Post by rikkiandjulie on Sept 17, 2015 8:11:20 GMT -5
I'm frequenting star bucks while in KC, even though my own work serves coffee. It's just on the way, and I need something for the drive. DW has a beta today. I'm praying for a miracle, but I know it'll be negative. She also has an HSG this month.
Sidenote I was TOTALLY doing this in the DT at Sbux, and the lady ahead of me paid for mine. I'm so excited
I'm in a college class and I'm 4 weeks into it already. I already feel like I don't completely understand the material and we have a whopper of an exam on Monday over 6-7 chapters. Pre-baby, I was a straight A student. Now, I'll be lucky to get through this thing with a C.
****loss and living child discussed***** We're queer. I'm 34, have severe stage 4 endo, and both fallopian tubes are gone. My love ("Manada" 33) was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve. We did Partner IVF (my eggs, her uterus). We lost our twins Tav.in and Ca.sey at 21 weeks gestation.
I have gotten to the point in pregnancy where I feel hot all the time (which is very unusual for non-pregnant me - I am usually cold). This happened with my last pregnancy too. I used to refer to William as my personal space heater. I feel like I am sweating at work a lot. Yuck!
I don't like the lunch I brought to work today. I wish I had a yummy sandwich of some sort as well. Bah Humbug.
Congratulations, crazyaunt84, - You WILL sleep again. It might be awhile, but I slept a peaceful 8+ hrs last night while my twins slept 10. It will happen.
Gray got new glasses yesterday (same frames, new lenses) and he was miserable last night due to the stronger prescription. Hopefully today is better. I was half expecting to hear from school.
I tried to watch Neil Patrick Harris's new show...thumbs down.
The presidential debate last night nearly made my head explode. Holy moly. But my FB feed was hysterical with commentary.
I tried to watch Neil Patrick Harris's new show...thumbs down.
The presidential debate last night nearly made my head explode. Holy moly. But my FB feed was hysterical with commentary.
I have both of these things currently in my DVR.
I was planning to watch the debate tonight with the ability to fast forward. I have already read a little bit about it (and I've seen a bit of that FB commentary on my feed as well), but I still think I have to see some of this nonsense myself.
the NPH show might just get deleted at this point. I'm not sure I even care to try and watch it after what I have heard about it. Bummer.
crazyaunt84, you don't need twins to never sleep again, just ask R. My wife and I decided last week that having twins would be easier than a toddler and newborn:)
crazyaunt84, you don't need twins to never sleep again, just ask R. My wife and I decided last week that having twins would be easier than a toddler and newborn:)
I totally agree. I think having 2 kids the same age is a LOT easier than kids with differing ages.
crazyaunt84, you don't need twins to never sleep again, just ask R. My wife and I decided last week that having twins would be easier than a toddler and newborn:)
I totally agree. I think having 2 kids the same age is a LOT easier than kids with differing ages.
The panicky pregnant lady over here is just going to stop reading this commentary now! I am going to pretend that 2 under 2 (a newborn and a 19 month old to be exact) is going to be "not that bad" for the time being. K, thanks.
So Ellis slept for a 5.5 hour stretch last night (basically unheard of) but then wouldn't sleep after she woke up at 5. Finally got her to sleep about 7 on my chest. And until 3pm she cried/screamed if she wasn't actively breastfeeding or asleep at the breast (no moving her allowed). However I had to get off the breastfeeding chair/couch so I put up with her screaming for long enough to get her into the stretchy wrap. Then when I got walking, she went to sleep!!! We walked across the street to the "mall" and I got some lunch at the food court and went to the drug store where I bought chips and cookies. She was still asleep when I got home so I kept wearing her while I got dinner started. She let me take her out of the wrap and stayed asleep on my chest when I sat down. Soon there will be crying again because she will wake up to eat. But right now there isn't. she and I are both happy!
****loss and living child discussed***** We're queer. I'm 34, have severe stage 4 endo, and both fallopian tubes are gone. My love ("Manada" 33) was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve. We did Partner IVF (my eggs, her uterus). We lost our twins Tav.in and Ca.sey at 21 weeks gestation.
Post by dannigirl on Sept 17, 2015 17:53:52 GMT -5
Stupid garage doors!!! So we just got both garage doors replaced Monday. And last night one of the brackets let go, so that meant we couldn't pull the car out and I had to hitch a ride with a friend to work for our course today. So this morning Jo went to pull the truck out of the other side and suddenly the door dropped about a foot and she couldn't get the truck out! So she had to ride her bike to work. The garage guys are outside working on the doors right now. It's nice to have new things... When they work! Ugh...
One good thing, today is my last dose of femara. Yay!
So I picked up big G from daycare and he clearly has a cold. We get home and little G needs to nurse. Big G can't go outside because it's pouring, but the dog needs to go out (badly). He freaks out and get sooooooper mad that I'm feeding the baby. He wants to be held (of course because he's sick poor kid). This is the moment my Mom decides to retreat to the den to watch the effing news. Really??
crazyaunt84-- I love those onesies. Congrats! I must of missed the news earlier this week. I'm so excited for you!!!
As for random thoughts, I let C eat some raw pizza dough at our local pizza restaurant and I'm now freaking out about it. They will throw dough over for the kids to play with. C started to eat it and had probably 3 large bites and I took it away. They don't use eggs so I wasn't too worried about it. Then my friend's kid threw some over our side of the table and she ate more and I was literally chasing her around the restaurant trying to get it back.
I am worried because she has been crazy hyper ( although that could be the m&ms) and I'm afraid the yeast can cause a small amount of alcohol to be produced. Everything on internet said it should be ok but I feel really crappy about it. And I'm sleeping in her room now in case she gets an upset stomach.
