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Old May 7th 04, 03:58 AM
Mary S.
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The tenth month! Postpartum is definitely a part of pregnancy, so here
you go:

All our new moms, if you're still reading here and haven't migrated over
to misc.kids.breastfeeding or misc.kids yet, how are you doing? Lochia
tapering off, or telling you to take it a little easier? Are you
getting out of the house, or snuggling in with the baby? How's your
support network? Don't hesitate to talk to your OB if you're feeling
bit blue -- it's *very* common, and there's no reason for anyone to
suffer (the vast majority of antidepressants are fine to take while
breastfeeding, for example). Still getting the hang of all this newbaby
stuff? How's motherhood treating you so far? How are you feeling about
your birth experience? Write everything down, it disappears so quickly!

And not-so-new moms, whether you're a beloved member or lurking or
skimming or occasionally checking in, how is everything going with your
families? One of the most valuable part of this board, I think, is the
number of not-pregnant women who stay in the community, whether to give
advice, follow friends' progress, live vicariously, or cheer each other
on. So how are you all doing?

Mary

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Old May 7th 04, 05:23 PM
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And not-so-new moms, whether you're a beloved member or lurking or
skimming or occasionally checking in, how is everything going with your
families? One of the most valuable part of this board, I think, is the
number of not-pregnant women who stay in the community, whether to give
advice, follow friends' progress, live vicariously, or cheer each other
on. So how are you all doing?

Mary


We're okay.

Husband's away for a month in Louisiana.

Charlotte is in her last month of kindergarten. She recently had her
gymnastics recital, she wants to do it again next year. No summer camp for
her this year - bummer. She's either too old or can't go cos I don't work.
She has 2 new teeth but has not lost the baby ones. They are loose though.
She wants the baby to be a girl of course but isn't happy about sharing a
room with him/her.

Patrick is in his last month of his preschool playgroup, he will have summer
camp this year. He's into Buzz Lightyear. Still loves Thomas too. He now
shares a room with Lewis. He misses sharing with Charlotte. He goes back
and forth on wanting the baby to be a boy or a girl.

Lewis - the aggravation of my life. He's so loud. He "talks" a lot, don't
know if a teacher will understand him this fall when he goes to a toddler
playgroup though. He loves, loves, loves his big brother. He copies
*everything* Patrick does and Patrick knows it so he does bad stuff on
purpose. He's too young for summer camp this year.

I'm okay, still have my once a week coffee morning that I'd die without.
Will be having a baby shower in 2 weeks.

I think that's it.

Sophie
#4 due July 7, 2004
4th c-section


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Old May 7th 04, 06:06 PM
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Mary S. wrote:


And not-so-new moms...


