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The only thing they mentioned in baby care class (I dont have any experience with really bad diaper rashes) was to try and let the baby go bare as long as you can in between diaper changes. I dont actually know how feasible that is as an option since seems to me that all babies do in the first couple months is eat, sleep and go potty.
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Well, at almost 36 weeks I really thought we were past this, but.... yeah, I just had someone at work come to me and say "I didn't even know!!!" Yeah... apparently she had received a baby shower invitation yesterday and "didn't even know" I was pregnant.
So now, exactly 1 month before my baby is due, I apparently still don't look pregnant. :laugh:
And last night my mom told me the receptionist at her dentist's office is pregnant 7 weeks behind me and she looks "more pregnant" than me. Okay, so... sue me? Seriously, what do these people want from me and my belly?!
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Just dropping in to say Hi !
I've been doing all my posting on the preggo board still and plan to switch over here once baby arrives.
I am reading to catch up on these posts every few days though (mostly on the iphone when I'm wide awake at 3am :laugh:)
See you all on a regular basis in about 4 months !!
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Julie can't figure out how you don't look super pregnant to everyone. I think you look pregnant :laugh:0
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I hope all of us find some emotional/mental/physical relief this weekend. Maybe the full moon had something to do with it
- who knows! We all seem to be going through a lot right now and it's nice to see us all here picking each other back up. You should all be proud of yourselves :flowerforyou: 0 -
Julie can't figure out how you don't look super pregnant to everyone. I think you look pregnant :laugh:
Maybe my *kitten* is so big it's throwing everyone off. 0 -
Lots of baby blues stuff here, I cry almost everyday. I always find adding a baby, adjusting again to a new baby's dependence, nursing demands, less sleep a difficult adjustment.
About diaper rash, change often, very often, like every hour or two. Change poopy diapers immediately. Let baby go diaperless if possible. Dry bum w/ a hair dryer set to warm. Don't wipe poop w/ wipes, wash bum w/ warm water, eliminating friction, then use hair dryer. Creams aren't the cure, it is drying out the wounds. Then a good barrier cream will work.0 -
She goes diaperless for 3 to 4 hours a day. My only guess at this point is maybe its a yeast infection.0
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She goes diaperless for 3 to 4 hours a day. My only guess at this point is maybe its a yeast infection.
Mix a few drops of tea tree oil and olive or other oil and put on her bum.0 -
She goes diaperless for 3 to 4 hours a day. My only guess at this point is maybe its a yeast infection.
How old is she? How does she go diaperless for that long?? Annabelle is two months...I would have a TON a cleaning up to do...lol0 -
Wow, I've got a lot of catching up to do! Sorry I've been missing in action on the thread - I had no idea how busy/tired I would be!
I got my staples out on Tuesday. They told me it would feel like plucking my eyebrows :huh: Lies! :laugh: There were a couple staples where the skin around them was pink, so she put me on an antibiotic just to be safe. I feel sooo much better having them out!
Joshua had his first Dr.'s appointment on Wednesday and he's gained back 9 oz and has already grown an inch! I skipped the Hep vaccine in the hospital so he got it at this appointment - and we cried together :sad: :sad: :sad: He is doing great on the growth chart and everything else checked out.
I got weighed at my Dr.'s appointment and I was down 25 lbs of my 47 lb pregnancy gain - so 22lbs to go. I feel really confident that I'll be able to lose it, especially with your help and support!
Breastfeeding is still going shockingly well. All of the horror stories I heard about have yet to rear their ugly head, I'm praying I'll be one of the minority who is spared.0 -
I hope all of us find some emotional/mental/physical relief this weekend. Maybe the full moon had something to do with it - who knows! We all seem to be going through a lot right now and it's nice to see us all here picking each other back up. You should all be proud of yourselves :flowerforyou:
I second this! You are so right Danielle. You are all such a wonderful support system for me, and I cannot thank you enough.0 -
Wow, I've got a lot of catching up to do! Sorry I've been missing in action on the thread - I had no idea how busy/tired I would be!
I got my staples out on Tuesday. They told me it would feel like plucking my eyebrows :huh: Lies! :laugh: There were a couple staples where the skin around them was pink, so she put me on an antibiotic just to be safe. I feel sooo much better having them out!
