Wonderful Wednesday SPAM

[mishka29]

Mar 25, 2015 7:42:28 GMT -5 modernfairytale8709 said:

Good morning!

We had a rough night last night. DH thought he might be able to stay and help us through the night, but ended up with another panic attack and had to leave before xanax was necessary. I broke down crying after he left. I think the zero sleep I've been getting here combined with the emotional toll of having my baby poked and prodded and screaming in pain is just really getting to me. Being alone with an infant in a hospital in the middle of the night is the loneliest thing I've had to experience.
I've got a new appreciation for all the NICU mommas who've done this far longer than me. You women are so strong!

I'm looking forward to go home today, although DDs bottom is still sore from the ulcer, so she screams every time you even open her diaper.
I'm sure I'll sleep again someday.
I'm an emotional train wreck without sleep.

Hugs to you!  I'm sorry you are dealing with this. Fx your LO will do well on the medication and you'll be back home soon!

[mmarie]

My mom showed up late Monday night to help me get out if the house on time Tuesday morning. I even got to sleep an extra hour! After my appt I ran into a friend that I haven't seen since LO was born at the clinic and so we went over to her house and hung out for awhile. Then we went to lunch with my sister and to the craft store for some things for the wedding. It was a long day for the both of us. My mom stayed again last night so I could get some sleep. it was amazing! I still woke up about 3 am to pump but all I had to do was pump!

[mommadozer]

miniwheat that's an awful thing to say. Sorry you are dealing with that.

lilyelayne so much baggage to bring the pump and all of the bottles. Then, you have to pack the soap, bottle washer, the drying rack..... We have been going out of town quite a bit and I finally starting packing all of LO's stuff in a Rubbermaid container.

LO was amazing last night. Asleep at 9:30, feeding at 3am and woke up at 7am. This is my ideal schedule for him right now. DH is so damn loud in the morning. I want to slap him.

LO gets his 2 month immunizations this morning. Not looking forward to that and dealing with an upset baby rest of the day.

[miniwheat]

mrszee, We are going to discuss options at DS 2 month well visit. Our family Dr will look him over again and if she thinks there has been no change than we will be sent to an eye specialist. She said there they could start his file, do some preliminary testing and give is some tips on how to strengthen his eye muscles. She did warn us that there is also a lot of "wait and see" as it could just take time for him to grow out of. FX for healthy eyes for both our babies!

Thank you ladies for the support! Taking a huge step back from this friendship is whats best for me and for my kids. You guys are awesome. Thank you

[aggiebug]

After 14hrs of air travel I finally made it to my parents house last night thoroughly exhausted. DD was a champ all day. We are currently cuddling in bed while my parents are at the hospital for my mom's treatment.

[cginge]

Random thoughts of the morning:

LO's cry now has an annoying loud 'screamy' element to it. I swear it didn't sound like that yesterday. Weird.

I just extracted the hugest-ever booger from his nose. Thanks, NoseFrida.

We are taking car-loads to the new condo. DH loaded my car. I specifically asked him to make sure I can easily put LO's car seat in the car AND be able to see out the windows while driving so I don't, I dunno, crash into anyone on the hour-long drive up. He texts me to put the Moby and a broom and the RnP in the car and I go out to check my car. Lo and behold, it is CRAMMED full of crap. Thanks for listening, DH? And it's snowing. Blergh. Okay, I'm done venting. Going to go try to unload the car somewhat so I don't cause an accident.

[lilyelayne]

misshart00 glad the fight with your H was short lived & isn't hanging over you today

[missys]

boxerrrmama85 yay for your amazing husband! That sounds absolutely wonderful!

@nolagal happy for the non screaming baby and fingers crossed she is gaining

miniwheat my mouth literally dropped open reading your spam. Wtf lady? She is out of her freaking mind to say that shit. I'm furious for you

modernfairytale8709 you are my hero today. With everything you are going through I don't know how I would handle it but you are an amazing wife and mom

mels823 like everyone else I pictured pretty woman. What a bitch!

lilyelayne I'm jealous at how well nursing is going for you and completely agree that all of the parts and supplies are so annoying and inconvenient. With going back to work and my constant oversupply and engorgement I am transitioning to formula during the day and nursing at night. It's what is right for us but as I get a better handle on nursing it's a shame how easy it is versus all the extras needed to formula/pump feed.

