Wednesday randoms...

[beersandweirs]

Totally anecdotal, but I noticed my supply seemed to be dropping so I starting drinking lactation tea and made some lactation cookies and my supply seemed to have bounced back, I am so glad! Related to that, my husband said the amount of fenugreek being consumed in this house makes him think that someone is always eating maple brown sugar oatmeal.

[sugarkissed]

I don't pump often because I stay at home, but I pumped yesterday and didn't get NEARLY as much as I used to. I'm not complaining though, maybe this oversupply is finally regulating.

DD1 is obsessed with the pump. If I accidentally leave it within reach she's walking around the house with it saying "baby bottle".

[sabrinaml]

Just heard back from our mortgage processor, she submitted our final papers to the underwriters today! Unfortunately due to the holiday we wont be able to close early but I'm alright with that. DH, C and I are heading out to see my dad's side of the family for thanksgiving anyways. We leave Wednesday late afternoon early evening and come back Sunday evening. Then walk through on Monday and close on Tuesday! Closing early would have only worked if we could have been done with everything and closed on the house Monday or Tuesday this week. But now I can announce it to our friends and family that for C's 6mth birthday we bought him a new house (He turns 6 months on closing day).

[tiffbot]

I am officially in my last month of my 20s as of today.

[Deleted]

I think my BF and pumping is about to be over. I originally thought I was going to FF so the fact that I am here at 5+ months doing any nursing at all is a huge accomplishment. He only nurses one time a day at this point. I cannot pump regularly with my court schedule. My supply is pretty much just gone. He's been supplemented from day one so I'm fine with formula, but I'm not ready to give up our one time, even though he is starting to refuse that session too. If you told me six months ago I would feel this way I would never have believed you.

[erbear]

I only ever get 3 oz at a time pumping. One time I got 3.5 and that was after going 5 hours.

LO has thrush. I just had to take her to walk in hours at her pediatrician and thankfully it took less than an hour. I need to go pick up her medication and boil her soothies and toys, but is there anything else I should do?

[beersandweirs]

I am annoyed. My maternity leave coverage is still in place, since I haven't returned on site yet. She keeps sending me stuff that she wants me to take on, because she doesn't have time. However, these are all things that should be done by the person actually physically on site, and the stuff she is busy with is not priority.

[periwinkledaydreams]

I've been MIA with a migraine from hell for the past 5 days. My neurologist's APRN gave me a script 2 days ago that only made things worse, and then the on-call doc directed me to go to the ER MOTN. Easier said than done. Cue callin my neuro yeterday AM only to be told (very nonchalantly) that the med her nurse had given me was the wrong thing, only meant to be taken at the first sign of a migraine and that "of course it didn't work if you were on your 3rd day". Um, well I'm not a medical professional so I trusted the person who was???

Anyway, another medical experiment later, I'm feeling somewhat better. Hello!

I'm going to have to deactivate my Facebook before I get uninvited from the Holidays. Never realized the extremes of bigotry in mi familia. I'm deeply saddened.

Tis all folks. Random Periwinkle Out!

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Nov 18, 2015 11:54:53 GMT -5 carrots said:

Nov 18, 2015 11:38:18 GMT -5 @jimbobcooter said:

I think my BF and pumping is about to be over. I originally thought I was going to FF so the fact that I am here at 5+ months doing any nursing at all is a huge accomplishment. He only nurses one time a day at this point. I cannot pump regularly with my court schedule. My supply is pretty much just gone. He's been supplemented from day one so I'm fine with formula, but I'm not ready to give up our one time, even though he is starting to refuse that session too. If you told me six months ago I would feel this way I would never have believed you.

Can you try dropping the pumping and just nurse the one time a day?  My supply is dropping too and when I get to the point where the pumping isn't worth it, I'm hoping I can still nurse in the morning and FF the rest of the day.  I'm with you that I'm pretty attached to that one feeding a day that I get to nurse and will be sad if that comes to an end soon. BF has been such a mindfuck for me.

I only pump one time a day, right before I go to bed.  He won't take the boob before bedtime so I've been doing the pump out of fear it will completely dry up.  He was doing his one nursing session a day at 3 am but we've changed that to 7 am, when he wakes up, for sleep reasons. It only takes him 5 minutes to go back to sleep now, instead of being up for an hour.  Since changing it to 7am my evening supply has tanked from 3 oz to not even 1 oz.  I'm frankly tired of having to remember to pump before bed but can't seem to stop.  I suspect if I do stop then it will all just be over.  I can't believe I'm so attached to something I didn't really want to do in the first place. 

[erbear]

periwinkledaydreams a lot of us said yesterday we're on the F Facebook train right now, so we're right there with you. Hope you feel better!

[periwinkledaydreams]

Thanks erbear. Most likely my own fault for the wine I've been drinking lately. I desperately wanted to believe I could go back to my old "normal". It appears no, alcohol is probably off the table. Cue panic tears!

