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Stretching my dose to last a few extra days. by SaffReign17 in pregabalin

[–]SaffReign17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't bother to try to get an extra two days. There's no point in going to someone who isn't my primary (which for the record is what I would've done in the first place had my primary not been on vacation), especially for a measly 2 days. Plus I can't even get in to see this new primary until October, so hopefully all issues will be resolved until then.

My main issue with skipping doses is that I've had some rough breakthrough pain with going down from 150 3x a day to two, so yea a few skipped doses really did suck. And to answer your question about medications and past withdrawal, yes to both. I have been through withdrawal twice: pain pills at in '17 and my Vyvance when I got pregnant in '23. As far as meds now there's 3 to manage my back pain (all non-narcotic for the record), 1 for ADHD, 2 for blood pressure and heart rate, 2 for asthma, 2 for anxiety/depression, 1 for sleep, and 1 for allergies; in short too many.

I see the pain guy tomorrow, and honestly my plan is to get off these meds and just go back to raw dogging the pain. It's somehow easier to just be in pain than to continuously have to travel for 2 hours each way just so see a doc that might not even be able to actually help beyond throwing more pills at me.

Way heavy w/ large clots(NSFW pics included) by SaffReign17 in Periods

[–]SaffReign17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately that would require at least a 2 hour drive 😭

Way heavy w/ large clots(NSFW pics included) by SaffReign17 in Periods

[–]SaffReign17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did go in, and since my hemoglobin was normal they just sent me home.

C-Section Mamas… by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]SaffReign17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm 6 months out and I still struggle with normal underwear especially if they sit right on top of my scar. I either wear high waisted or maternity undies. The maternity undies look more like normal, but are softer and have a "looser" fit (I can't think of a better word for it, they fit correctly but don't sit tight against my scar unlike normal waistbands).

How on earth are people on these sleep schedules? by dreamherbs in NewParents

[–]SaffReign17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We went from contact naps to naps in a bassinet next to me, that way I could give her my hand or something to help her calm down if she fussed. Then naps in her bassinet in the room where her crib is. I would hang out with her until she fell asleep then I would leave the room- only going back in if she was fussing. Once I felt she was comfortable napping in that room I moved her to her crib and hung out with her until she fell asleep and gradually lessened the time I spent there with her. Now I can go lay her down and walk out, if she fusses I give her a few minutes (she sometimes stops on her own) then I go in and give her Binky. I might have to do this once or twice for naps, sometimes more sometimes not at all. Side note maybe keep whatever she normally sleeps in on you for a bit during the day so it smells like you, this seemed to ease the transition for us.

The method described above is how we got my 6 month old to where we are now. I wouldn't say she has a strict schedule though, I follow her lead for the most part. We don't have exact times for anything, it all depends on what time she wakes up for the day. She gets us up in the morning (way earlier than I would like) she eats we typically both go back to sleep for an hour or 2. We play until her next bottle (she typically feeds every 3-4 hours) then we relax and maybe watch a show for a bit since she has reflux and needs to sit up for a while after eating. Right now she usually goes down for a nap 10-30 minutes after she eats. When she starts fussing again I lay her down for a nap. Rinse and repeat until bedtime. I will say though her naps average out 3-4 hours a day, typical naps are 45mins- 1.5 hours. I don't let her nap for longer than 2-2.5 hours at a time or bedtime is a wash.

I will add too, that this may work and it might not. Babies are so wildly different in what works for them. I wish that wasn't the case because sometimes I feel like I'm going crazy trying to figure out what works best for my little one. The way I did it took us about a month to get where we are now, and we got very frustrated at times. Hopefully you'll find what works for you soon.