My spam: my kid wakes up at 8 am no matter when he ate or how much he previously slept. Like clockwork he is grunting and getting his Houdini arms out of a swaddle. It is only at 8 am he becomes the hulk with his noises and shredding that swaddle!

[cloe111479]

I'm posting and running but someone had this on Facebook and it made me laugh all by myself.

[mrszee]

missys, I am just curious, was LO active in the womb at that time?? DD used to wake me up at 4 am and she still does, she is a morning girl and i am not!!

[mommadozer]

missys Houdini arms. Haha. That's a great name. I swear Hank is the Hulk when he was in his swaddle. Matter of minutes before he was out of it, even the Summer brand swaddle that velcros his arms in. Unreal, kiddo loves to have his arms above his head.

[toadandbuggie]

Mar 25, 2015 9:49:22 GMT -5 mommadozer said:

miniwheat that's an awful thing to say. Sorry you are dealing with that.

lilyelayne so much baggage to bring the pump and all of the bottles. Then, you have to pack the soap, bottle washer, the drying rack..... We have been going out of town quite a bit and I finally starting packing all of LO's stuff in a Rubbermaid container.

LO was amazing last night. Asleep at 9:30, feeding at 3am and woke up at 7am. This is my ideal schedule for him right now. DH is so damn loud in the morning. I want to slap him.

LO gets his 2 month immunizations this morning. Not looking forward to that and dealing with an upset baby rest of the day.

You made me chuckle with "I want to slap DH." I always say "I want to punch H in the face."

My LO got his 2 month shots too. They said if I was really lucky, he would be so tired from the shots he would sleep most of the day. Or he would be extra cranky. I got lucky. I hope you do too.

[toadandbuggie]

WWYD:

I had signed up for kickboxing last April before I got pregnant. The contract was for 1 year automatic payments and then after that I could end it. I had spoken to the owner after I got pregnant and wanted to be able to freeze my account for postpartum working out, but she said no unless I was a high risk pregnancy which I wasn't. Fine, ok, I signed up, I will pay every month. So I haven't been going since August and been paying. I asked her a week ago to end my automatic payment... she says I have credit from being pregnant and wouldn't have to pay for a while? I asked her to explain and she said she had to go and would explain later... but didn't. When I asked for confirmation my card wouldn't be charged again, she said "Sure, can you get a doctor's note clearing you to return? Then I can get you all set up."

...what? I'm so confused. I don't want to be mean, but lady, I can't afford it right now, so can you just not charge my card anymore???

[cloe111479]

Mar 25, 2015 13:35:11 GMT -5 toadandbuggie said:

WWYD:

I had signed up for kickboxing last April before I got pregnant. The contract was for 1 year automatic payments and then after that I could end it. I had spoken to the owner after I got pregnant and wanted to be able to freeze my account for postpartum working out, but she said no unless I was a high risk pregnancy which I wasn't. Fine, ok, I signed up, I will pay every month. So I haven't been going since August and been paying. I asked her a week ago to end my automatic payment... she says I have credit from being pregnant and wouldn't have to pay for a while? I asked her to explain and she said she had to go and would explain later... but didn't. When I asked for confirmation my card wouldn't be charged again, she said "Sure, can you get a doctor's note clearing you to return? Then I can get you all set up."

...what? I'm so confused. I don't want to be mean, but lady, I can't afford it right now, so can you just not charge my card anymore???

I'd pretty much tell her what you said in the last sentence. I'd love to be here but its just bit in the cards right now. Please stop charging my card.

Sometimes it's easier to just be blunt.

I pretty much had go do the same at my gym last year. I wasn't using it. So please cancel. If I want to come back I will.