We're doing well, if crazy busy. I always forget
how crazy the end of the school year is--must be like
labor amnesia ;-)
Genevieve has kicked into high-gear mobility-wise.
She's ten months old now, and into *everything*. I swear
she's moving faster and more the daredevil than either of
her brothers. Clearly, she's going to keep us hopping.
she's too cute for words, but definitely no delicate little
flower. Fortunately, she still has a great disposition
and deals well with all the business. She sleeps very
well, but she's eating like a horse these days, including
getting up more frequently at night to nurse despite
lots of table food as well (she completely eschews baby
food). I can't believe she'll be a year old in only
two months. That just doesn't seem possible.
Adrian is already starting to show his preteen
side at 9yo, and he's having yet another growth spurt.
Thank goodness it's summer so at least he'll be in shorts
for a while and it won't matter! I can't keep the boy in
pants! He's got a dance recital tomorrow that he's
really excited about. It's the first time they've had
an all-boys class, and they're doing a football-inspired
piece to "Blue Danube" that is quite amusing. He thinks
it's very cool. The rehearsals have been taking their
toll, though. There's another marathon rehearsal tonight,
so we'll all be camping out at the studio having a "picnic"
dinner. I swear Genevieve must be thinking it's a second
home! Fortunately, she has a lot of favorite people there.
Anyway, Adrian also has a piano recital coming up. I just
can't get over how much he's learned since September. He
struggles a lot because learning to play piano causes some
really frustrating conflicts with his perfectionism, but
he's also learning to deal with that (slooooooowly and
painfully, but learning), and I think that's a good thing.
He clearly has his mother's poor practicing habits, but
we're trying to work on that. His schoolwork is more
laid back recently, since they're spending all their
time gearing up for SOLs (may they and the people who
brought them to us rot in hell).
Colin is also doing the dance recital. Not only
is he in the big boy dance (he's got a special role as
the "umpire" ;-) but he's also leading the little boy
dance. He's just so darned cute at it I can hardly
stand it, though I dare not mention that to him. He's
decided that soccer is now his very favorite thing,
and he actually seems to be putting his money where
his mouth is on the field. Last season there was a lot
of standing around looking at the grass, but this time
he's getting into the action a lot more. I think he's
*finally* understood that just because he keeps having
the same coach, it doesn't mean he's being held back
with the "little kids." (Coaches tend to move up with
their kids, so a team generally has the same coach from
season to season. Colin thought he'd get bigger and
get to have the same coach as his brother!) He's
really on the cusp between little boy and big boy
right now, and he really wavers back and forth. I
think it's a bit of a heady/scary time for him.
All in all, life goes well, if busily. I have
so many great things in my life--I just wish sometimes
I had a few less good things ;-) I think we're going
to take it *very* easy this summer. The boys will do
vacation Bible school and we really need to have them
learn to swim this summer. If they want to do Nutcracker,
they'll have to do a few weeks of dance camp. But other
than that, I'm not going to schedule anything, though
we are going to have to make some time to spend on
academics. It's probably going to drive me crazy
having them home all the time, but I think they need
some of that. It's easy to get into a rut of having
activities and thinking you need to keep doing them
just because you've *been* doing them. I'm hoping a
break will help them get some distance and reevaluate
what they *really* want to do. They keep wanting to
add activities without giving anything up, and that
just can't continue. We're full up!

Best wishes,
Ericka

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Old May 7th 04, 07:30 PM
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On Thu, 06 May 2004 22:58:36 -0400, "Mary S."
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And not-so-new moms, whether you're a beloved member or lurking or
skimming or occasionally checking in, how is everything going with your
families? One of the most valuable part of this board, I think, is the
number of not-pregnant women who stay in the community, whether to give
advice, follow friends' progress, live vicariously, or cheer each other
on. So how are you all doing?


Joey is 6 months old today and I can't believe it. The old cliche
about how fast babies grow is so true. It seems like the time from 3
months to 6 months went especially fast, I guess because babies do so
much growing and changing in that time.

He has doubled his birth weight. He's now 8 kg (17.6 lbs) and he's a
BIG boy - very long (about 71 cm, or 28 in). He's almost as tall as
his cousin who's exactly a year older than him. Wherever we go,
people always think he's at least 8 months old and he's wearing
12-month sizes in clothes.

He learned to roll over from his back to his tummy a few weeks ago and
now he does it compulsively. He won't lie on his back for longer than
a few seconds before he flips himself over. The only way he'll stay
on his back is if he's sleeping or if he's sucking on his toes (which
he started doing about a month ago). Unfortunately, he's forgotten
how to roll from his tummy to his back (which he used to be really
good at) so now he gets very angry and frustrated once he gets onto
his tummy and can't do anything about it.

He's doing okay with sitting. He can sit for a few seconds before he
topples over, but with a bit of support he can sit indefinitely. He
loves sitting in his bath seat in the tub, playing with the water and
tub toys. Actually, he loves water in general. I often shower with
him and we've taken him swimming once. I'd like to take a Water
Babies class with him soon.

The cutest thing he learned recently was how to blow raspberries. He
did that at about 4.5 months. We had gone out for coffee with a
friend and her 8.5 month old son, who spent the entire time blowing
raspberries and laughing about it. I didn't think Joey was paying
attention (since he was nursing for most of it) but the next morning
he started alternating between sticking out his tongue and blowing
through his lips. After about a day of this, he finally got the two
coordinated and managed to let out a big "Thpppppppppptttttt". After
that, there was no turning back and he did it obsessively for several
days. It was the first thing he did every morning when he woke up,
he'd do it in the middle of nursing, in the middle of crying,
whatever. He still does it a lot, mainly because he's realized that
he gets a great reaction from people around him.

