Okay, reading the beginning of the last post, well, things have changed. In the time since then, Henry has gotten increasingly fussy. I have come to accept that he likely has colic. But that hopefully at 6 weeks (just after the peak of fussiness) he will get better. IF not, then maybe at 12 weeks. It is easier if I just think "two more weeks..."
I didn't think it was colic because he isn't always crying, but apparently colic is characterized by fussiness, not necessarily crying. And yes, it lasts on and off for three hours at a time. The worst is the mornings. At about 5 or 6 am he'll usually nurse, but then I can't seem to get him to lay back down. I'm up every thirty or forty minutes and pick him up and he burps or farts, or just calms down and then I put him down and it starts all over again. This goes on until about 8 or 9. And that is usually coinciding with Charlotte waking up. So I"m trying to soothe him or sometimes nurse him while she wants to get up, get juice and breakfast, sit in my lap, etcetera.
This morning I greeted my husband by yelling "I'm going to fucking kill someone if I don't get some god-damn sleep!". Lovely.
So PPD?? probably. But what to do about it?? Nothing. Just get through I guess. I'll have a better week maybe this week since Dave only works Mon-wed. THat helps. Just three days. Then as long as Thanksgiving goes okay...I'll get a few days with Dave. He's tired too. No one likes a screaming baby. And when it is paired with a screaming toddler...well, you just wanna kill someone. Most people with ppd want to hurt the baby. I mostly want to hurt Charlotte and this makes me feel terrible!
Let's give it two more weeks. Two more weeks. Two more weeks. Two more...
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Oh poor you Kate. I would come and watch the kids while you slept if I was around. Maybe you can find someone to do that for you. People want to help they just don't know how sometimes. I know Aidan wanted to be held all the time when he was a baby. Oh how I wanted to just take a nice long shower or eat a meal with both hands. Hang in there.
Katie,
I know I don't need to say much. I will take Charlotte for a day whenever you need some space. I know Isaac was a needy lil guy, but I didn't have a second to challenge that. I am sure time will make things easier. IJS and I would love to have CJ over anytime. Just give us a call. ;)
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