I washed my hair today. Lately I've been getting in a 5 minute shower most days, and foregoing the hair b/c it takes too much time to wash/dry etc (I have curly hair, so I've never washed it every day). I feel I am so put together right now.
maebb: We have a cleaning lady come 2x a month and it is a godsend. Not having to worry about doing serious cleaning is so helpful. At first I felt bad but then I came in after the whole house was clean and it made me feel so good/relaxed.
LO still woke up every 2 hours last night but only wanted to eat around 3. Hoping this means she'll drop one night feeding and start sleeping in longer stretches. What's everyone else's experience with this? Did your LO just start sleeping longer all of a sudden or did they still wake with dirty diapers, needing cuddles, etc before falling asleep again?
It's supposed to be sunny and 55 all week! Hopefully we can get out for a few walks!
We have a temp of -2 with windchil -21
Good thing my brother can take care of baby while I go visit a daycare.
Yea that's horrible weather! We usually don't have this nice of weather. It's usually dark cloudy and raining all winter but it really hasn't this year. Good luck in the freezing weather
LO still woke up every 2 hours last night but only wanted to eat around 3. Hoping this means she'll drop one night feeding and start sleeping in longer stretches. What's everyone else's experience with this? Did your LO just start sleeping longer all of a sudden or did they still wake with dirty diapers, needing cuddles, etc before falling asleep again?
My LO just all of a sudden slept for 7 hours one night without waking (or at least fussing and waking me up) and ever since she goes anywhere between 5 and 8 hours followed by a 2-3 hour stretch most days unless it is a "wonder week" or growth spurt and then it's back to every 3 hours overnight.
LO is done with her 6w growth spurt (thank goodness!) 24 hours of feeding every 1.5-2 hours really wore mommy out. DH came home from work last night took her and told me to go to bed because I was so exhausted. He came to bed at 1 after putting baby girl to bed and she slept till 6am. I am so thankful he let me sleep because now I feel so much better! Need to go to town today and pick up my bc and a few groceries, it will be the first time I take LO to the store. Hoping all goes well.
((hugs)) Just to add to the reassurance train, DS literally cried tears of joy when DH and I picked him up on his first day of daycare(he was 15 mos) and now he asks me every day if gets to go to school today. It's been so rewarding for him and he loves/misses his friends(he's not going while I'm on leave.)
When I picked him up yesterday his face was blotchy and there were still a couple tears on his cheek. He saw me through the window beside the classroom door and I could see him immediately point to me and say, "Mommy!" I could tell he wanted to get up and run to me, but was hesitant. I didn't know why, but one of his teachers looked over, saw me, took his hand and lead him over. I only figured out later that it must have been because he had been reprimanded for not siting and staying on the carpet during their circle time (hence the tears), and didn't want to get in trouble again I just want him to love this place. DH and I did a lot of research into preschools and went on a bunch of tours; this place is so good and the teachers are wonderful.
It will get better. I taught preschool for several years and I never met a child who did not end up wanting to stay and not go home! LoL
Post by megan81112 on Feb 19, 2015 12:29:53 GMT -5
In other news... I had a major breakdown yesterday. It started when I got an email about my daughter's tuition being behind. I can't register her for next year until I pay up. So the tears started flowing. Work is giving me a hard time about returning. Bills are due. I'm getting the run around about the baby's health insurance. We had a meeting with school psychologist and teachers about my daughter's potential learning disabilities. I'm tired of being home, I'm going nuts here. So I broke down, chopped off about 6 inches of my hair thinking that would make me feel better? (2007 Britney-esque meltdown) Poor husband didn't know what to do or say. I sent him to work even though he offered to call out. I spent the day sitting in my dark room with the baby doing nothing. I fed him and changed him and cried. Major panic attack when hubs got home so he took me for a car ride and fed men since I ate nothing but a fruit cup all day. He wants me to call my OB and get check for ppd but I want to wait until I start back to work. I think getting back to work will help me but if I do feel like I'm slipping that deep again I will call.
Today was the meeting with everyone at my daughter's school. The psychologist said she doesn't think we need to worry about girls iq because she's right on target for that. Her issues are slowing down and staying focused. She doesn't want us to see a doc about adhd because they will push for meds and she wants us to work on different exercises to help with focus. I felt really good after we left the meeting because we talked about different methods and I got a lot of resources I can use at home.
Tl;dr I'm an emotional train wreck
You don't get coffee and doughnuts for reading all of that because I'm too broke to afford them(wahhh)
LO still woke up every 2 hours last night but only wanted to eat around 3. Hoping this means she'll drop one night feeding and start sleeping in longer stretches. What's everyone else's experience with this? Did your LO just start sleeping longer all of a sudden or did they still wake with dirty diapers, needing cuddles, etc before falling asleep again?
C just started sleeping longer stretches one night. He doesn't wake up unless he needs to eat (or maybe my answer for everything is the boobs lol), so he eats and then sleeps from 9 to 2 or so, eats/gets changed and back to sleep until 530 or 6. He is awake more in the day now and eats frequently in the evenings (like every hour), but to me it's a great tradeoff for good sleep at night.