Breastfeeding is going great other than an ongoing battle with thrush.
He's exclusively breastfed. We've had really great experiences with
nursing in public and now I don't feel self-conscious about it at all.
No one's ever said anything negative to us or even looked at us funny.
I usually cover everything up with a nursing cape because Joey is so
easily distracted these days. It's cute, though, because now when
he's finished he whips up the cape and sticks his head out to see what
he's missed while he was eating.

We're going to start introducing some solids any day now. We did give
him a tiny bit of mashed up apple a couple of weeks ago because he
seemed very interested in it. It was pretty cute - he rolled it
around in his mouth for quite a while with this semi-disgusted look on
his face. Eventually he swallowed it but I'm not sure that he really
liked it. We haven't tried anything since then but I think I'm going
to buy some rice cereal today or I may start with some mashed up sweet
potato or something.

Knock on wood, his health has been fine, no colds or fevers. Even
teething so far hasn't been too bad. He's had a couple of days where
it was obvious his gums were bothering him but I gave him Hyland's
teething tablets and those helped a lot. The only health concern
we've had with Joey is that he was born with a kidney defect (duplex
kidney). It was diagnosed before he was born, which meant that the
doctors were able to monitor it right from the start and avoid any
complications that he might have had otherwise. His left kidney is
duplex, which means that it has two parts instead of one. One of the
halves is enlarged due to urine refluxing from the bladder (which, on
its own, is a very common condition in babies and toddlers
apparently). He has to be on antibiotics until he's a year old and
have ultrasounds every few months to monitor things but otherwise he's
in excellent health and you'd never know there was anything wrong with
him. He may need surgery sometime down the road to remove the
malfunctioning half of the kidney.

I think that's about it. I haven't posted here a ton but I have found
the group (and misc.kids.breastfeeding) to be invaluable. Every time
I have a question about something, I do a search in the Google
archives of mkp or mkb (or misc.kids) and there's always someone else
who's posted the same thing before. It's nice to know that pretty
much any question or concern I have has come up in the past.

Katie
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Old May 7th 04, 08:44 PM
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"Mary S." wrote in message
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And not-so-new moms, whether you're a beloved member or lurking or
skimming or occasionally checking in, how is everything going with your
families? One of the most valuable part of this board, I think, is the
number of not-pregnant women who stay in the community, whether to give
advice, follow friends' progress, live vicariously, or cheer each other
on. So how are you all doing?


I guess I'm under the semi-lurker title. I can't stay away from here!
I'm at the point where I feel it is time to try to conceive again... Check
out the dates in my sig! LOL I want to have just one, only one more baby,
and I promise I'll stop, but hubby says he's quite satisfied with three.
sigh... I'm really having the bug, though, so I guess I either have to deal
with it and move on, or hopefully he'll change his mind if I bring it up at
a later date. It is kinda understandable why he wouldn't feel like anymore
at this point, so I'm certainly not pushing it.

My baby is almost 14 months, and he's positively adorable. Found the
stinker on top of the table, though, yesterday. He is positively sweet and
loving, and holds his own with his sisters. My 3 yo is having some potty
issues, but I'm trying to give her all the space she needs and hope they
straighten out. She is picking up counting and ABCs from her sister. The 5
yo is quite excited about starting kindergarten in the fall. Unfortunately,
my hubby and I have fallen prey to the wiles of American Idol, and the girls
now sing and critique each other.

Older daughter," Iris, you are the boy judge. Say, 'That was very good,
Lyssa (made up name)'"

Iris piping girl voice "That was good, Lyssa."

Rose, the performer, "Iris, you are the girl judge now, say, 'I really liked
that. Good job!'"

Iris piping girl voice, "Good job!"

Rose, "Okay, okay, you are the other boy judge now! Say, "That was not
good."

Iris piping girl voice "Not good, Rosy."

Rose, "I'm NOT Rosy! I'm LYSSA!"

Funny now, but will it still be funny later??

For now, I'm enjoying putting in my maybe 2 cents worth every now and then
and living vicariously through others.


--
Joy

Rose 1-30-99
Iris 2-28-01
Spencer 3-12-03


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Old May 7th 04, 09:01 PM
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"Mary S." wrote in message ...
And not-so-new moms, whether you're a beloved member or lurking or

skimming or occasionally checking in, how is everything going with your
families?


