[blparent] Trimming baby's nails and update

[Shelby Young]

Hello Bridgit,
I am glad to hear your little guy is doing well. My little guy does not like formula at all which is fine with me. He has reflex too but it is not that bad. Breast milk is the best thing for babies and I love nursing. The doctor told me to give him formula before because he was a little colicky but he did nothing but constipate and make him extremely fussy. I am glad to hear you have milk donors and your family. I hope things keep improving!
Shelby

On Nov 27, 2012, at 2:55 PM, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the advice. I know most babies will not enjoy nail trimming
> regardless of how you do it, which really doesn't bother me since we've
> had to do so much with Declan he hasn't enjoyed, but I don't want to
> hurt him. Chewing them does seem like the safest option without
> purchasing a device such as the one recommended here, but I thought I'd
> ask and see what others do. Thanks.
> 
> As for an update on Declan since it's been a while, he's growing as he
> should, weighing in at 12 pounds and 4 ounces at last doc appt, which
> was two weeks ago, so he probably weighs even more now, grin. He's still
> using the G-button, but he's eating more from the bottle. This past
> weekend, he drank 75 ml's at his 8 pm feeding, which is the most he's
> done to date. We have been super blessed and had two milk donors, both
> family members. We have been introducing the breast milk one step at a
> time to make sure he tolerates it, but two weeks ago we started doing
> only breast milk in the bottle and a half and half formula and breast
> mix when doing the button. I can't say for sure if this is the cause,
> but since this switch, he's been drinking more in the bottle, been less
> fussy, the reflux doesn't seem to be much of a problem, he's not had
> spit-ups and he's not been arching his back and shaking his head, which
> were two symptoms of the reflux. Knock on wood, but it seems to be doing
> him a world of good. We also switched reflux meds, so I think the combo
> is really helping. He will turn three-months-old tomorrow, smile! He's
> still not cooing much, but he does make these little happy sounds from
> time to time, and he's moving his mouth a lot like he wants to talk.
> When I sing When You Wish Upon a Star, he gets real excited and usually
> makes his happy sounds, grin. Today I'm pretty sure he chuckled a
> little. He'll be four months at Christmas, so hopefully he'll be talking
> a little more by then. He's very physical though and is already trying
> to roll on his side. He will wiggle his body around when wanting to
> touch or grab something like his soother or my hand or when playing on
> his Baby Einstein floor mat. He's constantly pumping and kicking his
> legs too. He's also trying to pull his bottle and binky into his mouth,
> though we're still working on this motor skill, ha-ha! Sorry to go on
> and on about this.
> 
> And Penny starts school today, and it's also her third birthday! She's
> been so excited about school since August and just wouldn't stop talking
> about it, grin! She's having a princess b-day party this Saturday. She's
> very, very into princesses. She's the epitome of a little girl, LOL!
> She's been a little jealous about Declan, and anytime someone holds him,
> she insists on that person holding her too. When I was singing to Declan
> in his room, she came in, laid on the floor, said it was her room and
> told me to stop singing, LOL! But she's also wanting to help with him
> too, so I don't think it's a huge problem.
> 
> Thanks for all the advice on nail trimming, and sorry for the long email
> about my kids, grin.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> Read my blog at:
> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
> 
> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
> The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> Read my blog at:
> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
> 
> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
> The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
> 
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