Our long stretches of sleep are over. Back to every 3 hours. And somehow I couldn't fall back asleep last night between 3-6. Poop.
Does anyone here have the mamaroo? Found one for $150 and thinking about it. This child is so hard to get to sleep during the day and sometimes I need to not wear her so I can shower or cook without being paranoid I'm going burn her.
Our long stretches of sleep are over. Back to every 3 hours. And somehow I couldn't fall back asleep last night between 3-6. Poop.
Does anyone here have the mamaroo? Found one for $150 and thinking about it. This child is so hard to get to sleep during the day and sometimes I need to not wear her so I can shower or cook without being paranoid I'm going burn her.
I swear it's one step forward and two steps back. A was 8lbs, 10oz at birth (Saturday) and at her first check up had lost 10 oz because my milk wasn't in. The doc gave us formula to supplement and I cried in the office and the whole way home. I felt like a failure. I spent all day doing skin to skin and nursing. Thursday we went back for a weight check and baby girl gained 2 oz which exceeded expectations and we never used the formula! Then of course she was a fussy feeder the rest of the day and went 5 hours without feeding overnight. I know some of you would kill for that but I just was awake watching her trying to get her to wake up so I could feed her. Finally we are nursing again. I know it hasn't even been a week yet so I'm being irrational but I just want to get the hang of this damn thing!!!
All I've done is complain and I'm sorry. I can't shake this sickness. Still cannot eat because of nausea and throwing up and diahrrea added in. What the hell body, you have to take care of a baby.
All I've done is complain and I'm sorry. I can't shake this sickness. Still cannot eat because of nausea and throwing up and diahrrea added in. What the hell body, you have to take care of a baby.
I'm sorry. I had the same issues. It was awful. I ended up back in the hospital for a night. Taking Zantac religiously did seem to help me as well.
All I've done is complain and I'm sorry. I can't shake this sickness. Still cannot eat because of nausea and throwing up and diahrrea added in. What the hell body, you have to take care of a baby.
I'm sorry. I had the same issues. It was awful. I ended up back in the hospital for a night. Taking Zantac religiously did seem to help me as well.
Post by mommabakes on Sept 11, 2015 7:41:34 GMT -5
DDs 2nd birthday is Sunday, and I think we're going to take her to the zoo today to celebrate it. Her party was last weekend, so this weekend will be just the 4 of us
DS finally gave me a decent night of sleep, with 4 hour stretches. Although the second wake up was rough, because he refused to be put down for nearly 2 hours :/
I pumped this morning and got 5ozs from just one side, with a hand pump. I'm excited to start working on a freezer stash. He's never had a bottle though, so hopefully he'll take one! I plan on trying it today. If he takes it without any trouble, I'll have to get some more bottles because I only have one. Any bottles you ladies love??
DDs 2nd birthday is Sunday, and I think we're going to take her to the zoo today to celebrate it. Her party was last weekend, so this weekend will be just the 4 of us
DS finally gave me a decent night of sleep, with 4 hour stretches. Although the second wake up was rough, because he refused to be put down for nearly 2 hours :/
I pumped this morning and got 5ozs from just one side, with a hand pump. I'm excited to start working on a freezer stash. He's never had a bottle though, so hopefully he'll take one! I plan on trying it today. If he takes it without any trouble, I'll have to get some more bottles because I only have one. Any bottles you ladies love??
Tommee tippee was good because the nipple was similar to the breast but he was super gassy so we switched to Dr browns.
I have the most violent let-down ever. My slower boob has caught up to the faster one, with a vengence it seems, and I might as well be using a water gun to squirt milk straight down the twins' throats. I really hope this normalises a little.
Yesterday, DH asked his boss to take a day's holiday today as he's exhausted and would like to be home with me/to catch up on his rest. His spineless boss said he'd prefer if he didn't, purely because the regional manager was paying their office a visit and he's scared of her. He actually said to DH, "can't you just catch up on sleep this evening and tonight?" Wow. We never thought of that. Thanks for sorting us out!
