Post by ArgyleEnigma on Jun 16, 2016 22:17:28 GMT -5
*wanders in in haze* Baby boy is jaundiced so pedi is having me pump after every feeding and supplement with bottle. LC just prescribed more minutes of pumping, even after milk stops, to stimulate me. It's just a lot, although DH is taking on absoltely every thing that doesn't physically have to be me. He makes it all possible.
Tomorrow we take baby to get a tongue tie addressed.
Good news is he's stopped losing weight, and he's not as jaundiced as initially feared based on color--I probably have a very white baby. Other good news, my milk supply is skyrocketing. I highly recommend the pump strap to anyone doing a lot of pumping or trying to increase output, the compression really helps and now my hands are free to internet.
Anyone else overdue and getting endless calls and texts from family asking where "our" baby is? I've been feeling stabby about it for a couple days and MH just got to his limit too. Text from his mom: "where's our baby? Are you going to induce? I'm getting concerned!" I'm at 40w5d and was induced at 41w with my first. Back the f off. A) my babies like to cook a long time. B) it's not your baby. C) my OB can tell me if they are concerned. MH and I get to be concerned together. You can feel concern but you sure as sh*t do not need to be adding to my stress about not being in labor by telling me. Brought to you by the anxious mom hoping to avoid an induction so I can have a vbac. Thank you for reading my venting.
Ugh!! I am so sorry. That's so frustrating. How are you even supposed to respond to that?!
ArgyleEnigma we have been doing the same thing for almost 4 weeks with feeding and pumping. Just know there is an end insight. I cannot wait for the pumping after every feeding to end. You got this!!
Post by pdxlaurens on Jun 16, 2016 22:58:24 GMT -5
txmommy14 I can't respond without being snarky so I left it to mh. He had to wait awhile in order to contain his own frustration. He's trying to shield me from some of the aggravation which is very kind of him.
Post by mymilkshake on Jun 17, 2016 5:32:30 GMT -5
pdxlaurens YES! 40 weeks 5 days today. I have been fielding calls for like a month now about how I'm feeling? When do you think he's coming? It is SO frustrating and just gets me more anxious!!! I'm supposed to be induced Sunday morning and I hate the fact that now everyone knows and will be "waiting" on me to birth this baby. Especially MIL- she just knows everything about everything. Not only that, but I've been 1 cm for about 2.5 weeks and I'm just terrified my body won't respond and do what it's supposed to do. I'm so type A...I love a well organized plan and this is making a girl go crazy!
I bought myself a little gift at 40 weeks.....I may go out today and get myself something else for my worries☺️
Post by pdxlaurens on Jun 17, 2016 10:06:04 GMT -5
mymilkshake my induction if scheduled for Sunday night, sounds like we are on the same schedule. We are trying really hard not to tell people that it's been scheduled because I also don't want a million people waiting and checking in all night. I was at 3 cm Monday so I'm starting in a better place than my first induction but it still is probably going to be incredibly slow and I'm impatient enough, I can't deal with everyone else waiting. I think we'll wait to tell most people till either morning or I hit x cm, depending on where I start when I check in.
Post by manybellsdown on Jun 17, 2016 12:20:58 GMT -5
pdxlaurensmymilkshake I could have written your posts! And I didn't want people to know about the induction or that it was scheduled yesterday either. So much so that I only told the need-to-know people. And I STILL got all the texts and calls all the time. I know they care but it can be so overwhelming.
But mymilkshake, if you like anecdotes, I was at 1-2 for a couple of weeks as well, with no contractions or anything that I felt. Body did respond to the medicine (twice, and last time I was totally closed)!
Post by 2dogs2kids on Jun 17, 2016 12:23:06 GMT -5
pdxlaurens Im so sorry! I know exactly how you feel. Hope Your baby comes soon so you can have your VBAC and stop dealing with the obnoxious calls. The "our baby" thing drives me insane. "My grandson" and "Grammys little boy" also annoy the shit out of me too. MIL will ask "how is my grandson?" Or say "Oh you are Grammys good boy." He is not your property and how bout you use his name?! "How is DS?" Or "you are such a good boy" would be awesome.
Then Comes Family, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising
program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.