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No Christie don't you DARE say what it sounds like it might be! I'll chase you all around the forum till you go into labor haha aren't you supposed to be on bedrest missy! Sorry you had such a crummy feeling day. Disko - I started supplementing formula because I didn't feel I was making enough. I could get out usually only 2 ounces at a time and he would eat 4.....my fat boy LOL he just wants to eat and eat and eat I swear. Oh yeah, special shout out to dawn, happy father's day to you too! :P From one single mom to another!

Kay - how often do you supplement? Tripp went through 2 ounces super quick tonight. Being that he is only a little over a week old I certainly thought that he would drink only like one ounce but he sucked down the whole two ounces in no time at all! I was gonna just try to supplement at night before bed. But yeah I am wondering how often you supplement and what are you using? Enfamil or similac? I am using the dr browns bottles too. So they brought ace's billirubin down to 12.2 also? That is weird I think it is about the same number that they got tripp's down to... Has he been okay since that phototherapy session or have you had to go back for additional treatments?

well Kaelyn has her first doctors appointment today :) this should be fun. Fefer, Levi is adorable, and big! lol havr a good first day back at home (if you get to go home today)

Aw, Her first appt? Omg, I am SO emotional... I'm crying right now. I cant belive she already has her first appt!!!!! What the hell is wrong with me?!!!! Shes not even my child! Lol!!!All of a sudden this wave of emotions is hitting me this morning and I'm feeling like this guy is coming before my parents get here and I'm absolutey terrified of labor suddenly and the thought of getting an epidural is freaking me out. I feel like I'm having an emotional breakdown!!!! I have to go to my appt now... I'll be back later. Hopefully my emotions will be more under control. I need tissues.

Christie the same thing happend to me a couple days before I had her, I started freaking out, thinking "can I actually do this?" I promise the epidural is not that bad and it doesnt hurt! plus you feel FANTASTIC afterwards lol. you'll be fine hon :) Kaelyn is perfectly healthy but I decided (after all that trouble finding a pediatrician) that I dont like the one I picked so my mom and I are going to keep looking and find a new one before her one month appointment.

oh and **HUGS** its okay Christie, you can cry and be emotional.. you're preggo hehe crazy emotions and stuff. I started crying last night, I was just looking at Kaelyn and felt so blessed and happy and started to think about Ray... anyway, how did your appointment go?

(hugs) Thanks Heather! I was looking at Dh this morning and started crying because I couldnt belive how much I loved him., Lol I mean, I can believe how much I love him, but I was so overwhelmed with emotion this morning. ANyway, I have exciting news...looks like I'll be joining hte June Mommies tommorrow! THey're inducing me at 8 tonight because my bp is sitll elevated and they think I'm just days away from full b__wn preeclampsia, considering my bp has been normal the entire pregnancy and only spiked the last week or two. So in order to avoid complications, they think the best course of action is to go ahead and induce. After discussing it with DH, and my sister, I agree as well---because its better to be safe than sorry. Idon't want to have other complications arise during labor if I do go right ahead and develop full bown preeclampsia. They said if I felt more comofrtable waiting, theyd wait a week at the MOST, but I'd have to come in every other day for monitoring...so we figured thatd just be a waste of time and more hectic than relaxing. ANyway--- DH and I have ot make calls and get some things ready. I'll be back on later!!!!

okay... I couldnt even finish reading your post all I saw was induction!!!!! how do you feel about that? your parents arent here yet? Im glad they are doing whats best to keep you and Dante safe! Im so happy for you :) okay I'll go finish reading yous post.

Good luck newlywed :) Hey Heather, you said Kaelyn has her first doctor's appointment today? They had me schedule Ellie's appointment for when she's two weeks old (which is today) she has her first appointment tomorrow. They had her pediatrician's a__sistant poking at her a few times in the hospital though. Ah, well it sounds like she's waking up so I must attend to my motherly duties :)

Amanda they didnt poke her to much in the hospital and we only stayed for 24hours so they wanted to see her today. I wasnt impressed with the pediatrician I picked, they were kind of rude, very stand offish, the office was really clinical feeling... empty bare white walls,blue plastic chairs in the waiting room and the doctor that was looking at my daughter came in wearing old jeans and a polo shirt and he sounded really dumb lol

Heather they gave me violets first appt the morning after they let me take her home talkabout soon... i didnt have my diaper bag ready or anything i barely got home and showered and napped then back out to the docs appt - and I didnt like them at all - i felt the woman was talking down to me the whole time - judging me on how the belt was on the carseat - on her clothes onthis and that she was a pc of work ..I am hoping to get a different doc for her too before her 1st month appt. Like if the donor gets his results I will have him put her on his ins and take her to the doc chas used to see. Christie! GOOD LUCK!!! I'll be thinking about yu come 8pm!!!

Dawn, that was really soon! they at least gave me the weekend to go home and relax. theres no way I would have been up for a doctors appointment the day after I got home.

I still haven't met my pediatrician but I went to the urgent care center for kids because Ellie had some yellow discharge coming from her eyes. Turns out she had a clogged tear duct, it's cleared up now. The on call pediatrician was really sweet, I've never had a problem with any of the doctors at my hospital before so I'm not too worried. My nephew has the same doctor I picked out and my sister says he's ok, but she was a little offended when he scolded her for feeding her son baby food at four months instead of waiting until six months. Eh, if I don't like him I don't have a problem switching to someone else.

yeah, I have no problem switching mine too... no point in stayin with a doc you dont like, baby doesnt know the difference lol so why not. Im going to be back in Texas in three months anyway.. then its back to the stupid military hospital =/ might as well enjoy the pediatrician I pick while I can lol.

Disko I have supplemented with some formula at night when he can't settle down. I had to take caleb to the docs the next morning also because I didn't even stay 24 hours. But I was used to it because I had to do it with my daughter .

Yay Christie! I thought it was funny reading how emotional you were about labor then finding out it's going to be today.....must have been intuition! I know you'll do great. I did the same thing with curtis one night, almost cried because how much I love him was so overwhelming. You must be so excited and nervous! I can't believe it's only halfway through the month and our last mommy is going to have her baby! I propose a move to infant care after christie gets back :D Ace has had 2 appointments already, a two week one and a one month one. He's 6 weeks old today......wow! Disko - He was released when his level was 11.2 and he's fine. Never had any problems. I've been giving him Enfamil AR....it's for babies with reflux and it's thickened with rice starch. He was pretty much projectile spitting up after every feeding then getting bad hiccups after he'd burp every time and would driblle out more spit up. Poor guy but he's been doing better on it. My daughter had the same problem. dawn - my younger bil picked up the phone when curtis and I were dating and said "happy father's day!" and I was like what and he goes "You're a momma and a daddy!" LOL