Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Glow Baby Newborn Tracker App
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The newborn baby phase is totally disorienting, to say the least. You don’t know if you’re feeding the baby right, or enough, or at the right times; you’re tired; and your hormones are going crazy. For me, that manifested in a lot of anxiety around feeding, weight gain, and dirty-diaper counting… night under the jaundice lights for my little guy was definitely the cause of it. At first, I was just using the Notes app in my iPhone to track time breastfed, oz. of formula, and naptimes. (I still have it on my phone, and it looks like A Beautiful Mind-type equations.) I finally downloaded this app, and the graphs and data were very reassuring! I found it very user-friendly, and the graphics are cute. I didn’t try any others since I feel like this one hit all the points for me, but feel free to suggest any you tried and liked. Glow Baby is free at the App Store and Google Play (although it does offer in-app purchases). Glow Baby Newborn Tracker App
Psst: Looking for more info about nursing clothes for working moms, or tips for pumping at the office? We’ve got them both…
I just can’t. Did any of our moms track any of this? No. No they did not and their lives were the better for it.
Blatantly made up counts for both kids at the ped. as it seemed useless and stupid.
Blatantly made up counts for both kids at the ped. as it seemed useless and stupid.
Mums of “older” infants- talk to me about combo feeding after EBF. My DS will be 10 months next week, and I’ve been about 99% EBF, throwing in a bottle of F occasionally on the weekend. I’ve noticed my supply slightly decreasing which I take as normal. I have a few travels sans baby coming up this month and next month, so not sure if DS will even want to nurse once I come back, and if that’s the case, I’ll take that as a natural ending of our “nursing relationship”. Otherwise, I don’t want to completely wean before age 1, but I am open for supplementing — how did y’all give a mix of pumped milk and formula in terms of daycare instructions? Did you give formula in a bigger bottle when that was a feeding (have been using Dr. B’s 4 oz bottles for pumped milk and the occasional formula feed, not sure if I need to buy the bigger ones if this becomes regular)? Any suggestions welcome.
Anyone know where I could get some more of these shirt-onesies? I have one or two from my older kids and I’m not wild on the 2 styles gap has right now. I love the look of a shirt/coverage of a onesie.
https://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=1114681&pcid=7189&vid=1&pid=375190002
Here’s a different perspective (surprise, Anonymous 9:03 – they exist): kid 1 had jaundice. Not severe, but for a week we saw those bilirubin numbers climb and climb. And the first two weeks were a haze of ped visits and blood draws and bili lights and being lectured on feeding him enough to flush his system. He slept a ton and was too tired to feed, so we had to wake him constantly. I tracked his feeds and dirty/ wet diapers with Evernote to assure myself and the ped that he was indeed drinking enough and pooping enough. A baby tracker app would’ve been helpful.
Oh and in the good old days, babies with jaundice sometimes died or had disabilities because of kernicterus.
Is pearl (or faux pearl really) jewelry dated? It was really in style 4-5 years ago, and I wore it a bunch. I still really like the way it looks with a lot of my fall wardrobe. Is a pearl necklace and/or earrings going to look really dated if I bust it out this fall? Thanks!
The availability of apps to track everything baby- and kid-related is a topic worth discussing. Is this making things better for us, or worse?
This is at the front of my mind because just last night, my DH very kindly suggested that I need to consume way less information because it seems to be affecting me really negatively. Our kid was diagnosed with a behavioral/mental health issue 6 months ago. Since the diagnosis, I’ve been reading a ton of material to try to understand the condition better, as well as gleaning techniques to help him. (I also really, really need some support.) But, I don’t disagree with DH — it is becoming unhealthy.
Even my church recommends that parents download the app associated with the Sunday School curriculum and spend our copious free time reviewing and reinforcing the lessons they’re teaching on Sundays. We get supplemental materials with all sorts of helpful parenting tips. The theme? We can do more together! That’s great, but it feels so guilt-trippy.
In today’s parenting culture, it’s like nothing is ever enough, and you have to mentally process all this stuff coming at you, whether you’ve opted in (like I have with the behavioral health stuff) or not (Sunday School). It’s just one more thing that adds to the mental load.
PS – however, if you’re only tracking feeds to figure out which side to feed on next, I find a hair tie on the wrist works just as well.
Any tips on getting out of the house in the morning with two under two? I have about a month left of maternity leave, but when I go back I’ll have an almost three month old and an almost 16 month old. My husband works in public service as an EMT, so he’ll only be available to help about half the time. I’m not really worried about getting out the door on the days that he’ll be home, but I’m a little nervous about making it work solo. Aside from packing lunches/bottles/bags the night before, is there anything I can do to make this easier for myself?
Mod on the main s !te is killing me – my post from way earlier this morning didn’t show up, so I’ll ask here. Long story short, surprise interview today at 2 pm. Don’t have a good suit because my pre-baby suits look dated and my PP suit is too big now. Do I:
– wear trousers, blouse and scarf (don’t think I have a blazer that matches my trousers, I mostly wear ankle pants)
– wear dress and non-matching blazer
– go to banana republic and buy a suit off the rack and hope they have something with a long-enough inseam
My industry isn’t terribly formal but I haven’t ever interviewed without a suit, so I don’t know if separates is “good enough.” Would love your thoughts!
How do you teach your LO about death? My almost 4 year old is starting to ask questions. Somehow Abraham Lincoln came up last night and my son was asking where he was. We also recently came upon an old graveyard from the 1800s and my husband and I stumbled through something like “they are resting in the ground”. LO has latched onto the idea of people going into the ground. He got really sad last night and said he never wanted to go into the ground. I was totally stumped. How have you had these conversations?
Can we talk about “school”? When did day care start getting called school? Is your kids first day of school kindergarten, pre k? When did nursery school start getting called prek3? Why is CA so weird? Babies don’t go to school!
I would go with dress and blazer, if they fit. A hastily purchased suit will not look polished—suits inevitably need tailoring and pressing to look right.
How do I get more sleep for my elementary kids?
Since school started (real school, although we called their summer program school too, oops) my kids clearly need more sleep. However I can’t get them to get more sleep. Normally they go to bed at 8, fall asleep by 830, and are up at 630. I’ve tried pushing that bedtime back to 730 or even 7. But then they either stay awake until 830 anyway (playing quietly in their bed), or if they do fall asleep early, then they’re just up at 530 or 6 (playing not so quietly in their room).
I’ve tried letting them sleep in on the weekends (even though you’re not supposed to do that) and same issue, they wake up anyway. I’ve tried doing an intense morning of physical activity and then trying for a nap or an earlier bedtime, and still no dice.
Other ideas to try?