I feel pretty damn good this morning. I got 2 2hr stretches and slept another 90 mins in and off in the most uncomfortable chair in the world with LO on my lap. This is better than the night before!
On Friday night I told DH to sleep upstairs in the guest room for a few hours so one of us could be on our game to take care of DS. He did and got 5 hrs of straight sleep. He woke up this am (in bed with me) and said "ugh this is going to be a long day. I didn't sleep at all." ...uh, what?! You were in bed from 3-7 and didn't need to get up!
DD slept until almost 7 so I should feel good, but my joints start to get so uncomfortable in bed around 5 so I didn't sleep much of that last 2 hours.
Our plans today are football, cleaning, and making a bunch of freezer meals. I'm lucky that DH likes to cook also.
Post by annapunkalunka on Sept 18, 2016 7:09:43 GMT -5
kerbear I've given DH the stink eye enough times that he's finally learned not to complain to me about bad sleep.
E slept awfully last night. He may have been too warm, idk. I had a headache all night that is better this morning, thankfully, or I'd be completely useless today.
I'm pumping now then I'm hoping to get some cleaning done. Then football later!
Post by jennybeans on Sept 18, 2016 7:22:30 GMT -5
kerbear, we had one rough night of DH complaining and I haven't heard anything since.. I've been clear with him that since I'm on leave and have the ability to nap during the day that I will handle as much of the nights as I can. BUT if I ask him to tag in it means it's a break point for me and I need help. Otherwise he can nap on the weekends with everyone when DS and E are napping too and better not be complaining about sleep!!
kerbear, sorry about the annoying comment from your H. fem, enjoy the football and have fun making the freezer meals! annapunkalunka, sorry about the crappy sleep last night. I've joined the crappy sleep club.
We have had a rough couple of days with DD in the hospital. She had a fever when she was born and blood work showed an infection so she has been getting antibiotics every few hours since being born. Then last night, her blood sugar was low. We were able to get it back up with a feeding, but it dropped again after a couple of hours. They had to give her some donor milk this morning and I pumped to try and get my milk in faster. I will continue to feed her and pump. They are going to supplement my milk with donor milk and check her blood sugar for the next 24 hrs. I guess luckily because of my c-section, we are here until Tuesday anyways so hopefully we can get this all fixed and go home together.
Me: 28, all tests normal DH: 34, very low count, motility, morphology DX - MFI 11/14/09 - Married 01/01/14 - TTC #1 01/06/15 - Started working with RE 04/06/15 - Recommendation - straight to IVF w/ICSI 09/04/15 - Started working with new RE Nov/Dec 15 - IVF w/ ICSI #1 - 11R/8F - 1 transferred, 3 frozen
Sorry DD is struggling a bit rufus426. I'm glad she's in good hands and hope you guys get it figured out soon!
I'm ignoring all of the stories about the newborn tiredness phase. Not really, but I'm pretending it's not going to happen to me soon because it was rough last time. Hopefully you get some rest today annapunkalunka, jennybeans, and kerbear! (And I'm sure lots more of you).
rufus426 thinking of you and hope the day brings you and baby good news
I mentally feel like I'm in a better place (at least for the moment ha) We enjoyed our day yesterday and my mom let us have a nap and go out to dinner while she watched P. It was glorious.
Post by merryrissmas on Sept 18, 2016 8:05:24 GMT -5
Sorry for all the sleep troubles, everyone! rufus426, I hope your DD is all better and ready to come home soon!
I slept terribly last night, I couldn't get enough air/take a deep breath and felt panicky about it all night. My whole body is so sore and I have so much pelvic pain/pressure. Oh the joys of the last 2 weeks of pregnancy :/
I need to go to Target and work around the house today, but we'll see if I get anything accomplished. So tired.
Good morning everyone! I ended up having to send G to the nursery around 4 am because I desperately needed sleep and DH was completely out. They only keep breastfed babies for 2 hours, but we got 2.5 because they did the bilirubin and newborn screening while he was in there. They also suctioned quite a bit of mucous out of him so hopefully he will sleep a bit better. Apparently when babies come out too fast they aren't able to properly expel the mucous during birth. Pros and cons right...
Post by jennybeans on Sept 18, 2016 8:28:41 GMT -5
@cbrandt, we had the same issue with mucous with E and they said the same thing about fast deliveries. She had a couple throw up/ spit up episodes early on in the hospital that were full of mucous but it got better quickly.
Good morning everyone! I ended up having to send G to the nursery around 4 am because I desperately needed sleep and DH was completely out. They only keep breastfed babies for 2 hours, but we got 2.5 because they did the bilirubin and newborn screening while he was in there. They also suctioned quite a bit of mucous out of him so hopefully he will sleep a bit better. Apparently when babies come out too fast they aren't able to properly expel the mucous during birth. Pros and cons right...
It's true!!! If babies spend an adequate amount of time in the birth canal, the contractions help to expel all of the junk in their lungs/throat. Fast deliveries and c-section babies don't get that nice squeeze!
DH did nothing in DS's room yesterday. I'm getting really pissed off. I've half a mind to paint and put on baseboards myself and he can just live with how shotty it would look. Im so over his half-assed procrastination.
merryrissmas, I hope you are able to take a nap later! Maybe the pelvic pressure means your LO will be here soon!
cbrandt1, we have been using the nursery some too. The nurses have encouraged it saying I will recover better if I'm getting as much sleep as possible.
@snuff9861, sorry about your H Do you think if you started doing it, he would come to your rescue? That's how my H operates sometimes so I use it against him.
