Any tips on getting rid of baby fever?

libbyann

I'm having major baby fever right now and it needs to go away quick! We cannot have another baby right now for several reasons - I want to have a VBAC and they recommend not getting pregnant for 2+ years after your c/s, we're going on a cruise in July and I do not want to be pregnant on the cruise, and we both want to wait until Will is 2 to start trying.

But it's baaad. I'm dreaming about babies and newborn squishiness. Last night I had a dream about my newborn baby girl. I could smell her and everything - soo realistic. I have a feeling that a certain someone's first birthday is the reason behind this...but either way, I have GOT to get it to go away! I can't spend the next year dreaming about babies! Help!

Taytee

Set alarm to go off every 2 hours at night. Get out of bed, walk around for 15 minutes. Repeat for 6 weeks and see how you feel. =P

libbyann

Taytee:

Set alarm to go off every 2 hours at night. Get out of bed, walk around for 15 minutes. Repeat for 6 weeks and see how you feel. =P

Problem is we do that with Will. Well, not the walking around for 15 minutes part, but the up every 2 hours part. It's become a part of my life that it doesn't even feel like a big deal anymore! 

Although we wouldn't have room for a baby in our bed..hmmm...you might be onto something!

ndluvsrk

Nope, sorry. I cannot help you there at all.

I have it baaaad too but it doesn't look like there will be a K3 any time in the near future, if ever.  But that doesn't stop me from feelin' the fever.

And yes, I attribute a lot of it to that 1st birthday !!

flymansWife

please let me know when you figure it out i could use a little go away baby fever-ness

KateAggie

I could send Marisa to you for Spring Break.  24/7 of 2 kids for a week might stave it off for a little while....

Did I mention her boundary testing right now, that's matched oh so well with fake tears and whining?

kiarox2002

libbyann:

Taytee:

Set alarm to go off every 2 hours at night. Get out of bed, walk around for 15 minutes. Repeat for 6 weeks and see how you feel. =P

Problem is we do that with Will. Well, not the walking around for 15 minutes part, but the up every 2 hours part. It's become a part of my life that it doesn't even feel like a big deal anymore! 

Although we wouldn't have room for a baby in our bed..hmmm...you might be onto something!

Set it for every 30 minutes.  There's no way the baby will be on the same schedule as Will and they will probably wake each other up.  Maybe I should try this...  I also have the baby fever. 

ali-1411

kiarox2002:

libbyann:

Taytee:

Set alarm to go off every 2 hours at night. Get out of bed, walk around for 15 minutes. Repeat for 6 weeks and see how you feel. =P

Problem is we do that with Will. Well, not the walking around for 15 minutes part, but the up every 2 hours part. It's become a part of my life that it doesn't even feel like a big deal anymore! 

Although we wouldn't have room for a baby in our bed..hmmm...you might be onto something!

Set it for every 30 minutes.  There's no way the baby will be on the same schedule as Will and they will probably wake each other up.  Maybe I should try this...  I also have the baby fever. 

Oh no, they wouldn't be on the same schedule at all!  As soon as you would get Will to sleep, then the baby would wake up.  So you might as well just stay up all night

My baby fever is cured every time I take Layna somewhere.  Like sitting in the doctor's office yesterday.  I couldn't imagine how I would carry around a sick toddler AND manage a newborn at the same time.

nanann

Um, yeah, no help at all.  I have it super bad right now, and I'm sure it's because of my new little niece who has the same age gap with Julia as between E&J.  And she even has dark hair like my girls, despite having 2 blonde parents.  I feel like she should be MY baby!  How bad is that!?!?

 

Kim777

kiarox2002:

libbyann:

Taytee:

Set alarm to go off every 2 hours at night. Get out of bed, walk around for 15 minutes. Repeat for 6 weeks and see how you feel. =P

Problem is we do that with Will. Well, not the walking around for 15 minutes part, but the up every 2 hours part. It's become a part of my life that it doesn't even feel like a big deal anymore! 

Although we wouldn't have room for a baby in our bed..hmmm...you might be onto something!

Set it for every 30 minutes.  There's no way the baby will be on the same schedule as Will and they will probably wake each other up.  Maybe I should try this...  I also have the baby fever. 

