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woodnymph486 
2:30pm Sunday
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?
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Dear Nymph, I know it kinds sucks right now, and it cannot be easy! But you have so many things to be greatful for, like that your baby is doing well, bf has greatly improved, and so forth. There is nothing wrong with co-sleeping, and as a matter of fact, it is recommended by the WHo and Unicef. It is normal to not have much time for the other kids. Can you find someone to maybe care for your baby an hour a day, and then give them each a 15-20 minuts one-on-one? Send me a pm with your e-mail address, and I can send you some very useful articles on colic-reflux, co-sleeping, etc. from Dr Jack Newman.
You may very well be overwhelmed with everythign, which is nor surprising, since this was your most difficult birth and you struggled with bf, and have other kiddes to take care of. I can fully undersand. My third spent 5 wks in NICU and another 3 mths in the hospital, at which point I moved in to be with him, 24-7. I only got to see my 2 and 4 yr old when my dh would bring them to visit, which was almost every day, but they could only stay for about an hour total; after that they would be climbing the walls, running down the halls,and so forth. Boy, did I ever miss them!
This is not to diminish at all what you are living, though. I am sorry your birth experience did not turn out as expected, and the health and bf complications do not help. But do try to look at things positively: you are home with baby, and in general, she and you are healthy and well. After the first 6 weeks or so, things will greatly improve! SO chin-up! :)
And lots of hugs to you and lil one!
Franny7