Before I unleash, I want to preface this with I've actually had a good couple of days. I'm enjoying being a mom more and more and it is getting so much more fun as Adelyn is becoming more responsive and exploring her world more every day. My family has been super great in helping out and I feel like Adelyn is even napping a little better! So overall, things are going well for us. BUT it's just been one of those days where I am worn down at the end of the night and just want to whine a little to someone... anyone!
Adelyn still won't eat without crying through it. I don't get it. This has been going on for almost a whole week now. At first we were so frustrated with her thinking she was being a little butt and just not wanting to take the bottle after she had been for 8 weeks. We then find out she had thrush (an infection in her mouth) that made it uncomfortable for her to suck. (Here's my previous post about this). So we're on a medicine that seems to be doing NO good. Nothing has changed. I am beginning to dread feeding times. And it seems like she does too. It's heartbreaking, frustrating, exhausting, and draining to know that she is hungry but to see her get so flustered and upset when she starts to eat. Why isn't the medicine working?? Is thrush even the problem or is there something else wrong? I was told it would be a quick fix. There is nothing quick about multiple days of your child crying through eating 5+ times a day. I don't feel like I'm getting much help from my pediatrician either. Well, her nurse anyway. I've talked to her twice already about it she's not concerned since Adelyn seems to be getting enough to eat. Yes, she is getting enough but this nurse isn't seeing the 45 minute process it takes to get your crying baby girl to gulp down 2 ounces when she used to easily guzzle 4 ounces and end with a smile. I feel unheard and helpless and not sure what to do except to hope it clears up soon. I don't want to be that annoying mom who keeps calling the doctor back but I don't know what else to do. No one seems to have answers.
I mean, has anyone out there had this problem or heard of someone who has? I'm feeling pretty lonely in this right now when the only feedback I get from people is, "Ya, that's weird. My kids never did that..."
Anyway... like I said, these are the ramblings coming from a tired mommy at the end of the day. It just helps to complain sometimes, ya know?
And now for some random pictures for you... More from my sister's wedding photographer Nicole Welch
No comments:
Post a Comment