Lucy is approaching 6 months old and I am a husk.
The other day LK described it perfectly. He said 'you've been strip-mined'. I've got a beast of a beautiful blonde, rosy-cheeked daughter and I've been left with the tailings. I'm not really complaining, although quite frankly no-one really prepares you for the post-partum period. How many people prior to having children know about your hair falling out a few months after delivery? I have long hair and *oh Lord* our shower is starting to look like a College dorm room. The hair! It's taking over the house. Gossamer strands glinting accusingly from every surface. I am not looking forward to returning to my pre-pregnancy eight strands of limp blonde hair. It has been quite refreshing to have a ponytail wider than my middle finger. Then there's that awful growing back in stage where you have spiky re-growth protruding from your temples like antannae. Good times.
I'm still nursing the beast. I've no idea how she has managed to attain such a size (97th percentile for height) while I'm still exclusively nursing yet still managing to carry around some pregnancy bulge. Looking at the size of her you'd think I'd be down to 100lbs by now. Except while I'm obviously losing weight by breast-feeding I seem to be more than making up for it with my voracious appetite. Lucy woke me up at 5am to feed and for the last hour all I've been thinking about is a full English breakfast. Cereal be damned. I'm talking bacon, sausages, eggs cooked in bacon fat, fried tomatoes and mushrooms, baked beans and fried eggy bread on the side. Hmm. No wonder Lucy looks like she's just eaten all the other babies in the nursery.
We are flying back home for a visit in a couple of weeks and I am not looking forward to presenting my work-in-progress physique. I shall just have to wear a selection of outlandish scarves that draw the eye away from the post-partum carnage. Not sure if that'll be quite so effective in the swimming pool but we shall see. I will admit that I went to the Old Navy $5 swim sale yesterday in an attempt to find a bikini to winch in these giant mammaries. That 10 minutes with two small children, a brightly lit changing room and cheap garish fabrics will require a lifetime of therapy. Damn you self-esteem. Honestly though, what was I thinking? Must have been a low blood-sugar moment, or subconcious self-hatred. Needless to say I did not buy anything - and the moment when Anna announced to the entire fitting room that 'your boobies are too squashed Mommy' was a particular favourite.
Must go. Lucy has just been sick on my hair.
My life is great.
4 comments:
I have SO made that same trek to Old Navy and had nearly the exact same experience. I blame it on breastfeeding and the enourmous number of brain cells that it apparently requires to produce milk.
Sounds to me like you need some Cadburys......
I have a good stash & will send you some,,send me your address.
I hate my boobs when nursing also. They are fairly big to begin with and just reach outlandish proportions when lactating. It IS hard to dress appropriately in this situation. You are totally right about the hooker vs. matron issue. In fact you are totally right about everything in this post. Sigh. I am having my second baby in 3 weeks and I know that all of this is coming. I didn't have as many problems with the hair falling out (but it never felt much fuller when I was pregnant either), but everything else is spot on.
I do love the "lion's mane" of hair that sprouts around my face when it all starts to grow back. Pretending those are stray bangs just doesn't cut it.
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