I love the looks I get when out in public. I have always lived life to the fullest no matter what any one else thought. I used to get crazy looks for dancing on bars or all my tattoos. Now I get crazy looks for feeding my baby, and changing his diaper! You can't imagine the shock on the faces at Walmart when I walk in wearing my child !! GASP!!
Recently we attended an all day concert in Buda, Texas (close to Austin). You would be amazed at the gawking crown right outside of "weird" Austin! Yes, it's a baby. Yes, he can breathe! Yes, that is a cloth diaper. Yep - I wash them in my washer! O, is he eating?? No, I make sucking sounds for fun. I have the greatest time explaining all of these strange occurences to people. After a silly sarcastic comment or two I have even converted some people. I doubt I will see any of their 3mth olds with a mohawk anytime soon, but a girl can dream, right??
Friday, July 23, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Eff you Reflux. or, Reflux can suck it.
We=baby & I
We sleep in 45min intervals. (Hubby sleeps just fine)
We breastfeed every hour.
I change 8-10 cloth diapers a day.
I do 2 loads of laundry a day because everything has been puked on.
We wear our outfits for a maximum of 2 hours.
I now know that a dog will eat vomited breast milk.
Reflux you can eff off thank you very much.
Words of wisdom from reflux.com:
Beth’s Rule of Sixes – completely unscientific
If you can answer yes to six of these, maybe it isn't "just" colic... maybe it is acid reflux
Your baby cries six hours a day
For six days a week
It has been going on for over six weeks
The neighbor six doors down can hear the screaming
You tried six formulas or cut six foods from your diet if nursing
You and your baby need six changes of clothes per day
It takes six hours to feed six ounces
Your baby never sleeps for more than 60 minutes at a time
Your baby spits up six times after each bottle
You keep wondering if you overlooked a 666 birthmark
At the last six appointments doc said "colic" or “babies just cry”
You dread driving anywhere more than six minutes away
Your baby belches like a six year old
Six hours alone with the baby is the max anybody can take
You do six loads of laundry a week - just for you and the baby
By six pm you want a 7
We sleep in 45min intervals. (Hubby sleeps just fine)
We breastfeed every hour.
I change 8-10 cloth diapers a day.
I do 2 loads of laundry a day because everything has been puked on.
We wear our outfits for a maximum of 2 hours.
I now know that a dog will eat vomited breast milk.
Reflux you can eff off thank you very much.
Words of wisdom from reflux.com:
Beth’s Rule of Sixes – completely unscientific
If you can answer yes to six of these, maybe it isn't "just" colic... maybe it is acid reflux
Your baby cries six hours a day
For six days a week
It has been going on for over six weeks
The neighbor six doors down can hear the screaming
You tried six formulas or cut six foods from your diet if nursing
You and your baby need six changes of clothes per day
It takes six hours to feed six ounces
Your baby never sleeps for more than 60 minutes at a time
Your baby spits up six times after each bottle
You keep wondering if you overlooked a 666 birthmark
At the last six appointments doc said "colic" or “babies just cry”
You dread driving anywhere more than six minutes away
Your baby belches like a six year old
Six hours alone with the baby is the max anybody can take
You do six loads of laundry a week - just for you and the baby
By six pm you want a 7
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Boob man
My exclusive breast feeder is only happy on a boob. Like father, like son I guess!
I will say that bf'ing at your 13-year olds baseball game is interesting.
I will say that bf'ing at your 13-year olds baseball game is interesting.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Birth Story
Should've gone natural as planned...
Baby boy is here, and smaller than estimated LONG - sorry.
I was induced 4-22 due to suspected macrosomia, excessive swelling, GBS positive, and issues with my IBS. I arrived for my induction at 7. By 9:00 Pitocin, antibiotics, and fluid were all running.
At 10:30 I was between a 2 & 3, so he broke my water. Baby was still -4 station. About 1:00 my sister had talked me into an epidural. Boy, was that a mistake! My blood pressure dropped. I had to have to hits of epinephrine. This in turn made the baby's heart rate erratic. He slowly adjusted, and I was given Zofran for nausea. It only worked on one side, and I could not lift my right leg. I was not happy. My last 3 births were epi free, & I should';ve held out on this one. I truly regret the useless epi with all that I am,
At 3:30 I was only a 4, and baby was in same station. The nurse and I started talking about a c-section. All of a sudden about 3:45 I felt a burning sensation with a lot of pressure. I knew something had changed. My wonderful nurse agreed to check me again. I was a 10, but there was a small lip. OB was called, along with several other nurses. I pushed for 2 contractions when they had to turn off the epidural. We waited for it to wear off enough so that I could feel where to push. I began pushing again. Baby was still very high.
There was also the issue of tearing. In my 3 previous pregnancies I experienced 4th degree tears in 3 directions. When baby's head was about half way out the OB had me stop pushing so that I could stretch around baby (hoping to prevent a tear), After a while he could see that there was no way I was going to stretch that big.
He performed an episiotomy, I also tore internally. I asked the OB how many stitches - he said he stopped counting. Baby Harry V was born at 4:56. He was 8 lb 9 oz. OB had projected 10lb based on 33 week sono & me measuring between 4-6 weeks ahead.
He had some breathing problems in the first cpl of hours, but everything seems to be ok now. I am breast feeding him now, and he is already a pro. He has eaten 3 times in the last 2 hrs. He is a monster already, lol.
Recovery will be a LONG process, but he is SSSSSOOOOO worth it,
At 10:30 I was between a 2 & 3, so he broke my water. Baby was still -4 station. About 1:00 my sister had talked me into an epidural. Boy, was that a mistake! My blood pressure dropped. I had to have to hits of epinephrine. This in turn made the baby's heart rate erratic. He slowly adjusted, and I was given Zofran for nausea. It only worked on one side, and I could not lift my right leg. I was not happy. My last 3 births were epi free, & I should';ve held out on this one. I truly regret the useless epi with all that I am,
At 3:30 I was only a 4, and baby was in same station. The nurse and I started talking about a c-section. All of a sudden about 3:45 I felt a burning sensation with a lot of pressure. I knew something had changed. My wonderful nurse agreed to check me again. I was a 10, but there was a small lip. OB was called, along with several other nurses. I pushed for 2 contractions when they had to turn off the epidural. We waited for it to wear off enough so that I could feel where to push. I began pushing again. Baby was still very high.
There was also the issue of tearing. In my 3 previous pregnancies I experienced 4th degree tears in 3 directions. When baby's head was about half way out the OB had me stop pushing so that I could stretch around baby (hoping to prevent a tear), After a while he could see that there was no way I was going to stretch that big.
He performed an episiotomy, I also tore internally. I asked the OB how many stitches - he said he stopped counting. Baby Harry V was born at 4:56. He was 8 lb 9 oz. OB had projected 10lb based on 33 week sono & me measuring between 4-6 weeks ahead.
He had some breathing problems in the first cpl of hours, but everything seems to be ok now. I am breast feeding him now, and he is already a pro. He has eaten 3 times in the last 2 hrs. He is a monster already, lol.
Recovery will be a LONG process, but he is SSSSSOOOOO worth it,
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