Joshua had his first Dr.'s appointment on Wednesday and he's gained back 9 oz and has already grown an inch! I skipped the Hep vaccine in the hospital so he got it at this appointment - and we cried together :sad: :sad: :sad: He is doing great on the growth chart and everything else checked out.
I got weighed at my Dr.'s appointment and I was down 25 lbs of my 47 lb pregnancy gain - so 22lbs to go. I feel really confident that I'll be able to lose it, especially with your help and support!
Breastfeeding is still going shockingly well. All of the horror stories I heard about have yet to rear their ugly head, I'm praying I'll be one of the minority who is spared.
Lynn, great job on the breastfeeding. I was one of the fortunate ones. My babies all took to nursing like champs. But I was never one to listen to the horror stories and just relaxed and let nature take its course and they did terrific. My supply is a different story. :sad: I am on fenugreek, thistle seed and yogi nursing mother tea for the past couple days. No difference yet, but hopefully that is coming. Fenugreek worked for me with my last baby. You are doing great!0 -
Brittony – both my mom and MIL are giving me their opinions about how to raise her. I just smile and nod my head with my MIL since she lives so far away and we only see them about once a year, but my mom is another story. Is it bad that I want to tell everyone to leave me the heck alone for the first week after she’s born? :indifferent:
Jw17695 & Megan – when I worked at the daycare we used aquaphor, it always cleared diaper rash up right away.
Bethe – oh I’m sorry, I hope things settle down for you. Maybe everyone is still in the adjustment period?
Anne – good luck, now’s a really good time to buy. I’m not sure if you’re planning to rent or sell it, but hopefully you’ll make a nice profit.
Julie – I don’t get how people can’t tell you’re pregnant. :noway:
Lynn – I’m glad you and Josh are doing so well. Yea for being down 25 pounds!!!!
I’ve been so emotional lately I don’t know what’s wrong with me. :sad: I don’t know if it’s because my in-law are with us for the week, but EVERYTHING hubby does or says is getting on my nerves. The problem is that he’s really not acting any differently than he normally does, meaning he’s not doing anything wrong. I’m just being a major b**** for no reason at all. Thankfully I manage to keep my cool around my in-laws, all I need is for them to think I’m psychotic.0 -
Motivations pictures - Wow, we are a hot group of mamas!!! I'll have to work on that. Hubby erased all of the pictures off of our computer when he "fixed" it :laugh:
Mel - Thanks for the input on the non-sensational belly flap, glad to know that the feeling will eventually come back. Hope baby
Gabriel is doing well, glad he's home!
Rachel - Having the incision really made me nervous, but it is healing up pretty well. My mom is an RN and she was here after he was born and helped me clean it. My "flap" hangs over the incision so it's hard to keep it dry. I can pick up the baby, no driving for another week.
Annabelle - What a beautiful birth story, thank you for sharing! I have a question, if you don't mind answering. If you tear during labor, how do you repair it?
Ronya - Hope you are enjoying your time with your in-laws.
Sheri - Hope you are feeling better and back to yourself real soon. I'm glad that you were able to feel the change in yourself quickly and realize how to fix it. Please know that we are here for support.
Amanda - So glad you were able to find a solution for Ethan's colic. Hoping that hubby's time away flies by and all goes well. If you are feeling a little "off", don't be afraid to talk to your Dr. about it, and remember we are here for support.
Brittony - Thankfully the people around Josh have been good at keeping their "advice" to themselves, but I have found myself on edge a few times with certain visitors. My husband's friend and his girlfriend came over to see the baby, and she was holding him while the guys were visiting outside. She asked me if I've taken him outside and I said I just stepped out on the deck real quick, but haven't had him out there for an extended period of time. I go to the bathroom and come back and where is she? Out on the back deck with the baby. It's like, "hey b*tch!! if I wanted to take him outside, I would!!!!!"
He's not your toy to play around with, he's my kid!
Julie - Way to find the good deals!!
Bethe - Sorry things have been hectic at your house, hopefully everything settles down soon!
AnneElise - Hope you guys can find an investment property that fits what you're looking for!
I've had a bit of the baby blues myself, but it seems to be tapering off. It is definitely worse at night.
