My baby is a challenge...

So, our newest arrival, Cecilia Grace, is now 7 weeks old! I can't even believe it. She is always babbling and giggling and smiling, especially when her three big sisters are around and being playful with her. It is too cute! I'm so glad that the triplets are getting a chance to be big sisters to Cecilia!

Anyway, we're doing pretty well with her. After three at once, one baby seems like a breeze. But, Cecilia seems to be more of a challenging baby than my triplets were - more fussy and gets into these very unhappy moods every once in a while. Really, it seems like only her sisters can get her smiley and laughing when she is in one of those moods, which is a pain for me since I'm home with the baby while the girls are away at nursery school and my husband is at the office. The other day, I was nursing Cecilia and she seemed fine, kept looking up at me and reaching her hands out, but once she had finished and had been burped and changed, she just had a fit and refused to settle for the next three hours, until we went to pick up the triplets from nursery school! I don't know what to do with her sometimes when she gets like that, and the girls never were like that as infants!

Also, now that we've been to the six week post-delivery MW checkup and I've been cleared, my husband is very eager to resume intimacies. Up until now, we've been doing other things to satisfy his needs (finger stimulation, breast play, the very rare anal) but now he is urging me to "do the deed". I don't know if I'm ready yet! What should I do? This didn't happen last time as once I delivered the triplets I was more than excited to have sex again without the weight of my huge belly in the way!

Anyway, I hope you are all doing well with your little ones!

Love,

Julia

Oh my goodness!

Oh, Kirsti, no I did not mean she had an epileptic fit! Oh dear! I'm sorry to have caused you to be worried, but I guess I've never thought of the word fit to describe an epileptic seizure. Sorry again, hun!

Tracey, thanks! Yeah, that is a great idea to try mommy and baby group! I never had enough energy, time, or hands to do that with the triplets, so it'd be really fun to try out with Cecilia. And, I think she'd really benefit from the social interaction with the other babies.

Oh, and don't worry, I've told Todd he's not getting any for at least another month. I have a baby and three little girls to worry about, and so does he! And, I don't want to end up with an "oops" baby because we move to fast and don't do things with the most caution. He can still fondle if he wants, just he's not getting in there quite yet.

Take care, girls and babies,

Julia

Hi julia!

I think you are probably just finding out how lucky you were with the triplets!! All babies are different and it doesn't sound like Cecilia is having any real problems other than being a bit grizzly now and again! Probably the triplets learnt quickly that they had to fit in with the others and a routine which is maybe less rigid now you have just one for a major part of the day? When mine have been grizzly I have tried things like putting them in a sling to get things done or taking them out for a walk in the pram. You could look into mother and baby groups if she is missing the noise of other children around too!

As for your OH I think he should be b****y grateful for what he has!!! I would be putting mine on the sofa if he wanted to come within 5 meters of me just after I had a baby!!!!! Stick to your guns and if you don't want to then don't!!

Good luck with it all! You obviously have your hands full now with 4 girls and a rampant OH!!

Love Tracey XxxxX

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Your baby had a fit? Surely you would of rung an ambulance and got her checked out!? I personally wouldn't of just let her lay there having a fit...!
I think rather than worrying about sex with your husband, you should be worrying about your 7 week old baby who had a fit the other day!

Kirsti, Daisy (3) and 35+1 yellow bump

Oooops

I thought you meant had a fit, as in epileptic fit!
Apologies!! Pregnancy brain!!!

Sorry!