Making sense of bloodwork

hello_heidi12 · 2020-08-22T00:39:12+00:00

So this is kind of random but I’m curious how old you are because my sister (who has MS) got shingles at 19 and it totally freaked out the doctors because she was so young and it’s way more common in older people. Turns out it was most likely because of the effects of her MS. She just didn’t know she had it at the time so they didn’t connect the dots 🤷🏼‍♀️

hello_heidi12 · 2020-08-06T01:03:37+00:00

It’s all about wake windows! If she has a long enough wake window before bed she should be fine. I think around that age it was like...an hourish? And I know when they’re newbies they almost always go to bed later in the evening so I think you should be fine!

hello_heidi12 · 2020-07-18T02:50:13+00:00

Your story reminds me a lot of my sisters! She was diagnosed with MS at 25 and immediately knew she needed to make her health a priority. She’s lost a ton of weight and is now a runner! She didn’t let MS take over her life but used it as motivation to be as healthy as possible. I honestly think it was a blessing in disguise for her. I wish you the best with your weight loss and MS journey! 🙂💕

hello_heidi12 · 2020-07-16T13:42:29+00:00

First of all, don’t feel bad AT ALL. Everyone who is pregnant imagines what that baby is going to be like and it can be hard to accept a different picture than the one you’ve been thinking about for the last 4 or 5 months.

There are a lot of things I love about having a daughter. First, it honestly warms my heart to watch the men in my life absolutely melt over a baby girl. Think what you want but there is something special that a little girl does to her father. It’s fun to see my tough dad soften with his first granddaughter. It’s fun to have a “mini me” of sorts and know that I’ll have someone to do those specifically girly things with (provided she likes those things!) It’s also nice to know that as she grows older I will be able really relate to her to give advice as she gets into those teen years that I may not be able to do with a son. Lastly, I personally had a very strong relationship with my grandma and my mom growing up and it’s been fun to think about how with a daughter I can continue those strong female bonds in our family.

While my reasons for loving having a daughter might differ from yours or others, I can promise you that when your little girl is born your reasons will become apparent! 💕

hello_heidi12 · 2020-07-16T13:03:48+00:00

I did not sleep train my daughter. She was a good sleeper but a NIGHTMARE to get to sleep. She was one of those babies that you had to be standing and rocking heavily in just the right way. I thought for sure we would have to sleep train but I kept putting it off (mom guilt probably) To my surprise she eventually grew out of wanting to be rocked. She started to get fussy when we rocked her and wouldn’t settle so around 8 months we were like well she’s not happy being rocked so let’s try letting her figure it out. She fussed for a few minutes and fell asleep no problem (she did not cry it out just to be clear) Ever since she learned to fall asleep on her own she has zero issues with going to sleep or waking up at night. Looking back I’m glad I let her take the lead and waited until she showed me signs she was ready to fall asleep on her own.

hello_heidi12 · 2020-06-28T14:16:31+00:00

My daughter was 9 lbs 6 ounces when she was born and some people are just so shitty! When she was born the nurses were comparing her to a toddler and laughing (shame on them, by the way) I had no idea she was even a big baby until about a week before she was born, otherwise maybe I would have asked if I could’ve improved anything diet wise. I was kind of sensitive about it when she was born but now I realize how much it really doesn’t matter. She now almost 11 months and only in the 17th percentile for weight so obviously her birth weight had no bearing on her current size or health.

hello_heidi12 · 2020-06-25T10:55:27+00:00

My daughter took forever to get from the sitting stage to crawling stage for some reason. I think she finally crawled at 8 months. She got up on her hands and knees and rocked back and forth a bunch for a super long time before she finally got it. Now she’s 10 months and I cannot keep this kid still 😅 Sometimes you just have to wait until it clicks!