Hi to everyone else!! Hey Katrina and Jamie - we miss you!! 0 -
Wow, Lynn! Awesome job with the weight loss. I hope my body works like yours with that and with breastfeeding. I feel like I could be a natural at it, but I know lots of other people who felt that way too only to find it extremely difficult. We'll see! I would have been annoyed with that girl too! I can see myself getting really ticked with people fairly easily when this little one comes. I have waited for so long and she is my first and I want to do everything with her. I don't want my mom or my MIL taking her from me and sharing a first with her that should be mine. I feel like a child with a toy, but boy am I going to be possessive. I promised my husband tonight that he will get plenty of time to hold her and I'll work hard to make sure I don't keep her from him, but I can't make that promise for the grandparents. If they want to be here the very first few days, they are just going to have to understand that it most likely means they won't be getting as much hands on time as they would if they had waited a few weeks.
Ronya- I can get emotional when my in-laws come too. Not because my husband is necessarily acting badly... it's more like he gets really inconsiderate when his parents are here. He's normally a super sensitive guy who can read my emotions, but when the parents come I'm totally on the back burner. It makes it easy for me to get a little pissy. I'm usually pretty good at hiding it and just riding it out though. I'm sure you're not being a b----. At least you can acknowledge it. A real b---- wouldn't think she was one at all! :laugh:
Bethe- My friend already has me stocked on fenugreek should the need for it arise. I'm always curious about whether or not it works. Glad to hear it worked for your last baby. Hope it works this time!
One of my co-workers gave me a baby gift today. She got me medela bottles that attach right to the breast pump! I didn't even know they existed until recently. She also gave us this really adorable newborn outfit that I have already decided will be what we bring her home from the hospital in. SOON!0 -
Lynn - great job on the weight loss! Eek, they left your staples in that long?! That had to be uncomfortable! They took mine out before I left the hospital and put what I compared to weather stripping over the suture.
Julie - you so look pregnant. I didn't get to bask in any pregnancy pitty since I apparently also started showing around 8+ months. The day I was induced someone thought I was about 6 months preg that morning at the pool.
Breastfeeding - not going that hot here. He was on arterial line feeding for the first 5-6 days, then on breastmilk by bottle for the next 4-5 days before I even got to start nursing. So he can't really figure it out. Sometimes he does OK but usually he doesn't even try to suck. I have mostly been pumping then giving it to him in a bottle, but that's annoying, not time efficient (and if you haven't figured out about me yet, I'm all about time efficiency!), and makes for feeding if we are out and about (not that we really go out and about) difficult.
Sleep... yeah.... I have been getting about 4 hours a night in about 1-2 hour chunks. At least I got to sleep really well the first week he was in the hospital after they discharged me so I was rested up by time he came home. I have been having to really drag myself to my computer to work in the morning though. I don't function well on less than about 8 hours of sleep so 4 is a big difference. Here's hoping a combination of my body adjusts to little sleep and I start to get more sleep. He's pretty mellow though. Sleeps a lot during the day so it makes it easier to work. If only my boss could see me! Pumping with one hand, trying to feed him with the other, answering emails with my one free hand as I hold the pump with the crook of my elbow... :laugh:
It's been "interesting" with work. One, I tried not to tell many people that I was pregnant (I work online and by phone so no one could tell) or why I was out because I didn't want to deal with them wondering why I took just two (turned out to be one) week maternity leave before being back. So most probably thought i was on vacation, but those that did know are like - what the hell are you doing back at work?! I don't want to tell people I only know professionally... well, we get no benefits and I can't afford to miss a paycheck... then those who know I was pregnant ask how it went, how is he, etc, but again I just know them casually professionally so I say "it was fine, he's fine"... then there are those we work with more closely, a lot, and for years so my boss informed them of the situation (w. my permission) so there are all sorts of "levels" to work.
Annabelle, I was wondering that a little bit the other day too about home births unassisted as Lynn mentioned. Generic side note, no one mentioned that my stitches would start to itch really bad as they healed! Just what I need! An itchy hoo-ha! I don't know that I would ever be intersted in a home birth (I really like other people to clean up after me and take care of me! :laugh:) but after going through this with Gabriel I think I would never consider it. I know it's so rare, but I don't know that I would have caught that he had something wrong with him until potentially too late. Turns out he was stable the whole time, but just as easily it could have been different. I like the comfort of a medical team right there for problems. I'd definitely not be brave, aware, or experienced enough to do it on my own!!
