Thanks for the advice. Jack seems back to his cheery self, and gave us no verbal explanation as to why he was acting oddly. :) I still see the spots on his gums though, so the teeth may follow soon.
The doc did eventually call back and just said basically, keep an eye on everything and let him know if it doesn't resolve. It did, so, whatever.
The sigh is just because I'm feeling tired and hormonal lately. All my exercise hasn't been doing much for me - maybe helping me be in a little better shape, but I look exactly the same and weigh the same. Boo. I'm considering dieting, but don't worry, nothing that would affect the milk. I dunno. I'm tired of being chubby, but I'm possibly also too tired to do anything about it.
Post-pregnancy hormones. Am I supposed to get weird skin issues and a huge appetite and mood swings?
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I'm glad Jack is feeling better!
ReplyDeleteI definitely have the mood swings and the skin issues. I think it's the lack of normal sleep patterns combined with the hormones. Sadly, I think it is normal.
I've also heard that a lot of women hold onto their baby weight until they're done nursing, which makes a lot of sense. Your body doesn't want to go into weight loss mode when it's feeding another person. That said (and I swear weight watchers doesn't pay me for my obsessive devotion) WW has a plan for nursing moms. You just get extra points to eat every day...it asks you when you take your little points quiz whether you are nursing. It works for me and honestly doesn't feel like dieting. I've eaten like 6 cake balls this week and I'm still on plan. Hurrah. Anyway, just a thought.
Bottom line: I sympathize with you. I feel chubby and blah a lot too. It's hard to ever feel cute and cheery when you're exhausted and constantly getting drooled on or puked on or peed on. Good thing babies are so cute, right? ;-) This too shall pass!
Haaaaaaaahaaaaaa. Sorry mary. Its normal. I got a pedicure yesterday and bought a new pair of tennis shoes because i hadnt bought any since before our wedding. Lol!! Doesnt really help i know since you arent a shopper. Too bad your outlet was taking care of yourself... Which is nearly impossible when theres a new baby on board. I feel yucky- but what i want is just more myself time and stress free days. I just look at my babies and see how beautiful they are and ALL my self sacrifice is worth it! Hey becca and mary- do you guys wanna go on a holy land cruise next year? Vacations always help me. No matter how broke we are- we find a way or we go nuts. :)
ReplyDeleteIm doing the multiple comment thing again. Sorry. Also Mary, be sure to read up on baby blues and post partum depression just to make sure everything is ok. You sound okay and normal to me but im no doctor.
ReplyDeleteI know exactly how you feel, but keep up the exercise cause it will help with the mood swings and eventually it starts paying off. I feel like I am just now starting to see the fruits of all of the exercise I've been doing the past three months, and even then I still have a few pounds that just won't budge. In terms of mood swings, being tired non-stop makes me feel like a crazy person half of the time. I can relate, but I hear it does eventually get better. Hang in there!
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