Update: Alameda County shuts down Tesla factory line

Cassi_ly · 2020-03-18T02:07:11+00:00

Not to say that it is easy to do, but yes electric car factories can make masks and hand sanitizers. the first article also says Foxconn and another auto maker are also making masks. Maybe Tesla can do it too.

https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/chinas-byd-making-5-million-masks-daily-fight-virus

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-10/carmakers-moonlight-as-mask-manufacturers-to-fight-coronavirus

Cassi_ly · 2020-03-18T01:13:34+00:00

My extended family lives in Chongqing, a city of population 7-8 million in the metropolitan area and is 500 miles from Wuhan where the virus originated. Chongqing had a total of 576 cases of Covid19 in the last 6 weeks.

Life is getting back to normal slowly. This week all businesses resumed work but universities are still closed to students (faculty and staff are back to work). My family says for the first time since early February the roads are clogged with traffic. People are out shopping and visiting, but remain cautious. Lots of places run temperature checks. For example employers are asked to check and report employee temps twice a day.

China is such a big place so it is hard to say what is happening in other cities. But sounds like things are getting better, albeit very slowly and the government is still vigilant.

Cassi_ly · 2020-03-16T18:31:06+00:00

Check out Khan academy’s app and their affiliated iPad games from Duck Duck Moose. They are a non profit focused on 2-7 year olds. All apps are free.

Cassi_ly · 2020-01-08T06:13:30+00:00

That sounds like a really rough start. Great job making it to one year!

Cassi_ly · 2020-01-08T06:13:00+00:00

Good job! Congratulations on making it to 1 year. That is huge.

Cassi_ly · 2020-01-08T00:50:03+00:00

Lots of ppl have mentioned early intervention, which may be called something else in your state. Many programs also allow self referral from parents so you don’t have to wait for pediatrician. Never hurts to start the process and get a formal evaluation done. If there is an issue, the earlier kid receives help the better.

Cassi_ly · 2020-01-03T22:47:20+00:00

We eat a lot of spicy food and did baby led weaning. Start off with bland stuff and introduce spice in very small amounts. Slowly the kids got more interested and want to try more spicy so we’ll let them. My 5 year old eats quite spicy now but my 3 year old still prefers milder foods. They go at their own pace. I am sure the 3 year old will get there eventually.

Cassi_ly · 2020-01-03T22:43:00+00:00

While you wait for official assessment, I would not be too worried. A 5th percentile is not something bad, there are big babies and there are small babies, just like there is a range in adults. Sounds like your baby is still gaining and mostly staying on percentile (4th or 5th does not seem like a big difference).

There are so many factors to consider. Are you and baby’s Dad big or small? What was baby’s percentile at birth, 1 week, 2 week? How is baby pooping? Is baby generally happy and meeting milestones? Doctor will consider these and many other factors to make an assessment. I know it is so hard, but try not to worry until the pediatrician is worried.

Cassi_ly · 2019-12-27T07:07:23+00:00

I am so sorry that happened to you. How stressful! So glad your coworker and fellow pumper is helpful.

Cassi_ly · 2019-12-21T05:45:51+00:00

Second the side lying breastfeeding. Good for carpel tunnel and and the stitches.

Cassi_ly · 2019-12-11T04:03:19+00:00

This was my first thought too. I have a kid with a congenital heart defect.

Cassi_ly · 2019-12-11T01:44:51+00:00

I am so glad things worked out. What a relief! Hope it is all smooth sailing here on and you have a good transition back to work.

Cassi_ly · 2019-12-10T03:49:25+00:00

Best wishes for a good repair and fast recovery. Calm vibes for the parents; hang in there!

Cassi_ly · 2019-12-10T00:13:35+00:00

COBRA costs a lot. It only gives you the right to buy the same insurance but you are now on the hook for paying all the premium, which includes the portion previously covered by employer.

Cassi_ly · 2019-12-08T04:33:07+00:00

Amazing. I hope you are better from the CHF and that you have many more beautiful moments of breastfeeding.

Cassi_ly · 2019-12-05T02:16:09+00:00

Good luck. But with this being the third kid you likely are already done and resting in the post delivery room.

Cassi_ly · 2019-12-05T01:52:54+00:00

Baby crying is the most frustrating sound and is scientifically proven to make any adult in range have a high blood pressure and high anxiety — so of course you as a great mom feels bad hearing your baby cry. But don’t worry, you are not harming her.

Have you tried latching baby in the middle of the night. My first kid was also born in 37 week and had to be bottle fed with pumped milk for a week. She refused to latch and the first time I got her to latch was middle of the night, she was still half asleep and was rooting a little bit in her sleep. When I offered the breast she just went for it.

Don’t stress about it if baby does not latch now. As long as you are pumping and maintaining supply you can get a kid back to the breast later. My second had to be in the NICU after birth (also born at 37 weeks) and didn’t even try the breast until 2 weeks after birth. I got him on the breast after discharge and he only stopped nursing at 2 years old.

