Post by goldenlove3 on Dec 17, 2016 21:32:38 GMT -5
Hi everyone! We've had a busy couple days. We went out with friends last night and C did stay the night at my parents house. We had a good time but it was really weird not having him here at night. Even my dog was looking at us like we were forgetting something. But we went straight to bed when we got home and got up early to pick him up so it wasn't too bad and we got some sleep. Then we went to see Santa and he slept through the whole thing! We got some cute pictures though.
Post by ClassyMrsA on Dec 17, 2016 21:47:47 GMT -5
I think Lilah is leaping. She has been awake a lot of this evening, she doesn't want to go in the swing/only wants to be held, and has been cluster feeding. Add that to last night's similar issues and not going down until after 11 (usual time is between 9 and 10). Hopefully it's short lived.
Getting Lillian ready for bed now. She had a rough morning, but has been really good this evening so hopefully bedtime will not be too horrible. I'm ready to get in bed and relax. The Arctic blast is hitting us tonight and it's super windy out. Tomorrow is going to be freezing so we'll be staying in.
Post by ClassyMrsA on Dec 17, 2016 21:54:34 GMT -5
goldenlove3 Super cute! We tried to get Lillian's picture with Santa today and she freaked out. Oh well. Lilah was sleeping in the carrier so we didn't try with her.
I'm ragey right now you guys. I seriously just slept for 50 minutes before this baby was up again. Wtf?? I'm so effing tired abd have a headache and all I want is to sleep. I actually threw my phone when DH woke me up just now.
Great day! **sarcasm font** pumping and feeding every 3 hours is rough! I'm only making 1.5oz per feeding/pumping session so not enough for L. But by the time I'm done doing all that, there's only an hour and half before the next feeding/pumping begins! I had to plow the driveway with 6-8" of snow and shovel walkways... yay New England! For every list of what to eat to increase your supply, there's a a list to counter it! One thing says yes to eating strawberries and one saying it causes colic!?! One says no chocolate (who'd willingly give that up) that it's all confusing!
Re: taking baby out; I'm conservative on taking baby out, but when it's necessary, I wear L and find older generations (my mom's and grandfather's) come into the bubble and I have to do my best Heisman impersonation to keep them at a distance! (Holy run on sentence Batman) Family has been told/asked to vaccinate and will be asked to wear a mask if they feel off or if I hear sniffles, coughing, etc. I'm too tired to be nice right now! My poor in-laws keep texting asking how I am and how L is and all they get are short 1-2 word answers... but they've never texted me this frequently or seemed to care until we got pregnant! It's hard to not feel like their grandchild incubator.
hangry, I'm keeping you in my thoughts! I hope it's just a cold like they said.
danib that is so, so sad about that poor dog cheshie6, sorry for the rough day! LT for hugs.
D just finished nursing and I'm holding and cuddling her for a few minutes while she sleeps. I feel shitty for getting angry earlier. It definitely had a negative effect on our night.
After I went back to bed MH stayed downstairs with the monitor. Idk exactly what time she woke up but I had a text from him at 12:50 saying she was "sucking her hands vigorously" but that he wasn't going to wake me up under any circumstances. His text didn't wake me though. I only woke up at 2 because I could hear her screaming even through my white noise app.
The not wanting to wake me thing has to be a direct result of me being pissed earlier and making a remark that she had woken up so soon and wasn't actually hungry (just latched for a minute or two and then was over it). So I know he thought he was doing the right thing to let me get some sleep but dude, if you can tell she's really hungry (including vigorously sucking her hands) then she needs to eat and you need to wake me! I feel so bad.
danib, there's a MOM's group (meet other mothers) at the hospital that we delivered at! They meet Tuesdays and I plan on attending this week for more insight/in person comradery! The nursing nazi usually attends so I haven't been motivated to go! But L needing to gain weight and me wanting to exclusively breastfeed again supersedes my dislike for that lady!
dashook. Oh man I am sorry. I have felt that way too it's so utterly miserable to be so tired. I hope H will let you get some sleep today.
cheshie6 hugs momma that is hell I totally understand I was basically there with DD. It will get better I promise. Another thing to consider is pumping one side while you nurse the other and switch if you are feeding both sides. It should help cut down the time and give you more rest and he should be able to empty your breast far better than a pump can do he should still have stuff to eat and it will actually tell your body to produce more.
I know I know more advice to wade through so feel free to totally disregard and just keep on it's tough enough as it is I get it.
Good morning. DS did pretty good last night I am feeling rested. He woke up just before 6 so I brought him downstairs since I am obviously awake for the day. Now he is asleep on me and I am enjoying a quiet morning while I wait for the sunrise and the day to start.
We went car shopping last night (with 2 kids hahahaha) and ended up coming home with a car to test drive for the day. We really like it so I feel like we are going in to negotiate today. It's actually a 2016 model but we have found several in the area so we aren't set on THIS car.
I got a really decent second stretch of sleep (~4.5 hours); feeling so much better physically and mentally. My left boob however was a mess!
The last time she had nursed on that side was at 10:30 last night when she had her crappy "snack" so I was totally engorged and leaking everywhere when we finally got up at 7:15. She did awesome though and now I'm feeling way better and snuggling her through her milk coma 😂
Very excited to make some coffee in a few. I just realized I never had any yesterday!
