August 2016 Moms
Fremdschamen
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PGAL/Rainbow babies Check-in 8/22
Fremdschamen
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I think I might be the last pregnant PGAL lady here? I love seeing and hearing about your rainbow babies!
Sending healthy happy baby vibes to @JournoGrl23 who I think is in labour! And lots of "heading home soon" vibes to our babies who are still in the NICU.
Weeks/Age:
What's next? (milestones, appointments, something you are looking forward to):
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes:
Questions?
GTKY: At the end of pregnancy/with a newborn do you prefer to hibernate, or go out and do stuff to occupy your time/mind?
BFP #1: 08/17/2012 DD1 born 05/01/2013
BFP #2: 07/31/2015 M/C 09/23/2015 (11.5 weeks)
BFP #3: 12/16/2015 DD2 born 8/27/2016
Re: PGAL/Rainbow babies Check-in 8/22
What's next? (milestones, appointments, something you are looking forward to): GIVING BIRTH! But other than that, I have a midwife appointment on Wednesday and an induction massage scheduled for Thursday.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: I'm honestly a bit sad to be back at work today-- I was hoping baby would come a bit early and I wouldn't have to come back for this last week.
Questions? Did anyone go into crazy nesting mode before going into labour?
GTKY: At the end of pregnancy/with a newborn do you prefer to hibernate, or go out and do stuff to occupy your time/mind? I like to get out, but the discomfort factor is pretty high at this point. I'm looking forward to getting this baby off of my bladder! Hibernating makes me stir crazy.
BFP #1: 08/17/2012 DD1 born 05/01/2013
BFP #2: 07/31/2015 M/C 09/23/2015 (11.5 weeks)
At the end of pregnancy I tried to stay as active as I could. Now that baby is here, I've done two trips out of the house in the last week. I'm pretty content hibernating right now. I think tomorrow we are going to a LC class and then maybe the grocery store.
Weeks/Age:
19 days
What's next? (milestones, appointments, something you are looking forward to):
Sleeping tonight? Does that count?
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes:
Good luck @JournoGrl23!
Questions?
GTKY: At the end of pregnancy/with a newborn do you prefer to hibernate, or go out and do stuff to occupy your time/mind?
At the end of the pregnancy, I was running around like crazy tying to finish things up. Now I'm stuck in the house and losing my mind. Can't drive until 4 weeks and DH hasn't been home much. When he gets home, I want to go somewhere. Anywhere!
What's next? (milestones, appointments, something you are looking forward to): Ped appt tomorrow. Hopefully all this bilirubin shit is over. We went through hell over the testing, and at his last appt, he was 2 weeks old and he still wasn't better, so hopefully he's kicked it now.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: I think he might be developing colic? DH had colic as a baby, and he's started to scream for no reason at least a few separate times a day, and is super gassy. The only things that seem to calm him down is to hold him upright against our chests and dance with him. He liked the movement, I guess.
Questions? For STMS, how old was your LO before they started to sleep for longer spurts at night? I've noticed I'm not the only one who has an illogical fear of the approaching nighttime.
GTKY: At the end of pregnancy/with a newborn do you prefer to hibernate, or go out and do stuff to occupy your time/mind? With the baby, I have far preferred to hibernate so far. Walks every couple days are all the leaving the house I want. And honestly the end of pregnancy was such a blur, but I was contracting painfully for a full week before he was born, yet full of energy. I definitely had the nesting bug right before he got here @Fremdschamen!
My daughter was sleeping 2-3 hour stretches after a couple of months, and sometimes 4+ hour stretches, up until the 4 month sleep regression. Then it all fell apart and I don't know if she ever recovered from it! (DD is a horrifically bad sleeper. I would not wish her sleep patterns on anyone-- even at 3 years old she only sleeps through the night about 50% of the time).
BFP #1: 08/17/2012 DD1 born 05/01/2013
BFP #2: 07/31/2015 M/C 09/23/2015 (11.5 weeks)
What's next? (milestones, appointments, something you are looking forward to): 1 month appointment on Sept. 1st! I can't believe it's already been 3 weeks.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: Positive vibes to all babies, especially those in the NICU still and for those that are struggling to sleep/eat/are fussy. Man, babies are exhausting and then they stare into your eyes and you can't even be mad!
Questions?
GTKY: At the end of pregnancy/with a newborn do you prefer to hibernate, or go out and do stuff to occupy your time/mind? At the end of the pregnancy, I was having a lot of contractions and it was hot out, but I liked going out every few days to run errands and get things done when I had energy. Now, with the newborn, I am 50/50 but I started bleeding more yesterday so I'm trying to be good and take it easy more now.
What's next? (milestones, appointments, something you are looking forward to): Had his 2 week appt on Friday and he now weighs more than his birthweight (yay!). We go back in 2 weeks for his 1 month.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: I think the lack of sleep is starting to catch up with me. I've had less patience and am just generally lethargic. Hoping to start getting a longer stretch at night soon! Of course today he's been super fussy, which is totally different for him, so I'm sure we're in for a rough night.
