@virginiaunicorn11 I do the same damn thing. All the while telling myself, "you are supposed to be sleeping!"
LO fell into a nice, deep nap just before noon, and as I'm yawning and thinking about napping... I'm cleaning the kitchen and unpacking amazon boxes, putting stuff together that I am not going to use today and could totally wait until tomorrow when DH is home to share the duties. Wtf is wrong with me?
Is it weird that I have a twinge of jealousy at people who are pregnant? I didn't show where anyone who didn't know I was pregnant thought I was pregnant until 30+ weeks and I feel like I didn't get to enjoy it as much as others. I had a rough first 28 weeks but an awesome 3rd trimester so it wasn't that I was one of those people who was like I LOVE BEING PREGNANT! I'm just sad the whole journey is over.
TTC: 1/2014
BFP: 9/24
EDD: 6/8/2015
Sorry for the poor man's siggy...ticker won't load regardless of how many tips I read.
DS wanted dad to read stories tonight so I can am enjoying a Berliner Weisse in the 15 min of quiet before the nighttime officially begins. If it wasn't for coffee and beer, I don't know how I would survive.
I read something about how somewhere between 6-9 weeks LOs go through a super fussy, super gassy stage. I read that their digestive tract goes through one of its final stages of development, hence the gas. I noticed starting at 8 weeks that LO is gassy 99% of the day. She constantly grunts and struggles and strains, farts a lot, has no problem getting burps out, and gripe water, burping, bicycles, gas drops, and her Zantac are all useless. She's fussy and gassy no matter what. She doesn't really scream a ton, just struggling constantly. I feel so bad and I plan to ask at her 2 month appointment on Monday, but has anyone else experienced this yet? It's been 4 days now and I feel so bad that I can't help.
I would be relieved to hear this is true... Because LO is miserable right now and it's making me so upset. If I knew it would end, I'd feel a lot better. I'm about to call my doc and tell her my baby is clearly broken!
Ladies, please don't take offense to what I'm about to say. It's not meant critical of any of you AT ALL.
Give yourselves more credit!!! I am so sorry your husbands are/are going to be out of town but YOU GOT THIS!!! Don't bum yourselves out that you'll be alone with LO for multiple days. You are mom- you are strong- you got this!!! Don't go into 4 day stretches thinking "this is gonna suck, I'm alone, kid wakes up a million times.." Go into these stretching thinking "I got this. I can handle this." You know you can handle it. It's not always rainbows and butterflies but it's nothing you can't handle. You know the drill- "sleep when he/she sleeps". You don't even have to worry about dinner- order in. Have some cereal. Take it easy. My point is, it's nice having DH around to help but you soooooooo have these few days covered and you are going to kick ass.
My week in summary: Friday: SUV breaks down on a trip to see my parents. The four of us plus a dog have to be rescued off I-70 by friends and tow truck driver. Monday: find out a problem cannot be found with the car after 9 hours of searching. (This is the third time it has done this or something similar). So now I'm left with a car I can't trust. Start the search for cars. Mom arrives for the week to help. Tuesday: go car shopping, find a good replacement. Come home to find the septic backed up into the basement. Wednesday: call around for plumber to fix the problem with a hydro jet appt set for Thursday. Go clean up poo and nastiness in basement. Husband comes down with a kidney stone. Thursday: plumber comes but doesn't bring right equipment. Suggested method of treatment estimate is over $4000. I opt for the bandaid treatment of a mainline drain clean at $163. (We've had problems with the septic since moving in, so we know the repair is coming.) plumber appointment takes 4 hours. Go buy a new (to me) car. Husband is still trying to pass the stone, it's never an easy or quick process for him. Tomorrow: my birthday! Camping trip canceled due to kidney stone. Redbox movies, a weekend at home breastfeeding, and German chocolate cupcakes it is. <:-P
I'm getting my hair done Monday. Going from 6 week regular appointments to not having it done for the last 3 months, fair to say this mumma is excited. Also my hairdresser has informed me that she's put new more comfortable chairs in.
You deserve the happiest of birthdays @lovethatcolosun ! It's been quite a roller coaster ride for you this past week. You're a champ for being able to go through all that. I hope your hubby feels better soon!
In Australia for a public hospital, vaginal no complications, 4 night stay with 3 meals a day. FREE! And you only have to share a room if midwifery is busy, so you could end up having your own room. I had to share but I scored a lovely lady and she had a great baby.
