Oh Robbin I can sooo empathize with you!! My boys are 4 days shy of 20 months apart and with my first I had heartburn soooo bad it put me in pre-term labor twice! I had the worlds worst cough so they sent me to a repspritory specialist who said I had the WORST case of heart burn he had EVER seen! Oh man it was horrible! So with my second I worked out an arraingment with my mid-wife to avoid pre-term labor again and I had to take pepcid AC in the am, tums all day long and Zantec in the pm, and I still had aweful heartburn all the time!! Oh my gosh it is the worst! When you wake up in the middle of the night gaging on stomach acid!! Oh man, i dont miss that!
It is so hard to sleep when you are so pregnant and uncomforable any way and then to add heartburn, its just not fair! I recomend naps when your son is sleeping, rest when you can. Prop yourself up on lots of pillows, try not to eat too late and avoid acidy, spicy, overly seasoned foods, try and stay bland, like grilled chicken, rice and steamed veggies.
Is your husband going to be able to help you after the baby comes? You should also see if there is any way any of your family or close friends would be able to come and stay with you for any lenght of time so that they can help and you can sleep!! Do you know of anyone you trust with your son where you are now? You could ask them to watch your son for an hour or something so you could get some rest. They could just take him on a walk or to the park.
I would recommend a moms group or a church group to find other moms that can empathize and help you! Man I wish we were closer so I could help! I can not imagine going through this alone. My husband worked crazy hours and was going to school so he was gone a lot but my family has always been just down the way from us so they were great helpers!!
I dont know how you feel about letting your little one watch t.v but maybe you could make him a snack, get him a drink, his special blankie or stuffed animal, and cuddle up with him and watch a movie or something. At 18 months they have the attention span of a fly, but even 20 min of quiet time can help!! Plus if your in a child safe room there is NOTHING wrong with closing your eyes and letting him play for a little while!!
Please if you ever need to talk dont hesitate to contact me and if you would be interested I can give you my number so we can talk on the phone!!
Best of luck to you Robbin!!
Chelsey |
