Well Carter is 14 months old and I have finally tested my will power and took away his "suck suck". We got back from dinner Friday night and he was about 45 mins past his bedtime, so as I was changing him into his PJs, he kept laying down. I thought to myself, I will embrace his super tiredness and see if he'll go to sleep without the paci. Well it worked, he went right to sleep without any crying.
So for the rest of the weekend (except when my mom was babysitting him on Saturday morning), he didn't get his paci. At times he put up a little fight, but at other times he would just go to sleep. During his afternoon nap yesterday, he really fought it and after about a good 45 mins of hearing him cry, I went to rock him back to sleep. That's when I smelled a poopy diaper and figured he may have been crying about that rather than not having his "suck suck". I changed his diaper and put him back down, but had no luck on getting him to sleep. So we just skipped the afternoon nap.
By the time bedtime rolled around, he went to sleep without any fussing. I felt somewhat successful. Now, I had to pass my responsibilities onto our daycare provider. She said she'd not give it to him and I was just praying he wouldn't give her too much of a fight. Well, I checked in after his morning nap and she said he went to sleep without any crying. Success!!! Now let's just hope the same goes for his afternoon nap.
People keep telling me "he's still young, you know", but I just figured I found an opportunity to start getting him off the paci and I jumped on it. I also figured, the longer he has it, the more attached he will get. Plus, with the new baby coming in August, I want the paci to be long in his past, so he may not have such a hard time seeing the new baby with one. Of course, it doesn't help that my husband put a paci in the cupholder of his carseat before we left for church yesterday. I looked back and saw him grab it and almost put it in his mouth. I asked Brett why he would do that when we're trying so hard to break him of the paci during sleeptime and he hasn't gotten it during "awake" hours in a long time. There's no explaination for some of the things men do.
Anyhow, I'm really hoping we are successful on this one, because I will feel like I accomplished something big. Plus I will be extremely proud of my little guy. Well, wish us luck!!
Monday, January 31, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Birth Plan
When I was pregnant with Carter I kept hearing ladies talk about birth plans. At the time, I didn't even know what the heck a birth plan was, but when I figured it out, I laughed. Birth plan...really?? I mean I'm a control freak, but when it came to giving birth (especially for the first time) I figured the nurses and doctor had it figured out better than I did and didn't need any instructions from me. So needless to say, I went in to have Carter and had absolutely no list of expectations.
Well after having Carter, there were several things that really upset me and I'd definitely want to make sure they didn't happen again. So this time around, I will definitely be having a birth plan. No I'm not one of those extremely brave women that wants to do things naturally, I'd just like to be a little bit more in control in what happens in my labor and delivery room.
The first thing is, I want to make sure of is that I never get asked again "how do you feel about students?" Are you kidding me lady?! I'm exposing my most sensitive parts to two family members, 4 nurses, and one doctor...I don't need any students getting a peak too!!
Also I do plan on getting another epidural, but I will make sure that only nice anesthesiologists apply. I will list that I have a very sensitive back and my muscles spasm on their own and that I need not to be yelled at when it happens.
One of the most important things will be restriction on who comes in and out of my room. The one thing that bothered me the most was that I didn't get my "hour" with Carter before family was barging in. I was literally still throwing up in puke buckets when my dad, MIL, and SIL started knocking on the door to come see the baby. I hadn't even really got to hold him yet!! Of course the stupid nurses thought nothing of keeping people from coming into my room.
Finally, there will be no lactation consultants allowed. I can not even describe my disgust for those people. They say they are trying to help, but I believe they had a lot to do with me not being able to breast feed. They would come in at the most inopportune times, they were pushy, and they practically made me starve my child, because they refused to let me supplement him with a bottle when he wouldn't latch on. They stressed me out and they made me feel inadequate when I couldn't feed my baby naturally. So for that reason, I will personally slam the door in their faces if they even think about entering my room this next time.
