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Post by katietopaz on Apr 13, 2018 0:24:45 GMT -6
I have another postpartum recovery question. Has anyone had bleeding pick up after starting to fade, and not due to activity? I’m two weeks PP today, and the past couple of days I’ve had heavier bright and/or dark red bleeding, including a couple of quarter-size clots. I feel like I vaguely remember something similar but less dramatic with DS1 but I’m not sure. I’ve also been having what I assume are gas pains but now wonder if it’s my uterus cramping. I may call the nurse line but I’m afraid I’m overthinking it since I’m not hitting the red flags they gave me at discharge (very large clots, soaking a pad an hour, etc) I think you should call if you feel you need to but I did have both. About the same time pp too. With both kids my bleeding pretty much stopped and then started again. And this time I had the most horrible gas pains and a really hard time passing gas. It subsided - I read something online about laying on your left side and rocking back and forth and that helped. Plus Tylenol and Advil. I attributed it to my terrible hemorrhoids. This is all more than anyone has ever wanted to know about me I’m sure. ::waves at India:: 🙋🏻 You and me both. I’ve shown about zero shame about how much I share here. But no, thanks for the reassurance and for sharing. It sounds like I’m in a similar boat and I’ll probably give it another day or two and see what happens, before I call.
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Post by nevertoomanyshoes on Apr 13, 2018 0:58:00 GMT -6
katietopaz you are me again lol. Just when I think the bleeding is nearing an end it ramps up. The gas pains have been worse this time too. The episiotomy healing situation is heaps better this go around though so I guess I should take that?
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Post by calendula on Apr 13, 2018 3:34:45 GMT -6
katietopaz you are BFing, yes? The follow can pick up if you are nursing more often or longer (or starting to use your pump) as baby's appetite grows. I asked my do. That question this week and she said it's normal. The pad an hour or large frequent clots are the red flags.
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Post by yianna on Apr 13, 2018 7:21:08 GMT -6
Pretty sure baby is sideways again. Ffs. This is why I wanted to be induced this week. Hopefully she settles back down over the weekend.
Today is my first day of maternity leave. I’m in bed.... 😂😍
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Post by cp3 on Apr 13, 2018 8:01:06 GMT -6
We got D1 a new water table that I was going to set up today instead we woke up to snow. It's barely any snow but DD1 of course was so excited to go outside and play in it. Until she gets outside and remembers she doesn't like the cold lol.
L got to finally use this cute jacket she got at her shower.
Poof
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Post by cp3 on Apr 13, 2018 8:10:29 GMT -6
So if baby doesn't flip by Monday will that change things yianna? That's frustrating that they didn't induce sooner so baby didn't have a chance to move back.
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Post by mattsgirl2004 on Apr 13, 2018 8:13:18 GMT -6
So much snow here today. It was nearly 70 degrees yesterday. Go away snow. We're under a blizzard warning right now. So, definitely staying hunkered down here at home for the next few days. I'm so ready for warmer weather and no more of this cold and snow.
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Post by yianna on Apr 13, 2018 9:42:15 GMT -6
So if baby doesn't flip by Monday will that change things yianna? That's frustrating that they didn't induce sooner so baby didn't have a chance to move back. They will just do the version. But you know I can’t really tell - she’s putting pressure on my pelvis again so I think she just flips around in there.
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Post by cp3 on Apr 13, 2018 11:22:29 GMT -6
We are at DD1's hearing test and she is losing her shit. Mh is in with her because I'm feeding the baby and all I hear is her screaming.
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Post by auri on Apr 13, 2018 12:12:32 GMT -6
yianna I hope the baby didn't flip again. I'm pretty excited my parents, sister, and 6 month old niece are going to be here tonight. My parents are staying for a week, but my sister is only going to be here until Tuesday. We also had a few neighbors stop by and congratulate us on the baby. I guess none of my neighbors knew I was pregnant and DH was talking to one of them the other day when he was doing some yard work. All of my neighbors are nice but we don't really talk to them. They are all a good 20-30 years older than us.
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Post by cornpop on Apr 13, 2018 14:24:43 GMT -6
I'm grumpy.
I was going to do Pilates/Barre tomorrow morning and then take Em to mommy and me gymnastics while my H watched N. But now he has a job tomorrow morning so that's all scrapped.
Em has been waking up from her naps crying inconsolably. It took 45 minutes for her to calm down. Of course N needed to be fed during this so I had both crying at once at one point.
I lifted weights today and we went on a long walk and I told myself today was the day I start my diet but now all I want is a big candy bar.