Anyway... I had to take Buck to meet his pediatrician today to get his info on file with them and start them getting familiar with him. I have a feeling we'll see them a lot - already going back in 2 weeks for just another "check in". So I missed a bit of work today that i have to go make up tonight... just taking a break and killing some time on here before getting back to all the stuff I have to get done tonight. Bleh. I really just want to go to sleep.0 -
I really don't know how you do it all, Mel! You're amazing!!! I hope you can get some good sleep soon!0
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Ok, so DH has Annabelle so I'm going to try and actually respond to people...it's been like a month since I have responded to anything but the last few posts! :laugh: I'll do it as I'm watching "Swamp People"...anyone else seen that show...??? HAHAHA it cracks me up that they're speaking English but yet there still has to be subtitles so you can understand what they're saying...
All you moms and soon-to-be-moms...have you gotten your hubby something for Father's Day?? I ordered a personalized card from Shutterfly.com with pictures of Annabelle on it. I also made him a photo book of all the pictures of him and Annabelle that we have so far...just pictures of him and his baby girl. Also got a frame that says Daddy's girl on the bottom. He'll probably cry...
Brittony - I find it difficult to keep up with two threads myself! I read everything but finding the time to respond to everything is tough with a little one!
Ronya - you may have said this on the other thread, I'm not sure...but I am so jealous of your FIL!!! That's amazing!
Bethe - I hope your eldest calms down a bit, and the meltdown has ceased! I want to make sure I'm firm and consistent on my discipline too. I know, easier said than done! Where do you get Fenugreek? I've heard oatmeal is good for milk too.
Anne - Yay for properties in Detroit! Seems like that may make a move back to Michigan a little easier...???
Annabelle - Thank you for your story! LOVE IT! I too am curious like Lynn and Mel...
Lynn - Annabelle had her Hep B in the hospital, and we go back next week for her shots.....I'm not ready for that, but I'm sure I will be crying as much as she is!!! :sad: Sounds like he's enjoying mommy's milk since he's gained! And I'm so glad breastfeeding is going well for you too! It 's been great for me too...only had a few days of uncomfortable due to being engorged but it passed and everything's good now. Now that she's use to it too it takes a lot less. In the beginning it was taking close to an hour to feed on both sides, burp, diaper change, etc. Now it doesn't take nearly that long. She's becoming more efficient.
Yay for the weightloss!! I lost everything but 10 pounds, and now I'm stuck (considering I've been eating everything I want to and no exercise, I don't know why I'm surprised it hasn't gone UP). I need to start exercising. MOTIVATION time!!
Sheri - Take time to take care of yourself - you're an absolute amazing mom! I'm glad you realized what was going on before it got Real bad. Praying for you!
I wish I had some motivational pictures on here! I have some high school pictures, but I don't think that's realistic since there's been a lot of changes. I want to be about 140. I was there in college at one point; I even say the 130s for like a day! lol
I can't believe so many of you ladies from the pregnancy board are SO close!! I can't wait for you to meet your LOs...and for us to see pictures! 0 -
Yay, I'm glad I took the time to do that! I was starting to feel bad about not commenting! And I know I left people out, because I only went back one page...but that's a start! Love you ladies! :flowerforyou:0
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Mel- you amaze me, I am not sure how you manage to keep it all together. We are here if you need to vent. You’ve got a whole lot on your plate. Hopefully he starts sleeping good soon, Brooklynn took about 6-7 weeks to get on a “schedule”. I happily take a 8-1 stretch
Brittony- I use the medela bottles, the go right on your pump and you can put a nipple right on the bottle and give to baby. I have the 5 oz and the 9 oz bottles. I take the larger ones to work with me since they hold more.
Lynn- Glad everything is working out and Joshua is a pro. I would have smacked that biotch if I were you… I keep my baby super close and hover over people holding her. Its my third so I doubt it’s a first baby thing. LOL
Ronya- I am the same way, I notice hubby acts differently around his mommy and it drives me nuts… pregnant or not. I know his family has seen bits and pieces of psychotic me but we have been together for nearly 10 years and 5 pregnancies…. No way could I hide it all, lol
Bethe- I hope your oldest shapes up quickly, mine snapped out of it once I laid down the law but my middle still goes in and out of it. Typical 4 year old behavior I think…I hope your milk supply increases.
