J15 moms who delivered before June - are we all ok?

HoosOnFirst · June 2015

Our girl came 9 days early, on May 30.

Would love to hear how others who came early are doing. I'm terrified and relieved at the same time to leave the hospital in a few hours.

I'm really really worried I am going to break DH this week. He's done SO much already, as our current nurse kinda sucks. I will need to rely on him when we get home and I'm already upset at the idea of it because I love him so much.

Please tell me everything will be ok OR that it won't be ok, but that's ok too!

klkonwi · June 2015

Poor thing! I'm sorry you have a sucky nurse! :-q

knwilliams01 · June 2015

It will all be A-okay! We had our girl at 36 weeks and the hardest part about being home is my constant worry that she's not eating enough.

mrs1374a · June 2015

I haven't had this baby yet, but I am a STM. And it will all be okay. It's not easy having a newborn, but seriously it's okay!

ksimo6 · June 2015

Your DH can take it! It will be ok!

I just delivered last night at 39w2d and all is well here.

You can do it mama.

rklinge0 · June 2015

You will be fine. Little girl came 8 days and we spent some time in nicu so being home is great! Honestly if you don't want lots of visitors let them know. Its probably the worst part of it.

ngaines27 · June 2015

@hoodoll82 Our babies share a birthday!

Our boy came at 36 weeks, 4 days and is tiny (5 lbs 10 oz at birth and weighed 5 lbs 5 oz this morning) so my biggest challenge will be feeding. This is my 1st time breastfeeding so we are learning together. I'm so ready to be home and get settled.

Everything is going to be fine for us both! Having a newborn is exhausting and hard, but it's also wonderful. Your hubby can handle the extra TLC you'll need from him. You're going to be GREAT!

henrytviii · June 2015

We've been home from the hospital for 3 days but this is the first morning I have my 2 year old back and I'm on my own today. He is still sleeping which is a miracle, 2 hours later than usual. So even us STM's get terrified! My sister phrased it well - it's a rough transition but one morning very soon you'll wake up and you will just be used to it all.

It gets easier everyday and these kids get bigger and more joyful everyday. I've been wondering when we'd transition to using the forum for baby/ mom support to. You should feel free to post questions or gather support here. The bump monthly boards were a great support network for me with my firstborn. My only plan this time around is to try my best to trust my gut and not over think or over research every little thing.

ciennah99 · June 2015

My baby came three weeks early on May 25th. Been a week now, home for five days. I felt the same way you did. I'm not the best to ask right now cuz I had a rough night & hubby is going back to work today half days for a couple weeks before resuming his fulltime schedule. Hardest part for me is the lack of sleep but we'll find a way.

obryana6219 · June 2015

I had Ellie at 35 + 6 and she spent 15 days in the NICU. She's been home 4 days now and each night gets better. She's an awesome baby during the day. She sleeps and eats really well but at night she gets super fussy because she wants held all night.

dancegurl1118 · June 2015

So happy to hear you all are doing well!

esampson1983 · June 2015

My LO came at 38 weeks. We have been home for a week now. I had a c/s so I have had to rely on DH this week more than I have ever needed to before.

We really are doing okay. It's just a new kind of normal. The biggest thing for us was adjusting to naps in shifts at night. We each take a 3 hour shift between feedings. It's also helpful to take shifts during the day and get some naps in during the day, as well.

There are hard times. The hardest time for me is when baby boy cries uncontrollably And nothing works to calm him. This has decreased as DH and I have figured some things out that are soothing to him. Here are some things we have found that work for our LO: skin to skin and white noise. Sometimes swinging, rocking, and singing work.

There are also little things that help get you through the hard times. For us it is all the cute faces and noises our LO makes. Also baby farts crack us up, especially when he scares himself!

It will be okay. You can do this! It's getting used to a new normal and finding out what works for you and your LO. Good luck!

seesea · June 2015

Everything will be ok. I had a momentary freak out when we had our LO home the first night. As a STM I was just as anxious like I was with my first. Things may not get easier but you'll eventually be more efficient whenever things get difficult. The day will come when you adapt to new challenges without a second thought.

HoosOnFirst · June 2015

Thanks ladies! Didn't mean to turn this into a woe is hoodoll82 thread but so appreciative of the support. We got home about an hour ago and baby is doing great. Cat is curious but pretending to ignore her.

I hope us "non-June" J15 moms can continue to share through this thread!

I am having mini-meltdowns over breastfeeding but right now in good shape. At least until the next feeding!

aj1327 · June 2015

Hang in there everyone!
@hoodoll82 melt downs are completely acceptable! Mine LO isn't even here yet and I melt down like once a day.

lwhrmomma · June 2015

Hang in there- everything works out just fine! I had Landon two weeks early, on May 21st. He spent ten days in the NICU due to antibiotics and we finally brought him home yesterday afternoon and things are great so far- he sleeps most of the time. I'm still paranoid that I'm not giving him the milk that he needs (he's a big boy!) but I think that's a common worry. DH has been an absolute saint, helping me when I was recovering, and now helping to take care of Landon.

Best of luck to everyone who already has their babies home, and to everyone who will bring them home in the next month.

devyns2nd · June 2015

I will be offended if you guys leave us. We grew our babies together!

As a FTM the first couple of nights were so scary. I was so afraid of her not breathing or crying and it being something I was over looking. I adjusted pretty quickly but newborns are just plain scary.

tiffanyclark87 · June 2015

FTM Definitely not leaving our group! I wasn't a huge poster but I got on the boards several times a day to just read threads. Olivia Michelle was born on May 29th (put on the birth announcement today) and her original due date was June 2nd. Loving all the advice and support. Milk came in on Tuesday afternoon and I just now had a pain free nursing session in the middle of the night. Flat nipples=nipple shield/hand pump to bring them out and it's been a little painful but we are learning together!

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