"It gets better!"... Oh yea?? WHEN?!

MrsDink

This has been a ROUGH week so far... actually a rough month.  I swear since George went for his 2 month appt things have been like the twilight zone.

First his reflux got all crazy and once we upped his dose, he was good for about two days, then he got this RAGING cold that landed us at Children's Hospital night before last to rule out RSV and Pertussis.  Thankfully both tests were negative, but he has these coughing fits so bad he projectile pukes And I'm tired... the kind of tired that makes people put the remote in the fridge and milk in the pantry... and then spend an hour searching for both.

He'll be 3 months on Friday but as a preemie, he doesn't act like it... at. all.  I feel like I'm stuck in newborn-stage hell. 

If one more person tells me it will get better I might explode, for real.  Not just on the inside, but all over this messy, dirty-bottle filled living room!

I know I'm not alone, feel free to use this post to unleash!

FlashMeyer

Sorry things are so rough for you. Hope it gets better soon.

Idhreniel

Ugh, I know.  DH loves it when they're newborns, but I'd rather chase around after a toddler all day.

For me, it started getting better once DS started smiling.  Going on three hours of sleep was a lot easier when the little guy was actually happy to see me come into his room.  I just keep telling myself that if I can make it to that point with DD, I'll be ok.

schenkertobe

{{Hugs}}. I can relate to feeling like you are in the newborn-stage forever. My LO was two months early, and I feel like I have been dealing with the newborn hell for almost 4 months now, and there are no signs that it is getting better. He also has reflux which seems to prevent him from sleeping any long stretches at night. 

sculptress

My baby's one week old today and I'm a zombie.  I need sllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep so bad!  I really hope this gets better soon.  I feel like once I feed him, wait a lil bit with him upright so he can digest properly then change him then try to get him to sleep and I'm too worked up to get myself to sleep then a pacifer falls out and he cries and I start putting him back to sleep again.  I have a migraine, diarrhea so bad I keep running to the bathroom....ugh.  I feel so out of it and like I'm not even getting the chance to enjoy him with my lack of sleep and stomach problems.

dlstamm

I'm not sure what formula you are using, but we went through a 3 week stage of crying.  DD had always been an easy baby, so I knew something was wrong.  We tried Zantac and Prevacid without any difference.  We switched to Nutramigin (I know that's spelled wrong-sorry) and noticed a difference immediately.  We are still on it and she is now 6 months.

I know wrong board...Hope you find something that helps soon.

PartiallySunny

I'm so sorry. I hate newborn stage and was glad when it seemed over at two weeks and even happier at six weeks when LO started to sleep longer and didn't need me to hold him 24/7.

Good luck and ((hug))