Yep, this has been the last seven months of my life. I would tell you to come spend a night over here, but they appear to be STTN, at least for now. It's sheer torture when you have just laid back down/drifted back to sleep from getting one settled and realize the other is now up!

Temp919044062507573

Go to Sea World and observe how miserable all of the families appear...I noticed this last year! lol

rssnlvr

libbyann:

...I want to have a VBAC and they recommend not getting pregnant for 2+ years after your c/s...

Just throwing this out there...I was told this recommendation has become obsolete due to advances in equipment and technique, and that there is really no difference in "optimal" timeframe from a vaginal delivery anymore...about 12 months...

that doesn't help, does it?

HSartteach

rssnlvr:

libbyann:

...I want to have a VBAC and they recommend not getting pregnant for 2+ years after your c/s...

Just throwing this out there...I was told this recommendation has become obsolete due to advances in equipment and technique, and that there is really no difference in "optimal" timeframe from a vaginal delivery anymore...about 12 months...

that doesn't help, does it?

it helps me...as I also have a little baby fever every now and then.  Then I read libby's post and saw 2 years...so I did a little light reading and the chances of a vbac over 35 are lower...just my luck.

luluAXA

I'm no help either, I've been telling Aden about his (unborn) little sister Lily for a while now.  DS is going to think I'm crazy the older he gets and if his first word is Lily I don't know what I'll do.  If daycare wasn't so expensive I wouldn't mind trying again so soon but that alone is the only reason we have to wait.  5% discount for the second child is not enough and we don't have family close by help.  Why do they have to be so cute!

richardslove

KateAggie:

I could send Marisa to you for Spring Break.  24/7 of 2 kids for a week might stave it off for a little while....

Did I mention her boundary testing right now, that's matched oh so well with fake tears and whining?

This would cure me for sure.  I have no baby fever even after being around a 3 day old yesterday and a 2 month old the day before.  I was soooooooo happy to walk away with my talking, jumping, laughing, independent toddler. 

libbyann

rssnlvr:

libbyann:

...I want to have a VBAC and they recommend not getting pregnant for 2+ years after your c/s...

Just throwing this out there...I was told this recommendation has become obsolete due to advances in equipment and technique, and that there is really no difference in "optimal" timeframe from a vaginal delivery anymore...about 12 months...

that doesn't help, does it?

Really? Where'd you find that bit of info? I'm researching it like CRAZY b/c I want to go to my annual in June and know what I'm talking about I'm not sure if my hospital (the only one on my ins.) does them, so I need to be prepared if my doc tells me they're more dangerous than a c/s!

And no, that TOTALLY does not help my baby fever. You're an enabler! 

rssnlvr

libbyann:

rssnlvr:

libbyann:

...I want to have a VBAC and they recommend not getting pregnant for 2+ years after your c/s...

Just throwing this out there...I was told this recommendation has become obsolete due to advances in equipment and technique, and that there is really no difference in "optimal" timeframe from a vaginal delivery anymore...about 12 months...

that doesn't help, does it?

Really? Where'd you find that bit of info? I'm researching it like CRAZY b/c I want to go to my annual in June and know what I'm talking about I'm not sure if my hospital (the only one on my ins.) does them, so I need to be prepared if my doc tells me they're more dangerous than a c/s!

And no, that TOTALLY does not help my baby fever. You're an enabler! 

From my OB. Actually, he told me after 6 weeks the uterus is as strong as it's gonna be and that there is NO minimal time frame. But I'm going with the 12-month rule b/c . . . well, it just seems safer to me.

If you're looking for some VBAC facts, check out https://vbacfacts.com/. The main page is kind of confusing to me, but the quick links along the top are really helpful. And all their facts give citations to research.

MrsH07

Come watch DS for a couple of days! He is getting his molars and is so, so miserable! Plus he is really testing his boundaries with us!

userdeleted

libbyann:

rssnlvr:

libbyann:

...I want to have a VBAC and they recommend not getting pregnant for 2+ years after your c/s...

Just throwing this out there...I was told this recommendation has become obsolete due to advances in equipment and technique, and that there is really no difference in "optimal" timeframe from a vaginal delivery anymore...about 12 months...

that doesn't help, does it?

