My night:
11:00 pm - Get into bed, play around on iMovie for awhile, look at iBean's preemie NICU photos
11:30 pm - lights out
2:30 am - iBean wakes to feed. She has a fever and is hot like bacon. She drinks a LOT. Put her back in her crib. Go back to my bed.
2:50 am - iBean starts crying again. Go in, give her baby advil. Cuddle her, put her back in her crib.
3:00 am - iBean cries again. Go back in to her room, pick her up and rock her in my arms. She finally falls asleep on my chest, so I bring her to my bed.
3:30 am - My neck is killing me with Ivy propped in my arms. I ask Tony to grab me another pillow to prop my head up.
3:30 am - iBean moans, groans, shifts in my arms, sleeps quietly for 5 minutes or so. Repeat incessantly for 2 hours.
5:30 am - I take iBean to her room and nurse her again. Put her in her crib. She seems to have settled.
6:00 am - Back to my bed!
6:51 am - iBean wakes up for the day. She doesn't know she has a fever and wants to play. I give her tylenol. Look for the damn thermometer. Where the FUCK is it?! Why can I NEVER find the stupid thing when someone actually needs it?! Oh well, she feels like she's not quite hot-tub warm. Probably comfortable bath warm. Around 38.5˙C. Not emergency room hot.
7:10 am - make COFFEE. Eat sugary cereal. iBean munches on cereal biscuit.
Tony's night:
11:30 pm - goes to sleep.
3:30 am - Gets Sarah a pillow. Probably doesn't remember doing it.
7:49 am - Still sleeping.
Whatever, man. WHATEVER.
LOL. Oh the trials of the breastfeeding mama. If it makes you feel any better, I was in agony fighting heartburn indigestion and popping zantac like skiddles (Ok, I only had three...) from 1 am - 5 am. But I did get to sleep in this morning..
ReplyDeleteKatie: heartburn SUCKS. I don't envy you at all...
ReplyDeleteOh, isn't this a true story!!! Oy. And I'm not even nursing anymore. :P
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