DD is 4 weeks old yesterday and is about to outgrow newborn diapers and clothes. We never expected her to wear them thus long, then again we never expected her to be 3 weeks early either
This little sweetie also made last night absolutely miserable for me. I am not sure I got mine than 4hrs sleep total. Ugh.
My little guy likes to get up to eat around 5, and I REALLY like him to go back to sleep after that, but he was just not having it this morning. Total battle of the wills. We compromised by snuggling in my bed, but I'm pretty exhausted too.
My mom is leaving tomorrow morning and I'm going to be ALONE during the day with my baby. AHHHHH! Panic!
Post by michelle142 on Feb 23, 2015 7:54:52 GMT -5
Well, I made it to night 2 before my emotions got the better of me.
DD was on the boob from midnight to 4am with only a few 15 minutes breaks. DH finally took her and I cried myself to sleep while she screamed. It was all comfort sucking, but I feel like shit about it.
Well, I made it to night 2 before my emotions got the better of me.
DD was on the boob from midnight to 4am with only a few 15 minutes breaks. DH finally took her and I cried myself to sleep while she screamed. It was all comfort sucking, but I feel like shit about it.
I have a question for moms who have potty trained. My DD will not tell us she has to pee or poop. If we take her she will go potty and stays dry, but if we forget (which I have been since LO arrived) she will not ask and have an accident. She is 2.5 and I feel like we have been at this forever. I can't call her potty trained unless she can articulate her need to use the potty. Any tips on how to encourage her to ask? Or is that something I will have to wait for her to start doing? I am getting so frustrated and nothing I am trying is helping her.
Post by allonsy221b on Feb 23, 2015 8:55:51 GMT -5
Good morning ladies. Still waiting to hold my baby. But on the bright side the nurse is bringing me some ice cream. I haven't eaten in 36 hours so it sounds good haha
Am I the only one on an every 2 hour feeding schedule? I got next to no sleep since it take him 1 hour to feed and battle the diaper plus fall asleep again. I get 1 hr down time before he cries for milk again. I just bumped up his formulato 3oz last night hoping for longer sleep, nope. He's just a bug eater it seems. When is he going to sleep longer?
Good morning ladies. Still waiting to hold my baby. But on the bright side the nurse is bringing me some ice cream. I haven't eaten in 36 hours so it sounds good haha
Hope you get to hold your little one soon! And yay for ice cream!
I'm going to be pregnant for-ev-er! Friday was my due date. Nothing. Saturday I went to yoga then walked on the treadmill. Went home and ate eggs with spicy salsa. Bounced on my yoga ball while watching a movie and then ran up and down the stairs during commercial breaks. Drank red raspberry leaf tea while eating pineapple. Went to the mall and walked it twice. Then went to B-Dubbs and get the Mango Habanero wings, which is a step down from the Blazin' Wings challenge. Took a bath. Basically did everything in the book and NOTHING. My child clearly has a mind of his own and won't come out until he says it's time.
We have an appointment today and are scheduling an induction for somewhere between 41 and 42 weeks. At least there's a light at the end of the tunnel. At most, I have another week of being pregnant.
2 days until RCS! Tying up some loose ends around the house today and washing the dogs. I'm totally ready!
DD2 has a slightly elevated temp this morning (only 99.1). Both kids have been battling some kind of virus and I'm really hoping this isn't the start of something more. DD1 got it first and seems to be mostly over it already. I thought DD2 was on the mend as well but maybe not? As selfish as it sounds I just hope I can avoid it. I would hate for a fever to delay my RCS. It is scheduled for my due date so pushing it back at all would mean going past due.
I get to try nursing today! I had to have antibiotics just before delivery and I haven't been able to nurse because of it. Please pray we do well. I'll be checking in later. Have a great day!
Add me to the Still Pregnant list. Today is my due date and I still have that nagging feeling at the back of my mind that he'll be in there until my induction next Monday. At least I know FOR SURE that I won't be at work next week. Work is about the worst thing in all of this, but I'm done complaining. A healthy baby is all I care about right now. Not that no one at work has even gotten me a damn card even though I've worked here for four years...
Due date today and no signs baby cougar has any intent on vacating chez uterus.
I'm working from home today, which is nice. However, one of the other two support reps called out so it's just me and the one who doesn't like to do any work. Seriously, there's a voice mail that's been hanging out since Friday at 11:30am. WTF. And this same person took the time to transcribe it, but didn't call them back. So frustrating.
allonsy221b hope your ice cream is delicious and you get to see LO soon!
Another member of the still pregnant / will I ever go into labor crew here, though I keep trying to remind myself EDD isn't even until Thursday. MIL kept asking yesterday 'are you having any pains? any twinges? any feelings?' and I finally told her it didn't actually matter, until I was having increasing timeable contractions there's no way to tell when LO is coming. The more people ask about labor signs, the more I feel like I'm doing something wrong.
It was supposed to freeze here last night, which is unfortunate because I live in Louisiana - land of a hundred thousand bridges and no winter salt supply - but of course it was a false alarm. Possibly could freeze this afternoon if the rain actually comes; it's cold enough. I don't much care either way since we're 3 minutes from the hospital in good weather & DH has a truck, but our families aren't quite as conveniently close.
The more people ask about labor signs, the more I feel like I'm doing something wrong.
