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RE: SAHM/W Support & Encouragement ~5! - 11/19/2008 3:20:30 PM
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ChelseaRae
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Change of subject: How do you ladies get motivated to do, well, anything? I feel so lazy sometimes. My house is tidy right now, but there are still things needing done: laundry folded, beds made, mopping, vacuuming the kitchen....I just can't get up the gumption to go do anything. And I am like this most days.
Oh Amber, I love you!!!! I so feel the same way. I always (okay well most of the time) have the minimum done for my house to be clean but like you said there are a million other things that I could be doing. And yet I have no motivation to do them. I have found that bribing myself works (as sad as that is), I tell myself I can have 20 minutes on the computer or something like that if I get X and Y done first. I also find that having a daily routine really helps me. I made myself a home management binder and I keep my routine and all that in there. It helps to have things laid out in lists because being able to cross everything off the list helps me get things done some days too.
Well dh is off to camp again tomorrow. Mary and I are going to be on our own again for the next few weeks. We aren't sure what his shift is going to be but it's likely we won't see him again until Christmas. I hate this, I sure miss him when he is gone! I am excited about his new job, we will get to see a lot more of him.
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RE: SAHM/W Support & Encouragement ~5! - 11/19/2008 3:24:18 PM
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Mrs.Wifey
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Also, my friends who had the baby on Sunday (I mentioned before) thought they were going to be able to go home today but for some reason their daughter's bilirubin levels suddenly spiked. They are really worried and talking about moving the baby to NICU. I know the doctors are being extra careful because of the things that lead to their son's death last year so I don't know how serious things really are but, still, it's worrying me.
I would not worry. Gabby's bili levels were high enough to require a NICU stay, and they also talked about blood transfusions and she is just fine. It's not life threatening, and can be caused by things like a differing rH factor from the mother, prematurity, and complications of pregnancy such as pre-eclampsia.
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RE: SAHM/W Support & Encouragement ~5! - 11/19/2008 3:27:15 PM
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Also, my friends who had the baby on Sunday (I mentioned before) thought they were going to be able to go home today but for some reason their daughter's bilirubin levels suddenly spiked. They are really worried and talking about moving the baby to NICU. I know the doctors are being extra careful because of the things that lead to their son's death last year so I don't know how serious things really are but, still, it's worrying me.
I would not worry. Gabby's bili levels were high enough to require a NICU stay, and they also talked about blood transfusions and she is just fine. It's not life threatening, and can be caused by things like a differing rH factor from the mother, prematurity, and complications of pregnancy such as pre-eclampsia.
My bili levels got VERY high when I was a baby, I spent a couples weeks in the NICU, they almost gave me a blood transfusion and told my parents I'd be "slow". I turned out okay. Isaac also had high billi levels and was under the lights for a while. I wouldnt worry too much.
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RE: SAHM/W Support & Encouragement ~5! - 11/19/2008 3:41:51 PM
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Oh Amber, I love you!!!! I so feel the same way. I always (okay well most of the time) have the minimum done for my house to be clean but like you said there are a million other things that I could be doing. And yet I have no motivation to do them. I have found that bribing myself works (as sad as that is), I tell myself I can have 20 minutes on the computer or something like that if I get X and Y done first. I also find that having a daily routine really helps me. I made myself a home management binder and I keep my routine and all that in there. It helps to have things laid out in lists because being able to cross everything off the list helps me get things done some days too.
Hmmmm....that is sad, but bribing might work for me too! hehe. I tried the whole daily list thing and it worked great for a while....but only for a while. LOL
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RE: SAHM/W Support & Encouragement ~5! - 11/19/2008 3:42:02 PM
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Mrs.Wifey
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Yeah, Jaundice is relatively harmless, although alarming when your baby's eyes turn yellow.
HERE is info on Jaundice... Also, they used to say that severe jaundice could cause brain damage, but apparently that isn't so popular anymore. It can cause hearing problems, but not much else other then yellowness. Well, not in the US anyway since it's caught and treated early on... I think the levels the NICU Nurse Practicioner quoted for causing brain damage, or hearing loss were over 35ish. Gabby's jaundice was quite severe in the mid 20's, and she's a smart cookie.
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RE: SAHM/W Support & Encouragement ~5! - 11/19/2008 6:01:31 PM
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I do the bribing thing a lot, too. I do it with chapters of books I'm reading--I'l say, "at the end of this chapter, I'll go wash one load of dishes and wipe down the kitchen table". And then after that I'll read another chapter or two and then another quick job.
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RE: SAHM/W Support & Encouragement ~5! - 11/19/2008 6:02:10 PM
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Amber, do you think you are depressed? Loss of energy and loss of interest in things you used to enjoy are some tell tale signs.
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RE: SAHM/W Support & Encouragement ~5! - 11/19/2008 6:02:19 PM
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Mrs.Wifey
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I was feeling that way for awhile, I finally conceded that I had a bit of mild depression and upped my Omega's and added 5-HTP, it took about a week but my mood and motivation have definitely improved. I've done about... 10 sewing projects in the past month, lol.
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RE: SAHM/W Support & Encouragement ~5! - 11/19/2008 6:05:04 PM
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Yeah, if you're thinking it's pretty mild taking what Ryanne said and/or a multivitamin can help. I take Levity vitamins, and I haven't felt this good since before I met Robert.