Hi, Mary.
Madeline is 6 months old now, and it is just going too fast. She is a
sweet, smiley girl. She can roll over both ways, and sit in her boppy
pillow. We have just now gotten into solids and are doing fruit and
cereal. Eddie and I are just in love with her and wish we could have
more. I had a tubal ligation after her birth due to my history of
preterm labor. We barely made it to term with Maddie and just couldn't
do the high risk pregnancy bit again. We don't regret having the tubal
done; just the reasons we had to get it done. I just love having a
baby around again. I only wish I could get her on a more predictable
sleep schedule. She sleeps at night but that is it. I suspect it is
because we are so busy going places and taking big brother to
preschool and therapy appointments.

Aaron is growing up so fast. I can't believe he is going to be 4 this
Fall. He went to preschool 3 mornings per week this year and did
great. He will do the same next year. We are still fighting
developmental issues with him, but recently got some encouraging news.
He was exhibiting some behaviors that looked a bit autistic. Neither
the Pediatrician or the speech therapist could entirely discount what
I had told them. The Pediatrician felt if he was on the autistic
spectrum, it was very mild. He sent us to an awesome Pediatric
Occupational Therapist. She spent 2 hours on separate visits checking
Aaron out. This woman is great at explaining things and appears to be
very sharp and observant. She does not THINK Aaron has PDD or autism.
He does still have low muscle tone, sensory integration problems, and
visual perception problems. But the good news is that he is very
bright and she thinks we will see a lot of improvement with therapy.

He is doing some neat, very new things... like some pretend play.
(finally!) Also, he is daytime potty trained, even for naps.

We just got a swing and he and Madeline both love it. We'll be in the
back yard a lot this summer if the mosquitoes don't carry us off!

How are you doing?
Amanda, mom to Aaron 10/00 and
Madeline 11/3/03
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Old May 7th 04, 10:15 PM
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On Thu, 06 May 2004 22:58:36 -0400, "Mary S."
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*-*And not-so-new moms, whether you're a beloved member or lurking or
*-*skimming or occasionally checking in, how is everything going with
your
*-*families? One of the most valuable part of this board, I think, is
the
*-*number of not-pregnant women who stay in the community, whether to
give
*-*advice, follow friends' progress, live vicariously, or cheer each
other
*-*on. So how are you all doing?
*-*
*-*Mary



First of all welcome to all the new babies, congrats to all the new
parents & I hope all is well for your families. Condolences to the
ones who have had losses. I don't post much but I read all.

Joseph is six months old as of yesterday. He's not spoiled in the
least & no one here likes him at all! lol He's almost 20 lbs, rolls
both ways, sits unattended, but I stick him in the boppy sometimes
just to make sure he don't bonk over on a toy or smack the headboard
on the bed when he does topple. He escapes frequently & has tried to
follow his toys off the bed a few times.

We call him da Bug & his Auntie got a a denim jacket with that on the
back. I'll have to take a pic of him in it when it's cooler.

He rocks up on his hands & knees & goes backwards a lot. So diving
head first off of stuff is not our main issue. He needs a backup
beeper. My little sister walked at 7 months, so nothing surprises us.
He loves his exersaucer & throws toys at his daddy while he's asleep.
He works nights. lol

He's a bit round, so weebil fits him! lol He's been teething since
about two months according to the ped, drools like niagara falls &
when he latches on thinks it's funny to clamp down & try to see how
far mommy stretches the opposite way! He's also learned to blow
raspberries. He does this on his own, but his favorite way is if a
siblings arm or cheek is handy then he raps out a few on any exposed
skin available. lol He's done it while nursing as well. It's one
thing for him to do it at home since it just cracks everyone up, but
it's quite something else for him to do it while nursing in public.
We either get a really odd frown & actual guffaws of laughter. He
prefers the second since it sends him into fits of giggles.

He slings all his toys off the bed in about a two foot radius. Makes
him smile when we run to pick them up. No way he does it on purpose!
lol Slings his rattle around & beats people up with it. We co-sleep,
so he's already territorial about blankies & who can touch them. He
hums himself to sleep just like his bubda used to do when he was
little. As a matter of fact he did that up until he was about 12. It
was adorable. He said his first word a couple of weeks ago when he
was in the peds office for a checkup on an ear infection got while on
a road trip. She picked him up, he threw himself sideways & said
"MUM" really loudly! That cracked her up & she said what a good boy
he was. lol She calls him "Chub" when she sees him.

