Im so exhausted, LO must have woken me up in a deep, deep sleep because i remember him screaming for a long time at some point but thats all I remember. I dont even know who helped him get back to sleep, im guessing DH. I dont like not knowing if I helped him or not, its strange because I remember looking at him but I cant remember helping him at all. Ugh MOTY.
ruemorgan, it happens! I have nights where I can hear my kid crying but there is nothing I can do because I'm so tired. DH usually gets up at that point. Both babies slept great. Now if I can just get into a morning routine so I can be at work on time. I officially have to work away from home next week. To start on time I need to leave at 7am. I was up at 545 today, but it's almost 7 and LG is sleeping, A went back to sleep, and I'm on the couch drinking coffee. Oh well. And my dogs are driving me a little crazy. They are barking at something but I don't see anything. It's probably deer in the woods.
We're going to see the pedi today. G has been really fussy the past few days. She's also been spitting up a lot more and more often. Late yesterday afternoon there was blood in her spit up. It was too late for me to make it to the office before they closed. They made me an appt for this morning and advised me not to go to the ER or urgent care due to germs unless things got really bad. Last night was a long one of lots of crying in what seemed to be obvious pain. I don't know what's wrong with my sweet girl, but I hope they can help. It's very obvious something's not right.
chilibeansm0m congrats! bekbek I'm pretty sure my dog barks at wind. I feel ya. Good thing is lo heard enough barking while in the womb that it doesn't phase her now. rquinlin good luck. Update us when you can.
Despite sleeping from 4:30 to 7:45, LO still gave us nearly 5 hours during her first stretch. Rock on, baby girl!
She is LOVING our new Swaddle Me's. Snug as a bug in a rug. I was concerned it'd be too warm last night, but we turned on the ceiling fan and she didn't seem to mind. And she wasn't sweating profusely when unwrapped.
She does seem to have a hoarse cry, though. Not sure what's up with that. It started last night. She had no crazy crying fits... maybe one that was beyond the norm, but it didn't last long as she just needed to be patient for 2 minutes. Other than the weird-sounding cry/squeaks, she seems fine. No temperature, acting like normal: any thoughts?
It's rainy today, but we need to make a trip to order blinds for our new bay window. Our living room is currently open for the world to see. Blah.
rquinlin omg! Fx everything is ok, nothing serious. Keep us posted!
AFM- I about threw in the towel 20 mins ago and it was only 7...I've decided to try again. I just feel like I am mentally and physically drained. I won't be able to get better in either area until my body gets rest but that's hard these days.
rquinlin Oh no. I hope everything is OK. Keep us posted. Hugs, mama.
Wiped out this morning. LO was up every 1-2 hours to eat/comfort nurse. H helped me change him and was awake with me a few times but ugh. There is a nap in my future.
A few days ago DH teased me "padraic and I know what youre getting for mothers day" all sing songy. Last night DH and I were watching TV and a Pandora commercial comes on for the charm bracelet, its just not my style, I turn to him "I dont.." and he cuts me off "I hope you like your present," with a big grin. Are you fucking with me? Youre fucking with me. Its the grin that i cant tell if he really got it or is messing with me. Haha but no really, I would love it if thats what he got me. It just made me laugh, still does.
Oh and we start swim class today! Cant wait to get those little baby feet in the pool. Last night DHs mom called him and now she and his brother are going to come watch. Were going to be "that" family but im fine with that. Ha
rquinlin I hope everything is ok! Hope DD feels better soon.
I'm sitting here pumping while DD is on her playmat. I have to keep telling DS; don't sit on her, don't flip her over, don't lay on her, don't pull her arm, don't pull her leg, don't knock her toy bar over, etc. Just a little stressful while pumping.
chilibeansm0m, yay for a long stretch of sleep! ruemorgan, it happens! I sometimes don't even wake up when C is crying if I am in a deep enough sleep. Thank god my DH is there or else the kid would cry forever. bekbek,I am trying to get on a schedule too. I go back in a week and a half, and I want C to have some sort of loose schedule going. rquinlin, oh no! hope your LO ends up being ok! It is never fun having a sick baby jnow, if she did well in her room and didn't mind it, I don't think you're rushing it. That's a good thing she did so well! malvo, maybe she is just a growth spurt? I assume when C is just a little extra fussy he could just be having growing pains. rvamama, feel better mama ruemorgan, let us know how swim lessons go! jcar, hahaha I say those things to my dog when C is on his playmat
AFM, C and I have been up since 5am. We got up to eat, and usually he goes back down. Not today. So, while he hung out in the RNP, I did some cleaning around the house. DH is off today, so I am hoping he wakes up soon for some daddy duty, so I can get some work done in peace.