On the bright side, Eve slept for 5 hours last night, so DH got a good amount of catch up sleep while I tended to Aidan through the night. By the time Eve woke up, he took over so I could get a solid chunk of sleep, too. So looking forward to having him home this weekend, though!
LC will be here at 10 today, fingers crossed we can get back on track with BFing. The pedi has me supplementing with formula and Nora seems satisfied/less fussy. I feel like I've been starving my kid the past few weeks. Faaaantastic.
DH is in New Orleans for a bachelor party - he left last night and gets back Monday night. I'm fine with him being there but I'm nervous about running things solo for 4 days. Just send me ALL the coffee.
Post by bibliothecary on Sept 11, 2015 8:44:19 GMT -5
Ain't had a hot meal in forever, so I'm eating a cookie My undercarriage stitches mean I'm getting no nookie And now my husband's hiding out cause he hears G is fussing But he knows he better get him or else I'll start cussing
I'm talking 'bout everyone getting thrush (thrush) Midnight feedings I try to rush (rush) My letdown's starting to gush (gush)
Now, now, I NIP 'til they kick me out (out) But I just stare them down (down) Bitchface stare them down (down) Bitchface stare them dowwwwwwn
Nip slip in public Like I really give a shit Tonight, Imma cry Cause you'll wake up seven times Til tok on the clock But the fussing won't stop Whoa-oh oh oh Whoa-oh oh oh
Our long stretches of sleep are over. Back to every 3 hours. And somehow I couldn't fall back asleep last night between 3-6. Poop.
Does anyone here have the mamaroo? Found one for $150 and thinking about it. This child is so hard to get to sleep during the day and sometimes I need to not wear her so I can shower or cook without being paranoid I'm going burn her.
We got super lucky and scored one for $80. Teagan loves it and my friend's 7 month old uses it when they come over. She loves it too. We never use the sounds though. Just play our own music and baby girl passes out.
I swear it's one step forward and two steps back. A was 8lbs, 10oz at birth (Saturday) and at her first check up had lost 10 oz because my milk wasn't in. The doc gave us formula to supplement and I cried in the office and the whole way home. I felt like a failure. I spent all day doing skin to skin and nursing. Thursday we went back for a weight check and baby girl gained 2 oz which exceeded expectations and we never used the formula! Then of course she was a fussy feeder the rest of the day and went 5 hours without feeding overnight. I know some of you would kill for that but I just was awake watching her trying to get her to wake up so I could feed her. Finally we are nursing again. I know it hasn't even been a week yet so I'm being irrational but I just want to get the hang of this damn thing!!!
It gets better. In the first 3 days, E lost 17 oz. my milk didn't come in for two more days after that. I'd have to force her to stay awake to eat and it didn't always work. It took her 2 weeks to reach her birth weight and now she's a little piggy. Hugs!
I cannot get my boob to drain. I got some milk out of it (pumping) this morning, but it was super engorged and the top still feels hard and I can feel lumps in it. I've been trying to pump for an hour and a half, and using a heating pad and warm cloth. I don't know what else to do, and I also need to take care of a baby, so not a whole lot of time. I just don't want to get mastisis again!
I cannot get my boob to drain. I got some milk out of it (pumping) this morning, but it was super engorged and the top still feels hard and I can feel lumps in it. I've been trying to pump for an hour and a half, and using a heating pad and warm cloth. I don't know what else to do, and I also need to take care of a baby, so not a whole lot of time. I just don't want to get mastisis again!
I get this every so often. I've never gotten mastitis, so I can't comment about that part. What I do (once I notice it) is massage the boobs for like 5 minutes before pumping. Then I pump on letdown until it switches to regular. Then I stop and massage again. Repeat a couple times. Pump about half my usual time. Massage again. Finish pumping for the rest of usual time.
This is not a fast method though. Can you put baby in a bouncer or swing?
