I love you bitches, I mean it, but I want to cut you people who complain about tearing. Trade you in a minute.
Weaky face because I do love you. But this sucks two weeks later. And the internets tells me c section people get to have pooches forever. I ugly cried about that last night.
I'm Internet high fiving you in solidarity. I told DH it's my kangaroo pouch, that's where I carried my Joey.
I love you bitches, I mean it, but I want to cut you people who complain about tearing. Trade you in a minute.
Weaky face because I do love you. But this sucks two weeks later. And the internets tells me c section people get to have pooches forever. I ugly cried about that last night.
I tore with dd1 and didn't feel normal down there for 6 months. Four weeks out from my c section I feel normal.
You are a unicorn. I'm still not able to hold my baby unless sitting down, and someone has to hand her to me and take her if I have to get up. Which I'm sure is part of why breastfeeding isn't working for us. But it is what I was dealt. And if I get grief for formula, that person gets cut, too.
I'm starting to hate our dog. Ok, not really hate, but she drives me crazy. This morning DH got up with DD so I could try to nap while gavin slept. I had just gotten him down, laid down myself and was just about asleep, and this fucker comes in my room and barks like an asshole for no reason, waking me and G up. So much for a nap
Took aubrey to the pedi this am for her weight check.. she gained 9 oz since last friday and she is above birth weight! Woohoo! However she has a green goopy eye that looks disgusting, so we got a prescription for antibiotic eye drops to use for a week. So we go to target to pick them up and they're like $300 because insurance hasn't added her to our plan yet! !! Grrrr.. so now ive been off and on the phone with insurance trying to figure out what to do!! Poor goopy girl! hoping though that its not a blocked tear duct, cause pedi mentioned that also!
Poor baby girl still hasn't pooped! It has been since Monday morning Need to give her a suppository today. She seems totally fine though. FX for poop!!
We get discharged from the hospital tomorrow. I am so nervous to go home. I think I could survive if I had a hospital bed at home...but I legitimately don't know how I am going to do stairs, lay in a flat bed....this c-section pain is no joke.
I feel so much guilt these days like the baby takes away from my time with my son. It makes me sad.
Any tips from other moms with multiple kids?
I feel the same way! My mom is here for another 2 weeks because of our upcoming move so she's been really helping with giving DS the attention he is not getting from me. I still feel guilty but at least he is getting attention and someone to play with. Since I'm breastfeeding and that takes so many hours of the day, I've been considering at least supplementing, if not altogether switching to formula, after my mom leaves in hopes that I can spend more time with DS. It's hard though.
DS has been a champ with it all but has had 2 big meltdowns that clearly show that it all has been harder on him than he shows on a daily basis. It's so hard, and it's hard to see my baby (DS) go through a hard time! I don't have an answer but just want you to know you are not alone feeling that way! Hopefully there's some lady's out there with good advice!
Me: 38 DH: 36 Married 8/27/2011 BFP #1 9/28/2011 DS born 5/22/2012 BFP #2 4/24/2013 m/c 4/25/2013 at 4w BFP #3 1/31/2014 DD born 10/14/2014 BFP #4 1/20/2016 m/c 2/12/2014 at 7w2d BFP #5 8/19/2016 DS2 born 4/29/2017 BFP #6 3/7/2018 EDD 11/18/2018
We get discharged from the hospital tomorrow. I am so nervous to go home. I think I could survive if I had a hospital bed at home...but I legitimately don't know how I am going to do stairs, lay in a flat bed....this c-section pain is no joke.
I love you bitches, I mean it, but I want to cut you people who complain about tearing. Trade you in a minute.
Weaky face because I do love you. But this sucks two weeks later. And the internets tells me c section people get to have pooches forever. I ugly cried about that last night.
If it's any consolation, I had no pooch whatsoever after my first csection. I ran and worked out about 3x/week and was back in a bikini by his first birthday. Not so sure how it will go this time, but if you were in shape before it's definitely possible to come away pooch-free!
We get discharged from the hospital tomorrow. I am so nervous to go home. I think I could survive if I had a hospital bed at home...but I legitimately don't know how I am going to do stairs, lay in a flat bed....this c-section pain is no joke.
