Post by erinshelley21 on May 1, 2017 2:24:03 GMT -5
Despite feeling mostly better yesterday, my throat feels like I'm swallowing razor blades. Not exactly how i wanted to spend my last week of maternity leave.
Yikes erinshelley21. That's horrible! I hope your body fights off the sickness asap.
Baby slept 10am-2:45 am. Seems we have transitioned his crib sleeping ok. I only put him in the rnp if his reflux is bad and he keeps throwing up if he is on his back in the crib.
My H has reliqished his nightly shift and ds now goes directly in the crib and I'm in the nursey bed. Not sure how I feel about it. It just seems H is less and less involved with handling the baby. But it makes sense to put baby directly I'm the crib at night.
Sorry your throat is hurting, erinshelley21, that's not fun at all. I hope you feel better!
Up feeding A..she slept 9-1 (well she only woke up from an 815ish nap to have a diaper change and swaddled), and 130-430, which is the most sleep yet. Fx she goes back down easily now.
It just hit me that I have to sit down and work in a few hours and I'm already sad. I told H last night I think I want to leave work and he lit up and was thrilled - not the reaction I expected. So we have some expenses to figure out, mostly the cost of the animals, but I'm hopeful we can make it work. Happy Monday everyone!
Baby went down well tonight, but I'm up feeding and he is wide awake. Hope he goes back to sleep soon!
I need to pop into the doctor's office today to get some blood drawn. Might see if they can weigh C while I'm there. Haven't had an official weigh-in in like 6 weeks.
For the first time H took a significant chunk of the night. I just got 4.5 straight hours of sleep!!! He fed L 3 times and ran out of the 4oz of milk I left him. Now L and him are passed out and I'm pumping a little to keep up supply/relieve pressure. Yay, thank you H!
mikaela20 I had a heart to heart with H yesterday expressing that I felt like I soloing it with the baby for the past 24 hours, all diapers, all soothing, etc. He's not working so he's around to help, he ended up taking a big overnight shift for me tonight. If you need a break or want him to be more involved talk to him about it! Even if it's helping in another way if MOTN help isn't as necessary anymore
Post by erinshelley21 on May 1, 2017 5:58:53 GMT -5
I took some Tylenol and it helped my throat not hurt as bad. I can't just relax at home today. I need to pick up groceries, the cleaning lady will be here and I have my PP appt today. Plus DH is putting some stuff in the house for ticks since I found 2 just walking around in the house over the weekend.
I'm in the basement pumping, having breakfast, and watching TV. If DD could speak, this morning she would've said, "Whyyyyy does milk keep coming out of this pacifier?!?! Make it stahhhhhhhp!" I wish that she would take a real pacifier. Maybe someday.
mikaela20 I'm glad your baby transitioned easily into the crib! I'm not sure how I would feel about that either...could H still help? Maybe you just wake him up?
mikaela20 I had a heart to heart with H yesterday expressing that I felt like I soloing it with the baby for the past 24 hours, all diapers, all soothing, etc. He's not working so he's around to help, he ended up taking a big overnight shift for me tonight. If you need a break or want him to be more involved talk to him about it! Even if it's helping in another way if MOTN help isn't as necessary anymore
Plus one. My H said he wants to be involved and help, but it doesn't come naturally and sometimes needs me to directly ask for what I want. It feels like nagging, but he says it's different.
mikaela20 I had a heart to heart with H yesterday expressing that I felt like I soloing it with the baby for the past 24 hours, all diapers, all soothing, etc. He's not working so he's around to help, he ended up taking a big overnight shift for me tonight. If you need a break or want him to be more involved talk to him about it! Even if it's helping in another way if MOTN help isn't as necessary anymore
Plus one. My H said he wants to be involved and help, but it doesn't come naturally and sometimes needs me to directly ask for what I want. It feels like nagging, but he says it's different.
MH has said something similar. He feels like I am better at almost everything (because I do it all every day) and he feels clumsy since he's had less practice. We've gotten into a better rhythm the past few days, where we pass her back and forth. But I had to tell him that I felt like I was doing this alone except when I asked and talk about it to get here.
Post by ladytiffany24 on May 1, 2017 8:20:29 GMT -5
Y'all have been busy!
Threw some crockpot lasagna soup on this morning and the house already smells delicious.
B gave me a 6 1/2 stretch last night! But, he took longer than usual to go down. That was unlike him. But if it means that long of a sleep stretch, I'll deal with it!
Thanks ladies. Good to know we are married to same guy.
I hav'nt had a true talk with him yet but when I tried I've gotten " we both work hard, don't discount my hard work" or " I work long days on my feet, I need a solid night sleep to function at work". So it makes it hard for me because I feel like I'm not appreciating his job. But man, I need a break /help sometimes.
@justinslovo when you find a trim overnight cloth solution, please share with me! I was waiting to try Grovia ONE AIO. It says it can hold for overnight. But $30 a pop means I need them to work if I get a few.
I can't stand his disposables overnight. They smell the instant he pees in them. And they are huggies-im assuming that's name brand.
For childcare in the states, is it still expensive for infants? It's around $1200-1700/ Month here in Canada depending on the location and facility. I'm just curious now.
Threw some crockpot lasagna soup on this morning and the house already smells delicious.
B gave me a 6 1/2 stretch last night! But, he took longer than usual to go down. That was unlike him. But if it means that long of a sleep stretch, I'll deal with it!
Do you follow a recipe? I feel like I always have lasagna noodles around but never make lasagna.
For childcare in the states, is it still expensive for infants? It's around $1200-1700/ Month here in Canada depending on the location and facility. I'm just curious now.
I'm in MN and it's very expensive here compared to our cost of living. A center is $250-$400/week for an infant. An in home is $150-$175/week for an infant.
Threw some crockpot lasagna soup on this morning and the house already smells delicious.
B gave me a 6 1/2 stretch last night! But, he took longer than usual to go down. That was unlike him. But if it means that long of a sleep stretch, I'll deal with it!
Do you follow a recipe? I feel like I always have lasagna noodles around but never make lasagna.
I do follow a recipe. It's called crockpot lasagna soup but it actually calls for shell pasta. Here's the recipe:
Post by ladytiffany24 on May 1, 2017 9:01:50 GMT -5
So I've been using my silicone breast pump during B's 8:30am feeding every morning. I tend to get 1 1/2 to 2 ounces. I've then been using that breastmilk to try and get him used to a bottle during his bedtime feed. He basically reflected 2 bottles (avent and nuk) but last night, to my surprise, he took the medela bottle like a champ! Kind of hoping it's not a one time thing because this will make pumping when back to work so much easier! I love the idea of getting to use the same bottles for pumping and feeding! So much less work and less cleanup! FX!
mikaela20 I'm in rural Illinois (town of 1700, very lcol) and we will be paying $155/week for in home. My brother lives an hour away in a city that I would say is mcol, and he pays $250/week at a center for his lo.
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