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Sinus Infection says
Last week I was terribly ill with what I think was the flu. Fever, chills, aches, painful cough, congestion, no voice, in bed for 2 days straight. I feel a lot better since then but still am quite congested and have a headache. I think I probably have a sinus infection. I am nursing so have not really taken anything except for advil. Is there anything I can take besides that? Any other tips? I rarely get sick aside from the occasional cold so I’m not very well versed in dealing with this stuff.
KJ says
If you really have an infection, you need antibiotics, so try to make a doctor appointment or go to a drop-in clinic. In the meantime, my doctor and midwife have always approved sudafed while pregnant and nursing. Make sure you get the real sudafed (pseudoephedrin) from behind the pharmacy counter. It really helps dry out my sinuses, but I can only take it during the day because it interfere with my sleep. For night I recommend benadryl, afrin nasal spray (read the directions and don’t use for more than a couple of days) and a humidifier. Actually, I ended up getting a humidifier for my office too. I am an expert after having colds for months on end this winter!
Meg Murry says
Psuedophedrin dries out sinuses but it can also make a major drop in milk production, so I would use it only in small doses and only as a last ditch effort.
The most recent bugs that have been going around have hit everyone I know who got them really hard – some took multiple rounds of antibiotics to completely get rid of.
I’d personally not try to battle this out with guesswork on OTC meds but rather go to the doctor and get an opinion on which to take, and when to come back in if they don’t work.
Last, the only thing that has really helped me get past this year’s flu/cold bugs is sleep and lots of fluids and hot showers.. I’d highly recommend using a sick/vacation day or two to sleep round the clock (or as close to it as you can) rather than trying to power through it miserable for another week or two of barely functioning.
Amelia Bedelia says
Yes! Sudafed is what killed my milk production and it is still not rebounded a month later.
Meg Murry says
How are you doing Amelia Bedelia? Did you find anything that helped even a little?
I posted late last time but I wondered if you’d had your pump looked at or if you’d changed out your membranes or anything like that? Certain pumps start to wear down after 6 months of heavy use, or become less effective over time.
Have you considered renting a hospital grade pump just to give it a try to see if heavy duty suction makes the difference?
Hang in there, we’re pulling for you.
FVNC says
I’m so sorry; that sounds miserable. I took Sudafed while nursing, and although it can decrease supply, my doctor told me it was safe to take while nursing (check with your doc, of course). I also second the advice for saline spray or neti pot. But if you truly have a sinus infection it may not go away on its own and you may need antibiotics. It may be worth a visit to a GP if you have one.
RDC says
Watch out though – I’ve heard that sudafed can cause a decrease in milk supply. I understand that DayQuil is ok because it uses the substitute sudafed. I’ve also had luck using a nasal spray decongestant – mine is prescription for allergies but I think there are some available over the counter. Good luck!
Anonyc says
In addition to medicine (definitely get on antibiotics if you think it’s a sinus infection), I’ve had good luck with neti pots. Takes a bit to get used to it, but it really helps to clear out stuffy sinuses. Added bonus of it being chemical-free, if you’re worried about that aspect.
I had two nasty sinus infections last year (when pregnant) and this year (when nursing) and in addition to a z-pack, neti potting was what made the difference. It was recommended to me by an ER doc–when I was pregnant, the sinus pain was so, so terrible (toothache, headache, stabbing pain in my eyebrow region) that I went in to the ER at 4 in the morning desperate for some kind of relief. Apparently were I not pregnant, I’d be able to get some percocet, but that was off the table…so neti pots it was.
Pigpen's Mama says
There’s a free app through NIH — LactMed — that provides info on how drugs and dietary supplements can affect breastfeeding. That may provide some insight.
Feel better!
JJ says
Agree with everyone that you need to go to the doctor if you’re still thinking it’s a sinus infection. We all had the flu in my house this past winter and I stayed sick for about a week afterwards with congestion, headaches, drainage, etc. After another week of trying to combat it with OTC meds, I finally went to the doc and had to do two rounds of antibiotics to finally clear it up. It was a beast of a sinus infection.
