So, I have have been given a blogger award! Yay me, and thanks to Breanna over at Adventures in Mommyland! I love this whole blogging thing, and I hope to be able to update more once everything settles down with baby girl.
She has had 2 hospital trips so far. Once for a UTI. She had to stay 2 nights, 3 days and get IV antibiotics. She was only 19 days old. It was so sad to see her little arm with an IV in it. Both sets of parents came to visit at the hospital and you could tell how upset it made them. She also had to get a spinal tap. DH and I stayed in the room with her, but we weren't allowed to touch her. They made us sit in the chairs against the wall. She was so upset. Screamed and cried. The doctor stuck her once and couldn't get any fluid. I almost lost it on the staff. It caused me unimaginable pain to hear her and not be able to do a darn thing about it. I didn't sleep for over 48 hours and just spent a lot of time crying. She got her antibiotics, didn't have meningitis (thank God!), and we were able to take her home. They discharged her and went to take out her IV. The worst part (as anyone who has had an IV knows) is the tape! When will they come up with a better way? She screamed and cried again and I just help her and cried with her. Heartbreaking!
The second hospital trip was after she had an upper gi done to check for reflux (which she has). The barium that they made her drink gave her the worst diarrhea. The pediatrician was worried about her getting dehydrated so her sent us in. We sat in the ER waiting room for 3 hours before being taken back. The resident came in, looked at her and sent us home. It felt like a wasted trip, but we always err on the side of caution with her.
So, poor baby has acid reflux. I was wondering why she wasn't eating normally anymore. She would arch her back and scream when she tried to eat. She didn't sleep well for a few nights and was miserable all day long. She has started Zantac 3 times a day, and (knock on wood!) it seems to be starting to help. I'm hoping it gets better and better as the days go on.
So far it has been quite an adventure, and we feel so blessed to be a part of it!
Stats:
9 lbs 1 oz (last week at appointment)
Still exclusively breastfeeding (yay me!)
That's all I can think of right now!
Thanks for the award, and I know there are rules for them, I will take care of that next week!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Life as a Mom
My life as a Mom consists of:
-feeding the baby
-changing the baby
-watching the baby sleep
I love it! Baby is growing so well, at her last appointment she weighed 8 lbs 4 oz and had grown a 1/4 of an inch! She is getting so big. Exactly 4 weeks old today and I am getting sad at the thought of going back to work in 2 short weeks. My OB's office lied and are basically screwing me out of 6 whole paid weeks I have available. I am super upset with them and will not be returning to their office for an subsequent appointments. I have one more appointment with them next week and I can't guarantee I will be anything less than a bitch! They've never really been very pleasant and I probably should have found another OB early in my pregnancy, but I stuck with it hoping my attitude and the fact that I am never anything but nice and kind to them would change them. It didn't and every week I would be so frustrated with how rude the nurses were. Oh well, I guess I just learned a lesson.
I am really sad though. I am really not ready to go back to work at all. I wish I could afford to stay home for a few weeks without pay. I envy all the stay at home Mom's out there. I'm sure it can be frustrating and it's far from an easy job.....but I hope you all realize how blessed you are to be able to stay home with your beautiful babies. I'm jealous.
I also wish someone would have been honest with me about breastfeeding. I didn't realize how amazing, frustrating, powerful and small breastfeeding could make you feel. I have officially made it 1 whole month. 11 more to go. My goal is 1 year with no formula for baby girl. DH and I both feel it is the healthiest decision for our baby. But, I still struggle with it somedays. Especially nights. We do have a canister of formula on the counter, along with a box of rice cereal. For some reason, girls on both sides of our familes have either come home from the hospital on rice cereal or have had to start it very shortly after birth. My Mom started me on rice at 2 weeks old, my SIL was started at 2 days old, my aunt came home on rice cereal. It's like she is just not getting full and it can be very frustrating. I feel like my body is not doing its job properly because my baby is still hungry even after eating for an hour this morning.
