MMM Monday vents, randoms, AWs, etc

[Brie]

I swear my tailbone is splitting in half. It's been killing me to the point of yelping when I move a certain way for the last few days, and apparently sitting in my crappy ass chair all day at work today is making it way worse. Ow, ow, ow.

Also, BRU's online registry was down all of last Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and is down again today. How can I properly registry stalk with this BS going on? Lame.

[kangaroo11]

15 weeks today and still feeling crappy. I'm so tired of all the "it should be done soon" comments. Thanks guys, I know, I should've been a-ok 3 weeks ago, but I'm not! Maybe this is just my new "normal" and I should get used to it.

[oregonpachey]

AW: DS slept in his RNP from 9 until 1am last night. This is a HUGE success. I can't remember the last time he slept that long of a stretch.

[catbus]

Baby found my ribs last week, and it feels like he's strumming them sometimes. He also seems to be digging some part into my sternum. Both feel lovely, of course.
Somehow the rib thing makes my back hurt, and my right shoulder is suddenly really tense, so I'm getting a massage after work... but I've been so tired that as much as I need the massage and want relief, I also want to just go home after work. Woe is me.
Also, acid reflux is back with a vengeance. I'd had heartburn consistently throughout pregnancy, but in the last couple of weeks it's back to full-on undigested food being pushed back up my esophagus. I bought TJ's lemon ginger snap ice cream on Friday and didn't eat any of it all weekend because I literally had no room even hours after eating (small!) meals.

[hannamaren]

Jul 23, 2012 13:01:02 GMT -5 @barefootbarista said:

Well, Day 1 of no bottle before naptime went OK. She cried for about 3 minutes, but took a 2 hr and 15 min nap. I WON THAT BATTLE!

What? I have to get rid of the bottle before nap? She cant do that when she is 35?
No, seriously, around what age? And do you just give her milk before sleep? Or nothing?

[slug*bug]

I went to Buy Buy Baby for the first time last week. It was really nice. Calm environment, nice salespeople, (really, really!) well stocked shelves.

And now I can't remember why I enjoyed dealing with the crazy that is our local BRU. :-|

[jenny1223]

DS normally STTN from 6:30ish until 5 AM. Last night he woke up screaming bloody murder at 9 and I have no idea what was wrong. Even me holding him and rocking him didn't calm him down. After 30 minutes of screaming he finally calmed down with me walking him around and singing and went back to sleep. He then slept fine until this morning. I'm wondering if he's getting more teeth in. The bottom two came in a week ago. He was only a little fussy for a couple days. Not screaming like last night. I hated dropping him off at daycare this morning even though he was acting fine. I wanted to stay home and snuggle with him all day.

[bunch]

Dd is acting super cute today.

[mrshandy]

DS has been sleeping on the floor every night since we got his new toddler bed.

The pedi says it is fine and he'll learn eventually. But I still feel like a terrible mom.

DS is starting pre-school next week and I'm very excited. I'm super excited because they provide his food! It will make life so much easier and our grocery bills a little cheaper.

[kangaroo11]

Thanks guys. Sadly, zofran hasn't been helpful whatsoever. I'm also taking some mylanta/tums to try calming the gassy pains, but it doesn't always work.

I haven't heard of walking to help, but I will now be taking the dog on a walk when I get home!

littlespitfire: That's really crappy of her to do that. I think my MIL might be the same when the time comes (she lives 3 hours away and hasn't been here since Thanksgiving).

[Brie]

Operagirl, that is super cute!

Kangaroo, sorry to hear you're still feeling crappy. I think Starry had the same thing going, too, and eventually did have a turnaround, IIRC. I hope yours lets up soon.

[karinothing]

I just realized I forgot my pumped milk at work. Now I must go back (just got home). BAH

[zeewifeandmama]

The mommy guilt is strong today. Baby boy has had a few fussy days in a row and as a result I am frazzled and tired. DD is getting bored at home even though she has people to entertain her....none of them do the same things as me and she is quickly getting "over it" all I want to do is eat and sleep, but I feel obligated to my DD as well. I know this will pass but I feel like a shit ball

[beaver12]

DD (almost 3) spent the weekend with MIL and FIL. She has a great time with them, but they don't stick to our rules. DD was a mess last night at bedtime. Today at her nap, she screamed and cried for 15-20 minutes before finally falling asleep. I don't understand what they do to cause her total freak outs. She never comes back from my parents' house like this. Ugh.

[loskadoodle]

Dh is traveling for work the next 4 weeks, ds is 3weeks old.... I am not cut out to be a single parent. I am lucky he is a good night sleeper though.