I cannot get my boob to drain. I got some milk out of it (pumping) this morning, but it was super engorged and the top still feels hard and I can feel lumps in it. I've been trying to pump for an hour and a half, and using a heating pad and warm cloth. I don't know what else to do, and I also need to take care of a baby, so not a whole lot of time. I just don't want to get mastisis again!
Have you tried massaging the lumps? That always helped me. There is also he trick of taking the backside of a comb and pressing it toward your nipple.
Ain't had a hot meal in forever, so I'm eating a cookie My undercarriage stitches mean I'm getting no nookie And now my husband's hiding out cause he hears G is fussing But he knows he better get him or else I'll start cussing
I'm talking 'bout everyone getting thrush (thrush) Midnight feedings I try to rush (rush) My letdown's starting to gush (gush)
Now, now, I NIP 'til they kick me out (out) But I just stare them down (down) Bitchface stare them down (down) Bitchface stare them dowwwwwwn
Nip slip in public Like I really give a shit Tonight, Imma cry Cause you'll wake up seven times Til tok on the clock But the fussing won't stop Whoa-oh oh oh Whoa-oh oh oh
This is amazing. My cousin and I have big dreams to write, record, and produce parody pop songs for teachers to use in the classroom to teach concepts. Example: Talk Dirty to Me becomes Speak Figuratively. We want to be really dorky and make music videos and go on elementary school tours. We will totally sign you to our label, you clearly have a gift for this
Post by htuzzi324 on Sept 11, 2015 10:23:24 GMT -5
bibliothecary, I like your version better than the original.
My kid is a farting machine today. And every time he farts he has to unlatch. So the last hour has been: nurse, unlatch, fart, want to latch again, wait no, I need to fart, unlatch. Repeat. I wish dd hadn't dumped the gas drops all over everything.
Our long stretches of sleep are over. Back to every 3 hours. And somehow I couldn't fall back asleep last night between 3-6. Poop.
Does anyone here have the mamaroo? Found one for $150 and thinking about it. This child is so hard to get to sleep during the day and sometimes I need to not wear her so I can shower or cook without being paranoid I'm going burn her.
Yes we have one. It is not a miracle worker but I use it daily. It does seem to settle her when she's fighting sleep and I need a break from rocking.bouncing.burping.bum patting.
RE: Sleeping at night We are pretty much every 2 hours here @ 5 weeks and 2 days. Also, he is a piggy. He was 6lbs 12oz at discharge from the hospital and was up to 9lbs 10oz at 2 weeks and a couple days. Now all of his 3 month clothes are getting a little snug. DS2 was such a good sleeper from the beginning so I forgot how sucky no sleep is.
Post by misstunes on Sept 11, 2015 11:08:51 GMT -5
Packing up all the newborn clothes!! She never fit in any of the footed stuff. Thought I was going to have to cut an outfit off her yesterday because apparently what goes on does not always come off as easily!
Post by elizabethnevadap on Sept 11, 2015 11:21:03 GMT -5
So... Psych appointment for postpartum anxiety today at 2pm. I was really trying to be strong. Waiting for the appointment is ironically making me anxious. Yesterday's birthday was good- H got gift certificates for some new clothes and baby stuff, a Saunders Bumpy Carrot Cake, and some flowers. I have to tell the flower's story because...hilarity. H stopped at this huge outside nursery to get me flowers; we've always wanted to stop there because they have a koi pond and some gardens with Buddha statues that you can walk around. Anyway, this little Asian woman runs it, and told H that they don't sell cut flowers because they are a "waste of money- snip snip DEAD!" She was following H around and kept trying to talk him into buying this pot of geraniums that looked like it got ran over by a car. She explained that they will last forever with little care, even though H knows she was just trying to unload them on him because they were on death's door. He gave into her, and I cracked up as he bust through the door with the dying geraniums. He said he knew I'd prefer them and the story over a boring bouquet. He was so right. Also, we were too tired to go out, so we ordered takeout from our favorite Italian place instead. we had a gift certificate from his parents, and we ordered the whole $100 worth. We ate a ton and still had plenty left for lunch and dinner today. Jack is crabby today. UgH
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