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@evansjamie: I ask about thrush every time we go to the ped (we've been 3 times for weight issues) because I had so many antibiotics with my c section. He always says she doesn't have it but this pain is telling me something else, and it would explain the fussiness. Going to call my midwife soon. Were you able to nurse through it? Breastfeeding is not as blissful as I imagined.
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@daniellemybelle: You might have thrush but Sadie may not have it yet. I did nurse through it, and it did hurt like a mofo when she first latched on. I definitely dropped the f-bomb at te initial latch. I had to go a weekend without meds for me, but I spritzed my nips with a 50/50 vinegar/water solution (I used white vinegar because that's what I had), air dried my nips after every feeding, and changed my nursing pads frequently. My midwife called in an oral anti-fungal (diflucan I think) and its so much better now.
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So, while I truly can't complain- Miss Effie is a pretty awesome tempered baby and not a bad sleeper at all - I am befuddled about something sleep related. Usually she goes to sleep for about a 4 hour stretch then one or two shorter stretches during the night. But lately for the last stretch- especially last night- she gets REALLY fussy. She will be well fed and full, and dry diaper, but she just makes these fussing noises for EVER. To the point where they wake me up, I get up to check on her thinking she's about to start really crying, and half the time she's sleeping. Sometimes I can give her a paci and help a bit but either way this carries on a while, and it's keeping me (and I assume her!) awake. I wonder if her swaddle is the issue? She seems to be fussing and fighting it a bit. I've been using the Swaddle Me swaddle that has velcro and it works best thus far. I got the NB size one (no velcro- just a sack that's stretchy/tight) and she HATED it. I tried a sleep sack with a long sleeve onesie and she did great for a half hour then fussed- so I put her right in the swaddle. Maybe I didn't give it a fair shot? I'm trying the miracle swaddle tonight. Any suggestions for sleepy fussiness like this? I just can't figure out wht's bothering her!
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@kjpugs: I wish I knew. Maybe it's just part of the newborn fussiness? Hyla's fussy period is from 10:00-1:30 every night. All I know is that she won't settle for anything, and then 1:30 comes around and it's like a switch has flipped and she is OUT.
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@kjpugs: @evansjamie: could she have gas? Awesome that your babes are good sleepers. Ours has been pretty good as well, doing 4 hours with a couple of shorter stretches. Q Alex is generally pretty fussy right before we go to bed for the night. We found that swaddling and keeping our room. Warm helped as did letting him fall asleep on us, waiting 5 min or so to make sure he was really asleep and the putting him in his bassinet.
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Lucy is nursing so often that even with the nipple shield, my nipples are super sore. Awesome.
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We are pass birthweight!!!!! 9 lbs 3 oz!!! Major fist pump because it is all due to me!!!!!
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@Jennimac: nice job mama!
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@Jennimac: excellent!
@abbylyn: I hope the pain diminishes soon!
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She's been nursing for pretty much the last 3.5 hours. I'm about to fall asleep sitting up, and my nipples may fall off.
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@abbylyn: Maybe a growth spurt?
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@kjpugs: this isn't too helpful but our ped said that we should expect a fussy period right before bed or "night time" now that we (me really, dh is struggling with this and I'm not sure why) are getting our days and nights straight. I think he also mentioned in passing about a 2-3 week growth spurt. We are bottle feeding but M is crushing bottles for the 2-3 hours before bed. @abbylyn could it be the same for you?
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@Jennimac: isnt that a great feeling! We hadn't as of Friday but we go in tomorrow and i hope he has!
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AFM, I started meds for PPD today am after letting my doctor know how I've been feeling. I think my disappointment with this whole birth experience am and recovery was too much to take. Today was the first day I didn't break down calling my mom begging her to come get me so I can go there and get help or sob to DH about what a failure I am and how I'm trapped. Having my OB say that it's not normal and if you take this med you will feel better in 2-5 days was helpful. Having a light at the end if a dark tunnel.
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@ladybee: I'm so glad you are feeling better!!!
@abbylyn: that's what we are doing.
