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Monday, May 21, 2007

How Long is the Recovery?

One of the benefits of formula feeding, is that my husband, The Big Giraffe (BG), was able to handle all the night-time feedings and diaper changes for our younger son (YS) while I have been recovering from my c-section. With YS turning eleven-months-old today, BG is suddenly starting to get suspicious. We had the following conversation earlier this evening:

BG: When will you finally be fully recovered from your c-section?
AE: What?
BG: When are you going to be able to start getting up with the boys at night?
AE: I'm still recovering.
BG: Still recovering? I think that's nonsense. When do I get to catch up on sleep?
AE: You got to sleep last night!
BG: Umm...OS got up at 5:00 this morning, remember?
AE: That's right, but he always prefers you when he's scared at night.
BG: That's not true, and anyway he wasn't scared. He wanted a new pullup.
AE: Well you weren't awake to hear him. He said "I want Daddy. Mommy doesn't do as good of a job."

I just don't think he's buying it. Perhaps it's time to have a third baby.

A. Elliot's Lesson Learned: A c-section recovery doesn't last forever.

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posted by Alex Elliot @ 9:22 PM   6 comments
6 Comments:

  • At 5/21/2007 10:55 PM, Blogger Suzanne said…

    Hee hee. And another reason I will not have kids: Husband would just leave 'em crying through the night.

     

  • At 5/22/2007 6:47 AM, Blogger super des said…

    Then you run the risk of not having BG cover for you at all....

     

  • At 5/22/2007 1:57 PM, Blogger soccer mom in denial said…

    I've heard of women trying to use the post-partum time to get out of cleaning the kitty litter box.

    My husband can sleep through the most high pitched screaming. And when I do get him to climb out of bed to help a kid, he just brings the kid back into our bed.

    Grrrrrr.....

     

  • At 5/23/2007 7:14 AM, Blogger Cori said…

    Nice work Alex! It would never work for me, Al after all "Has to go to work in the morning". Unlike me of course, I just sit around and blog all day. :)

     

  • At 5/23/2007 12:04 PM, Blogger ru said…

    my wife's c-section recovery ended when MY four months off work were up. then she was the one who had to get up alone (we used to get up together - it was sickeningly sweet!). i am not sure how long this will last though...

     

  • At 5/23/2007 2:15 PM, Anonymous binkytown said…

    A C Section has to be good for something, why not this? I hope you told him it's not time yet. Flash him your scar!

     
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