March 2018 Moms

New mom check-in....3/8

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  • We are still struggling with finding a new rhythm. DS is so sensitive to change in his sleep and has been off track since I left for the hospital. He didn’t nap until I was finally part of his routine again and he’s still having trouble with it. DD is wonderful though. My ILs seem annoyed that she seems calmest with me and cries if someone else holds her for too long, but I try to explain the Fourth Trimester to them as best I can. 

    @slr1229 are you willing to try a pacifier? We used one with my son for about 13 months (he self weaned then), and offered one to DD. She took it at first and now refuses it. 
  • @BrittnieMariee we will use a pacifier but won’t introduce until 2 weeks.  She’s 4 days right now.  Just gotta get her to get night and day down.
  • Do you guys give pacifiers while they’re sleeping? I wonder if that would help transfer Alice to the bassinet but it also freaks me out if she can’t breathe. Her Owlet monitor went off last night saying her heart rate was 226 so I checked her and turned it off and then back on and it was fine...? Would a pacifier be safe while sleeping? 
  • @crossfitbabybump DS used his during sleep times and occasionally during play time. When he got a little older he would just spit it out once he fell asleep and we never had any issues with it. He also never got nipple confusion. And he self weaned at like 13 months. 
  • @crossfitbabybump I give Ellie one at bedtime. She'll suck it until she falls asleep and then spits it out for the night. We haven't had any nipple confusion issues, and like @vflux33 said, the AAP actually recommends them to decrease the risk of SIDS. 
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  • Wow that’s so good to know! Thank you ladies!! I will give it a try! 
  • @chasingroygbiv Emma definitely sleeps better if she’s being held. I guess it’s warmer and she still prefers my smell. I’m okay with it though. I rarely put her down or let other people hold her. We haven’t decided if she’s our last or not, but either way I’m trying to soak up every last second. 

    I hope your DD adjusts soon! At least your DS is being helpful lol my oldest is 2.5 and still isn’t talking so that’s a challenge on its own. I’m not even sure if he really understands all of the changes he’s experiencing. 
  • Can’t wait to go on daily walks, last maternity leave started in July in a Texas and hasn’t to be out the door before 8 am or after 8 pm.  

    This kid only eats from one boob at a time at night, gets one and falls asleep and won’t take the other until after an hour to two hour snooze fest.
  • @mdfarmchick I'm feeling much better mentally this time around too <3 which is surprising because I usually experience SADD in the month of March so I'm very thankful! 
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    Tomorrow DH goes back to work.  Thankfully, he was here an extra week after my c-section to help with our older two kids and the day to day.  I am dreading tomorrow with a major case of the Sunday blues x 10.  It’s still hard to move around and our son can be a handful of crazy boy and I’m by myself M-F.  Luckily, my Dad will be here tomorrow to help in the afternoon and getting my daughter to dance class in the evening.  But ugh, I’m feeling very sad that it’s back to reality. 
  • @mmom3 Hang in there. I was so sad when DH went back, but after a couple of days I got back into the swing of things. And it’s that much more exciting when he gets home each day now! 
  • @mmom3 good luck on your first day without your DH! We’re heading into the third week without DH and it’s gotten a lot easier! We’re still trying to find our new normal, but we’re getting there. Time change definitely isn’t going to help lol

    Also, Emma is officially a month old today and I’m so emotional about it omg. How??? 
  • First day without Dad tomorrow too, at least DD1 will be going to daycare still but my guess is drop off will go terribly!
  • Dad goes back to work tomorrow:( I am sure he doesn’t want to leave us and his practice doesn’t run well without him so he will have work backed up from when he left last Friday. 
     
    What kind of socks have you found that fit your LO? I have one pair that are 9 years old that fit his feet and are tall so they stay on.
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    @megpeg - hoping your day goes well tomorrow!

    I can never find socks that fit tiny newborn feet either.  Everything falls off.  Would love to find something that fits!  
  • I just got to sleep for longer than 3 hours for the first time in weeks and I feel so disoriented lol it was great! But also my boobs hurt now :D

    @megpeg I wish I knew where ours came from. Most of Emma’s clothes are hand me downs from a friend of a friend and her socks are actually pretty good. Some are still a bit big though. 
  • @mmom3 I just purchased socks from amazon, “Luvable Friends unisex 8 pack newborn socks” and they have been working great.  $9-$10 And had different color choices if wanted.  
  •  Today has been hard. Cal has to do the bilirubin bed because has numbers went way up from yesterday and I have a spinal headache (apparently a thing you can get after having an epidural) so I am not taking anything well emotionally. I feel bad for my hubby and older kids because I am struggling to function still. 
  • Ouch!  So sorry about the struggles!!!  I hope things get better soon, @sassypants2010
  • @sassypants2010 I’m sorry it was a rough day. Give yourself some grace—hormones + a spinal headache means you are definitely allowed to be emotional. Hopefully tomorrow is better and his bilirubin goes down. 
  •  Thanks, I just am not used to this slow recovery. With my first two I was able to get back into routine once home but this time I just can't seem to shake this body fatigue. 
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     Thanks, I just am not used to this slow recovery. With my first two I was able to get back into routine once home but this time I just can't seem to shake this body fatigue. 
    This is what got to me the most too.  I am so active and have a lot on my plate that being slowed down by recovery made things worse on me.  Then I started to get pissed that I didn't even get any down time and didn't get to "enjoy the moment".  It's really something I have had to work through.  Fortunately, at two weeks I feel much better physically and I just have to work through what our new normal is.  Solidarity, Sister!
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     Thanks, I just am not used to this slow recovery. With my first two I was able to get back into routine once home but this time I just can't seem to shake this body fatigue. 
    I had two prior vaginal deliveries and now with having a c-section this time has really slowed down what I can and want to do.  Also, DH went back to work this week so it’s just me 3 am - 9 pm with 3 kids.  I’m a whole new kind of exhausted.  

    I know it’s hard but try to give  yourself time and grace to start to heal and accept help if it’s been offered or ask.  My son has been extremely challenging and offered to take my son for a few nights this week & I accepted the help when normally I wouldn’t have.  Hang in there!  
  • @sassypants2010 I hope you start to feel better soon! I totally understand the struggle. Since my incision reopened it slowed my recovery quite a bit and it’s been driving me crazy. My house is a total disaster and I’m way behind on laundry.
    As for the bilirubin levels, I hope your LO has better levels very quickly! Emma was on the bili blanket at home for 4 or 5 days and it was miserable. I was so glad when it was over!! DS was under the lights at the hospital for 1 night of our 4 day hospital stay and that was also pretty awful, and his levels were higher than Emma’s. 
  • @sassypants2010 I know how you’re feeling with that headache, I had one after DD and it was awful. Hang in there, hugs. 
  • Took Alice to the chiropractor today. She’s been having trouble pooping lately but she pooped just now as I’m typing this lol! The last few days have been rough when she got uncomfortable and it broke my heart. But now she seems to be much better and pooping! 
    Yesterday, when my husband got home and then he was around, I felt like crying. It was just him. I don’t know what or why it was happening? I just felt sad around him. I haven’t cried in a while but it was weird for this to just come on randomly. 
  • We all have so many emotions happening, it’s okay to cry!

    Want these hemmroids to go away.
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