Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Figuring Out Bottles

Ugh, who knew that a baby could possibly be so fussy.  No, she isn't here yet.  But I've been forewarned that babies often don't like the bottle you buy.  So I purchased three different bottles all meant to help prevent colic.  I was a colicky baby and my mother thought she'd go nuts with trying to feed me.

From what I've read, even though I'm going to attempt to breastfeed, I'll need about 6 to 8 four ounce or 250 ml bottles.  I have the Avent gift set I received at my shower.  For me it is my preferred brand but who knows what baby Hiccup will like.  Today I ordered the Dr. Brown gift set and a single 250 ml Comotomo bottle.  I did put more bottles on my Amazon registry but I'll not know what she prefers for a bit.  I'm going to try to hold off on bottle feeding the breast milk until about week three.  But that all depends on when my milk comes in and the amount that does come in.  Still if I can't breast feed for some reason the bottles won't go to waste.  I'll be needing them for sure.

J managed to get the infant car seat, Britax B, installed correctly and inspected over the weekend.  The fire department did tell him that he has too many potential projectiles in the car.  I've been telling him that very thing for years!  I guess it takes someone besides a family member for him to finally listen?

I've lost more weight.  Ugh, is it so hard to keep weight on?  I keep see-sawing about a two pound weight loss and regain and today again it is a weight loss.  I'm within a pound of my pre-FET weight right now.

Tomorrow I go to see the Perinatologist in Savannah.  Thursday I see the OB at Winn Army Medical here at Ft. Stewart.

Thursday morning Balfour Beatty workmen will finally be showing up to start the closet project.  I might just be having two decent closets in less than two weeks if all goes well.  I'm not going to hold my breath as I'm still waiting on the new bathroom vanity door to show up and it has been a month since those were ordered!!!

Yes, they know I'm pregnant and that I want to get the nursery organized soon.  They know I'm high risk and can't live with the paint fumes.  But honestly they don't care.  They get their rent money and they have to be called daily to keep on their asses about the work orders or so I've been told by numerous residents.

Oh and I talk to the neighbors while doing yard sales.  This weekend I picked up a Johnny Jump Up for only 25 cents.  It just needed to be washed and it looks practically new.  If I see any bottles at the yard sales I'll be sure to get them but so far no luck.  I've only been able to pick up a sterilizer.  However I did get 12 nice pieces of baby clothing including jackets for only $8.  I thought for sure with the holiday weekend there would be more yard sales but I guess this installation doesn't want to bother with them.  Babies grow too darn fast to buy everything brand new for them.

8 comments:

  1. I'm sorry that you keep losing weight! Hopefully that stops.

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    1. So far I'm holding for two days now at one weight which is a 0.6 pound loss for the week. This isn't including the loss, gain, loss cycle from bloating. Just glad the baby is still growing.

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  2. I agree about babies growing too fast to buy everything brand new- that was my mantra. I only bought a handful of things new really, and as long as you do your research and inspect what you buy, it's all good :)

    DS was a picky bottle user, really only liked the Medela ones that came with my pump. I wish we had held off on giving him one, but the hospital kind of pushed us into it because they had to keep checking his blood sugar, and it was downhill from there. It took 3 days for my milk to come in, so that didn't help. I'm going to try and hold off this time though, I was always told that was better too, and wish I had really stuck to it last time.

    I hope that you're able to make it all work out, and there aren't issues with bottles. Some babies are fine and don't care too much, but some are definitely picky as mentioned. It just depends!

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    1. If I have to use drugs to induce labor there is a chance that Baby Hiccup will also have to be bottle fed quickly if the drugs make her blood sugar drop. I've been reading so much on natural childbirth and what those drugs they practically insist you take do to the child and your body. Rather frightening.

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  3. I bought an Avent starter set which worked for the first few weeks and then I bought an additional four pack of 4oz ones and later a pack of 3 -9oz big ones. Beanie was happy with Avent and I never tried anything else. Right now, I only have 7 bottles in total which we have used for 14 mos now. So you don't need a whole lot, its easy to wash and the microwave sterilizer is the best. Also buy a drying rack - cheap and keeps the place tidy.

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    1. I have the dishwasher baskets, spinning drying rack and the sterilizer in my kitchen already. I decided to try to organize the nursery a bit more while I wait for the contractors to show up this week and get started on their project. J also moved the Peg Peregeo Siesta high chair, still in its box, into the dining room for me. That is his next assembly project though there really isn't much to it.

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  4. My little one was colicky and I used Doc Brown and Tommee Tippee. Both worked well for the colic but the Tommee Tippee was easier to clean and most like a nipple so I could go back and forth from nursing and supplementing without issue since I had a low milk supply.

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  5. I found the tips in the book the happiest baby on the block really helped decrease the crying in the first few months.

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