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August 2012 Moms
austenfan919
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Two more weeks...
austenfan919
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...until I can pick up DS all the time again.
I had my appendix out a couple weeks ago and couldn't lift anything over 5 lbs for two weeks, then the doc said I could lift DS a little bit until the one-month mark. My mom and sister (who are teachers) were here for the first two weeks, and I've been trying to find people to stop in for a playdate every day this week so I would have help for a couple hours. We have no family in-state, and my other sister is getting married in a couple weeks so I know it would stress my mom out to come back here beforehand.
But it sucks to not feel like you can pick up your baby when he is sitting and crying. When he is really upset, he won't crawl to me or let me stand him up so he can walk around. He just wants me to pick him up. I am trying to just lift him in and out of bed so I don't get a hernia and end up with another surgery and we start this process again. But it is tough, and I end up frustrated with him when really I am frustrated at the situation.
Plus, we are stuck in the house...can't get in the car or the stroller without extra lifting. And I am not having as much luck finding help for next week. Ugh.
Thanks for reading. Just needed to get it out.
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Re: Two more weeks...
Thanks, BPaws! Mine didn't rupture, luckily, so I really felt fine within a couple of days. The pain of the appendicitis was comparable to parts of labor, though...
Mine was not laparoscopic. I wonder if that was the difference. I hate that I didn't get to research the heck out of the topic before surgery. I certainly would have chosen the way that I didn't have lifting restrictions if the options were presented. Oh well.
And katiejo, thanks for your well wishes, too!