Everytime LO is fussy my mom tells me it's because of what I'm eating, no specific thing, just that I'm making his tummy upset. Thanks mom makes me feel like a terrible mom! Plus I feel like a failure anyway because I can't calm him down and I don't know what is wrong. I get really frustrated by cluster feeding! I just want to sleep for longer than 2hrs at a time!
I think my baby doesn't like the mamaroo. I'm debating returning it, since it was the priciest non-furniture item we bought! Did anyone who has one find their LO grew to like it after a while? I'm thinking it might be over-stimulating for her at one week… @lilwatz, I think you had one, right?
Yes! My daughter likes it. Well, she doesn't NOT like it. When I was given it (at a work shower), my coworker told me he had it and his son wanted nothing to do with it for the first 4 or 5 months then LOVED it. Up to you about returning it. We are happy with ours. Also, our glider is slowly working less and less and we think will die soon, so it will be our only electronic way to rock her. NECESSITY!
The nanny search has officially begun. I've found a few promising candidates and am going to meet with them this coming week. One of them wants to provide care in her home which isn't what I prefer but she seems great in her text messages and emails so I'm going to give her a chance.
I'm a little irritated with MIL. She apparently has no interest in helping out because she says she's too nervous to drive in the winter... We live in NC and we don't really get that much snow, plus I already told her that if there is even a hint of precipitation I will stay home and she doesn't need to come over.
Honestly it might be easier this way. At least if I'm paying someone I can kind of correct them if they do something I don't like.
Does anyone else now dread nighttime? My LO will be one week tomorrow and I've come to hate nightfall- just knowing I have a long night ahead of me each night is daunting. The past two nights she was up till 4:30am...ugh- just wish they would be born knowing how to sleep through the night. OK- rant over. I'm still crazy about her, just mama wants sleep...
Does anyone else now dread nighttime? My LO will be one week tomorrow and I've come to hate nightfall- just knowing I have a long night ahead of me each night is daunting. The past two nights she was up till 4:30am...ugh- just wish they would be born knowing how to sleep through the night. OK- rant over. I'm still crazy about her, just mama wants sleep...
Totally get this! My LO has fallen into a pattern of doing his long sleep (which is only about three hours mind you) from 8:30-11:30ish... Never when I want to sleep!! Then the rest of the night he's up every two hours or sometimes even less. Uggggg. I cried a little about it to my mom today and she said when I was a baby she used to have the urge to randomly hit strangers because at least they got a full night of sleep, haha. I really can't wait until he starts sleeping better but in the meantime I'm working hard to improve my attitude about it.
Does anyone else now dread nighttime? My LO will be one week tomorrow and I've come to hate nightfall- just knowing I have a long night ahead of me each night is daunting. The past two nights she was up till 4:30am...ugh- just wish they would be born knowing how to sleep through the night. OK- rant over. I'm still crazy about her, just mama wants sleep...
Totally get this! My LO has fallen into a pattern of doing his long sleep (which is only about three hours mind you) from 8:30-11:30ish... Never when I want to sleep!! Then the rest of the night he's up every two hours or sometimes even less. Uggggg. I cried a little about it to my mom today and she said when I was a baby she used to have the urge to randomly hit strangers because at least they got a full night of sleep, haha. I really can't wait until he starts sleeping better but in the meantime I'm working hard to improve my attitude about it.
Your mom is great! Hitting strangers for their ability to sleep full nights would be great!
I know this is a long ways away, but I am anxious about Thursday and Friday. This week is our week to keep SD. I am the one responsible for getting her to school in the mornings, and Tuesday I'm being induced. If I have him pretty early I will probably be sent home Wednesday. FI doesn't get have any vacation or pto since he hasn't been at his company for a year, and will be going back to work Thursday. So I will have to get SD up and ready for school by 7:45 and have to take a 2 day old out. Granted the school is 1/2 mile from our house. It's just giving me some anxiety. Just had to get that off my chest.
I know this is a long ways away, but I am anxious about Thursday and Friday. This week is our week to keep SD. I am the one responsible for getting her to school in the mornings, and Tuesday I'm being induced. If I have him pretty early I will probably be sent home Wednesday. FI doesn't get have any vacation or pto since he hasn't been at his company for a year, and will be going back to work Thursday. So I will have to get SD up and ready for school by 7:45 and have to take a 2 day old out. Granted the school is 1/2 mile from our house. It's just giving me some anxiety. Just had to get that off my chest.
Does she have any friends whose parent's could drive her on your behalf??
@uncharted01 well we promised her that nothing would change once her brother got here with the way things went with our routines and stuff, and I feel that FI would think I couldn't handle the both of them. So I'm going to try it on Thursday. If I can't do it we will have to figure something else out. I don't want to let SD down either.
Obviously I don't know what day of the week it is since I just put this on Saturday!
Edit: deleted original post to put in proper place! Lol
OP:
Morning... I have been reading the thread during feedings and loving tit but the bump would not let me post, but I think it is fixed now.
We have a big day today! DDs cord stump fell off (seems fast since she is only a week today). We are going to go to church (fx for a good baby). And we may go get a Christmas tree. I'm so excited! Oh and not to mention Pats @ Packers -- Go Pack Go!!
Re: Saturday Randoms
Plus I feel like a failure anyway because I can't calm him down and I don't know what is wrong. I get really frustrated by cluster feeding! I just want to sleep for longer than 2hrs at a time!
I'm a little irritated with MIL. She apparently has no interest in helping out because she says she's too nervous to drive in the winter... We live in NC and we don't really get that much snow, plus I already told her that if there is even a hint of precipitation I will stay home and she doesn't need to come over.
Honestly it might be easier this way. At least if I'm paying someone I can kind of correct them if they do something I don't like.
Edit: deleted original post to put in proper place! Lol
OP:
Morning... I have been reading the thread during feedings and loving tit but the bump would not let me post, but I think it is fixed now.
We have a big day today! DDs cord stump fell off (seems fast since she is only a week today). We are going to go to church (fx for a good baby). And we may go get a Christmas tree. I'm so excited! Oh and not to mention Pats @ Packers -- Go Pack Go!!
ET 9/10 - transferred 1 perfect 5AA blast
7dp5dt BFP ~~ Beta on 9/19 - 77.4 Beta #2 on 9/21 - 357
Low heartbeat on 10/7 86, lower heartbeat on 10/11 76, no heartbeat 10/14/13. D&C 10/15/13
Tests revealed MTHFR c677t mutation, put on Folgard.
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FET #1 1/6/14 - 4BB blast - BFN
ET 9/10 - transferred 1 perfect 5AA blast
7dp5dt BFP ~~ Beta on 9/19 - 77.4 Beta #2 on 9/21 - 357
Low heartbeat on 10/7 86, lower heartbeat on 10/11 76, no heartbeat 10/14/13. D&C 10/15/13
Tests revealed MTHFR c677t mutation, put on Folgard.
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FET #1 1/6/14 - 4BB blast - BFN