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I’m a Bundle of Tears

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This pregnancy has turned me into such a Weepy Wanda (I just made that up.  Sorry to all the Wandas out there.)

I didn’t cry this much when I was pregnant with C.  Sure, every Hallmark commercial made me tear up.  But that’s normal! ;)

I cry during Keeping Up With the Kardashians reruns.

I cry when I see a picture of a baby, or a family, or a baby with a family.  Or a baby without a family. *sniffle*

I cry when the sports anchor reports a Green Bay Packers loss, even though I watched the game and am fully aware of the situation.

I cry when I see someone else crying.

I cry when the meteorologist predicts rain.

It’s out of control, y’all.  Were any of you a weepy mess during pregnancy?  How did you deal? 

Help! My Kid Hates Tummy Time

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C has always hated tummy time.  Even though he’s going to be six months old this week, he still cries about 75% of the time we put him on his belly.  Our latest gimmick is turning the tv on so that he can look at it when he lifts himself up far enough.  Not something I’m proud of (I’m a strong believer in the recent studies recommending no screen time before age 2), but I just can’t figure out a way to get him to like it.

I’m not sure if babies are capable of deductive reasoning, but I’m convinced that C won’t roll from back to belly because he hates being on his stomach so much.  We know he’s strong enough to do it.

Do you have any gimmicks for your tummy time haters?  Did your child grow out of hating tummy time?

Losing My Mind

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Today, C is only happy while being held in a standing-up position.  You’d think he’d be happy standing in his exersaucer.  Nope.  You’d think he’d be happy playing in his gym (his absolute favorite toy).  Nope.  Is he hungry?  No, recently ate.  Does he need a diaper change?  No, recently pooped.  Is he tired?  No, he just took a two hour nap while being held because he would NOT stop crying in his pack n play.

Meanwhile, I’m trying to take care of the overflowing basket of dirty laundry, the ominous stack of dirty pots and pans, and the fact that I must get some work done today.

Every time I tried to put C down so that I could get something – anything! – done, he started to cry.  Ya can’t even reason with this kid! :-p  So then I started crying.

There we sat, looking at each other in despair, tears rolling down our cheeks.  That’s when I knew I had to text Hubster with a plea for help.

Thankfully, C is now running errands with Hubster.  I need to pop some ibuprofen, turn on some trashy television, put my feet up, get some work done on my laptop and eat a few Oreos with absolutely no regard to how it’s messing with my Weight Watchers points.

Get Me Outta Here!

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Ever have one of those days that make you want to run far, far away?

Yup, it’s one of those days.  And it’s only 12:48pm.

C has been crying constantly for hours.  He’s been fed twice, changed multiple times, rocked, put in his bouncy seat, etc. etc. etc….

I would hide, but we live in a one-bedroom apartment.  I’d have Hubster watch him, but he has to work.  I’d step outside with a baby monitor – but we didn’t purchase one because, alas!, we live in a one-bedroom apartment.

I think I will soon be searching for Hubster’s Bose headphones and watching some Netflix on my iPhone while C continues to cry.

AHHHH.

C Has Colic…

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…but at least he’s healthy.  The pediatrician did a head-to-toe check of C today and told us that we have a normal, healthy, fussy baby.  It will only get worse before it improves.  Apparently, research shows that babies peak in fussiness at about 2 months of age.

Until then, I find myself with a baby who often looks at me in desperation, tears streaming down his tiny face; an unending headache; and trying numerous methods to help him stop crying.

Do you have any tips for easing the screams and tears?  For holding onto your own sanity?

Off to the Pediatrician Tomorrow…

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My poor little C has been crying A LOT in the past two days.  I don’t know if it’s a reaction to his Zantac, an ear infection, or something else.  It’s strange to us that he’s having a difficult time calming down when we hold him.  That’s usually what he wanted when he cried.  He loves being held.

He used to cry, but not for hours on end throughout the day.  Hopefully the doctor can give us some insight into what’s going on.

Otherwise…woe is me.  If it gets worse from here on that bell curve our pediatrician drew, then I am in for some LONG days.

Crying It Out

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At C’s 2-week appointment, the pediatrician drew us a chart.  It was a bell curve, warning that a baby will peak in fussiness at 2 months of age before improving.  I can already see that we’re making our way up that curve.

The past two mornings, C woke up relatively early (around 6am) and wouldn’t go back to sleep.  Instead, he cried.  And cried.  And cried.

Yesterday afternoon while Hubster was working, C cried for me – a LOT.  I fed him, changed him, rocked him, went about my day with him wrapped in the Moby (that worked for a short time).  We even went for a walk, and he cried the entire time we were out walking.