Be sure and tell your doc that you’re nursing. I know some antibiotics are safe while nursing, and others are not.
stc says
And talk to your doctor about the nursing! I had an awful sinus infection that didn’t cure with the first round of (nursing-safe) antibiotics and had to go to something that wasn’t safe. My doctor was great and talked to me about the half life of the drug so that I could nurse half the day and pump and dump the rest. We supplemented a little during that time, but with the pumping I stayed on track and kept nursing afterwards.
BKDC says
Sorry…that sounds awful. Saline and hot showers tend to help me drain everything out. I’d be interested in hearing what others recommend for you to take. It’s been one thing after another for me this winter, and now I’m getting hit with seasonal allergies. It never ends!
Feel better.
MomAnon4This says
This does look like a really great maternity shirt, tho not so seasonal. Would love to see any great spring maternity dresses to get me through the next 2 months, and summertime maternity leave…
POSITA says
So we’re happy city dwellers with a 1 year old, but are in a 2 bedroom home and really need more space. We could afford a bigger place in the city, but would probably still need to compromise to stay in our price range. The hardest part is that inventory in our neighborhood is extremely low such that there isn’t even a place we’d consider buying. We’ve been seriously looking for a year and paying attention to the market for 3+ years. People just hang onto the best houses for a long time so they are rarely on the market. We’re interested in having a second kid but are stuck in housing limbo.
If you faced a similar situation, when did you throw in the towel and move to the burbs? We had been committed to raising kids in the city, but we need a home. Any suggestions for things we need to think about before making the leap? It’s so tough to think about leaving, but we’re losing hope that we can make this work even with compromises.
KJ says
Well, we aren’t in the exact same position – we moved to the burbs exactly one week before I got pregnant – but as a formerly avowed city person maybe I can offer some insight. What has made a huge difference to me is where in the burbs we bought. We are close in, in a walkable neighborhood. So, while we did have to buy a car, we can walk to the metro, restaurants, movie theaters, yoga, a grocery store and CVS, a farmers market, and numerous parks. Our house is small because all these great features mean it’s a pretty expensive neighborhood, though not city proper expensive. We have been talking about what do it if we have a second kid, and I think we will continue to squeeze in our small house in the great neighborhood rather than move farther out to a bigger place. So my advice is to keep an open mind and check out some neighborhoods that have some of the features you like about city living. Of course there are compromises (a 20 minute walk to the metro would have been unthinkable in my city days, but now I’m glad for the exercise), but it’s not all bad out here in the burbs, I promise!
POSITA says
I think we’d be happy in a close in neighborhood like this, but the inventory for places that are walkable to the metro is pretty tight. I think I’d almost rather hold out for the city since the difficulty level and low inventory is similar. It’s a lot to think about. Thanks for the food for thought!
Spirograph says
I think we live within a couple miles of each other, KJ, but we did the same thing. I’m not quite walking distance to the metro for commuting purposes, but it’s about a 45 minute walk to downtown, which is fine for weekends. Even on weeknights we can drive 5-10 minutes to the parking garage and walk around from there. I do miss being walking distance to everything and going weeks without driving, but I like the extra bedroom, my (small) yard, all the playgrounds nearby, the good public schools, and the idea that in a few years I can send my kids outside to play with all the other kids on our street while I or one of the neighbors can see them out the window. It is very different from where I grew up, which was car-centric, racially/socio-economically homogenous, and more of what people picture when they think of “the ‘burbs;” for us it has been a really good compromise.
But yes, the housing market in places like this is no joke… we had been watching the local market for a couple years, and kicked our search into high gear once we were expecting. Many, many offers later, we finally moved in when I was about 7 months pregnant.
