I feel like I need things to do during the day with DD. Today we went to the grocery store and went on a walk and started OITNB on Netflix. How do I find mom groups? What can I do with a newborn that isn't going to target daily?
Are you nursing? I went to breast feeding group and found other moms that way. They also have a new mom's group at my hospital.
I went to a lot of lunches with friends too. New friends/ old friends/dh. Anyone I could find.
countthestars you need to have your baby soon since ladygrey and @republicrat have RCS's next week... I can move to the top of the leader board! (assuming somewhere out there 212 has given birth).
I never got close to the top last time around, hahaha.
I'm assuming you'll probably have your baby before I do. I've got my money on October 4 for me.
Dd is turning into me. We read and tried to put her to be but she wanted to stay up and work on her sight words. She grabbed the words that are on a little ring and dived under the covers to read them.
Post by starburst on Sept 24, 2015 19:42:18 GMT -5
Thanks MMM for making me spend money. I bought a pair of LulaRoe leggings tonight. I love all the skirts and dresses, but I have no place to wear them to while I'm on maternity leave.
C pooped his pants today at school and somehow it got on his suede Merrells. How do you clean that?
I got in a heated passive-aggressive email exchange today about whether the em dash, en dash, and hyphen are distinct punctuation marks. National Punctuation Day in higher ed is the nerdiest, most boring pissing contest ever.
My fb feed has been full of people asking about protein powder. People need protein powder now? Can't we just like eat chicken and peanut butter and beans? Unless all these people are suddenly hard core athletes with rigorous training schedules. I just don't get it.
I am winning at solo parenting. Cooked dinner while Ben played outside. Handled bedtime relatively well and now I'm pumping while both kids sleep. I'm going to sleep afterwards even though the Giants are on. I have to pack for all three of us for our weekend trip and I'm too tired to do it. Maybe when E wakes up.
So, I have to put this SOMEwhere. My kid has pooped on the potty 2x now. I'm going to officially call him "potty trained" now.
He has been going numero uno for WEEEEEKS. Zero accidents. Acted like going number 2 was stealing his fucking SOUL or something. Huge tears and fighting us, and hiding and pooping in his underwear. And then this week I was all "THAT'S ENOUGH. USE. THAT. POTTY. RIGHT. NAO." and I made him go on Tues night. He was upset, but no tears AND he got a dum-dum for his valiant efforts.
He's held it since then (WHYYYYYYYY) and tonight, while visiting my parents, my mom noticed the strained poop-face and said "mommy!! POTTY!" and I rushed him up there and he DID IT. We were all:
and he was SO proud of himself. Whew. Send some good potty vibes that it's made it through to him!
We just face timed with DH. His sister (who was SO excited to have a niece, then never came around, and when she did, did enough to take a picture and post on fb and that's it), came on the screen and DD says right then "Mommy, who is that?" I made sure to repeat her question before I answered, just in case she missed it.
I'm loving so much of the LulaRoe stuff but don't want to order any when pregnant. I hope you all are still talking about it this spring so I don't forget about it once I'm back in regular clothes!
I feel like I need things to do during the day with DD. Today we went to the grocery store and went on a walk and started OITNB on Netflix. How do I find mom groups? What can I do with a newborn that isn't going to target daily?
Are you nursing? I went to breast feeding group and found other moms that way. They also have a new mom's group at my hospital.
I went to a lot of lunches with friends too. New friends/ old friends/dh. Anyone I could find.
Good call, out hospital has a breast feeding group that meets. I had totally forgotten about it!
Are you nursing? I went to breast feeding group and found other moms that way. They also have a new mom's group at my hospital.
I went to a lot of lunches with friends too. New friends/ old friends/dh. Anyone I could find.
Good call, out hospital has a breast feeding group that meets. I had totally forgotten about it!
Step out of your comfort zone and see if anyone wants to meet for walks and lunch. Someone did that in mine and I was so thankful. A group of 8 of us hung out for the next 8 weeks.
@preppy - I agree with the suggestions for the hospital groups. I've made a lot of friends that way. I go every Friday and always enjoy it.
I am pretty proud of myself - I ran 3.7 miles with DD in the stroller today. I'm averaging a 12 min mile but whatever. I know I'll keep getting better. farmvillelover - I want to drop the weight too! But I don't seem to be ready to start eating better. Womp womp...
DD's caregiver goes on maternity leave next week and I am way more emotional about it than I should be. I cried after drop off and after pick up.
I feel like my babyyyy is going to be taking care of by strangers now! Her current caregiver is like the other 1/2 of DD's family. DD is just so attached to her and she seems to really love my DD.
Post by rugbywife on Sept 24, 2015 21:53:47 GMT -5
I don't have PPD. I have sleep issues. When they don't sleep, I don't sleep. When they don't sleep, my stress level skyrockets. That's all this is. And by 'all', I mean FML.
Brought to you by the 5th wake up since 6:30 for DD and one an hour early by DS.
Post by rugbywife on Sept 24, 2015 21:55:50 GMT -5
Flammable: I watch my shows on TV while DD plays. I have convinced myself she can't possibly understand 99% of it. She's 17m. She is not a genius. Sometimes I catch her watching the screen but she doesn't know what's going on.
Post by awkwardpenguin on Sept 24, 2015 21:57:25 GMT -5
I took DD to the pedi today to make sure her sleeping and eating stuff wasn't anything medical. Everything checked out fine, and the pedi was so sweet and sympathetic. She said DD is just at the high needs end of normal. Which is my gut feeling too.
@preppy, I've joined a couple meetups, but it's been pretty hit or miss. A lot of the mom activities are geared toward older babies. We did an infant massage class the other day and I met someone there, and we're going to try to go to some future meetups together. We also go to baby storytime at the library.
rugbywife sleep deprivation is the absolute worst. It explains soooo many of my problems the first year of DD's life - inability to lose weight, irritability, lack of desire for fun. When you are incredibly tired it is so all consuming.
I hope things look up for you soon.
I think it is definitely the all consuming thing.
What kills me is that I think you had it so so so much worse. I am genuinely in awe.
Post by stretchad on Sept 24, 2015 22:14:45 GMT -5
I am on day 3 of Weight Watchers and I am HUNGRY. And I have felt so sluggish and tired all day because I've maybe not eaten much. What am I doing wrong?
I don't have PPD. I have sleep issues. When they don't sleep, I don't sleep. When they don't sleep, my stress level skyrockets. That's all this is. And by 'all', I mean FML.
Brought to you by the 5th wake up since 6:30 for DD and one an hour early by DS.
(((Hugs)))
Not to be a drug pusher but when I was in there midst of horrible sleep issues Lexapro definitely helped me stay less stressed/anxious/ragey.