Oh Man Monday

[sanibel21]

As if on cue from the sleep training thread, DD2 was up every hour to hour and a half last night. WTAF. Not exactly screaming crying each time.
Even DD1 was up, which NEVER happens. DH went on and dealt with that.
All the tireds today.
How's everyone else's week starting out?

[ksyknelvr73]

Luckily my kids decided to sleep last night - all 3 of them. It's not often that it happens that way, so I'm counting my blessings for today.

I have a long week...DH has very late nights for baseball tonight, tomorrow, and Friday. I have to work late Weds & Thurs (til 8pm) b/c it's our month end. I'm already ready for the week to be over and it's just beginning!

We did get an email that we can wear our Falcons gear to work on Friday

[fem]

I'm so sorry sanibel21. I'm in the exact same boat last night, I saw every hour on the clock.

I am kicking myself for not looking into this earlier - I am pretty sure O has a severe lip tie. She was checked by the LC at the hospital so I just assumed that area was fine, but I looked at images online last night and it's very obvious.

I have a call into a local pediatric dentist that specializes in lip-tie/toungue-tie issues. I hope they can get us in soon and that will help our bottle issues.

Both girls are home today, think we're going to the Children's Museum.

[fem]

Of course once I give up and get coffee both girls are sleeping like rocks, in my bed.
(I go check every 2 mintues because a toddler and baby alone in a bed is not smart. Even with a pillow wall between them.)

[erien22846]

sanibel21 sorry for the rough night. Double whammies are the worst when no one in the house gets good sleep.

ksyknelvr73 wow, long busy week ahead for your household. On weeks like that my only goal is survival.

fem I've still never been to the Children's museum. It'd be perfect for my 2 and 3 year olds. Keep thinking we'll head down for one of the free nights but keep forgetting to put it on our schedule.

[hikingmama222]

I guess the night could have been worse. 3 hr stretch to start then up every 75-90 minutes. He's quite congested though and coughing .

Need to finish some laundry this morning and do some puttering around the house. DD has preschool followed by dance this afternoon.

I'm a little pissed about a comment made by someone on my dad's Facebook page. He posted a few pictures and blurb about my curling win in Italy 10 years ago and this random person I don't know says "Katrine was slim back then" FU. It was 10 years ago and I've had 2 kids since then, the most recent 3 months ago. I'm so tempted to actually reply.

[fem]

Jan 30, 2017 8:40:00 GMT -5 erien22846 said:

sanibel21 sorry for the rough night. Double whammies are the worst when no one in the house gets good sleep.

ksyknelvr73 wow, long busy week ahead for your household. On weeks like that my only goal is survival.

fem I've still never been to the Children's museum. It'd be perfect for my 2 and 3 year olds. Keep thinking we'll head down for one of the free nights but keep forgetting to put it on our schedule.

The one by us is our go-to.  The have drop in music classes for toddlers we do with a friend most Monday mornings.  Totally worth the membership!

[britta]

Solidarity on the messed up sleep last night. DS2 ate and went down at 8:30 and then was up at 11:30, 3:30, and for the day at 7:30. Like, I do not understand how he can go 10.5 hours without eating one night and then two nights later have to be up every 3-4 to eat. Am I missing something? Is he playing me? I'd go in and offer a paci but I have that kid that STILL doesn't get it at almost 4 months old. So.

hikingmama222 I'm sorry. What a disgusting comment. I don't know why anyone feels the need to comment on a person's weight at all, negative or positive. Like, why?

Kids are at daycare and not enough surgeries for me to work. I'm beyond frustrated. I can tell H is too and I just wanna scream "I told you this was going to happen! This is why I wanted to keep my 9-7 bid!!" I'm really hoping I hear something about the Clinical Nurse job. I really need a win right now. Anyway, I'll be spending the day cleaning from the weekend I suppose. Also need to grocery shop. H is home because he's on nights tonight, so mentally preparing for solo bedtime.

[ksyknelvr73]

WTH hikingmama222? What an asshole comment. I would love for men to have to have the babies and then try to lose the weight.

[hikingmama222]

Jan 30, 2017 9:00:25 GMT -5 ksyknelvr73 said:

WTH hikingmama222? What an asshole comment. I would love for men to have to have the babies and then try to lose the weight.

It was a women who commented. 😠

[jwinct]

hikingmama222 - I would totally comment on it. Something like "Hello, I can read this. Thanks for the insult, bitch. Jealous much?" Okay, maybe leave out the bitch.