But for real, the very most important part of my birth plan is serious discussion about a C-Section. After Carter coming out so large for my body and having so much trauma that lead to so many medical problems, I'd rather have gone through a C-Section. If he had been born that way, he wouldn't have had a broken collar bone, which means he wouldn't have had Torticollis, and probably wouldn't have developed that flat spot, and never would have needed a helmet. For a first time mom to take her newborn for repeated X-rays, physical therapy, CAT scans, to see bone doctors, plastic surgeons, and orthopedic specialists was a little much. So with that said, I will have a serious discussion that if the next one is close to the same size, I'd like to consider a C-Section.
So I guess birth plans aren't just for the tree-hugging naturalists. I can definitely see how they ease the stress of the situation. The nurses won't have to bother me with their stupid questions if they know the answers ahead of time. Not such a bad idea afterall.
What about you ladies? Have any of you used birth plans and if so, did you find them to be helpful?
Well after having Carter, there were several things that really upset me and I'd definitely want to make sure they didn't happen again. So this time around, I will definitely be having a birth plan. No I'm not one of those extremely brave women that wants to do things naturally, I'd just like to be a little bit more in control in what happens in my labor and delivery room.
The first thing is, I want to make sure of is that I never get asked again "how do you feel about students?" Are you kidding me lady?! I'm exposing my most sensitive parts to two family members, 4 nurses, and one doctor...I don't need any students getting a peak too!!
Also I do plan on getting another epidural, but I will make sure that only nice anesthesiologists apply. I will list that I have a very sensitive back and my muscles spasm on their own and that I need not to be yelled at when it happens.
One of the most important things will be restriction on who comes in and out of my room. The one thing that bothered me the most was that I didn't get my "hour" with Carter before family was barging in. I was literally still throwing up in puke buckets when my dad, MIL, and SIL started knocking on the door to come see the baby. I hadn't even really got to hold him yet!! Of course the stupid nurses thought nothing of keeping people from coming into my room.
Finally, there will be no lactation consultants allowed. I can not even describe my disgust for those people. They say they are trying to help, but I believe they had a lot to do with me not being able to breast feed. They would come in at the most inopportune times, they were pushy, and they practically made me starve my child, because they refused to let me supplement him with a bottle when he wouldn't latch on. They stressed me out and they made me feel inadequate when I couldn't feed my baby naturally. So for that reason, I will personally slam the door in their faces if they even think about entering my room this next time.
But for real, the very most important part of my birth plan is serious discussion about a C-Section. After Carter coming out so large for my body and having so much trauma that lead to so many medical problems, I'd rather have gone through a C-Section. If he had been born that way, he wouldn't have had a broken collar bone, which means he wouldn't have had Torticollis, and probably wouldn't have developed that flat spot, and never would have needed a helmet. For a first time mom to take her newborn for repeated X-rays, physical therapy, CAT scans, to see bone doctors, plastic surgeons, and orthopedic specialists was a little much. So with that said, I will have a serious discussion that if the next one is close to the same size, I'd like to consider a C-Section.
So I guess birth plans aren't just for the tree-hugging naturalists. I can definitely see how they ease the stress of the situation. The nurses won't have to bother me with their stupid questions if they know the answers ahead of time. Not such a bad idea afterall.
What about you ladies? Have any of you used birth plans and if so, did you find them to be helpful?
Monday, January 24, 2011
The Cat Is Out Of The Bag
Well for those of you who don't already know via Facebook, I'm pregnant again!! Yep, I waisted no time after losing my last pregnancy to start trying again. Brett and I found out about a week before Christmas and we kept it to ourselves until Christmas day to surprise our families with the news. We did also decided to keep it quiet until we felt that we were in a safer stage in the pregnancy to announce it to the world. After announcing the last one and then having to go back with the bad news that we lost it, I just didn't want to have to do that with this one.
As it happens, I did have some more than normal spotting/bleeding issues a few weeks ago and I was terrified that I was losing this pregnancy as well. But the bleeding stopped and I was still pregnant according to E.P.T., so I went ahead and scheduled a doctors appointment. I met with my new doctor and he said everything looked normal, but he went ahead and scheduled an early ultrasound to make sure anyway. Last Tuesday I went in for the ultrasound and beside the fact that my bladder was full of water and the tech was running an hour behind, everything looked great. They could see the baby's heartbeat and it was beating at 170 bpm. I was thrilled!!
