If I could get an explanation from God about some things, as of right now, this would be my list: (in no particular order)
1-Teething. Why does teething have to hurt so bad? I am almost to the breaking point watching Dray struggle with pain because these tiny little teeth are cutting through his gum. He cant sleep either. I've tried cold chew toys, cold wash cloths, teething tablets, clove oil, pushing on him gums with my fingers, ice cubes wrapped in a wash cloth, etc etc etc. It just doesn't seem fair that a little baby must go through this!
2-Postpartum. So you just pushed a baby out of your who-haw and now you have to learn to nurse (see #3) so heck, let's throw in some emotional trauma. You have the urge to cry over anything, everything, and nothing all at the same time! The stress and anxiety over now caring for and raising this beautiful (but scary and screaming) child seems almost unbearable. Thrown in some major sleep deprivation to that mix as well for some real fun.
3-Nursing. All the new parents videos made it look so beautiful. What a bonding experience it will be they say. I would say I feel that way about it 1 out of every 10 nursing sessions. At the beginning it was beyond stressful...add that postpartum and you have red swollen eyes for weeks. Did you know that little new born babies can suck crazy strong? I mean enough that your nipples crack, bleed, and hurt so bad that you sob and hold your breath through trying to feed your baby. Oh but don't tense up when feeding your baby, they can sense it and it will stress them out and then your milk have trouble coming in. GGGAAH are you serious??!! How do you relax when it feels like someone is slowly trying to cut/pull your nipple off?? Dray is 7 months old now and it is no longer painful. But still a little stressful. Is he getting enough? Am I eating things that are making him sick? He has teeth now...have you ever had someone bite your tender nursing nipples? Wowzers that's a doozy. Then when you are away from your baby for a few hours your boobs get so full of milk they feel like rocks that are going to explode. And they sometimes do. Hope you have some pads in your bra for when that happens. Dudes will just never get this.
4-Hemorrhoids and/or anal fissures. If being pregnant wasn't hard enough you are usually left with these afterwords. Lets see if your butt hole will fall apart and cause more pain than anything EVER every time you need to drop a deuce. I dare you to not pick up a swearing problem after dealing with those. They even make grown men scream and cry for help. Trust me on this. I woke up to my upstairs neighbor screaming and cussing up a storm so bad I thought he had cut off an arm. So I went upstairs to check on him and he waddles out of the bathroom saying, "sorry, I have hemorrhoids." Immediately I get it...and I want to go get him the number for the butt doctor who fixed me up and give him all my left over stupid creams that barely helped. I guess men get to experience this horrible thing too.
5- Periods......really painful terrible bloody periods that make you pass out, throw up, and want narcotics. I mean, periods so bad that you ask people if they have a tranquilizer they could shoot you with to just knock you out for a few days. But wait! Are you nursing?? You better not take anything too strong that can mess with your milk. Suffer through it. Suffer. Why does it have to hurt so bad?? The PMS that comes along with it is outrageous too. My husband sure enjoys it too.
I think there are more but I must tend to my teething baby. I am not blaming God for any of these things. I would just like to discuss with him why they happen and then kindly ask him to make it all go away. And if no changes will be made...well, then I think God should make it so I wont gain weight from all the ice cream and treats it takes to help me deal with these issues.
P.s. I love my baby Drayons sooooo much that all of this is worth it if it means I get him. And the times that nursing does work out great it is a little magical and cute. Although lately when he is nursing he likes to grab my face and mouth and scratch, slap, and pull. That is not so cute.
