Post by wildflower810 on Mar 4, 2017 8:52:27 GMT -5
And I'm still not labor! More aggressive measures start today. Assuming I can get over being pissed at H for sleeping in and leaving me to do 100% of the breakfast and toddler wrangling. Dude, have you noticed how pregnant I am?
Post by oldbaylover1024 on Mar 4, 2017 9:09:53 GMT -5
Good luck, wildflower810! We're all rooting for you!
AFM, I have about 15 people coming to my house tomorrow; cleaning that needs to be done; laundry to start; and grocery shopping to do. And I'm not motivated at all. At least MH offered to stay home with both kids so it's a solo trip for me.
And my friend's son destroyed my house yesterday and they left us to deal with it right before bedtime. My poor preschooler had to clean up my friend's toddler's mess. I'm pretty salty about it. This is her usual behavior, but it's extra annoying now. I'm trying to release it.
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@oldbaylover,15 people?!? You have a newborn and another LO! I have no idea how you have the energy for that. DH and I have only taken E out for doctor's appointments and only allow one set of visitors (no more than 3 people) by in a day.
Needless to say, we watch a lot of Netflix and snuggle all the time.
ETA: I'd be bullshit if someone came over my house and made a mess when I had a newborn at home.
Post by wildflower810 on Mar 4, 2017 9:24:03 GMT -5
Ugh. H is being an ass. He's blaming the toddler "he says wants mommy!" Um, who is the kid here? I hope he snaps out of it ASAP because I don't need a jerk husband while in labor.
oldbaylover1024 I don't know how you resist the urge to parent the visiting toddler and make them clean up their own mess. Also 15 people, wow! What's the occasion?
Some friends are stopping by, a couple with their two young kids, to meet Z this afternoon, but other than that we have no real plans. Z woke up once from about 10:30-7:30 at around 2, but she wouldn't go back down until almost 4. She seems to be most awake after her MOTN feeding and I'm not sure how to break that. Any ideas?
oldbaylover1024 I don't know how you resist the urge to parent the visiting toddler and make them clean up their own mess. Also 15 people, wow! What's the occasion?
Some friends are stopping by, a couple with their two young kids, to meet Z this afternoon, but other than that we have no real plans. Z woke up once from about 10:30-7:30 at around 2, but she wouldn't go back down until almost 4. She seems to be most awake after her MOTN feeding and I'm not sure how to break that. Any ideas?
We turn off all the lights in her nursery while we do her motn feedings. I have two nightlights in there so I can see. We keep things really quiet, don't talk to her, and rock her after the feeding. It seems to work better than turning on the lights and she goes back down faster.
Post by shawnabm1320 on Mar 4, 2017 9:42:23 GMT -5
We're waiting on a hearing test and pediatrician visit for C and a midwife visit for me, and then we can go home! I'm nervous about life with a baby and a toddler. And running on about 3/4 hours of interrupted sleep. Eep!
Post by flyinghorses6 on Mar 4, 2017 9:48:36 GMT -5
R has been up since about 7:45 and is just getting sleepy. K is watching Harry Potter, which I actually don't mind at all. And I'm trying to drink my coffee which needs to be reheated. DH should be home around 3. We will probably order out since our friends and their kids are coming over. A 2.5 year old, a 1.5 year old, and an almost 1 year old. Plus my mongrel. Should be interesting- but they love playing together.
I'm actually excited to have some adult conversation.
Post by musicallyinclined on Mar 4, 2017 9:49:11 GMT -5
DS1 has been contentedly playing with my pump for like 15 minutes. It's hilarious. DS2 is having a mega-nursing session. DH is out getting my oil changed. I have to go into work in about an hour for a funeral. After that we are headed to my parents' house for a visit. DS1 keeps asking for his grandparents and my little sister. He woke up from his nap yesterday calling her name. Since DH wfh and I'm on leave, why not?
dancerspose, agree with staz, keep it as boring as possible and try to be consistent with your routine. I read Sleep Sense, I don't agree with everything in it, but it changed our nighttime routine and saved our sanity. I wish I had read it before DS1 was 5 months old. In my experience, it is also hard to keep LOs under 4ish months in a good routine since they change so rapidly.
Post by musicallyinclined on Mar 4, 2017 9:50:49 GMT -5
oldbaylover1024, I hope you have a nice time with your company. flyinghorses6, what is this adult conversation that you speak of? wildflower810, I hope today is the day, and your H gets it together!
Post by dancerspose on Mar 4, 2017 10:35:26 GMT -5
Thank you staz and musicallyinclined. I was afraid those would be the recommendations. To protect my supply I'm still pumping in the MOTN when she's up so DH and I both go downstairs so I can pump while he feeds her. I guess he could stay upstairs and feed her while I go down and pump but on the nights he works and I have to try to do both at the same time or bask to back it'll be more of a challenge. Hopefully I can cut out the MOTN pumps eventually and then it won't be an issue.
Post by littleredfish on Mar 4, 2017 11:03:36 GMT -5
wildflower810 are you our last baby watch!?! FX today is the day.
So our night alone went way better than expected! First stretch was under 2 hours but then I got 3 and 3. I was scared about the last stretch because he was super awake and gassy but we got through it. He didn't get back in his bassinet the last time, but I was expecting him to be in bed with me all night so 3 hours was just fine.
DH comes back in about 5 hours, then tonight we have BILs 30th birthday party. I think the plan is to go over like an hour before the party time with the kids then as the party people start to trickle in we'll take off.
Post by sweetieheart32 on Mar 4, 2017 11:10:39 GMT -5
Good luck today wildflower810. Hope your H will get it together! I could not handle having 15 people over oldbaylover1024. Are they at least bringing food for you? Today I am trying to nap when baby naps. DH is being nice and wrangling DD1 so I only have the baby. We may drive to the park if it's not too cold. Friends are coming over with food at 5:00. I am trying to feel happy about it, but really if I could avoid all outside human contact for the next few weeks that would be fine with me. I need to recharge my batteries. Socializing drains me.
Post by monicageller on Mar 4, 2017 11:43:01 GMT -5
LO did not sleep well last night. I'm just glad it was the weekend and I had DH take a shift. Surprisingly, I feel pretty good today. And even more surprisingly DH hasn't whined once about being tired!
flyinghorses6 are those children all from the same parents?! (The ages are so close).
LO did not sleep well last night. I'm just glad it was the weekend and I had DH take a shift. Surprisingly, I feel pretty good today. And even more surprisingly DH hasn't whined once about being tired!
flyinghorses6 are those children all from the same parents?! (The ages are so close).
Oh god no. Sorry that was confusing. It's three different couples that each have 1 child. We are the first with 2, but the couple with the 2.5 year old is expecting their 2nd in May.
LO did not sleep well last night. I'm just glad it was the weekend and I had DH take a shift. Surprisingly, I feel pretty good today. And even more surprisingly DH hasn't whined once about being tired!
flyinghorses6 are those children all from the same parents?! (The ages are so close).
Oh god no. Sorry that was confusing. It's three different couples that each have 1 child. We are the first with 2, but the couple with the 2.5 year old is expecting their 2nd in May.
Oh thank god!! I was like: don't they know how this happens?! My DH would never be allowed with 10 feet of me again! 😂
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