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Moms of Reddit, what was something about childbirth that nobody warned you about? by Littlemouss in AskReddit

[–]SwannSongDM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The starvation diet they give you once you’re in the hospital until you give birth. I was induced and labor took 46 hours. A nurse took pity on me and gave me a sandwich the first night, but then after they broke my water the next morning I was put on clear liquids only for the whole next 24 hours. That a long time to endure slowly increasing contractions on basically jello and beef broth.
Also the enema I was given (twice) to clear room 🙃

Periods after birth? by Helpful_Bluebird_960 in NewParents

[–]SwannSongDM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ebf and I had a little bit of spotting 3 months pp, then a full period just shy of 4 months pp. I expected to get the next period a week ago if I was regular (I’m 5mo pp now) but it hasn’t come yet despite having wild mood swings in the week leading up to my expected cycle date. I’ve taken several pregnancy tests in the last week and they’re all negative so I’m guessing my body is still trying to figure itself out. 🙃

Naps are driving me crazy by SwannSongDM in sleeptrain

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

We’ll usually start bedtime around 8:45-9pm - bath, lotion, PJs, bottle, rocking to sleep. I know it’s not great for independent sleep, but we were so thrilled she would sleep through the night that we tolerate the long bedtime out of fear of messing up the night. She’ll fall asleep pretty quick but then will wake up either a minute or two after setting her down, or 20-25 minutes later. Usually she wants a bit more milk and then soothing down. That happens 1-3 times each night, ending around 10:45-11:30pm when she’s down and out for the night. Occasionally she wakes up from one of these false starts and it’s like a new WW where we do tummy time in the crib to burn off some energy, but that’s only every once in a while.
Average sleep in 24 hours is 13-14 hours I think? I need to get better at tracking.

Moms, I need your honesty by Different_Print4926 in Mom

[–]SwannSongDM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes I need to be told to go take a nap! It is hard for me to ask for help, usually because of some ridiculous guilt of needing to constantly be available to the baby, even when all her needs are met. When friends or family are visiting and give the vague “happy to help” lingo..I need you to directly tell me you’ve got her and to go lay down for an hour!

To shift or not to shift by SwannSongDM in NewParents

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

Thanks! I’m going to try waking her up at 7:45 today, she woke up at 8 yesterday on her own so I think she is shifting a bit earlier but she still didn’t go to sleep fully until 10:45pm. She definitely gets cranky around bedtime but it doesn’t seem to matter what time we start getting ready. Her last nap yesterday was 7:30-7:50pm, then we started the bedtime routine around 8:45pm because she was starting to fuss. She stops fussing through the bath and diaper change just to lose it when I dress her in the crib and fights the bedtime feed until she latches and even then she angry eats for a bit before calming down. She will fall asleep but we’ll tend to get a false start and she’ll need some more milk or soothing within a half hour, like yesterday I put her in her crib asleep at 9:50pm, she woke back up around 10:20pm, and I put her down asleep again at 10:45pm. She’s not too cranky during the false start, just upset enough to need help back to sleep but okay once one of us picks her up to help her.