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Post by clementine on Apr 13, 2018 17:08:52 GMT -6
Man I am feeling super not okay today. I’m trying to get L into more of an eat/wake/sleep routine, but he just fights sleep so hard. And then I get frustrated and I feel like I have no control. It takes so long for him to get to sleep and actually stay asleep and by the time he’s actually sleeping soundly, it’s time to wake him up to eat again. And I feel like he’s not getting good naps during the day, which I’ve read makes night sleep harder. It’s a vicious cycle and it’s making me feel so overwhelmed. H thinks we need to just go with the flow and not try to force a routine at this age (7 weeks), but I’ve read all over that babies thrive on routines. I’m reading all the books to try to see what might work for us/him, but that might not be a good thing either. I don’t know. I feel like I don’t have any “mother’s intuition” or confidence in my ability to know what he needs or when he needs it.
Argh. Sorry for the venting. I have a healthy baby and I’m trying to remember that and be positive. H is so into just “enjoying the journey”, but I’m having a hard time with it.
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Post by cornpop on Apr 13, 2018 17:27:28 GMT -6
clementine you were me with my first. I was so stressed about getting on a schedule and everything. It will happen, I promise! I think at this age it's best to still just let them do what they are doing. A routine will come out of that
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Post by babybean on Apr 13, 2018 17:32:34 GMT -6
clementine I still have no idea what I’m doing but I’ve learned to not push routine when they’re small, it’ll just drive you crazy. DS would fall into patterns and as soon as I got used to it he’d change things up. Are you baby wearing at all? It’s been guaranteed sleep for both my babies and I’m 100% team ‘what works best for most at that time.’ Things get easier, I promise.
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Post by clementine on Apr 13, 2018 17:37:57 GMT -6
clementine I still have no idea what I’m doing but I’ve learned to not push routine when they’re small, it’ll just drive you crazy. DS would fall into patterns and as soon as I got used to it he’d change things up. Are you baby wearing at all? It’s been guaranteed sleep for both my babies and I’m 100% team ‘what works best for most at that time.’ Things get easier, I promise. Thanks! I know this won’t last forever but dang it’s hard now. He’s taken a couple wrap naps but they’re still pretty short and include lots of squirming and waking up/falling back asleep. We haven’t found anything (pnp, rnp, halo, swing, dark/bright room, white noise/silence, etc) that really works well for sleep so I’m just feeling very wtf and out of options.
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Post by clementine on Apr 13, 2018 17:41:17 GMT -6
clementine you were me with my first. I was so stressed about getting on a schedule and everything. It will happen, I promise! I think at this age it's best to still just let them do what they are doing. A routine will come out of that Thanks for the reassurance! I’m just already stressing about going back to work in 5 weeks and how I’m going to survive with these sleepless nights. Plus I am a very routine-based person so having a baby who does his own thing has been tough.
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Post by ArielMermaid on Apr 13, 2018 17:42:50 GMT -6
We are supposed to be getting this giant ice storm tomorrow and I’m feeling pretty anxious about it. They are expecting power outages and I’m stressing about keeping my toddler fed/entertained/etc among all the other bullshit that goes with no power. Hopefully it isn’t the doomsday scenario they are reporting.
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Post by yianna on Apr 14, 2018 7:12:41 GMT -6
I’ve had three people text me this morning .... you think she will come this weekend?
Hold on. Let me ask her.
It’s just now 9am....
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Post by yianna on Apr 14, 2018 7:16:20 GMT -6
Man I am feeling super not okay today. I’m trying to get L into more of an eat/wake/sleep routine, but he just fights sleep so hard. And then I get frustrated and I feel like I have no control. It takes so long for him to get to sleep and actually stay asleep and by the time he’s actually sleeping soundly, it’s time to wake him up to eat again. And I feel like he’s not getting good naps during the day, which I’ve read makes night sleep harder. It’s a vicious cycle and it’s making me feel so overwhelmed. H thinks we need to just go with the flow and not try to force a routine at this age (7 weeks), but I’ve read all over that babies thrive on routines. I’m reading all the books to try to see what might work for us/him, but that might not be a good thing either. I don’t know. I feel like I don’t have any “mother’s intuition” or confidence in my ability to know what he needs or when he needs it. Argh. Sorry for the venting. I have a healthy baby and I’m trying to remember that and be positive. H is so into just “enjoying the journey”, but I’m having a hard time with it. Little babies establish their own routines: eat, sleep, wake time, sleep, poop, repeat. Are you waking him to eat? Is there a reason? At this age routine is based on what they do, not what we think is the right routine! I know that sounds crazy but please don’t stress out about it. They settle into a real scheduled eat and nap routine around 4-6m when waking periods are longer and predictable.
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Post by ArielMermaid on Apr 14, 2018 7:19:03 GMT -6
I’ve had three people text me this morning .... you think she will come this weekend? Hold on. Let me ask her. It’s just now 9am.... If I get one more “don’t go into labor this weekend! The roads are supposed to be awful!” Text. I. Will. Scream. If I could decide when to go into labor I’d have a baby already. 😠
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Post by cornpop on Apr 14, 2018 7:40:15 GMT -6
I am not having a good day.