[mrsdee1982]

My hair was greasy AF last night but I was too tired to care. So this morning, I woke early, showered, blew dry and flat ironed my hair (1 hour long process, start to finish). Picked up LO to say good bye. She threw up in my hair.

I also had no oatmeal left, so all I had to bring with me for breakfast was a banana.

[billyhorrible]

Nov 18, 2015 11:10:27 GMT -5 stcyct said:

I just dripped a puddle of breastmilk on my pants while pumping at work. Classy AND professional!

I pumped 2.5 oz. seriously? That's it?

I've been pumping in my car while in court for the past month, so there is breastmilk allllll over my leather seats and center console.  Good times.

[trixi282]

Nov 18, 2015 12:06:06 GMT -5 erbear said:

I only ever get 3 oz at a time pumping. One time I got 3.5 and that was after going 5 hours.

LO has thrush. I just had to take her to walk in hours at her pediatrician and thankfully it took less than an hour. I need to go pick up her medication and boil her soothies and toys, but is there anything else I should do?

I would douse any soft toys in Lysol if they can't be tossed in the wash (things with music or electronics inside them).  I hope it clears up quickly.  Thrush sucks. E had it in the NICU and it took over a week to get rid of it completely.  She got Nystatin for 10 days and had her mouth "painted" with Gentian Violet twice.

As for pumping, the best I ever did was just around 5oz and that only happened a few times.  Typically the best I would get was early morning (after not pumping all night) and I could get about 4oz.  Normally I only got around 3 on average.

[tiffbot]

Nov 18, 2015 13:22:15 GMT -5 budders said:

I keep thinking it's Thursday.

It's not.

I read this and thought 'oh poor girl and it's only Tuesday!'

In the Wednesday randoms thread too...

[periwinkledaydreams]

Nov 18, 2015 12:53:42 GMT -5 Kristykristyleelee said:

Nov 18, 2015 12:44:03 GMT -5 periwinkledaydreams said:

Thanks erbear. Most likely my own fault for the wine I've been drinking lately. I desperately wanted to believe I could go back to my old "normal". It appears no, alcohol is probably off the table. Cue panic tears!

I am so sorry for your loss..

 

Thank you. Truly. Deeply. Thank you.

[jessila]

My 14 yo nephew had surgery this morning to place an implant that has a 66% chance of controlling his seizures. He was born at 26w and had brain hemorrhaging when he was 3mo old. He started having seizures when he was around 3 yo. They have yet to really completely identify what causes them. They originally started as absence seizures (he would basically stare off into space and become unresponsive), moved to petite mal, and finally became grand mal. Whenever he has a seizure you have to drop him to the ground which is hard because he's 5'6" and almost 200lbs.

So if you have any prayers to send that this is an answer for our family, they'd be appreciated.

[trixi282]

Nov 18, 2015 12:44:03 GMT -5 periwinkledaydreams said:

Thanks erbear. Most likely my own fault for the wine I've been drinking lately. I desperately wanted to believe I could go back to my old "normal". It appears no, alcohol is probably off the table. Cue panic tears!

A friend of mine with chronic migraines can only drink clear liquor.... so basically vodka is her alcohol friend (since I think she doesn't like Rum or Tequila).  Wine, beer, and some other liquors just add to her misery.

My sister however can drink wine without added migraines....

[periwinkledaydreams]

Nov 18, 2015 14:08:36 GMT -5 trixi282 said:

Nov 18, 2015 12:44:03 GMT -5 periwinkledaydreams said:

Thanks erbear. Most likely my own fault for the wine I've been drinking lately. I desperately wanted to believe I could go back to my old "normal". It appears no, alcohol is probably off the table. Cue panic tears!

A friend of mine with chronic migraines can only drink clear liquor.... so basically vodka is her alcohol friend (since I think she doesn't like Rum or Tequila).  Wine, beer, and some other liquors just add to her misery.

My sister however can drink wine without added migraines....

So you're saying I should give my pal gin a go one of these days lol?!

[trixi282]

jessila, the love tit is for support!

My random: as much as I'm excited for the holidays... I'm also kind of dreading them. It’s a horrible thing to say, but we have lots of family things coming up and I hate being the “hard core mom” that I never had to be with J when shew as a baby.... Making people wash their hands, and “be careful with the baby” kind of crap… but E has her own set of struggles and as normal as she looks, people don’t always understand (even in reading my updates to family and friends) how much we need to keep an eye out for her when it comes to germs.

A cold can turn into pneumonia very quickly for her… and already did! I just hope we don’t have to explain too much and people don’t judge me for being so careful with her. I’m the furthest thing from a germaphobe, but the poor thing has already been through so much – and although people know that, it’s easy for them to forget because they don't see her on a regular basis and don't have to deal with the aftermath of germy hands touching her...

