Thank Spam It's Friday

[lilyelayne]

At least I think it's Friday. Having an 8 day old all my days blur together, especially since DH took off this week.

GTKY: do you get more rest on the weekends? Less? The same?

[lilyelayne]

Newborn photos got rescheduled to this afternoon. FX the sun comes out so we can have some natural light for photos.

GTKY: pre-baby I got a little more rest on the weekends. We spent half of last weekend in the hospital after having DS, so this is our first weekend home as a family. FTM so no kids home from daycare to add to the daily mix.

[aggiebug]

Hola. DD went 7hrs between feedings in the middle of the night and that was with us sort of encouraging her to wake up and eat and not stir and fall back asleep. I was getting concerned she was going too long for a 7wk old.

Somehow with all that sleep I am still tired Haha, but I am not complaining. Promise.

GTKY I am an early bird so pre baby I still got up early on the weekends. I would get maybe a little more sleep on the weekends but it was negligible. Now having H home means I have the chance of getting a decent nap in on the weekend that is harder to do when I am solo.

[sccurrier]

It's currently 4am and I'm pretty sure I haven't slept for crap since 12 even though my LO was out by 11. DD was coughing up a storm and I couldn't sleep till it calmed down after Vicks and medicine. This is the last of 4 to come down with a cough so I'm hoping it passes like the others without giving it to me, LO or FI. We've been lucky somehow to dodge it all the other times even though 4 year olds aren't so great at remembering to cover their mouths.

GTKY: I get just a tiny bit more sleep because I don't feel guilty at all handing FI our DS to take a nap or having him help with the MOTN routine. During the week there's no day time nap because I have a litter of kids and it's all me for MOTN feeds.

[aggiebug]

Boo that stinks sccurrier I hope you find some way to rest today.

[cloe111479]

Little but slept from about 10 pm until 3:45, which was awesome. She didn't fall back to sleep until 5 and fhen woke me up at 5:45. Ugh... And on the day my pain in the ass aunt is coming over. She's just falling back to sleep now at 6:40... But the minute I fall back to sleep DHs alarm is going to go off.

Ugh...

Oh and usually I get a little more sleep. I am going to force it this Saturday. Dh has gotten a nice ride this past week. He may even get night duty the whole night Saturday so I can have a break.

[misshart00]

Not a terrible night, but DD has decided she's done sleeping at 6 the past couple days. And she's super cranky. Then won't take a nap. Today will involve lots of Mickey Mouse.

MIL is coming tonight. I don't think I'll actually get more sleep with her here because I'll stress out.

Right now, I'm getting significantly less sleep on weekends because H is working weekends. Long days and he sometimes sleeps at work because he's only going to get three hours. So there's no point driving the 30 minutes home.

[toadandbuggie]

Happy Friday, everyone.

Today I am going to take a trip to the mall to take my engagement ring to the jeweler as a diamond has fallen out. I am excited to go with LO and see how I do by myself.

I think LO has been sleeping better? lol it all blurs together now. Last night he was down from about 10-1, and then from about 2-5, and then until 7. Not terrible, but I am still super tired because I never nap during the day. I was actually the one to unintentionally wake him up at 1 - I fell asleep nursing with the light on and woke up startled. Then of course I have to make sure he's alive by rousing him.

GTKY: I get the same on the weekends. H usually works Saturday so it's like another weekday for me, and then Sunday I usually let him sleep in and rest up since he has a labor intensive job and long commute so I worry about him being sleep deprived.

[cougarette]

N slept pretty well last night, but then wanted to eat at 6 and then again at 8. I'm ready for my breakfast, little man!

[toadandbuggie]

I'd also like to take this moment to complain about my mother.

She recently went to Florida for 3 weeks and got sick down there. They told her it was a sinus infection and gave her antibiotics. She didn't feel any better, so when she came home she went to her doctor who said "We're not sure what you have" and gave her stronger antibiotics which she said were working. However, she started taking them Saturday, and then on Tuesday really wanted to come see LO which I felt uncomfortable about especially since he just had his tongue tie procedure done.

I let her come over Wednesday because she said she was 100% better, but when she walked in the door she asked for tea with honey and tissues and sounded awful with a runny nose and cough. WTF MOM. I didn't let her hold him and she didn't stay long - she just wanted to "look at him."But I was terrified he was going to get sick.

Then yesterday was her actual bday and I wanted to wait until she actually did feel better before seeing LO again. After all, don't you want to hold him when you see him? When I asked her if she had a good bday she said "Was LO in it? Then no."

I'm so tired of the guilt trip.

[toadandbuggie]

aggiebug I am so jealous of your 7 hour stretch. I can't freaking wait.

[cougarette]

Oh I forgot the gtky.

It's hard to say since he's only 2 weeks old. It's nice having DH here during the day, though. Even though my mom came over every day this week its different with H.

I'm ready to start introducing a bottle so he can help with MOTN feedings during the weekend.

