We have been in the house for nearly a week now, and there is still so much to do. Unfortunately, I didn't get a single thing done yesterday. I can't tell you how happy I am to be done with it. I am going to try to work on the house today, but what gets done, gets done and the rest will be done another day. Over the last month, my "stress less" resolution was put in jeopardy, but I am trying to get back to it. Which is SO much easier really now that I have my own space.
I am happy to say, that we are doing great on the sleep schedule (at least the going to sleep and waking up part). Landry has been going to bed at 9:15 every night...except last night when she went to bed at 9:30. Not a big deal, things were chaotic, but its another reason that I dont want to watch my sisters kids. She didn't get here until 11:45, Isabella would NOT go to sleep, so I am sure she had a wonderful time waking up this morning! But it also puts my family off schedule too, and I have worked too hard to get us on a schedule! JR went to bed at the usual time...10:15, we have both gotten into the habit of going to bed at a better time, and only on the weekends do we stay up past 10:30, which makes our days much better! Logan fell asleep on the floor, so I had to carry him upstairs. By the time Randi and the kids were gone, my headache had become so intense that I was nauseous, so I put Logan in bed with JR and I slept in his room. Of course Landry woke up at 2:30 and 4:30 and we were up at 8:00. I dont know what to do about that. She will go three nights of sleeping through the night and then three nights of waking up. Last night was not the night for her to be waking up, because I was SOOO tired. I am lucky that I am a light sleeper though because I still haven't found the box that has the baby monitors, not that I have even used them with Landry...I always here her cry, which is kind of funny, because I can sleep through JR's snoring, JR getting ready for work...I can sleep through storms and all kinds of things, but I can always hear her cry. Anyway, the point is, that although she may be waking up in the night still, at least she is consistantly going to bed at around the same time.
Logan is more difficult, because I cant put him to bed and then have him just stay there. If I leave his room then he will get up and follow me. I still haven't set up his dvd player, so I am hoping that once I get that done I can put a movie on for him to go to bed with...he inevitably always finds his way into our bed every night. geesh. I guess this is why I am so adamant about Landry sleeping in HER room and having a schedule...I didn't worry about it with Logan when he was a baby and now I can't get him to sleep when I want or where I want. Although, at least now, he is never up past 10:30 and he usually doesn't get up until 9:00.
I haven't been working on the bottle with Landry, due to being incredibly busy with the house and everything else, but I am going to give it a go again today. So far, the only way I have been able to get her to eat formula is by giving it to her with a medical syringe. It takes forever because you have to just barely push it...you can only let a few drops in at a time, otherwise she just spits it out. As much as I want her to be able to take a bottle, I am not ready to completely stop nursing. I was thinking about it yesterday, and I started getting concerned that maybe she isn't getting enough milk. Although, she is voiding normally and gaining weight, so I am sure there is nothing to worry about. It's just, that my breasts don't feel like they are getting full anymore...anyone who has breastfed there baby knows what I am talking about. I am really proud of myself for being able to nurse her exclusively for this long, and like I said, I dont want to stop completely, but I am ready to have my body back to myself. If I could just get her to take the bottle I could at least have one feeding that JR is responsible for - which would probably be the one after he gets home!!! I was thinking about quiting the nursing altogether once I got her on the bottle, but then I thought about the price of formula, and thought....ehhh, we will still have to buy formula, but I would rather use a can a month rather than a can every 4 days!!! So for now, wwe will just try to get her on the bottle, and then worry about dropping the nursing later! Baby steps!
2 comments:
So is Landry sleeping in her room now? Maybe I missed that post?
I know what you mean about not getting full after feeds. Generally, your body will only make enough for what your baby needs, after you get a routine established. Maybe that's what's going on?
I moved Lanndry to her own room at 3 months...then when we went to stay with my parents, she slept in the travel crib but it was in the same room as us due to space issues. But from the first night she has been in her own room...I dont want ANY confusion over where she is supposed to sleep...It would be nice if Logan would sleep in his own bed!
I am sure my body is making the appropriate ammount since she is gaining weight, but remember what it was like in the beginning? Where if you went more than 3-4 hours without nursing or pumping, your boobs would gets so full and hard, you felt like they might explode? Then aftertime, that dies down because your body adjusts to the amount it needs to produce. But, if you were to get a sitter and have a night out, by the end of the night 5-6 hours later, they get full. I haven't exactly had a night out in a long time, so I dont knkow if that would still be the case. I just kind of feel like my boobs can be compared to to helium balloon (on the third day - when they no longer float in the air and they have lost the firmness. LOL
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