Thrilling Thursday

[britta]

You guise.

I've been trying to be super chill about the baby, but he had a scary episode after dinner and...there's something about the night that makes you feel really helpless. I'm sofaking anxious now.

[britta]

Jan 19, 2017 21:37:07 GMT -5 ksyknelvr73 said:

I just wanted to share that today is day 23 of my period. I know you were all dying to know. At this point I think it's just permanently here.

Gah. I'm sorry. You can't catch a break.

[sanibel21]

britta everything is so scary at night! I hate that! Humidifier, prop up the mattress, saline nose drops and suction. Did they say to do neb treatments at all?

[britta]

Jan 19, 2017 22:34:52 GMT -5 sanibel21 said:

britta everything is so scary at night! I hate that! Humidifier, prop up the mattress, saline nose drops and suction. Did they say to do neb treatments at all?

Check to all that.

Albuterol isn't recommended anymore *(which is also what we were told when my oldest had it 3 years ago this month) because the airways are plugged with mucous and not actually inflamed, so it's not really effective. I do have it in the house because of my older son's asthma and the doc said we were welcome to use it if it would make us feel better. We gave him half a treatment before bed last night (MH spiraled for change) and it didn't change anything.

*ETA

[iwantbacon]

britta I hope the rest of the night was uneventful

[sanibel21]

Jan 19, 2017 9:58:31 GMT -5 @kitchen said:

Guys, baby sleep is a crapshoot.

My chunker was sleeping in 8 hour stretches consistently from 2 weeks to 12 weeks. Now he's up every 3 hours.

How was last night? What are you doing every 3 hours? Soothing or feeding?
We seem to be slowly backtracking again and I feel like I've pretty much added a feeding back in.

[sanibel21]

Jan 20, 2017 7:39:52 GMT -5 sanibel21 said:

Jan 19, 2017 9:58:31 GMT -5 @kitchen said:

Guys, baby sleep is a crapshoot.

My chunker was sleeping in 8 hour stretches consistently from 2 weeks to 12 weeks. Now he's up every 3 hours.

How was last night? What are you doing every 3 hours? Soothing or feeding?
We seem to be slowly backtracking again and I feel like I've pretty much added a feeding back in.

This is how I got into reverse cycling with DD1. And I don't want to go back.

[ksyknelvr73]

Jan 19, 2017 22:23:39 GMT -5 britta said:

You guise.

I've been trying to be super chill about the baby, but he had a scary episode after dinner and...there's something about the night that makes you feel really helpless. I'm sofaking anxious now.

I feel that way too. Is everything okay?? I'm worried now.

[jillian]

Jan 19, 2017 20:38:56 GMT -5 sanibel21 said:

Thanks guys. I feel like I'm constantly eliciting hugs here and that I'm constantly feeling in crisis mode. I'm sorry. The afternoon and evening went better than expected. I feel like I'm still learning and growing up while I'm raising kids.

I was a kid raising a kid. Almost 15 years later, I still feel like I'm playing pretend. DH and I stood staring at DD in her car seat at the hospital before we brought her home thinking, " are they really going to let us leave with her? Is this even real? We aren't grown up enough to have a baby." We are 33 and 38 year old people children. Obviously having another baby was thoroughly thought through, but it still feels like we are playing house. Maybe we just have too much fun so we still feel really young? Either way, I feel ya on the growing up while raising kids.

[jillian]

Jan 19, 2017 16:36:40 GMT -5 sanibel21 said:

@britta still hoping LO feels better soon!
ksyknelvr73 so sorry for your friend. I hope you find the right things to do to help her.
Today was a traumatizing motherhood day. DD1 cried hysterically going to preschool day #3 today. Then I brought DD2 for a second opinion on her lip tie. Which brought a completely different opinion and we went ahead and let them clip it. It was heartbreaking in itself but then stressful because she frantically wouldn't nurse for awhile after. I just didn't feel much support or wrap up from the provider either which bothered me. I'm a pedi nurse and still was traumatized and left dumbfounded by everything. I've spiraled a bit on whether or not I'm ruining my children.

Just remember they are so little its highly unlikely they will remember any of the stuff you think you are screwing up. I think baby brains are designed like that so us parents can have a second try if something doesn't go the way we want it to.

[jillian]

ksyknelvr73, I am so so sorry for your friend. I agree with everyone, wine and cry with her. Then hug her and talk to her about her future plans to make that little babes life just as fulfilling as a totally healthy baby.

britta,I hope your little one is on the mend soon. I couldn't imagine how scary this is for you.

[britta]

Jan 20, 2017 7:43:52 GMT -5 ksyknelvr73 said:

Jan 19, 2017 22:23:39 GMT -5 britta said:

You guise.

I've been trying to be super chill about the baby, but he had a scary episode after dinner and...there's something about the night that makes you feel really helpless. I'm sofaking anxious now.

I feel that way too. Is everything okay?? I'm worried now.

We're doing ok. He got the hiccups after dinner and, apparently, it's hard to have hiccups and breathe when you're already behind the 8 ball. You could tell he was really working by looking at him, he was doing this grunting-cough thing, and his fingertips turned dusky. I kept telling myself, "It's ok. He has no reserve right now. This is transient, it will pass." We took him up to the bathroom and let him sit in the steam for 10 minutes and he got back to baseline.

He coughed a lot overnight, but it didn't disturb his sleep. This morning he's still retracting and his temp is a little over 100, so I'll be calling to have him back in. They wanted to see him if one or both of those things happened to make sure his oxygen level is still stable.

[penguin129]

britta I'm sorry your LO is still going through all this. I hope he gets better soon.

ksyknelvr73 I feel bad for your friend. Definitely offer your support to her in this situation and sorry for the 23 day period. Yikes!

sanibel21 You are doing a wonderful job caring for your kids. The fact that your are worrying so much about messing things up shows how much you care. Be kind to yourself. Like PP's said they likely won't remember this time.