Colic Update 7 (I think?) Thursday, December 18, 2008
So my lil' Lily finally slept again last night. She slept from 2am to 8am. I slept from 2:30 until 8am. Then while my mom was here I got a 2 hour nap.
There are actually times of the day yesterday that I don't remember. I really don't think it was lack of sleep though. I think I was having a panic attack or something. I had to ask my mom if I left the house to feed the fish. I had no memory of it. Then she reminded me that I went to a doctor appointment. I barely remember it. I also kept crying non stop yesterday. I even cried at the doctors. I totally lost it yesterday.
I feel so much better today though! IT's amazing what a little sleep can do for a person. Lily has been napping all day catching up on her sleep. Thank the Lord.
Ok, that's all for now. I have to catch up on things around the house. We are in for a huge snow storm tonight! YEAH! I love snow.
Oh I started a diet the other day. I have lost 5 pounds already! YEAH! I am sticking to it. Unless my mom keeps bringing home baked cookies!
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Yep, lack of sleep is a kicker.
RYN: Ha ha!
I looked at your front page and noticed you listed that you want to go skydiving.... I've done it a few times although that was a few years ago. Random fun thing to tell someone.
:)
Hope you get the snow you want. [Ferret Mom]
12/18/2008 8:19:29 PM
I am so glad that she is doing better, hope it lasts.
That is scary to be so tired and upset that you can't remember. It's ok to cry at the Dr I have done so many times!
[BJ.]
12/18/2008 8:32:29 PM
RYN: You are not pushy at all, you made me feel better. This is all new to me b/c I was very close to my mother and I had no problem with any advice she gave me. I am trying to be very careful and not appear bossy or over bearing. I had suggested a pacifier on Sunday and Brad was pretty harsh that no the midwives told us she will get confused if we give her a bottle or pacifier. Then on Tuesday when we talked he said they gave her a pacifier and he apologized to me. Confused or not that baby needs to be sucking and it is not getting enough of that. So that is why they are hesitant to give her a bottle of breast milk. She went 12 hrs without eating on Sunday and I was horrified but didn't let on. Give that baby a damn bottle or whatever it takes to get her to eat is my feelings but of course I didn't say that. The thing about breast feeding though is if they are happy you don't have to worry how much they are getting b/c they nurse and are satisfied but it is hard when they are crying.
[BJ.] [p]
12/18/2008 8:35:22 PM
He has all of his American stuff (he has only been over there 3.5 yrs and took all his personal things and small appliances) so his scales would be in pounds but I'm sure they don't give ounces and right now they need to know the ounces but that is a good idea.
[BJ.] [p]
12/18/2008 8:35:41 PM
i'm sure your stress level has something to do with your tears. beign asingle mom right off the bat can't be easy. you have no breaks... no one else to change diapers, feed, get up to soothe. you WILL make it through this hard time. and you and lily will be so close. my thoughts are with you and your beautiful little girl. hopefully this colic business ends ASAP [predhead] 12/18/2008 9:04:39 PM
I cried at the OBGYN after KT was born. I was so tired/exhausted/etc. And that was with my husband to help. I can't imagine how hard it is doing it by yourself like you are.. your doing an amazing job. Just make sure someone helps take care of the care taker too. [Ark's Dream] 12/18/2008 10:11:04 PM
Yay for sleep! I hope it can become a habit :-)
[OddJohn]
12/18/2008 10:47:48 PM
I was always so tired after I had Trystan. I never understood why people kept telling me "Sleep whenever your baby sleeps!" until I had him and a week after he was born I totally crashed. It was brutal. [Smushers] [p] 12/18/2008 11:57:35 PM
It makes me wonder if PPD is in anyway correlated with lack of sleep. I haven't slept in like two years and, some days, life is look bleak. My two year old is sleeping through the night, but gets up at 5am every morning...right about the time my five month old gets to sleep. It does get better though. If it weren't for my infant, my toddler would give me nine hours a night to sleep or catch up. [Edna Atongrind] 12/19/2008 12:26:19 AM
NO sleep can be a real brain strain...I get fuzzy when I stay up too late and then work 2am shifts. By the time I come home, I feel out of it. With as little sleep as you've been getting lately, on top of the emotional feelings of litening to your baby cry and you can't fix it, it's no wonder you're having crying jags and "losing time."
It'll get better. I promise! [Mommy2Katie]
12/19/2008 1:42:04 AM
I'm so glad that she's doing better and you are getting some sleep! [gerontologee] 12/19/2008 8:19:15 AM
RYN: I'm the one who noted you a long time ago about using the belly bands. :)
Yes it was a nightmare. I'm not going to lie to you. I never got any sleep, my milk dried up, I took Reglan to get the milk going again and got severly depressed as a side effect. Eventually it passed, but it was a very difficult time in our lives. You want to help your babies and make it better because you know they are hurting, but you can't do anything about it. All the while you are extremely sleep deprived and you start losing it.
I put you on my favorites when I found out that you had a baby with colic. I noted you about the gripe water and belly bands, but I thought that I offended you. I hope that I didn't. I could try and find my belly bands and send them to you if you would like. I promise I'm not a crazy person. :D [gerontologee] [p]
12/19/2008 10:59:49 AM
Hope you and Lily are still doing better and getting some sleep. I heard from my son today, this is what he had to say:
Last night was much better. She was much more settled and we actually got some sleep. Not sure if it is because she is getting enough to eat or the Colief or a combination of the two. We're never sure how much milk she is drinking with breastfeeding, but with the bottle we can measure exactly how much she is taking in. We've continued with the bottle and Colief today and it still seems to be working. I think Jen is going to try to start breastfeeding her again, since she isn't so upset and frantic when feeding time comes around. We're still unsure if it is colic or maybe she wasn't feeding long enough or often enough since she would fall asleep at the breast.
Then I got this later:
She did go on the breast for a short while at the most recent feeding, so there's hope yet.
That Colief seems to work wonders. I hope both Lily and Emily continue to do ok on it and be able to breast feed also.
[BJ.] [p]
12/19/2008 11:07:41 PM
I'm glad you finally got some sleep! [Sunshinerose]
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