Weekly Ramble/Chat for Feb 28 - March 6 - Page 3

[carmel23]

Originally Posted by doclegs

A glass of wine isn't going to hurt -- by the time your body metabolizes the alcohol, it gets processed into the breastmilk, there is so little alcohol left in it that it's not going to affect the baby.

[ithappened]

carmel-
yeap. one thing i hate about this coutry is the smoking is really out of control. Its miserable to go out to eat even because everywhere everyone smokes-- it wouldn't be such a problem but most places have zero airflow in the winter and so I always leave dinner/bars with a headache and a dry cleaning bill.. .

[evinmom]

Originally Posted by ithappened

YES. exactly. I keep trying to remind myself the newborn phase is temporary but at the moment I just feel like this is My Whole Life Forever and I'll never have a social life or career again it scares me to be honest. But perhaps the saddest part is, is I feel like by the time I start to enjoy this phase, it will be over and I'll never get the time back again. Its such a double edged sword.

Have you gone to see anyone about your PPD? I didn't seek help for mine until my DD was almost a year old. I really did not enjoy much of her first year and I now regret that tremendously. It doesn't hurt to be proactive about PPD, but it can hurt not to be.

[evinmom]

Originally Posted by Tattooed Hand

Just so I am not disgustingly positive, I also found out this week that I cannot have soy either.

Ugh! Everett reacted really badly to soy. I am finding that being soy and corn free in addition to avoiding all the other top 5 major allergens is really tough. Much harder than being on my previous elimination diet while nursing DD since I could have soy and corn at least. Even flavoring food is hard. I love my Bragg's Amnio Acids (wheat free soy sauce) and I can't even use that.

[ithappened]

I made an appointment evinmom to see my Dr about the PPD but she is gone until the 30th so its the first appointment I can get is then

its going to be a long long month.