Annabelle- Sorry to hear you’re having baby blues but in a sense relived that I am not the only one. It seems like your life totally shifts with each new addition and even though you know what to expect it never gets any easier when adding someone new. Hope you get to feeling well soon and yes I think that nursing takes quite a bit of time so it can take much of your time and focus away from the other kiddos.
Julie – Girl I am sure that there is no way your as* is bigger than that baby bump. People are just retarded IMO if they can’t see how obviously pregnant you are.
Danielle- You said it! I do really hope that whatever is going on in the universe changes quickly. My coworker went home early today with a “migraine” she has been super depressed too and she is not hormonal so I am beginning to think there is something in the air.
Megan- I am a bad wife.... didn't get anything for Fathers Day, I usually make something with the boys but life has been too chaotic lately. We're just planning on going out for a Parent's Day brunch, we didn't really celebrate Mothers Day since everything is so crowded then yet no long waits for Fathers Day.0 -
Megan- I am a bad wife.... didn't get anything for Fathers Day, I usually make something with the boys but life has been too chaotic lately. We're just planning on going out for a Parent's Day brunch, we didn't really celebrate Mothers Day since everything is so crowded then yet no long waits for Fathers Day.
You're anything BUT a bad wife!!!! It's TOTALLY understandable...Do you notice I didn't get anything that would come from a store...I did what I could from home, lol. Normally we don't do anything for anniversarys, valentines, etc but I figured since it's his first Father's day I would do something0 -
Mel - Seriously...you are wonderwomen. I am not sure how you are handling all this, but feel free to use us to lean on! You are amazing.
Julie - When I was checking in at the hospital...obviously in labor, one of the nurses told me I didn't look pregnant enough to be in labor!!!! Not the thing to tell someone who has been having contractions for 24 hours!!!!! Some people just don't realize that everyone caries differently.
Megan - I ran to Kohls today with Ethan, and got a picture frame that says "Daddy and Me". It was right in the front near the checkouts, so it took me about 5 minutes total in the store. I uploaded a picture to Walmart's Photo Center from my home computer, and had it printed out in store. I just had to run in and pick it up, again it took me about 5 minutes. I think DH will be amazed that I went to all that work:bigsmile:
Sheri & Annabelle - Sounds like we are all experiencing a bit of Baby Blues. Feel free to message me if you want to talk. I know how it feels to be "down".
Anne - Thats cool about investing in Detroit. If that doesn't pan out....I think Cleveland is almost as good of an investment. I cant believe what home prices have done here.
Sorry I am not getting to everyone....I seriously need to get a shower before bed tonight. I hate to admit this, but it has been 2 days since my last one! Ugggg, what you sacrifice to be a momy:blushing:0 -
I opted for a practical gift for bf for fathers day. He has been adamant that he is not a father and therefore should get a gift. But I ignore him... I got baby a winter sleeper outfit that says I love daddy on it. (We needed it.) and I got "him" a set of dishes. We want to replace our everyday dishes. He wants us to have a good solid set, and we picked out a pattern that we both liked. So I ordered 4 place settings "for him".
Mel - I am amazed you are back at work after 1-2 weeks.
Ronya - Its ok to be hormonal right now. My bf and I have gone through a few patches were I had to tell him that he was upsetting me (and he wasnt doing anything different than normal). He was very understanding and hasnt done those things since.
Lynn - you are doing great on shedding the baby weight! I hope mine goes that well.0 -
Amanda - my frame came from Kohls too! Is it black with silver writing?? Great minds think alike...
And Ummm... I have to admit I still have those no showering days.... :blushing: I feel ya!0 -
Lynn - great job on the weight loss! Eek, they left your staples in that long?! That had to be uncomfortable! They took mine out before I left the hospital and put what I compared to weather stripping over the suture.
Julie - you so look pregnant. I didn't get to bask in any pregnancy pitty since I apparently also started showing around 8+ months. The day I was induced someone thought I was about 6 months preg that morning at the pool.
