Congrats ls2012 and @nomnom! So happy you got to meet your lil ones!
Cancelled my aunts visit for tomorrow. Her grandson has RSV and she was babysitting him last week. Not chancing it with RSV with babies this little!
Early WTF- WTF boobs. I'm pumping once a day so am far after a feeding to slowly start my stash and only getting 1-2oz. Ugh! I'm already drinking 1-2 cups of lactation tea each day and also eating lots of oatmeal too. Plus drinking enoufh water to float!
Post by flyinghorses6 on Feb 14, 2017 12:23:03 GMT -5
Omg @jacks605 I think that 1-2 oz is pretty good considering you're also feeding two humans!! I used to pump in the morning when I had the most milk and still would get a few ounces. I'm not even starting pumping for a few weeks...I dread the pump at home. I'm spoiled once I go back to work because I use the hospital grade pump and it is just so much better than any home pump. I get double the milk in half the time.
@dancerspose LT for commiseration. This LO wanted to be held until 3 am, and is now snoozing away in the RnP.
loves2shop4shoes being nervous at first is normal, but not sleeping will make your anxiety worse. Can you sleep when she sleeps during the day? Night always makes my anxiety worse. Also, are you noticing other anxieties other than the sleeping? I'd call your OB if it continues more than a week. I had terrible PP anxiety with my firstborn and it was no joke, so please let me know if you ever want to chat. This time I've already started meds and am on the look out for it to reveal itself again, but so far feel okay- sleeping as much as I can (lol) is a big part my plan to prevent it this time.
Post by billybumbler on Feb 14, 2017 12:55:01 GMT -5
My DD is still sick 🙁
I had a talk yesterday with DD's nanny (she's been with us almost 2 years) about expanding her hours and how her job is going to change with two kids, going over expectations and such. She asked for a raise, I said we would think about it and let her know in a couple of days.
Fast forward to today, first day of her new hours. She texts me in the morning can she come an hour later? I don't like it but OK. Then on top of it she's an hour late.
I know this is a FWP and I'm lucky to have a nanny at all but seriously? I have a six day old and a big kid with a fever and no one to help me, which is why I pay her. I almost fired her on the spot.
It probably doesn't help that I feel crazy and angry all the time. Damn PP hormones.
@jacks605, 1-2 oz extra is pretty normal for this stage in the game. You also don't want to pump too much extra or else you risk an oversupply problem which comes with risks of plugged ducts, mastitis, and other fun stuff.
Post by wildflower810 on Feb 14, 2017 13:15:58 GMT -5
H and I had a date night last night. Flowers, dinner, movie, desert, babysitter, the whole 9 yards. It felt good and I know it'll be a minute before we can do that again. No sex, though, because this pregnant lady is over that.
Prodromal labor is continuing and I'm also over that. I'm betting I'll have a baby within next 5-7 days.
staz I'm trying not to put too much hope in it since I lost mine more than a week before DD was born. But at this point I'll take all the signs and hopefulness! Hopefully our bodies get it together soon!
I'm at the OB and only lost 4 pounds since giving birth to an almost 8 lb baby, placenta, and fluid. Wat. Really wish I did not know this. I gained 17 lbs this pregnancy so I'm just going to pretend my nursing boobs now weigh 13 lbs.
Post by shawnabm1320 on Feb 14, 2017 14:53:47 GMT -5
Is it tmi Tuesday? I think I lost more of my MP. This is the part of pregnancy where I am constantly analyzing everything and wondering if I'm going into labor. I pooped 4 times in 24 hours - does that mean I'm going to be in labor soon!? Lol
Is it tmi Tuesday? I think I lost more of my MP. This is the part of pregnancy where I am constantly analyzing everything and wondering if I'm going into labor. I pooped 4 times in 24 hours - does that mean I'm going to be in labor soon!? Lol
This one co-worker (who I see at least once an hour) has said every m'fin time that she has seen me today "How's baby pivot? Is it your birfday today baby pivot? Are you going to see your mom and dad today?" I'm trying to avoid her desk at all cost but dammit if I don't keep running into her around the building. JFC.
Post by notagoddess on Feb 14, 2017 15:38:23 GMT -5
Getting through these last two weeks at work is brutal. I'm so tired and distracted. I'm on a project that requires original and creative thinking, and it's just not happening. I wish I had something easy to do because I'm watching the clock and time is crawling.
I got a long snuggly on-the-chest nap today from B. I'm enjoying these while they last. With DD I had so much anxiety about where she was napping and how to get her to nap in her crib. This time, I'm like, whatev, he'll get there eventually. I definitely have a bit of 2nd child syndrome with this one...
Also, I've been pumping to replace a feeding with B every other day so he doesn't forget how to take a bottle. I'll just say that I'm loving my spectra pump. I had a medela pisa with DD and didn't have any complaints, but something about the spectra's suction is just more comfortable for me.
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