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Post by budders on Jun 15, 2018 10:14:30 GMT -6
I am 5 1/2 weeks postpartum and I’m still taking Colace. It wasn’t necessary last time, but for some reason my intestines are struggling this time.
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Post by budders on Jun 15, 2018 10:15:14 GMT -6
mrsweasley that’s great! Hope you enjoyed your brunch and your kid free weekend, you’ll probably be very glad that you had that once the baby arrives!
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Post by Speedy on Jun 15, 2018 10:28:07 GMT -6
Just scarfed down my entire lunch, except for the milk (because I don't drink it). Feeling a little full but happy my appetite seems to finally be bouncing back.
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Post by Lord Disick on Jun 15, 2018 10:56:07 GMT -6
So this naughty baby flipped on his own last night! The OB was thrilled we cleared most of his schedule for the day and we have a kid free weekend now. I'm a little paranoid he'll flip back, but we can just hope for the best We're going to brunch because I haven't eaten anything since this morning and I'm starving This is the best news!!!!
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Post by lily on Jun 15, 2018 11:31:34 GMT -6
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Post by robot on Jun 15, 2018 12:04:22 GMT -6
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Post by robot on Jun 15, 2018 12:05:18 GMT -6
I think I need to stop taking Colace here. Things have swung the other direction and that is really rough on my hemorrhoids. Ouch.
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Post by Speedy on Jun 15, 2018 13:11:18 GMT -6
F finally crashed after they took him to have some vaccines. Unfortunately, he crashed so hard that I literally had to get a nurse to come help me wake him up for the next feeding, and even then he didn't get much because he moved and his latch slipped and when I went to disengage he was too sleepy and wouldn't latch again. I just really hope he sleeps tonight!!
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Post by budders on Jun 15, 2018 13:30:43 GMT -6
I just called the pediatricians office to follow up on L’s repeat newborn screen because I hadn’t heard anything yet. She said the doctor hadn’t reviewed it yet, but all results were negative! That was what I was anticipating, but it still feels good to have a definitive answer and cross that worry off my list.
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Post by robot on Jun 15, 2018 13:46:26 GMT -6
F’s jaundice looks a little worse to me today 😕 My mom said she thinks it’s just because some of the redness from birth is calming down. I guess we’ll just continue to monitor.
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Post by adeline on Jun 15, 2018 14:36:39 GMT -6
My daughter is 3 today. Where does the time go?
Since W was born almost 6 weeks ago, she has matured so much. She loves being a big sister. She’s beautiful with W: songs to her, offers her a very special lovey of hers when W is sad. So sweet to see.
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Post by Lord Disick on Jun 15, 2018 15:52:18 GMT -6
My daughter is 3 today. Where does the time go? Since W was born almost 6 weeks ago, she has matured so much. She loves being a big sister. She’s beautiful with W: songs to her, offers her a very special lovey of hers when W is sad. So sweet to see. I'm so nervous about how my 3yo is going to be when the baby arrives. I know he'll be sweet to the baby but I'm worried that he's going to be an asshole to the rest of us. Happy birthday to your DD!
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Post by robot on Jun 15, 2018 15:54:26 GMT -6
My daughter is 3 today. Where does the time go? Since W was born almost 6 weeks ago, she has matured so much. She loves being a big sister. She’s beautiful with W: songs to her, offers her a very special lovey of hers when W is sad. So sweet to see. I'm so nervous about how my 3yo is going to be when the baby arrives. I know he'll be sweet to the baby but I'm worried that he's going to be an asshole to the rest of us. Happy birthday to your DD! 😬 This is my 3 year old experience thus far.
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Post by beersandweirs on Jun 15, 2018 15:55:57 GMT -6
Our pediatrician said it usually takes about 6 weeks for an older sibling to fully adjust to a new baby. Though it could take longer with a 3 year old... So we are somewhat planning for that amount of time. Also they will usually take it out on the parents more so than the baby.
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Post by Lord Disick on Jun 15, 2018 15:56:17 GMT -6
I'm so nervous about how my 3yo is going to be when the baby arrives. I know he'll be sweet to the baby but I'm worried that he's going to be an asshole to the rest of us. Happy birthday to your DD! 😬 This is my 3 year old experience thus far. Oh no.
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Post by robot on Jun 15, 2018 15:58:50 GMT -6
😬 This is my 3 year old experience thus far. Oh no. Like ^, I think it will get better, it’s only been a couple days! But so far, yeah, asshole.