What does 5HTP do Ryanne? I remember in high school people taking it after using ecstacy, but I never knew why. They said it prevented E-tardation or whatever.
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RE: SAHM/W Support & Encouragement ~5! - 11/19/2008 6:15:58 PM
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Mrs.Wifey
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It's an amino acid precursor to Serotonin, works sort of like an SSRI...
If I remember correctly, coming down off of E can make a person pretty depressed so taking 5-HTP would probably help prevent the depression.
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RE: SAHM/W Support & Encouragement ~5! - 11/19/2008 7:26:42 PM
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Nathan has been really attached to daddy, too, since he returned home.
Donna, sorry about the rotten nap.
Well, I'm back from my seminar, it was good, but glad to be home.
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RE: SAHM/W Support & Encouragement ~5! - 11/19/2008 7:56:25 PM
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Sheesh! It took me all day to get CW and a few other sites I go to daily to work. 
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I'll decorate as usual, but try to keep Levi away from everything. That could be fun!
My "gift" this year is the kitchen remodel. And we're going to buy a new TV for our bedroom for an "us" gift. Otherwise, Levi will get gifts, and our parents, and that's it.
I'm already listening to Christmas music. 
Have fun keeping Levi away from everything! The kitchen remodel and tv sound super cool!
This year we aren't doing anything. I am not interested one little bit in decorating or anything Christmasy. I will listen to the music from Third day and Sufjan Stevens that I bought last year though.  All of our stuff is packed away and I don't feel like moving boxes to get to it. Plus, even if we were already in our new place I don't think I would decorate. I just am not interested in stuff looking Christmasy this year. Last year I got sick of the clutter and was more than happy to pack everything away. I also threw away our Christmas tree before we moved in June. If Lorne wants a tree next year we will get a real tree.
For gifts we already bought Lorne's mom a present since her birthday is right before Christmas. Lorne hasn't decided whether or not we will buy his parents and his brother and his gf a gift yet. I suggested we just buy them candy or something easy like that. My aunt said that we are going to do a gift exchange so we can buy 2 presents worth $20 to take part in the gift exchange with everyone else. I am not sure if we are going to do that or not. I would rather spend the $40 to buy Lorne something.
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Change of subject: How do you ladies get motivated to do, well, anything? I feel so lazy sometimes. My house is tidy right now, but there are still things needing done: laundry folded, beds made, mopping, vacuuming the kitchen....I just can't get up the gumption to go do anything. And I am like this most days.
Well, I get stressed out if things aren't finished so that is motivation enough. Plus I like it when Lorne comes home to a clean house so I do it for him too. He told me last night that he likes it when I don't make the bed because it looks comfier, but I told him that I like making it because it looks tidy! And since I am home all day it's kinda up to me  
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RE: SAHM/W Support & Encouragement ~5! - 11/20/2008 5:55:00 AM
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Things have taken a decided Matriarchal turn in my household, and while I don't think that's entirely healthy, it must be done.
Greg has taken to letting Nathan snap his baby fingers and making daddy do what Nathan wants on several issues. This morning at 4:45am, Nathan wanted daddy to come into his room and lie down next to the crib, which Greg sometimes does over my objections. Nathan is not sick, he just likes daddy to lie down next to him. (It's been an ongoing issue.)
I got up and stopped Greg in the hall and said "No, this can't go on. Turn around" and Greg did. He's still recovering and was to sick and tired to object. Greg doesn't need to be sleeping on a cold, hard floor, and I have personal objections to the idea of sitting with a child till they fall asleep (I'm not saying anything about parents who do, it's just me). I made sure Nathan wasn't cold, sick, thirsty or freaked over a nightmare. We never just let him cry without at least checking on him. I settled him back down, then left when he was awake. He cried very little. Now I can't go back to sleep.
This isn't the only time where Greg and I have discussed a parenting issue, and came to no conclusions, and I've simply had to put my foot down and have "the final say". I'm not entirely comfortable with that role, but I won't let Greg's soft parenting turn Nathan into a child who can just order his parents around.
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RE: SAHM/W Support & Encouragement ~5! - 11/20/2008 1:07:10 PM
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Can I join the ranks of the unmotivated- or at least unmotivated to do that which I should do- I am quite motivated to...watch tv, read, surf the net, and wrap gifts that need to go out on Monday- other than that...whatever...
Does anyone know when car seats go on clearance? Ours is going to expire before the baby is one, and I like to keep them backwards longer than that anyway, so we may need to buy a new one... This one will work for now, so if they go clearance in March, I would just hold off, but if it is soon, I'd rather buy a clearance model than have to pay full price for a new one- also, Ryanne, any economical picks? I want this one to go to 30 pounds in case we get a chunker...
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Dh used to get her up in the morning on his days off, but lately she's been waking in the night, so he's been getting up then and I've been getting her in the morning. But when I go in the first thing she says is "Daddy's gone?" (in a really sad way.) I say no, then get "Daddy's awake?" (she brightens up a lot here). I say no and she says "oh, Daddy sleeping" and gets all sad again. Good morning to you too Akeelah!