Me: 28, all tests normal DH: 34, very low count, motility, morphology DX - MFI 11/14/09 - Married 01/01/14 - TTC #1 01/06/15 - Started working with RE 04/06/15 - Recommendation - straight to IVF w/ICSI 09/04/15 - Started working with new RE Nov/Dec 15 - IVF w/ ICSI #1 - 11R/8F - 1 transferred, 3 frozen
We are in the week count down to the due date. I'm trying not to analyze every twinge but obviously failing. My kid keeps waking up in the middle of the night screaming for mama. It's seriously not okay.
Post by LadyNymeria on Sept 18, 2016 9:26:35 GMT -5
kerbear - That comment would have irked me too! Glad you slept better than the night before.
annapunkalunka - I had been keeping R bundled up to sleep but realized he always seemed warm too. He slept in just a long sleeved onsie and socks last night and seemed a lot happier.
Sorry it's been a rough few days rufus426. I hope they can get everything settled with her so she can go home with you.
Glad you're feeling better today watermelonseed. Hope it keeps up!
Hope you can get a better night sleep tonight merryrissmas! So hard to find motivation to get things done when you're tired!
Hopefully the suctioning helps G sleep better cbrandt1. Seems like it should since it should be easier for him to sleep when he can breathe better! R spit up a couple times at the hospital and seemed much more comfortable after so hopefully it helps G too!
Post by singingsea on Sept 18, 2016 9:30:46 GMT -5
Hugs to all those with sleep woes. Just remember it won't last forever. These kids will eventually sleep!
Last night was not so great for me either. The baby was having gas issues and no amount of burping, bouncing or bicycle kicks helped. I remember going through all this with DS1. It sucks. Thank god for coffee.
Post by jennybeans on Sept 18, 2016 10:45:06 GMT -5
unringthebell, I did the same thing and picked up the caddy for this time around too! I was super excited to find it for $20 on craigslist. It's been so much more convenient than our big travel system from last time!
rufus426 That would be a big ole nope. I just washed and put away all the patio furniture for the winter all by myself. I come in and he's worried that the satellite remote isnt working. Ummm cool bro. Your daughter has no where to sleep but you keep fixing that tv. He did feed ds lunch and put him down for a nap so at least he's not completely fucking useless right now. Just means I'll have to murder him later, I'll add it to my to do list
kerbear Uhh how annoying. DH knows better at this point then to ever complain about being tired.
rufus426 I'm glad you have some time in the hospital to get everything figured out. It's nice to have the option of a longer stay after a csection.
merryrissmas I'm sorry you're so uncomfortable. I felt the same out of breath thing a lot at the end. Laying on my left side helped a bit sometimes.
I'm thinking the three week growth spurt may have began. A was on my boobs for hours last night and now my nipples are so sore. Ow.
Ugh there is a three week growth spurt? That would explain last night and this morning so far. I feel like we just finished the 2 week growth spurt. My poor nipples are ready to fall off.
Post by watermelonseed on Sept 18, 2016 12:24:14 GMT -5
Welp the LC followed up and I basically told her BFing was not a good choice for me. She's pushed to come back Tuesday free of charge. Not telling anyone she's coming back but figured I'm not going to gloss it over for her either.
I paid a decent amount for her and don't feel bad about her coming back free since I didn't feel confident when she left. Who knows
rufus426 That would be a big ole nope. I just washed and put away all the patio furniture for the winter all by myself. I come in and he's worried that the satellite remote isnt working. Ummm cool bro. Your daughter has no where to sleep but you keep fixing that tv. He did feed ds lunch and put him down for a nap so at least he's not completely fucking useless right now. Just means I'll have to murder him later, I'll add it to my to do list
Yikes. That would piss me off. Maybe you just need to be direct with him and tell him to get it done.
Me: 28, all tests normal DH: 34, very low count, motility, morphology DX - MFI 11/14/09 - Married 01/01/14 - TTC #1 01/06/15 - Started working with RE 04/06/15 - Recommendation - straight to IVF w/ICSI 09/04/15 - Started working with new RE Nov/Dec 15 - IVF w/ ICSI #1 - 11R/8F - 1 transferred, 3 frozen
kerbear , we had one rough night of DH complaining and I haven't heard anything since.. I've been clear with him that since I'm on leave and have the ability to nap during the day that I will handle as much of the nights as I can. BUT if I ask him to tag in it means it's a break point for me and I need help. Otherwise he can nap on the weekends with everyone when DS and E are napping too and better not be complaining about sleep!!
H and I have this same agreement. I agree not to wake him up during the night if I can avoid it, he agrees that if I actively wake him up he has to get his ass up and help me. The rules are a little tighter on nights when he has to work the next day (he's cut down to 3 days a week for the next month or so to help me out), but he also has this uncanny ability to sleep through her crying most of the time, unless she starts getting into that serious ear splitting screaming cry. Save
rufus426 That would be a big ole nope. I just washed and put away all the patio furniture for the winter all by myself. I come in and he's worried that the satellite remote isnt working. Ummm cool bro. Your daughter has no where to sleep but you keep fixing that tv. He did feed ds lunch and put him down for a nap so at least he's not completely fucking useless right now. Just means I'll have to murder him later, I'll add it to my to do list
Yikes. That would piss me off. Maybe you just need to be direct with him and tell him to get it done.
Post by LadyNymeria on Sept 18, 2016 12:44:10 GMT -5
watermelonseed - Sounds like a follow-up visit is worth it since she's offered it for free, but don't let her push you if breastfeeding isn't the right option for you and LO. A fed baby is all that matters!
rufus426 - I'm sorry your H is being so frustrating. You certainly can't be expected to do everything yourself!
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