{"id":8051,"date":"2011-11-10T07:09:01","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T12:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/2011\/11\/10\/you-asked-i-answered-baby-edition-part-2\/"},"modified":"2020-02-15T06:25:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-15T11:25:13","slug":"you-asked-i-answered-baby-edition-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/you-asked-i-answered-baby-edition-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"You Asked; I Answered: Baby Edition (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love hearing from you guys! It\u2019s great having such a wonderful support network of other mommies out there.  Thanks so much for reading and being there on twitter<\/a> to help answer my questions, too!  Together, we can conquer our babies \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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What do you do when you are out with “Hubbs” and Hailey gets hungry? <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Even though I always pack milk, I rarely use it.  Typically I sit in the back seat of the car and feed her.  Even when we\u2019re spending several hours at Taco Mac watching football, when she gets hungry I\u2019ll take her out the the car, feed her, then return! \u2026unless I\u2019m drinking beer.  Then, we use the milk.<\/p>\n

Her feeding schedule is pretty predictable, so typically I\u2019ll work our outings around it if possible.<\/p>\n

Side note: We always warm the milk up and I\u2019ve never given it to her cold.  I\u2019m nervous about this, but need to try it soon to know if it\u2019s an option!<\/p>\n

Did Hailey seem to notice all of the greens in the shake when you nursed her? Sometimes I wonder if certain veggies, like broccoli, make my daughter gassy.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I was 100% prepared to eliminate beans and broccoli from my diet while breastfeeding, but the lactation consultant assured me that I didn\u2019t need to unless I noticed a negative reaction, so I didn\u2019t change a thing.  I eat dairy, beans, veggies and nothing seems to bother her (YAY- I\u2019m so excited about this!).  However, I do think she may be sensitive to caffeine because the couple times I\u2019ve had it, she\u2019s been fussy, so I\u2019m sticking to decaf.<\/p>\n

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Does Hailey fall asleep when you feed her during the day?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes she will doze off while I\u2019m nursing, usually if she\u2019s almost done.  I poke her, wake her up and offer her to keep eating.  If she refuses, then I lay her down and play with her so she doesn\u2019t sleep.  I try to keep her awake right after feeding because I\u2019ve found the naps right after nursing are short and choppy.<\/p>\n

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What do you play when she’s playing?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

My favorite is to sit her in her boppy or hold her on my legs facing me and just talk to her.  She starts to smile so big and babble back and I imagine that we\u2019re just chatting the day away.  I\u2019ll tell her about my day or what\u2019s for dinner- basically it doesn\u2019t matter, but babies are supposed to thrive on this kind of interaction.  Other than that, it\u2019s walks in the stroller, playing on her play mat, \u2018reading\u2019 books, standing on the porch so she can stare around (she loves the outdoors) or I lay her flat and just let her kick and wiggle up a storm.<\/p>\n

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Do you nap when she’s napping? <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Rarely.  I did at first, but now she\u2019s a good night time sleeper and has been sleeping from 8:30-5:30ish.  Occasionally when the early mornings catch up to me, I take an afternoon nap with her for an hour or so, and I must admit that they are wonderful!<\/p>\n

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Where does she nap during the day?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Although she has napped in her crib a few times, she doesn\u2019t typically.  I want to start having her nap there, but for now, our master is on the main floor and the nursery is upstairs, so I usually opt for putting her down on our bed or in her Moses basket so she is close by.  She will also nap in her boppy on the couch.  Usually, though, I\u2019m out and about so much that she naps in the stroller (on wogs) or in the car seat as I drive around.<\/p>\n

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How often did you feed her\/did she nap in the beginning? <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I actually recorded this, so I can tell you! From birth, through the first few weeks, she would eat every 2-4 hours.  She would eat for 15-20 minutes on each side. Now she eats every 3 hours during the day, for about 8 minutes on one side and 3 minutes on the other.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t really know about naps in the beginning.  Since we had no schedule, she just slept whenever.  She started off sleeping a lot though.  I\u2019d feed her, then she\u2019d be awake for only 10 minutes sometimes before she\u2019d fall back asleep.<\/p>\n

What did you read to learn about infant care?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Not much, to be honest.  I was so fixated on labor I barely looked into infant care.  I did read Happiest Baby on the Block and found it\u2019s techniques very useful! Other than that, I\u2019ve gone to my mom, my friends, twitter and blogs with any questions.<\/p>\n

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My baby is 3 weeks old and everyone tells me (and I read) to feed a minimum of 8 feedings a day. Did you do this? When did you transition to less feedings?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t really follow any of the \u2018rules\u2019.  I never woke Hailey up to feed her. Ever. And she was back up to birth weight by 4 days old. I really follow her cues and let that dictate her schedule.  I was a bit nervous a few weeks ago when she was only eating 6 times a day, but she was gaining weight, not fussy and sleeping well, so I figured it was working for her.  And that\u2019s still what we do now.  She typically eats 6 times between 5:30am and 8:00pm.<\/p>\n

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When did you begin to operate more on a schedule?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t let me fool you- there is no such thing as a schedule with a baby \ud83d\ude42 However, I will say from about 6 weeks old and on (she\u2019s 8 weeks today), I feel pretty confident in predicting her schedule of the day and reading her cues.  I was so worried I\u2019d never \u2018know\u2019 my baby in the way people say you will know what different cries mean, etc, but now I do and things are going pretty smoothly.<\/p>\n

Typically we operate on a \u2018Eat, Play, Nap, Play, Repeat\u2019 kind of schedule.  I tried just the \u2018Eat, Play, Nap, Repeat\u2019 schedule that Babywise promotes, but then I was feeding every 2 hours and Hailey wasn\u2019t very hungry and ended up snacking.  Even though I\u2019ve heard fabulous things about Babywise, Hailey\u2019s preferred method for now doesn\u2019t quite match it.<\/p>\n

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So far, things are going great. Everyday I love being a mommy more and more.  She really does light up my life and I love getting to know her a bit more everyday! I do feel confident and like I have things under control, but it doesn\u2019t mean Hailey never cries\u2026 especially when I overdo it with the camera\u2026 \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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As always, feel free to email me or comment if you have any questions.<\/p>\n

But I have a question for you\u2026<\/p>\n

I am having a discrepancy in an Etsy order. I ordered size 0-3 month and she mailed a newborn size saying that it was the same thing.<\/p>\n

Am I correct that a newborn sized onesie is NOT<\/em> the same thing as a 0-3 month sized onesie?<\/p>\n

Or am I crazy?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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