I'm terrified of pp sexy time. I remember it hurt so damn bad after dd1, and no amount of lube seemed to help.
This was my experience, too. We still haven't had sex and Max will be 11 weeks old tomorrow. 😬 Probably good, though, since apparently my perineum didn't quite actually heal.
I'm terrified of pp sexy time. I remember it hurt so damn bad after dd1, and no amount of lube seemed to help.
This was my experience, too. We still haven't had sex and Max will be 11 weeks old tomorrow. 😬 Probably good, though, since apparently my perineum didn't quite actually heal.
I can't even imagine. Hopefully you heal soon. I had CS both times, but I think if I'd had vaginal deliveries we wouldn't have sex for many more months.
Yay for good sleeps! Ds slept from 12-3:30am. After feeding and pumping he wouldn't settle back into his crib or rnp. So I didn't get sleep after the first motn wake up. Decided on doing some skin to skin and early morning nursing if he wanted.
Of course, he had no problem sleeping in my bed while I watched him.
Post by erinshelley21 on Apr 29, 2017 12:09:02 GMT -5
I'm finally home. I inhaled 2 jr bacon cheeseburgers and a small fry from Wendy's on the way home. My head is pounding and DH is getting ready to leave for work. The tv will be doing the parenting today. At least I don't have to feel too guilty about that since the pedi told DS to rest this weekend.
I was super productive during C's morning nap. Not only did I clean the kitchen, I cleaned out the fridge - complete with washing the shelves/drawers (Which were more gross than I'd like to admit.)
Now I'm feeding him, and I think H is almost done at work. (He said he was probably only working until noon.) Even though it's raining and gross, I might try to convince him to go out and do something today.
Post by seadragon2013 on Apr 29, 2017 12:32:14 GMT -5
We are headed out to the Air and Space extension today. It's DS's favorite place in the world and he's excited to show it to his baby sister. I'm just psyched to be going somewhere other than preschool, Target, or the grocery store.
Post by erinshelley21 on Apr 29, 2017 12:33:06 GMT -5
Thanks sterl724. I ended up being too hungry to sleep. My body does not do well without food for that long. The 5.5 hours of labor about killed me so the 14 I endured today was torture.
Thanks sterl724. I ended up being too hungry to sleep. My body does not do well without food for that long. The 5.5 hours of labor about killed me so the 14 I endured today was torture.
Glucose tests are the worst. I hope your results come back normal!
A and I went to the baby shower - I was actually really enjoying myself but used the toddler as an excuse to get home ("she won't take her nap for my mom so I have to get home to do it"). It was in the conference center of a local restaurant that has amazing ice cream, so on my way out I got a sandwich to go and a coffee frappe. A was sleeping so peacefully in the carrier, so I sat on a bench while enjoying the perfect weather and my frappe. It was glorious - sleeping baby on me, no toddler, and my favorite ice cream. I did not want to come home. But my mom was able to do nap time better than I ever have, so I'm sitting in a quiet house w/ 2 sleeping babies (again)!
Side note - H and I have started discussing me leaving my part-time work from home job. The practical side of me thinks it's super selfish and stupid to give up all that $ (relatively speaking) just so I can "mentally be home full time". The mom side of me, though, knows that I'm always only half doing my job - whether the paying one or the momming one - b/c I'm always thinking about whichever one I'm not doing. It's a terrifying idea to leave the working world completely, but I've so loved being able to focus solely on being a mom this last month, and H notices how much less stressed I am, and therefore the entire house is, when I don't have so much on my plate 24/7 (the job office is also located on the opposite coast, so time zones, so whenever I want to be done for the day the office folks are just coming in and starting to ask me for anything they need). We can make it work financially, but it will be quite tight and the missed opportunity costs are what kill me. Ugh, decisions, decisions..
Post by kristhegirl on Apr 29, 2017 14:29:20 GMT -5
kaits8 what if you got a mother's helper type babysitter for some dedicated work hours? Trying to work and watch kids at the same time is crazy pants, but having maybe a student, or a retired person who loves kids, come and hang out for a couple of hours would give you a chance to focus.
Thanks sterl724 . I ended up being too hungry to sleep. My body does not do well without food for that long. The 5.5 hours of labor about killed me so the 14 I endured today was torture.
Apparently at some point from midnight Thursday when fasting started to 1 am Friday when they brought me a sandwich after delivery, I hallucinated a pinacolada cupcake on the bedside table.
