I thought I would post what my day was like. Writing down what I did today helps me get some perspective as well. Sorry if you don't find it interesting!
So Cardale was up at 1 am last night and Nate and I took turns comforting him til he fell asleep at 2:30. He then slept til 6:15 am! We were excited because we're trying to get him thru the night with no feedings.
6:30-fed Cardale bottle
7:00-gave Cardale to Nate and nursed Isaac
7:30-Nate went to work, got Caleb up
7:30-8:45-fed Cardale cereal, switched Isaac to highchair (we need another highchair soon!), fed Isaac food, got Caleb breakfast, (listened to Caleb constantly say, "Mommy your bowl is empty, you need to eat), inhale a bowl of cereal
8:45-9:15- got kids dressed, babies in bed for nap
9:15-10:15- relative peace! Got myself dressed, started laundry, cleaned up breakfast, Caleb washed all of the baby toys in the sink-he thought it was great!
10:15-Babies wake up, Cardale cries every time I put him down
10:45-fed Cardale bottle, nursed Isaac while Cardale screamed
11:30-gave Cardale cereal, got lunch ready
12:00-fed Isaac, lunch for Caleb and myself while holding Cardale on my lap
1:00- got kids in bed for naps
1:30-just laid down for nap and social worker called, grr!
2:00-off the phone and Isaac wakes up early from nap, got him settled down again
2:30-Cardale wakes up, and I let Caleb get up from his "nap"
3:00-fed Cardale bottle (thankfully Isaac was still asleep!)
3:30-nursed Isaac (while Cardale cries), my Mom calls and asks if she can come tomorrow to help out- of course!
3:45-Nate comes home from work early!! My husband is the greatest!
4:00-8:00-tag team with Nate until boys are in bed
Looking back over this post, I apologize for the schedule-it's not that interesting. It did help me realize that God is faithful and He got me thru the day, I prayed for that all day. There was only one time when I felt overwhelmed and wanted to cry. Caleb was so great today! He didn't have any tantrums and he tries really hard to make Cardale happy. The hardest part is Cardale's clinginess. I know we need to be patient and that he is overwhelmed with changes right now. I feel so bad when he's screaming and I can't pick him up because I'm nursing Isaac or something.
I have a question for you all. How many ounces of formula should a 6 month old be eating? We are giving Cardale 6 ounces, four times a day. Is that enough? Also, is it normal for babies who drink formula to spit up alot? He spits up after every feeding and when we put him down to sleep. It doesn't help that he likes to sleep on his stomach.
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Zach (amost 8 months) eats 7oz bottles every 4 hours. So he gets 5 bottles a day (35 oz/day). He often doesn't finish his bottles.
My pediatrician sheet says that babies 6 - 8 months should eat breast or formula 4-5 X per day 24 - 36 oz. they should have 2 meals 6 T cereal with formula/breast milk added. 7 T strained veggies, 5 T strained fruit.
Hope that helps.
Go Kimberly! As for the spitting up...he might just be a spitter. Nathan was. Try to keep him as up right as possible after eating (yah, right) and you can try inclining his crib mattress--put some towels or something under the mattress. Reality: Have lots of burp cloths and always set him down on a blanket. Have the Shout ready at laundry time!
Congrats on your first day. You did it!! And everyone is still alive :0) Hang in there. Call if you need to chat--I don't mind screaming babies in the background--LOL!
Oh yes, I meant to tell you that both of my kids were spitters! Loren was a projectile spitter. she would hit the wall with her spits! Loren would spit up about 3 oz every feeding and Zach would spit up 1 oz every feeding. Once they develop their stomach muscles from sitting they do better. All I can advise is to always set them on a washable blanket/towel and wear Grubbies because you will always smell like sour milk. Sorry.
You guys are so inspiring. HOw funny that I was *just* this morning talking to my sister about you and Nate and your heart for fostering and how cool it is God has put that on your heart! Way to go! And can I borrow some of your energy? I do remember sometimes they gave baby zantac to babies that spit up a lot, and that it was a very common thing.
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