Post by monicageller on May 11, 2017 8:46:02 GMT -5
R slept much better last night after having a rough few nights in a row. He went down pretty easy around 8:30, and slept until 2:30 and then back down until 7. That's a schedule I can get on board with
Hoping to get a workout in today and a trip to Target.
E slept like shit last night. Woke up screaming every 3 hours. She threw up her entire bottle at one point. She hasn't been eating her usual 4-5 oz. since.
I took her temperature this morning. It was 100.2. I was supposed to put her in daycare today and work, but instead I'm taking her to the pediatrician and trying to finagle some work into my day...
Post by crazycatlady6 on May 11, 2017 9:01:45 GMT -5
loves2shop4shoes - cats suck sometimes. I hope they and your baby feel better soon. Please keep us updated.
@monicagellar - I'm glad you guys had a good night of sleep.
Today is good so far. R was tuckered out from the ballpark and slept 11 hours! I got 8 hours thanks to melatonin and no sleep the past few nights. I also lost 2.6 pounds at WW!
Tonight we have an interview with a reporter for a major city newspaper. She has a weekly column about parents' path to parenthood and she focuses on families who have struggled to become parents. I'm excited to share our story and to educate the readers for IF/loss.
Post by oldbaylover1024 on May 11, 2017 9:13:15 GMT -5
crazycatlady6 - I didn't get to reply to you yesterday, but anxiety is so normal. It doesn't mean it's easy, but you're not alone. And sometimes it feels like folks expect loss/IF/etc. parents to just be happy all the time because we've had a different journey to parenthood. Um, no. Just because we had a different journey doesn't mean parenthood is all sunshine and puppies and rainbows. It's hard and (honestly) kind of sucks sometimes, too. You're allowed to feel sad/anxious. I mean, hell, you're now taking a backseat to a precious, but sometimes very, VERY challenging, little person. It's a lot to deal with. I'm glad to see your happy updated today!
AFM, I'm WFH today and I can tell my boss is annoyed about it. Whatever, man. My kid threw up on me, we all had rough nights, it's J's birthday so I had to see her off to school and do pictures, plus we have her birthday party at DC later. Not my fault Boss is a major procrastinator.
Plus, I've been missing C this week. So I'm gonna get some snuggles today, damn it!
PAL May '17 Siggy Challenge: Picnics - Feminist Picnic
Two MM/C 1/09/12 & MM/C 4/26/12 BFP#3 - Rainbow #1 born 5/11/13 via unplanned C-section Two CP 11/23/15 & 5/13/16 BFP#6 - Rainbow #2 born 2/10/17 via planned C-section
My friend had pre-e and ended up giving birth to her son at 31 weeks. He's now 3 weeks old, doing well, but still in the hospital while my friend is at home. Her shower was postponed since she was in the hospital on bedrest when it was scheduled for. Now, in lieu of a shower they're doing an "open house" for a few hours this weekend where you can stop by and say hi to them and drop off a gift.
If you were me, would you bring B? I'm not sure if I can go if I don't bring him because DH is working, but I can't decide if it's sorta insensitive to bring my new healthy baby over to their house when they'd obviously like nothing more than for their DS to be home with them. Am I over-thinking this...?
Being back at work is busy and exhausting. I haven't quite adjusted yet. I feel like it's going to take me a little bit to get used to our new normal.
My SIL just texted me about a new app that is basically tinder for moms. I'm dying, she said you swipe if you want to book pkaydates/girls nights with people or not. She is testing it out and letting me know how it works out for her.
Post by flyinghorses6 on May 11, 2017 9:53:40 GMT -5
We have the same life monicageller !! R had a better night after a few tough ones. 7-12, 12-4:30, 4:30-7. I'll take 2 wakeups over the 4-5 we had the last few nights. I hit the gym this morning, then had a solo target trip to grab things we needed around the house and stuff for Ks birthday party Saturday.
I have a lot of cooking and cleaning to do. Thankfully my mom and dad come tonight to help out.
Post by oldbaylover1024 on May 11, 2017 10:01:03 GMT -5
ellabee - I wouldn't bring B if I were you. When C was in the NICU, seeing babies was kind of hard. Maybe go alone if you can. If you have to bring B, then maybe text your friend or her SO and let them know you're bring him so they're not blindsided, you know?
PAL May '17 Siggy Challenge: Picnics - Feminist Picnic
Two MM/C 1/09/12 & MM/C 4/26/12 BFP#3 - Rainbow #1 born 5/11/13 via unplanned C-section Two CP 11/23/15 & 5/13/16 BFP#6 - Rainbow #2 born 2/10/17 via planned C-section
ellabee - I wouldn't bring B if I were you. When C was in the NICU, seeing babies was kind of hard. Maybe go alone if you can. If you have to bring B, then maybe text your friend or her SO and let them know you're bring him so they're not blindsided, you know?
This is what I was thinking. Thanks for confirming!
Good luck at the pedis loves2shop4shoes! I hope she's feeling better. My dog Clara puked yesterday but at least she did it on the hardwood floor :/
I'm at work. My role is going to change to more of what I want to do and away from the stuff I don't like, so I'm happy. I'm "easing" in by doing a ton of research today and tomorrow and I need to sit down with my boss to review the process that's broken so I can work on fixing it. And I need to put together some training for a new hire (who's been here over two months and still needs to be trained).