Breastfeeding - not going that hot here. He was on arterial line feeding for the first 5-6 days, then on breastmilk by bottle for the next 4-5 days before I even got to start nursing. So he can't really figure it out. Sometimes he does OK but usually he doesn't even try to suck. I have mostly been pumping then giving it to him in a bottle, but that's annoying, not time efficient (and if you haven't figured out about me yet, I'm all about time efficiency!), and makes for feeding if we are out and about (not that we really go out and about) difficult.
Sleep... yeah.... I have been getting about 4 hours a night in about 1-2 hour chunks. At least I got to sleep really well the first week he was in the hospital after they discharged me so I was rested up by time he came home. I have been having to really drag myself to my computer to work in the morning though. I don't function well on less than about 8 hours of sleep so 4 is a big difference. Here's hoping a combination of my body adjusts to little sleep and I start to get more sleep. He's pretty mellow though. Sleeps a lot during the day so it makes it easier to work. If only my boss could see me! Pumping with one hand, trying to feed him with the other, answering emails with my one free hand as I hold the pump with the crook of my elbow... :laugh:
It's been "interesting" with work. One, I tried not to tell many people that I was pregnant (I work online and by phone so no one could tell) or why I was out because I didn't want to deal with them wondering why I took just two (turned out to be one) week maternity leave before being back. So most probably thought i was on vacation, but those that did know are like - what the hell are you doing back at work?! I don't want to tell people I only know professionally... well, we get no benefits and I can't afford to miss a paycheck... then those who know I was pregnant ask how it went, how is he, etc, but again I just know them casually professionally so I say "it was fine, he's fine"... then there are those we work with more closely, a lot, and for years so my boss informed them of the situation (w. my permission) so there are all sorts of "levels" to work.
Annabelle, I was wondering that a little bit the other day too about home births unassisted as Lynn mentioned. Generic side note, no one mentioned that my stitches would start to itch really bad as they healed! Just what I need! An itchy hoo-ha! I don't know that I would ever be intersted in a home birth (I really like other people to clean up after me and take care of me! :laugh:) but after going through this with Gabriel I think I would never consider it. I know it's so rare, but I don't know that I would have caught that he had something wrong with him until potentially too late. Turns out he was stable the whole time, but just as easily it could have been different. I like the comfort of a medical team right there for problems. I'd definitely not be brave, aware, or experienced enough to do it on my own!!
Anyway... I had to take Buck to meet his pediatrician today to get his info on file with them and start them getting familiar with him. I have a feeling we'll see them a lot - already going back in 2 weeks for just another "check in". So I missed a bit of work today that i have to go make up tonight... just taking a break and killing some time on here before getting back to all the stuff I have to get done tonight. Bleh. I really just want to go to sleep.
You are truly amazing! As I read this I see what a strong woman you are and your family is fortunate to have you. I am glad the doctors were able to catch Gabriel's heart problem and I continue to keep you in my prayers every night.0 -
Ok, so DH has Annabelle so I'm going to try and actually respond to people...it's been like a month since I have responded to anything but the last few posts! :laugh: I'll do it as I'm watching "Swamp People"...anyone else seen that show...??? HAHAHA it cracks me up that they're speaking English but yet there still has to be subtitles so you can understand what they're saying...
Bethe - I hope your eldest calms down a bit, and the meltdown has ceased! I want to make sure I'm firm and consistent on my discipline too. I know, easier said than done! Where do you get Fenugreek? I've heard oatmeal is good for milk too.
I have watched a few of the "Swamp People" and you cracked me up when I read what you wrote. I would never be able to understand them without reading the subtitles. And then I also feel sorry for the gators that were just out minding there own business.
Eden has done much better today. I think keeping her home last night with her dad while the rest of us went out with her friends (been friends since they were three years old, so six years now) woke her up a bit. I really need to follow through. I kept saying "if you don't . . ., then you won't . . ." but still let her do it anyway. My friend's 9 year old son was not happy because Eden wasn't there.
I got my Fenugreek on Amazon, the Nature's Way Fenugreek. I love oatmeal, and have it maybe once a week. Might be something I need to add more of to my diet!0 -
Lynn - great job on the weight loss! Eek, they left your staples in that long?! That had to be uncomfortable! They took mine out before I left the hospital and put what I compared to weather stripping over the suture.
Julie - you so look pregnant. I didn't get to bask in any pregnancy pitty since I apparently also started showing around 8+ months. The day I was induced someone thought I was about 6 months preg that morning at the pool.