Plus however many for crappy sleep last night. I have a head cold, so I wasn't sleeping great anyway, but DS was up a ton last night, crying. It's got to be teething with the crazy hand chomping and drooling going on. Tylenol isn't helping much. I wish he was old enough for Motrin, but 2 more months. I hope this tooth breaks through soon.

[becole]

fem a Tt definitely can make it hard for a baby to nurse. Definitely see a young LC that's recently trained or a dentist/ ent that will clip ties. Hope that does it for you and her.

[fem]

Jan 30, 2017 9:20:02 GMT -5 becole said:

fem a Tt definitely can make it hard for a baby to nurse. Definitely see a young LC that's recently trained or a dentist/ ent that will clip ties. Hope that does it for you and her.

Someone on my Sept board sent me a database that had one in my town that specializes in it. Funny enough it's one a lot of moms in my mom's group use because she's pro-extended breastfeeding. Got in Thursday afternoon (my next day off) and they would do the procedure same day.

Crossing my fingers for a magic bullet fix.

[macaronmama]

Big hugs on the bad sleep for last night. FTM, so wondering, is this the four month sleep regression or does that look like something else entirely? Or is that not really a thing?

hikingmama222, you have more self control than me. I'd have commented. Rude.

Keeping my FX'd you hear on the clinical position, britta. And soon.

DH is beginning his typical panic over international travel again. Because he again left organizing his travel til the last minute. I have less patience this time because this is the new norm and it's just unacceptable at this point when he's known about the trip for two months. DUDE, you have a kid now. Get freakin' organized. I can't be running around picking up cashier's check so you can get your one-day visa (seriously? I know his work pays for it, but it's an extra $75). Sigh.

[ksyknelvr73]

Jan 30, 2017 9:02:57 GMT -5 hikingmama222 said:

Jan 30, 2017 9:00:25 GMT -5 ksyknelvr73 said:

WTH hikingmama222 ? What an asshole comment. I would love for men to have to have the babies and then try to lose the weight.

It was a women who commented. 😠

OMG!! Even worse!!! You know at least sometimes I chalk the stuff men say up to "they really don't have a clue" but another woman should know better, period.

[iwantbacon]

hikingmama222 oh HELL no to that comment. Also, curling in Italy? That is so awesome.

Add me to crap sleep list. I do not understand why DS2 is now eating twice MOTN. Is he just not eating as much during the day because of the congestion and ear? Is he just screwing with me? I'm almost glad to have to go to a f/u appt next week so I can ask, then 4 month check two weeks after that so I can ask again. The one time he actually seemed hungry. The other time, he just seemed pissed and pacifier and pats wouldn't do it.

Fingers crossed for the job britta

[erien22846]

hikingmama222 I just can't even... who makes a comment like that?? She had to know you'd see it. Even if you were skinnier now, don't ever comment on weight. Because that's like saying "you looked like shit before but you look better now. You better not gain the weight again." I'm so angry for you!

[becole]

Jan 30, 2017 10:05:23 GMT -5 @kitchen said:

Jan 30, 2017 9:40:13 GMT -5 macaronmama said:

Big hugs on the bad sleep for last night. FTM, so wondering, is this the four month sleep regression or does that look like something else entirely? Or is that not really a thing?

I'm calling it the 4 month sleep regression.  He was up every 1.5-2 hours last night.  He's never done that... not even the night he was born.

This is what happened with my other 2 around 4 months also - they started taking forever to get down at night (they'd wake up as soon as we put them down) and started waking up a lot more at night.

I can't figure out if the up every 2 hours that's happened this past week is the 4MW a month early or just adjusting to daycare or he doesn't feel good.
Last night I fed at 12. He wouldn't settle so H went in. He screamed at H but H kept consistent and calm- he slept until 6:15 this morning. And I know he's got snot and doesn't feel great. But I'm thinking he just wants mom comfort and if he can't get it then he might as well sleep. Im going to try that again tonight.

[erien22846]

LO just turned 3 months old on Friday. You all have me already scared of the 4 month sleep regression. We're really getting into a good sleep routine and starring to wean him from the swaddle.

I'll stock up on coffee now.

[erien22846]

macaronmama oh no no no. I have three little kids who rely on me and I ain't got the time to babysit DH too. How can he be so unorganized for a work trip that was planned so far in advanced?? Does he have co-workers traveling with him too? Are they better prepared?

[britta]

I don't remember a 4m sleep regression with DS1. Although, and I think I've mentioned this before, between 3 and 5 months we were post RSV and dealing with getting his asthma diagnosed, so there were lots of night wake ups related to coughing and asthma attacks. By the time we got that under control with steroids, he was back to sleeping really well. Maybe that all happened at once? What are the symptoms? What's the physiologic/developmental reason behind it?