M&m had a great bath tonight after she peed all over herself. I ran errands by myself to have an hour to myself. Got aggravated at the stores I went to. Came home to DH being upset because she peed everywhere. M&m was on the bed, naked, in a towel. We bathed her, she was calm, she fell asleep and I was so happy. Well that lasted for about an hour and she has been up every hour since. She is super tired, but acts starving. She nurses, falls asleep, and wakes up when we lay her down.
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@evansjamie: @ladybee: @Jennimac: I certainly hope so. Because if this is the new normal... eesh. I'd throw in the towel.
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@abbylyn: well, she finally went down after midnight and slept until 6. Hallelujah!! Of course I woke up in a panic because it had been so long.
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@Jennimac: you are so lucky! M makes a million noises which are stopping me from sleeping. His longest stretch was 5-? but DH got up for work and we have an appointment at 9 so I needed to get up. I am beat!
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Oh ladies. Last night was awful. Hyla wouldn't sleep until 1:30, and then she woke up at 2:45, 6:00, 7:15, and is. Loss fully sleeping next to me now. I am BEAT. My husband gets so frustrated with her on nights like this because NOTHING will settle her. I thought she had gas, so ok was patting her back and he said, "I'm pretty sure she has burped as much as she's going to burp," in the snottiest voice. I understand that he had a meeting this morning, but I was doing the best I could. I was frustrated too. I need her to sleep earlier and longer, but I don't know how to make that happen.
Happy Halloween!
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Happy Halloween from Effie!
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@evansjamie: oh that would frustrate me so much if my DH said something like that. He says things like she loves you more than me because I have to work so much. Uhm, no. She loves me because I make milk. She loves him too. Just so frustrating!
@ladybee: well, after that great night of sleep, she was crappy this morning. Woke up and nursed for abou 10 min at 6 ish, then slept until 7:50, nursed for 5 minutes. Slept on me and I finally put her down, get set up to pump and she wakes up screaming. Nurse her on one side while I pump the other. Finally can put her down for about an hour. She wakes up screaming. Feed her on both sides because she is so hungry--didn't really feel like I had any milk, but I guess she got something because she fell asleep. DH has her now because I'm getting my hair done. I have makeup on and feel slightly pretty again!
I was able to pump
Enough for a bottle for them, so that's a good thing. I know she is going through a growth spurt, but man is it wearing me out!!!@kjpugs: so cute!!!
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@ladybee: I'm glad you are finally feeling better. Things will go up from here!
@Jennimac: My husband says stuff like that too, but she just knows me better. We hung out continuously for 10+ months. I just took her into the living room, cried a bit, bounced her, and she was out in 30 minutes and slept three hours in her basket. So far today, she's taken one nap in her basket and one on me. She's in her basket now. I'm trying what @Sadieloo : said, letting her fall asleep on/near me and then moving her to the basket.
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@evansjamie: I hope the day gets better. You right, they know what our heart sounds like from the inside.
sometimes if I move her as soon as she falls asleep from nursing then she will stay asleep. If she starts to curl up on me then no way will it happen. She was able to make the transfer to DH today when I left. Hopefully they will fair better than they did yesterday. That's a story I need to tell y'all when I'm not on my phone.
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@Jennimac: I'm sorry the good night of sleep turned out to be a crappy day. Like you I am beat. We are still sleeping in 2-3 hour stretches so I feel like I never sleep.
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Guys help me with some of my mom guilt in reference to tummy time. I know it's important. I know I should be doing it but I can't seem to find the time. We've been home almost two weeks and we've done it maybe 3 times? Is it stupid how guilty I feel?
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@ladybee: One day we'll look back on the newborn period with a kind of fondness. That helps me with the difficult parts, because they won't be so needy anymore and we'll miss being needed by them when they are 18 and independent-ish.
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@ladybee: I read somewhere that you can do tummy time when they are laying on you. We don't do it often, but we hold her upright a lot and she is definitely strengthening her neck muscles because she likes to hold her head up. I think it's normal to feel guilty; I feel guilty when I don't realize that her diaper is dirty. But in the long run it won't matter how much tummy time we did or how long they sat in a dirty diaper.
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@ladybee: I'm glad you got the help you need. I have been having some real rough patches. It's not what I expected at all. I know the first few weeks are hard but I really miss my old life. Like you, I am also processing my traumatic birth & recovery. Still, everything I read about PPD says it's only if it persists after 3 weeks or so, and LO is only 9 days old, so I am giving it some time.
