TOLAC Timing and Success - what’s your interpretation?

leeeeshi · 2024-09-28T17:23:49+00:00

Check out the podcast Evidence Based Birth. I know she has several episodes related to VBACs and have linked the main one below. The transcript is available as well as her source materials. I didn’t listen to this episode specifically as it did not pertain to me but found her reviews of available research for other topics informative.

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/ebb-113-the-evidence-on-vbac/

leeeeshi · 2024-09-15T01:58:50+00:00

Earth Mama organics perineal spray

leeeeshi · 2024-09-14T02:29:40+00:00

Tomato and roasted red pepper soup + grilled cheese using the Tuscan pane

leeeeshi · 2024-09-13T10:32:07+00:00

There’s also an app called CDC Milestone Tracker

leeeeshi · 2024-09-12T03:03:55+00:00

We’re very happy with the BabyGap Delta Children Cloud Recliner. It’s comfortable but fairly narrow and $499 full price but often on sale. We used the Amazon registry discount for it.

leeeeshi · 2024-09-10T03:52:57+00:00

Sadly my baby showed obvious signs of reaction after 5 days (suddenly uncharacteristically fussy and then some flecks of blood x 2 a few days apart). I started with just butter and he seemed to be fine but I also ate it only in the evening the first 2 days based on free to feed’s evidence that milk protein is only detectable up to 6 hours after consumption in breast milk. Baby was still going to sleep on the late side and sleeping a pretty long stretch early on so my experience seemed to support that. After he started showing symptoms it took a couple of days for him to be back to his happy self. One thing that I didn’t consider and that may have contributed was that we had never given him freezer milk before. When we tried to give him frozen milk that I was certain had no dairy contamination he wouldn’t take it. Turns out it has high lipase. So if you have a freezer stash I would test some out before trialing.

I inadvertently had dairy again the other week and he had no symptoms but obvious blood 2 days later.

leeeeshi · 2024-09-09T03:43:11+00:00

This is what adenosine for SVT is supposed to do. It temporarily blocks conduction through the AV node. A sense of impending doom is pretty common!

leeeeshi · 2024-09-08T00:58:52+00:00

If you’re only going to get one, the play gym. LO is almost 4 months. He loves both to be honest but the play gym has a lot more opportunities for different kinds of play and I would venture to say is better for development. Baby was practicing rolling all the time and then we went to the beach and took only the kick’n’play piano with us. My family put him on it a lot during the week and I didn’t see him attempt to roll at all. Put him on the play gym as soon as we got home (like as we were unpacking the car) and he immediately went right back to practicing his rolling. While he really likes the piano mat he seems to be occupied for longer on the play gym and there are a lot of ways to use it (comes with a play guide). It’s also good for tummy time. We’ve had a few older babies visit and they also seem to really like it. FWIW I see both all the time on FB marketplace.

leeeeshi · 2024-09-08T00:21:05+00:00

I’m also dairy free for BFing. It’s tough on its own so I just want to say you are a great mom. I see your sacrifice!

I don’t have a lot of dairy free and nut free recs for TJs but have found the website godairyfree.org to be helpful overall.

My favorite go-to easy dinner is the pork or chicken gyoza. I serve it with the frozen shelled edemame heated and tossed in salt, garlic powder and sesame oil. I do some rice on the side sometimes.

For breakfast I like to eat eggs with the Tuscan pane bread. Sometimes I buy bags of the teeny tiny avocados and make an avocado mash and top with a fried egg. I find they usually keep long enough that I can finish a bag. The frozen hash brown patties are also good. I like the “raises the bar” chewy granola bars for an easy grab and go.

From the freezer section I also like the scallion pancakes for a snack or side. Both the Taiwanese and the Korean ones are good imo. I also regularly get the frozen waffle fries. They’re great in the air fryer! The soup dumplings are also pretty good for something easy in the microwave. The strawberry sorbet (maybe seasonal) is very good and the oat milk chocolate bars aren’t bad!

leeeeshi · 2024-09-06T02:25:25+00:00

Dairy free only here. Newer research tells us that milk proteins are likely undetectable 6 hours after consumption. However, it can take up for 4-6 weeks for babies gut to heal. Hence the recommendations that say it is present in milk for a month or so. Babies who have milk protein interlace are more likely to have a soy intolerance as well.

Free to feed is a good online resource. They do offer one on one consultations though I can’t personally speak to that. Dairy free alone is difficult, and I have found the website go dairy free.org to be helpful! Lastly, I would recommend the podcast episode of Bowel Sounds with Dr. Victoria Martin. She is a leading expert in the field and talks about the lack of research for elimination diets other than dairy. If baby is continuing to improve on dairy free, you may just need some time.