I feel bad for our dog. I hardly ever interact with him anymore, but ds is almost always in my arms. I think he's getting depressed

I'm afraid of going back to work. My boss said I could work "when I have time" 10-15hrs a week from oct-dec. apparently I will be working one handed, with ds in the other! I also only want to work part time 20-24 hrs a week after jan. Hoping my boss is ok with it. If nt, I will prob quit but don't really want to even though everything I make will go towards a nanny.

[lillioness]

DD had her 2 month shots today. I don't like seeingy little girl in pain, but I am enjoying having an excuse to be lazy and cuddle with my snuggley baby all day.

[Deleted]

I am rolling my eyes at this Facebook status update that floated through my newsfeed: "Only 3 more weeks until I can make an official announcement!" attached to a My Baby's Progress: week 9 ticker.

The commentary below it is pretty funny.

[biscoffcookies]

I'm frustrated with our DCP. Today they only gave her two naps, which totaled less than an hour. I know that there are other kids to take care of and DD requires some effort to put to sleep (she has to be rocked). But they are child care professionals -- they should know that an hour is not sufficient nap sleep for a child this age. It is especially irritating because today they did not put her down until noon for her first nap (meaning that she has been awake 5-6 hours). This timing occurs at least a couple times a week (other days they put her down earlier).

Of course, DD not getting enough sleep at daycare = really unpleasant evening with a strung out infant.

We really like them in all other respects, but UGH.

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Mrshandy-

I slept on the floor between my bed & crib for a year! Pedi told my mom it was fine as long as I slept. I wouldn't worry about it.

[Deleted]

I think my ppd caused me to not enjoy hugging & loving ds enough when he was a newborn. I am majorly guilty about this, so now I am chasing an active crawling 8 month old all over giving him too many kisses yelling mommy loves you, and just generally annoying a little boy who just wants to play toys. Sonetimes we sit together at bedtime and I give him a big snuggle, and I cry because I feel like an asshole for letting his most vunerable time pass without appreciating it. On a positive note, he finally is up to 2 meals a day for solids, & I love feeding him his oatmeal each morning. He is so happy, & smiley & silly.

[karinothing]

Jul 23, 2012 17:51:15 GMT -5 biscoffcookies said:

I'm frustrated with our DCP. Today they only gave her two naps, which totaled less than an hour. I know that there are other kids to take care of and DD requires some effort to put to sleep (she has to be rocked). But they are child care professionals -- they should know that an hour is not sufficient nap sleep for a child this age. It is especially irritating because today they did not put her down until noon for her first nap (meaning that she has been awake 5-6 hours). This timing occurs at least a couple times a week (other days they put her down earlier).

Of course, DD not getting enough sleep at daycare = really unpleasant evening with a strung out infant.

We really like them in all other respects, but UGH.

I am sorry. Are you sure they just aren't trying and she is not going down? At home DS ALWAYS goes down w/in two hours of waking up. But at daycare he won't go down until 5 hours after he wakes up. I think it is because he gets all the extra stimulation when he gets to daycare so it lets him go for a couple more hours.

Of course we are lucky to get one nap for 30 minutes (and he really needs more!). I just keep hoping that he will do better when he moves to the bigger kid room and everyone naps together.

[bunch]

Jul 23, 2012 18:29:20 GMT -5 @msstarry said:

I will AW my husband a bit. I worked a pretty long and really stressful day and he had dinner ready when I got home. Also he is now grocery shopping which is one of my chores and a task he hates because I am exhausted. He is definitely picking me up when I'm feeling low.

way to go mr starry! Promotion and all!

[biscoffcookies]

Jul 23, 2012 18:18:58 GMT -5 karinothing said:

Jul 23, 2012 17:51:15 GMT -5 biscoffcookies said:

I'm frustrated with our DCP. Today they only gave her two naps, which totaled less than an hour. I know that there are other kids to take care of and DD requires some effort to put to sleep (she has to be rocked). But they are child care professionals -- they should know that an hour is not sufficient nap sleep for a child this age. It is especially irritating because today they did not put her down until noon for her first nap (meaning that she has been awake 5-6 hours). This timing occurs at least a couple times a week (other days they put her down earlier).

Of course, DD not getting enough sleep at daycare = really unpleasant evening with a strung out infant.

We really like them in all other respects, but UGH.

I am sorry. Are you sure they just aren't trying and she is not going down? At home DS ALWAYS goes down w/in two hours of waking up. But at daycare he won't go down until 5 hours after he wakes up. I think it is because he gets all the extra stimulation when he gets to daycare so it lets him go for a couple more hours.

