Rough night last night, but I was due for one. I decided to do laundry at 10 so I didn't fall asleep until 11 and L was up a lot. I'll need all the caffeine today -- I'm going to pack DD 1 and DS for our trip to FL on Tuesday!
I know I'll enjoy it when we are there, but preparing for vacation is not fun!
Where are you going in Florida?! Flying or driving?
We're heading down there (driving) the middle of May to hit up Disney world. So I feel you about the preparing stuff. It's already stressing me out!
I was gone all day preparing for the trip. So much laundry! We are going to visit family in Naples. Luckily Allegiant has a direct flight that will get us within a 45 minute car ride to the house.
Prepping for Disney would be much more stressful to me! Have you been with DD? I'm not sure when we will make that trek. Probably a few years so all of the kids are old enough to walk 😂
Post by ladytiffany24 on Apr 22, 2017 20:30:11 GMT -5
I'm pretty convinced tonight is going to be just as craptastic as the day. B doesn't want to lay down on his own for some reason. This is not like him so I'm trying to figure out what the heck is going on. I want my chill baby back! I'm having flashbacks to the way things were when DD was his age...it was pure misery.
Post by seadragon2013 on Apr 22, 2017 21:30:02 GMT -5
DD and I tried side lie nursing successfully today. DS struggled with holding the correct position and not pulling off my boob until closer to 8 weeks, so I was pleasantly surprised when DD took to it like a champ. My neck has started hurting a bit from the cradle and cross cradle positions, so it's nice to have a more relaxed one in our arsenal. Especially at bedtime. 🙂
I'm 8 weeks postpartum and we still haven't had sex yet. I really want to but the logistics are just so difficult. I know H is taking it personally. I mean we have two kids now. He knows the struggle. I just need him to be patient. Plus my vag still randomly hurts. Ugh
Having a really difficult night. Fussy baby angry at my boob, won't settle unless being walked around the house. He's been alert for hours (not counting little cat naps). Come on baby and sleeeep please
Having a really difficult night. Fussy baby angry at my boob, won't settle unless being walked around the house. He's been alert for hours (not counting little cat naps). Come on baby and sleeeep please
This is my baby exactly right now. I thought she would settle 2 hours ago but she's still going. DH has her in the wrap and is doing laps so I can have a moment of peace. Solidarity.
Having a really difficult night. Fussy baby angry at my boob, won't settle unless being walked around the house. He's been alert for hours (not counting little cat naps). Come on baby and sleeeep please
This is my baby exactly right now. I thought she would settle 2 hours ago but she's still going. DH has her in the wrap and is doing laps so I can have a moment of peace. Solidarity.
H offered to stay up with us but I told him one of us should get sleep. If he's still fussing later after another feeding I'll tap out and have him stay up for a while. Right now I got him to settle down in the RnP with a pacifier as I play "2 hours of gentle lullabies" on youtube. He finally shut his eyes as of a few minutes ago.
Meanwhile, to keep myself awake, I decided to bake some banana bread.
For those of you waiting with baited breath, my bathroom reno is (mostly) complete. The shower alcove still needs tile, we need a mirror over the sink, a towel bar and a few other finishing touches, but it's functional! Only took about 7 months 🙄
And tomorrow is the day that DH leaves for his work trip for almost a week. I'm really super jealous if I'm being honest. I've told him that and he's said it's unfair. But I want to fly without babies and stay in a hotel alone and sleep uninterrupted!! Even if the work part isn't fun and he misses us and all that. I will be doing all of the wake ups alone instead of these glorious things I've described. Luckily my mom is the best and is flying across the country to stay while he's gone. So hopefully I'll be able to get some solid naps in with her help.
mosdub I hope the little guy is sleeping soundly now, and your banana bread is out of the oven, and you are too!
Last night after J finished 3 oz of breast milk, I offered her some formula. She drank 2 oz. I've been worried if for some reason I can't keep pumping when I go She slept 6 hours- or about 3 more than normal. Random, or was it the formula? I don't know, but either way, it was nice! Now I'm pumping and hoping we can go back to bed. She seems pretty awake though....
Got a couple stretches of sleep, and banana bread is complete. L seems to be better? I don't know why he was so fussy- maybe overeating and gas?
We tried the medela bottle last night and he will try to latch but coughs and gags so I don't know if the nipple is still too fast. Ordered a tommee tippee with "0" size nipple. Reviews say it's great for BF babies so we will see
C had some epic spit up going on last night which kept us up later than normal. (It got all over him shui I changed immediately all over the new clothes.) Up feeding now. Hope there's no spit up this time.
Question about sleeping locations. C will be 7 weeks old on Tuesday. He sleeps in a bassinet in the nursery. (Way too noisy for our room!) The last two nights when I've gong in motn to feed him, he's been down by one end. Still in his back, but with his legs up against/touching the side. He was put down in the dead center of the bassinet. He was not screwing/upset at any point, so I don't think it was from anger. He is partially swaddled (arms out). Should we switch him to his crib? We haven't tried naps or anything in the crib yet. Is it time to start thinking about that?
Got a couple stretches of sleep, and banana bread is complete. L seems to be better? I don't know why he was so fussy- maybe overeating and gas?
We tried the medela bottle last night and he will try to latch but coughs and gags so I don't know if the nipple is still too fast. Ordered a tommee tippee with "0" size nipple. Reviews say it's great for BF babies so we will see
If you end up liking those and want more, I have a bunch of the nipples that I don't seem to need (DD seems least annoyed by comotomo). Our LC recommended Dr. Browns with the preemie nipple, if you're looking for super slow flow options.
sterl724 - FWIW, my DH is kind of helpless during the newborn phase. He doesn't seem to be able to figure out what to do with the baby or how to comfort him. He was great as DS1 got older and is particularly wonderful with him now that he's a toddler. I think some men are intimidated by babies. That's not an excuse (because believe me, I've wanted to scream "figure it out!"), but you're definitely not alone. Also, figuring out how to handle your sex life PP is really difficult for a lot of people. It's hard to find time or desire when you've got this needy little person and you're exhausted. It will get easier and you'll find a new normal.
Add me to the list of bad nights. I think F is going through a leap, even though WW doesn't think it's happening for another week. He did not want to sleep yesterday or last night. He was pleasant, just wide awake. And he was SO hungry. At one point last evening, he was just sobbing at the boob so I gave in and supplemented with a couple more ounces of formula. I don't want to screw up breastfeeding but I can't handle the tears.
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