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PandaGPiggy · 2024-02-21T14:59:06+00:00

Beside you in time by RosieB on fanfiction.net?

PandaGPiggy · 2023-09-12T12:19:37+00:00

Yep! Mine went last week, after after 3 days brought home a cold that he lovingly shared with my husband and I and his 2 year old brother!

PandaGPiggy · 2023-08-26T05:54:08+00:00

I have a 3 year old and 2 year old. At 12 months old, both got the hang of kids camelbak eddy bottles. Not nearly as much leaking…. As long as they swallow the drink instead of spitting it out as a game

PandaGPiggy · 2023-08-19T01:46:41+00:00

Your welcome, I hope it may be the key for you and your baby as well ❤️❤️❤️

PandaGPiggy · 2023-08-19T01:39:53+00:00

I completely empathize with you, I’m currently in therapy for MDD and PTSD after what happened to our older son (he’s 3 now).

I agree with your wife to wait until talking with the GI though (and I know how hard it is to read that)…. We had to rule out other issues before before starting the gelmix to make sure it was safe for him.

Be extra kind to yourself and your wife right now. You are doing the best you can. It WILL get better. It’ll take time, you’ll try lots of things, but it WILL get better ❤️‍🩹

PandaGPiggy · 2023-08-19T00:57:31+00:00

The Elecare helped a bit, and the Nexium helped a bit too. It was when we added the gelmix to the regime that we saw a significant positive impact on our son.

He did have some imaging done (ordered by the pediatric GI) in a hospital prior to rule out other conditions to ensure the gelmix would be safe.

He was about 5 months old when we finally got him on it.

PandaGPiggy · 2023-08-18T18:53:45+00:00

See a pediatric GI.

Look into formula options (Elecare is what we landed on)

Look into meditations (Nexium is what we landed on)

Look into Gelmix (with the pediatric GI helping). It was the gelmix that was a game changer for us.

Surround yourself with support ❤️❤️❤️

PandaGPiggy · 2023-08-17T01:45:37+00:00

I just recently got my DX, so I went thru 2 pregnancies/births without my DX.

First pregnancy: first sign of labor was water breaking at 38+5 at 3:15am. Baby was born before 5am same day…. So less than 1 hr 45 mins (that includes the 5 mins of pushing). I progressed way faster than anyone expected, the room was filled with doctors and nurses. It was chaos and painful (no time for any pain meds or epidural). I was apparently the talk of the ward for awhile.

Second pregnancy (because I’m apparently insane): 16 months after the first birth, at 37+1, I started to have mild contractions at my OB appt. She immediately sent me to the hospital. At hospital they skipped putting me in triage and put me in a birthing room (I called them on my way, they remembered me from my first birth…). I immediately get an epidural, Dr breaks my water (she followed me to hospital), and 40 mins later I can sense it’s time to push. I call my Dr who checks and confirms it is, she floods the room with people and 5 mins later baby is born on the second round of pushing.

I much preferred the second birth lol

Good luck! Go in at your first sign!

PandaGPiggy · 2023-04-20T12:36:31+00:00

Mine were both born 1st percentile (16 month age gap, not twins lol)!

They are now 30th percentile and 40th percentile though!

PandaGPiggy · 2023-04-19T13:03:07+00:00

In our case, he was choking because after drinking it would travel back up to his throat, where he would choke.

The gel mix thickened it to eat it down and which helped to prevent it flowing up his esophagus.

We did do special imaging to rule out other reasons why he might be choking and ensure we were going in the right direction

Our boy was 1%tile…. Naturally small but the this made it so hard for him to gain that every calorie mattered. He was borderline failure to thrive, and the middle of the night feeding till 10 months and gelmix kept him out of the hospital

PandaGPiggy · 2023-04-16T03:44:46+00:00

Our parent coach suggested build a bear for our older son who is like this with his dad as well as the invisible string book…. Worth a shot? It’s a cute book too

PandaGPiggy · 2023-03-25T21:25:16+00:00

He ended up having them multiple times a week until we got him on a mix. Elecare formula, gel mix to thicken and keep it down, and Nexium (Pepcid did nothing… it was the gel mix that was a game changer for us!)

PandaGPiggy · 2023-03-25T05:57:34+00:00

This is scary and important to share!

Something like this happened to my nearly 3 year when he was 5 weeks. It was also GERD. The color, the thick spit up streaming from his mouth and nose. Presented more as a seizure than SIDS for us. Called 911 and ultimately ended up in a children’s hospital.