[michelle142]

So my 1 month old is fitting into 3-6 month clothing!!! My DS was still in NB clothes at this point lol

[misshart00]

Just got DS's birth certificate today. One of the boxes asks for place of delivery. Mine says hospital. But one of the options is "home." Not a big deal, but I thought it was funny that directly after it, it says "planned delivery at home?" With yes or no boxes. That was my biggest fear y'all.

[mommadozer]

DS is in 3-6 month clothes at 2 months. Unreal, he does not even seem that big.

[missys]

Mar 25, 2015 14:29:55 GMT -5 @nolagal said:

Should we talk about Zayn leaving One Direction? Anybody?

I was a pop culture whore before my last trimester and feel so out of the loop now! I just found out today Cameron Diaz got married to the other Madden brother and I only heard about the One Direction drama because I happened to be in the car yesterday and heard it on the radio. Did they give a reason why? Yesterday's radio only mentioned he may have cheated in his fiance but I have no clue why that would cause him to leave.

[mommadozer]

Didn't they say he left due to "stress" related matters? I don't listen to the band but, I watch TMZ.

[dacora]

UO: I don't get the obsession with One Direction (I mean from adult ladies, I totally understand it from tweens). I eye roll so hard when I see all the avatars, signatures, and talk when I'm lurking Parenting. Is it sincere? Is it an elaborate joke? I don't understand.

[misshart00]

Mar 25, 2015 16:03:51 GMT -5 dacora said:

UO: I don't get the obsession with One Direction (I mean from adult ladies, I totally understand it from tweens). I eye roll so hard when I see all the avatars, signatures, and talk when I'm lurking Parenting. Is it sincere? Is it an elaborate joke? I don't understand.

I'm right there with you.

[cougarette]

We've been 2nd on the wait list for our first choice daycare. We had a spot at our second choice, and today I called them to start the registration process. Well after printing out the 30-page packet our first choice called saying our spot opened up! What are the odds?

Tomorrow I'm going by to pick up the packet. And call the other place to release our spot. I'm glad we hadn't yet paid the non-refundable application fee.

[cougarette]

Also, I went by Once Upon A Child today and got a brest friend pillow. Just nursed DS with it and I'm in love already. So much easier than my 3 other regular pillows.

[lilyelayne]

Could the 3 week growth spurt look like eating twice as much at every feeding instead of nursing more often? DS has gone from a one breast kid to wanting both & longer sessions.

[cougarette]

Mar 25, 2015 16:36:07 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Could the 3 week growth spurt look like eating twice as much at every feeding instead of nursing more often? DS has gone from a one breast kid to wanting both & longer sessions.

I'm also wondering if the 3 week growth spurt can come at 4 weeks. He's been a cranky butt the last several days and eating much more frequently. Also he gets very hangry.

On the other hand he's been sleeping great at night with long 4 and 5 hour stretches. But during the day... woo buddy.

[lilyelayne]

Mar 25, 2015 16:40:09 GMT -5 cougarette said:

Mar 25, 2015 16:36:07 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Could the 3 week growth spurt look like eating twice as much at every feeding instead of nursing more often? DS has gone from a one breast kid to wanting both & longer sessions.

I'm also wondering if the 3 week growth spurt can come at 4 weeks. He's been a cranky butt the last several days and eating much more frequently. Also he gets very hangry.

On the other hand he's been sleeping great at night with long 4 and 5 hour stretches. But during the day... woo buddy.

I figure 3 weeks is pretty approximate. Everyone is a special snowflake and all that. Glad he's sleeping at night still!

[cougarette]

lilyelayne I could see longer sessions being a part of his growth spurt.

I'm not sure if I would prefer longer or more frequent sessions. Either way it makes it hard to schedule appointments or know if you have enough time to make and eat lunch!

[misshart00]

Goody. Tornado on the ground and my power is flashing.

[cougarette]

Eek! Be safe misshart00!

[mmarie]

Oh no misshart00! Stay safe!!