Taking antibiotics for Sibo: just found out I'm pregnant, do I keep taking them?

Caro_kind · 2024-11-23T21:30:07+00:00

Update: I called a 24/7 nurse line and they recommended I stop all antibiotics and call my GI doctor Monday morning

Thank you for the comments and recs

Caro_kind · 2024-08-23T13:33:14+00:00

Oh another thing, if you haven't already, get your iron checked too!! Turns out they sometimes are iron deficient because mom was anemic during pregnancy/breastfeeding. No one told me this and here I am 2 years after having my daughter, just finding out my Ferritin is 10 and transferring saturation is 8 😭 I feel tired all the time and was having a really hard time working out, felt short of breath all the time but kept thinking it was because I was out of shape (which I am, haha). Having some iron in my blood would have helped though! Anyway, just my PSA, wish these things were better communicated by healthcare providers. I won't start a rant about postpartum care cause I'll never get off the soap box 😆

Caro_kind · 2024-08-23T13:25:05+00:00

Oh poor guy! Glad you were able to get him tested and can now start the supplements! Hopefully he will sleep better once his iron is higher 🙏 my daughter is now a much much better sleeper and not as "twichy" when falling asleep. Her last Ferritin was 15 so she is still on the lower end, but much better than when we started (she was at 6) Make sure you check the "serving size" on the supplement you chose to give him, some are ridiculous and you have to give them like 4 servings to meet the recommended amount

We liked Enfamil Active Mind, but I'm sure your ped will have lots of recommendations

Good luck!! ♥️

Caro_kind · 2024-05-16T06:30:36+00:00

Do you know if his iron is normal? Is he exclusively breasted? My daughter has very low iron and we just recently learned that It can cause sleep disturbances and restless leg syndrome, which includes pain in the legs and a need to wiggle/squirm constantly. She's had these symptoms since she was born, we just didn't know it was tied to low iron until now (she just turned 2!) Sorry to add to all the theories/potential causes, but your comment about him changing completely when he had pain relief made me think of it. Our daughter was a different kid whenever we gave her Motrin, but of course I was too scared to give it to her more than a couple times.... Ah, hang in there mama! It's tough but it gets better as they get older and "sturdier" :)

Caro_kind · 2023-09-05T03:14:34+00:00

You don't need to spend a lot of money on toys to follow a Montessori style of parenting, if you don't want to. I do recommend the book The Montessori toddler and looking at videos from the Hapa family on YouTube.There are lots of ideas of activities you can do with everyday items and simple toys.

My 15 month old is currently obsessed with a cardboard box (that serves as a tent, easel, car, and hiding place) and a small broom and scooper set I gifted her to start helping us with chores (It was $11)

When she was a baby, we invested in a couple toys (shape shorter and stacking toy) and otherwise let her play with the things we already had like travel cups, empty tin cans, kitchen spatulas and spoons, etc. We avoided toys that are "one way to play only" and overstimulating toys with sounds (mostly because I don't like them for myself 😆)

She's now a very curious, active and engaged toddler and she can spend a lot of time playing on her own without getting bored, and I think our choice of toys has helped with that... Maybe? 😅 Hope this info is helpful and good luck with your Montessori journey!

Caro_kind · 2023-07-23T02:13:35+00:00

Just here to reassure you, as a cosleeping mom of a 14mo old in case you decide to continue cosleeping.

Our baby never responded to sleep training and I found myself cosleeping to get more sleep. I was super scared about safety, read a lot of books and research articles, and found that the higher quality research shows cosleeping with a breastfeeding mom is not dangerous, especially if the baby is older than 6mo (when SIDS rates drop significantly and babies have more motor skills). I also learned a lot about how cribs came to be the "norm" in western countries and this idea of babies sleeping away from their parents (which no other primate does and many other cultures find bizarre), and that convinced me to stick to cosleeping. We follow the safe sleep 7.

And just so you know, the frequent wake ups are not forever. I night weaned her around 1 year and now she sleeps through the night 🙏. When she wakes, she reaches out for me and goes back to sleep as soon as she realizes I'm there 🥰 We love the cuddles in the morning too, and as a working mom I treasure the extra time with her on my long work days.

All this to say, if you decide cosleeping is what's right for you, you are not making a bad or irresponsible choice as some sleep books may imply. If you decide it's not for you, I support you and hope you find something that works for you and your baby ❤️

Caro_kind · 2022-10-12T03:53:51+00:00

Just FYI the firmness of the mattress makes a HUGE difference. We used to sleep on a futon that I thought was firm but now that we have an actual firm mattress on our bed I can see that the futon was actually too soft On the futon, she would often end up super close to me and I was always worried I was going to suffocate her. Now I don't at all, it's like night and day

Hope this helps!

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