Doesn't it feel like there's some sort of secret Labor Button that you're supposed to push to get this whole thing started, except that no one told you you had to and you have no idea where it is?
allonsy221b hope your ice cream is delicious and you get to see LO soon!
Another member of the still pregnant / will I ever go into labor crew here, though I keep trying to remind myself EDD isn't even until Thursday. MIL kept asking yesterday 'are you having any pains? any twinges? any feelings?' and I finally told her it didn't actually matter, until I was having increasing timeable contractions there's no way to tell when LO is coming. The more people ask about labor signs, the more I feel like I'm doing something wrong.
It was supposed to freeze here last night, which is unfortunate because I live in Louisiana - land of a hundred thousand bridges and no winter salt supply - but of course it was a false alarm. Possibly could freeze this afternoon if the rain actually comes; it's cold enough. I don't much care either way since we're 3 minutes from the hospital in good weather & DH has a truck, but our families aren't quite as conveniently close.
Same with the questions about signs! Ugh.
Also, we're supposed to get freezing rain tomorrow. I'm in Charleston, so we have lots of bridges and already bad drivers who don't know how to drive in icy conditions. Luckily we have a back way to get to the hospital, but the grandparents would have to go over bridges. THAT could solve my "I don't want people waiting at the hospital dilemma", haha.
The more people ask about labor signs, the more I feel like I'm doing something wrong.
Doesn't it feel like there's some sort of secret Labor Button that you're supposed to push to get this whole thing started, except that no one told you you had to and you have no idea where it is?
YES. I'm starting to think I skipped the chapter in What to Expect When You're Expecting on how to actually get this baby out.
Also, I'm really sick of everyone at working saying, "Why are you still here?" Um, because I obviously have nowhere else to be? I wish I had taken time off just so I could avoid the questions. But at the same time, I'm so glad I decided to work until I went into labor because if I was sitting at home waiting for something to happen, I would go crazy.
Doesn't it feel like there's some sort of secret Labor Button that you're supposed to push to get this whole thing started, except that no one told you you had to and you have no idea where it is?
YES. I'm starting to think I skipped the chapter in What to Expect When You're Expecting on how to actually get this baby out.
Also, I'm really sick of everyone at working saying, "Why are you still here?" Um, because I obviously have nowhere else to be? I wish I had taken time off just so I could avoid the questions. But at the same time, I'm so glad I decided to work until I went into labor because if I was sitting at home waiting for something to happen, I would go crazy.
Exactly my predicament. I really want to tell them, Hey, if you just give me your PTO I could be home and much more comfortable. That would shut them up. But I'm glad I'm here, too, if only because I eat better and walk more than if I was home around all the brownies and Netflix.
Post by 2mrsks (mrs&mrsk) on Feb 23, 2015 9:44:44 GMT -5
I'm home partly bc of the questions also bc I'm useless now since everything has been reassigned. I have plenty of time and I would rather be home to try tricks to get baby out .
The more people ask about labor signs, the more I feel like I'm doing something wrong.
Doesn't it feel like there's some sort of secret Labor Button that you're supposed to push to get this whole thing started, except that no one told you you had to and you have no idea where it is?
Yes!! Did I miss that memo? Can someone let me in on the secret? I guess I could go ask TB or BabyCenter and get lots of answers.
Post by valentino2013 on Feb 23, 2015 9:50:05 GMT -5
Still pregnant but saw the doctor today and she sees a little progress. Im scheduled for induction Thursday night with the hope she comes on her own in the mean time.
miniwheat- this is my first so I've never potty trained my own child, but I have worked with many families as a preschool teacher. It's normal for some children to have trouble articulating the need to go and 2.5 is still young. I know it feels like you have been training forever, but she will get it eventually. Keep reminding her (as often as possible with a newborn, easier said than done I know) and give her lots of praise for going especially if she asks. Praise and encouragement are key. Does she need your assistance or can she do things on her own? If she's pretty independent you can set an alarm every hour to remind her to try. She may also have a little regression with a new sibling at home. Hope that's helpful, good luck!!
YES. I'm starting to think I skipped the chapter in What to Expect When You're Expecting on how to actually get this baby out.
Also, I'm really sick of everyone at working saying, "Why are you still here?" Um, because I obviously have nowhere else to be? I wish I had taken time off just so I could avoid the questions. But at the same time, I'm so glad I decided to work until I went into labor because if I was sitting at home waiting for something to happen, I would go crazy.
Exactly my predicament. I really want to tell them, Hey, if you just give me your PTO I could be home and much more comfortable. That would shut them up. But I'm glad I'm here, too, if only because I eat better and walk more than if I was home around all the brownies and Netflix.
Agreed on working til the end to save sanity, though I am WFH due to weather, which is nice because this yoga ball is much better for my low back than my desk at work.
One of DH's patients freaked out on him last week 'what are you doing at the office if you have a baby due next week?' Uh, crazy, let me list the reasons. He's not pregnant. I'm still pregnant. I'm still at work. It could be over 2 weeks before baby shows up. And let's not even get into the total farce that is 'maternity (or paternity HA) leave' - not going to squander those 6 unpaid weeks.
DH went to the hockey game last night and one of the ladies there (they've had season tickets near each other for years) was all, "no one's at home with your wife??"
I don't think they realize that we live about 5 minutes from there. Also there were no signs of labor at all.
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