It's a shame you can't eat during labor. A real shame. During the golden hour with DS I needed food. Like my first moments of motherhood involved a turkey sandwich. With DD I ended up ordering 2 dinners 2 hours apart. The cafeteria was not pleased lol
It's a shame you can't eat during labor. A real shame. During the golden hour with DS I needed food. Like my first moments of motherhood involved a turkey sandwich. With DD I ended up ordering 2 dinners 2 hours apart. The cafeteria was not pleased lol
I had the same turkey sandwich lol. And a brownie my MIL drove 3 hours to me. The turkey sandwich didn't fill me up but I didn't have the heart to ask Her to put down his daughter to go find me more food lol
This makes me thankful my mom was around. She made sure I was fed for 3 days lol.
Post by moutonrouge on Apr 29, 2017 16:02:37 GMT -5
We've had a good day so far today. DD slept from 9 to 5 and then slept in our bed until 8:30ish. It would be super awesome if she kept that up. Even more awesome if I could stop waking up with every hour after 1am.
We got coffee and took DD and the dog to the arboretum and walked around. Some friends came over and now we're trying to go out for dinner. It's a pizza place so worst case, she fusses and we leave before we're done eating. With the witching hour we haven't attempted dinner out yet, so fingers crossed she cooperates.
Had my first fat glass of wine around 5 (H poured it, and it was way more than I would have poured!) and am still feelin' it so I gave L a bottle of BM... I tasted it for the first time ever. The idea always weirded me out but I figured I should know what it tastes like in case I'm ever worried about spoilage or whatever. It's really really sweet!
Had my first fat glass of wine around 5 (H poured it, and it was way more than I would have poured!) and am still feelin' it so I gave L a bottle of BM... I tasted it for the first time ever. The idea always weirded me out but I figured I should know what it tastes like in case I'm ever worried about spoilage or whatever. It's really really sweet!
Is it really? I never thought to try it. I just do a sniff test to see if it's ok.
Apparently at some point from midnight Thursday when fasting started to 1 am Friday when they brought me a sandwich after delivery, I hallucinated a pinacolada cupcake on the bedside table.
It's a shame you can't eat during labor. A real shame. During the golden hour with DS I needed food. Like my first moments of motherhood involved a turkey sandwich. With DD I ended up ordering 2 dinners 2 hours apart. The cafeteria was not pleased lol
My hunger in the hospital was intense. I had two dinners every night. Plus extra snacks constantly. It hasn't subsided that much since being home either. The BF hunger is real.
Had my first fat glass of wine around 5 (H poured it, and it was way more than I would have poured!) and am still feelin' it so I gave L a bottle of BM... I tasted it for the first time ever. The idea always weirded me out but I figured I should know what it tastes like in case I'm ever worried about spoilage or whatever. It's really really sweet!
I remember the first time I tried it I was really surprised by that too!
Had my first fat glass of wine around 5 (H poured it, and it was way more than I would have poured!) and am still feelin' it so I gave L a bottle of BM... I tasted it for the first time ever. The idea always weirded me out but I figured I should know what it tastes like in case I'm ever worried about spoilage or whatever. It's really really sweet!
I remember the first time I tried it I was really surprised by that too!
It has a slight metallic after taste which I promptly googled and I guess that can happen with frozen bm (I combined some frozen with some fresh)
Had my first fat glass of wine around 5 (H poured it, and it was way more than I would have poured!) and am still feelin' it so I gave L a bottle of BM... I tasted it for the first time ever. The idea always weirded me out but I figured I should know what it tastes like in case I'm ever worried about spoilage or whatever. It's really really sweet!
Is it really? I never thought to try it. I just do a sniff test to see if it's ok.
Had my first fat glass of wine around 5 (H poured it, and it was way more than I would have poured!) and am still feelin' it so I gave L a bottle of BM... I tasted it for the first time ever. The idea always weirded me out but I figured I should know what it tastes like in case I'm ever worried about spoilage or whatever. It's really really sweet!
On a related note, I've tried formula.
I was also surprised by how dang sweet it was. It tasted like overly sweet coffee creamer...with a slight iron metal taste.
I expected formula to taste awful but it wasn't to bad.
Trying to online bathing suit shop... this is hard. Trying to accept that stretchmarks are a part of my body now and they are going to show and that's fine. I'm not terribly bothered by it honestly, it's just I'm having to adjust my self-image I guess? Any recommendations on good brands/sites? I'm liking modcloth's options.
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