He loves his teenaged siblings until he practically drives them nuts.
He squeals or screams when he sees them demanding to be taken & played
with. Big brother rides him around the house on his shoulders & his
girl carries him constantly. Did I mention he's not spoiled? lol He
loves Teletubbies, Baby Looney Tunes & his Baby Einstein videos. Not
necessarily in that order.

He flew from California to Spokane Washington to meet his Grams &
various Aunts, Uncles & Cousins. That's when he got the ear
infection. We sang the ABC song on the take offs & he slept thru the
landings, so I sang it to myself. I don't fly well. Hmmmmmmm i'm
thinking that's about it. For now anyhow. lol As for me i'm fine.
No incision issues at all. Back on my low carb diet that started this
whole deal & losing slowly. lol I'm sure when he's even more mobile
i'll lose faster! Although even with my age a fourth one is looming
in the back of my mind maybe. lol Guess we'll see. Except for the
breech issue, the gestational diabetes & the docs panicking about my
age it was all well worth it & i'd not change any of it. Not even the
c-section.

Jinxie / Brandy

Jessica Rae (Jessie) 22-June-86
Russell John (CJ) 08-Feb-89
Joseph Kieran (Ki) 06-Nov-03
also assorted kids of the four-footed variety

da Bug:
http://brandence.com/gallery/view_al...mName=BabyPics

Other pics:
http://brandence.com/gallery/albums.php
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Old May 7th 04, 10:59 PM
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"Mary S." wrote in message
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The tenth month! Postpartum is definitely a part of pregnancy, so here
you go:

All our new moms, if you're still reading here and haven't migrated over
to misc.kids.breastfeeding or misc.kids yet, how are you doing? Lochia
tapering off, or telling you to take it a little easier? Are you
getting out of the house, or snuggling in with the baby? How's your
support network? Don't hesitate to talk to your OB if you're feeling
bit blue -- it's *very* common, and there's no reason for anyone to
suffer (the vast majority of antidepressants are fine to take while
breastfeeding, for example). Still getting the hang of all this newbaby
stuff? How's motherhood treating you so far? How are you feeling about
your birth experience? Write everything down, it disappears so quickly!



Well, Kerry is 2 weeks old today. She's been home from the hospital 9 days
and is doing beautifully. She regained her birth weight and has learned how
to nurse/latch properly. Physically, I'm finding the recovery to be much
easier this time around. Which means I keep overdoing things and my body
tells me to slow down. We're getting out a little bit, but there's a lot of
snuggling at home going on. Despite not being what I wanted, I'm somewhat
in awe of my birth experience. It was shaped by my complicated pregnancy,
and in the end, I'm thrilled that I did not have a C-section.

Dana is adjusting to being a big sister. Overall, she seems to like Kerry
and always asks where the baby is, tells her to wake up, tells her its ok
when she's crying, etc. There have been a few incidents, though, while I've
been nursing that she's leaned on her head, or told her to move (off my
lap). So its been a bit touch and go. Overall, though, she is a delightful
little girl. I'm amazed by how big she is and how much she has learned and
can do. There's nothing like a newborn to make you notice how grown up your
2 year old is.

Nancy (wondering how Mary's Sprout is)


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Old May 8th 04, 02:43 AM
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Mary S. wrote:

The tenth month! Postpartum is definitely a part of pregnancy, so here
you go:


Thanks for asking, Mary. Mia is now almost 7 weeks old and just took
her first plane ride to grandmas. She is doing just great, seems to
have mostly outgrown some fussiness that she had during the first 3-4
weeks, has slept a few solid 6 hours stretches at night, which is
heaven, she is exclusively breastfed and is gaining weight nicely. Our
4 year old (Z) is loving being a big sister and I really like this age
gap since the 4 yo is really independent and easy to manage and really
shares the excitement of having a new baby. The second time around has
been SOOO much easier in every way, probably mostly because I knew what
to expect, although physically its been a breeze as well due to being in
good shape prior to and during pregnancy, an easy labor and delivery,
etc. We are just trying to enjoy every minute of our newborn, since
they grow up SO fast, and this might be our last....

cara


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Old May 8th 04, 10:22 AM
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Mary S. wrote:

All our new moms, if you're still reading here and haven't migrated over
to misc.kids.breastfeeding or misc.kids yet, how are you doing? Lochia
tapering off, or telling you to take it a little easier?