When is bf considered to be "well established"? He gained a half pound in 5 days.

[miniwheat]

WE SLEPT! (inert a chorus of heavenly sounds here)
Now we go skiing.

GTKY: I am an early bird so I never enjoyed a sleep-in. Since having kids, a day at work is more restful than a day at home. But I would stay home and be exhausted anyway over going to work and missing them. Weekends were exhausting.

[toadandbuggie]

cougarette, I think 2 weeks is fine. However I introduced a bottle immediately. I read conflicting advice on the subject, so I used my best judgement and LO has had no problem with going back and forth and my milk supply has been fine.

[miniwheat]

toadandbuggie, my mom is like that too. We got into it when DS was 8 days old because she was sick as a dog and insisted she come and see the kids. I said no. Then she told me kids need to be exposed to germs and I was being an overbearing mother and that I was trying to keep my kids from her. Total drama queen. I am sorry you got the guilt trip. Don't let it bug you!!

[toadandbuggie]

miniwheat, Glad my mom isn't the one one, although it sucks the kind of guilt moms can put on you. I've been having a hard time standing up for myself with my mom lately. I had a good talk with H the other day. He was like, "You're the mom, you make the decisions. You can say no."

[dacora]

DD has been staying up late these past few nights. The last two nights though, she slept about 6 hours straight which has been great.

She was being fussy last night and DH needed to get to sleep so I got up to take her into her room. She refused to settle down while I was holding her, even rocking her in the glider. She was either fussing at me, or just wide awake. Finally after about thirty minutes I put her down in her RNP and rocked her in it and she passed out after maybe 5-10 minutes.

It's silly, but I felt a little hurt that she wouldn't fall asleep in my arms.

[mands1125]

Omg. My patience with MIL is wearing very thin. She is constantly jumping in trying to soothe DD when she is fussy. She was crying in her crib so I got up to go get her and MIL jumps up and was like, I will hold her and calm her. I'm like, nooooo my kid, I will calm her. She has done this like 3 times in less than 24 hours now!!

[cougarette]

toadandbuggie, miniwheat, I've been experiencing the guilt trip with MIL.


She complained to DH that she had to ask to hold him. WTF he was sleeping when she came over then I was feeding him. We mentioned that we were going for a walk after he ate, so I started getting him ready and that's when she asked to hold him. I handed him over and yet she wasn't happy. She actually said, "can I hold him? I haven't got to hold him in several days". Ugh, she acts like we had him for her entertainment.

[mamabisme]

I'm so exhausted today. I knew not to trust all that great sleep DS was giving out on Wednesday night. Last night I went to bed, with him, at 9:30. He got up at 11:30 and remained up until 4:30. That entire 5 hour stretch was just one giant cycle of eating until he passed out, being put down and waking up screaming within 10 minutes. Throw a couple of diaper changes and a couple of rocking sessions in there and that was my night!

When I put him down I would alternate between the RNP, the bassinet and the swing just to see if there was one he'd be a little more happy in but he was just hating life last night. Oh well. You win some you lose some, right? Hopefully tonight will be better for all of us that are sleep deprived.

[mands1125]

Ugh so much MIL crap going on around these parts lately. Thank god I can commiserate with you girls. I am trying hard to not lose it and go bitch mode.

[missys]

Morning ladies. Hugs to all the sleeping and IL issues. Does anyone else have a grunty sleeper? LO sleeps quietly during naps and night but for some reason from 6-9 when he sleeps during this time he grunts and makes whiny stretching noises. He is swaddled and normally sleeps in the PnP but during this time I have to stick him in the RnP because he's kicking and stretching and noisy all while sleeping. I have no clue what's going on. The second I get up to see if he's ready to be awake he's passed out again. Wtf kid?

[misshart00]

Mar 13, 2015 9:37:20 GMT -5 missys said:

Morning ladies. Hugs to all the sleeping and IL issues. Does anyone else have a grunty sleeper? LO sleeps quietly during naps and night but for some reason from 6-9 when he sleeps during this time he grunts and makes whiny stretching noises. He is swaddled and normally sleeps in the PnP but during this time I have to stick him in the RnP because he's kicking and stretching and noisy all while sleeping. I have no clue what's going on. The second I get up to see if he's ready to be awake he's passed out again. Wtf kid?

Yep. Mine grunts and squeals all night. It's why we moved him to the other room.

[hollydfromtn]

Sorry for all of the MIL drama.

My MIL is on her way over today to watch DS while I go grocery shopping. I'm not quite ready to tackle that on my own with a newborn and she's off work on Fridays. I'm also gonna squeeze in a trip to target to get little man his eater outfit.

[mels823]

LO is 8 weeks old and we just cannot get any more sleep than 4 hours at a time. I want a 6 hour stretch of sleep, dammit!! Especially because it takes me forever to fall asleep so when she sleeps for 4 Im only doing 2 or 3.

