tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post6328909598213392166..comments2023-10-21T03:54:12.029-04:00Comments on A Gift Universe: Postpartum "vacation"Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-8127758613280893292014-09-02T19:25:00.305-04:002014-09-02T19:25:00.305-04:00Yes, it really is a lesson in guilt! I feel so ho...Yes, it really is a lesson in guilt! I feel so horrible when I turn one kid's world upside down because I had another. I do think it's good for them in the long run, but very rough in the short term ... and very humbling for me. I don't get to *feel* like a good mother anymore.<br /><br />I should say, lest everyone worry, that things are much better now. The boys are over their cold. (John still isn't; it's settled into his ears and I am hoping hard they clear soon on their own.) A return to routine and making some new routines is helping a lot. Miriam got the cold (boo!) but was only really snuffly for two nights and is pretty much over it now. And I still haven't gotten it at all; I did take vitamin C so maybe that's it? Certainly I have gotten quantities of snot on me from the boys, so it's not that I haven't been exposed. And best of all, Miriam can now be put down if she's really thoroughly out, which means I have time to cook, do chores, and give lap time to the other kids. I'd say they are back to pre-baby behavior. And me, I feel better than I have in months. Not quite to a pre-pregnant level of energy, but a second-trimester level at least.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-72004509639283652222014-09-02T19:07:12.697-04:002014-09-02T19:07:12.697-04:00Early on, I called the early days of 3 children, &...Early on, I called the early days of 3 children, "a lesson in guilt" because someone's needs were always unfulfilled. <br /><br />As the boys aged, I realized that the 2nd and 3rd child benefitted from learning early that sometimes there are needs that have priority over your own. <br /><br />The oldest still has a hard time with this. Being the center of the universe for 4 years has a downside. ;)<br /><br /> *hugs* Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-30147599347231076832014-09-02T08:42:48.413-04:002014-09-02T08:42:48.413-04:00Oh my goodness. I hope your normal life is a littl...Oh my goodness. I hope your normal life is a little more restful than your vacation!The Sojournerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04559244806125834569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-73595816033107022882014-09-01T16:12:55.928-04:002014-09-01T16:12:55.928-04:00+JMJ+
Oh, wow. What a week!
I'm so sorry t...+JMJ+ <br /><br />Oh, wow. What a week! <br /><br />I'm so sorry to hear about the colds. As if things weren't stressful enough, aye? My home remedy is a glass of hot milk, turmeric powder, black pepper (just to activate the pectin in the turmeric), and honey. But it kind of works better as a preventative measure--or when you feel the cold just about to start, at the latest. I'm not sure if it would be that effective for the boys. And I remember reading that pregnant women shouldn't have turmeric, though I don't know about nursing mothers. Hmmm. This paragraph was a waste of your time. ;-) <br /><br />My phone battery is dying, so I'll have too contrive this comment later. In the meantime I'm sending lots of love and prayers to Our Lady of Leche!Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-69974891943206098522014-08-31T16:58:58.942-04:002014-08-31T16:58:58.942-04:00God bless you. All I can say is that just from re...God bless you. All I can say is that just from reading that, I got exhausted. I would have, by now, entertained serious thoughts of running away from home. Yikes!Sugar Coaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501553009099127331noreply@blogger.com