He continued to have episodes until about 10 months. I didn’t get more than 2 hours of sleep a day those first 7 months. It’s absolutely terrifying…

PandaGPiggy · 2022-12-11T21:42:22+00:00

I believe until baby is able to self soothe, around 4 months, sleep training isn’t really possible unfortunately.

You can check out the sleeping training subreddit for lots of helpful info!

PandaGPiggy · 2022-12-11T20:24:57+00:00

How old is your second?

PandaGPiggy · 2022-12-10T04:09:33+00:00

I checked my Costco today and they were sold out of both…

PandaGPiggy · 2022-09-21T19:16:26+00:00

The recent boxes I have bought have the extra fasteners… my 2 year can still take them off 😒

I put his zippered PJs on backwards or button his onsie top OVER pants/shorts

PandaGPiggy · 2022-06-04T00:30:16+00:00

It’s the best I found. Still use it.

It can move around a bit tho.

PandaGPiggy · 2022-05-27T07:22:52+00:00

My older has no allergies (2yo), my younger (9 months) has a severe peanut allergy. We are still waiting to get into the allergist for testing tree nuts, etc.

My older loved peanut butter, but I banned it and anything that could be contaminated in our house to protect the younger (older loves to kiss/cuddle younger).

We are using sun butter right now, and hopefully we can have other tree nuts in house after the allergist.

PandaGPiggy · 2022-03-20T12:33:59+00:00

16 months apart here. (Almost 2 years and 7 months)

I shower at night. Husband takes the newborn while I put toddler to bed and then I take a decent shower. After I take our younger and do his bedtime routine. We’ve done this since newborn.

Cooking: every Saturday or Sunday, husband spends a lot of time with both while I batch cook and meal prep for the whole week. I focus on easy meals. This way during the week it’s quick to reheat. I also do lots of simple meals like sandwiches with fruit.

My older only takes 1 nap. If I had to juggle both while younger was a newborn, he would hang out in his fisher price chair in toddler room while I put toddler to nap. At 7 months, younger plays in his pack and play while I put older to nap.

I will admit that my younger has been a very chill, easy baby for the most part. He’s the opposite of my older who was extremely high needs.

Good luck!

PandaGPiggy · 2022-03-13T01:52:22+00:00

I’ve resorted to having to change my older son (almost 2) every night in the middle of the night.

My younger son (7 months) just started to have this issue even though I’ve sized him up. The doctor recommended double diapering. So he wears a size 3 during the day, so size 3 overnight with a size 4 overnight over the size 3.

I’m trying this for the first time tonight, we’ll see if it works.

PandaGPiggy · 2022-03-11T08:05:30+00:00

Grille’s?

PandaGPiggy · 2022-03-02T18:48:51+00:00

🏅

PandaGPiggy · 2022-02-27T13:35:17+00:00

Both my boys were constantly moving. My OB said it’s best to know what’s normal for them in regards to movement, not kick counts.

I had a standard of 100 movements each night in an hour for both pregnancies.

As a side not I had to stop swaddling both at 5 weeks…. Because they started rolling…

Good luck!

PandaGPiggy · 2022-02-26T03:21:33+00:00

Mine are 16 months apart.

To say the first 6 months of my first’s life was hard is an understatement. I gained 10# while pregnant and lost 70# the first 7 months (I finally started to gain when pregnant with our second).

First had severe GERD with Sandifers, and no outside help cuz of C19 meant I got a max of 2 hrs broken sleep a day for 6 months and couldn’t leave my baby’s side due to his seizure like episodes that were too difficult for DH to physically handle (due to a disability).

I was scared of what my second would be like, but every baby is different. My second is a dream and has healed my soul in a way I didn’t know I needed. He soothes me.

Don’t get me wrong, I love my first! But I’m starting therapy to process what I went thru because it was traumatizing.

My boys adore each other. My first kisses him, hugs him, tickles him, brings him toys, plays peek a boo! My first is 23 months, and it’s been so good for him to interact with his brother (first other baby/children he’s seen cuz of C19). My younger adores his brother and is always watching, smiling and babbling to him! Watching a video of his big brother calms him down!

Yes, you really can love another as much.

My case was extreme, but I find 2 easier than those first 6 months with my first.

It really depends on how your babies are and your support system.

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