@evansjamie: I know how exasperating those sleepless nights can be! I'm usually the one that snaps at DH though. I have a much shorter fuse than I ever realized.
We don't really do tummy time & I don't feel guilty. LO is fussing most of the time when she's awake so we hold her in whatever position makes her happy! She does some side sleeping so I'm not worried about her head, & she has a super strong neck!
In other news, I got a cream for my thrush but now I'm not convinced I have it, as the pain got way better. LO & I are both taking probiotics just in case & I will use the cream for a few days anyway. I feel ambivalent about nursing these days. I don't really enjoy it and it's so time consuming, but I am glad my supply is finally to the point where we aren't supplementing.
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@daniellemybelle: What's funny is that he has a much lower sleep need than I do. I tend to be tired and ready for bed between 9-10, he's a night owl and would be fine going to bed between midnight and 1 a.m. But the crying/fussing gets to him more than it does me. I hope it isn't thrush and it was just your nips getting used to their new duty as working nips, but if it is thrush I'm glad you got medicine for it! About a week ago, Hyla started nursing for shorter periods of time, which was amazing. I hated having to nurse for 20 minutes on each side in the hospital, because the nurses came in every hour and by the time we nursed, settled, and were ready to sleep, it was time to get checked.
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Happy Halloween!
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@Sadieloo: That is precious!
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Feeling the need to rant a bit today. DH went back to work on Monday and it seems that things are just getting worse and worse. Every night he gets home around 7pm and proceeds to continue working until after midnight. He takes care of the LO only after I attempt to go to sleep around 10. So, he feeds the baby from 10 - 1 and I am on call the rest of the time. I have asked for help multiple times, and Tuesday night I got the "Well, I'm tired as work today was really stressful." Like being up constantly with the LO from 1am - 10pm isn't? Argh!
Last night we had a horrendous time. I attempted to go to bed at 10 like usual. Arthur was up crying and generally being fussy until midnight. I could hear everything which prevented me from sleeping. I could hear DH getting more and more frustrated with LO. Finally, I came out and took the baby. DH could not understand why Arthur wouldn't calm down. Well, DH had the TV on, the lights all on, and was attempting to work on his computer. I told DH Arthur was probably overstimulated. I took the baby into our bedroom, laid down holding him. After about 45 minutes, he finally calmed down. But would wake up anytime I attempted to move him. So, I dozed for almost three hours until DH came to bed. His comment -- "I have to be up in 6 hours for a phone call." I couldn't help but respond "Well, I have to be up in 45 minutes to feed the baby." I couldn't help but respond. True to my word, Arthur was up in 45 wanting to eat and then almost every hour after that until 10am this morning. As DH left, he commented that he was very tired. Ugh! Like I'm not? He's the one that was snoring away from 3am - 9am. I'm way too frustrated right now...
Sorry for the crazy long post, I just needed to get this out for my own sanity.
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Have to wait until DH gets home with the pumpkins for the rest of the Halloween outfits. Until then, he's rocking a comfy outfit.
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@TFrances: my DH doesn't understand the whole lights off, tv on low, relaxing atmosphere. Sometimes I want to ask "would you want to sleep with all the noise/lights?" But I know it'll come out snotty which I don't want to be.
In other news we match!
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At least I got a picture before she spit up all over it
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@Ladybee: Ha! Love it! We think alike!
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@TFrances: it is a cute outfit! I keep meaning to ask you, what are you doing to wean? Ive been pumping just 5 minutes, taking sudafed, wearing a sports bra and using cold compresses. I haven't pumped all day and I'm not uncomfortable. My supply was never great (1-3 ounces per pump, pumping 6 times a day) so I would think it would dry up fast. Still nervous about clogged ducts etc.
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@Ladybee: I slowed my pumping to a few times a day. Still taking Motrin for my c-section so that helps take the edge off the uncomfortableness. I've noticed that my breasts are much softer than a few days ago. I'm still leaking a bit out of the right one, but it's slowing. I'm also using cold compresses and wearing my nursing bra at day and night. It's getting better... but might just take a few more days.
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It's not the best pic, but here is our little ladybug.
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@evansjamie: How long after you took the diflucan did the pain when nursing clear up?
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