Comments on: Exhale. The end of the fourth trimester.

By: It gets better: a look back at my third newborn experience

It gets better: a look back at my third newborn experience — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:06:04 +0000

[...] inside jokes, freelance writing pieces for her review, and planning outings. When I wrote about the end of the fourth trimester in a blog post last year, Whitney accused me of glossing over the tough stuff. I finally had the courage, more than a year [...]

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:19:03 +0000

Ooh, so many of my favorite things too. Great list Heather! (And love that baby pic. You look pretty darn awesome for no coffee + 4th trimester.)

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:58:08 +0000

We are currently trying to get my 4.5 month old out of the swaddle and bouncy chair, and hopefully into her crib. Anyone… thoughts?

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:03:37 +0000

Thanks for that!!

I know I’m hard on myself because of this site… Must Make It Fun!!!

By: Susie

Susie — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:55:53 +0000

we just completed six months with number three. good times ahead mama! I could not believe how much HARDER it was with the third. I new what I was doing, besides the million things I forgot, but it was still hell. lots of pain. no leaving house. extended witching hours. no taking of bottle. no pacifier. no warranty. no going back.

and now i can’t remember life without him.

By: bec

bec — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:27:20 +0000

thanks for making me feel like i’m not crazy for not loving these first couple months of baby-life – i’m almost to the end of month 2. phew.

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:12:49 +0000

ahh.. the 4th trimester. The Little Lamb swing saved me too and we swaddled until 9 months. oh yes, we did.

By: katery

katery — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:42:46 +0000

aw, reminds me of my little one when she was little! we used to swaddle her and put her in the swing too, it worked great!

By: heyjenrenee

heyjenrenee — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:59:25 +0000

LOVE the realness here … I do remember those days but still needed a little reminder of what’s ahead! Sleep deprivation is THE WORST.

By: Dani

Dani — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:41:13 +0000

OMG, that brings back so many memories. I wish someone had told me about the miracle blanket at the beginning – that thing is the most amazing invention EVER. My daughter wouldn’t go in the swing OR the bouncy chair. Congrats on making it to 3 months – it all gets easier from here on in!
-Dani (https://diapersandstilettos.wordpress.com)

By: Rachel A.

Rachel A. — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:05:20 +0000

Your post is bringing back many memories! I will say that our first reading of The Happiest Baby on the Block (alas, 6 weeks in to the 4th trimester) and learning about the “4th trimester” was a help. Didn’t make the sleep deprivation any easier but certainly helped us reframe the first three months.

Like your swing-as-bed, we used our Graco carseat for a bed for a a while — and I was terrified that the boy would never be able to sleep in bed (I found it easy to catastrophize in that 4th trimester!) — but he did. As, I guess, they always do.

Congratulations on starting a new chapter!

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:00:26 +0000

TORTURE. Shrieks, screams, milk, explosive poop, more screams, shuushing, jiggling, walking, crying, hands always full, lap always full, me crying, him crying, never wanting to be alone with all of my children, not being able to brush teeth for an hour of trying, giving up caffeine, never being able to reliably leave the house, breastfeeding, pain, sleeplessness, sleeping only to accidentally wake.

Plus the cuteness.