I need to go get my breast pump from the lactation consultant. It's going to cost us $245 for the Medela PIS. We are going to the WIC office tomorrow morning to see if we qualify. I hate to take assistance, but I haven't gotten paid in 4 weeks and we could use the help. I know they like it when Mom's breastfeed vs. formula feed so I am hoping they might pay for part or all of the breast pump.
All in all I would say my life is darn good. Beautiful baby girl, wonderful husband. What more could I ask for? Blessed!
-feeding the baby
-changing the baby
-watching the baby sleep
I love it! Baby is growing so well, at her last appointment she weighed 8 lbs 4 oz and had grown a 1/4 of an inch! She is getting so big. Exactly 4 weeks old today and I am getting sad at the thought of going back to work in 2 short weeks. My OB's office lied and are basically screwing me out of 6 whole paid weeks I have available. I am super upset with them and will not be returning to their office for an subsequent appointments. I have one more appointment with them next week and I can't guarantee I will be anything less than a bitch! They've never really been very pleasant and I probably should have found another OB early in my pregnancy, but I stuck with it hoping my attitude and the fact that I am never anything but nice and kind to them would change them. It didn't and every week I would be so frustrated with how rude the nurses were. Oh well, I guess I just learned a lesson.
I am really sad though. I am really not ready to go back to work at all. I wish I could afford to stay home for a few weeks without pay. I envy all the stay at home Mom's out there. I'm sure it can be frustrating and it's far from an easy job.....but I hope you all realize how blessed you are to be able to stay home with your beautiful babies. I'm jealous.
I also wish someone would have been honest with me about breastfeeding. I didn't realize how amazing, frustrating, powerful and small breastfeeding could make you feel. I have officially made it 1 whole month. 11 more to go. My goal is 1 year with no formula for baby girl. DH and I both feel it is the healthiest decision for our baby. But, I still struggle with it somedays. Especially nights. We do have a canister of formula on the counter, along with a box of rice cereal. For some reason, girls on both sides of our familes have either come home from the hospital on rice cereal or have had to start it very shortly after birth. My Mom started me on rice at 2 weeks old, my SIL was started at 2 days old, my aunt came home on rice cereal. It's like she is just not getting full and it can be very frustrating. I feel like my body is not doing its job properly because my baby is still hungry even after eating for an hour this morning.
I need to go get my breast pump from the lactation consultant. It's going to cost us $245 for the Medela PIS. We are going to the WIC office tomorrow morning to see if we qualify. I hate to take assistance, but I haven't gotten paid in 4 weeks and we could use the help. I know they like it when Mom's breastfeed vs. formula feed so I am hoping they might pay for part or all of the breast pump.
All in all I would say my life is darn good. Beautiful baby girl, wonderful husband. What more could I ask for? Blessed!
Monday, February 7, 2011
The Princess is Here!
Our beautiful princess has arrived. She is perfect. Madison was born January 25th at 7:54 AM by scheduled c-section. She was a perfect 7 lbs 2 oz, and 20 1/2 inches long. When we left the hospital she weighed 6 lbs 10 1/2 oz. At her first pediatrician appointment she had gained 4 1/2 oz.
She is a beautiful, perfect little baby. Cries when she is hungry or gassy. She is sleeping in her swing right now. Daddy and I are just settling into family life right now.
I am breastfeeding (that is for another blog post though!), and she is sleeping 3 hour stretches at night. We are looking forward to watching her grow and become a wonderful person.
The c-section went OK, although I did get sick on the table. Not fun. I am healing well, the staples are out making it 100% easier to get in and out of bed. I am still sore, but getting better everyday.
We are so happy and can't believe that she is ours!
She is a beautiful, perfect little baby. Cries when she is hungry or gassy. She is sleeping in her swing right now. Daddy and I are just settling into family life right now.
I am breastfeeding (that is for another blog post though!), and she is sleeping 3 hour stretches at night. We are looking forward to watching her grow and become a wonderful person.
The c-section went OK, although I did get sick on the table. Not fun. I am healing well, the staples are out making it 100% easier to get in and out of bed. I am still sore, but getting better everyday.
We are so happy and can't believe that she is ours!
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