Posted Thursday, October 22, 2009 9:22 AM
Last night we had Seth's first shots and his two month check-up. He pretty well cried the whole way there (that's what we get for booking the appt in the evening), then once we're there he eats and then acts fussy. So we're in the room waiting and the nurse/receptionist comes in to weigh him and Seth is on my lap. She says "Does he like to be held?" I say "yeah most of the time", she says "oh that's hard because then they get spoiled." Danny just said "well when a baby is crying you pick him up." I'm sorry but what a moron. You work in a Pediatrician's office and you actually believe that holding a newborn too much will spoil him. I AM SO SICK of hearing this. I wonder if she thinks I spoiled him while I held him in my belly for nine months, maybe I should have tried getting induced early so I wouldn't risk spoiling him! STUPID. People are dumb.
Anyways, I started crying and breaking down right before she came in. I've just gone through three weeks of evening crying fits and I think it's about time I broke down. Danny kept saying that I'm so strong but last night I had to let it out right there in the doctor's office. Once the doctor was in I explained Seth's crying fits and as I expected he just said it was colic and they don't know what it is - gee thanks. He told me to try gas drops and gripe water. I think Doctors just say there's nothing you can do because they're too damn lazy to investigate. I don't like this doctor very much. And I certainly don't like the nurse. I trust the lactation consultants and take their advice way more seriously then I do the doctor's...
Surprisingly, Seth wasn't too bad last night. When we got home he was sleeping so I quickly ran a bath but two minutes after I got in he woke crying. Danny brought him to me and I fed him in the bath for quite awhile then we washed him up and I got out to care for my crying fussy baby. Danny went to bed at 9 and after that I was able to calm Seth down. I nursed him while swaying back and forth. I did this for over an hour, I watched modern Family, Cougar Town, and a bit of Eastwick while standing and nursing. I was finally able to go up to bed at around 10:30! WOW that's a record. I usually get to bed at around midnight. So last night was a good night and there wasn't as much crying as usual. I don't want to get my hopes up, BUT I am sooo desperately hoping that this is the beginning of the end to Seth's crying fits. We shall see.
He's sleeping in his swing now! yippee! I really have to get our announcement cards sent - I've waited so long. And I have to get started on Thank you cards, I'm so behind in everything...
OH I forgot to add that Seth is 13lbs and 1 oz! Holy my boy is growing fast!!!!!
Posted Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:31 AM
Our family at the wedding
At the hunting camp
I miss you Daddy!
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.
Posted Wednesday, September 30, 2009 12:55 PM
I'm beginning to get some time during the day since Seth has finally started to take some daytime naps. I think I figured out why he was eating so much. I believe I have too much milk and a very fast flow. At the beginning of feedings Seth would always latch off and it would seem like he was choking and gagging on the milk because it was coming so fast. He was having alot of spit up also. I was feeding on both sides per feeding but I think he was getting too much foremilk and not enough hindmilk (the fatty milk). So the foremilk is digested quickly and then he wants to eat again soon. So I started doing 'blocked feedings' recently, where you feed on one side for several feedings, he gets more of the hindmilk and it eventually slows the milk production, so far it's really working. He seems way more satisfied and has been having way less spit-up. So I'm hoping it stays like this.
OMG I have the best MIL and FIL!They bought us a LAPTOP!!! Woohoo! The got it because they are so far away and it has a built in webcam so that they can see Seth more often. How awesome is that? I can't wait to get it! hehe
Other than that not much else is new. We've been having a few visitors here and there. And I'm finally getting caught up on housework while Seth snoozes during the day. I really have to start packing for the next couple weeks though, for BIL's wedding and our trip home.
OH I wanted to share a funny story. Maybe TMI but it's funny. Remember how I posted about how I was worried I perverted our cats? Well we've really done it now. Danny and I were having sex on the stairs one day and Heine climbed right in between Danny's legs to get in on the action. LOL I burst out laughing and couldn't stop. Danny thought for sure it was because Heine wanted to get up the stairs and saw no other route, but I'm sure he was just curious because we then moved to the bench by our table and Heine then jumped up on the table right near us... Yup definitely have perverted our cats :(
Well I'm off to do some laundry and have some lunch before my LO wakes up! Happy Hump day!
Posted Tuesday, September 22, 2009 3:07 PM
Yesterday was Seth's one month b-day and we had a doctor's appt for him. He is now almost 10lbs!!!! He has gained almost 3lbs in three weeks!
You know your a parent when you're cleaning poo off the walls, lol. Yesterday evening, I was just about to put a clean diaper on Seth when he pooped on the change table. SO I yelled to Danny to get me another wipe, I was holding Seth's legs up when Danny was about to hand me the wipe when POO went flying acoss the room, hit the change table, the dipaer pail, the carpet, the WALL, and even the curtains! I jumped back. LOL It was quite the clean-up. Seth looked pretty content afterwards. Little bugger!
This morning I was holding Seth face to face with me and I was talking to him when he shot me a ton of smiles! One after the other! IT was SO cute - and these were different than the gassy smiles he was having before. Great moment! He's also starting to stare at me while BFing, it's so great to to see that the little wheels are turning in his tiny little head!