[trixi282]

Nov 18, 2015 14:14:45 GMT -5 periwinkledaydreams said:

Nov 18, 2015 14:08:36 GMT -5 trixi282 said:

A friend of mine with chronic migraines can only drink clear liquor.... so basically vodka is her alcohol friend (since I think she doesn't like Rum or Tequila).  Wine, beer, and some other liquors just add to her misery.

My sister however can drink wine without added migraines....

So you're saying I should give my pal gin a go one of these days lol?!

If you're willing to take a chance, I say go for it!  It might be a failed experiment... or it might be a good option to get your drink on.

[jessila]

periwinkledaydreams, I am (was? none since LO was born) a migraine sufferer. Red wine kicks my ass and gives me days long migraines. But white wine doesn't Maybe it will be the same for you. I hope it is because wine.
Also, aspartame gives me migraines as well. So I just avoid all fake sugars.

[baytosa2013]

Nov 18, 2015 11:54:53 GMT -5 carrots said:

Nov 18, 2015 11:38:18 GMT -5 @jimbobcooter said:

I think my BF and pumping is about to be over. I originally thought I was going to FF so the fact that I am here at 5+ months doing any nursing at all is a huge accomplishment. He only nurses one time a day at this point. I cannot pump regularly with my court schedule. My supply is pretty much just gone. He's been supplemented from day one so I'm fine with formula, but I'm not ready to give up our one time, even though he is starting to refuse that session too. If you told me six months ago I would feel this way I would never have believed you.

Can you try dropping the pumping and just nurse the one time a day?  My supply is dropping too and when I get to the point where the pumping isn't worth it, I'm hoping I can still nurse in the morning and FF the rest of the day.  I'm with you that I'm pretty attached to that one feeding a day that I get to nurse and will be sad if that comes to an end soon. BF has been such a mindfuck for me.

Completely and totally YES!  I didn't even really get to BF because my milk never really came in but I tried and tried for weeks and even rented the hospital grade pump.  When we went in to see the LC and finally decided to call it I totally lost my shit and cried for days even though I knew since before I ever got pregnant this would potentially happen.  It still messed me up because LO actually had a great latch and wanted to feed from day one.  I let her comfort nurse for as long as she wanted and one day she just started refusing...cue tears again.  It does get better though and we still bond and "talk" while she's getting the bottle. 

[kemdupuis]

Nov 18, 2015 11:38:18 GMT -5 @jimbobcooter said:

I think my BF and pumping is about to be over. I originally thought I was going to FF so the fact that I am here at 5+ months doing any nursing at all is a huge accomplishment. He only nurses one time a day at this point. I cannot pump regularly with my court schedule. My supply is pretty much just gone. He's been supplemented from day one so I'm fine with formula, but I'm not ready to give up our one time, even though he is starting to refuse that session too. If you told me six months ago I would feel this way I would never have believed you.

DH was suggesting to me that we start supplementing- and I found myself being sooooo protective of "our" time. I'm with you- never thought I would feel that way, but the bond I have with B through BFing is incredible (not saying that FF moms don't bond with their babies- there are many, many ways to bond. BFing is just one way). I think it is impressive that you've made it this far, and if switching exclusively to formula at this point is the right decision for you and your schedule, go for it! Yay for keeping babies alive and happy!

[tiffbot]

Um guys, I sat in the living room for about 10 minutes watching DD repeatedly attempt to pull herself standing by this thing. She would get about 3 inches off the ground and tip back onto her bum.

Seriously. Stop. She's 5.5 months old.



Poof

[sabrinaml]

C has been a real treat today.... Its 5pm and the kid has only slept for 50 minutes (he woke up at 7). he is beyond tired but refuses to take a nap for me. We stayed home yesterday because he wasn't feeling well in the morning but did great the rest of the day (I'm thinking teething but who knows.) So I figured today we would be fine to go into work for a while this afternoon. NOPE!! Not unless I wanted to listen to him scream bloody murder. Eventually I just got up and left to go home. I dont need DH walking up front and yelling at me to make him to stop crying because all the customers can hear him.
please don't side eye me as I'm sitting in the dark about to open a bottle of wine way before anyone else gets home from work. I'll be home with crabby pants by myself for another 2 hours.

[carolyngrace]

tiffbot, Holy crap! Slow down baby!!

sabrinaml, Oscar was totally over naps today too. And he's always been a good napper! Noooo

[sabrinaml]

Nov 18, 2015 18:10:52 GMT -5 carolyngrace said:

tiffbot, Holy crap! Slow down baby!!

sabrinaml, Oscar was totally over naps today too. And he's always been a good napper! Noooo

Glad to know it wasn't just my kiddo!!  

[mrsmonogrammed]

I sat at the same light SIX times before I got though. "I love commuting and construction!" Said no one ever-_-

[erbear]

LO also didn't nap much today. Even Target, which usually puts her to sleep, didn't do it!