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Post by muscari on Oct 9, 2017 9:49:47 GMT -6
Hope you all are enjoying the long weekend?! Also, not sure whether we have Canadians in our little group as well but if so Happy Thanksgiving !?
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Post by muscari on Oct 9, 2017 9:50:53 GMT -6
Ahh LOL just realized this didnt post last night (when it still was the weekend!)! The thread title made sense then 😉
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Post by kristyw on Oct 9, 2017 10:23:19 GMT -6
I managed to get both kids to my 6 week check up this morning. Pelvic exam while bouncing a newborn and fixing the game on my phone for DS. I would love to see H attempt to manage a similar situation, but it's just a fact of life for me.
Also, I haven't had any bleeding for over a week and it started back up today. Still normal PP bleeding or first period, I'm not sure. Hopefully it's just leftover PP bleeding. I want a longer break from periods! Nursing on demand around the clock shouldn't result in a period this early!
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Post by jt2378 on Oct 9, 2017 10:30:06 GMT -6
kristyw, I had this too after my 6 week check. I'm still not sure if it was from cervix irritation or AF so I guess I will see if it happens again next month and cry if it does because then it's my period lol.
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Post by kristyw on Oct 9, 2017 10:32:24 GMT -6
kristyw, I had this too after my 6 week check. I'm still not sure if it was from cervix irritation or AF so I guess I will see if it happens again next month and cry if it does because then it's my period lol. It started before the appointment so I don't think it was from the check, but that probably didn't help.
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Post by jexxa on Oct 9, 2017 11:26:54 GMT -6
P was extra fussy yesterday evening but she still slept well last night. Now she’s been napping for the last almost 3 hours. She started out in the wrap while I cleaned and put away laundry, then I sat down and she’s been sleeping on me ever since. I really want her to wake up so I can nurse her and get a shower, I feel so gross.
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Post by addymac on Oct 9, 2017 13:01:08 GMT -6
I'm so tired. We got in so late last night from visiting his gparents and N was so off with his sleeping and napping the whole weekend. Today is just a sleep eat nap eat nap eat repeat all damn day. I can barely keep my eyes open. I wish DH were home today so I could just sleep. Sigh.
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Post by king26 on Oct 9, 2017 13:05:32 GMT -6
I'm so tired. We got in so late last night from visiting his gparents and N was so off with his sleeping and napping the whole weekend. Today is just a sleep eat nap eat nap eat repeat all damn day. I can barely keep my eyes open. I wish DH were home today so I could just sleep. Sigh. Ugh I'm sorry. I worry about this when We Go to visit our family foe the holidayd
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Post by addymac on Oct 9, 2017 13:09:06 GMT -6
I'm so tired. We got in so late last night from visiting his great-gparents and N was so off with his sleeping and napping the whole weekend. Today is just a sleep eat nap eat nap eat repeat all damn day. I can barely keep my eyes open. I wish DH were home today so I could just sleep. Sigh. Ugh I'm sorry. I worry about this when We Go to visit our family foe the holidayd Hopefully by then J will have a better schedule?? I think N was just thrown off with the plane travel and new surroundings. And it says he's entering a leap in a day or so, so maybe he was entering it early? Oh, he also would not be calmed by ANYONE except for me- even if DH tried to hold and calm him, he'd just cry until I took him. What is up with that?!?! Isn't he too young for preferences and stranger anxiety???, DH was so sad all weekend and my arms were exhausted ☹️
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Post by jt2378 on Oct 9, 2017 13:11:45 GMT -6
addymac, that sounds rough, I'm glad you guys got the visit in. Yes some days I feel the same like she only prefers me, it's exhausting
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Post by king26 on Oct 9, 2017 13:14:48 GMT -6
I just wrote a huge post with a bunch of questions and proboards ate it. Grrr addymac. My family lives 2.5 hours away so I'm worried the drive will screw up his entire schedule plus everyone is going to want to pass the baby.
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Post by jexxa on Oct 9, 2017 13:27:54 GMT -6
addymac ugh that sucks. I hope you can get some sleep in! P prefers me most of the time too, like jt2378 said it’s definitely exhausting.