A friend of mine who, bless her heart, has a 15-month-old and twin two-month-olds, gave me permission to let him cry it out.  This was a revelation to me.  You mean, it’s okay to put him down while he’s screaming in order to go to the bathroom?!

It was that revelation that has allowed me to hold onto my sanity by a small thread.  It is so difficult to listen to him cry.  I feel like horrible and inadequate when he’s crying and there’s nothing I can do to make it stop.

C woke up crying this afternoon in his Pack N Play.  He had just recently been fed and changed.  I picked him up and rocked him, but he continued to cry.  I put him in his swing and turned on some classical music.  I let him cry for 30 minutes.  Just when I was about to pick him up and try to rock him again, he settled himself down.  He’s now sleeping peacefully.

I’m hoping to remember this moment when he starts to cry again (probably in an hour or two)…

Did you have a fussy baby?  How did you deal?

Infant Acid Reflux?

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It’s so difficult watching your 2-week-old baby look at you with a pained expression while he’s crying inconsolably.

I think C has acid reflux, and it seems to get worse every day.  He has a desperate pain cry after eating and arches his back in pain.  He cries for a long time and his pain often wakes him up.  He’s most comfortable sleeping on our chests because he can be upright.  He gags, vomits and gets the hiccups all the time.  I want to cry when he’s crying.  It’s so sad that I can’t make it better.

I’ve tried to stay away from foods that can cause reflux in babies.  We’ve propped his changing table so that he’s on an incline.  His sleeps on an incline.  We keep him upright after feedings.  We’ve tried different bottles.

Nothing seems to help and he keeps getting worse. :-(  I can’t wait for our appointment with his pediatrician tomorrow afternoon.  I hope there is something that we can do to help our poor little boy.

The Rise and Fall of Superwoman

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I totally felt like Superwoman yesterday.  Today…not so much.  Now I understand what people mean about the highs and lows of caring for a newborn.  Early this morning, I came down with either the flu or some kind of food poisoning, so I’m not at my best today to begin with.  I have to admit, heaving less than two weeks after a c-section is quite painful.  :-/

Hubster had a work commitment for a few hours this afternoon, and C insisted on giving me a hard time.  Every time I put him down, he cried.  At one point, he was freshly changed, had been fed and shouldn’t have been tired but was still crying.  I started crying, too.  I was never so glad to see Hubster than I was when he came home from his meeting.  Bless his heart, he took care of C for the rest of the afternoon while I napped.  He is wonderful.

Hoping tonight will be better!

A Bottle Dilemma

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Since I purchased the Philips Avent Isis breast pump, I also decided to go with the Avent bottles.  While I love how easy they are to use (and convenient, considering the pump is the same brand), C seems to be swallowing a lot of air.  It breaks my heart when he gets his “gas cry” after eating.  I want to make it go away!  I read about Tommee Tippee bottles, which are supposedly great for breastfeeding and gassy babies.  I ordered them through Amazon Prime and they should be here on Wednesday – I wish they’d get here even sooner!

Have you tried Tommee Tippee bottles?  Have you found any secrets for helping your gassy baby?

Sad Movie

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Just a warning… if you have pregnancy hormones raging through your body, I would not recommend watching “Love Happens” with Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart.  I enjoyed the movie, but was crying like a baby.  It’s all about overcoming grief, particularly in Eckhart’s case with the death of his spouse.

I’m a bit of a weepy mess at the moment. :-p

 

Spontaneous Crying

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Have any of you pregnant ladies burst out in tears without warning?

The other day, we came back from our three-week trip visiting family out of state.  While we were there, our families threw us baby showers, which was awesome!  There were still some big things we needed, including our high chair that happened to match the pack ‘n’ play that we received.  We had seen it on display at the Babies R Us location there, but I decided not to purchase it there because it was still available online.  Well…once we got home, it was no longer available online.  We drove 1.5 hours to the nearest Babies R Us/Toys R Us combined store only to discover that the combined stores have a terribly limited selection.  When the hubster and I got to the high chair/stroller aisle and saw that there were only 3 high chairs and about 6 strollers to choose from, I burst into tears.

I don’t know if it was that I had my heart set on matching items for my little boy, or if I was just exhausted from our three-week out of state trip followed by a 1.5-hour drive to the nearest store.  But the tears came and I was unable to hold them back.  Embarrassing!

The story has a happy ending – thanks to my mom working some magic, she convinced the store where we had seen it on display to send it to us with free shipping.  That was awesome, because -1- they NEVER ship from a store and -2- they NEVER ship for free!  I am super excited to receive our high chair and for my little man to have matching pieces (even though I’m sure he would never care!). :)