Oh my god, so last night DH put the baby down after the was fed and burped. I thought I'd just reply here, then crash into bed even though it was 8pm so I could finally get some decent rest. WELL right when I sat down to write, baby called me into her room - she had wiggled one little fist free from the swaddle and it woke her up - so I rocked her, nursed her, and then BAM - got barf ALL over me, her, the nursing pillow, etc. UGH. Had to start over...
I'm not sure what was going on but we had a frustrated baby awake till after 10, then up for nursing at 1, then again at 4:30 with just a few naps until now. UGH.
I feel like things are getting worse, sleep wise, than they were a week ago.
Nursing might be getting a little better. I do block feed for 3-4 hours on each boob, and I'm also avoiding oats now.
I've thought about kind of waking her up to help along the boob and gas, not a bad idea with the EC potty. I've been thinking about how I could use one because I can almost always tell that she's going to poop (when she wakes up), but I'm so sleepy and lazy I just let her do it in the diaper. Anyone have recoommendations for a potty or potty substitute?
I can't think of what else I wanted to say, but thanks for all of the input. Can someone tell me (again) that it will get a little easier and my baby will be sleeping, if not through the night, then at least a little longer through the early mornings SOON?! I can't take much more... can't remember a time when I didn't have bags under my eyes anymore
Forgot to add that I bought a crib wedge, thinking it would help her digestion... well, she seems to hate being layed on it, and she had totally rolled down it by 4:30 so that freaked me out!
Also, I'm thinking she might not be tolerating broccoli for some reason? That's the only thing I can think might be making her extra fussy on these days... then again, it could be coincidence.
But I have had a grouch baby all week, and today am still exhausted, and kind of dreading that she'll want to nurse soon, since she's full and will probably barf on me again, AND today we have to go to Oakland to have her hips checked. I can't even think about that. Oh and then come back in rush hour stopped traffic with a baby who hates the car seat. Why did I have a kid again?
Tonight DH and I finally get a date, but I think I'm going to be too exhausted to enjoy it. Wah wah wah...
I'm not sure what was going on but we had a frustrated baby awake till after 10, then up for nursing at 1, then again at 4:30 with just a few naps until now. UGH.
I feel like things are getting worse, sleep wise, than they were a week ago.
Nursing might be getting a little better. I do block feed for 3-4 hours on each boob, and I'm also avoiding oats now.
I've thought about kind of waking her up to help along the boob and gas, not a bad idea with the EC potty. I've been thinking about how I could use one because I can almost always tell that she's going to poop (when she wakes up), but I'm so sleepy and lazy I just let her do it in the diaper. Anyone have recoommendations for a potty or potty substitute?
I can't think of what else I wanted to say, but thanks for all of the input. Can someone tell me (again) that it will get a little easier and my baby will be sleeping, if not through the night, then at least a little longer through the early mornings SOON?! I can't take much more... can't remember a time when I didn't have bags under my eyes anymore
Forgot to add that I bought a crib wedge, thinking it would help her digestion... well, she seems to hate being layed on it, and she had totally rolled down it by 4:30 so that freaked me out!
Also, I'm thinking she might not be tolerating broccoli for some reason? That's the only thing I can think might be making her extra fussy on these days... then again, it could be coincidence.
But I have had a grouch baby all week, and today am still exhausted, and kind of dreading that she'll want to nurse soon, since she's full and will probably barf on me again, AND today we have to go to Oakland to have her hips checked. I can't even think about that. Oh and then come back in rush hour stopped traffic with a baby who hates the car seat. Why did I have a kid again?
Tonight DH and I finally get a date, but I think I'm going to be too exhausted to enjoy it. Wah wah wah...
I keep it next to the bed and sit her on it in the bed in the middle of the night then empty it in the morning.
