I really don't know how I am going to manage working from home and taking care of J. Right now he is in a phase where he wants to be held all of the time and nurses every hour. If he falls asleep, I put him in the bouncy seat, but about 10 minutes later, he's crying again. My only break is when my husband comes home -- until then, I can forget about showering, brushing my teeth, eating, or anything else that requires hands. Right now, for example, I'm typing with one hand while he is laying on the boppy on my lap. I'm really not complaining...I'm just worn out and could really use a nap. I really am stressing about going back to work though. Hopefully he becomes more content in his bouncy seat or in the swing within the next 6 weeks or else I'm going to have to hire someone to come in and help me take care of him while I work. I REALLY don't want to have to do that though. Keep your fingers crossed.
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What about one of those baby slings like Christine used with A.? That way you could free up your hands?
I'm sure it will pass. After all, he's not quite a month old!
Now, if he's still on your lap at 13 then you have a problem! Ha!
xoxo
i had the sling for a. but the baby bjorn for E. and beware of the bb, it puts waaay to much pressure on their privates, if you ask me. the sling is TOUGH to get the hang of and i always felt like he was unable to breathe in it (his chin was always resting on his chest...can't be good).
Ugh, this is such a hard stage. it is near impossible to even eat lunch much less THINK about working. I've always had clingy babies who really needed to be held all day (for naps, anytime). It will get better though...but it might take awhile.
you might want to just put your feelers out for someone to come in one or two days a week (when you start working from home again...probably not now). if you found a great little old lady, it might not be so bad. even one day a week...at least you'd know even if he was going through a fussy time/growth spurt/what have you, you'd have one day to look forward to. : )
Oooh boy, nursing and typing/holding baby and typing, I sure do remember those days. Hey, wait, they just stopped about a month ago! : ) Typing with one hand is no fun.
I used a sling with Gracie and she loved it. I had an Adjustable Pouch from KangarooKorner.com, and I still used it to carry her on my hip till she was about 15 months old. Now I have a different carrier because 30 pounds carried in a sling is HEAVY.
Have you tried swaddling Jake? We kept Gracie swaddled a lot till she was about three or four months old. We'd swaddle her before we put her in the swing, and she seemed to be quite content there for a while. The thing with swaddling, though, is you have to do it TIGHT. I have a pre-made swaddling cloth that I never used the Velcro on because it would just wrap around her gently, not tight like all the baby "experts" say to do it. And she liked being swaddled tightly too. My in-laws poo-pooed it when they came to visit when Grace was seven weeks old, but then when they saw that she would calm down almost immediately once we swaddled her, they believed. As soon as she started fussing when they were holding her, they'd hand her off to Kurt and say, "OK, wrap her now!!" Worked like a charm!
Also it may just be because he's a newborn and he wants to be held. It's quite possible Jake could mellow out in the next six weeks.
I was going to suggest a sling too.
Maybe you could hire your house cleaner as a nanny. I heard she wants to upgrade her Mercedes.
I second the swaddle...what are your thoughts on the thing b. gave you?
I wish i were there, i'd hold that little love all day for you!!!
Maybe E. and I could commute down there every other week?
Okay, being the working non-mother with a "snoozeville" life :-)), I have little advice.
But, I have a previous co-worker, friend who just relocated to Seattle. She is a "sling guru". She lives and breathes and swears by those things. I am leaving the link here if you want to check out her blog - she has gobs of information and feedback on diferent ones and benefits, other links, etc.
However, I do second Cory's suggestion as well.
http://www.carrielogic.org/roller/page/nico/Home
We have two different carriers...a Premaxx sling and a Baby Bjorn. I've been waiting to use the sling because I need to get the okay from my ob/gyn first, and am waiting to use the Bjorn because he has no neck strength yet. I'm hoping that using them will make my life easier - soon.
Swaddling hasn't really worked for some reason - he HATES to have his hands restrained, so the only way we can swaddle him is if we leave them out. Christine, are you talking about the Miracle Blanket? So far, he's not a big fan because it restrains his arms. Maybe our next baby will like it though.
Cory - You kill me! I still have no idea how she affords that car or her house...she doesn't charge very much (or at least not as much as Merry Maids)!
MK99 - Screw what anyone else thinks! ;) Your friend's site is cool - I added it to my links. :)
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