KJ says
Hi Neighbor! :)
Anon for this. says
We moved to the burbs recently – but what you think of as the “true” burbs, not what KJ mentioned. We live in a great neighborhood with sidewalks and we technically can walk to the grocery store, wine store, daycare and coffee shop, but everything else (restaurants, etc.) all require a car. And we just are in a lucky neighborhood that happens to abut these amenities. Honestly, the first few weeks after we moved I hated it. I would drive to the city in the morning for work and think “ah, now I’m home.” But 6 months in, I kinda love it. I have work world and home world, and a 20 minute drive in between. The city is, as I said, 20 minutes away (and quicker in the evenings and on weekends), but everything we need is right by us too. And I love that the suburbs have so much kid-friendly stuff (classes, sports, etc.).
JJ says
I understand why people denigrate suburbs, but if you find the right one, it can be the best of both worlds. We live in an inner-ring suburb (so, directly outside the city limits), so it’s a very short drive to all the city stuff. Our neighborhood is incredibly diverse (we are the only non-South Asian/Indian family on our street), there are huge sidewalks and parks everywhere, and we walk to the movie theater, the gym, the grocery store, the coffee shop, etc. Because our suburb is close to the city and because there are a lot of businesses located here, all the same city restaurants that we love open up locations by us – so we’re not missing out on good food or resigned to the same old chains (although there are also a lot of chains). We are in a much better school district than the main city district, and our city does a much better job of keeping up the roads, quality of life issues, etc.
I’m lucky in that we’ve lived here for 8 years and I just took a job that is coincidentally a few miles from my house. So I no longer have a commute into the city. But I liked my commute – 20ish minutes and it gave me the mental separation from “work space” to “home space.”
My advice is to go and check out suburbs before you make a decision. You could be very pleasantly surprised.
CHJ says
We looked in the city for 2-3 years and made multiple offers on places before we gave up. Then, we tried to do what KJ did with a close-and-dense suburb, but ultimately the inventory was so low there, too, that we were still losing all the bidding wars. Finally, we made the jump to the farther, more car-dependent burbs. Honestly, I hated it for the first few months. I felt so isolated and lonely. But after a while, I’ve come to really like it. The cons are obvious (car-dependency, fewer restaurants and shops, farther from work). The pros took me longer to discover, but here they are:
– Everything is so kid-friendly. In the city, we felt weird taking our toddler to certain restaurants (hipster restaurants, small restaurants, quiet restaurants, bars…). In the suburbs, everyone expects that you have kids with you, and they are fully prepared to accommodate it. Our area has a lot of outposts of city restaurants, too, so you can still go to That Mexican Restaurant or That Sushi Restaurant that we liked in the city, it’s just the kid-friendly version of it.
– Green space. In the city, if we wanted to go outside, we had to go to the park. Now, our son is outside constantly, unless it’s too cold. He plays in the dirt, looks at worms, plays in his sand box, “walks” the dog, watches the squirrels. It’s so easy to go outside now (literally, we just go outside, vs. packing up for the park).
– Dominion over our space. In the ‘burbs, we were able to get a single family house with a huge yard. No condo association, no HOA, no piano-learning neighbor or smells from someone else’s cooking experiment. I love that we can run around the house and laugh/scream without a knock on the door that we’re being too loud.
POSITA says
Thanks! This is helpful. So much to consider.
In House Lobbyist says
I second this. We moved to more country than suburbs 3 years ago and we love it. We are 30 minutes from the city and everything is so friendly and child centered where we are now. We may hate it when the kids grow up but it is awesome now. Our gym is awesome with great kid stuff whereas our old gym didn’t even have childcare so going to the gym is more of a family event now. But it also helps that we moved from one of the worst public school counties to the best in the same to make is content for at least thr next 15 years or so. And it has been much easier to meet play date friends in our new area.
Anonymous says
What city are you in?
POSITA says
DC
Jdubs says
This is us now except 2 kids in a 3 bedroom which we are about to outgrow. We have been actively looking for 1+ year and have supposedly agreed to a price on a house, but now the seller is playing games with the contract. We go back and forth every night over whether to give up and head for the burbs or to stick it out here and look for a new place. So not really advice, but lots of commiseration. I don’t’ think I would hate the suburbs (driving, etc.), but I am definitely going to hate my longer commute.
POSITA says
Good luck. This sounds incredibly frustrating!
