What am I getting done?
I am getting a tummy tuck and a browlift- my OWN rendition of a “Mommy Make-over”. Most women get their boobs done… but really I have never been into big boobs…. my husband isn’t a boob man (he’s a leg man) and I have always had great boobs. I have ALWAYS hated my belly- I gain weight there and it has always felt big compared the rest of my body. And HELLO! I have had 4 kids… skin and muscles are stretched and NO amount of sit-ups or cardio is going to get it flat and tight. My Dr. is going to go a FULL tummy tuck… tighten all my stomach muscles, and give me a new belly button…. which I am very excited about… my current belly button is stretched out and gross! And as for the brow-lift… I am equally as excited about this! I have MUCH more forehead wrinkles than someone my age should have. This is partly genetics and partly stress…. I have had a SUPER stressful few years… and my face aged about 10 years- every time I look in the mirror I notice how my eye-lids are sagging, my forehead creases are VERY noticeable. I just felt old and NOT pretty! My Doctor agreed that he could really help my sagging face with a brow-lift. People always think I a TIRED, or ANGRY or STRESSED… and I HATE that!!!
I am breastfeeding my 9m old:
Yes, I am getting all this done and I am still breastfeeding- It CAN be done! My Dr. just told me to pump and dump while at the hospital to get the anesthesia out of my system. I have enough pumped boobie milk saved up so she can just drink that- plus now that she is 9 months I am trying to get her to eat more solid foods. I am really nervous because she still wakes up 2-3 times a night to nurse…. more because I think its a habit for her and its a comfort… but my husband will be with her to feed her a bottle and snuggle with her when she wakes up, so it will be fine. And then once home from the hospital- my Dr. is having me spend the night- I plan on nursing her – I will just need help getting her situated so she isn’t bothering my belly – and I will time it so I am not feeding her when the pain meds are the most worn off… but all the pain meds are safe for breastfeeding so I am not worried about that.
Why NOW?
Why am I doing this right now and not waiting until the baby is weaned? Well, my husband works a very stressful job and is gone A LOT. Starting mid-July he will be in and out (mostly OUT) of the state working and so he would NOT be able to be around to help with my recovery. RIGHT NOW , until July 11th he is still working- but only 40 hours a week at this particular job site and he works very close by and can take time off to be with me for a few days. ALSO, my kids are on summer break. This is actually a BIG help. My 8 year old son and 6 year old daughter do a LOT to help me around the house and with the baby. Even my 4 year old is helpful. My son can pick the baby up out of her crib, carry her around for me and really be my second set of hands. I told him how much I am going to need his help and am going to pay him for his help so he can go to Game-Stop and buy a new DS toy- he’s excited about that! I think that this is really the best time for me- and PLUS my husband and I are going to the Bahamas in October to celebrate our 10 year anniversary…. I want to rock my bikini! and feel CONFIDENT!!!
I am getting a tummy tuck and a browlift- my OWN rendition of a “Mommy Make-over”. Most women get their boobs done… but really I have never been into big boobs…. my husband isn’t a boob man (he’s a leg man) and I have always had great boobs. I have ALWAYS hated my belly- I gain weight there and it has always felt big compared the rest of my body. And HELLO! I have had 4 kids… skin and muscles are stretched and NO amount of sit-ups or cardio is going to get it flat and tight. My Dr. is going to go a FULL tummy tuck… tighten all my stomach muscles, and give me a new belly button…. which I am very excited about… my current belly button is stretched out and gross! And as for the brow-lift… I am equally as excited about this! I have MUCH more forehead wrinkles than someone my age should have. This is partly genetics and partly stress…. I have had a SUPER stressful few years… and my face aged about 10 years- every time I look in the mirror I notice how my eye-lids are sagging, my forehead creases are VERY noticeable. I just felt old and NOT pretty! My Doctor agreed that he could really help my sagging face with a brow-lift. People always think I a TIRED, or ANGRY or STRESSED… and I HATE that!!!
I am breastfeeding my 9m old:
Yes, I am getting all this done and I am still breastfeeding- It CAN be done! My Dr. just told me to pump and dump while at the hospital to get the anesthesia out of my system. I have enough pumped boobie milk saved up so she can just drink that- plus now that she is 9 months I am trying to get her to eat more solid foods. I am really nervous because she still wakes up 2-3 times a night to nurse…. more because I think its a habit for her and its a comfort… but my husband will be with her to feed her a bottle and snuggle with her when she wakes up, so it will be fine. And then once home from the hospital- my Dr. is having me spend the night- I plan on nursing her – I will just need help getting her situated so she isn’t bothering my belly – and I will time it so I am not feeding her when the pain meds are the most worn off… but all the pain meds are safe for breastfeeding so I am not worried about that.
Why NOW?
Why am I doing this right now and not waiting until the baby is weaned? Well, my husband works a very stressful job and is gone A LOT. Starting mid-July he will be in and out (mostly OUT) of the state working and so he would NOT be able to be around to help with my recovery. RIGHT NOW , until July 11th he is still working- but only 40 hours a week at this particular job site and he works very close by and can take time off to be with me for a few days. ALSO, my kids are on summer break. This is actually a BIG help. My 8 year old son and 6 year old daughter do a LOT to help me around the house and with the baby. Even my 4 year old is helpful. My son can pick the baby up out of her crib, carry her around for me and really be my second set of hands. I told him how much I am going to need his help and am going to pay him for his help so he can go to Game-Stop and buy a new DS toy- he’s excited about that! I think that this is really the best time for me- and PLUS my husband and I are going to the Bahamas in October to celebrate our 10 year anniversary…. I want to rock my bikini! and feel CONFIDENT!!!
