Post by zcookiemonster on Apr 11, 2017 11:26:04 GMT -5
shawnabm1320 with DS I bled/spotted for about 15w. It was awful but the docs just said I did too much and needed to rest more. It did eventually stop! But it's good to get checked out to rule out retained placenta or anything. pivot can I join your family?? That looks so fun! monicageller boob balls 😂 love it
B's feet are ticklish and so every night after his bath we have a tickle/massage lotion session. It's literally my favorite time of the whole day. Last night I clapped my hands together to rub the lotion in and he cracked up laughing because he knew what was coming. I'm pretty sure the 5 minute long giggle fit made my heart burst with happiness.
Diastasis is down to *maybe* a finger width. Yay! I can almost get to actual core exercises again.
M slept from 10:30pm-6:30am and I had to wake her up to eat before daycare. L slept 10:30pm-1:30am and 2:30am-6:30am; he ate about 20oz between daycare pickup last night and daycare drop off this morning, plus 16oz at daycare yesterday. Apparently he's hungry.
Diaper calculations: I counted that I have 18 cloth diapers, which last the bigs about a day and a half. I need two days of diapers for bigs and littles.
So, I have 1.5 days of diapers, times two kids, equals 3 diaper-day units (each diaper-day unit is 6 diapers, I guess). I need at least 2 days times four kids, equals 8 diaper-day units (probably a few extras since small babies need more changes), or 48-54 diapers. I ordered another 21 pocket diapers, plus a second large hanging wet bag and a large wet/dry bag for about $300. That gets me up to 39 pocket diapers and a smattering of other diapers. Close enough for now. I'll order more later when I have a paycheck again.
TMI Tuesday Apr 11, 2017 13:14:23 GMT -5via mobile
Post by notagoddess on Apr 11, 2017 13:14:23 GMT -5
My friend brought me a full hot lunch and lactation cookies! So good. It was nice catching up. Her 12-month old seemed huge next to Sara. I can't believe she's going to be so big 10 months from now.
Now I'm chilling a bit while S is napping on me. My husband has a work event tonight and I'm going to try to attend with S. The governor is coming and it's a big deal. S has been sleeping all day so I'm guessing she'll be awake during the event. Please behave, baby!
TMI Tuesday Apr 11, 2017 13:27:07 GMT -5via mobile
Post by notagoddess on Apr 11, 2017 13:27:07 GMT -5
shawnabm1320 I had constant light bleeding past 6 weeks. Then I had three days with nothing, so I thought it was over. Of course I had heavy spotting the next day. Today I'm 7w2d out and I'm still having light spotting.
I also gave up pads and have been ruining my underwear. Pads for weeks were irritating the area, and I'm using cheap Fruit of the Loom. I can't wait for this to end. My period better stay away for a long while!!
TMI Tuesday Apr 11, 2017 13:36:16 GMT -5via mobile
Post by notagoddess on Apr 11, 2017 13:36:16 GMT -5
I'm sure this is hormones more than rational thinking but I have been thinking about getting started on the next kid sooner rather than later. Waiting until a good time to get pregnant, only to have it take 2 years to successfully conceive, really showed us how this is a process where we have limited control regarding timing. I'm not even ready for sex yet, but I'm already looking forward to the next baby.
Post by linewifekat on Apr 11, 2017 14:07:48 GMT -5
We've had a rough morning. DD1 has been very challenging to deal with. We went to Joann's to get some fabric dye so I can work on my baby carriers and she did not behave very well there. Then we went to the play group I facilitate ever week and she was so whiny. I've been praying for patience.
The weather has been terrible and when we came home there was water in DD1's room but I had just put her in bed to nap and told my husband not to come home because I didn't want her to wake up. I think it's coming from a drain pipe in the wall and not the roof.
Post by linewifekat on Apr 11, 2017 14:10:32 GMT -5
notagoddess I think we've talked about this before but can you sew? I used cloth menstrual pads after I got a rash from the adhesive on the disposable pads and it helped alot.
I'm sure this is hormones more than rational thinking but I have been thinking about getting started on the next kid sooner rather than later. Waiting until a good time to get pregnant, only to have it take 2 years to successfully conceive, really showed us how this is a process where we have limited control regarding timing. I'm not even ready for sex yet, but I'm already looking forward to the next baby.
I've been thinking the same but more so because I'm old. I'm hoping at least one of the two frozen embryos takes in the future, and if I wait the recommended year before implanting another embryo, I will be pushing 40.
This was before R had a tough morning then cried at lunch with a friend and as soon as she picked him up, all was well. Give me an hour and an iced coffee and I will feel good about having a 2nd again, lol.