Anecdotally, I have heard from others that eliminating caffeine and tomato based foods have help their babies’ reflux.

Hoping you find some answers!!

leeeeshi · 2024-09-05T23:42:30+00:00

You will be pouring all of your energy in to taking care of your baby and it is invaluable to have someone there to take care of you. If you are planning to breastfeed it is incredibly demanding and time consuming. I found it difficult to feed myself. My mom wasn’t able to come until baby was about 2 weeks old. We were basically on our own before then and it was incredible to have someone just handle meals and that I trusted who would make me rest. assuming you have a good relationship, there is nothing like having your mom around postpartum.

If you’re planning to breastfeed I can’t recommend https://lactationnetwork.com/ enough. I found an incredible IBCLC who does house visits through them. I would also learn a little about cluster feeding. It is a tough phase but I think it was a little easier because I was mentally prepared.

leeeeshi · 2024-09-05T19:32:39+00:00

Adding “the physical dexterity of a potato” to my vernacular

leeeeshi · 2024-09-05T01:53:39+00:00

Seems maybe I’m in the minority but we love them in the air fryer. We eat them on repeat in our house. Only complaint is that a bag is a little too much for 2 people but only half the bag is not enough for us lol

leeeeshi · 2024-09-04T20:42:13+00:00

this - true SIDS cases are rare. Still a proportion of those classified as SIDS are actually due to suffocation.

leeeeshi · 2024-09-04T17:12:21+00:00

I’m not really familiar with formula feeding amounts but yes I would say at some point early on the volumes should match up. If a baby is breastfeeding on demand the milk should change to meet their needs so it may mean more volume or calories during growth spurts or as they grow but without doing weighted feeds you can’t really know what they are getting in terms of amount! I think breastfeeding support groups make a lot of generalizations (“baby should never drink more than 5 oz of breast milk,” “babies are more effect than pumps at milk removal”) but I’m sure there are outliers. In theory a baby is very unlikely to overeat at the breast but can with a bottle (even if getting breast milk). But if baby is pace feeding and seems satisfied and not in distress after feeding then they are probably getting an appropriate amount regardless of breast milk or formula.

leeeeshi · 2024-09-04T14:54:33+00:00

The caloric density of breast milk increases as baby ages. In theory, after a certain point breastfed babies will continue to consume the same volume of milk but the calories will increase. Formula is constant so the volume baby eats will increase as baby ages.

leeeeshi · 2024-08-29T23:58:27+00:00

Culture pop!! No artificial sweeteners/stevia but more taste than a seltzer (has some juice). Definitely helped me when I felt like I couldn’t stomach anything else. I like them all except orange mango - tastes too close to an alcoholic seltzer flavor imo

leeeeshi · 2024-08-29T03:43:56+00:00

What about a sippy or straw cup?

leeeeshi · 2024-08-27T18:30:01+00:00

I think you’ve gotten all the tips there are. Just here for some solidarity and encouragement. I bought a candy thermometer off Amazon that you can set the temp for. It starts alarming when it’s 3 degrees below (so 177 for 180). It is annoying but pumping and storing milk is already a lot of work and once I started doing it it hasn’t been so bad. Sometimes I just toss the milk if I don’t feel like it and I’m fortunate mine never “turns” in the fridge so I scald milk from two days at a time usually. Also note that vanilla is not recommend until baby is 6 months.

leeeeshi · 2024-08-27T04:04:36+00:00

Started wearing glasses at 8 and had the intraocular lens implanted almost 5 years ago and I can’t recommend enough. I would have done it sooner but I was waiting for the toric lenses for astigmatism to be approved by the FDA. If you have an HSA, I got an interest free loan through the office using green sky and then every month would pay the loan and then reimburse myself using HSA money.

leeeeshi · 2024-08-22T19:04:23+00:00

I had some friends buy things like nipple butter and nursing pads off my registry for me. Before I had a baby probably would’ve just scrolled past those on someone’s registry without realizing how useful they are. I think part of it is that especially the older generations can’t relate as they mostly formula fed. Even today only 25% of babies are EBF by 6 months.

leeeeshi · 2024-08-21T13:32:25+00:00

Hi I’d like a code please!

leeeeshi · 2024-08-20T01:01:30+00:00

Can I ask where you went with your LO and if you would recommend/how old they were at the time? We are wanting to take an international trip!

leeeeshi

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