Post by notagoddess on May 11, 2017 10:29:48 GMT -5
S has been waking up super early for the day. I'm trying all kinds of things to get her to sleep later. I decided not to change her at night because that wakes her up more. We had a much better night... except she woke up covered in pee. The swaddle and crib sheet were soaked too. I might try again but that was not the start to the day I had hoped for.
Post by billybumbler on May 11, 2017 11:21:21 GMT -5
I went to a co-worker's book signing last night. All my coworkers were there and we had so much fun. FFTC I kinda miss them.
But I got home late and DH was useless MOTN and I woke up tired and crabby. DD was being whiny before I even had coffee and the baby has a cough. Can I get a do over? Ugh.
Just another day at home due to bummy weather. I need to get out and get my mom a gift though, might go out anyways later. These PT exercises are tough. Trying to power through even though they upset him, but it's a bit frustrating. Physio saw an improvement though at last appt so that gives me motivation
crazycatlady6, that's awesome that you can share your story. Never having experienced IF myself, I don't know how Parenting after IF is different, but I do know that the particulars of your journey to parenthood don't change the fact that parenting is hard and is an enormous sacrifice. It's ok to acknowledge that; doing so doesn't make you ungrateful. It makes you honest. Hugs.
flyinghorses6, a solo Target run? I'm jealous. I am totally fantasizing about doing that and sneaking off to the book section now.
staz, what's the point of hiring someone and not training them for two months???
Update on E: we just got home from the pedi. Because she had a fever, they took blood and catheterized her to get urine to make sure this isn't bacterial. (The initial tests don't show bacterial infection, but we have to wait on cultures.)
They also gave her an antibiotic shot in the thigh as a precaution.
If it's negative for bacterial infections, it's viral. My poor, poor baby.
I had a million things on my to-do list today. Now it's just "take care of sick LO." SIL is coming over, so I'm hoping I can get something done today. But idk. I'm also exhausted from a night devoid of meaningful sleep. Sigh. This week needs to die in a ditch.
PAL May '17 Siggy Challenge: Picnics - Feminist Picnic
Two MM/C 1/09/12 & MM/C 4/26/12 BFP#3 - Rainbow #1 born 5/11/13 via unplanned C-section Two CP 11/23/15 & 5/13/16 BFP#6 - Rainbow #2 born 2/10/17 via planned C-section
ellabee I have never been a nicu mom, so take that for what's it's worth. But I would think I would rather see my friend even if it includes her baby, than not see my friend. It may depend on how sick her Lo is. I think every nicu mom would have a different opinion.
loves2shop4shoes, I know right? She's selling a product she doesn't know how to use. This will end well.... I hope E starts feeling better soon!
H took LO out. I saw that he got home (we have a Nest cam in our living room) and he immediately changed the baby, including all her clothes. I laughed at my desk and got back to work. I'm so happy he's hanging with her for two whole days so he can see a little bit of what I went through on a daily basis. I'm hoping he starts to kick in a bit more when he gets home from work now. Or this will backfire completely. Apparently I like playing with fire
S has been waking up super early for the day. I'm trying all kinds of things to get her to sleep later. I decided not to change her at night because that wakes her up more. We had a much better night... except she woke up covered in pee. The swaddle and crib sheet were soaked too. I might try again but that was not the start to the day I had hoped for.
Oh no! Boo to extra laundry.
That happened to me too. After 2 nights of that I figured it wasn't a fluke and I starting sizing up for his overnight diaper. No leaks so far. Maybe try that?
When I got home the first thing H said to me was "I don't know how you do this every day" and told me she screamed her little head off for two hours. She didn't get a long enough nap so she was cranky. The house looked like a bomb went off but once I got her in the wrap and started cleaning, he jumped right in and we got it back together in no time.
crazycatlady6 - I didn't get to reply to you yesterday, but anxiety is so normal. It doesn't mean it's easy, but you're not alone. And sometimes it feels like folks expect loss/IF/etc. parents to just be happy all the time because we've had a different journey to parenthood. Um, no. Just because we had a different journey doesn't mean parenthood is all sunshine and puppies and rainbows. It's hard and (honestly) kind of sucks sometimes, too. You're allowed to feel sad/anxious. I mean, hell, you're now taking a backseat to a precious, but sometimes very, VERY challenging, little person. It's a lot to deal with. I'm glad to see your happy updated today!
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That is actually a point I brought up in the interview tonight that I'm still struggling being "allowed" to feel anxious, stressed, etc. because I feel like I should be grateful all the time that he is here. The journey was a lot more difficult than others but we still deal with the same emotions with a newborn.
Post by crazycatlady6 on May 11, 2017 20:35:35 GMT -5
The interview for the newspaper just ended and wow, did it bring up some emotions that I was not anticipating. The next step is to get some recent photos of us taken as a family other than selfies and if all goes well, our story will be published the week before Father's Day!
Post by littleredfish on May 11, 2017 22:13:34 GMT -5
loves2shop4shoes and I had a similar day. DS woke up with a fever so we had to go in to the hospital have blood drawn and an antibiotic shot. They didn't feel an abscess and the site doesn't look red or anything so it was a precaution. I'm thinking he just got sick from us doing hospital visits every other day. I'm hoping it's not more serious.
We still managed to get out for a beach walk before supper. DD2 didn't get a nap because, grandma. So she ended up having a meltdown and going to bed instead of eating. Now DS is an hour last bedtime showing no signs of being tired. Shit.
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