SSRIs are my friend
Thanks for the encouraging comments on my last post. I think Amy said it best:
At any rate, I took the first dose last night, and although I don't know if this stuff is supposed to start working so quickly, I feel remarkably peppy today. This even though I laid awake for an hour between 4:00 and 5:00 this morning, unable to go to sleep after a nursing session. I woke up rested and ready to go! Have I done anything useful with this energy? Heck yeah...I've nursed a baby at least 10 times already today! I also trimmed her nails for the first time, and am now three for three on trimming a new daughter's *finger* instead of just the nail the first time she got them done.
At least it was the last one, so I was able to finish without her screaming through the rest of her fingers!
There is not really such a thing as a "normal, mentally and emotionally healthy wife and mom". We're all a little crazy.Well. OK. When you put it that way...I guess I am more or less normal!
At any rate, I took the first dose last night, and although I don't know if this stuff is supposed to start working so quickly, I feel remarkably peppy today. This even though I laid awake for an hour between 4:00 and 5:00 this morning, unable to go to sleep after a nursing session. I woke up rested and ready to go! Have I done anything useful with this energy? Heck yeah...I've nursed a baby at least 10 times already today! I also trimmed her nails for the first time, and am now three for three on trimming a new daughter's *finger* instead of just the nail the first time she got them done.
At least it was the last one, so I was able to finish without her screaming through the rest of her fingers!
posted by Andrea | 2:36 PM
6 Comments:
Hang in there, hon. You're doing great.
Ah, that finger was too long, anyway ;)
I'm going to miss Jeremiah when he leaves on the 25th. You can come see me.
Really.
No, REALLY!
I just read the last 2 posts, and will be reading the birth story soon. Congrats!!!
Yes, meds can be your friend. Best friend even. I love what Amy said- its so true.
Hugs to you and your new addition!
Hi there! I am very late to read all this because of a million things and a new pact to reduce blog-reading, but I just want to say congratulations and how much I enjoyed reading your story. I have a weird fascination with birth stories. They're disturbing but enthralling all at the same time. I try to imagine myself going through that--is it difficult to have all that attention on you? I think for me that would be the hardest... Anyway, cheers! say hi to Arwyn for me. Though as a middle child, my sympathy is definitely with Aislinn...
zapaper, when it happens, you may actually enjoy the attention! And if you have a midwife, as opposed to an OB, you'll have a stronger relationship with her, almost a friendship, so it might not feel so odd.
And poor Aislinn, yes...it has definitely been hard on her already. We're trying to give her some extra attention!
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