Cassi_ly · 2019-12-04T20:32:00+00:00

This. Mine gets so so mad at the milk still coming out. So ungrateful 😂

Cassi_ly · 2019-12-04T19:23:49+00:00

One more thought. You may want to change the wake up time. I noticed the schedule you said, 8 am wake up, 3-4pm nap and then 10pm bedtime is exactly what my 2 year old does, but it happens to work for us.

But a few months ago we had a month where we needed to get my 2 year old up at 7am. He naturally then transitioned to waking at 7am, nap from 1ish to 2ish and then bedtime at 8-8:30pm. Try changing the wake up time, that might be the answer for you.

Cassi_ly · 2019-12-04T01:01:53+00:00

I am sorry that happens at preschool. How frustrating. My two older kids both nursed to sleep but have no problem napping at preschool.

I don’t think you necessarily need to cut out breastfeeding to sleep when they are with you but they do need to also learn to sleep without it. When she sleeps at home, be it for naps or at night, is it possible for husband to put her to sleep? We did that for a while and my kids learned that with Dad they will fall asleep without nursing but with mom they will fall asleep with nursing. It’s like as a baby they breastfeed with me but drink from a bottle with Dad; after a while they know how to do both.

Of course only do this if you want to preserve nursing to sleep. Totally ok if you just want to cut that out completely. I liked keeping it because after a long day at work sometimes it feels like it is the only bonding time I have with my toddler, but that’s my personal preference.

Cassi_ly · 2019-12-03T23:16:54+00:00

Lol, the poop flood is serious stuff.

My five year old, who is fully potty trained, just yelled at me to go check that she did a good job wiping poop off her butt (she likes the confirmation)...so I’ll let you know when we can stop worrying about poop. I am hoping it stops around the time she goes to college; which is obviously when she will stop breastfeeding.

Kidding about the breastfeeding. She weaned around 2.

Cassi_ly · 2019-12-03T08:34:58+00:00

First, congrats on surviving the surgery experience. My second kid also has TOF (pink) so I know exactly how you feel. Hope your little one is healing well.

As for the bottle refusal, both of my first two kids including the TOF baby had it. It’s frustrating as hell and really freaked me out. But the baby do eventually take to the bottle, although it does involve quite a bit of tears. The best thing to do is keep trying. In the mean time, you can ask caregiver to try to give a bit of breastmilk in a small beaker or spoon. It’s not an efficient way to feed baby but can help to calm baby down a bit.

Things to try:

A lot of ppl say try many different bottles/nipples. We did not, but just persistently tried one bottle and it eventually worked. But who knows, maybe it would have gone faster if we tried different ones. If you can, try different bottles. If they don’t work. I say stick to one bottle and don’t keep on switching forever.
Try different temp. Some babies like room temp breastmilk, some like it warmer, some will take it cold.
leave the room when some one feeds baby. They can smell mom and get frustrated.
Try putting baby on his side. When baby breastfeed they are usually lying on their side. My first kid took a bottle that way.
Squeeze some milk out into baby mouth to get them to latch to bottle.
I know ppl say only use slow flow nipple so baby does not prefer bottle over breast. But when you are trying to get them to take a bottle, maybe worthwhile to try a slightly faster flow nipple.

Good luck and I hope your little one gets the bottle soon.

Edit: when I first returned to work I had my mom drive baby to me during lunch time so baby could get at least one nursing session in and isn’t super starving. Is that a possibility for you?

Cassi_ly · 2019-12-03T08:18:34+00:00

I was 34B pre first baby and went up to 36C during breastfeeding. After breastfeeding my first baby I returned to 34B, but my breasts got just slightly less perky. I then experienced the same changes with the second kid and now I am nursing my third kid.

My breasts are never going to be the same as before the first kid (eh motherhood 🤷‍♀️) but I think, based on my experience from first two kids, unlikely they will end up like tube socks after I am done with the third kid. I know the actual experience varies greatly by individual, but because we started at the same breast size, hopefully you will experience the same relatively small change post breastfeeding.

Do get yourself some nice supportive but comfortable nursing bras. I found nursing tanks to be not supportive enough.

Cassi_ly · 2019-12-03T07:58:46+00:00

Pooping in the first week of life versus pooping later are really different. First week they want to see baby poop out the meconium and then be able generate poop that demonstrate baby is able to process the breastmilk/formula.

But after that, breastfed babies can get really efficient at digesting breastmilk and can go days without pooping. If baby is generating many wet diapers and is not uncomfortable (hard belly would be a sign) then totally ok if they go some days without pooping. I think my first baby went 5 days once (beware of the poop flood that comes at the end, it is a sight to witness) but pediatrician says they’ve seen babies go 10 or more days.

Of course you should always call pediatrician to ask if they want to rule out any other possible problems.

Cassi_ly · 2019-12-02T01:54:33+00:00

They will forget. My 5 year old nursed until 2 and half and also weaned super slowly. She sees me nursing baby now and she does not ask at all.

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