Haha. I'm not one to give people the Facebook version of life; I keep it real! We knew having 2U2 was going to be hard and from friends who have been there done that, they say the first 6 months are hell then it gets way better. We're just in the hard as hell part. Like yesterday, R tried feeding L Kix cereal, then later on I was nursing L and had to jump up off the couch to save R from killing himself on something. It's a juggling act for sure meeting everyone's needs and keeping everyone happy but I would do this all over again:)
karlamo - I like the realness. And I know it is going to be hard. I am not REALLY in that much denial. I just pretend in order to not stress too much in advance. I mean really, it will be what it will be no matter what. Stressing now will not make it easier later. We have just been spoiled with a relatively easy kiddo the first time around. I know that, and so I think that is why turning this parenting gig on its head scares me a bit more than perhaps it should. I know we will be fine, and I so admire you and others here (jgy, jazibel, etc.) who have been there done that and/or are living this now! You guys are all rocking it!
kh826, we are definitely NOT rocking it over here. But we're all still alive and I count that as a pretty big accomplishment.
So both kids were up all night. S was upstairs so she dealt with big G. I was in the den with little g so I dealt with him (which I have to do because nursing). Anyway, we realized some time around 3am that G would need to go to the Dr. today. So we did that and, as usual, when I'm questioning myself about whether he needs to go in or not then we get there and it's totally a bigger deal than I had understood. They nebulized him twice back to back (something they won't let us do at home) and gave him a giant dose of steroids. Looks like the poor kid is heading down a track of asthma. Ugh. Well, at least that's not contagious, right?
My Mom leaves town tomorrow morning and while I'm terrified to be without that extra set of hands, I am SO READY for it to be just us for a few days. S's parents come in next week Thursday and I'm guessing by then we'll be ready for the help again.
So did you say first 6 months? Okay then, only 5 to go!
karlamo, does R get upset at all when you are feeding L? If so, how do you handle it?
jgy, he does get upset. Not every time but he when he wants us to pay attention to him it's at that exact moment. Luckily my wife has been around to help meet R's needs but that won't always be the case. Yesterday I went to Toys R Us and bought play dough and markers for him to play with when I'm nursing L. My LC recommended that we get a basket of toys that he's only allowed to play with when I'm nursing L. I'm going to try it out. It's especially hard when L cluster feeds cause he's on the boob ALL DAY LONG. Otherwise I do a lot of nursing while standing, chasing R around. It's amazing what new skills you learn on the fly;)
karlamo yes exactly. It's not every time, but we he wants my attention, he sure wants it! We got the same suggestion about special toys but I honestly just don't think that's going to work with G. I hate to admit it, but he's developed a serious addiction to watching videos of construction equipment. Not sure how I'm going to break him of the habit of wanting to watch them all.the.time, but maybe I can reserve those as a special nursing-time treat? I will put some thought into that.
Honestly, everything has been so enormously effed up for G what with being sick twice now, and having multiple family members in and out of town. His schedule has gotten obliterated and despite my best efforts, he's gotten tons of mixed messages about what the rules are and what he can/can't do along with what he can get away with. It's total survival mode up in here and it's driving me nuts.
I am NOT looking forward to figuring out how to simultaneously nurse g and nebulize G tomorrow. Because I know that's going tonnage to happen. Ugh.
jgy, big G is sick again? WTF. I'm sorry. Dealing with a sick toddler and a newborn is a nightmare. I hope he feels better fast. When R was sick and we literally just got home with L, I cried. Those nebulizer treatments are a PITA but they work. We would let R watch sesame st music videos while he got his down. It was the only way to keep him still for 3 min.
So I gave you the text book answer for keeping R entertained while I nurse. The real life approach I plan on trying: IPad games! Haha. We never let him play them but since having L we downloaded a few apps like Elmo something or another and he LOVES it. It will keep him busy for at least 15 min. Just long enough to nurse one side. I plan on letting that be a special nursing treat. The games educational and better than watching tv I think. We find that we are breaking a lot of rules we had prior to L. It's definitely survival mode over here too. We do need to be better about discipline though cause R is taking advantage of our newborn weakness and getting away with way too much. I need the weather to be less hot so I can get him outside more.
karlamo, yes. Breaking lots of rules and getting lax on discipline around here too. Well let me tell you we are now in hell. Because add to the normal newborn stuff, G's Pedi put him on Prednisone in addition to the nebulizer. It has literally turned him into a sociopath overnight. We are both in tears and completely at our breaking point. It's unreal ... he walks around the room just deliberately destroying shit. All of the parenting/discipline techniques that typically work with him are useless. I just keep having to tell myself that this is not my child, and he's not in his right mind. It works a little for me, not sure that works for S at all. And it certainly doesn't address his behavior or his frustration level at all.
So assuming that at some point we will return to a more normal level of toddler disobedience and lack of patience, can you send me the name of that iPad app next time you look at it? We were planning on reserving Digger/Dump Truck videos for nursing time, but I might need something else in my back pocket as well.
Oh and yes, just like for you guys, G was sick from the night we brought g home from the hospital, until 5 days later. He missed an entire week of daycare, and I got ZERO 1:1 time with little g for the first week we were home. And all of the help around the house that my Sister was trying to provide was gone as she was pretty much wrangling G the entire time.
Sorry this turned into a giant complaint post. I'm just delirious from lack of sleep right now and overwhelming frustration (and helplessness) at G's behavior. Someone send me wine!! Oh wait, I'm nursing. I can only have 1 at a time, and really want about 12 glasses, STAT.
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