The baby woke up at 3:40 and it took her a while to eat, burp, poop, and fall back asleep. I didn't get her settled back down until after 5am. I felt pretty awake (but tired? How does that work?) and I tried to go back to sleep, but it wasn't working. Since both kids were sleeping, I got up and ran 5 miles on the treadmill. Picking running over sleep feels like the stupidest thing ever when you have a baby, but it was nice to be done my workout before 7am.
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Yesterday was a good day for running too because Faith had school and Cordelia took an awesome nap. I got to run 8 miles with no baby breaks and take a shower before she woke up. I felt like I had won the lottery. It's been cold and rainy every day this week, so I have to get my running done during kid sleeping time, or else I'm out of luck. Tomorrow is supposed to be the last nasty day, so I'm looking forward to seeing the sun again. I'd never make it the Pacific Northwest.
I took Cordelia to see a lactation consultant today because she goes through phases of being really fussy while eating (like last night) and even refusing to eat, so I wanted to get the LC's opinion. Turns out she just has an upset stomach. Faith had colic, so in my mind unless the baby is SCREAMING for hours, then they are fine. I got some "gripe water" for her which is just sugar water with anise and ginger (as far as I can tell from the box) and that seems to help her relax, eat and poop (the holy trinity for babies).
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I also wanted to talk to the LC about Cordelia still refusing to take a bottle. She suggested that my husband have an item of clothing that smells like me when he tries to feed her. I called him at work and told him he has to wear my clothing when I'm not home and it was great because he was preoccupied and I swear he believed me for a second.
It's the little things in life that give me great joy.
If you didn't feel like reading all these words, here's the Cliffnotes of this post, in picture form.
What do you do if you're up early and can't get back to sleep?
i don't understand the question.
ReplyDeleteLazy fatty.
DeleteYou wore Jeff's clothes during your pregnancy, why shouldn't he get a turn to wear yours? Also, isn't that what you do with a dog to help them deal with separation anxiety?
ReplyDeleteI like that you're continuing the giraffe theme with Cordelia's clothes.
Babies and dogs are surprisingly similar.
DeleteHa! I had the same thought. We used to leave a shirt near the pup's crate when we left for work right after we got her. Now she owns us and sleeps on our bed and couches while we are at work. Now please post a pic of Jeff wearing one of your sweaters or your flannel shirt.
DeleteI run in the middle of the night on the treadmill sometimes and my kids sleep all night and are school all day...who shits a better arguement...you or me? I'm thinking I don't even a vowel to stand on.
ReplyDeleteJeff should get those strap on fake boobies. That would solve everything. We used to use gripe water a little, but Charlotte hated the taste.
ReplyDeleteCordelia isn't a big fan either. She spit most of it out haha
DeleteIf you can't get back to sleep, running is way more satisfying than just laying in bed being annoyed. Of course, I don't have a baby so it's easy for me to say that.
ReplyDeleteI'm not familiar with that experience. If it's 1 am and I have yet to fall asleep for the night, certainly my body is likely to revolt against me and stay awake. If it's 5 am and I'm supposed to get up at 5:15, of course I'll be able to fall back asleep.
ReplyDeleteMy husband is the same way as you!
DeleteThere are many nights where I can't fall back asleep and running is the last thing on this earth that I would think of doing. At least 5 am is a somewhat reasonable time to start the day...even though you were up at 3:40. What I do, however, is whine and groan real loud and punch my pillow when I can't fall asleep. If I can't sleep, I'm going to let my husband know it.
ReplyDeletePillow punchers unite!
DeleteBabies don't have sole rights to relaxing, eating and pooping. They're some of my favourite activities
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, when I have trouble sleeping it's only at night. I never have a problem falling back to sleep in the morning. I think I'm nocturnal. Btw, you crack me up so even if you feel you don't have anything to post on I always enjoy it and appreciate reading!
ReplyDeleteYour Seinfeld ("about nothing" - get it?!) is still more fun to read that 99% of other blog posts. Keep on being boring. On a practical note, do people still use Ovol drops for babies? - I know they worked better than Gripe water for my kids.
ReplyDeletePS - We also poked a slightly larger hole in a bottle nipple (my husband's idea), so the boys would take a bottle. Once they realized the goods were coming to them with less effort, they liked the bottle more. Another old-school idea you might want to think about.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's a good idea to make Cordelia prefer the bottle, since I'm pretty sure pumping full-time is a pain in the ass.
DeleteI had to pump exclusively for Faith and I can attest that it is indeed a huge pain in the ass :)
DeleteMy kids never ended up preferring it, but they seemed to get frustrated with the bottle, so when I was out, my husband tried the larger hole, and, voila, milk gone. Just worked for us, so I thought I'd suggest it. Good luck! It's tough feeling as though you can't leave the house. I HATED pumping, so can't imagine how you did that full time.
DeleteI use to clean the house when I couldn't get back to sleep, but thankfully my days of insomnia have been gone for a while! I hope they never come back!!!
ReplyDeleteUsually I lay in bed and hope I will fall asleep for 2 hours until I finally fall back asleep 5 minutes before I actually have to wake up:) Smart right?!
ReplyDeletei will definitely run if i get up early and can't get back to sleep. i'm going to run anyway so why wait?!
ReplyDeleteI have nothing to say, so naturally I'm commenting anyway.
ReplyDeleteI do love that your husband believed you on the clothes!
I sneak to the rec center to workout before everyone wakes up. I will have a blog post soon about Phoenix bottle feeding attempts.
ReplyDeleteGood for you! I would have probably just continued to lay in bed thinking about how I could get up to run, but then stayed in bed anyway, haha. I'm lazy. That's funny that your husband believed you for a minute about the clothes.
ReplyDeleteI still go back to sleep. I'm not a quitter like you.
ReplyDeleteOH reminds me of the good ol' days. Wait...were they good? Fussy babies? Nah, now they just fuss about other stuff.
ReplyDeleteThey still fart in our general direction! :)
hey, here's an idea just in case you haven't already checked this...make sure the bottles don't have a soapy/chemical smell from lipase...
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