4 weeks postpartum this weekend. Lochia has tapered off to a mild color
to regular discharge, but I apparently "overdid" it last weekend when I
had a chance to get away from baby.. DH watched Logan while I went on a
shopping trip to get shoes, socks, & underwear. I don't know how I
"overdid" it getting those few things but apparently I did, because the
next day I was bleeding bright red w/little clots. It went away after
just that day, but I was very annoyed that it happened at all. I just
went shopping fer chrissakes!

My c-section incision healed beautifully and was never a problem. It is
a very mild scar, considering. My abdomen in the uterine area is still
feeling like sore muscles though - but just regular sore muscle pain.

getting out of the house, or snuggling in with the baby? How's your


I try to get out of the house a few times on the weekend when DH can
watch Logan, and during the week I have to pack up baby and go to our
doctor's appointments and so forth.

Mostly I'm still stuck to him. He needs such constant care and there's
nobody else but DH to help me out, and he works full time.

support network?


My IL's have been great about helping with buying things for baby.
During the day I can call FIL and ask him to run to the store for me and
pick things up I need, etc. They look for any opportunity to come over
and see Logan (he's their first and only grandchild), and they think
that they must come bearing gifts. So we have a new digital camera and
various accessories, many new baby clothes, plenty of diapers to last us
a few months, lots of baby formula stacked away...

I wish I lived closer to my family though. I have nieces, and
nephews, and sisters not to mention my mom, who would love to take Logan
for a few hours so I could catch a nap, except they all live 4 hours
south! I can't wait for the summer so I can steal my niece so she can
help with the baby.

breastfeeding, for example). Still getting the hang of all this newbaby
stuff? How's motherhood treating you so far? How are you feeling about
your birth experience? Write everything down, it disappears so quickly!


I have been a little blue here and there. I wouldn't call it depression
because it comes and goes but if it stayed it would definitely be
depression. I'm so sensitive to hormone changes and I can pinpoint many
moments when my emotional response is due to a hormone change, so I can
rationalize the depressive moment away. But it still bothers me!

I struggle between being ecstatically in love with my little boy to
being desperately frantic over being needed 24/7! I obsess over the
color and consistency of his poop. I obsess over whether or not I'm
giving him enough personal attention, enough intellectual stimulation,
enough educational experiences for him to develop properly.

I've found Logan will let me sleep better if I set him up in bed next to
me. But I can only do this in the morning after DH goes to work - not
enough room in bed otherwise! and I keep Logan out of the bedroom when
he's fussy at night so DH can get some decent sleep before work.

I'm ok with my birth experience. Despite having to have a c-section I am
ok with that decision because I understood and agreed with my doctor's
thought process about it. It was the time after the birth that I spent
in the hospital that bothers me. The moment when the two nurses, just
hours after my c-section, insisted on both pushing very hard on my
stomach for several minutes so they could push out discharge and see if
there were any large clots. I am a strong woman, I handle pain and I
handle distress. They made me cry. They made me SOB. I do not see what
they did as necessary since it was only hours after the c-section and
there was no indication there was danger.

The moments when they insisted my Logan's temperature was too low and
they had to constantly poke his heel to check his blood sugar because
low temp can cause low blood sugar (it was never low), when they took
him away from me when he wanted to feed because it was more important to
them that they wrapped him up in hot blankets to try to raise his
temp... the hour in the middle of the night that he cried and cried and
cried while being swaddled too tightly for his liking in hot blankets
away from me when I could not go and get him because I had just had a
c-section and could barely move IN the bed let alone out of it, and the
nurses wanted him there to warm up, and my DH was away sleeping at home
because he was dead on his feet and I had told him to go home.

*sigh*

THOSE things I will remember. THOSE things I regret.

Next time I will be a much more difficult patient. I will NOT let the
doctors poke my baby's heel 20 times a day or insist on having him away
from me when he wants to feed just because his temp is 97.6 (which btw
is a very normal temperature for me, his mother, who'd been his home for
9 months). I will insist that someone who can advocate for me and my
baby be in the hospital with me at all times.

Other than that, we're good.

 




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