6 Week Postpartum Checkup
I attempted to blog last week, but things came up that prevented me from getting to the computer long enough to finish the post. Last Monday, I went in for my 6 week postpartum appointment. I loaded up both of the boys and made my way downtown. Once we got to the doctor's office I got them in their stroller (aka: The Limousine), and we wheeled our way inside. Overall we successfully navigated the building all the way to our assigned exam room.When the physician's assistant entered the room, she smiled at the boys and then focused her attention on me. She asked how I was doing, so I explained to her that I was still having some postpartum bleeding, and that I feel like it's an excessive amount at this point. At times in the past few weeks, it had gotten so bad that I even called into the after hours emergency line. The nurses that called me back told me what I was experiencing was normal, but I had my doubts about that.
Once she started my exam, she quickly said that she needed to go get my doctor to take a look. (Great! Oh and the babies are starting to wiggle because it's time to eat. And did I mention that their stroller is HUGE! It took up roughly 25% of the exam room. Logistical issues.) Once my doctor arrived, she took a look and was very concerned with the fact that I was still bleeding as much as I was at this point. It was determined that a part of my placenta had remained lodged in my uterus post-delivery and was attempting to work it's way out. This was causing my issues.
Long story short, I had to get Kevin to rush up to STV downtown (because I couldn't watch the babies while under anesthesia, and he had to drive me home). It was quite the juggling act to get me from my doctor's exam room to a hospital room to prep for surgery with The Limousine and screaming babies. Once Kevin arrived, he took over the kiddos, I went to get my issues taken care of, and after surgery I joined Kevin and the boys in my room. My appointment had been at 10am and by 4pm (ish) we were rolling up out of there.
Definitely not what I was expecting, but now everything is so much better!
Back to the Work Grind
October 5th was my doctor approved day that I could return to work. (Great! It's that time already?!?!) I took things slow on Monday and sorted through emails, made phone calls to check in with everyone, and made my game plan for the next couple of weeks. (I should mention that I will be working from home for the remainder of the year. Once the twin's spots at daycare open up in January, I will return to the office.)
Finding a happy work/mommy balance is a challenge for any mommy that is returning to work following their maternity leave, but especially hard when you're still sitting at home with the kiddos and needing to split your attention with them staring at you from their cradles. It's now Friday, and I've made pretty good progress with my work and not sacrificed how I care for these kiddos. I call that a win (so what if it's noon and I haven't brushed my teeth yet).
During the day, I'm able to get up and get about 2 hours of work done before they wake up around 9am. Truthfully, those are my most productive 2 hours of the day. After I feed them at 9am and pump, it's about 10am and I have another 2 hours to work and grab something to eat. At noon, it's time to eat again, and they usually want to stay awake a little longer after this feeding. So mid-day is when I have mommy/H&H time. They eat again around 3pm, I pump, and then I have an hour to hour and a half before Kevin and Grady get home.
(Notice that there's no mention of laundry or bottle washing. That's because it's not happening at this point. Meaning dirty sink and an increasing pile of laundry. Also, no naps...if that was even a thought.)
It's going to be a work in progress, but I will find a happy rhythm to life, and I'll just whip and nae nae through my day.
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