By love it I mean I felt the exact same way. I used lots of pillows to prop up the first few nights and would make DH take my hands and not pull, but let me use his arms like a bed rail to pull myself out of the bed.
Two weeks in I still make him move everything downstairs after I shower and only go back up the stairs again for bed. They're getting easier but they still suck more than anything else.
I feel so much guilt these days like the baby takes away from my time with my son. It makes me sad.
Any tips from other moms with multiple kids?
No advice but I'm with all you ladies dealing with this. My toddler is acting out for attention so much more often and I don't know how to redirect him. I can't lift him still and have to watch him like a hawk around the baby so I feel like I never put DS2 down. Handling DS1 is way more difficult than the baby IMO.
Took aubrey to the pedi this am for her weight check.. she gained 9 oz since last friday and she is above birth weight! Woohoo! However she has a green goopy eye that looks disgusting, so we got a prescription for antibiotic eye drops to use for a week. So we go to target to pick them up and they're like $300 because insurance hasn't added her to our plan yet! !! Grrrr.. so now ive been off and on the phone with insurance trying to figure out what to do!! Poor goopy girl! hoping though that its not a blocked tear duct, cause pedi mentioned that also!
We had the blocked tear duct and after two days just gently wiping it off and holding on with a warm washcloth for a few minutes it opened up. I felt so bad when she tried to open it and it was glued shut though! Hope you can figure out the insurance soon!
I've been trying to love tit but I keep getting a java script error!
Good luck today, @pnwlover12 & G! FX for a good number!
@savicke2009 S had a clogged tear duct and it resolved itself after a few days of goopiness. We applied a warm compress a few times a day and cleaned his eye whenever he was awake. It looked gross, but it was easy to handle.
@Spurp13 A good friend of mine who does not work out at all does not have a pooch post c-section. It's possible!
5 cycles of "TTC" - 3 intentional, 2 not so intentional. 5 BFPs. My rainbow arrived 10/15/14. TFMC 08.02.13 at 19+ weeks. Everyday I grieve for my little Olive.
Rough day yesterday. Found out that little byron has an infection in his index finger. We had to start antibiotics yesterday and keep an eye on it. On the bright side we learned that he is gaining on schedule finally!
The infection had me so freaked out last night i was a big crying basket case. Nothing like being told to go the emergency room if something looks worse to make a new mom paranoid. The good news is that it seems to be getting better
5 cycles of "TTC" - 3 intentional, 2 not so intentional. 5 BFPs. My rainbow arrived 10/15/14. TFMC 08.02.13 at 19+ weeks. Everyday I grieve for my little Olive.
I feel so much guilt these days like the baby takes away from my time with my son. It makes me sad.
Any tips from other moms with multiple kids?
Feeling the same way! Need those tips. I also feel like I have no time to connect with baby either!
I have no tips except daycare and the grandparents are saving my life. Dd1 did say "I miss you, mommy" again yesterday, and wants me to do everything -- like put her to bed every night, when DH did that 4-6 nights a week pre baby. I did manage to read to both of them this morning. I hold dd1 while nursing dd2 with Mickey Mouse on when it is just the three of us.
I always feel so guilty when I'm feeding LO and DS1 won't sit with me and color or read a book with me or do some activity that I can easily manage with him. He asks me over and over to do stuff that I can't do while nursing LO.
And the acting out is getting extreme. Running down the sidewalk and turning corners without waiting, despite me telling him to stop. Not coming when called. Kid does not listen at all and it makes me fear taking him anywhere! I guess I'm just not good at parenting a toddler with my arms full.
I feel so much guilt these days like the baby takes away from my time with my son. It makes me sad.
Any tips from other moms with multiple kids?
Feeling the same way! Need those tips. I also feel like I have no time to connect with baby either!
I have no tips except daycare and the grandparents are saving my life. Dd1 did say "I miss you, mommy" again yesterday, and wants me to do everything -- like put her to bed every night, when DH did that 4-6 nights a week pre baby. I did manage to read to both of them this morning. I hold dd1 while nursing dd2 with Mickey Mouse on when it is just the three of us.