Really? Where'd you find that bit of info? I'm researching it like CRAZY b/c I want to go to my annual in June and know what I'm talking about I'm not sure if my hospital (the only one on my ins.) does them, so I need to be prepared if my doc tells me they're more dangerous than a c/s!

And no, that TOTALLY does not help my baby fever. You're an enabler! 

I was told the same thing, and of course I had a VBAC with 13.5 months between. 

As for the cure - feel free to come over here anytime. It should clear that fever up pretty quickly

Kristen&Doyle

I'd say that having a baby might just be the easy part, but the pregnancy with having a toddler is not fun.  Colton still wants to be held and I'm not sure what I would do if he wasn't potty trained yet!  I can't imagine trying to deal with being pg when Colton was younger and I'm glad we waited this long and I think the spacing will work out perfect!  Colton is so much more independent now and I think that it is not only helpful now, but will also be great once the baby is here.  DH also is much more open to taking Colton with him to work, depending on what he is doing, which I know he wouldn't be as open to doing if he was still in diapers.  Overall, I think it's nice to have some "quality" one on one time with your first born before you bring another baby into the picture.

balihaigirl

Here you go!!!!!!!

https://www.libbyannphotography.com/blog/?m=200903

 

amyinaustin

from one photographer to another - stop doing newborn shoots!

I know that's totally impossible, and if you're like me, those are your absolute favorite to do.

But it REALLY makes baby fever worse when you get to stare and awe over a new little baby, AND then edit all the photos!  It's torture.

I don't have baby fever too bad yet - but I always at least get a twinge of it after a newborn shoot.

libbyann

rssnlvr:

libbyann:

rssnlvr:

libbyann:

...I want to have a VBAC and they recommend not getting pregnant for 2+ years after your c/s...

Just throwing this out there...I was told this recommendation has become obsolete due to advances in equipment and technique, and that there is really no difference in "optimal" timeframe from a vaginal delivery anymore...about 12 months...

that doesn't help, does it?

Really? Where'd you find that bit of info? I'm researching it like CRAZY b/c I want to go to my annual in June and know what I'm talking about I'm not sure if my hospital (the only one on my ins.) does them, so I need to be prepared if my doc tells me they're more dangerous than a c/s!

And no, that TOTALLY does not help my baby fever. You're an enabler! 

From my OB. Actually, he told me after 6 weeks the uterus is as strong as it's gonna be and that there is NO minimal time frame. But I'm going with the 12-month rule b/c . . . well, it just seems safer to me.

If you're looking for some VBAC facts, check out https://vbacfacts.com/. The main page is kind of confusing to me, but the quick links along the top are really helpful. And all their facts give citations to research.

Yep, that's where I've been getting a lot of my info. It's really been so interesting reading it. 

balihai - thank you...just what I was needing  It's funny how quickly you forget just how uncomfortable those last few weeks are.

amy - Yup. I've got two coming up soon. One is a teeny tiny 35-weeker that just got out of the NICU. :::love:::

 

Dallasteacher

I will be amazed if you still have baby fever in a couple weeks!!

mcgee

Parenting while pregnant is hard. You're exhausted, but your kid doesn't want to nap or doesn't want to sleep through the night. Or you're doing good to just haul yourself around, but your kid wants to be carried around, or has started doing the jello-leg thing when you try to get her to her room. Not fun.  Fortunately I didn't have a lot in the way of morning sickness, but what I had made potty training BAD. Nausea + someone else's poop = misery. Thank goodness Meredith was fully potty trained by Alex's birth because I can't imagine having two in diapers at once.

 

gotchagomo

libbyann:

Taytee:

Set alarm to go off every 2 hours at night. Get out of bed, walk around for 15 minutes. Repeat for 6 weeks and see how you feel. =P

Problem is we do that with Will. Well, not the walking around for 15 minutes part, but the up every 2 hours part. It's become a part of my life that it doesn't even feel like a big deal anymore! 

Although we wouldn't have room for a baby in our bed..hmmm...you might be onto something!

 

You're obviously sleep deprived--that's all it is!! LOL!