elizabethnevadap leaps are based on due date and not birth date. Jack is in his first leap bc E is & we had the same EDD! She has been crazy the last few days.
Yea it's a leap. For a full term baby it is pretty accurate.
Would this hold true for late babies as well? W was a week late so I would count him as 4 weeks 4 days on the app?
I'm not sure what this is exactly but I kind of need to talk it out.
I think L is showing all the signs of maybe being able to sleep better in her own room. I'm having trouble with the idea of even trying it though. For some reason it makes me really nervous and sad to think of her being further than a foot away from me. Since the hospital, the only time she has been away from me in almost 6 weeks is the two hour nap DH let me have on Saturday and she was still in the house. I'm not sure why I'm resisting because we could both use the sleep but it's giving me anxiety to even consider it. With DS I was so grateful to get him into his crib and so I'm not sure what this is.
In the traumatic birth thread I sort of mentioned the feelings I was having about not wanting to let anyone else tend to her or be apart from her. I'm not sure if this is PPA? I always though PPA was more about worrying that something would happen to her? I know she will be fine and I'm not worried about her in any extreme way. I'm worried about being without her. Like I really don't want to be apart from her, and she is clearly ready and I am not which is making me question it. Thoughts?! I'm just confused about the whole thing and wondering if my birth experience is causing me to be unhealthily attached to her or if this is normal?
It's weird because in a sense I don't want it to go away because I'm feeling very overwhelming love for her.
Maybe none of this is strange I'm not sure. But surely I shouldn't be having trouble "letting go" already?
I didn't have a traumatic birth experience, so that could certainly be playing into it for you. But I did want to say that I don't think not being ready to sleep in separate places at 6 weeks old is weird. They still need us all the time, so I think it's natural to want to be close. With DS, I was happy to kick him out of our room at 5 weeks. Everyone slept better. I think that would probably be true with DD as well, but I'm hesitating for reasons I can't really articulate. Maybe I'm just lazy and don't want to haul my butt to her room on the other side of the house from our bedroom every time she needs to eat But in all seriousness, I was planning to kick her out at 6 weeks (this Wednesday), and am now considering putting it off a bit longer.
When you say she's not really apart from you, is that true for naps too? Aside from the one you mentioned, I mean. Maybe you could start with those in a different room to ease into it. And for what it's worth, I think it's still worth bringing up the possibility of PPA with your doctor, particularly after your experience. This may or may not be a symptom, but it's on your mind so I think it's worth talking about.
I'm not sure what this is exactly but I kind of need to talk it out.
I think L is showing all the signs of maybe being able to sleep better in her own room. I'm having trouble with the idea of even trying it though. For some reason it makes me really nervous and sad to think of her being further than a foot away from me. Since the hospital, the only time she has been away from me in almost 6 weeks is the two hour nap DH let me have on Saturday and she was still in the house. I'm not sure why I'm resisting because we could both use the sleep but it's giving me anxiety to even consider it. With DS I was so grateful to get him into his crib and so I'm not sure what this is.
In the traumatic birth thread I sort of mentioned the feelings I was having about not wanting to let anyone else tend to her or be apart from her. I'm not sure if this is PPA? I always though PPA was more about worrying that something would happen to her? I know she will be fine and I'm not worried about her in any extreme way. I'm worried about being without her. Like I really don't want to be apart from her, and she is clearly ready and I am not which is making me question it. Thoughts?! I'm just confused about the whole thing and wondering if my birth experience is causing me to be unhealthily attached to her or if this is normal?
It's weird because in a sense I don't want it to go away because I'm feeling very overwhelming love for her.
Maybe none of this is strange I'm not sure. But surely I shouldn't be having trouble "letting go" already?
I had a pretty traumatic birth with both my boys and have not felt these feelings. I think it's worth mentioning to your doctor. I would say that if its interfering with your everyday life then it's likely a cause for concern. I don't think there is anything wrong with not wanting to move her overnight. I don't want to say it sounds strange that you don't leave her alone for naps. I'm not sure what the word I am looking for is.... I just know I welcome the moments I can set Ethan down. I also welcome the moments I can leave the house alone. I guess I find this part to not be normal but I also think this kind of thing varies from person to person.
Post by RandomName on Sept 15, 2015 3:58:09 GMT -5
@piedpiper07 I didn't have a traumatic birth experience so my situation is different but I'm also not ready to move DS out of our room. With DD I was ready at like 3-4 weeks. This time around I prefer him nearby which works out great bc we don't have anywhere to move him at the moment.
i second what others have said, if your are having these feelings and wondering about PPA it's worth talking to your Dr about. It couldn't hurt and it might help ease your mind about what you're experiencing. Do you feel like no one else is able to care for baby like you or that you feel like you want her near at all times? Does that question make sense?
@piedpiper07 I didn't have a traumatic birth experience so my situation is different but I'm also not ready to move DS out of our room. With DD I was ready at like 3-4 weeks. This time around I prefer him nearby which works out great bc we don't have anywhere to move him at the moment.
i second what others have said, if your are having these feelings and wondering about PPA it's worth talking to your Dr about. It couldn't hurt and it might help ease your mind about what you're experiencing. Do you feel like no one else is able to care for baby like you or that you feel like you want her near at all times? Does that question make sense?
I just looked up the symptoms of PPA. This conversation got me wondering if I have it. My LO is 6 weeks and there is absolutely no way I could have her sleep anywhere but right beside me. She naps in my arms during the day. I definitely have the feeling that no one can take care of her as well as I can (including H) and that I want to be with her all the time. I honestly didnt think these feelings were weird, but I guess they are...?
However when I looked up the symptoms for PPA it doesn't really mention any of this. It says things like you have trouble eating and sleeping, which I definitely don't. I do worry about absolutely everything but that is just my personality and they aren't interfering with my ability to function.
Post by RandomName on Sept 15, 2015 4:24:07 GMT -5
zonagirl I wouldn't say those feelings are weird. At all. Instead it's how much a feeling interferes with your day to day functioning and how weird your personally feel they are.
I had a pretty traumatic birth with both my boys and have not felt these feelings. I think it's worth mentioning to your doctor. I would say that if its interfering with your everyday life then it's likely a cause for concern. I don't think there is anything wrong with not wanting to move her overnight. I don't want to say it sounds strange that you don't leave her alone for naps. I'm not sure what the word I am looking for is.... I just know I welcome the moments I can set Ethan down. I also welcome the moments I can leave the house alone. I guess I find this part to not be normal but I also think this kind of thing varies from person to person.
I'm having trouble putting my finger on it too. It is just strange since with DS I definitely was ready for help/babysitters/moments alone almost immediately, so it's making me question it.
I was the same way with DD1, I was happy for the help! With DD2 I'm more hesitant and want to do more myself. I've chalked it up to knowing she is my last baby. I'll never get to have the newborn snuggles again and I don't want to share.
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