Thanks for the birthday wishes @mellymar, @dancegurl1118, @CillyMama, and @rrcameron21! LO just gave me a 6 hour sleep stretch for my birthday! I woke up with leaking boobs, but it was worth it. Maybe this is my sign that things are turning around. [-O<
I'd be so relieved if jts true about their digestive system. LO has always been super gassy and cries non stop sometimes until she gets whatever is in her out. I hear 3 months is the magic number. Counting down the days...which is sad. I hate to think of counting down days and knowing she's gonna grow so fast. But this period of gas and being fussy is terrible. Makes me feel like a bad mom
I'd be so relieved if jts true about their digestive system. LO has always been super gassy and cries non stop sometimes until she gets whatever is in her out. I hear 3 months is the magic number. Counting down the days...which is sad. I hate to think of counting down days and knowing she's gonna grow so fast. But this period of gas and being fussy is terrible. Makes me feel like a bad mom
I called the doc and we are starting Zantac today. Hope I'm not just overreacting! And that it helps.
Thanks for all the love you guys!! ❤️❤️it's been a great day so far. Lo gave me a three hour stretch of sleep after the first six hour one and an hour BF session. I feel like a new woman. Took my car out with both kiddos this morning. Love the leg room! So grateful for this new ride.
It's weird celebrating my 37th birthday as a mom of newborn. I feel old and young at the same time. I'm glad we waited to have kids 7years into the marriage. We are wiser and more patient. Yet...I feel I lack vitality. My kids will keep me young at heart and inspired to get in better shape in order to keep up with their vibrant personalities. Hoping this year will be the turning point to get to a healthy weight and increased energy level. I have great motivation and a support system in you guys! So happy I found this board and all of you wonderful ladies! >:D<
@teather5 I found at the beginning I was marking my BM as to what the freezer bag said at the beginning rather than the measurements on the pumping bottles. The freezer bags are wildly inaccurate.
TTC: 1/2014
BFP: 9/24
EDD: 6/8/2015
Sorry for the poor man's siggy...ticker won't load regardless of how many tips I read.
My husbands been gone almost 2 weeks now, he will be home next week for a week then gone again till sometime in sept... I'm home with my 3 kids just taking it 1 day at a time, some days are great, some days aren't
I just woke up from a nap to find my hubs had Ghostbusters on the TV. I talk to him briefly and start to sit up, and he says 'btw, you've been talking this movie'. What? I had been quoting lines from the movie in my sleep (not every line, but most of the good ones), pretty much as soon as he switched over to start watching it.
I'm a little sad today because I barely know my kid. I feel like she's so random and inconsistent. when my mom asked me something I said "I don't know, what do you think?" And she says "she's your daughter" I felt so bad/guilty for not knowing her better. We play every day by ear and I follow her lead- which is different every time. Or maybe I don't pay close enough attention. Either way, I feel sucky.
I'm a little sad today because I barely know my kid. I feel like she's so random and inconsistent. when my mom asked me something I said "I don't know, what do you think?" And she says "she's your daughter" I felt so bad/guilty for not knowing her better. We play every day by ear and I follow her lead- which is different every time. Or maybe I don't pay close enough attention. Either way, I feel sucky.
Is this incident all that made you think you barely know your kid? I get oddly uncertain/ deferential to my mother, too. And babies ARE kind of random and unknowable at this age. Big hugs, lady. I bet your kid knows you, and that you're the one who provides for every need.
Had to reschedule LOs 2 month app due to insurance issues. I wanted to know how much she'd grown and had been really looking forward to it. I also have to have a doctor who isn't her pedi.
I can't find your Founder's breakfast stout ANYWHERE, @mellymar(
It's become like a mystical unicorn to me, searching all over town trying to track it down. I live in one of the biggest cities in the U.S. There HAS TO be one! Right???
I can't find your Founder's breakfast stout ANYWHERE, @mellymar(
It's become like a mystical unicorn to me, searching all over town trying to track it down. I live in one of the biggest cities in the U.S. There HAS TO be one! Right???
First, go to Founder's website and use the find beer tool to see where Founders is sold near you. That will help. Second, it IS a seasonal, so finding it during the summer is going to be harder, cause you're basically looking for a place that didn't sell out of their stock when it came in over the winter. I forget exactly when its released, but I think fall should see them easier to find.
If you're in one of the biggest cities in the US I'm thinking NYC, LA, Seattle...there will be a beer distributor somewhere that has some tucked away somewhere. Time to start visiting those out of the way beer sellers. There is one place near me I think still has some. I may have to make a trip up to have a look...
@mellymar doh! Totally makes sense that it's seasonal... My DH tried to tell me that but I didn't listen. Using the website; genius. My brain used to work. Swear.
