So much for the baby blues, I call them the bad body blues! LOL! I was looking back at "old" pictures, from pre-pregnancy and I honestly wish I never complained before! I highly recommend not looking at old pictures until you have lost your weight. I know, I know, I just had a baby 3 months ago and yada yada yada. But, it so hard being in this in between stage. I don't want to buy new clothes, because I am determined to get back down to where I was pre-pregnancy. It makes it even harder when my job requires that I wear professional attire. I have resulted to Spanx :) When I was at home on maternity leave, it was so great, I basically wore PJ's all day and did not have to worry about seeing my muffin top. I know that I will eventually get back to where I was, I just wish it would be tomorrow:) Oh, by the way, do NOT try on a bathing suit when you still have weight to lose and have those lovely squiggly things called stretch marks, just trust me on this one. Speaking of those squiggly things: those Palmer's commercials on TV that swear that if you rub on cocoa butter, you will look like the model on TV, do NOT believe them. Number 1, I am not a model and number 2, that B*ITCH isn't even pregnant! I honestly had $70 stretch mark cream that I got from Pea in the Pod (I got it for free, because I spent a small fortune) and that crap did not even work. Moral of the story, do not waste your money because I lathered up every morning and night for my entire pregnancy and still got those cute little lines. I hate to say this but, if your momma had them, you will probably get them too. Another thing, I did not gain any weight for the first 17 weeks of my pregnancy and then BAM, I gained everything in my last 2 trimesters. Gaining weight quickly makes those little boogers rear their nasty head. However, I was lucky, I did not have them on my stomach, I just had them on my sides. But, after Blake was born (literally like the next day) I developed them on my stomach. It is from the skin being so tight and then being loose. But, I would take a million stretch marks to have my baby girl :) They are so worth it and your husband/significant other will think you are even more beautiful because of the amazing gift you just gave him. *Mine have started to fade though, so I am optimistic :)
Another bad body blue, your boobs. Those will never be the same. End of story.
Third, hemorrhoids...need I say more?! And fourth, my hair has started to thin and become more oily. Perfect.
Dear God, please give me my body back :) AMEN! No, seriously, I mean it.
PS, the good news is, all of these bad body blues will go away, or so my Doctor has told me. There is a light at the end of that tunnel! My Dr. told me that it takes about 3 period cycles for things to be back to "normal," after you are finished breastfeeding. She told me that the weight will come off easier after those 3 cycles. We will see Doc...
So Blessed!
Friday, February 11, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Letter from Baby :)
Dear Fellow Babies,
OK, here's my situation. My Mommy has had me for almost 3 months. The first
few months were great--I cried, she picked me up and fed me, anytime, around
the clock. Then something happened. Over the last few weeks, she has been
trying to STTN (sleep thru the night). At first, I thought it was just a
phase, but it is only getting worse. I've talked to other babies, and it
seems like its pretty common after Mommies have had us for around 3
months. Here's the thing: these Mommies don't really need to sleep. It's
just a habit. Many of them have had some 30 years to sleep--they just don't
need it anymore. So I am implementing a plan. I call it the Crybaby Shuffle.
It goes like this:
Night 1--cry every 3 hours until you get fed. I know, it's hard. It's hard
to see your Mommy upset over your crying. Just keep reminding yourself, it's
for her own good.
Night 2--cry every 2 hours until you get fed.
Night 3--every hour.
Most Mommies will start to respond more quickly after about 3 nights.
Some Mommies are more alert, and may resist the change longer. These Mommies
may stand in your doorway for hours, shhhh-ing. Don't give in. I cannot
stress this enough: CONSISTENCY IS KEY!! If you let her STTN (sleep through
the night), just once, she will expect it every night. I KNOW IT'S HARD! But
she really does not need the sleep; she is just resisting the change.. If
you have an especially alert Mommy, you can stop crying for about 10
minutes, just long enough for her to go back to bed and start to fall
asleep. Then cry again. It WILL eventually work. My Mommy once stayed awake
for 10 hours straight, so I know she can do it.
The other night, I cried every hour. You just have to decide to stick to it
and just go for it. BE CONSISTENT! I cried for any reason I could come up
with:
My sleep sack tickled my foot.
I felt a wrinkle under the sheet.
My mobile made a shadow on the wall.
I burped, and it tasted like rice cereal. I hadn't eaten rice cereal since
breakfast, what's up with that?