Of course we are lucky to get one nap for 30 minutes (and he really needs more!). I just keep hoping that he will do better when he moves to the bigger kid room and everyone naps together.

I do think that she gets distracted/energized by all the goings-on at daycare, but its not uncommon for her first nap at DC to be at 9ish, so I don't think that's it (at least not all the time). DD doesn't really ever show tired cues and will act alert and energetic even when she is exhausted, so I think that sometimes they just assume, "Oh, she's not sleepy!" or go to deal with other kids /tasks first because she's not sprawled out on the floor or whatever.

It wouldn't bother me so much if DD made up for her bad nap days with extra night sleep or lots of weekend naps, but she doesn't do that (she tops out at about 11 hours a night max).

I just hate feeling stressed/worried all the time about DD being exhausted (and knowing how gross I feel being sleep deprived, I worry she also feels bad) and feeling guilty that I am like, not staying home with her or whatever so that she can get better sleep.

[ssmjlm]

I just want to know if I'm PG or not. Test yesterday was negative at 13dpo, yet I was nauseous again this morning, followed by heart burn in my back like whoah coupled with super super sore boobs. These are not normal PMS symptoms for me, which is why I am so confused. AF is scheduled for Friday.

[pugz]

I would really like to be able to nurse one handed and have a hand free for my phone, maybe someday, sigh.

[pugz]

Jul 23, 2012 20:12:16 GMT -5 @msstarry said:

Follow up on earlier DH AW:

I am happy he went to the store, but why when I wrote "cookies" did he get Chips Ahoy??? Not horrible but seriously out of all the possibilities Chips Ahoy?

Also who buys a SEEDED watermelon these days? I did not realize after eating seedless for the past 6 years together I needed to specify, but apparently I do.

Nice try, but some things are better left doing on your own. And before I get flamed, I didn't yell at him, just venting here

I about threw down yesterday when dh would not buy me my Pepperidge Farm cookies. He said ice cream was enough junk food already.

Imma have to sneak out for cookies and hide them from him. He'd just eat them anyway.

[Brie]

I had an OB appointment today and it was all good news. BP is good, we talked about doing the pertussis vax, and she reassured me about my weight gain. (According to their scale, I gained 7 pounds in 2 weeks, which is not good, but she was like, "yeah, your last appointment was at 8 am and it's 4 pm now and you're carrying a large water bottle so I assume this is mostly water/food weight. You're fine.")

I'm stoked because baby is head down now. At my last appointment he was all funky and transverse.

Then I went home, skipped the gym because it's 106 freaking degrees out, and took an hour nap instead. My tailbone is still killing me but someone bought my diaper bag off my registry so that cheered me up, too.

[froggy76]

DD is crawling now and it is so fun to watch her explore. She just moves around and babbles, then sits up and waves. SO cute.

[matildasun]

Jul 23, 2012 15:57:24 GMT -5 zeewifeandmama said:

The mommy guilt is strong today. Baby boy has had a few fussy days in a row and as a result I am frazzled and tired. DD is getting bored at home ... all I want to do is eat and sleep, but I feel obligated to my DD as well. I know this will pass but I feel like a shit ball

I had a really hard time with this also. It is hard to entertain an almost three year old on a good day, let alone when you are tired.
I put my daughter in a day camp at a pre-school 3 days a week for just a few weeks and it has really helped me feel less guilty, because I know she is having fun (she is 2 and 8 months, my son is 9 weeks).

Jul 23, 2012 20:35:04 GMT -5 pugz said:

I about threw down yesterday when dh would not buy me my Pepperidge Farm cookies. He said ice cream was enough junk food already.

Imma have to sneak out for cookies and hide them from him. He'd just eat them anyway.

That was just mean of him. I agree that you should hide them .
It felt like all I did last week was nurse, and all I wanted was sugary treats.

My favorite house in the neighborhood just went on the market. I have dreamed about living there for years. It is the perfect size for my family, bigger than where we live now, but not too big. It has a garden and parking. I love it.
Unfortunately, it is completely out of our price range right now. Ten years from now, when I have been back at work for a while, we will be able to afford it, but not now

[cherry1111]

Jul 23, 2012 13:31:08 GMT -5 kangaroo11 said:

15 weeks today and still feeling crappy. I'm so tired of all the "it should be done soon" comments. Thanks guys, I know, I should've been a-ok 3 weeks ago, but I'm not! Maybe this is just my new "normal" and I should get used to it.

I thought mine would never end too, but I've had about 5 great days in a row now. I hope the end of your sickness is around the corner!