Showing posts with label pain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pain. Show all posts
Monday, March 8, 2010
Teething is awful!
First off, I can't believe Coraline is already 5 months old! Where did the time go? Second, she's been teething for about 2 weeks now and it's been rough. Poor thing is constantly irritable and wakeful at night. We were finally enjoying her sleeping through the night and now we're back to square one again. She sobs her heart out at night when the pain is the worst and sometimes clenches her mouth shut which is frustrating because I can't give her Baby Orajel or tylenol until she opens up. It's heart-breaking to watch her suffer. I know it's only temporary and she'll get through it just fine but it's hard on me and Chris when all we want to do is make her feel better. So far, the result of so much pain has been the emergence of two, sharp, little, bottom teeth.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Badge of Honor?
Okay, so this is more of a question than a post. And, a bit of a rant too. Why do other mothers feel compelled to tell horror stories about birth and pregnancy to first-time moms-to-be? I'm already a worry-wort and obsess about everything. Why do other women feel the need to freak me out even more so?
I have no idea how my own labor and birth experience will be. For all I know it could be completely normal. Nothing out of ordinary. No horrible, traumatizing, agonizing moments. But, it sure doesn't help when women around me like to leave that seed of doubt in my brain and the thought that I possibly 'could' be just like them. Nor does it help when other women tell painful and terrifying possibilities of stillbirth and death to a young mom. The last thing I want to hear is, "oh, you're nearly 5 months?! My daughter lost her baby when she was 6 months pregnant and she had no warning or complications."
AHHHHH. Why would anyone say that?! I sympathize. I truly do, but I am not the person with whom you should be discussing this. The LAST thing I need to stress about is the myriad of ways I could lose my baby. Thanks. I really needed that. Have any other mothers out there been through this? What do you do to get through all this with your sanity intact?
I have no idea how my own labor and birth experience will be. For all I know it could be completely normal. Nothing out of ordinary. No horrible, traumatizing, agonizing moments. But, it sure doesn't help when women around me like to leave that seed of doubt in my brain and the thought that I possibly 'could' be just like them. Nor does it help when other women tell painful and terrifying possibilities of stillbirth and death to a young mom. The last thing I want to hear is, "oh, you're nearly 5 months?! My daughter lost her baby when she was 6 months pregnant and she had no warning or complications."
AHHHHH. Why would anyone say that?! I sympathize. I truly do, but I am not the person with whom you should be discussing this. The LAST thing I need to stress about is the myriad of ways I could lose my baby. Thanks. I really needed that. Have any other mothers out there been through this? What do you do to get through all this with your sanity intact?
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