So so tired today. My little girl is sleeping like crap because of her congestion and cough. We were up for at least 2 hours at one point trying to get her comfortable. (In addition to other wake ups). She's sleeping on me now and she isn't wheezing nor do I hear mucus in her nose. I really hope last night was the worst of it. It made me so sad how difficult breathing and sleeping was for her. I also really hope a nap is in my future.
DH is downstairs with B and I am enjoying the quiet in my bed with my cuddly baby. I really want coffee but baby snuggles > coffee.
This is exactly where I am lol (except my H and DS are still asleep). I still haven't gotten up to put the coffee on--she's just so sweet and peaceful!
hangry hugs momma sounds like a rough night after a hellish week. I hope it goes up from here and she feels better quickly.
As for the car we are looking at a 2016 Acadia. I meets or needs, will be good for travel and hold extra passengers when we have visitors. The 2017 has better mpg but that is because it's significantly smaller which ended up being a big downfall for us.
H finally comes downstairs at 7:45 (about 2 hrs after me). So what did you bake this morning? Cookies? Cake? Bread? ::Gives him blank stare:: you told me you were coming downstairs to bake! Umm darling I think you dreamt that 😂.
aggiebug, I'm doing a pump on one breast feed on the other and switch. Then I give him the 1.5-2 oz I pumped and supplement with formula so he's getting more food that the 3oz per every 3 hours
Post by goldenlove3 on Dec 18, 2016 10:33:35 GMT -5
I feel like there's been an explosion of 3 month clothes in the nursery right now. I washed everything at once and then realized that I had to figure out which separates were supposed to go together. Got that mostly figured out. Then I separated the short sleeve onsies, long sleeve onsies and pants so I can try to organize the dresser but then I found another drawer full of hand me downs. I have no idea what to do with all of this.
And I cried last night when I put his NB stuff away. Especially the boy stuff. We already know that our remaining embryos are girls so unless we get pregnant naturally or have to cycle again, this is our only boy. It makes me sad to know that.
Morning! I started to post earlier but my battery died so I lost it.
hangry I'm so sorry y'all had to stick around the hospital, but glad the tests came back clear. Hope E starts feeling much better asap.
We had fun at our friends' last night and I guess all the activity wore DS and DD out, because they both slept hard. Bless them, DH and I were both exhausted.
No big plans today, just some errands and tidying up before my ILs descend tomorrow. I'm already annoyed, so I need to put myself in a more positive, hospitable frame of mind. But I will require wine the next few days.
Post by cookswithwine9 on Dec 18, 2016 13:27:40 GMT -5
It was fun going to our friends house last night! My strategy of pumping right before we went and taking 5oz of breast milk didn't work out too well. We ended up staying way longer than I thought we would. He got hungry in the end so I had to breastfeed and my boobs were so engorged after 6 hours! I guess I will just have learn to get over breastfeeding in public.
I had fun last night with my friend and her boyfriend. Sadly, we didn't get Mexican. We ordered Philly cheesesteaks and garbage plates (google it -- its amazing). After eating all that crap I'm more than ready to start eating healthy.
Lazy Sunday here. I've got a sleeping baby on me. He's got the right idea. A nap sounds good.
Re: the company I worked for before SAH was based in the home of the garbage plate. I had to do several weeks of training there and had one then. My boss at the time was from Philly, but his wife was from upstate NY, so he was obsessed and would not let me leave without trying one.
I liked the components individually but it's not something I would want on a frequent basis...but "when in Rome..." I can see where it would be great hangover/drunk-eating food, though
waitwhat The other thing I heard quite a bit about from my boss was some bbq place with Dinosaur in the name (or maybe the mascot was a dinosaur? Can't recall.)
Anywho, we went there, and it was good. Being from the south, I'm used to good BBQ restaurants all over the place, but I was impressed to find a pretty good one that far north of the Mason-Dixon All the other displaced southerners and I were very happy that day.
DS is acting up again tonight, just sitting in his room crying for me to come in there and hug or rock him. I already did though and I'm still in the process of putting D down. A few minutes ago they were both screaming away until finally I couldn't take it anymore and had to yell downstairs for H to come up and deal with DS.
DH is going back to work tomorrow and it just dawned on me that I'm going to be on my own dealing with this shit after tonight 😞
goldenlove3, re: from the Friday convo I didn't want to bump that thread... did C gain weight and then lose too? L was born 9lbs 5oz and 20 inches.; left hospital at 8lbs 7oz.; at 2-day appointment 8lbs 10oz; then at 2 week appointment back to 8lbs 7 oz and 21. 5 inches. Are you breast feeding or formula?
I'm just so confused. Online, there's a "doctor" who says that the rules most doctors use is for weight gain in babies is for formula drinkers so the rules should be different for breastfeeding moms. Doctors shouldn't recommend formula right away either but feed more frequently or to discuss things with a lactation consultant. MIL said that when she had the kids, they didn't expect a weight gain until after 2 weeks when breastfeeding. DH was a lazy eater as well and that means that it'll take longer for your body to realize how much they need, but they'll eat when they are hungry! I'm just feeling confused and frustrated.
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