So at this point, I'm 9 weeks pregnant and my due date is August 27. Yes, I said August 27. That means I will be at my absolute biggest when it is often times averaging 100 degrees here in Nashville. I may be crazy and I will probably wish I had chosen a better time to be pregnant, but right now it's feeling pretty good. I am actually having a much easier pregnancy thus far than I did with Carter. With him, I threw up every morning and stayed sick and tired all day long, everyday. With this pregnancy, I've had little to no morning sickness. Really, I've had a couple of times that I've gotten a little sick feeling, but nothing that I'm really going to complain about. As long as my head stays out of the toilet this pregnancy, I'll be satisfied.
I'm watching my weight extremely close this pregnancy and will not allow myself to gain the 52 lbs that I gained with Carter. Not to mention, I still had a good 15 lbs that I never lost, so I definitely can't gain that much again. This time around I actually have a scale and weigh myself every morning. So far I haven't gained any weight, but I am definitely growing in size already. Of course they say you start showing sooner with your second pregnancy, so I guess I shouldn't be too upset that my jeans are already almost not fitting at this point. I actually think I will be digging out my bella band soon. Oh gosh.
So anyway, Brett and I are very excited and are hoping for a girl this time around. Of course, if we have a boy we will be equally excited. A girl would just be something different. Carter is also getting upgraded to the big room on the other end of the hallway. His room now is really only good for a nursery, because it's so tiny, but his new room is as big as our master bedroom and there will be plenty of room for a lot of his toys.
I guess that about sums it up right there. I'll keep ya'll updated and am very excited to bring this next child into our lives.
As it happens, I did have some more than normal spotting/bleeding issues a few weeks ago and I was terrified that I was losing this pregnancy as well. But the bleeding stopped and I was still pregnant according to E.P.T., so I went ahead and scheduled a doctors appointment. I met with my new doctor and he said everything looked normal, but he went ahead and scheduled an early ultrasound to make sure anyway. Last Tuesday I went in for the ultrasound and beside the fact that my bladder was full of water and the tech was running an hour behind, everything looked great. They could see the baby's heartbeat and it was beating at 170 bpm. I was thrilled!!
So at this point, I'm 9 weeks pregnant and my due date is August 27. Yes, I said August 27. That means I will be at my absolute biggest when it is often times averaging 100 degrees here in Nashville. I may be crazy and I will probably wish I had chosen a better time to be pregnant, but right now it's feeling pretty good. I am actually having a much easier pregnancy thus far than I did with Carter. With him, I threw up every morning and stayed sick and tired all day long, everyday. With this pregnancy, I've had little to no morning sickness. Really, I've had a couple of times that I've gotten a little sick feeling, but nothing that I'm really going to complain about. As long as my head stays out of the toilet this pregnancy, I'll be satisfied.
I'm watching my weight extremely close this pregnancy and will not allow myself to gain the 52 lbs that I gained with Carter. Not to mention, I still had a good 15 lbs that I never lost, so I definitely can't gain that much again. This time around I actually have a scale and weigh myself every morning. So far I haven't gained any weight, but I am definitely growing in size already. Of course they say you start showing sooner with your second pregnancy, so I guess I shouldn't be too upset that my jeans are already almost not fitting at this point. I actually think I will be digging out my bella band soon. Oh gosh.
So anyway, Brett and I are very excited and are hoping for a girl this time around. Of course, if we have a boy we will be equally excited. A girl would just be something different. Carter is also getting upgraded to the big room on the other end of the hallway. His room now is really only good for a nursery, because it's so tiny, but his new room is as big as our master bedroom and there will be plenty of room for a lot of his toys.
I guess that about sums it up right there. I'll keep ya'll updated and am very excited to bring this next child into our lives.
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