I am in the middle of a cluster feedings session. These usually don't happen until early evening so now I am wondering how the day will go. I have yet to take a shower.
I cry every time those damn newborn Pampers and Huggies commercials comes on. Hormones are the best - not!
Stump is off so little miss gets her first real bath today. She also took her first bottle - yay! Going to try to have her take one a day to start the transition for when I go back to work.
Married my rock - 04/29/2011 BFP - 06/04/2011; Super T born @ 37 weeks - 01/13/2012 Super T earned his angel wings after losing his battle with Stage IV high risk Neuroblastoma - 01/03/2014
BFP # 2 - Chemical Pregnancy confirmed 05/29/15 Diagnosed with PCOS After 1 cycle of Clomid and 2 cycles of Femara - BFP #3 - 11/10/2015 Sweet Baby Girl born 07/08/16
I'm kind of freaking out that DH goes back to work tomorrow. My recovery has been totally fine, and I feel good but still sore.
I'm feeling really overwhelmed with the dogs. We have two really high energy dogs that don't really settle unless they are exhausted. There's just not enough time in the day.
DS has been pretty good with the baby, but every now and then he walk by ds2 and pulls his leg or arm. It's driving me nuts, and short of wearing LO all the time I don't know what else to do! I hope it will get better, but it's really tough to stay in arms reach all the time
I forgot how hard it is to get things done with a baby around. One load of laundry, one pumping session and getting dressed in 2 hours feels like a major accomplishment.
Post by rungirlrun on Jul 27, 2016 11:03:15 GMT -5
Was up most of the night having contractions so I'm exhausted. I thought for sure this was the real deal. But now annoyed because my body doesn't seem to be doing anything this morning. I think I've finally accepted this pregnancy and want to meet this baby so I can be part of the cool kid's club and actually have an outside baby!
I had a PP appointment this morning and was told I still have a lot of healing to do, so much so that I have another appointment in a month. I asked for some pain meds for my bad days and was told that she didn't want to because I'm breastfeeding. IDK why my OB's office thinks it's okay to make people suffer, but I'm freaking over it and it pisses me off. I'm thinking about switching because of this, maybe if I didn't see a different person every time I go in then they might take me seriously. Ugh and now everything hurts from the NP poking and prodding around, efff. I'm angry pants today I guess.
I had a PP appointment this morning and was told I still have a lot of healing to do, so much so that I have another appointment in a month. I asked for some pain meds for my bad days and was told that she didn't want to because I'm breastfeeding. IDK why my OB's office thinks it's okay to make people suffer, but I'm freaking over it and it pisses me off. I'm thinking about switching because of this, maybe if I didn't see a different person every time I go in then they might take me seriously. Ugh and now everything hurts from the NP poking and prodding around, efff. I'm angry pants today I guess.
Post by roccobabyk on Jul 27, 2016 12:17:49 GMT -5
rungirlrun this has been me the past two nights. I had a membrane sweep at my appt on Monday and had contractions all evening then they went away. Started again last night. I am so done and so frustrated. I'm 40+6, get it together body. I did finally get all the hype about the mucous plug! Lost a ton yesterday and a bunch more today. Please let this kid come soon. Which means tonight.
rungirlrun this has been me the past two nights. I had a membrane sweep at my appt on Monday and had contractions all evening then they went away. Started again last night. I am so done and so frustrated. I'm 40+6, get it together body. I did finally get all the hype about the mucous plug! Lost a ton yesterday and a bunch more today. Please let this kid come soon. Which means tonight.
Ugh so frustrating for you (esp since you are a week ahead of me). Congrats on losing the mucus plug though :-) Hope your baby gets the labor memo soon (and mine soon follows)!
I had a PP appointment this morning and was told I still have a lot of healing to do, so much so that I have another appointment in a month. I asked for some pain meds for my bad days and was told that she didn't want to because I'm breastfeeding. IDK why my OB's office thinks it's okay to make people suffer, but I'm freaking over it and it pisses me off. I'm thinking about switching because of this, maybe if I didn't see a different person every time I go in then they might take me seriously. Ugh and now everything hurts from the NP poking and prodding around, efff. I'm angry pants today I guess.
Post by littlesthobo on Jul 27, 2016 13:31:57 GMT -5
rungirlrun and roccobabyk, I'm right there with you. I feel like I've been having cramps all month. I had a second membrane sweep on Monday and bloody show yesterday, mucous plug yesterday and today, and still nothing. The only thing keeping me sane is the fact that I'm being induced Friday morning.