PregAnon says
We threw in the towel a different way. We just sold the smaller house and are renting a nice 3 bedroom in the same city while we save up for a bigger down-payment and stalk the market for the perfect property. This way, we’re not in a hurry and have plenty of room. We’re in a very HCOL area with low inventory as well, so we’re hoping this works out.
Carrie M says
What about renting a townhouse or small house for a year in your top choice suburb to see if you like the area? It also took me a few months to get used to having to cross a river into the city, but we live really close in and still take advantage of all the city things that we loved while living there. And, as others have mentioned, there are so many plusses to being in a suburb, and DC has so many good ones!
POSITA says
The daycares here have long wait lists and moving a whole house of stuff would really be prohibitively expensive for us (and a giant hassle). We don’t travel light like we did in our apartment days. I don’t think we’re willing to rent. If we were miserable in the burbs in a few years we would probably consider moving back, but with an even bigger downpayment. It wouldn’t be ideal, but maybe an option.
Anonyc says
Different city (NY), similar issues. I think we would have given up and headed to the burbs but I reverse-commuted for a one-year position in a relatively close ‘burb that was very revealing/clarifying: never, ever would I do such a commute (or home/work distance) again. Even with every part of the commute being decent (apt close to subway; subway close to light rail; light rail length reasonable; office close to train) it still often ended up that I spent nearly 3 hours commuting each day. Best case scenario was a little more than 2 hours. I had a 1-2 year old for that time, and I was bummed to be missing the kiddo and not even at work. Plus, taxes in NYC suburbs are high and the housing is still pricey for good school districts. The commute/distance trade-offs were the most important consideration for us in the city v. burbs debate, and what led us to stay in the city. With two FT/FT+ working parents with often irregular schedules, the suburbs would have been really hard and just didn’t work for us.
I hear you about tight markets, shrinking space as a family grows, and all of the stress that can entail. We moved a bunch as we grew in family size (ugh moving), obsessively combed listings, bid on a several places, and finally ended up in an apartment that is great. Having finally settled somewhere I feel like a lot of background stress (stay/go, constant open houses with the same slightly freaked people, wondering who the heck are all these all-cash buyers) has abated. Good luck!
Burbs says
The commute is what makes me hate the idea of a NYC suburb also… Everyone I know who has done that has paid super high tri-state prices, but because the commute stunk so much they got a new job closer to their suburb – and now they never /rarely come to the city.
If/when we move I think we’re just going to start over entirely – suburbs of some new city TBD, outside of the Boston/NY/DC corridor. I like the idea of a walkable city (college campus has always been a dream) but with small kids, cars feel like they’ll be easier.
Anon for this says
Hi ladies – any tips for writing your own performance evaluation when you’re feeling really down about your own performance? I recently returned from maternity leave and unfortunately, it’s performance review season at my company. I have to draft part of my own review and provide input to my bosses. Between being out for four months, and (in my mind) underperforming while pregnant, I’m at a loss for how to handle my review. All of my prior reviews have been outstanding, and I’m hoping much of this is in my head and my bosses are still pleased with my performance. I would like a good review since it’s the only basis on which promotions / bonuses are awarded, and I feel like usually I would deserve it but this year has just been rough.
Any tips / mental tricks for how to get out of a negative headspace to focus on my (meager) accomplishments? Just take a mediocre review this year and resolve to get back on track next year?
Jen says
This won’t help you (sorry!) but for others reading this: do this before you head out on leave. I was on leave Oct-Dec and returned in Jan when our reviews were due. Before I left, I knew I’d come back with baby brain, so I took some of my pre-mat leave prep time to document all i had done before going on leave. It was HUGE to have that to refer to when i got back!
Nonny says
My sympathies. I get where you are coming from because my performance evaluation time is coming up soon too, and I feel exactly the same way as you. This will be my first evaluation since coming back from mat leave and I am absolutely dreading it. So I’m afraid I don’t have any great tips but am tuning in here as well for other people’s experiences.
