Wow, I have a lot going on right now. Not really, but I'll fill this page none-the-less. Last Wednesday I got mastitis. I woke up in the middle of the night shaking with chills and body aches. I kept piling the blankets on me and shivering, but worried that I'd fry my brain since my skin was so hot. I asked Dan to pray for me and thankfully all 3 of us slept the rest of the night. I woke up the next morning so achy and was so worried that Dan was leaving for work. I ended up lying in bed with Julian and sleeping and nursing him whenever he wanted just so I didn't have to pick him up since I was so sick. I got on antibiotics and am feeling much better, but hoping I never have that again.
We were on the path of getting onto a daytime schedule before that, but unfortunately feeding him whenever he wanted threw a wrench into things. Ever since he has been wanting to nurse or be held 100% of the time. (Could it be the antibiotics giving him gas? He has had explosive poop.) Yesterday (Sunday) I seriously didn't put him down more than 1 hour. I am really wondering if he's teething.
Today I decided to try and let him cry it out since he was only fussing in his pack n play (aka crib). I changed and nursed him and then put him down asleep. He woke up and fussed. I let him go for not quite 10 minutes. I couldn't do the hard cry even though he didn't scream. His face was full of tears and it broke my heart. The worst part is that he had just nursed and he then screamed in my arms for a good 10 minutes until I nursed him again. I'm guessing this is a bad habit, but maybe it's a growth spurt? He never clusters during the day. Maybe he was traumatized by me leaving him 8 minutes to cry on his own. I don't know. All I know is that we have to get back to some sort of schedule at least with feeding. Weird thing is is that he's slept most of this morning. His two morning naps (8:30 and 10:30) were pretty much combined with a couple feedings in there but no play time and it's 1pm. Usually it was all play with a short nap.
Good news is that we're going to WI to see my family! I could not be more happy! I am not looking forward to the drive. I hope Julian sleeps, but he never sleeps in the car. He loves to take in the world and is always curious about the moving things. Speaking of that, we have 3 baby carriers: a hotsling, moby, and an old snugli. The way to carry an infant is facing your body and with their head supported. I found that Julian is so happy when facing the world and taking it all in.
In other news, I'm going back to work at the hospital! I don't think I'll be teaching, but I'm waiting to hear back from IU. I love teaching, but I've been praying and just seeing if the door opens for me. I'm not very flexible with days that I can work since we don't have a care provider, but we'll wait and see. I am excited to see my ICU co-workers and use my nursing brain again. I am working PRN, so I only have to work two 12 hour shifts within a 6 week period, so things are very flexible. I'm going back once a week, but that is because Dan will be off of summer school and I have the time. We'll break ourselves in and see how it goes.
Well, Dan is playing with Julian, so I can't miss this happy time. They are my favorite. If you have any tips on taking daytime naps, I'll take them.
Quincey is a bad daytime napper too. Only very short naps and then he is up again. It's so foreign to me because Kaydence was such an amazing sleeper and she slept through anything. Quincey wakes up so easily at the slightest things...it's frustrating. So no tips from me, but let me know if you figure something out because I'm right there with you. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI heard swaddling helps. I haven't tried it because I want Julian to soothe himself with his hand or pacifier...but we have a ways to go with that goal.
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