I'm fighting with the H and he's going to be working all day so there's no end in sight.
I wanted to go to Pilates by myself and gymnastics with Em but he's working so couldn't do either.
Em, N and I were going to go for a walk and to the park but I couldn't convince Em it was too warm for long sleeves.
It's a good thing we didn't make it to the park because a few minutes later N pooed every freaking where and needed a bath.
I'm really trying to eat healthy but I think I may need to go get a brownie from Starbucks so I survive the rest of this day
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Post by polson on Apr 14, 2018 8:16:54 GMT -6
cornpop sorry you’re having a crappy morning...i think you definitely need that brownie. sorry i’m not a good influence. i’m also struggling with the eating - i found a bag of jelly beans at target yesterday and ate half of them on the <10 min drive home. just catching up. i think we’ve hit the 6 week peak fussiness and dd1 was up at 5 this morning.🙄 i think i need to pull the trigger on the ok to wake clock or whatever it’s called. we made it out to breakfast this morning, but the weather is horrendous and i’m already feeling stir crazy. h is going to take the big to the aquarium so i’m hoping for some downtime to watch my cooking shows. are we going to get some babies this weekend?
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Post by yianna on Apr 14, 2018 8:57:10 GMT -6
cornpop - get the brownie. More drama here as labor watch continues: Ctx about 20-30 min apart since I woke at 7... I lost my MP last week, but so much loose type mucus - like show without the bloody part - plus achy between ctx... at chiro now so he will adjust me to get things going. Did I mention today is FIL bday.... I’ll never hear the end of it but not being pregnant is better than hearing about them sharing bdays forever...
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Post by alwayscheese on Apr 14, 2018 9:14:52 GMT -6
cornpop - get the brownie. More drama here as labor watch continues: Ctx about 20-30 min apart since I woke at 7... I lost my MP last week, but so much loose type mucus - like show without the bloody part - plus achy between ctx... at chiro now so he will adjust me to get things going. Did I mention today is FIL bday.... I’ll never hear the end of it but not being pregnant is better than hearing about them sharing bdays forever... I was gonna start a thread for you yesterday and then didn't have a chance to log on again. So I started it now. Maybe you can go into labor this afternoon and baby be born just after midnight?? Lol
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Post by clementine on Apr 14, 2018 9:22:53 GMT -6
Man I am feeling super not okay today. I’m trying to get L into more of an eat/wake/sleep routine, but he just fights sleep so hard. And then I get frustrated and I feel like I have no control. It takes so long for him to get to sleep and actually stay asleep and by the time he’s actually sleeping soundly, it’s time to wake him up to eat again. And I feel like he’s not getting good naps during the day, which I’ve read makes night sleep harder. It’s a vicious cycle and it’s making me feel so overwhelmed. H thinks we need to just go with the flow and not try to force a routine at this age (7 weeks), but I’ve read all over that babies thrive on routines. I’m reading all the books to try to see what might work for us/him, but that might not be a good thing either. I don’t know. I feel like I don’t have any “mother’s intuition” or confidence in my ability to know what he needs or when he needs it. Argh. Sorry for the venting. I have a healthy baby and I’m trying to remember that and be positive. H is so into just “enjoying the journey”, but I’m having a hard time with it. Little babies establish their own routines: eat, sleep, wake time, sleep, poop, repeat. Are you waking him to eat? Is there a reason? At this age routine is based on what they do, not what we think is the right routine! I know that sounds crazy but please don’t stress out about it. They settle into a real scheduled eat and nap routine around 4-6m when waking periods are longer and predictable. I was told to continue to feed every 3 hours during the day, or even 2.5 if he goes for a 6 hour stretch overnight. His daytime naps go like this: He acts tired usually about an hour after he wakes from his last nap, so I try to get him to sleep by rocking/bouncing/etc. Once he’s sleeping I’ll put him down in the rnp or pnp and he’s usually awake 5-20 min later. If I hold him longer initially (like for 30+ min) and then lay him down, he’ll sometimes stay asleep for longer. But basically it’s a rock/put down/wake up/pick up cycle until it’s time for his next feed or he finally is asleep laying down and it’s time for his feed, and I feel like he’s not getting much rest either way. I have considered letting him wake up on his own, but I’m worried that will promote longer daytime sleep and less nighttime sleep? Plus I want to make sure he’s getting enough to eat often enough. Am I overthinking all this?