FWIW, I’m planning on acknowledging my weaknesses during the past little while, and being prepared to discuss my proactive plan for going forward. I am not expecting a bonus of any kind this time around, but would like to make partner sometime this century.
Pigpen's Mama says
It’s a double-post kinda day.
Pigpen's Mama says
Lots of understanding here too, I’ve been feeling the same way about my performance, both during pregnancy and now that I’m back.
But, even though you may feel like you’re not performing at your usual level, how are you doing in general and as compared to others at your level/class? I figure most, if not all, of us on here are pretty high achievers with very high expectations of ourselves. So, first, you’re probably not “under-performing” nearly as much as you think are and second, even if you’re at, say, 75% of your previous performance, it’s probably still pretty dang good.
Anon for this says
That’s what I’m hoping, anyways. Thanks :)
NewMomAnon says
I had a review two months after returning from leave and it was clear to everyone that the point of the review was to set me on the path for a rebuilding year, and to let me know that they didn’t expect me to commit superhuman acts on the job while juggling a young child. I walked into my review with a handful of things I wanted to accomplish (present at a CLE, rejoin several working groups that I’d stopped attending, build a new subject matter expertise that I could present at group lunches), and my supervisors walked in with some great suggestions too. We all acknowledged that the prior year’s performance hadn’t been great (I’d had a major falling out with a work provider and debilitating anxiety during pregnancy) and then spent the rest of the review talking about how to rebuild workflow and strategizing about professional development. I was really dreading it, but it turned into an energizing session.
Which is just to say – it’s ok to have a less than stellar year, and most good employers will want to help you recover, not kick you when you’re down. Good luck.
Anon for this says
Thank you – this is really helpful to start thinking about how to make this a productive conversation. Great ideas. I hope mine goes as well!
Amelia says
We (husband, infant, and I) have a 5-hour flight coming up. I bought a seat for the baby so she can be in her carseat. When I bought the tickets, they didn’t have any seats together, so I didn’t select seats (I could have paid another $90/person for premium seats, but the tickets were already $900).
We’re all in middle seats, so not next to each other, the flight is full and I can’t get a hold of anyone at the airlines.
Anyone have any experience with this situation? I can’t see how they can’t move us around, since well, she’s an infant and carseats have to go in the window seat. But a quick search just turned up articles about how families being split up has been a problem and airlines don’t move people around due to the price difference in seats. Also, the comments on these are not nice to parents. I guess I should have paid even more for choice seats…
Now I’m just nervous and annoyed at the airlines, internet commentators, and my husband (his lack of planning meant we bought the tickets very late).
Grrr.
Jen says
It will be rough, but I think WORST CASE scenario, one of the people on either side of your infant (probably aisle seat) will have to switch seats. They’ll be upset, but what are they going to do? sit there while you stand in the aisle and play with your baby?
You should get to the airport as early as possible and try to work this out. Most likely the airline will be able to accomodate, even it it is something like upgrading one of the people sitting next to one of your party so you can have their spot. You may not get all 3 together, but you may get 2.
Amelia says
This is my thought – even if the airlines refused to move us who the hell would want to sit next to a baby without a parent. Although a few hours of time to read and knit without baby wouldn’t be bad.
RDC says
It’s my understanding that the airlines must seat you next to your infant, since you have to be able to help them in an emergency. You might end up with just one of you seated with her though. We recently traveled with our infant and I was pleasantly surprised by how helpful and accommodation people were (although we didn’t have this issue) – Hopefully that will be the case for you too. Good luck!
Lyssa says
We had this issue come up last month (with a toddler, not an infant, but same deal with each of us in separate middle seats). It was a little bit of a hassle, in that we had to talk to the gate agent at each stop, but once we did, it was fixed right away, and we were able to sit all three together on each flight. (Not in the nicest seats, but oh, well.) My assumption is that no one’s going to be happy to be sat next to a baby, particularly one without his/her parents, so fellow passengers are going to be happy to switch. Also, the gate agent told us that it is against their policy to have little kids not seated next to at least one guardian.
