This maybe a little TMI but this needed to be said...
It's been a week since I had my angel and and 6 days since we left the hospital. Oh how I wish I could go back, it seemed easier in the hospital. I don't know why? Mitch and I really never had the nurses take him to the nursery and we were all on our own. So what is the difference from home than the hospital?
I will tell you...
You don't have nurses to come in and wake you up to take your meds. At home you have to remember your self which is hard because at home you have a baby to take care of. Than you get visitors, you also have to pump as well so he has a meal for night time. At the hospital our baby used the formula the nurses gave us and the formula we had at home made him sick.
We tried latching at the hospital but right when I had him family came in right away so we really didn't have time to latch. Let's just say it was one crazy day. But now I know what to do differently next time. Which is don't tell family after two hours or more of having the baby. :/
Anyways healing process sucks your in the tub 24/7 your also so swollen you can't go to the bathroom so you have to take laxatives which sucks because even then it doesn't work. You can't get up your stairs, clean your house, or even remember to eat. Why? Because your so focused on taking care of your little one which is how it should be but no one tells you how exhausting it is. But they do tell you how sweet it is to be a mom.
But no matter how frustrating and difficult the healing process is when you look into your newborns eyes it makes your heart melt and it's all rewarding and worth every pain! : )
I also want to say how lucky I am to have one amazing husband yes I left him out the first time. So I just wanted to take a moment and brag how amazing my husband is. He has been my nurse, a dad, mom and maid while I'm trying to take care of my self and get my self better. He has so much patience for me and Theo and the love mitch has for us is so priceless. I am so grateful for his help and grateful that he was able to help me out for a week and a half.
People also don't tell you how much you need your partner or how much you need help when you feel like a hot mess. Again I am one lucky lady to have the help of family and to have my husband here to help take care of us.
I think no matter what you read, or what people tell you, you can't really "get it" until you go through it!
ReplyDeleteIt will get easier in some ways and harder in others, but so worth it.
That is so true. It's very hard going through it all even now. All he wants 24/7 is to be held and he is so colicky it makes it even harder. I love him so much but some days are diffantly harder than others.
DeleteThat is so true. It's very hard going through it all even now. All he wants 24/7 is to be held and he is so colicky it makes it even harder. I love him so much but some days are diffantly harder than others.
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