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Originally Posted by rhiOrion
 got a bit more sleep last night, but it inolved her sleeping on me. I have the boppy newborn booster, and it creates a sort of wedge on the boppy. So after I fed her I laid her on her back in that wedge with her feet down by my side and she slept. not sure it's the best idea but it worked
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Originally Posted by aylaanne
I would ask for an actual exam or lab work before taking antibiotics, and if you do take them, and are prone to yeast infections, then I would take the diflucan as well. In the meantime, you can up your intake of probiotics, and make sure you're getting plenty of nutrition and fluids.
Unless you're taking high-dose medications over a prolonged period of time, or doing chemo or something, just about everything that you are prescribed is okay to nurse on. If you're on antibiotics, it's possible that you both could get a yeast infection, or you could get thrush on your nipples, but if you get a bacterial vaginal infection that gets out of hand, you could end up in the hospital on IV antibiotics, and that would be worse, so keep that in mind. However, I personally would not be worried about side effects in my baby with oral antibiotic/antifungal drugs. |
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. your situation must be so hard! I'm sure the levels will go down soon!
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Originally Posted by ivymae
Shanti - I bled forever with DD1, and it was ridiculous. Every time I would think it was done it would start again. I ended up drinking Shepard's purse tea, which really made a difference, and the bleeding stopped by 12weeks. With DD2 I got sick of the bleeding around week 6, started the tea, and it was over by 8 weeks. I will probably start the tea at 4 weeks out this time if I am still bleeding.
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Nothing today, but I wouldn't be surprised if keeps going like this. I've been drinking RRL tea daily, but it's clearly not helping with this issue.
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Originally Posted by Realrellim
Did you drink a cup a day, or more frequently? Mine has been on and off (like gushing during brown during a LLL meeting, which was odd considering I'd done nothing but shower and go to the meeting that morning, and nothing the day before). And now, the blood is redder and I'm 4 weeks pp. At first I thought it was from taking a walk (a very slow walk and it felt great) but I took it very easy yesterday and had more red bleeding at the end of the day anyhow.
Nothing today, but I wouldn't be surprised if keeps going like this. I've been drinking RRL tea daily, but it's clearly not helping with this issue. |
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Originally Posted by Oliver's Mama
So our consensus is we'll use condoms for now, and if ds2 turns into a wildchild like ds1, we'll do a V. If he's a good kid, we'll wait maybe 4 years, and according to dh.. get rid of the cat first, and then try.
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Originally Posted by dhinderliter
yay i'm here! we're into day 2. it feels so great! i'm pretty sore down there. i ended up having a cyst that got found from pushing removed it so i still have stitches....i HARDLY tore but cause they had to take that out it made it seem like i tore more than i did! guess i'll never have a birth where i DON"T get stitches...
Reeve is such a mellow one! he's not upset about dirty diapers and so far just crys for gas, burps and food...and the spitting up. i *think* he has a piece of phlem in his throat back farther where it hits the gag reflex and he can't get it out. last night he was up a lot because he kept "choking" and spitting up. the spit up wasn't a lot it was a little bit yellow, sometimes it was foamy and other times it was mucosy. i'm not quite sure what to do... however he slept all night pretty much without feeding! he tanked up before hand feeding at 8 9 10 and 11 then didn't eat again till 9 a.m. this morn! also his hands and feet are REALLY dry...what should i use? the creases in his feet are "cracked" and have some blood on them so i really need to do something. not sure if regular lotion is ok or what. |
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Originally Posted by yippiehippie
As for the stool softeners, I swear my magnesium, I've been taking cal/mag and it does wonders, there's no way i would be able to "go" normally right now!
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I am 11 days out, and feel 'recovered' until I go out and try to walk down the block, and have to turn around with a sore gut and red bleeding. I feel like the exercise and fresh air would be good for my head, but my body just isn't there yet. I'm taking it really easy (I haven't done laundry/dishes/cooked a meal/done a bedtime/grocery shopped in weeks), so i spend most of the day on the couch or in bed. I'm not complaining about having all this time 'off', but wish I was back to 'normal' again. *impatient*
With DD2, he went back to work 60 hours a week after 2 days, and the exhaustion and lack of physical recovery time is (part of) what sent me into the spiral of PPD. This time he is in a much better place career-wise, and he's been saving up sick and vacation days for just this reason. He is back part time this week, but makes sure we are all set for the day before he leaves, and doesn't expect me to do anything other than feed the baby, be with the older girls, and keep us all alive. The house isn't clean, we all ran out of undies the other day, and we're eating a lot of leftovers, but we're happy, and lordy, that is worth eating off paper plates. 
I was joking with my mom last week that I should have no problem coping with sibling rivalry, should it occur, because I already dealt with that w/ Dh when DD was born. Heh. He's coping a little better this time, I think.
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Originally Posted by lizziebits
Her level this morning was 13.9! YAY!!!!!! They drew the lab at 6:00, and then at 7:00 I heard someone walk into the room (I was asleep) and her lights click off, which I knew meant her levels had come down. Of course I couldn't sleep after that!
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