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Post by addymac on Oct 9, 2017 13:28:25 GMT -6
I just wrote a huge post with a bunch of questions and proboards ate it. Grrr addymac. My family lives 2.5 hours away so I'm worried the drive will screw up his entire schedule plus everyone is going to want to pass the baby. Ugh fx he adjusts well.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2017 13:43:30 GMT -6
A had a decent 2 month well check. He was super fussy when the doctor was checking him out, so it was hard to talk to him about how A is doing. I nursed him to calm him down before the shots. He took those like a champ though.
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Post by cwbh928 on Oct 9, 2017 14:26:39 GMT -6
Ugh speaking of AF, it's back. I am bummed becuase I was hoping to hold out longer than 10 weeks. With my first it came back at 8 weeks and we had a hard time with breastfeeding. I figured becuase I am doing great with breastfeeding i would make it longer... nope not the case.
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Post by cwbh928 on Oct 9, 2017 14:29:07 GMT -6
A had a decent 2 month well check. He was super fussy when the doctor was checking him out, so it was hard to talk to him about how A is doing. I nursed him to calm him down before the shots. He took those like a champ though. We are set for our 2 month appointment wednesday. I am dreading it a little since both my boys will be getting shots! I am hoping they will be champs, but contemplating taking ear plugs for when they scream bloody murder.
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Post by cwbh928 on Oct 9, 2017 14:29:44 GMT -6
addymac sorry to hear. It definitely sucks! I hope you can manage some rest!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2017 14:46:17 GMT -6
A had a decent 2 month well check. He was super fussy when the doctor was checking him out, so it was hard to talk to him about how A is doing. I nursed him to calm him down before the shots. He took those like a champ though. We are set for our 2 month appointment wednesday. I am dreading it a little since both my boys will be getting shots! I am hoping they will be champs, but contemplating taking ear plugs for when they scream bloody murder. I hope it does smoothly!
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Post by cali on Oct 9, 2017 15:13:24 GMT -6
addymac, sorry it's been so rough. I think the babies prefer us sometimes because we have the milk and our smell is comforting to them because it reminds them of nursing. But MH def feels hurt by it sometimes too. How did N do on the plane? We're contemplating a trip in January but I'm nervous she'll freak on the plane!
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Post by cali on Oct 9, 2017 15:14:53 GMT -6
cwbh928, sorry AF is back. I was feeling like mine was coming last week but it never did. I'm hoping it stays away but BFing is not going well so I'm thinking it will come back soon.
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Post by jt2378 on Oct 9, 2017 15:17:11 GMT -6
Ugh speaking of AF, it's back. I am bummed becuase I was hoping to hold out longer than 10 weeks. With my first it came back at 8 weeks and we had a hard time with breastfeeding. I figured becuase I am doing great with breastfeeding i would make it longer... nope not the case. Ugh I'm so sorry ☹️
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Post by cali on Oct 9, 2017 15:25:53 GMT -6
I apologize in advance because I know this is going to turn into a rant. Today has been a bad day. First, this morning I was feeding M in her nursery and one of our dogs walks in a takes a shit on the floor right in front of me. I lost my mind and started screaming because I could not believe there was shit on the floor of her nursery. MH then freaked out and said I shouldn't be yelling like that when holding M. Like how was I supposed to react? So I spent all morning scrubbing and sanitizing the hell out of the floor in there. I want to kill this dog, he is driving me insane. There was no reason for that, we let him out all the time and he didn't even give any indication he had to go. I told mh both dogs are now banned from even entering the nursery (even though our other dog is normal and well behaved it's just easier to ban both).
Second rant, I'm just struggling with being a new mom and being in school. I have another big test tomorrow that I'm not at all prepared for because M was so fussy this weekend and I just wanted to hold her and comfort her and not study. Now today MH took her to his parents so o could focus and study and I just feel sad and miss her and wish I could just focus on her instead of dealing with this school bull shit. I wanted to be a mom for so long and now I'm feeling like school is making me miss out on time with her. It's only 8 more weeks but it feels like forever and I'm also really worried I'm going to fail out because school is just not my priority right now. Sorry, I just needed to vent I guess.
