I tried on some pre-pregnancy jeans and they wouldn't come up past my thighs. I can't tell if it's weight I need to lose or if my hips are now permanently wider and therfore need bigger pants.
Also I'm okay with keeping on some of the weight. I've always been naturally thin and would have people tell me they hate me because of it. Since real women have curves I'm finally a real woman. (Why can't that phrase be real women come in all shapes and sizes?)
Could you try a different cut? Like you know how old navy has the boyfriend, and sweetheart etc. Maybe you just need a change that way?
Meanwhile my ass has never looked at anything that didn't have a curvy fit. Little waist big ole ass... Total hourglass here who always seems to be pulling up pants that are falling from her waist
I'm an exclusive pumper. We had so many latch issues and problems in the hospital that when I finally got a pump and tried it out and it worked-- I just went with it.
Do I hate that I lost the ease of whipping out a boob and nursing her right there? Of course.
Do I hate to answer the question of are you breastfeeding-- YES b/c it's not an easy answer.
But I reAlize we would have had to intro a bottle pretty early since I was going back to work at 6 wks so in the long run it got us used to it all pretty early on. And well, she's still getting the good stuff, it just comes in a different form.
DS keeps moving his head around changing his latch. I've taken him off and relatched about 5 times in the last half hour or so. WTF dude.
This. LO is doing this right now. He is also being lazy and not opening his mouth wide enough. I'm just letting him lay in my lap. Don't know if it is because he is overly tired from his shots today. He hasn't eaten in almost 6 hours.
cloe111479 don't even worry about it. You are doing what you have to do to feed your LO. I know so many people that chose to exclusively pump.
I got side eyed early on by a lot of people because I introduced LO to a bottle at 4 days old. The lactation consultant was no help at the hospital and the nurses and I could not get LO to stay on. They were having me feed him milk through a syringe with a tiny tube attached to my finger that would be put in his mouth. I got fed up with that method because it was a pain in the ass and LO was borderline having to be admitted to the hospital.
You just have to do what you have to do as a mother. We have the instinct to do what is best for ourselves and our LO. today's society is all about judging other people because they have nothing better to do, it's pretty pathetic.
flyster we use our city elite with the car seat attachment when going on walks/jogs. We have put LO in the actual stroller part if we are working outside and want him out there with us laying down. I have a bunch of blankets wedged around him though to keep him from moving all over the place. I definitely wouldn't take him on a walk laying in there yet.
I tried on some pre-pregnancy jeans and they wouldn't come up past my thighs. I can't tell if it's weight I need to lose or if my hips are now permanently wider and therfore need bigger pants.
Also I'm okay with keeping on some of the weight. I've always been naturally thin and would have people tell me they hate me because of it. Since real women have curves I'm finally a real woman. (Why can't that phrase be real women come in all shapes and sizes?)
I'm thinking mine is both. I'm still up 20 pounds so there is that, but at least 10 of that is my new boobs lol. Well maybe 5.
Made it through the night with no decongestant meds! This could might be almost beat! I was so due...i made it through pregnancy without being sick even in a germ filled office.
Made it through the night with no decongestant meds! This could might be almost beat! I was so due...i made it through pregnancy without being sick even in a germ filled office.
Glad you are starting to feel better! Hopefully you are 100% in a couple more days. Being sick is the worst.
cloe111479 don't even worry about it. You are doing what you have to do to feed your LO. I know so many people that chose to exclusively pump.
I got side eyed early on by a lot of people because I introduced LO to a bottle at 4 days old. The lactation consultant was no help at the hospital and the nurses and I could not get LO to stay on. They were having me feed him milk through a syringe with a tiny tube attached to my finger that would be put in his mouth. I got fed up with that method because it was a pain in the ass and LO was borderline having to be admitted to the hospital.
You just have to do what you have to do as a mother. We have the instinct to do what is best for ourselves and our LO. today's society is all about judging other people because they have nothing better to do, it's pretty pathetic.
Thanks!
Yeah, our lactation counsultants at the hospital wanted us to do the same. We were also right on the jaundice edge and knew the more she ate; the more she pooped and cleared it out her system. So, when the pump Pulled a decent amount of colostrum/milk and she took it in a bottle... We went with it. We could see what she got, and she wasn't fighting and getting frustrated like she was when she tried to nurse. After 3 days of fighting it, I gave into the bottles and really it has worked out so much better for us.
I have the hospital pump for one more month for now. (I have a travel pump too). When they called to renew/return it I only did a month b/c as I told DH lets see how pulping works when I'm back at work and if I can't take it anymore. So far, doing well, my goal is to get to 3/4 months. If I do that, I'm happy. If I can go further, great. If not, so be it.
I'm terrible at soothing LO and DH is great at it. Even if I try DH's methods. He's basically been a cluster feeder since birth because of the tie and latch issues and I have a low supply, so he's usually hungry. Plus he couldn't hold onto a pacifier so I've let him do a lot of comfort nursing. I attempted EP for a day and was just so tired and having trouble balancing everything that it's just been easier to let everything else go and breastfeed him senseless, and then pump to try to bring up my supply. LO is usually the world's calmest baby so when he gets overly tired because he's fighting sleep or now when he's fussy because of the lip and tongue exercises I'm at a loss at how to calm him down. Swaddling, white noise, baby wearing, and the bouncy chair have not been super effective.
poor little squish is a tired cranky baby from his shots. he has barely eaten all day and is just on my shoulder making cranky noises. i had to pump to give my poor boobs relief.
Is it bad that I'm already mentally coming up with my Mothers' Day demands? I'm thinking chocolates, bubble bath, wine, full night of sleep. Yes. Please.
Is it bad that I'm already mentally coming up with my Mothers' Day demands? I'm thinking chocolates, bubble bath, wine, full night of sleep. Yes. Please.
I've already ordered my Mother's Day gift (with DH's blessing, after a rough day of family drama). So no, I don't think you're bad.
For anyone curious, it's a necklace from Carved Creations with my, DH's, and DD's names. I'm excited to see how it turns out.
I tried watching American Horror Story on Nflix but couldn't make it through the first episode. Big wuss over here.
I think I made it through an episode and a half on the DVR when it first came on. I love Dylan McDermott but that show was a whole lotta NOPE for me. Not worth the nightmares that followed.
I tried watching American Horror Story on Nflix but couldn't make it through the first episode. Big wuss over here.
I think I made it through an episode and a half on the DVR when it first came on. I love Dylan McDermott but that show was a whole lotta NOPE for me. Not worth the nightmares that followed.
I watched it right before DH started a weekend of night shifts. Bad decision.
First. I still almost pee myself when I accidentally think about some of the scenes. I love scary books, so I thought it would be fine but nope.
I am a huge chicken shit when it comes to scary movies. So bad that my husband changes the channel during scary movie previews, but American Horror story didn't scare me once I got into it. It really is good!
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