Jan
20
The Tortured Life of Bee
by Leslie
Phoebe is getting some new teeth and it’s turned her into a crusty-eyed, snotty-nosed, biting, kicking yell machine who wants to be near me and no one but me at all times so I can know her pain. Nothing seems to make her feel better than faking me out by pretending she wants to nurse, then gripping my breast with her razorclaw fingers and holding on for dear life with her jaws, all the while kicking, kicking, kicking. Bright side? My shredded nipple plugs up her mouth hole so she isn’t screaming! Because the screaming? Oh, God help us, THE SCREAMING.
I’d been giving her homeopathic teething drops until last night when she slapped them away like they were an insult, raked at her face and made a sound so wretched it stopped the heart of every small mammal within a twenty mile radius. Probably. And so, I finally gave her some real medicine which I should have recorded because it could have been a commercial for Motrin. She literally turned from a snarling, drooling monster-child into a sweet, squishy-cheeked baby doll. She rubbed her eyes and collapsed into a full four hours of true and actual rest. After I wrestled with the guilt of having let her labor through raw, throbbing, gut-wrenching hurt when all the while relief had been sitting in my medicine cabinet (and had a brief she’s-really-truly-finally-asleep dance party), I slept almost a whole two hours before she was up to mangle my milks again.
I have never been more thankful for a snow day than today. Also, ibuprofen.
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I am not big on unnecessary OTC meds with kids but I guiltlessly give myself ‘permission’ to give ibuprofen at night to help my babies sleep when they have painful teething. It makes them soo much more comfortable. And I didn’t realize you were still nursing….be patient with yourself with the weightloss! Even though nursing is supposed to burn so many calories, it always made me super hungry and with all 3 of my kids I couldn’t drop much of the baby weight until I weaned. Good luck & your kids are adorable!!
Kelly, I’ve been nursing or pregnant for the past eight years! I lost quite a bit of weight after I had Lucy, even though I was nursing, so I know I can do it. It’s just not easy. Nursing makes me hungry, too. Typing the word hungry makes me hungry. Everything makes me hungry! This is my problem. I love to eat!