Category Archives: exhaustion

Being Grateful for a Shower

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It is after 10:30pm and I just got done taking my shower for the day.  Today was kind of crazy.

Between 8:10am and 8:25am, I woke up, made a pediatrician appointment for C, got myself ready and left for the doctor’s office for an 8:40 check-in time.  (Thank you to my wonderful Hubster for getting C dressed, or I never would have made it out the door on time!)  Naturally, after all that rushing we had to wait until 9:02 to get called in for the appointment.  The good news is that C does not have an ear infection!  His symptoms are just from his cold and other than that, he’s perfectly healthy.  He’s also a svelt 12 pounds, 2 ounces now!  ;)

C and I have been sick since we returned home from our vacation to visit family last Tuesday.  It’s awful.  C has a difficult time sleeping and wakes up a lot.  He often screams and thrashes his body while we try to feed him, even though he’s hungry.  It takes a while to feed him and he generally isn’t eating as much as usual.  This screaming doesn’t help the splitting migraine that I’ve had since last Wednesday.  I don’t feel like I’m getting any better, but I think it’s because I don’t get enough sleep.  I’ve exiled myself to the couch since last Wednesday to avoid waking up C with my cough.  Oh the perils of a 1-bedroom apartment.  :-p  Being on the couch, I wake up every time C needs to be fed at night, even if Hubster is doing the feeding.  I also don’t have the advantage of the blackout curtain that we have in our bedroom, so the light wakes me up early in the morning.

Despite the good news that he received at the pediatrician’s office, C refused to nap for more than 30 minutes today unless he was lying in my arms.  No naps for Mama.  The screaming made my head want to explode.  Then this afternoon, I felt like the air in our apartment was getting rather humid and warm.  No joke – less than 2 minutes later, all the windows and glass in our apartment completely fogged over.  Yep, the air conditioning went out.  AGAIN.  Only this time it was 96 degrees with a heat index of 112.  It’s the kind of heat that suffocates you.

After notifying the appropriate staff and discovering this was a campus-wide issue (we currently reside on campus for Hubster’s live-in graduate assistantship), C and I returned to the apartment to discover that it was too sticky to be habitable.  I called Hubster and the three of us headed to the mall to wait it out.

Two poopy diapers in two hours later (have I mentioned I hate changing diapers in public restrooms?!), we returned to mercifully find that the air conditioning had been restored.  C was fed and went to bed rather easily.  Hubster sweetly washed all of the bottles while I nursed my headache on the couch.  Now I’m sharing this day with you fine people before I attempt to spend yet another night on the couch, while Hubster is simultaneously watching ESPN and playing XBox 360.  Here’s to another day in the life…

Waiting for Labor is a Crash-Course in Patience

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I’ve never been a patient person.  Waiting for labor is driving me completely insane.  I am now convinced (illogically, I admit) that Baby C is NEVER. COMING. OUT.  Good thing I didn’t get my hopes up yesterday when they told me I was probably dilating and labor would come soon…I had my appointment today and there was absolutely no change.  I’m still at 2.5cm.  His head is as low as it can get, so it’s no surprise that I feel like I’m holding a bowling ball in between my legs.

I’m frustrated that my due date has always been incorrect.  Had it been correct, I would already be at 40 weeks and we could talk about an induction next week.  Instead, I’ll technically be 42 weeks before they’ll entertain the idea of an induction.  Stupid PCOS and irregular periods.

I’m frustrated that all my cramping and contractions are getting me nowhere.

I’m frustrated that my doctor told me 4 weeks ago that I would be early.

I’m frustrated that I’m too exhausted and in pain to want to do anything to make the time pass more quickly.

I’m frustrated that I see people with due dates AFTER mine having their babies before me.

I’m frustrated at the following question: “No baby yet?”  REALLY?!

So Hubster and I are going to go for a long walk and hopefully get some kind of contractions started.  But those contractions will probably end up stopping, just like they have every other time this month.

I’m not patient.  Hard as I try, I never will be.  Baby C, spare me the insanity and please come out to meet us!

Sick at 39 weeks? Not so fun.