The dog said "ruff". I should know. My Mommy reminds me of this about 20
times a day. LOL.
Once I cried just because I liked how it sounded when it echoed on the
monitor in the other room.
Too hot, too cold, just right--doesn't matter! Keep crying!!
I had drooled so much my sheets were damp and I didn’t like it touching me.
I decided I was sick of all the pink in my room so I cried.
It took awhile, but it worked. She fed me at 4am. Tomorrow night, my goal is
3:30am. You need to slowly shorten the interval between feedings in order to
reset your Mommies' internal clocks.
Sometimes my Mommy will call for reinforcements by sending in Daddy. Don’t
worry Daddies are not set up for not needing sleep the way Mommies are. They
can only handle a few pats and shhing before they declare defeat and send in
the Mommy.
Also, be weary of the sleep sheep with rain noises. I like to give Mommy
false hope that listening to the rain puts me to sleep sometimes I pretend
to close my eyes and be asleep and then wait until I know Mommy is settling
back to sleep to spring a surprise cry attack. If she doesn’t get to me fast
enough I follow up with my fake cough and gag noise that always has her
running to the crib. At some point I am positive she will start to realize
that she really doesn’t really need sleep.
P.S. Don't let those rubber things fool you, no matter how long you suck on
them, no milk will come out. Trust me.
OK, here's my situation. My Mommy has had me for almost 3 months. The first
few months were great--I cried, she picked me up and fed me, anytime, around
the clock. Then something happened. Over the last few weeks, she has been
trying to STTN (sleep thru the night). At first, I thought it was just a
phase, but it is only getting worse. I've talked to other babies, and it
seems like its pretty common after Mommies have had us for around 3
months. Here's the thing: these Mommies don't really need to sleep. It's
just a habit. Many of them have had some 30 years to sleep--they just don't
need it anymore. So I am implementing a plan. I call it the Crybaby Shuffle.
It goes like this:
Night 1--cry every 3 hours until you get fed. I know, it's hard. It's hard
to see your Mommy upset over your crying. Just keep reminding yourself, it's
for her own good.
Night 2--cry every 2 hours until you get fed.
Night 3--every hour.
Most Mommies will start to respond more quickly after about 3 nights.
Some Mommies are more alert, and may resist the change longer. These Mommies
may stand in your doorway for hours, shhhh-ing. Don't give in. I cannot
stress this enough: CONSISTENCY IS KEY!! If you let her STTN (sleep through
the night), just once, she will expect it every night. I KNOW IT'S HARD! But
she really does not need the sleep; she is just resisting the change.. If
you have an especially alert Mommy, you can stop crying for about 10
minutes, just long enough for her to go back to bed and start to fall
asleep. Then cry again. It WILL eventually work. My Mommy once stayed awake
for 10 hours straight, so I know she can do it.
The other night, I cried every hour. You just have to decide to stick to it
and just go for it. BE CONSISTENT! I cried for any reason I could come up
with:
My sleep sack tickled my foot.
I felt a wrinkle under the sheet.
My mobile made a shadow on the wall.
I burped, and it tasted like rice cereal. I hadn't eaten rice cereal since
breakfast, what's up with that?
The dog said "ruff". I should know. My Mommy reminds me of this about 20
times a day. LOL.
Once I cried just because I liked how it sounded when it echoed on the
monitor in the other room.
Too hot, too cold, just right--doesn't matter! Keep crying!!
I had drooled so much my sheets were damp and I didn’t like it touching me.
I decided I was sick of all the pink in my room so I cried.
It took awhile, but it worked. She fed me at 4am. Tomorrow night, my goal is
3:30am. You need to slowly shorten the interval between feedings in order to
reset your Mommies' internal clocks.
Sometimes my Mommy will call for reinforcements by sending in Daddy. Don’t
worry Daddies are not set up for not needing sleep the way Mommies are. They
can only handle a few pats and shhing before they declare defeat and send in
the Mommy.
Also, be weary of the sleep sheep with rain noises. I like to give Mommy
false hope that listening to the rain puts me to sleep sometimes I pretend
to close my eyes and be asleep and then wait until I know Mommy is settling
back to sleep to spring a surprise cry attack. If she doesn’t get to me fast
enough I follow up with my fake cough and gag noise that always has her
running to the crib. At some point I am positive she will start to realize
that she really doesn’t really need sleep.
P.S. Don't let those rubber things fool you, no matter how long you suck on
them, no milk will come out. Trust me.
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