[quote]sic wrote:
And how is it possible to have 4 messy diapers in three hours? Really, that’s just not fair![/quote]
Try limiting your fiber intake and make sure to go to the can before you get tied down taking care of the baby.
Dumbass… I meant the baby. 
[quote]d wood wrote:
sic, in time my friend, in time 
Those post partum blues are a bummer ey??
If you ever need to vent or want a listening ear, you know where to find me. I will admit after my third I went through TERRIBLE post partum depression.
Love,
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Sure are. I felt like a bad mom for the first few days because I was frustrated that she needed me as often as she does. It is a huge demand on your time and it certainly takes a lot of patience and getting used to. With more sleep I am feeling more upbeat and more connected to her. Who knew this was such a rollercoaster?
I’m glad you are getting a bit more sleep! The routine will come soon.
When my daughter was born, I felt like a total failure for the first few days. I kept thinking about art projects that I had screwed up on and ruined, things that I had put so much time and effort into only to mess them up. It seems silly now, but the feelings were real and so depressing! And I couldn’t get my jeans over my knees, that made me cry.
She’s a beautiful little child, everything will come together and you’ll KNOW that you are a great mommy. You’ll become more patient, there is no choice LOL.
Take care of yourself Mom.
db
[quote]sic wrote:
Sure are. I felt like a bad mom for the first few days because I was frustrated that she needed me as often as she does. It is a huge demand on your time and it certainly takes a lot of patience and getting used to. [/quote]
Just wait until she gets older…She Say and I (and every parent that gives a damn about their kids) are on a constant roller coaster…are we doing too much? too little? Are they turning out okay? Etc…I think it’s the parents that don’t feel ‘like a bad mom/dad’ that suck at being parents and raise ignorant, degenerates.
You’ll do great! Just look at her like a 600 lb deadlift and tell yourself you got what it takes to reach your goal with time, energy and patience.
Sic,
Congrats on your beautiful baby girl! My wife and I just had our first. He is 5 months old now.
After seeing first hand all the stuff mommas go through I give much respect to you gals.
The sleep thing will get better w/ time. Until then rely on that mommy super power that I am convinced nature has given you.
Out of love comes incredible strength.
Peace
n2t
Sic, CONGRATS!!! I finally got back to checking my pm’s and replied to you.
She is GORGEOUS. Ohhh… I’ll have to share pics of Thomas w/ you. He’s 4 mos old today!
If you’re falling asleep in your chair w/ her, just take her to bed with you! Thomas sleeps with us, we don’t even have a crib. It took me a couple weeks to figure out the side-lying nursing position again (I hadn’t breastfed in over 3 yrs), but now that I’ve got it down I just whip out a boob and latch him on and away we go. It cuts down on sleep loss, let me tell ya. And as a parent, I KNOW when the baby’s in bed with me, so he’s not getting squished or suffocating or anything. It’s working out really well.
And we’re not worried about him sleeping w/ us long term – I don’t know any college students that still routinely share a bed w/ their parents.
Make sure you get plenty of rest. There is time for your workouts later. (I knooooow how you’re feeling, though!)
Hugs! Congrats! 
Hey Sic…
Little Giada is absolutely adorable. Congratulations!!!
[quote]sen say wrote:
You’ll do great! Just look at her like a 600 lb deadlift and tell yourself you got what it takes to reach your goal with time, energy and patience.[/quote]
Good Lord… that would take a lot of patience!
She is perfect for me because I do need to learn to have more patience and to enjoy the little things in life. I tend to look towards the future too much and not enjoy the present enough. She’s keeping me more focused on the short term.
Besides, how can you even plan for 5 minutes later when you never know when the next spitup or messy diaper will occur? Hopefully not in the bath like last night. Last night was not good… 
Hey girl! I’ve been wondering how you and your little one are doing. Thanks, I happen to think she’s the most beautiful baby in the world.
You know, I tried the bed thing and inbetween having to sit up to burp her and getting up to change messy diapers I realized that I wasn’t getting any more sleep and daddy was getting less. I also think she may have a weak epiglottis because I seem to need to keep her upright on my shoulder for 5-10 minutes after feeding if I don’t want her to drool milk. It’s not a burp and it’s not really spit up, it just comes out like drool. Maybe it will work better when she is a bit older.
I’m sure your little guy is adorable now! Have you had any luck with consistent training? Yes you do know exactly how I feel… as soon as I get three or more hours of sleep under my belt I start craving the gym. “I can do it honey, I’m not snores tired at snores again all.” =D
[quote]ThatGirl77 wrote:
She is GORGEOUS. Ohhh… I’ll have to share pics of Thomas w/ you. He’s 4 mos old today!
If you’re falling asleep in your chair w/ her, just take her to bed with you! Thomas sleeps with us, we don’t even have a crib.
Make sure you get plenty of rest. There is time for your workouts later. (I knooooow how you’re feeling, though!)
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sic I just wanted to say congrats to you and yours!!! Giada is absolutely beautiful!!!
I wish you lots of happiness, patience and sleep!