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Post by king26 on Oct 9, 2017 15:26:41 GMT -6
Ugh speaking of AF, it's back. I am bummed becuase I was hoping to hold out longer than 10 weeks. With my first it came back at 8 weeks and we had a hard time with breastfeeding. I figured becuase I am doing great with breastfeeding i would make it longer... nope not the case. Ugh that sucks. I'm just waiting for it to come back for me. I last breast fed last Monday as it just wasn't going well and I was supplementing more than BFing but I'm dreading getting my period again
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Post by king26 on Oct 9, 2017 15:28:05 GMT -6
cwbh928, sorry AF is back. I was feeling like mine was coming last week but it never did. I'm hoping it stays away but BFing is not going well so I'm thinking it will come back soon. I finally gave it up last week. I fed him Monday and had enough pumped to give him a few ounces until Thursday when he was 6 weeks old. I felt sad but I will say in a way it's a relief because I don't have to pump or worry about how much he is getting. Just do what you can and stop when you have too
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Post by king26 on Oct 9, 2017 15:31:02 GMT -6
cali big hugs to you. I can't imagine doing school and being a mom right now. I understand the wanting to be a mom for so long thing and I'm the same way when I'm away from J. I try to enjoy myself but I just get sad and miss him. I think thats part of ny anxiety issue. 8 weeks probably seems like forever right now but hopefully it goes by fast. Plus we are here if you need us!
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Post by muscari on Oct 9, 2017 15:39:48 GMT -6
Man today was rough! I been operating on 2.5h of sleep - a record low ugh! I think the combo of finishing a growth spurt and entering her next leap is a little bit too much for baby D. She s been crying so much and yup another baby who prefers mama over everything else even daddy cant console her half the time. I feel bad for MH but luckily he doesn't seem to take it personally but it makes me a little sad. And exhausted eh. Tis not even midnight yet and I am already like how am I gonne get thru the night. One hour at a time i guess.
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Post by cali on Oct 9, 2017 15:49:43 GMT -6
cwbh928, sorry AF is back. I was feeling like mine was coming last week but it never did. I'm hoping it stays away but BFing is not going well so I'm thinking it will come back soon. I finally gave it up last week. I fed him Monday and had enough pumped to give him a few ounces until Thursday when he was 6 weeks old. I felt sad but I will say in a way it's a relief because I don't have to pump or worry about how much he is getting. Just do what you can and stop when you have too I'm glad you're feeling better about it! I'm giving a try to just EPing for a bit to see how it goes. So far I feel better knowing she's getting enough. Plus it takes me at least two pumping sessions to get enough for one feeding (sometimes three), so even though I know they say pumping isn't always an accurate measure of what baby gets I feel like there is no way she was getting enough, my boobs never really feel that hard or engorged even if I got four or five hours between pumping or nursing. Plus she hasn't gained any weight since last week. As much as I want to nurse her, like you said, I can't handle feeling like she's starving! Now I know if she only gets an ounce of breast milk and can make sure to supplement with formula.
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Post by muscari on Oct 9, 2017 15:57:09 GMT -6
Hugs cali amd who else all can use some. I wanted to read and catch up but am so tired my eyes wont focus..typing this without errors took for friggin ever. Maybe later. Or tomorrow
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Post by jt2378 on Oct 9, 2017 16:30:24 GMT -6
cali and muscari and @everyone huge hugs mamas, it's been a day here too. M has barely slept and won't let me put her down or get off my boobs all day. I'm so touched out but then feeling guilty because I feel like I'm not enjoying her as much as I could be because I'm feeling so shitty. I guess it's the mondayest of Monday's
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2017 17:14:09 GMT -6
Handing out wine and sympathy all around this thread. Tomorrow is a new day. Or something like that. cali, I would've lost my shit on the dog too. Maybe he's feeling jealous of the baby? Regardless that absolutely sucks and don't feel too bad about the freak out. You're stressed and exhausted and all of the other hormonal hoopla. Pretty much impossible to keep it together when something like that happens. You're an absolute badass going to school and it'll be completely worth it in the end. Just keep your eye on that last day of class.
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