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After a few days of a cough, sore throat and sinus pain/pressure progressively getting worse, I trekked to Urgent Care today to see what was up.  Turns out there’s an 80% chance it’s viral, but since I’m so close to labor and this is rendering me completely exhausted, the doctor prescribed an antibiotic to be safe.  Now I have an antibiotic for a UTI and an antibiotic for whatever might be settling in my lungs.  I can’t catch a break in the final few weeks of this pregnancy!

I can’t believe I didn’t get sick my entire pregnancy until now, when I could go into labor at any moment.  At this point, I’m worried about having a higher chance for a C-section because I don’t have any energy to get through labor.  Hoping I’ll get better really soon so that I’m ready for this little dude to make his arrival.

At the risk of sounding like I’m whining (because at this point, I’m too tired to care)…being 39 weeks pregnant is bad enough without throwing a nasty cold into the mix.  :-/

Labor is a Tricky, Tricky Thing

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I really thought that today was the day.  I woke up at 6am with severe back pain and contractions.  They continued to come every 6 minutes for the next 8 hours.  We went for a walk, I drank a lot of water, ate some food, rested…everything that they always tell you to do to make sure they’re not Braxton Hicks contractions.  They were the real deal.

And after 8 hours of consistency, they stopped.

ARGH!

Not only is it physically exhausting, it’s mentally taxing as well.  We packed all the last-minute items in the labor bag and I was ready to go as soon as the contractions were to get down to 5 minutes apart.  I was mentally ready for labor and meeting our baby.  And now it’s back to the guessing game.  Boo.  It will be a very early night for me…hopefully I’ll get some sleep and hopefully I’ll be woken up by contractions again – this time 5 minutes apart and NOT stopping!

Insomnia – we are NOT Friends!

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Last night had to be the worst night of insomnia since I got pregnant.  And that’s saying a lot.

Went to bed at midnight, like usual, but tossed and turned until 2am, when my stomach started growling so much that I got out of bed for a snack.  I decided to take my pillow with me and shut the bedroom door to spare poor Hubster from a bad night of sleep.  After Cheerios, cheese, chocolate and two hours of Netflix-watching, I was finally tired enough to doze off.  I woke up a ton of times because sleeping on the couch is not the most comfortable place. (Although, these days I’m not really comfortable anywhere.)  Then at 9:30am, I woke up and was unable to fall back asleep.  My hips are in agony.  I’m exhausted.  Oh, and because I didn’t get enough sleep, I get to deal with some morning-sickness-like nausea today.  Woohoo.

Dear Baby C, I’ll give you three more weeks to become full-term.  After that, would you please help mama out and vacate my uterus?!  Ok, thanks!

Bending Over: The New Aerobic Workout

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Maybe I shouldn’t feel bad anymore that I’m too tired now to do some of the prenatal workout DVDs that I purchased a few months ago.  I discovered a new aerobic workout!

Bending over.

Laugh if you will, but every time I bend over to reach for something; pick something up off the floor; put on socks, shoes or pants; or, um, anything that requires bending, I end up breathing heavily.  It’s a difficult workout.  Perhaps you need to have a 5-pound+ baby in your uterus to reap these benefits.  I’m not sure.

Prenatal Workouts

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A while back, I purchased three prenatal workout DVDs with the intention of working out daily to stay fit and keep my muscles loose.  I did them for a while, but once I hit my third trimester, it has been very difficult to work up the energy to work out.  I often put on my workout attire and then end up sitting on the couch for a while, unable to work up enough energy.  Eventually, I give up and take a shower.

Has this happened to any of you?  How do you get enough energy to work out?

Working Out

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I can’t believe how difficult it can be to try to work out while pregnant.  I started doing 20-30 minutes of prenatal pilates each day.  It feels great afterward, when my muscles are all stretched and loose.  Yesterday, however, I thought I was going to pass out after only 10 minutes – my belly felt SO heavy.  I’m hoping the extra exhaustion is not a sign of what is to come once I’m technically in my 3rd trimester in just a few short days.

It’s also strange thinking of working out as being a way to keep muscles loose and toned instead of as a means to lose weight.  I’m trying to think of it as a means to an easier labor, delivery and recovery.

A review of 10-minute solution Prenatal Pilates is on its way….I have tried 4 out of the 5 workouts thus far :)