So over the past couple of days, my supply has dipped because I am no longer BF and I slacked on pumping. If I power pump today and tomorrow, will that boost my supply back up or is it gone for good? I am trying to pump as much as possible as well as formula feed just so I am not plowing through formula (that stuff's expensive yo!).
Post by bluebell0315 on May 6, 2015 7:29:32 GMT -5
I got all the way to work, a 45 minute drive, and forgot my key card to frickin' get in. Went all the way home for the card and all the way back to work... yeah.... I forgot my lunch. Today's not my day.
I'm not sure what happened last night, but LO was up every 2 hours to eat. She has been doing so good giving us a 5-6 hour stretch fur her first one and a 3 hour after that, I'm exhausted. I don't know what happened.
We have also had to make sure to keep her awake to eat at least 2 oz every feeding. Otherwise she just "snacks" all day and won't sleep. I had a hell of a time getting her to eat last night.
She screams bloody murder like I haven't fed her in days, then falls asleep after .5 oz. ugh. The most I could get her to eat each time was 1.5-1.75 oz.
I'm also annoyed with my H. I haven't been feeling god the last couple of days and last night was really tough on me. I know he's got to work, but a little help would be so awesome when I feel bad. But instead, he just puts a pillow over his head so he can't see/hear anything. Must be nice. On the weekend MOTN feelings that he is supposed to take so I can't get some sleep, I usually end up doing at least one each night.
meowkitten - I am commenting on your post from yesterday re: your LO's smile - that is so exciting. For me, that smile is like payback for all of the struggles for the first few weeks. I now have to remind myself how tired I was (or am!) and what a struggle feeding was in the early weeks because as soon as I get that smile my heart melts and I think this is so easy!
skrittens Isn't it amazing!? It's like I forgot about all the stress and tiredness that we've been through because who cares when you see that big grin!?
AFM, C and I have been up since 5am. We got up to eat, and usually he goes back down. Not today. So, while he hung out in the RNP, I did some cleaning around the house. DH is off today, so I am hoping he wakes up soon for some daddy duty, so I can get some work done in peace.
So over the past couple of days, my supply has dipped because I am no longer BF and I slacked on pumping. If I power pump today and tomorrow, will that boost my supply back up or is it gone for good? I am trying to pump as much as possible as well as formula feed just so I am not plowing through formula (that stuff's expensive yo!).
Probably a good question for the breast feeding board. But I would think power pumping would help. Just like when LO's go through growth spurts and our supply increases and has to regulate again.
jnow - maybe the dog got the wasp. My cats and husband earn their keep by catching any little monsters and disposing of them before I even know about it. And congrats on moving LO to her room. I think we have finally moved G out of our bed but the thought of him moving out of the room makes me sad. Things will probably change when I go back to work. And I hear you on the crying. I cry when he outgrows an outfit.
Post by crystaltrues on May 6, 2015 7:46:37 GMT -5
chilibeansm0m Yay sleep! ruemorgan enjoy swim class! We were that family too both me and DH in the water and both my parents watching. I was reall glad my mom got some good pictures of his first class. rquinlin oh no! Good luck at lo's appt. hope your LO ends up being ok and you can get some answers. It is so frustrating not knowing what is going on with them. jnow if she did well in her room, then you didn't rush it. malvo It might just be a different cry for your lo. Mine had/has distinctly different sounds to their crys depending on what they were complainin about. Sometimes it's hard to figure out though. Their pain cry had been the easiest to figure out. rvamama hope you feel better jcar that is why lately I have to pump before I go to bed. I can't seem to make it happen during the day because I'm constantly having to "referee", even if lo is sleeping I can't count him staying asleep with his older brother around.
jnow, Ugh, is there a wasp in your house. I am terrified of wasps. Terrified.
rquinlin, Thinking of you! Hope everything is ok with G!
I wasn't on much yesterday, because H was home so we got a ton cleaned up. I got all of my clean clothes out away and you can actually see the top of my dresser now.
Also, C slept from 11:30pm through 4:30am last night. I'm pretty sure it was s fluke, but it was nice to get a good run of sleep. I am not looking forward to the next few days. H has to work a 24 tomorrow and then has to go to this mandatory thing for work on Friday, which is about 1 1/2 hours away. Then, on Friday, my ex-H is bringing his dog over for me to watch because he's going on a trip to Mexico. His dog is deaf and blind so it's kinda a pain, but he has nobody else to watch the dog. I get brownie points for this, right.
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