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Post by snowmoon on Apr 14, 2018 9:38:00 GMT -6
Little babies establish their own routines: eat, sleep, wake time, sleep, poop, repeat. Are you waking him to eat? Is there a reason? At this age routine is based on what they do, not what we think is the right routine! I know that sounds crazy but please don’t stress out about it. They settle into a real scheduled eat and nap routine around 4-6m when waking periods are longer and predictable. I was told to continue to feed every 3 hours during the day, or even 2.5 if he goes for a 6 hour stretch overnight. His daytime naps go like this: He acts tired usually about an hour after he wakes from his last nap, so I try to get him to sleep by rocking/bouncing/etc. Once he’s sleeping I’ll put him down in the rnp or pnp and he’s usually awake 5-20 min later. If I hold him longer initially (like for 30+ min) and then lay him down, he’ll sometimes stay asleep for longer. But basically it’s a rock/put down/wake up/pick up cycle until it’s time for his next feed or he finally is asleep laying down and it’s time for his feed, and I feel like he’s not getting much rest either way. I have considered letting him wake up on his own, but I’m worried that will promote longer daytime sleep and less nighttime sleep? Plus I want to make sure he’s getting enough to eat often enough. Am I overthinking all this? I think you're overthinking it. He really will fall in to his own routine. He'll wake up to eat if he's hungry so as long as he's gaining I wouldn't wake him. Are you willing to wear him for naps? I know it's not ideal. My DS would wake if I put him down but would have good solid wrap naps until about 5 months. It'll still let you be hands gree to get things done. Having a good bedtime routine will help him associate nighttime with sleep if you're concerned he'll sleep too much during the day.
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Post by mattsgirl2004 on Apr 14, 2018 9:38:50 GMT -6
Man I am feeling super not okay today. I’m trying to get L into more of an eat/wake/sleep routine, but he just fights sleep so hard. And then I get frustrated and I feel like I have no control. It takes so long for him to get to sleep and actually stay asleep and by the time he’s actually sleeping soundly, it’s time to wake him up to eat again. And I feel like he’s not getting good naps during the day, which I’ve read makes night sleep harder. It’s a vicious cycle and it’s making me feel so overwhelmed. H thinks we need to just go with the flow and not try to force a routine at this age (7 weeks), but I’ve read all over that babies thrive on routines. I’m reading all the books to try to see what might work for us/him, but that might not be a good thing either. I don’t know. I feel like I don’t have any “mother’s intuition” or confidence in my ability to know what he needs or when he needs it. Argh. Sorry for the venting. I have a healthy baby and I’m trying to remember that and be positive. H is so into just “enjoying the journey”, but I’m having a hard time with it. Little babies establish their own routines: eat, sleep, wake time, sleep, poop, repeat. Are you waking him to eat? Is there a reason? At this age routine is based on what they do, not what we think is the right routine! I know that sounds crazy but please don’t stress out about it. They settle into a real scheduled eat and nap routine around 4-6m when waking periods are longer and predictable. All of this. Babies will eat and sleep when they're hungry and tired. Unless your little one isn't gaining weight, there's no reason to wake them at this point. Trying to establish anything more than a lose routine so early on will only lead to stress. They grow and change so much during these early months. Some days baby will be more hungry and tired than other days. It's okay to do a basic routine, like establishing bath, feeding, bed time routine every night, but even then you'll have nights that just won't go as planned. Try to not worry so much (I know that's easier said then done). The best thing you can do is watch for cues as to when baby is hungry and tired and go with the flow of it. You will notice in a month or two that your baby will have established a routine, so to speak, all on their own. Even that will change though as their eating habits evolve, they start to teeth, become more active, etc. You just have to roll with it and try to not over think it too much. 😉
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Post by mattsgirl2004 on Apr 14, 2018 9:43:32 GMT -6
I'm pretty sure I have a UTI or bladder infection. ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png) Possibly from the catheter from my csection? I'm 10 days PP and last night when I went to the bathroom, I had excruciating pain that traveled all the way up the left side of my abdomen. Every time I've gone since then, it's been the same. Ugh. Any other csection mom's experience this? This is my 3rd csection and 4th uterine surgery, but I've never had this before post surgery.
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Post by nuggetrn on Apr 14, 2018 9:52:03 GMT -6
I'm pretty sure I have a UTI or bladder infection. ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png) Possibly from the catheter from my csection? I'm 10 days PP and last night when I went to the bathroom, I had excruciating pain that traveled all the way up the left side of my abdomen. Every time I've gone since then, it's been the same. Ugh. Any other csection mom's experience this? This is my 3rd csection and 4 uterine surgery, but I've never had this before post surgery. I did not experience this but it sounds like a definite possibility. I would get in to be seen... That's not something you want to let go, especially if it is already causing pain higher up. I'm sorry ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png) that sounds super uncomfortable
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Post by mattsgirl2004 on Apr 14, 2018 9:52:54 GMT -6
cornpop I'm sorry for the rough day. I agree that you need that brownie from Starbucks! I hope things start to get better.
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