Breastfeeding - not going that hot here. He was on arterial line feeding for the first 5-6 days, then on breastmilk by bottle for the next 4-5 days before I even got to start nursing. So he can't really figure it out. Sometimes he does OK but usually he doesn't even try to suck. I have mostly been pumping then giving it to him in a bottle, but that's annoying, not time efficient (and if you haven't figured out about me yet, I'm all about time efficiency!), and makes for feeding if we are out and about (not that we really go out and about) difficult.
Sleep... yeah.... I have been getting about 4 hours a night in about 1-2 hour chunks. At least I got to sleep really well the first week he was in the hospital after they discharged me so I was rested up by time he came home. I have been having to really drag myself to my computer to work in the morning though. I don't function well on less than about 8 hours of sleep so 4 is a big difference. Here's hoping a combination of my body adjusts to little sleep and I start to get more sleep. He's pretty mellow though. Sleeps a lot during the day so it makes it easier to work. If only my boss could see me! Pumping with one hand, trying to feed him with the other, answering emails with my one free hand as I hold the pump with the crook of my elbow... :laugh:
It's been "interesting" with work. One, I tried not to tell many people that I was pregnant (I work online and by phone so no one could tell) or why I was out because I didn't want to deal with them wondering why I took just two (turned out to be one) week maternity leave before being back. So most probably thought i was on vacation, but those that did know are like - what the hell are you doing back at work?! I don't want to tell people I only know professionally... well, we get no benefits and I can't afford to miss a paycheck... then those who know I was pregnant ask how it went, how is he, etc, but again I just know them casually professionally so I say "it was fine, he's fine"... then there are those we work with more closely, a lot, and for years so my boss informed them of the situation (w. my permission) so there are all sorts of "levels" to work.
Annabelle, I was wondering that a little bit the other day too about home births unassisted as Lynn mentioned. Generic side note, no one mentioned that my stitches would start to itch really bad as they healed! Just what I need! An itchy hoo-ha! I don't know that I would ever be intersted in a home birth (I really like other people to clean up after me and take care of me! :laugh:) but after going through this with Gabriel I think I would never consider it. I know it's so rare, but I don't know that I would have caught that he had something wrong with him until potentially too late. Turns out he was stable the whole time, but just as easily it could have been different. I like the comfort of a medical team right there for problems. I'd definitely not be brave, aware, or experienced enough to do it on my own!!
Anyway... I had to take Buck to meet his pediatrician today to get his info on file with them and start them getting familiar with him. I have a feeling we'll see them a lot - already going back in 2 weeks for just another "check in". So I missed a bit of work today that i have to go make up tonight... just taking a break and killing some time on here before getting back to all the stuff I have to get done tonight. Bleh. I really just want to go to sleep.
You are truly amazing! As I read this I see what a strong woman you are and your family is fortunate to have you. I am glad the doctors were able to catch Gabriel's heart problem and I continue to keep you in my prayers every night.
Annabelle, I too am curious. I have torn with all of my children. My last one was the littlest tear of the all and the doctor at first didn't think I tore at all, but I did. How do you deal with that at home?0 -
Amanda - my frame came from Kohls too! Is it black with silver writing?? Great minds think alike...
And Ummm... I have to admit I still have those no showering days.... :blushing: I feel ya!
we do mommy and me showers and she fusses if we're not in by 7:15. Hubby brings her when I'm done showering and I clean her in a minute....way easier than pulling out the baby bath which she hates. she's a shower kind of girl funny that it started as me trying to cool her down on a hot day. she's simple shower, boobie and then rocked by daddy and she's out by 80 -
um.... i had no shower days BEFORE kids...
OK i have to get off here and get to sleep. I ended up working until 10. Ick. I haven't quite put in full days Mon, Tues, Wed this week though so I guess I could consider it making up some extra hours. I have an 8am apt, but at least it's here in town. I can't bring the baby though so here's hoping hubby wakes up (and can figure out what to do) if baby wakes up after I get him up and fed and changed in the morning and hopefully back down by 7:30.
I've never been one to get upset when my son had to get shots, which is a good thing because now I have to give them to Gabriel twice a day every day for 4-6 weeks. I don't like doing it, but it doesn't really bother me.0
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