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. . . for TWO hours, while Dp and I went out to celebrate our anniversary. My mom was staying with Luke and Jasper, who are seven and a half months old. It was a very intense experience. In my head I felt ready for it, but my body did not. I had bought tickets a month before to go and see Maragaret Cho (a comedian) on our anniversary, thinking that it was a good excuse to make myself leave the babies for a little while. I trust my mom completely with the babies, and they know her very well, so the only way I was going to leave them was with her. She was thrilled to baby-sit (finally, I think!), and drove from Boston to come and stay for the night.
The closer we got to leaving, the bigger the butterflies in my stomach got, even though in my mind I didn't feel anxious at all. Luke and Jasper have never had a bottle, and I've never pumped my milk. So, I decided to just nurse them right before I left, and figured that we would be back before they could get too hungry. I was hoping that they would go to sleep before we left (at 7:45), but they didn't.
We left, and the boys seemed happy enough, and we drove down the road to the theatre. I felt very shaky all through my body. I didn't know what to do with my hands. My heart was beating very fast. But I still didn't feel worried at all. During the performance, my belly started to itch! All over my "twin skin" (the loose floppy stretched out skin that's left over from my belly being soooooo big), it was just on fire from itching so much. When the performace was over, the lights came on and I looked at my belly. It was covered with HIVES
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I was very excited to get home. My mom was happy to see us too. The boys were both crying, but calmed down immediately when they saw us, nursed, and then played happily until midnight
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when they were finally ready to go to bed.
So, long story short: I survived, Luke and Jaz survived, but it may be a while before I try to leave them again!
I have never gotten hives from something like this before. I think it was really interesting that I got them all over the place where Luke and Jaz had grown. My body had separation anxiety, even if my mind didn't!
Lex
The closer we got to leaving, the bigger the butterflies in my stomach got, even though in my mind I didn't feel anxious at all. Luke and Jasper have never had a bottle, and I've never pumped my milk. So, I decided to just nurse them right before I left, and figured that we would be back before they could get too hungry. I was hoping that they would go to sleep before we left (at 7:45), but they didn't.
We left, and the boys seemed happy enough, and we drove down the road to the theatre. I felt very shaky all through my body. I didn't know what to do with my hands. My heart was beating very fast. But I still didn't feel worried at all. During the performance, my belly started to itch! All over my "twin skin" (the loose floppy stretched out skin that's left over from my belly being soooooo big), it was just on fire from itching so much. When the performace was over, the lights came on and I looked at my belly. It was covered with HIVES
I was very excited to get home. My mom was happy to see us too. The boys were both crying, but calmed down immediately when they saw us, nursed, and then played happily until midnight
So, long story short: I survived, Luke and Jaz survived, but it may be a while before I try to leave them again!
I have never gotten hives from something like this before. I think it was really interesting that I got them all over the place where Luke and Jaz had grown. My body had separation anxiety, even if my mind didn't!
Lex