ETA: tried website, didn't list "breakfast stout" but I'll keep trying. I'm sure bc seasonal. Says available oct-dec Wahhhh! Will try distributer...
@teather5 if you found a distributor via the website that sells founders, even tho the website doesn't have the link for breakfast stout right now, if you find a distributor that has a couple of other types of founders right now (all day IPAs, devils dancer, double trouble, rubaeus) they will be more likely to have some breakfast stout hanging around. By the way, Rubaeus is in season now... Maybe not as good for milk because its not a stout, but its tasty. Raspberry, mmm
I'm a little sad today because I barely know my kid. I feel like she's so random and inconsistent. when my mom asked me something I said "I don't know, what do you think?" And she says "she's your daughter" I felt so bad/guilty for not knowing her better. We play every day by ear and I follow her lead- which is different every time. Or maybe I don't pay close enough attention. Either way, I feel sucky.
I kind of feel the same way! It seems like so many people here know when their babes usually sleep and eat, etc, and I'm just like.... It changes? Maybe that comes from him only being 3 weeks but I definitely get the feeling bad for not knowing him better.
Re: Randoms!
Give yourselves more credit!!! I am so sorry your husbands are/are going to be out of town but YOU GOT THIS!!! Don't bum yourselves out that you'll be alone with LO for multiple days. You are mom- you are strong- you got this!!! Don't go into 4 day stretches thinking "this is gonna suck, I'm alone, kid wakes up a million times.." Go into these stretching thinking "I got this. I can handle this." You know you can handle it. It's not always rainbows and butterflies but it's nothing you can't handle. You know the drill- "sleep when he/she sleeps". You don't even have to worry about dinner- order in. Have some cereal. Take it easy. My point is, it's nice having DH around to help but you soooooooo have these few days covered and you are going to kick ass.
Friday: SUV breaks down on a trip to see my parents. The four of us plus a dog have to be rescued off I-70 by friends and tow truck driver.
Monday: find out a problem cannot be found with the car after 9 hours of searching. (This is the third time it has done this or something similar). So now I'm left with a car I can't trust. Start the search for cars. Mom arrives for the week to help.
Tuesday: go car shopping, find a good replacement. Come home to find the septic backed up into the basement.
Wednesday: call around for plumber to fix the problem with a hydro jet appt set for Thursday. Go clean up poo and nastiness in basement. Husband comes down with a kidney stone.
Thursday: plumber comes but doesn't bring right equipment. Suggested method of treatment estimate is over $4000. I opt for the bandaid treatment of a mainline drain clean at $163. (We've had problems with the septic since moving in, so we know the repair is coming.) plumber appointment takes 4 hours. Go buy a new (to me) car. Husband is still trying to pass the stone, it's never an easy or quick process for him.
Tomorrow: my birthday! Camping trip canceled due to kidney stone. Redbox movies, a weekend at home breastfeeding, and German chocolate cupcakes it is. <:-P
Thinking about my new mummy colour and cut
In Australia for a public hospital, vaginal no complications, 4 night stay with 3 meals a day. FREE! And you only have to share a room if midwifery is busy, so you could end up having your own room. I had to share but I scored a lovely lady and she had a great baby.
It's weird celebrating my 37th birthday as a mom of newborn. I feel old and young at the same time. I'm glad we waited to have kids 7years into the marriage. We are wiser and more patient. Yet...I feel I lack vitality. My kids will keep me young at heart and inspired to get in better shape in order to keep up with their vibrant personalities. Hoping this year will be the turning point to get to a healthy weight and increased energy level. I have great motivation and a support system in you guys! So happy I found this board and all of you wonderful ladies! >:D<
Put in water to defrost and then poured it in bottle- it was 1oz. None leaked.
It was from when LO was 5 days old.... I must have been more sleep deprived than I thought. #-o
Big hugs, lady. I bet your kid knows you, and that you're the one who provides for every need.
Stabby :-w
It's become like a mystical unicorn to me, searching all over town trying to track it down. I live in one of the biggest cities in the U.S. There HAS TO be one! Right???
If you're in one of the biggest cities in the US I'm thinking NYC, LA, Seattle...there will be a beer distributor somewhere that has some tucked away somewhere. Time to start visiting those out of the way beer sellers. There is one place near me I think still has some. I may have to make a trip up to have a look...
ETA: tried website, didn't list "breakfast stout" but I'll keep trying. I'm sure bc seasonal. Says available oct-dec Wahhhh! Will try distributer...