I'm starting to wonder if this early night waking that DS2 is going is maybe a sleep regression? Or he's just messed up from being sick? It's hard to say...I feel like even pre- being sick he wasn't fully settled into a routine yet, but was pretty consistent with only one night wake up between 2:30 and 5am. He won't be 4 months for another 2 weeks though...

iwantbacon I just re-read. Sounds like we're in the same boat. Sudden 2+ wake ups. This is crap. He's going down fine at night and is going down easily after I feed him at night still.

[macaronmama]

@kitchen He hasn't quite been up that often, so I guess I know to expect worse in the coming weeks. Thanks. -_- Glad my mom is here while DH is in Africa...

erien22846, oh, his co-workers are more organized and yes, traveling with him. He's like this with everything that needs planning. I love him, he's brilliant, but anxiety tends to cripple him on this and he needs to get it together. I worry if something happened to me how he'd cope with the baby and life. Sigh. I'm probably a bit part of the problem given that I've enabled him for so long by taking on so much of the planning/calling aspects of our life - at least he does all the house cleaning!

[smallpotato]

Crap sleep here, too, but that's because of G's cold. He had trouble settling after I fed him last night around 10:30, and then woke up at 4 to eat. He slept until 7, and spit up a ton right before I left. The poor guy has a bad cough and post-nasal drip, which we're pretty sure is causing the excess spit up. Poor little guy is just miserable.

I had a doctor's appointment this morning to talk about my Zoloft, and my BP was elevated. Now she wants me to log my BP 3-4 times a week and call if it stays up. When I got out of the appointment, I had a text from MH saying he locked himself out of the house when he brought N to school. I had to run home and unlock the door for him and then come to work. Oh man, Monday, indeed.

[britta]

smallpotato sorry about your BP. If I remember right, SSRIs can cause hypertension as a side effect. It's one of the reasons I weaned off of mine back in the day. I was 24 years old and otherwise healthy and my systolic was creeping towards 140. After I weaned off it came back down and has been normal since, save for pregnancy and the 6-8 weeks PP that I had issues.

[ksyknelvr73]

I filed my taxes today. This felt like an accomplishment. This is the earliest I've ever gotten all my documents and had it done!

[erien22846]

Jan 30, 2017 11:20:58 GMT -5 ksyknelvr73 said:

I filed my taxes today. This felt like an accomplishment. This is the earliest I've ever gotten all my documents and had it done!

Dang. Way to go! I think we have all the paperwork now to file. Just need to do it. We've been waiting until April the last couple years so I'm shooting for March this year.

[penguin129]

I don't have time to read right now. I'll try to get back here later. I really need to vent...

The home nurse just left. I asked her how long she would come even though I know the program is completely voluntary. She said all the way to 3 years. She said Lil P seems to be on track so she wouldn't need 3 years and I could stop anytime.

I think I'm breaking up with my home nurse. She called Lil P lazy when referring to some of the milestones she isn't doing yet. This wasn't the first time either. That combined with the autism statements she made at her 2nd time here. I just can't. She gives me sooo much anxiety. I am so nervous to call and quit. I know I need to and should have said something when you guys and Mr. P told me to before. Ugh!

[ksyknelvr73]

Jan 30, 2017 11:34:57 GMT -5 erien22846 said:

Jan 30, 2017 11:20:58 GMT -5 ksyknelvr73 said:

I filed my taxes today. This felt like an accomplishment. This is the earliest I've ever gotten all my documents and had it done!

Dang. Way to go! I think we have all the paperwork now to file. Just need to do it. We've been waiting until April the last couple years so I'm shooting for March this year.

Teensy disclaimer: I'm a CPA, but I don't actually do taxes for a living, I work in a corporate setting. But I do know how to do my own taxes so I'm pretty quick and I like to get it done sooner rather than later!

[britta]

penguin129 oh hell no. Yeah, I would be breaking up with her too. But even so, and I don't mean to sound ignorant, what does she even DO when she comes out? When I think of home nursing (and I'm a nurse who has done home care), I think of visiting patients who have a need...like dressing changes or medication administration....I feel like there wouldn't be a reason to have her coming anymore anyway.

[erien22846]

penguin129 what terrible bedside manner. Her supervisor needs to know the things she's saying to and about her patients. You need to cut ties with the home nurse. HL is on track developmentally and regular well checks with the pediatrician will suffice. So sorry she keeps adding to your anxiety.