitive at all. He gets a little rash from sitting in his poop for the time it takes to walk from the front room to his bedroom to change him. A tad ridiculous (no worries- it's gone by the next change.) He flares up super badly when we used disposables that we got at baby showers. We would probably be keeping diaper cream companies in business if we weren't in cloth.
3) Green. There's obviously an environment factor in using cloth. This is just an added benefit for us, as it was not the main reason for choosing to CD. It is nice to know that we're helping out a little, and it's fun to see the diapers hanging out to dry. Kinda takes you back to what it may have felt like way back in the day...
4) Adorable. Seriously, they're cute. Way cute. Jeffrey agrees, and we have good times stuffing the diapers together. He loves the monkey and cow prints the best.
We're currently using Rocky Mountain One-size pocket diapers during the day and BumGenius One-size pockets at night, and we're super happy with our system. We also use cloth wipes with some water in lieu of disposables. We do use disposable wipes when we're out of the house, though. That's just easier.
I love cloth. Jony loves cloth. Jeffrey loves cloth. We're one happy cloth family :)
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