I'm back
Posted
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 9:38 AM
So I'm back from my 2 week trip. BIL's wedding was okay, it was tough on both Danny and I. Danny was in the wedding party and didn't have the greatest time and my parents were supposed to come to help me with the baby but my Uncle was in the hospital so they couldn't come. After the wedding weekend we headed to our hometown to visit family and for Danny to go hunting. It was nice to see everyone but oh my gosh it was exhausting. First off I got mastitis on the way home. I had lumps in one of my breasts and I ended up getting a fever - not so fun when you're travelling with a little one. It went away within a few days thank goodness. Seth was very fussy while we were there, poor guy. Every day he went through a fussy period, actually it occurred every single evening and it still is happening. He tends to be gassy in the evenings and he's also tired but forces himself awake. It's SO hard to put him asleep. Plus I felt like he was being passed from person to person way too much. At the end of our stay, I was so ready to go home everyone was irritating me. Everyone had their stupid opinions and even though they wouldn't say them outright they implied them. My Dad kept saying I overfed Seth, my IL's were also thinking this, my Mom seemed to be irritated with the fact that it was hard for me to go out with Seth because he was so cranky. We were at the hunting camp one day and MIL had Seth, he started rooting on her and I told her he was hungry but she kept trying to calm him down, so I must have told her around 4 times that he was hungry but she wouldn't give him to me. I had to go up and take Seth out of her arms.... They bottlefed their kids so they are not used to how often a breastfed baby needs to eat plus Seth tends to "snack" and take his time at the breast, they just don't understand that. Anyways, I was at my wits end. Everyone was irritating me plus Danny was hunting in the bush so I was on my own. Although it was stressful I'm glad we went and the family got to see Seth, there was alot of good quality time spent with them, I'm just really glad to be home and just be our little family for awhile.
Danny's hunting group got two Moose. Seth and I were at the camp when they got the second moose. Seth had his little hunting outfit on and he would not take his eyes off Danny, it was so sweet. I guess because he hadn't seen him in a few days at that point when he saw him and heard his voice he wouldn't stop staring at him.
So we're back home now and trying to get back into some sort of schedule. Seth is terribly fussy in the evenings, I'd say it's almost colic. It takes hours to put him to sleep and he's gassy most nights. It's like my exercise starts at around 5pm every night because that's when the bouncing, rocking, jogging up and down the stairs, doing squats around the house, bouncing on the bed, any type of movement you can imagine with Seth in my arms to try and calm him down. Danny will only take him for a few minutes before he passes him back to me. He can't seem to handle the crying and he's told me he feels useless, although he's been so helpful in other ways like taking care of the house and making sure I'm comfortable. It's so hard because Seth is so smiley and happy all day long and then 5pm hits and Danny gets home and the fussiness starts. Danny rarely sees him happy and feels like only I can calm Seth down. Plus Seth will root in the evening but will not eat. I don't think it's anything I'm eating, I don't eat dairy, wheat, I only have a few sips of coffee in the morning. He had the rest of his tongue tie clipped yesterday morning and his latch feels tighter so maybe that will help some. I'm pretty sure it's due to my fast flow/let-down. When I let-down I can seriously shoot my milk like 4 to 5 feet at times, it's insane and kind of fun when I aim it at Danny lol. We're going to go back to see the lactation consultants on Friday, we need some help. I tried feeding on one side per feeding and the block feedings but he gets so upset at night that I'm switching so much and I lose track. Plus getting the mastitis while we were away has discouraged me from doing the block feedings although I'm pretty sure it was caused by a tight bra and not enough fluids. Anyways, that is our problem lately, Seth is fussy in the evenings, my poor little baby. Anyone have any advice?
I've missed so much while I was away. Rachel having her baby! YAY and Kim finding out it's a girl! CONGRATS! What else have I missed, fill me in please!!!!
I'll try and post some pics later. Hope everyone is doing well.