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I feel kinda alone. I've had four children now and with my previous three recovery was a breeze (relativly speaking, LOL). With this one though I've had complication after complication. In the hospital I lost a little too much blood so they put me back on iron supplements and kept me on I.V.s a bit longer. B/C of the strep B I had antibiotics afterwards (the birth was too quick to have during). I then had the flu and a uterine infection at the same time, now I have thrush and a vaginal infection (not a yeast infection there- but a bacterial one). I've been on antibiotics/meds since my daughter was born and I feel like a pin cushion! PLUS my little one had minor things (like jaudnice and weight loss in the first week) and we had company over for the first 2wks solid, now that we no longer have ppl coming over constantly she has thrush too and is REALLY fussy. She won't sleep unless being help or slept with. I don't feel like I've really gotten my rainbow. I can't get anything around the house done- or spend time with my older kids- or even snuggle with my newborn (she's too fussy). I'm so scared that her fussiness is not due to the thrush or medications for it and she's developing colic like her older brother had- I don't think I can do that again.
Anyone else feel like this? Posted on 11/08/09, 03:11 pm |
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Having four kids just sounds totally knackering! My Mum did it (number 4 was an accident!) and had 4 kids under the age of 7. My first is now 5.5 months and I've just stopped feeling totally sleep deprived. The first 2 months were just really extreme and although I want more kids, I'm not looking forward to that bit again :(
I've happily got nothing done around the house and spent time with nobody and thought that was normal with a newborn! Basically you sound like supermum! Everyone kept saying to me - it will get better. But I guess you know that :) Deal with things one at a time if you can. Get the thrush treated and finish your course of meds and you'll feel better. Don't have anyone else to visit unless you know they'll be more of a help than a hindrance! Let the house go if you can - do you have a partner, parent, sibling, friend or cleaner etc who you can get to assist? I have no idea how to spend time with older kids when you have a newborn - can you enlist them to help out with stuff round the house? Can your visitors return the favour and take your kids out or have them round to visit? I seem to spend some days just sitting, feeding, changing, feeding, washing laundry, feeding, bathing, feeding etc and that's just with one! Fingers crossed that you don't have a colicky baby. I had three month colic and my parents always mention how horrible it was. If it's any consolation, the baby won't remember it - I don't. I suspect this is just an exhausting time. I've been advised to try to space future kids out so there's only ever one in nappies at a time - does that sound sensible to you? (Sorry to pick your brains when you're the one asking for support but it sounds like you could be more help to me than I can to you!) Good luck with everything! 
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