I updated my hip dysplasia thread but it's back on page 4 so I doubt anyone will see it! She had her appointment with the specialist to put her harness on (Wednesday) and after the doctor checked her out she told us with great confidence that the problem is not worsening, but in fact getting better! No harness, a second ultrasound in 2 weeks, and if everything looks good we can avoid treatment all together. I don't cry from happiness too often but I sure did this time. Such great news to hear Of course, the ultrasound could still show that she needs the harness, but I'm just going to remain hopeful that it's all going to be ok!

Sorry for everyone with MIL issues! I hate to say it, but I love mine. She has been offering to watch her at least once a week for a few hours so we can grab dinner or a movie. Such a lovely lady!!

[misshart00]

Mar 13, 2015 10:01:23 GMT -5 mels823 said:

LO is 8 weeks old and we just cannot get any more sleep than 4 hours at a time. I want a 6 hour stretch of sleep, dammit!! Especially because it takes me forever to fall asleep so when she sleeps for 4 Im only doing 2 or 3.

I updated my hip dysplasia thread but it's back on page 4 so I doubt anyone will see it! She had her appointment with the specialist to put her harness on (Wednesday) and after the doctor checked her out she told us with great confidence that the problem is not worsening, but in fact getting better! No harness, a second ultrasound in 2 weeks, and if everything looks good we can avoid treatment all together. I don't cry from happiness too often but I sure did this time. Such great news to hear Of course, the ultrasound could still show that she needs the harness, but I'm just going to remain hopeful that it's all going to be ok!

Sorry for everyone with MIL issues! I hate to say it, but I love mine. She has been offering to watch her at least once a week for a few hours so we can grab dinner or a movie. Such a lovely lady!!

Yay for the hip issues getting better!!

And I wish I had that relationship with my MIL. She wants to come help (I truly believe that). But if we ask her to watch the kids, she acts like we're putting her out so much.

[mamabisme]

Mar 13, 2015 9:37:20 GMT -5 missys said:

Morning ladies. Hugs to all the sleeping and IL issues. Does anyone else have a grunty sleeper? LO sleeps quietly during naps and night but for some reason from 6-9 when he sleeps during this time he grunts and makes whiny stretching noises. He is swaddled and normally sleeps in the PnP but during this time I have to stick him in the RnP because he's kicking and stretching and noisy all while sleeping. I have no clue what's going on. The second I get up to see if he's ready to be awake he's passed out again. Wtf kid?

DS is 2 weeks and change and I have definitely noticed him getting progressively noisier in his sleep. He grunts, he snores and he makes these little "puppy noises," (if you've ever been around newborn puppies, that's what he sounds like). I'm ready to boot his cute little butt out of our room but he needs to get more consistent with his sleep first.

[cginge]

mels823, I will keep your little lady in my thoughts and prayers that things continue to improve and no treatment is needed!

I washed, blowdryed, and straightened my hair and put on makeup and not-sweatpants this morning and I look not-so-horrible (at least I don't look like I'm going to mug anyone, which is a great improvement over my recent look during the past couple of weeks).

I think my #momfail for the day is that I'm just now picking up my birth announcements to mail out (LO turned 1 month old on Wednesday). Oops.

[mamabisme]

Mar 13, 2015 10:01:23 GMT -5 mels823 said:

LO is 8 weeks old and we just cannot get any more sleep than 4 hours at a time. I want a 6 hour stretch of sleep, dammit!! Especially because it takes me forever to fall asleep so when she sleeps for 4 Im only doing 2 or 3.

I updated my hip dysplasia thread but it's back on page 4 so I doubt anyone will see it! She had her appointment with the specialist to put her harness on (Wednesday) and after the doctor checked her out she told us with great confidence that the problem is not worsening, but in fact getting better! No harness, a second ultrasound in 2 weeks, and if everything looks good we can avoid treatment all together. I don't cry from happiness too often but I sure did this time. Such great news to hear Of course, the ultrasound could still show that she needs the harness, but I'm just going to remain hopeful that it's all going to be ok!

Sorry for everyone with MIL issues! I hate to say it, but I love mine. She has been offering to watch her at least once a week for a few hours so we can grab dinner or a movie. Such a lovely lady!!

That's awesome news! T&P that she continues to improve!

[WittyLittle]

Mar 13, 2015 9:05:10 GMT -5 mands1125 said:

Omg. My patience with MIL is wearing very thin. She is constantly jumping in trying to soothe DD when she is fussy. She was crying in her crib so I got up to go get her and MIL jumps up and was like, I will hold her and calm her. I'm like, nooooo my kid, I will calm her. She has done this like 3 times in less than 24 hours now!!

I hear you! Good luck, i hope she gets the hint and stops soon! My in laws are visiting for a week and it's gotten to the stage where I MISS MY CHILD... Every coo and cry they're in top of it like a hawk. They don't speak english so trekking then to stop without gravely offending them is an art.