MamatoAlexa
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I will be 6 weeks post partum on Wednesday.
Prior to getting pg w. Hannah my baseline was 80%. Right before getting pg I had an all time best for my time at this clinic (7 years) of 87%. This prompted us to get pg with Hannah.
While pg, my PFTs slowly went down just like they did with Alexa. I got to 55%. Once Hannah dropped I went back up to 65%. That was in Feb.
Today at clinic I was 65%. My Dr. said if I told him I was feeling fine he would have let me go knowing that it takes time after pregnancy to get back to baseline. But since I told him I am feeling off, not terribly sick but like I know something is brewing we are going w/ some form of antibiotics. I know I need them.
So, I am feeling a little under the weather. Normally something I could probably shake with increased exercise and airway clearance. But, last week a lot of things came crashing down on me. I had been walking outside or on the treadmill since 2 weeks pp. Nothing crazy just enough to be moving and getting to feeling like my old self. Last week I decided to push myself on the treadmill and I ended up having to go see my OB right away. It seems Hannah was big enough and came out fast enough to create a weak spot in my vaginal wall. The weak spot created a bit of a sagging vaginal wall. YIKES but thankfully nothing really serious. The extra hard jarring on the treadmill probably just made this more noticeable. So I continue with my kegals but had to back off on the exercise. A major mental blow for me because exercise is what keeps me healthy. Add to this that last week it seems Alexa realized that all of the new time and attention from Daddy is because Mommy is busy with Hannah. Alexa started being really mean to my DH. Bedtime has been awful because Alexa just wants more time with me and I am usually attending to Hannah.
Lastnight DH and I decided we will supplement Hannah with formula so he can give her a feeding when he gets home from work and around bedtime so I can spend that time with Alexa. It is what our family needs and I am o.k. with that. Of course Mommy guilt kicks in that I was able to BF Alexa for 12 months but at the same time she got pumped milk for the 1st three months because she was premature and had trouble BF until she was 3 months old. Anyway, I am at peace w/ supplementing a few feeds for the happiness of my family. I am pro BF but I certainly know that formula is not bad for babies. We made it six weeks and I should be proud of that.
So now onto me. I am feeling off but more than anything the mental stress of the last week or so has me down. I think supplementing w/ formula will help a lot because I can attend to Alexa when she needs it most. Also, supplementing will take a little milk production stress off my body. My body is keeping up just fine but I think with the stress and all, it is just one more strain on my body.
The decision now is do I do an oral med or IV's. My Dr. does not feel an IV is necessary unless I want it. We discussed oral vs. IV in terms of risk to BF-ing baby. Dr. is going to discuss with two other Drs in the field to see what they feel and will get back to me tomorrow or Wednesday and we will make a decision together. We are leaning towards oral meds because I am not horribly sick. I have not been on IV meds in 19 years which means I cannot just go get a PICC and head home - home health care will not help me out - too risky for basically a 1st time iv'er. I am open to IV but at this point I think it may be mentally too much for me and my Dr agrees. We know I could overcome it but at this point why add extra stress if oral meds are a pretty close to equally good option.
Did any of you BF-ers take oral antibiotics? If so what? My Dr. said there is some question about Cipro and Leviquin - his drugs of choice and cartilage/soft tissue formation in babies.
UGH - the decisions! If I take oral it seems Hannah will get exposed to more since most IV drugs would not be absorbed my her gut. Ideally, I only want to supplement formula at this point but if it is take an oral and give 100% formula or get an IV and have to spend a week or longer in the hospital and really throw things off for my family - mostly Alexa I guess I choose formula and see if I can build my supply back after the antibiotics.
I would not trade anything in the world for my babies but I will tell you that the mental/emotional stress of two in the beginning is far more than I ever expected!
A few of you have PM me about having two children. I am working on my response but things change so much day to day I am always adding things to the draft I started to created at 3 week pp! I will respond and I have not forgotten you!
Prior to getting pg w. Hannah my baseline was 80%. Right before getting pg I had an all time best for my time at this clinic (7 years) of 87%. This prompted us to get pg with Hannah.
While pg, my PFTs slowly went down just like they did with Alexa. I got to 55%. Once Hannah dropped I went back up to 65%. That was in Feb.
Today at clinic I was 65%. My Dr. said if I told him I was feeling fine he would have let me go knowing that it takes time after pregnancy to get back to baseline. But since I told him I am feeling off, not terribly sick but like I know something is brewing we are going w/ some form of antibiotics. I know I need them.
So, I am feeling a little under the weather. Normally something I could probably shake with increased exercise and airway clearance. But, last week a lot of things came crashing down on me. I had been walking outside or on the treadmill since 2 weeks pp. Nothing crazy just enough to be moving and getting to feeling like my old self. Last week I decided to push myself on the treadmill and I ended up having to go see my OB right away. It seems Hannah was big enough and came out fast enough to create a weak spot in my vaginal wall. The weak spot created a bit of a sagging vaginal wall. YIKES but thankfully nothing really serious. The extra hard jarring on the treadmill probably just made this more noticeable. So I continue with my kegals but had to back off on the exercise. A major mental blow for me because exercise is what keeps me healthy. Add to this that last week it seems Alexa realized that all of the new time and attention from Daddy is because Mommy is busy with Hannah. Alexa started being really mean to my DH. Bedtime has been awful because Alexa just wants more time with me and I am usually attending to Hannah.
Lastnight DH and I decided we will supplement Hannah with formula so he can give her a feeding when he gets home from work and around bedtime so I can spend that time with Alexa. It is what our family needs and I am o.k. with that. Of course Mommy guilt kicks in that I was able to BF Alexa for 12 months but at the same time she got pumped milk for the 1st three months because she was premature and had trouble BF until she was 3 months old. Anyway, I am at peace w/ supplementing a few feeds for the happiness of my family. I am pro BF but I certainly know that formula is not bad for babies. We made it six weeks and I should be proud of that.
So now onto me. I am feeling off but more than anything the mental stress of the last week or so has me down. I think supplementing w/ formula will help a lot because I can attend to Alexa when she needs it most. Also, supplementing will take a little milk production stress off my body. My body is keeping up just fine but I think with the stress and all, it is just one more strain on my body.
The decision now is do I do an oral med or IV's. My Dr. does not feel an IV is necessary unless I want it. We discussed oral vs. IV in terms of risk to BF-ing baby. Dr. is going to discuss with two other Drs in the field to see what they feel and will get back to me tomorrow or Wednesday and we will make a decision together. We are leaning towards oral meds because I am not horribly sick. I have not been on IV meds in 19 years which means I cannot just go get a PICC and head home - home health care will not help me out - too risky for basically a 1st time iv'er. I am open to IV but at this point I think it may be mentally too much for me and my Dr agrees. We know I could overcome it but at this point why add extra stress if oral meds are a pretty close to equally good option.
Did any of you BF-ers take oral antibiotics? If so what? My Dr. said there is some question about Cipro and Leviquin - his drugs of choice and cartilage/soft tissue formation in babies.
UGH - the decisions! If I take oral it seems Hannah will get exposed to more since most IV drugs would not be absorbed my her gut. Ideally, I only want to supplement formula at this point but if it is take an oral and give 100% formula or get an IV and have to spend a week or longer in the hospital and really throw things off for my family - mostly Alexa I guess I choose formula and see if I can build my supply back after the antibiotics.
I would not trade anything in the world for my babies but I will tell you that the mental/emotional stress of two in the beginning is far more than I ever expected!
A few of you have PM me about having two children. I am working on my response but things change so much day to day I am always adding things to the draft I started to created at 3 week pp! I will respond and I have not forgotten you!