I Want To Blog, Really I Do
But I'm just so tired. And my head hurts. And I spend hours and hours every day nursing my three week old. The rest of the day I spend bothering my three older children. Or they are bothering me. It's difficult to tell.I would have more time to blog if I weren't going to bed at 6:00 at night. I'm not saying that's when I go to sleep but that's when I don't have the strength to hold my head up anymore. I'm wondering when I'm going to feel like a regular person again. Does anyone know?
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posted by The Lazy Organizer @ 8:21 PM
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21 Comments:
What?? 6:00?? I'm so so jealous.
I say you'll feel normal in a year. Or maybe 6 months if you're lucky.
Can't wait for that day.
This is your 4th (?) baby, which means you still have 3 others to take care of, plus a house, plus a BABY, plus a husband! And your body takes longer to recover than when you had your 1st. (I mean, good grief, with the first, we could even nap when the baby was napping, right?). So don't worry, you're normal. Eventually (probably after the baby quits nursing every 2 hours), you'll start to feel more like yourself. In the meantime just focus on the basics around the house, and give yourself a break. (I'm pregnant with my 5th, so I'm planning to take my own advice come September...yikes!).
Baby is only three weeks. This is the time of your life. Your blog will wait for you, and so will we. Sleep and nurse and soak up the sweetness.Don't feel guilty or try to be like you were last year at this time. Enjoy. Blessings, Tiffany
you will start to feel better when the baby is six weeks old. then even better at three months, then six months. if you are lucky and baby is a good sleeper, you'll be feeling remarkably better whenever you start getting six straight hours of sleep. i'm sure you know this already, since this is your fourth, but i've found it is true every time. except for on my second, who had colic. then i wasn't myself for six months. but you won't have that curse.
Mine is 7 mos old and I just barely started sleeping through the night...I guess that means SHE just started sleeping through the night. Oh, and I still take two naps a day. I think my body is too old for this and it's playing catch-up from the past 16 mos.
Oh, I so understand! Just keep telling yourself you can get through it....before you know it she will be sleeping through the night.
I usually don't start feeling "normal" until the baby is about 18 months old. By then they have weaned, are in a big bed, aren't so dependant, and my body finally starts regulating itself. I've actually thought of giving up blogging for this very reason... But I'm not sure I can.
i am with you Lara, ALexis is 3 weeks Tomorrow and boy I give anything for a big nights sleep. I can't wait for it to happen. I know it will eventually, but man it is hard. And who gets to nap when they have other kiddies at home to care for. Best wishes and know we are going thru the same thing.
My 4th baby is 5 months old and I am just now getting back into my old routine. I have really beat myself up over the fact that my house is falling apart around me and I am helpless to stop it but things are beginning to get better. Baby is now sleeping through the night, I have begun getting up at 5:30 to walk on the treadmill, and hopefully by the end of the week, I will be able to find my kitchen again! Hang in there, it will get better!
Hang in there- Who cares about blogging....it will still be here when you able to. Enjoy every single second- and get as much sleep as you can (i know sounds like a paradox doesn't it) I haven't had a night of sleep in 13 years-:)
PS I love that pic- that describes it all!
my kid is 2mos old. i feel fairly normal... but that's due to him sleeping from 8p to 6am last night. when it comes to actually leaving the house, it's another story entirely.
I could have written this post! The 3wk old's CONSTANT nursing and the older one running wild. I hear ya' on it all!
Take it easy. We'll be here whenever you have the energy to write!
What Tiffany said.
It takes 6 weeks for your uterus to heal...3 weeks is nothing.
In some cultures, the mom and child get a 40 day babymoon to just bond and nurse and cuddle and fall in love, and other people take care of the day-to-day stuff that doesn't really matter any way, except you still have to get everyone fed.
Blog, schmog. I agree that your readers will keep checking in and will enjoy when you're ready to post more. Aren't most (or all) of your readers moms who also understand what you're going through?
I don't know where these magical cultures are...I have to find out who these wise people are.
Feel better. When you get really down, just consider Michelle Duggar, whose picture you posted when you were considering your #4. She's expecting number << 18 >> at the first of next year. Now don't you feel more energetic already? LOL!
Oh honey. Regular is history. All I can hope for after number four is functional. Or maybe just not entirely dis-functional.
I still think you're Superwoman and walk on water. You should totally nod off at 6pm because you have your kids well-trained enough to carry on without you.
I know a mom of nine who says it always takes six months before you feeling like a human being again after each child. I've found that at the two month mark though things get a wee bit better. Rest when you can. Your public will hang about waiting for your glorious return. Whenever it happens to happen. ~hugs~
The fastest recovery I had after delivering was my sixth child. That's because my parents came and stayed for over a week and would. not. let. me. do. a. thing. NADA! It was wonderful to sit on the couch all day. I so wanted to get up and move around, help with the kids, etc but my father was very adamant that I stay put. It just took that one week of complete and total rest. All this to say don't be afraid to just rest on the couch or in your bed. It may seem like you aren't doing a thing but it is so worth it in the end.
My philosophy is that all bets are off for the first 3 months. Baby gets to be on-tap nonstop if she wants. Mom can slouch around in yoga pants day in and day out if she wants. No obligations other than nuzzling that baby and giving sufficient attention to the bigger kids. Sounds like you need to lower your expectations for a while longer! :)
Put the computer away, put your feet up (as much as you can at least!), and just snuggle on the couch or in bed with your baby. Sniff that new baby smell and soak it all in!
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~ Sarah
I say rest up and blog when you have the energy ... we aren't going anywhere :) !!
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