I treated myself to a pedicure this morning and all the ladies were joking "don't have the baby here!", but I totally would have been okay having the baby there just to get it out!!!
Post by roccobabyk on Jul 27, 2016 13:35:50 GMT -5
littlesthobo good luck! Hopefully your LO comes before that! I have my second sweep tomorrow and I will be scheduling my induction as well. They wanted to schedule it for Friday morning as well but we decided to take a little more time. Hopefully this kid just gets the memo.
TnT10, that's awful. The aftermath of childbirth hurts! At my hospital it's standard that they give everyone who's had a vaginal birth a prescription for Percocet and extra strength Ibuprofen. It is not OK that they're leaving you in pain. Can you call back and ask again?
Post by cabbagecabbage on Jul 27, 2016 13:57:03 GMT -5
Sending labor dust far and wide! These babies will come soon.
Today Mal got his tongue tie clipped. It was trauma free for me, thank goodness. As a first time mom, I was so anxious. This time I'm much more calm. His latch is already so much more comfortable.
Now his poor butt is all red. I was going to wait on cloth until we used up the box of newborns but I went ahead and let him air out then put on a prefold and fleece cover. I hope some air flow is all he needs. Otherwise I'm going to have to look at my diet as the next step.
DS has been pretty good with the baby, but every now and then he walk by ds2 and pulls his leg or arm. It's driving me nuts, and short of wearing LO all the time I don't know what else to do! I hope it will get better, but it's really tough to stay in arms reach all the time
I found a couple nursing-friendly shirts I wore with DD1.
I tried them on and I look like a sausage they are so tight. I gained 40 lbs this pregnancy- same as last time, but last time I had a bigger baby and retained a ton of water, so 30 lbs fell off super fast. Not so much this time
I know I can't expect to be normal by 12 days PP but ugh, that made me feel like a cow.
I had a PP appointment this morning and was told I still have a lot of healing to do, so much so that I have another appointment in a month. I asked for some pain meds for my bad days and was told that she didn't want to because I'm breastfeeding. IDK why my OB's office thinks it's okay to make people suffer, but I'm freaking over it and it pisses me off. I'm thinking about switching because of this, maybe if I didn't see a different person every time I go in then they might take me seriously. Ugh and now everything hurts from the NP poking and prodding around, efff. I'm angry pants today I guess.
This is crazy talk from your OB. I am breastfeeding and was cleared to take Oxycodone, Tylenol & Advil together (granted I had a c/s, but pain is pain, so I don't know why you can't. I am sorry you are in pain and not having your concerns addressed. I hope you find some relief.
Post by madamewaffles on Jul 27, 2016 15:06:37 GMT -5
I am going on my first PP date with H today! My mom is coming to watch DS while we go out for some chow sans baby. Looking forward to reconnecting with H. We have def been stuck in baby mode for 5+ weeks, so it'll be nice to get away for a couple hours. And I'm having a beer. Been dreaming of that for months!
Post by jewelsofthenile on Jul 27, 2016 16:16:22 GMT -5
katelou i feel similarly maternity clothes look huge and frumpy, but my normal clothes is super tight since i have at least 20 more lbs to lose i am wearing t-shirts and gym shorts.
katelou i feel similarly maternity clothes look huge and frumpy, but my normal clothes is super tight since i have at least 20 more lbs to lose i am wearing t-shirts and gym shorts.
Yes, this! The in-between stage is the worst. I just hope I don't have to buy new work pants when I go back, but I bet I will.
Thanks ladies! I'm taking Tylenol and Advil every four hours now but it's not helping most of the time. Some days it's enough and other days it does nothing. It worries me that this far out I still have this much pain and so much healing left to do, I wonder if there's more going on? Maybe I'll call tomorrow to see if I can see my actual doctor. At this point with DD1 my stitches were gone and I was released for sex and exercise. She said to wait at least two weeks before attempting either, the thought of sex at this point makes me shudder.
I took L to the dr today cause he has a couple of white spots in his mouth. As I suspected it's thrush. This baby is super high maintenance already with jaundice first and now thrush. His dr said it's a really mild case and we started treating it tonight so I'm hoping it goes away quickly. I really hope we don't wind up passing it back and forth either.
DH is really pissing me off. He is super stressed about our finances and basically taking it out on me and throwing shade my way. He is worrying about problems we don't even have yet and then getting mad when I'm not also spiralling or coming up with magic solutions. I cannot deal with a newborn and all those challenges, and worry about money when there's nothing more I can do to change anything at this point. Fack.
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