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December 2011 Moms
MrsRucinski85
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To the special mama's out there - sort of gtky
MrsRucinski85
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I know there are a few Dec mamas out there have little ones that require a little extra/special attention than others little ones might, and I was just wondering how you ladies are doing.
I know there are some days for me that Ana is a big old fussy pot and is super clingy and drives me up a wall but then I think about you ladies and other mamas and the struggles you are going thru and I think well shes just cranky and will get over it and there are other mamas out there with real struggles/issues.
So how are you ladies holding up. How are you littles ones doing? Tell me about your days. If you have other children, are your days different with your Dec little one?
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Re: To the special mama's out there - sort of gtky
I'll play
Last week was not a very good week for us. It is still a huge adjustment to being home and caring for DS 100%. The majority of you guys had your "newborn" phase with being new parents 5 or 6 months ago, and it's just hitting us now. We have been home for a little over 1 month and it really is going well, it's just a big adjustment, as you know.
Today is the first day I'm going to a doctor appointment all by myself with DS. I am excited to see how it goes. My mom usually comes with me to the out of town appointments (she's a teacher so has summer off), but this one is in town with his primary doctor and it should be easy so I told her to stay home. He is getting shots and I don't have tylenol in the house. I don't even know how to give it to him! I can't put it in his mouth, he'll gag and throw up, and I don't know if I can put in the J port of his tube since I don't know if it's something that needs to be digested in his stomach first. All these extra things to think about are going to make me crazy!
At last week's appointment with his GI doctor, he wasn't gaining weight fast enough. He's still in the 1st percentile, which isn't new, but she wants him to gain faster so increased his food from 24 to 26 calories. I know it has nothing to do with me, but I feel like my milk isn't good enough. It's a little depressing.
Honestly though, I couldn't be happier staying home with DS. I get to see him all day every day and he is just the best thing in the world. I'm so thankful he hasn't been sick since we have been home. It amazes me to see how he is growing and developing. He is starting to have a little more head control and he has discovered his hands. He just stares at them like they are the coolest thing in the world! I love seeing his mind work. I love knowing that he had such a poor outlook in the beginning and he is blowing me away. He is my hero.
I am rarely on this board much, but I do like to lurk at times.
My daughter is almost 7 months old and we will be lucky if she weighs in at 10.5lbs. Every day is a struggle to get her to drink from the bottle and gain weight. We put additional calories in everything - her bottles are fortfied wiht extra formula, oatmeal and duocal. Her food has duocal mixed in to boost the calories. She was double her birth weight at 6 months and is staying on "her" growth curve. She isn't sitting up on her own yet and doesn't roll over that much, but she can. Every week is a balance between working and managing her doctor's appointments/therapy. She loves daycare and is such a happy baby. I like to call her the lowest maintenance, high manintenance baby.
Having a preemie and a failure to thrive baby has really put stuff in perspective for me.