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OT, sorta: No chance to make beads grrrr!
OK, so, for a week I've been waiting for a chance to go torch. My camera
even finally showed up, MORE incentive to get out there and work! Saturday, too much was going on for me to make more than two beads. OK then. Yesterday, I managed to make eight mediocre beads. Sigh. Today, DH was home all day. I waited and hoped and planned for the moment the baby fell asleep; she never did. ??? Is it even possible for a 4-week-old infant to be awake for 18 hours? She did nod off for 10 minutes here, 10 minutes there during the day, but never for longer than it took for me to figure out she was asleep and try to leave the room. Mostly, she cried and nursed all day. My boobs are SORE! Now I feel so frustrated about not having time to make beads, I don't know what to do! Besides hope that she goes to sleep tonight; she's been viewing me through slitted eyes as I rock her bassinet with my foot and type this... -- -Kalera Mom of Juliet, 5, Sam, 3, and Ophelia, born 5/31/03 Wife of the incomparable Moxley of www.spaceplex.com See us at www.strattonhome.org |
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(Kalera)
Some times the mum needs mothering! DS would sleep well for a few days and then have an awake marathon out of the blue. I didn't know whether I was Arther or Martha. I consoled myself by telling myself that by the time he was 21, I wouldn't be getting up to him in the night! I hope you're little one sleeps through the night soon. -- Marisa (AU) ESBC |
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"Kalera Stratton" wrote in message ... Is it even possible for a 4-week-old infant to be awake for 18 hours? She did nod off for 10 minutes here, 10 minutes there during the day, but never for longer than it took for me to figure out she was asleep and try to leave the room. Mostly, she cried and nursed all day. My boobs are SORE! Yes, it's possible. She's probably going through a growth spurt (there are usually a couple of big ones around 3 weeks and again at 6). Are you using Lansinoh on your breasts? Getting enough to drink? Are you sure she's got a proper latch - check to make sure both the upper and lower lip are everted. Have you tried wearing her down for a nap in the sling? If she's also crying constantly, you might want to have the ped. check her ears - she might have an ear infection. It's rare for a BF infant to have one, but you never know. With all the humidity/rain/molds in the air, anything is possible. E-mail me offlist if you want to talk more - I've BTDT, and recently! Barbara |
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Hang in there Karera! She's gotta sleep sometime!
-- Jerri www.beadbimbo.com To subscribe to the Beadbimbo mailing list, send a blank email to: |
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Oh, man, I usually don't say anything, or *think* anything, either, because I
don't KNOW anything. Except that I was once a kid, of course, and I might know what I'd have liked.....which isn't always what a kid *needs*. I am totally ignorant and aware of that fact. But I'm a dog expert! (Was a pro) Lol! Sooz, you remind me of my friend who always had opinions on what other people should do with their children. She didn't actively give out advice, but maybe later, when the person wasn't around, would say, "What she should do is..........." and then she'd laugh and say, "I have all the answers on how to raise children and I didn't even have any!" ~~ Sooz ------- ESBC Dr. Sooz's Bead Links http://www.vibrantjewels.com/jewelry/links.htm One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. ~ A. A. Milne |
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This friend was so outspoken, sometimes I wanted to smack her and other
times I wished I was just like her! Lol. I just learned to take her with a grain of salt because she was very opinionated, but a really good friend too. She moved away about 5 years ago, although we're still in touch. Your post just reminded me of her and of a lot of laughs we had at things she would say. Sometimes the words just came out before the brain was in gear. -- Jerri www.beadbimbo.com To subscribe to the Beadbimbo mailing list, send a blank email to: "Dr. Sooz" wrote in message ... Oh, man, I usually don't say anything, or *think* anything, either, because I don't KNOW anything. Except that I was once a kid, of course, and I might know what I'd have liked.....which isn't always what a kid *needs*. I am totally ignorant and aware of that fact. But I'm a dog expert! (Was a pro) |
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I was kidding! Totally! It was supposed to be funny.
Everyone knows exactly how to raise children, and this knowledge mysteriously evaporates the moment they have children of their own. As for me, I mutter a lot, tell everyone that they're loved at every opportunity, and figure that my baby will never care if the carpet is spotless, but she'll always know that her Mama had time to play. I'll let you know in 20 years if I was right. Kathy N-V ~~ Sooz ------- ESBC Dr. Sooz's Bead Links http://www.vibrantjewels.com/jewelry/links.htm One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. ~ A. A. Milne |
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Oh, man -- I think they spend their entire life *before* being born plotting.
I believe in reincarnation. So they're born with all these plans, and goals, even revenge -- and they can't talk or walk. They're so frustrated they could explode right then and there, and who's handy? Mom! Let's take it out on Mom! Haw haw haw! "Little weiner only has three brain cells at first, how hard can it be?" ~snipped~ Until the kid arrived. What we didn't realize is that they spent their nine month sentence "in the hole" plotting and planning on what to do when they finally escaped. ~snipped~ They come out of the hatch looking so sweet and innocent, and no one dreams that they've already formed a huge portion of their personality and that you have to ways to go: to try and mold it (hahahaha) or to learn what it's like and subtly make it work with everyone else. Fortunately, they're still so tiny, cute and lovable that they allow us to think that they aren't in charge. Kathy N-V ~~ Sooz ------- ESBC Dr. Sooz's Bead Links http://www.vibrantjewels.com/jewelry/links.htm One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. ~ A. A. Milne |
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