Baby with a one legged mamma

[Masel]

I seem to have gacked my right knee. When the swelling goes down I'll have a MRI and find out if I need surgery. In the meantime I have a seven month old to take care of during the day. Anyone BTDT?

I tripped once and nearly dropped her. We pretty much live on the sofa. She screams on the floor when I make an expedition to the bathroom. Is it too dangerous to babywear on crutches.

DH needs to work. He's awesome in the evenings. My mom can help some but frankly I'm sick of her negativity.

DD is just about to crawl and I feel bad for hoping she'll hold off until I can chase he a little better.

[SilverFish]

Put her in a stroller and take her around in it? Probably easier to move her in that than in a carrier. And then you can jiggle her with your foot while you do other things.

I'm sorry about your injury! I hope it gets better soon!

[tzs]

maybe similar but not the same as i had a disk injury from 10 years ago flare up after the birth of our dd mainly after i would try to wear.
it could hit at any time and i'd be pretty much immoble in whichever position it "hit" me in. especially sitting up in bed with her sometimes i'd be "stuck" and have to scream to get dh to rescue her from my arms before i would drop her or something. once i collapsed on the laundry room floor 2 levels down from where he was and thought i'd be stuck there all night (i was able to move after a few minutes.)
so yeah, i was pretty fearful of wearing her, i was scared of falling on the stairs with her or something (and this was a newborn, for sure i couldn't have done it if she wasn;t all of 6 pounds.)
a lightweight cheapo umbrella stroller sounds like a great idea.

[tanyalynn]

Be extra careful that you don't over-stress your other knee, relying on it so much more since the one hurts.

Pre-kids, I did that, I could bear almost no weight on the knee I twisted, but within 3 days, both knees hurt almost the same because I kept trying to do my normal stuff, but just hobbling/hopping.

I don't know how to handle it with a baby, invite friends over for a respite/play date? To help provide entertainment since you'll be fairly stuck at home.

Can you get one room super-baby-proofed, so she can crawl w/o you being close by? Even if it includes a chair in a doorway or something odd like that. That may be great, if you can--DD loved crawling and would just go off to explore.

[Masel]

I ended up getting an office chair. I could put her in the seat and then with both hands on the handles from the front scoot around the house. Fortunately I have a single story home.

It would be nice to babyproof. It would be nice to clean. I also have a 4 year old. She's usually in preschool 3 days a week but we were allowed to change it to 5 for the time being. Still her debris is everywhere. There isn't really a way to block off a baby area.

I think I'm just whining. Sorry. This has been so stressful for all of us. Plus I can't take the really good pain drugs since I'm BFing.

[tzs]

ugh!
is the doc telling you no drugs or is it a personal preference?
from what i've heard the transfer to BM is so so so small. and it also depends on how old/big the baby is. i'm on a script i was sure wouldn;t be ok but i guess that was just misconception on my part. also, the drug warnings err way on the side of caution. might be worth talking to your ped about it. i mean, they regularly give vicodin in the hospital after giving birth.
or maybe my doc is more cool with it. dunno.

you could check the dr. hale website
http://neonatal.ttuhsc.edu/cgi-bin/d...s&access=guest

[Masel]

I was kidding a little about the good drugs. Ibuprofen is handling the pain and it is safe for BFing. I wouldn't do anything stronger unless I was desperate because some of the side effects aren't worth it to me.

I had the MRI today but haven't heard the result. I got out of the house yesterday which improved my mood considerably.

[Masel]

Its a torn medial meniscus.

[kismetbaby]

Oh sorry mama! I feel you. . .I had a terrible sciatica flare up last month and was basically crippled for 3 weeks. I couldn't do any bending at the waist--so couldn't bend down to pick my Lo up, couldn't sit at all, couldn't get in and out of the car, couldn't pick up toys that were dropped. Anything on the floor would just stay there till DH got home. It really sucked!

I wound up playing in bed with him a lot. I would lay on the bed and then he could play and nurse as he needed. Luckily he isn't crawling yet, so he would stay right there with me and be pretty happy to play with toys. Maybe there is somewhere you could do that with your LO as you heal. I too was worried about holding him back developmentally since he was basically in bed with me for a couple weeks. . .but he actually got really good at sitting on his own during that time. I think babies will adapt and still learn and grow as long as there is still a loving caregiver with them!

[2boyzmama]

Originally Posted by Masel

Its a torn medial meniscus.

What are they saying about it? I tore my meniscus 5 years ago, and I have not had it fixed. I am even an athlete. It flares up once in a while, and I have to take it easy. But I'm able to run miles on it (ran in a marathon two years ago)

[rockdoctor]

I broke my leg three weeks ago. I have a six month old who is learning to crawl as well. With crutches there is no carrying baby, trust me. It is sooooo dangerous. I had to rely on my negative mama as well. Not only for baby care, but also for house help like dishes, dinner, laundry and driving me around. My baby has become less of a lap baby and more of a floor baby. Although she isn't always thrilled, she has adapted quite well. Get the help you need.

[Masel]

My meeting with the orthopedic surgeon is tomorrow morning. I've been getting around much better. No cruches. I'm just slow. Today I went to the gym and swam a bunch of laps. It made me feel much better. Unfortunately baby did not like the nursery after all that time with mom. She was happy for a while but they had just sent someone to get me as I was coming out of the dressing room.

[Masel]

I'm going to have surgery next week. Apparently some tears are pretty mild. Mine is folded over. he said that if it just needs cleaning up I could be walking in a couple days. If they need to do a repair it is 6 weeks off my feet anf 6 weeks PT.