Questions?
GTKY: At the end of pregnancy/with a newborn do you prefer to hibernate, or go out and do stuff to occupy your time/mind?
End of pregnancy I was really active (taking walks, getting things prepared, etc) and I've been pretty active since giving birth, but I would much rather be hibernating at home! DH has off and always wants to be on the go, so I've been compromising and doing one outing a day with him and the two boys.
@Knottie1442786653 DS1 made big sleep progress around 6-8weeks. That's when we started getting a 6-7hr stretch each night (usually from 11-6). I'm counting down the days, and hoping this LO is as good of a sleeper!
What's next? (milestones, appointments, something you are looking forward to): appointment on Friday if I don't go into labor before hand, NST at the appointment
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: positive vibes for us august moms still waiting for labor!! I'm over the everyday how's me and baby thing from my DH's nana. Still no baby Ugh. And my mom if I don't answer the phone within 20mins she goes in full panic mode that I'm in labor lol
Questions? How much longer ??? LOL
GTKY: At the end of pregnancy/with a newborn do you prefer to hibernate, or go out and do stuff to occupy your time/mind? End of pregnancy I'm rushing around the house getting things done. I'm out and about mainly for my DS baseball practices. I think once baby comes I might hibernate. I'm not an out and about person if I don't have to be.
@Bookhousegirl hoping Jasper is like your first! He's a pretty good sleeper, even in the hospital I could never get him to wake up to eat, I had to wait for him to get closer to the 3 hour mark and wake himself up!
The problem is, he used to sleep between 2-3 hours at a time at night, eat and go directly back to sleep after his diaper. Now he'll sleep for 3-4 (we were pushing 5 once yesterday night) but then stay awake for an hour afterwards, which is wreaking havoc on my sleep.
BFP #1: 08/17/2012 DD1 born 05/01/2013
BFP #2: 07/31/2015 M/C 09/23/2015 (11.5 weeks)
Age: 2 days!
What's next: we should be getting discharged from the hospital tomorrow morning. I'm actually afraid to leave the team of nurses but DH has until Saturday off and then my mom comes for a week so I think we'll be fine.
Rant/Rave/Potive Vibes: positive vibes to those still pregnant! The end is so hard and frustrating waiting for that baby to finally come.
I'm so in love with my rainbow baby! I haven't slept since Friday night other than an hour and a half nap today so I'm so exhausted I could cry. But every time I look into her face it's worth it. DD currently cluster feeds all night long but I'm so proud of how well she's doing at breast feeding so far. I can't wait for my milk to come in and I hope things continue to go well.
Questions? Any one else's baby sneeze a lot the first few days after being born? She had a lot of amniotic fluid she kept coughing up the first day since she's a c section baby, so maybe it's that? But I'm worried she's allergic to something which scares me because we're still in the hospital!
GTKY: at the end of pregnancy I felt stir crazy so I wanted to go out just to grocery shop or something. But I feel like with my newborn I'm going to turn into a shut in haha. I'm still in the stage where I feel like she's fragile.
Yes to the sneezing question. DS sneezed a lot the first 4 or 5 days, and still does occasionally. The nurses and ped said it's totally normal, so I wouldn't worry about it, unless there are other symptoms (fever, coughing, really runny nose, etc).
What's next? (milestones, appointments, something you are looking forward to): peds appointment Friday to check weight gain.
Rant/Rave/Positive Vibes: he is sleeping at night
Night! 2 nights in a row now, let's hope it keeps up. He has been being awake from abut midnight to 7AM, but the last two nights he has slept 9pm to 2AM, a short feeding and back to sleep by 3:39 and then through to 5AM. This is really amazing for us. DH and I had starting sleeping in shifts.
Questions? Anyone else have trouble sleeping when the baby sleeps? I feel like I have return of PGAL brain, I have serious trouble sleeping while he sleeps. I get tightness in my chest from anxiety, I startle awake at every sound, lack of sounds also worries me. I rationally know I cannot spend the next 6 months awake watching him breath or with another adult doing so, but the anxiety is overwhelming. I am wondering if this is straying into pp anxiety territory? I think I will ask on the mental health thread as well. Any advice on keeping the thoughts at bay?
GTKY: At the end of pregnancy/with a newborn do you prefer to hibernate, or go out and do stuff to occupy your time/mind? I am by nature a home body but we are getting out a fair amount with the baby. Lots of walks to keep from gping stir crazy. At the end of the pregnancy we went out a lot knowing it would be a while until we could go on dates or spontaneous adventures again. The night before my induction we went to the beach, watched the seaworld fireworks and then had a late dinner out, it was really nice and the right thing to do.
But I also keep reminding myself that the nicu said they would not allow him to go home until we could treat him like a normal baby. I hope you find ways to ease your anxiety, and definitely talk to your doctor about it to see if they can help. I think it's fairly normal for moms to worry, but obviously you can't not sleep for months and you will know if you think you're worrying more than might be normal. Hugs momma
Every little thing worries me. It's exhausting.