@justinslovo I'm so sorry you had a tough appt. I've been there and totally get it, but you've got a plan in place now and he'll be good! You're a great mom and it is so hard to feed babies and know that they're getting everything they need. Hang in there.
The good: -I got a little Target run in. -It is a beautiful spring day (rain coming tonight though...) -I have real pants on for the first time
The bad: -The pants are not flattering -Finley was a hot mess at Jack's appointment
And the ugly: -Jack dropped dramatically on his growth curve. -Pedi prescribed him Zantac and basically said he isn't eating because he is associating it with the pain of the refulx. -He is only sleeping so well because he is basically only one step above failure to thrive. -So now we triple feed with fancy high calorie formla.
Fuck. I had no idea.
And I lost it crying in the car and in front of the girls. So then I had to explain to Liv who asked me about a thousand questions.
Ahhhhhh!
Big hugs mama! You are doing the best you can . I have no advice just I feel for you .
After a pretty hard day yesterday with my fussy baby, we are getting so many cuddles in today. I'm letting up a bit on my 2 hour pumping schedule today and stretching it to 2.5-3hrs while being trapped under baby. Today is a good day.
I'm so sorry, try not to beat yourself up, there's no way you could have known that. Thus plan you and the Dr put it place will have him on track in no time!
Post by erinshelley21 on Apr 3, 2017 14:47:02 GMT -5
@justinslovo I've been where you are and it's a gut wrenching feeling. DS lost 20% of his body weight after coming home and I felt like a failure. I wasn't one and neither are you. Your new plan will beef him up in no time. As for a second opinion, I really trust what the nurse said. The surgeon she works for did my first surgery and although cysts aren't *supposed* to come again, they sometimes do and it's just my luck. I've just been waiting for one to show up so I knew at the very first, early sign it arrived.
My parents left today so we're officially on our own to figure out life with 2 kids. I'm so glad DH has time off right now so we can share the load. Things are going well but it's nice to be able to each take a kid.
jnow I was 2 cm last appt too, wondering if I'll be more dilated by Wednesday's appointment. Will they do an NST for you sometime between now and the induction?
@justinslovo I would have had the same reaction ((hugs)) I'm glad you're on the right track to get his weight back up, I'm sure he will be doing much better by next appointment now that you're aware and have a plan!
jnow I was 2 cm last appt too, wondering if I'll be more dilated by Wednesday's appointment. Will they do an NST for you sometime between now and the induction?
Today was my third nst. I think they started early bc of my hospital stay? I'm not sure tbh.
jnow I was 2 cm last appt too, wondering if I'll be more dilated by Wednesday's appointment. Will they do an NST for you sometime between now and the induction?
Today was my third nst. I think they started early bc of my hospital stay? I'm not sure tbh.
I'm finally getting impatient and kinda crabby about it
@justinslovo oh, I want to hug you. Babies are really complete mysteries. You are a GREAT mom and I have no doubt Jack will be on the up and up in no time.
. I recommend 2 pumping bras. If you are exclusively pumping it will be nice when one needs to be washed, etc. Plus, if the dog eats one again, you still have one to use.
So toddler got the flu on Friday. Dr said they don't medicate newborns as a precaution, so just keep the kids as far away as possible. My mom keeps mixing up the blankets and swaddling the baby with the toddlers blanket. DH keeps letting her kiss the baby. Seriously WTF. I think she is over the contagious portion now, but I'm still nervous the baby is going to get this. Ugh
Crying re reading your messages while I feed him from a bottle.
Eta Just want to be clear I am not at all opposed to pumping or formula, btdt with both girls when it was needed, just crying because of the situation.
Cry it out. It's good for the soul. Tomorrow will be a better day
I'm still in a lot of pain I'm probably still over doing it. Ugh.
On a better note we had the girls' 3 year physical and J's 2week and my kids are giants. Lex and J are >99% for height. V is 80%. Also, I'm never accidentally scheduling their appointments for nap time. That was dumb
I'm finally getting impatient and kinda crabby about it
I would imagine you will have one Wednesday. The mw in my practice thought it was unnecessary before 40 weeks.
The MW was going to schedule me for an NST for my next appt but she wanted me to see my regular OB and he's not in the office Thurs/Friday, so they scheduled me Wednesday. She said she cancelled the NST because I would only be 40+4 and they usually want people to be closer to 41 weeks...so who knows. Maybe my OB will have me do one then, or maybe they'll make me come back on Friday when I'm 40+6.
OR MAYBE I'LL GO INTO LABOR TONIGHT AND IT WON'T MATTER?
@justinslovo, btdt with high calorie formula for the micros. Expensive, but well worth the results Sadly, I can't recommend the one we used because Gerber bowed out of the high calorie formula market. It was the only one that the twins handled well.
amacbaby, No overdoing it! ~is totally a hypocrite for even saying that~ Hope you feel better.
I read every one of your posts today! Finally have my computer set back up and I'm using the excuse of a somewhat cranky baby to get away with sitting here long enough!
I go back to work tomorrow.. boo Life has been in complete transition for the last week and a half and it sucks. Still buried in boxes, but we have havens of peace set up. Tiny is already 10-1/2 pounds. The twins have taken to screaming with joy ~facepalm~ Not a good thing in an apartment complex with windows open.
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