When I picked him up yesterday his face was blotchy and there were still a couple tears on his cheek. He saw me through the window beside the classroom door and I could see him immediately point to me and say, "Mommy!" I could tell he wanted to get up and run to me, but was hesitant. I didn't know why, but one of his teachers looked over, saw me, took his hand and lead him over. I only figured out later that it must have been because he had been reprimanded for not siting and staying on the carpet during their circle time (hence the tears), and didn't want to get in trouble again I just want him to love this place. DH and I did a lot of research into preschools and went on a bunch of tours; this place is so good and the teachers are wonderful.
It will get better. I taught preschool for several years and I never met a child who did not end up wanting to stay and not go home! LoL
As a preschool teacher, I'll second all of that ^^
They do get over it. I've never had one of my kids go more than 2-3 days with tears. Once they settle in with friends and the routine they love it.
Post by tomorrowisanotherday on Feb 19, 2015 12:33:55 GMT -5
megan81112 I am sorry that you are feeling this way; life is really hard in general sometimes and pp hormones only make it worse. Please let your OB know and make sure you take time for you when possible. T&P coming your way!
littleb92, I have curly hair and only wash it once or twice a week. I always let it air dry, and my hairstylist said she's surprised that I don't mind going outside with wet hair when it's cold outside. I just wash (or wet it in the shower), towel dry, brush it, put in gel, and go.
Post by tomorrowisanotherday on Feb 19, 2015 12:37:52 GMT -5
Also, I am jealous of all the ladies with cleaning staff. We tried someone out before the baby came and DH was not satisfied with the job they did. He cleaned professionally in college, so he has high standards, but no time to do it right himself. How did you find someone you liked and what do you pay ballpark? I need some help yo
megan81112 I am sorry that you are feeling this way; life is really hard in general sometimes and pp hormones only make it worse. Please let your OB know and make sure you take time for you when possible. T&P coming your way!
I went through it with my daughter. It was a lot longer before I got help with her. I do recognize that what I'm doing is not normal, but I think not working and being home constantly is hurting me. I should be back to work by Tuesday and I'm hoping my mood picks up. Being out and active makes me feel amazing.
But if things don't get back on track, I will call and see someone. I don't eat to let it get so out of hand again.
I'm also going to read Brooke Shields book again. My best friend got it for me after I was diagnosed with ppd with my daughter. It made me feel better then, maybe it'll help me feel better now.
DS is a month old tomorrow and I'm not emotionally prepared
DD will be 1 month on sunday and I'm really sad. She also officially outgrew newborn clothes and is wearing 3 months. Wahhh! My baby! It goes even faster the second time.
Also, I am jealous of all the ladies with cleaning staff. We tried someone out before the baby came and DH was not satisfied with the job they did. He cleaned professionally in college, so he has high standards, but no time to do it right himself. How did you find someone you liked and what do you pay ballpark? I need some help yo
Ditto! I will make my husband work a cleaner into the budget
tomorrowisanotherday, we found a company that had high reviews. They are a team of couples (if that makes sense) - most are husband/wife pairs. They all do a good job, but there's this one couple that is amazing, so we've asked for them every time after that. It's $100, and we get it about every 4-6 weeks or whenever we need a deep clean.
Post by laceysbryan on Feb 19, 2015 13:14:28 GMT -5
tomorrowisanotherday My MIL's cleaning lady introduced us to her SIL who was wanting to get into cleaning houses, so we just lucked out in finding her when we needed someone. We pay her $75 each time she comes, and she's usually here from 9ish to 1ish. There are some areas we wish she did better (like dusting our ceiling fan), but quite frankly we're too lazy to ask her to do it and we're otherwise happy, so oh well.
Post by LaBellaVida on Feb 19, 2015 14:00:59 GMT -5
I've been going days, DAYS without coffee. I tried doing a vinegar clean on my kuerig this morning. It didn't work. My H will have to take the whole thing apart this weekend to clean it.
I've been going days, DAYS without coffee. I tried doing a vinegar clean on my kuerig this morning. It didn't work. My H will have to take the whole thing apart this weekend to clean it.
I'm dying.
Sad face! This is why I have at least three different coffee - making devices at my house and I would totally make a coffee run to STBX or DD if I ran out You can never be too prepared when it comes to coffee...
littleb92, I have curly hair and only wash it once or twice a week. I always let it air dry, and my hairstylist said she's surprised that I don't mind going outside with wet hair when it's cold outside. I just wash (or wet it in the shower), towel dry, brush it, put in gel, and go.
I get cold if I don't dry it. Wish I could let it air dry.
The cleaning people showed up, so I went to the UPS store and Kroger. Then I was going to take DS1 to CFA to play on the playground, but he just fell asleep in the parking lot. So I pumped, I'm feeding DS2, and I guess I'll sit here as long as he sleeps. It's already been 15 minutes. I was worried that leaving the house would interrupt his nap, but apparently not!
My ILs sleep on and haven't shown up yet. I'm not mad; they're bringing me Starbucks to make up for it. Then, we are meeting my DH for lunch and heading downtown to do some shopping. It's so nice to get out of the house and actually do something.
Post by stephanielouise on Feb 19, 2015 15:06:06 GMT -5
I have gotten absolutely nothing done today. I have three loads of laundry to fold, vacuuming, and dishes that should be getting done but while LO is sleeping, I'm cuddling on the couch with my pup instead. I don't feel as bad about it as I think I should..
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