September 2016 Moms
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Nailing this Mama Thing!
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I was thinking, with all the worrying we do and questions we have, it might be a good thing to have a place where we post about our successes, large and small. That way we can celebrate each other's triumphs, whether through hard work or dumb luck, and remember that it isn't all screaming fits and uncertainty.
I'll start: Today I am on it! I have fed Olivia multiple times and gotten her down to "nap" multiple times with limited fussiness. I have pumped 3 times, nearly filling the bag for the day. I have done two loads of laundry, sanitised all the pumping stuff, and loaded the dishwasher. I even ate breakfast AND lunch, and have had nearly 30 ounces of water! It seems everything is coming up me today, so I am going to go for it and take Olivia for a walk at 3:00.
I'll start: Today I am on it! I have fed Olivia multiple times and gotten her down to "nap" multiple times with limited fussiness. I have pumped 3 times, nearly filling the bag for the day. I have done two loads of laundry, sanitised all the pumping stuff, and loaded the dishwasher. I even ate breakfast AND lunch, and have had nearly 30 ounces of water! It seems everything is coming up me today, so I am going to go for it and take Olivia for a walk at 3:00.
Re: Nailing this Mama Thing!
I washed my little ones hair without her crying. That was a big win for me. My mom made me a big towel that you wear like an apron and I held her in the towel and washed her hair with the other hand. I'm just awaiting the day the umbilical cord falls off so I can bathe her. I also recommend Mustela no rinse cleansing fluid. It works great!
One good thing about going back to work this past week was that it gave Victoria a "hard reset" on the eating. She loves the bottle and will suck down up to 4oz at a time. We're on a much better pattern at home at night because I have more milk to give at a time and she's more content and full.
Prior she was nursing every 2-3 hours and drained me dry every time but I don't think my supply could keep up. I'm getting 4 hours of sleep from her at night now!!!
I also wanted to share a story - Baby had been pretty well the last few times I've taken her out. The last few days she has been super fussy allllllll day and of course had meltdowns while we were out the other day. We were at a baby clothing store and another mom, also with a baby in a stroller, stepped into line to checkout just before I did. I got into line to checkout and baby was still melting down. The mom in front of me told me to check out before her being that her kid was sleeping. And she offered me her coupon. It the times of mom shaming being viral, it felt pretty supportive that another mom was helpful.
@molosmiles I hear you about remembering. Luckily Xavier was born on the 1st so easy to remember.
We just had our 6 week check up and she has gained enough weight to almost make it to the 25th % on the little graph they chart her progress on -- 8 lbs 9 oz!. She was in the 5th % when she was born so I am taking this as a win. All the feeding/pumping is paying off and I can worry less that she is getting enough.
Well today, I am feeling like I am finally getting the hang of things. On top of dealing with LO usual fussiness, I did 3 loads of laundry, actually ate breakfast, figured out my Solly Baby wrap (which I have never been able to use without a major meltdown until today) and took the baby and the dog for a walk by myself. My LO is still sleeping in the wrap so it looks like I may be able to make lunch too! But my biggest accomplishment for the day was telling my MIL, who I am not a huge fan of, that her and her friend could not come over today and I didn't even make up an excuse as to why. I told her the truth that our house is a mess, I'm tired, overwhelmed and the last thing I want to do is entertain. She seemed okay with it. I still have 2 hours until my husband is home, but I don't think there will be any crying or calls to my mom today. Woohoo!