Add one more person who had steel cut oats for breakfast (every morning). Oats seem to be the only thing that helps my supply by like a half ounce more. While we went to whole foods before dropping H off at the airport, he noticed oat milk in the soy milk/almond milk section. So we bought it.
Had some this afternoon with a lactation cookie, it wasn't too bad. Not too different than almond milk.
I am so excited for The Walking Dead to be back this Sunday! WHOO.
The kids are at school and/or the sitter and I have had the whole house to myself today. I haven't done much but sleep in and tidy up. Even though that has been super nice, I miss the lil buggers.
I am so excited for The Walking Dead to be back this Sunday! WHOO.
The kids are at school and/or the sitter and I have had the whole house to myself today. I haven't done much but sleep in and tidy up. Even though that has been super nice, I miss the lil buggers.
Yes!!! I second this! My family is having a giant chilli dinner and watching the mid season premier.
Post by wildflower810 on Feb 4, 2015 17:17:10 GMT -5
M hasn't napped more than an hour or two all day today. He keeps fighting sleep and it didn't help that we had to go out right when he normally takes his longest nap. He *finally* went to sleep right now at 5 pm. I'm scared for what tonight holds. I've also consumed an ungodly amount of chocolate. I'll put bell pepper on my pizza tonight and call that healthy. That counts, right?
wildflower810 maybe sleep will beget sleep and it'll be a smooth night transition! i'd really love it if my LO shifted her bedtime earlier, but have no clue how to encourage it.
Post by wildflower810 on Feb 4, 2015 18:51:19 GMT -5
pixie523 - I wish I had helpful tips for you, but M is pretty much calling his own schedule (I'm a firm believer that babies can't read clocks and should not be forced to accommodate my wishes) and just happens to be finally not going to bed at 2 am. I am learning to not nurse him to sleep. If I don't burp him he wakes up in 30 minutes needing to burp. Last night I nursed until drowsy, changed his diaper, then burped him and rocked him to sleep. He still had a full tummy because he had cluster fed and fell asleep probably 20 minutes after finishing eating.
Post by ashleymm197 on Feb 4, 2015 19:45:27 GMT -5
jjh1119 hugs, I hope you and LO are doing ok. that's got to be tough.
it's snowing so bad out here...I'm waiting it out a little bit longer before I try going home. If it gets too bad, I may have to stay overnight out here at work. There will be lots of tears if I have to spend my 1st night away from my baby tonight. I'm so not ready for that.
wildflower810 agree! LO calls the shots for timing. Last thing I plan on doing is wrestling with a tired baby to "stay up" until bedtime. (My mother disagrees with this.)
@jkh1119 hugs! It stinks to be on your own. I'm dreading the next business trip in two weeks.
ashleymm197 fingers crossed the snow doesn't trap you!
ashleymm197 I really hope the snow doesn't trap you, but most importantly stay safe!
pixie523 I thought the business trips would be getting easier, but nope. Still sucks. He's definitely my "person" and I don't realize how much of an awesome dad he is and how much he helps out until he isn't here.
I think I'm getting sick so it's just making things worse.
pixie523 I thought the business trips would be getting easier, but nope. Still sucks. He's definitely my "person" and I don't realize how much of an awesome dad he is and how much he helps out until he isn't here.
I think I'm getting sick so it's just making things worse.
Yes! That's how I feel about the trips too. I need him here because he's my person. That's exactly it!
Today we were talking about job things and he suggested he look into working for a consulting company. Hours and trips would increase dramatically and I sobbed. Even if I do most of the baby wrangling I just need him to be home, because he takes care of me and he's my best friend. End sappy moment.
Hugs pixie523 I know exactly how you feel. H owns his business so he is the only person who is able to do these trips. His previously only employee quit the day we came home from the hospital with Liam (fecking asshole). So H hired someone but has a solid year or two before he is able to go off on these calls alone. I'm here if you ever need to vent. Total suckage. I hope he doesn't do it.
Post by wildflower810 on Feb 4, 2015 22:52:57 GMT -5
That moment when it's a quarter to ten and you need to shower (I always shower at night) and then you realize you have no clean nursing tanks.
Oh, but it doesn't matter, because LO faked out and didn't actually go to sleep. I'm stretched so thin right now. H is trying, he really is, but nothing really matches a mom's work.
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