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i cant imagine what OH will be like when Alek comes. i've tried having lots of preemptive conversations and propose situations, but we'll see in real life. i have to say, his one saving grace will be that when i go back to work, my mom will do 2 days for us, and then we'll each be doing a full day at home (and figuring out day 5). i think this will be GREAT because he'll be home all day with Baby, and "get it", and when i come home from work i'll understand if he's (insert emotion) - and vice versa on the days that i'm home. (at least, i *hope* and *pray* this will be what happens!).
right now, though, all i want is to be done. Alek is big, i'm big, we'r both uncomfortable, i'm itchy and tired, and i know i could have as much as 4 more weeks... omg.... i'm not ungrateful for being pregnant, and i certainly want a healthy baby, but something seriously needs to change!
 
Mirolee, I hear you! I'm huge and have just over 9 more weeks.. How? Lol.

I am hoping hubby will be good after what we went through. I can't imagine he won't.
 
Britt I'm sorry you fought.
Sandy I think we Need a bump pic.
Afm tired and grumpy. I hate progesterone it makes me ss.
 
Katrina...test again!

britt- so sry, but I agree give him one full day alone w her.... And hell respect it!
 
I will try to get one up tonight Katrina! If not tonight, then soon. I have to clean and pack. We are going out of town tomorrow afternoon until Saturday night for a conference for hubby's work. I just want to put my cankles up, but I have to pack and clean.. lol. FX FX FX!! for your test!!
 
Bfn, I went back to bed after testing. Today is my last day of progesterone, so I'm not sure how long after I stop af will come probably a few days.
 
Katrina all these signs to BFP! GRRR...stupid test! I really praying for you. you beyond deserve it!

Kara/Rachel ( I think, or whoever is doing the 10pm-ish dream feed)- we stopped ours and were hoping in a few days should would be used to it. Well I think she is waking more now that we don't do it. She gets up at 1230am-ish and USUALLY (but not always) at 330am. All she wants is her paci or diaper changed (pooping a ton with teething). However, it means worse sleep for me because with the dream feed DH would do it at 10pm (on his way to bed) and then Alia would sleep until 5am (morning). So I wouldn't never be woken. Now I am woken at 1230am and 330am. GRRR!!! Not sure what to do, doc said she didn't need the dream feed. Tonight-Sunday I think I am putting her to bed at normal time and NOT entering her room until 5/530am. I will hope eventually shell learn how to put herself to sleep. We'll see how this goes. However, I told DH my plan and he said "should you do internet research on how to do this, like maybe we should go in and pat her back when she wakes, just not give her a paci (like we usually do)." I said "great question, why don't you do the research and let me know what you learn." and he got pissed and said no you should do it.... Well me and him work together and my days are CRAZY busy until my co-workers go on this work trip (by Tuesday it should slow down to normal pace at work).. meanwhile he said he was a little slow at work right now. So in my opinion he should do the research... UGH men!
 
Now af will probably come Saturday, since I have a wedding to go to. Just my luck. I don't even want a blood test, I don't see the point. But my Dr takes no precautions of possibly being pregnant and taking femara.
 
Mirolee - I did the same thing before Harper came. I'd have these discussions with dh about how hard it was going to be, and how we needed to be on the "same side" and sometimes i'm going to need help, and expect him to help. He was all "Oh I know!" at the time, but at times now that she's here, he doesn't act like "he knows".

I ended up leaving last night when we got home for some alone time. I went to the grocery store and went for a drive in my car on the back country roads. It was nice to get out, but it honestly wasn't long enough. As soon as I got back, he handed her back and went to bed. I hate his stupid job and schedule. He has go to bed at 7:30pm and then he doesn't get home until 4pm the next day. So i'm alone except for 3 hours a day and even then, he's cooking dinner or doing something else so I have about an hour where i'm not the one dealing with her.
 
Ugh yesterday and last night SUCKED. Lux was fighting sleep so hard. Yesterday we got her to fall asleep several times after much effort but she'd wake up like 10 minutes later. Then last night she had bad gas so she was squirming around a ton and didn't sleep well. Just sucks. Wish there was more I could do about her gas. I already give her gas drops and burp her after her feedings and I bicycle her legs to try and work it out. Just don't know what else I can do
 
I'm sorry, Katrina! :(

Nikki-annoying about DH! there are a bunch of different "methods". Happiest baby on the block has a pick up/put down method, and Ferber has charts for how long to let them cry before you go in. We were doing a little "ferberizing" but sometimes with that they'll wait for you to come no matter how long. For example, if I let Kay cry for 5 minutes and go in, she will literally stop crying in her tracks and smile at me...they're smarter than we gave them credit for! Gonna probably sound like mean mommy here-but bc of the expectant crying we choice to just close the door and leave her one night. (Obviously if she cried to the point of distress we would have gone in but didnt need to). That did the trick for us. She goes down for bed wide awake and it she stirs in the middle of the night she self soothes. It will depend on the baby and also the parents...I'm too scared of having a problem sleeper to be in the "go in everytime the baby cries" club. Okay for some, but not us.

Britt-what the heck kind of job does he have?? Can someone take her for a good chunk of time this weekend so you can have some mommy time?
 
Ash-you might wanna talk to the LC about that too? If she's that gassy she might have a dairy intolerance...they would ask you to cut dairy from your diet. They thought Makayla had it.
 
Kara I have very little dairy in my diet already. I hate drinking milk and basically only have it with cereal and I don't really eat all that many dairy products :/.
 
kara- that is what we are going to do tonight-sunday. put her to bed, close the door and not go back in until morning (unless major distress). I know she can self sooth because sometimes she does that and I know she's not hungry because we never feed her at night anymore (plus doc said we didn't need to do night feeds anymore). So we are going to be "mean" parents too, but I just know she can handle it.

Britt- sorry its so hard. It does get better, I promise! Are you going to put her in daycare or something and go back to work? if so when? I have to say I love Alia, but it is my saving grace to be back at work. Therefore, when I do get my 3ish hours in the evening (and the weekends) all I want to do is be with her and I enjoy it more.

Ashlee- when Alia had days like that DH would put her in the car and drive for about 30min until she fell sleep. Then we would transfer her to crib. once we even kept her in the car seat and just put the whole car seat in her crib for her nap because she kept waking when we transferred her. Therefore we knew she would be safe and not tip over. Anyways, Alia did that too, but it wasn't more then 1-2 days in a row then she was good and then might do it again... she grew out of that now.
 
Nikki- we tried driving her around a couple times yesterday but as soon as we got in the house she'd wake up. Normally going for a drive works like a charm but she just REALLY didn't want to sleep
 
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