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Post by itsmemeg on Jun 15, 2018 16:02:31 GMT -6
FWIW DS has been great with the baby. He’s been a normal 3 year old. He has his days and moments but no extreme different behavior (so far).
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Post by leo91 on Jun 15, 2018 16:19:00 GMT -6
My 3 year old loves the baby, has from the beginning. With that being said, she hated me at first. She visited In the hospital and was not happy with me. She would walk up to me randomly and start hitting. It was hard. We are in week 2 and it’s gotten a lot better but those first few days sucked.
Not what you want to hear, I know!
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Post by mrsweasley on Jun 15, 2018 16:21:23 GMT -6
My sister has an 8mo and a freshly turned 4yo. Her older daughter had a rough adjustment to her baby sister, but they also moved 4 months ago and I think that complicated things. My older niece was biting her sister quite a bit to get attention.
Making sure you're taking time to spend individual time with older kids helps a lot
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Post by Madymoiselle on Jun 15, 2018 16:29:28 GMT -6
If it can help soothe you guys with 3 years old, my DD1 has been great with the baby too, and is just a bit more difficult with us. She had a couple of hard days at the beginning, lots of whinning and crying. Now she is harder to put to sleep and will wake once during the night for random stuff. It is a bit annoying but some regression is always happening with the older sibling, so that’s ours.
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Post by budders on Jun 15, 2018 16:55:00 GMT -6
My daughter is 3 today. Where does the time go? Since W was born almost 6 weeks ago, she has matured so much. She loves being a big sister. She’s beautiful with W: songs to her, offers her a very special lovey of hers when W is sad. So sweet to see. I'm so nervous about how my 3yo is going to be when the baby arrives. I know he'll be sweet to the baby but I'm worried that he's going to be an asshole to the rest of us. Happy birthday to your DD! This is what my 3 yo did. Loves his brother, but has been really hard on us, and me in particular. It's getting better, but it's been hard. ETA: It's been 5.5 weeks.
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Post by budders on Jun 15, 2018 17:06:00 GMT -6
adeline, happy birthday to her! It's June 16th there right? Our J15 BMB has like 7 bdays today (June 15th here).
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Post by Speedy on Jun 15, 2018 19:19:49 GMT -6
Omg guys, I just got my maternity pictures and they're GORGEOUS!!! Exactly what I wanted. I'll post when I'm home so I can spoiler them. I can't wait to see what she does for Fs pictures!!
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Post by oreobitsy on Jun 15, 2018 19:35:26 GMT -6
My almost 3 year old still has not held the baby but talks to him. He seems scared to touch him and only sporadically kisses or touches his feet/hands. He's the kind of kid that will dig in and do the opposite of what I want so I'm letting it be right now.
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Post by mrsweasley on Jun 15, 2018 19:46:29 GMT -6
Does anyone have a good rec for a contraction timer? Preferably one that doesn't have to stay open to run
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Post by robot on Jun 15, 2018 20:17:45 GMT -6
Does anyone have a good rec for a contraction timer? Preferably one that doesn't have to stay open to run Full term.
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Post by budders on Jun 15, 2018 21:03:44 GMT -6
My almost 3 year old still has not held the baby but talks to him. He seems scared to touch him and only sporadically kisses or touches his feet/hands. He's the kind of kid that will dig in and do the opposite of what I want so I'm letting it be right now. We have the opposite problem. V wants to be touching L all the time. He means well, and it comes from a place of love, but he doesn't always remember how gentle he has to be. He is that similar though in the sense that he will purposely do the opposite of what we ask when correcting his behavior, but lives for positive reinforcement, so we have to be careful about how we approach it. H would get very worked up and would snap at V when we first came home from the hospital because he would get so anxious about V touching L, which made things a lot worse. Now that H has settled down and we both give positive reinforcement, V is usually very appropriate with the baby and is proud to show us how gentle he is being.
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Post by adeline on Jun 15, 2018 21:04:16 GMT -6
Madymoiselle yes DD is waking once during the night for reassurance and has had some wee accidents. To be expected I think.
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Post by theduchess on Jun 15, 2018 23:11:31 GMT -6
Back in the hospital - this time the peds wing. DD2 was admitted for phototherapy because her bilirubin got too high. I’m a weepy mess, but I do get to stay with her, which is awesome. She’s being a very good patient.
DD1 was so sad that her sister needed the hospital and cried that she just wanted the baby to be home with her. It was too much. I just love my girls so much - I hate that this sitch is clearly hard on both of them.
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Post by mrsweasley on Jun 15, 2018 23:47:32 GMT -6
I hope the bilirubin levels aren't too high and you guys can go home soon theduchess!
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