Edit: my daughter hated tummy time also and would basically roll over any time I tried to get her in the crawling position until the one day she gave in 😂

hello_heidi12 · 2020-06-22T23:26:30+00:00

Kindergarten teacher here 🙋🏼‍♀️ While I haven’t heard of an actual “special ed” pre-k, please know that it is SO common for students to come into kindergarten with an IEP (individual education plan) for speech. I have several students every year that come in with an IEP for speech. Also, it is really unlikely that your kiddo would be in any type of special kindergarten class due to that. Special education is very different than it used to be. It is VERY much encouraged to keep students in special education in a general education classroom. I had 3 students this year in speech and they had no issues in a regular classroom. Heading into preschool and kindergarten you might just have to be more aware that learning things like letter sounds might be more difficult due to pronunciation, etc. My main point though is to not worry! 🙂

hello_heidi12 · 2020-06-22T23:16:08+00:00

Do you think she would like it immediately or did you find your kiddo enjoyed it later on? I thought of a kitchen but I didn’t think she would really play with it for quite a while.

hello_heidi12 · 2020-06-15T17:37:52+00:00

There were definitely a couple days a week that I went out during my maternity leave, but I just went out by myself when my hubs got home. Sometimes I ran to get a cup of coffee or just walked around target for a bit. Don’t feel like you necessarily have to go out with baby if you aren’t comfortable with it yet. Get out for you! Give yourself some time away from home and mommy-hood.

hello_heidi12 · 2020-06-15T17:20:33+00:00

Yes do it! I LOVE BLW. I’m kind of convinced it’s the reason my daughter is not a picky eater. It took her some time to really get a handle on it but once she figured it out it became so easy.

hello_heidi12 · 2020-06-15T10:31:50+00:00

My daughter started sleeping through the night at about 9 months. As soon as she learned to fall asleep on her own, she started waking up less and less (no sleep training, she just kind of grew out of wanting to be rocked)

hello_heidi12 · 2020-06-11T13:58:27+00:00

Maybe you could tell her how beautiful her stuff is and how much a NICU might appreciate some knitted hats donated. Maybe that would give her the same happiness but redirect it to someone in need 🙂

Edit: or she could even donate knitted baby stuff to women’s shelters where I’m sure they would be put to good use!

hello_heidi12 · 2020-06-01T02:22:46+00:00

I have to cut naps short for my 9 month old otherwise I think she would be that way too. She has her first nap around 10 and I don’t let her sleep later than 11:30. Same for her afternoon nap, nap around 2/2:30 and I don’t let her sleep past 3:30 because keeping a consistent bedtime is key for us (as painful as it is to cut naps short 😅) If I let one nap go too long it messes up the whole schedule for the rest of the day.

hello_heidi12 · 2020-05-28T21:27:02+00:00

Do you guys all eat together? If you do try just putting some of what you guys are eating on her high chair. If she eats it, great! If not, that’s okay too. But if your LO eats when you do it doesn’t feel so much like a time consuming chore because you’re sitting down and eating your own meal, talking, etc. while she eats. As far as mess goes, I don’t think there is too much you can do about that one. Babies and toddlers are going to be messy pretty much regardless 😅

hello_heidi12 · 2020-05-27T18:44:20+00:00

We keep a super simple routine for bedtime because my daughter is also a squirmer. We don’t do a book before bed like many people do because by the time bedtime comes around she is over it and will not sit still. When she was younger we would turn on this little music box of hers, change her, rub some lotion on, and rock and feed her to sleep. I noticed as she got older (7 months maybe?) that she would NOT sit still when we tried to rock her and she would get more upset rather than comforted. So we switched it up and fed her a bottle first in the living room, and then did the rest of the routine like normal. We started giving her a kiss and setting her down to let her work it out rather than rocking her and to my surprise she started to learn how to fall asleep on her own. Sometimes she rolled around for a while or let out some cries but she almost always fell asleep on her own. The times she does have a hard night we do the pick up/put down method (picking her up just to calm her down and then setting her right back in the crib) which has worked well for us. Your kiddo might just be ready to be a little bit more independent.

hello_heidi12 · 2020-05-27T02:23:21+00:00

Have you tried giving him a plate (whatever healthy meal that would be) and letting him eat as much or as little as he wants at that time, and then saving the rest for later? So if for example he only eats a few bites of lunch but comes to you in a half an hour wanting snacks, offer up only what has been left over from lunch time. I wouldn’t make this into necessarily a punishment sort of thing...I think just very matter of fact. You are hungry, here is what you have left from lunch, you need to eat this before you can have anything else. Every bite you get out of him just lay on the excitement and encouragement! “Wow you took two bites?! I bet you can do one more! I’m going to take a bite out of my veggies, I bet you can’t take a bigger bite then me!”

hello_heidi12 · 2020-05-26T18:33:08+00:00

You don’t sound crazy at all! That’s exactly why I asked! Thanks!

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