I sent you this ENORMOUS pm yesterday but now have no proof of it in my sent box. I am SOOOO disappointed because it was long and well thought out and now it’s gone. UGH.
Drooling milk – welcome to the world of infants. Their stomach contents routinely come up because the muscle that holds it in isn’t developed yet. (I know all about babies and kids, but don’t ask me anatomy! lol!)
Put her in a bed that’s gonna be the best option for everyone. We’re all about co-sleeping and everything else natural, as you know, but the bottom line is that you have to do what works for you. If that means she’s in a separate bed, then so be it.
My training is DEAD. OMG, I am so in a rut with it. And now my van isn’t working so I can’t go to the gym while the big kids are in school and get a little bit of a break. I have to wait till Tim gets home, but then we have to eat and the big kids are in bed by 7. It really cuts short our plans. So we need to fix that. Quick. 
Besides that, I’m still dead tired every day. I take a nap when Thomas does around noon and don’t wake up till the kids get home form school at 3:30!
Here are some pics of him…
About 10 minutes old here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Carriebeary77/ThomasBirth/photo#5139137248795587378
About 3 wks old:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Carriebeary77/Kids/photo#5136923231797542370
Taken yesterday, 4 mos:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Carriebeary77/Kids/photo#5172988084006609490
[quote]sic wrote:
Hey girl! I’ve been wondering how you and your little one are doing. Thanks, I happen to think she’s the most beautiful baby in the world.
You know, I tried the bed thing and inbetween having to sit up to burp her and getting up to change messy diapers I realized that I wasn’t getting any more sleep and daddy was getting less. I also think she may have a weak epiglottis because I seem to need to keep her upright on my shoulder for 5-10 minutes after feeding if I don’t want her to drool milk. It’s not a burp and it’s not really spit up, it just comes out like drool. Maybe it will work better when she is a bit older.
I’m sure your little guy is adorable now! Have you had any luck with consistent training? Yes you do know exactly how I feel… as soon as I get three or more hours of sleep under my belt I start craving the gym. “I can do it honey, I’m not snores tired at snores again all.” =D
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Wow! What a cutie!
I’m sorry about your training, that sucks! I know even if you aren’t making huge strides, it still makes you feel better to get something done a couple days a week.
I really want to get started but don’t know if it is too soon. I’m getting shitty sleep but for a couple hours a day I have tons of energy and want to take on the world.
Please tell me that there is a workable way to make babies sleep at night! Why did she sleep perfectly three nights ago (only woke up to feed twice), fuss until 1:30 two nights ago, and stare at me with wide awake eyes for 2 hours last night? What did I do right the first night and wrong the last two?
If I have to keep her up late and fussy so that she’ll sleep I will, I just feel bad waking her up before she’s done napping. Lately she started going down for a nap around 2 pm and sleeping until 5 or so. Then she feeds and wants to go back to sleep around 7:30… meaning she’ll be wide awake again just as I want to go to sleep.
she’s just a few weeks old. It’s normal. It took about 6 wks for me to figure out Thomas’ routine and get him to work with ours.
Once this little guy goes to sleep again I can type a longer reply. He’s not feeling well, though, sneezing, cough, runny nose, etc. He’s very good-natured, calm, content, so for him to be even slightly fussy is big news here. lol
Ah sic,
This is the first time Ive seen the video!!! Oh my gosh she’s so precious I just wanna squeeze the lil angel!!!
You have to post more vids.
She’s so quiet…do you ever forget she’s around???
LOL
I know! I shower her with kisses every time she gets up from a nap, even when she smells like spitup and poopy diaper. She’s just so darn adorable.
Lol… I wish I could be that relaxed that I forget she’s around! I’m still on constant alert, never knowing when the nap will end. Sometimes she’ll go down for 3 hours and sometimes she is up again in 45 minutes.
Malinda will understand this best but I think that working my 24 hr fire department shifts really helped me deal with this. When you are used to dropping everything at a moment’s notice, rarely getting a full night’s sleep, and needing to operate at 100% even at 3 am… it really does make taking care of a baby seem easy.
The difficult part is that, unlike work, you never get any time off with a baby and you’re always playing catch up with sleep.
She was a doll last night and only woke up once at 1 am to feed. I got at least 6 hours of sleep total so I’m feeling good this morning. Which is a really good thing because I have a ton of studying and my first massive unit test tonight. Speaking of that, why the hell does my egotistical biology professor think we need a 175 question test to assess our knowledge of 4 chapters? Insane.
[quote]sic wrote:
The difficult part is that, unlike work, you never get any time off with a baby and you’re always playing catch up with sleep.
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Yeah, parenting is a full time job for life. As she gets older, you’ll require different skills for every stage of her life, including adulthood. And they’re mostly mindgames during the adolescent years, but that mental crap stinks worse than 10 dirty diapers, and you can’t just dispose of it in a diaper pail. Hey, but at least you’re back to a sleep schedule…until they start driving, and stay out later at night with your car :^)
Hi sic,
I have this cute little baby sweater for you…will you pm me a mailing address?
I loved that video you posted. What a darling!
You’re a sweetheart. Thank you!