So BIL's wedding is in a couple weeks. We're going to be travelling to NB for it, which is a 4 hour drive. Then after that we're going to go back to our hometown for two weeks. The second week Danny will be hunting. I'm nervous about travelling with Seth. To NB won't be too bad, it's a 4 hour drive but then to from NB to our hometown it's another 5 hours. That means on the way back here it's almost a ten hour drive. We might have to cut it in half and stay a night halfway. Especially with all the feeding Seth has been doing, it might take way longer. I'm excited about the wedding and going home but I'm also a little stressed. It feels like we just finished the whole 'tons of visitors' phase and now we're going to go back home and it's going to start all over again. I'm excited to show him off but it's so tiring at the same time. Also the fact that Seth feeds pretty much ALL day long isn't going to be easy while we're away, espescially the weekend we're away for BIL's wedding and staying in a hotel. I'm not worried about BFing in public, I have my nursing shawl and it works well, but Seth is fussy in the evenings when he is cluster feeding so it's going to be hard to deal with it while we're there. I may have to just go up to the hotel and miss out on the reception a bit... Hopefully Seth will be done with this clusterfeeding phase by then, oh one can dream right?
*Sigh* I'm never able to comment on your blogs anymore because I rarely have two free hands and when I do I get myself something to eat lol. From everything I've read, things with baby settle down around 6-8 weeks, right now we're on week 5, 3 to go!
Seth is waking up now, well that was a good 10 minute break! I shouldn't complain, at least I am getting sleep throughout the night.
Posted Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:49 PM
I can't beleive how fast Seth is growing. When we left the hospital Seth was around 7lbs and 2oz, now 3 weeks later he is over 9lbs!!!!!! My baby is growing SO fast, all those feeding sessions are starting to show on his chubby little legs ;)
Speaking of chubby legs, I think that's pretty much all I have left to lose and a little in my tummy. My tummy is pretty flat now but NOT as flat as it was before I got pregnant. I think I was pretty thin then, so I'm okay not getting all the way back to my pre-pregnany weight. I have around 20lbs to go to be really happy and probably to fit into my pre-pregnancy jeans.
My Friend bought this Monkey, named Bashful, for Seth. They are now best buds :)
We found Seth sleeping like this the other day, with his hand literally still in the air:
Just back from walmart:
OKay gotta go feed! AGAIN! lol
Posted Wednesday, September 16, 2009 3:03 PM
...sex after childbirth. Danny has been wanting to have sex since I gave birth, pretty much right after Seth came out lol. I've been anxious too but I wanted to wait till we spoke to the doctor so I kept telling him to wait.Plus I had to heal of course. It's now been 3 and half weeks and we had the doctor's appt yesterday. Danny came with me and the first thing he asks is if we can have sex haha, the doctor laughed and told him to buy me some flowers and chocolate at 6 weeks. She just said that they recommend waiting six weeks. She also didn't do a pap test on me because they scheduled my appt too early so I'm going back in a month or so. Anyways, I've read several times that sex is okay once you feel okay to have it and the bleeding has stopped. After the appt, I thought it sucked that she said to wait six weeks and Danny was very disappointed, of course. Anyways, it was like just cause the doctor said to wait, it made me want it even more, hehe. SO this morning when Danny started something, I gave in. It didn't feel bad, it just felt different. I didn't expect it to feel SO different. It's such a weird feeling at first. As we went on it started to feel better, but it was still, um, different. That's all I can say, different. It felt like my muscles were weak, I kept doing kegels because of it. Danny was happy though! When he left this morning he said "Have a good day! I know I will" haha it made me laugh. Anyways, I hope it doesn't take too much longer for it to not feel different anymore, maybe more practice will help ;) Sorry if this was TMI...
Seth is FINALLY showing signs of some kind of schedule. The last couple days have been like this give or take a few hours:
10am - get up pretty much feed on and off till about 2pm - in between feedings are diaper changes, getting Seth dressed, burping Seth, cleaning up Seth's spit-up, Seth dozing off for a couple minutes then waking up and wanting to eat again, serisouly it's like constant feeding it's not like feed for 20 minutes wait an hour then feed again, it's like feed for an hour wait ten minutes then feed for another hour... (but this is better than the all night feedings we did at the beginning).
2pm - 5pm - Seth naps - sometmes it's only till 4pm though.
5pm-8pm - Feedings again with in between diaper changes, burping, and Seth dozing off and on.
8pm - Bath time (this we do every second day).
9pm- 11pm - feed again off and on.
11pm - 2am - SLEEP! Hallelujah!
2am - 3am - Feed again!
3am-6am - SLEEP! YAHOO!
6am-7am - Feed
7am-10am - SLEEP!
and it all starts over :D
Seth is one hungry little boy! And he's gaining the weight to prove it! He is averaging a 2oz weght gain per day. That is double the average. I was worried at first that he wasn't getting enough milk and that's why he was feeding all the time but the weight gain is proving that's not the case. Plus I can hear him swallow at feedings. He still has a posterior tongue tie which we have an appt for with a specialist on Oct 20th, I'm wondering if this is why he takes so long at feedings... but I think I'm just overly concerned, I've googled it many times and have read that many babies go through this. I know it sounds like a growth spurt but it seems like he's been in a growth spurt pretty much since he came out lol. I think he's going to be a BIG BOY - just like his Papa!
He's still sleeping in bed with us. Last night I got him to sleep in the cradle for about ten minutes before he started fussing and waking. Still an improvement from the 2 minutes it took him to wake up before. Slowly but surely we are getting there!
Sorry I've been MIA so much - it's just so hard to be at the computer when there's a baby constantly on your boob! I've been reading as many as your posts as I can though!