TMI Tuesday Apr 11, 2017 17:19:21 GMT -5via mobile
Post by shawnabm1320 on Apr 11, 2017 17:19:21 GMT -5
We are reorganizing our porch into a play area for F, and it needs to be done by this weekend because people are coming to see Clara and for lunch on Saturday (we use half of the area for our dining room). There are piles of crap everywhere and it's stressing me out. I hate chaos!
Post by wildflower810 on Apr 11, 2017 19:44:03 GMT -5
allisong87, boo to mat leave being over. I hope tomorrow is easy and you are back with your boys in no time.
@nomnom, oh goodness. I thought two in cloth was bad. I can't imagine four! (Though we're only halfheartedly clothing E right now because he's so small).
Re: Bleeding, the "six week bleed" is a thing, where you stop bleeding, then start again, but it's not your period. I'm with notagoddess, that I'm just ruining undies at this point. My plan is to throw them all out and start with new undies here in a bit. They needed replacing anyway.
notagoddess I think we've talked about this before but can you sew? I used cloth menstrual pads after I got a rash from the adhesive on the disposable pads and it helped alot.
I don't sew but I think I'm going to get some, at least for light period days and spotting. I'm OK with disposable pads for a couple of days, but wearing them for weeks was so uncomfortable. I wish I got some prior to giving birth!
I'm sure this is hormones more than rational thinking but I have been thinking about getting started on the next kid sooner rather than later. Waiting until a good time to get pregnant, only to have it take 2 years to successfully conceive, really showed us how this is a process where we have limited control regarding timing. I'm not even ready for sex yet, but I'm already looking forward to the next baby.
I've been thinking the same but more so because I'm old. I'm hoping at least one of the two frozen embryos takes in the future, and if I wait the recommended year before implanting another embryo, I will be pushing 40.
This was before R had a tough morning then cried at lunch with a friend and as soon as she picked him up, all was well. Give me an hour and an iced coffee and I will feel good about having a 2nd again, lol.
How I feel about having a second depends a lot on S's behavior at the moment. Needless to say she was having a great day when I wrote this! When she's difficult my first thought is how the hell do people do this with more than one kid?
Post by littleredfish on Apr 11, 2017 22:13:39 GMT -5
My TMI: it feels weird to have to jump off the toilet while pooping. Why do my kids watch TV in silence UNTIL I'm mid poop, then it's time to push each other off the slide or off the couch, or poke each other in the eyes. Seriously, my colon is traumatized.
Post by littleredfish on Apr 11, 2017 22:15:10 GMT -5
Separate comment from that.
I need to start setting the oven timer for my calls with DH. It makes me more sad when our time is up and the line just goes dead without a proper goodbye. 🙁
I'm sure this is hormones more than rational thinking but I have been thinking about getting started on the next kid sooner rather than later. Waiting until a good time to get pregnant, only to have it take 2 years to successfully conceive, really showed us how this is a process where we have limited control regarding timing. I'm not even ready for sex yet, but I'm already looking forward to the next baby.
We started thinking about #2 when DD1 was 10 weeks. We were moving when she was 5mo and decided to wait until then. It took us 15mo to get pregnant the first time so we wanted to give ourselves 6mo before going back to the RE. I got pregnant the second cycle and our kids are 16mo apart. I was surprised but ecstatic and (so far) the close age gap has been working out really well for us!
So basically I vote that your thinking could be totally rational.
wildflower810 I'm not sure if four in cloth is much harder than two. I'll just throw a load in every night. The initial setup seems to be the biggest hurdle. How often do you wash diapers?
I'm sure this is hormones more than rational thinking but I have been thinking about getting started on the next kid sooner rather than later. Waiting until a good time to get pregnant, only to have it take 2 years to successfully conceive, really showed us how this is a process where we have limited control regarding timing. I'm not even ready for sex yet, but I'm already looking forward to the next baby.
We started thinking about #2 when DD1 was 10 weeks. We were moving when she was 5mo and decided to wait until then. It took us 15mo to get pregnant the first time so we wanted to give ourselves 6mo before going back to the RE. I got pregnant the second cycle and our kids are 16mo apart. I was surprised but ecstatic and (so far) the close age gap has been working out really well for us!
So basically I vote that your thinking could be totally rational.
I'm coming up with a mental checklist of things I really want in place before getting pregnant again. I want to lose at least 5 more pounds of pregnancy weight, finish my pelvic floor therapy, and get in better shape. I also want to wait until S has started solids in case a new pregnancy would affect my supply. But after that I'm pretty sure we'll move to NTNP and see what happens.
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