I always feel so guilty when I'm feeding LO and DS1 won't sit with me and color or read a book with me or do some activity that I can easily manage with him. He asks me over and over to do stuff that I can't do while nursing LO.
And the acting out is getting extreme. Running down the sidewalk and turning corners without waiting, despite me telling him to stop. Not coming when called. Kid does not listen at all and it makes me fear taking him anywhere! I guess I'm just not good at parenting a toddler with my arms full.
I could have written this myself @emerald27. I didn't expect him to be the hardest part of having a second child.
I feel so much guilt these days like the baby takes away from my time with my son. It makes me sad.
Any tips from other moms with multiple kids?
For starters, I usually sit on the floor, or somewhere that I'm accessible to my older kids, to nurse. I usually don't sit on the couch unless someone else is home. I also put together some 'busy bags' tailored to each kid. These are bags of activities that we only do while I'm nursing Gray. That makes that time special for them too. I just went on Pinterest and searched for busy bag ideas and chose age appropriate options. My boys love it! It's gotten to the point that now when Gray cries, Simon (my 1.5 y/o) gets super excited and runs to grab his bag (paper grocery bag). Makes me feel less guilty that he lost a lot of attention and is no longer the baby. Oh, and I made enough that I can rotate them out. I keep 3-4 in the bag, and every night I take one out and replace it with a new one. Keeping them in rotation, even if it's the same 7 activities overall, keeps it fresh and exciting.
J, my oldest at almost 4, loves to be included and to be given jobs to do to help. He loves to be the one to fetch stuff for me, or to help clean up. He also loves his busy bag. To make up for lost attention and time, we've started having him 'help' make dinner. When DH gets home he takes Si and Gray and they go upstairs to the playroom to play, while J and I make dinner together. It's become our time, and he gets seriously bummed out when we don't make dinner. I think it's all about finding a balance and trying to make time to spend one on one time, even if it's just a few minutes. Yes, they get less individual attention now, and that did take some adjustments, but overall they still seem really happy and content. Really, in the end, that's what matters right?
Whenever LO's head is near my boob his mouth opens and he move towards my nipple. I feel so bad because they're empty! Poor guy was promised food there and there's none!
5 cycles of "TTC" - 3 intentional, 2 not so intentional. 5 BFPs. My rainbow arrived 10/15/14. TFMC 08.02.13 at 19+ weeks. Everyday I grieve for my little Olive.
Re: Thursday Randoms ***
I'm Internet high fiving you in solidarity. I told DH it's my kangaroo pouch, that's where I carried my Joey.
Alexander Flynn ~ September 24, 2014
Married 8/27/2011
BFP #1 9/28/2011 DS born 5/22/2012
BFP #2 4/24/2013 m/c 4/25/2013 at 4w
BFP #3 1/31/2014 DD born 10/14/2014
BFP #4 1/20/2016 m/c 2/12/2014 at 7w2d
BFP #5 8/19/2016 DS2 born 4/29/2017
BFP #6 3/7/2018 EDD 11/18/2018
Two weeks in I still make him move everything downstairs after I shower and only go back up the stairs again for bed. They're getting easier but they still suck more than anything else.
TFMC 08.02.13 at 19+ weeks. Everyday I grieve for my little Olive.
The infection had me so freaked out last night i was a big crying basket case. Nothing like being told to go the emergency room if something looks worse to make a new mom paranoid. The good news is that it seems to be getting better
TFMC 08.02.13 at 19+ weeks. Everyday I grieve for my little Olive.
And the acting out is getting extreme. Running down the sidewalk and turning corners without waiting, despite me telling him to stop. Not coming when called. Kid does not listen at all and it makes me fear taking him anywhere! I guess I'm just not good at parenting a toddler with my arms full.
I'm with ya. DS woke up and cluster fed from 4am till almost 9am this morning. Both boys are napping and I'm bumping instead of sleeping. Crazy much?
TFMC 08.02.13 at 19+ weeks. Everyday I grieve for my little Olive.