This little bear is going to be the end of me. I swear it…
She was a Christmas present from Coco’s grandmother. When you squeeze her paw, she sways back and forth and sings “Baby of Mine.” I assumed it was a lullaby, of which I am not really a fan. I’m more of a folk music kind of mama. My girls get a lot of Donovan. It turns out the song is from “Dumbo” and it’s sweet but a little sad. Anyway, for the last few days, for some inexplicable reason, I’ve had a compulsion to squeeze her paw – over and over – and listen to this song. It always ends the same way, and that would be with me in a puddle of tears. I don’t know what the deal was, it just hits me somewhere deep down inside, and I fall into a pile of mush on the floor of Coco’s bedroom.
Consider the mystery solved.
After 9 months of pregnancy, 12 months of nursing and another 9 months of pregnancy and then almost 10 more months of nursing (almost finished!), I am back on my cycle. Ugh. I hate to share so much information, it’s just that I cannot get past the surge of extraordinarily spastic hormonal emotions I’m feeling right now. I’m like a live wire. Every little thing makes me short circuit. But that’s not the worst part. The worst part is that my skin now resembles that of a prepubescent boy. Yuck. Come on, hormones. Level yourselves out. Please.
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Lulu,
I’ve been battling my skin for years! Every hormone fluctuation, every stressful event. Pregnancies were rough for me, but just during the first trimesters when it was written all over my face. Namely my forehead. Both pregnancies found me getting bangs to cover the damage. That was possibly worse than the pimples!
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Those hormones suck… but on a normal day that song makes me a little weepy, I sadly admit.
Oh I feel your pain…Cycle #1 just hit for me and I’m only in month four of nursing…I got six months with my first…I think my hormones have their own agenda – especially lately…The thing that gets me these days is the sweet little book, On the Day You Were Born – a good girlfriend gave it to me and my littlest boy, Riley, and now every time we read it, I well up with tears and loose all sanity.
Don’t rag on that song too much – Baby Mine is the song I’ve always sung to Jack! Although now if I try to sing it to him, he covers my mouth, and says, “Don’t sing!” I think he’d prefer some folk music…
Sorry about the cycles. Mine came back 6 weeks to the day after Jack was born despite breastfeeding. It stinks.
Oh honey – I’m so sorry! I, too, STILL turn into a pile of mush and cry sometimes for NO reason over songs or stories or photos. And my mood swings – every other month – (seems that every other month is particularly worse than others ) – are HORRENDUS! I know when it’s coming now so I can relatively control it but it still kind of SUCKS!
My advice – ditch the bear! And treat yourself to a relaxing and rejuvenating facial!!
XOXO
I thought I was the only one. It’s been 7 months of cycles since bf and I thought I was 14 again! I can’t seem to sufficiently cover them with makeup either! Aggh!
It’s a cruel, cruel joke. My skin and PMS have not been this bad since I was 14 years old! And now we have kids (and husbands) to deal with! I find ice cream to be quite therapeutic…!
It is just a cruel joke having the wide and crazy mood swings that are associated with childbearing.
That being said, cutting out red meat, dairy and sugar will help level out your hormones.
I’m with you on the hormones. I, too, was pregnant, breastfed for a year, got pregnant again after 3 cycles, breastfed again for a year, and am currently on cycle #2. My hormones are a mess! Thank God for my facialist.
As for the bear – my Princess got the same bear as a gift from her great-aunt when she was less than a year old. The singing drove me bananas. Good news? There’s an off button! Unzip the bear’s but and you’ll find it right next to the batteries. I was so glad when the bear stopped singing. The Princess doesn’t even remember that it used to sing!
If if makes you feel better, I cry when I hear that song too and it’s got nothing to do with hormones! I hope you feel better soon.
hi girlie – tell me about the skin thing. I feel like even trying to get pregnant again is wreaking havoc on my skin, and I have no measurable hormones yet! Check out Mario Bedescu Drying Cream … it works miracles.
Yes, we’re reading the same book. Interesting, dontcha think? In theory, very appealing. Practically speaking? Harder to actually apply.
I feel for you with the skin thing. Had problems all through my pregnancy. It got better while I was nursing but when I stopped last summer it got real bad again…still dealin’ with it.