This was Delta, but I’d be surprised if the other airlines aren’t similar.
pockets says
When I flew on a 5 hr flight with my infant, the flight attendants at the gate were really helpful and accommodating. With very mild prodding (“Is there anything you can do for us?”) they moved us around to be together and gave us the economy plus seats (which we hadn’t paid for). So, put on your best “harried but otherwise very sweet parents” face and see what they can do for you.
And people who complain about kids on flights are the worst. I understand if the kid is kicking the seat, the parent is ignoring a child who is obviously misbehaving, or an older kid is listening to an ipad without headphones (this is my peeve), but people who get all bent out of shape by an infant crying at takeoff have a lot of bad karma coming to them.
JJ says
A thousand “Amens!” to your final paragraph.
I’ve been in this situation, too. The best thing you can do is be as nice as possible to the gate agent. It’s amazing how much power they have in this situation.
Lyssa says
ITA! If the parent is parenting, part of existing in society is accepting that it won’t necessarily be perfect.
That said, we have found nothing but great attitudes on the 4 times that we’ve flown with my little guy (10 mo, 1.5 yrs, almost 2, and just over 2). On his first flight, we wound up seated next to a fellow who insisted on buying us both drinks, on the grounds that it was baby’s first flight (TBH, I think he might have been a bit of a lush, but hey, free drinks). We’ve had strangers offer to hold him several times (which feels weird at first, but it’s not like they can run away with him), flight attendants entertain him and give him treats, and even a family offer to lend us their portable DVD player when he was being fussy. Most people are really pretty good.
Jen says
Ugh, UGH. I have an 18 month old and she was in her own seat (in her carseat) for a 4 hour flight. The person in front of me was annoyed that baby kicked the seat (and I tried my best to stop it), but the woman had her chair COMPLETELY RECLINED. When the seat was upright, or even partially reclined, baby’s feet couldn’t reach it.
I am a frequent business flyer and the only time I ever gave parents the stink-eye was when their 4 year old was projectile vomiting and the parents did NOTHING–the poor flight attendant had to handle teh whole ordeal. Dad was huffing and puffing that he had to pull a suitcase down to get a spare pair of pants.
Meg Murry says
I think most of the comments here are correct and MOST of the time it works out – but I have heard some horror stories of families being bumped off their flight to another one in order to get 2 seats together, so if I were you I’d keep calling customer service or logging into the flight to see if you can change your seats to get at least 2 together. Worst case, one of you is going to end up with a lap child, even though you paid extra for the seat for the baby. Did you buy the flight directly from the airline or through travelocity or similar? Either way, I’d call customer service and just sit on hold for however long it takes to get a human to try to help me rather than wait until you get to the airport.
FVNC says
I agree – try to talk to some at the airline. I flew cross-country while 7 months pregnant, and wanted an aisle seat because I knew I’d be making frequent bathroom trips, and wouldn’t really be able to climb over other passengers with my belly. When I booked my flight (2 months in advance), no aisle seats were available. I called the reservation line (Delta or American, I can’t remember) and was shocked (shocked!) at how helpful and understanding the rep was. She changed my reservation while I was on the phone. And I was not in any preferred customer/frequent flier programs.
Amelia says
Thanks everyone — still haven’t gotten a live person on the phone– they keep ending the call due to high call volumes – I’ve passed that duty on to my husband as it’s his family we’re visiting.
The plan is, if we can’t get through beforehand, is to get the the airport as early as possible and be as nice as possible in order to get seats together. Worst case scenario, she’s on one of our laps (husband is going to win this one) for the flight out. If we get bumped from this flight we’ll miss one of the events were traveling for, so that’s less than ideal.
I’ve flown twice with the baby, and everyone was lovely — I’m just picturing worst case scenario here. Which is one of my superpowers!
shortperson says
i lived in this shirt at a trial in my third trimester. it’s polyester so it was too warm for the summer but it was the best I could find. it’s cute and professional. but don’t “buy your normal size.” I’m 5’1″ and normally wear a small, but I needed a large in this shirt to make it through my third trimester (I had a 9 pounder.)