Monthly Archives: March 2006

food for thought

March 31, 2006 – 12:42 pm

I just read something suggesting that breastfeeding isn’t as important as we think. It’s interesting, especially given how popular breastfeeding is right now. I use the word popular deliberately; as with so many other things, societal support of breastfeeding seems to wax and wane depending on the trends. Trendy right now? Lactation and all the [...]

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where the heart is

March 29, 2006 – 1:39 pm

What is it they say about not being able to go home again?
Santa Cruz is just like I remembered it. As usual, I spent the first hour making mental note of all the things that have changed since we moved two years ago – that restaurant wasn’t there! Those apartments are finally finished! That gas [...]

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where she stops, nobody knows

March 23, 2006 – 1:16 pm

Technical difficulties galore, both of the internet and of the brain.
Internet: server went down (boo!) so site was offline for several days. I feel certain this was noticed by someone other than me.
Brain: Zoloft has, thus far, failed to transform me into a cheerful, optimistic person. Shocking! I am, however, developing new and exciting levels [...]

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cranky mama needs a nap

March 14, 2006 – 3:53 pm

I thought I was feeling so much better. I patiently worked through the nausea, the dry mouth, the migraine, the oh-my-god-I-have-to-sleep. I accepted the six a.m. panicked sleeplessness and told myself it would pass.
And it did. I woke up a couple of days ago feeling really…good. Really good. Just-married sort of good. I thought It’s [...]

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simplicity – misnomer, or merely ironic?

March 11, 2006 – 6:30 pm

Most of our crib arrived on Thursday. You’d think a company which sells cribs and practically nothing else would pack said cribs in such a way as to ensure that all necessary pieces arrive at the same time. You’d be wrong.
Apparently at some point in its journey the box containing our crib encountered a polar [...]

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lofting the zo’

March 9, 2006 – 10:08 pm

I finally bit the metaphorical bullet and called my doctor’s office. Shockingly they did not berate me for being a hypochondriac pussy, but rather said it sounds like I have PPD and set me up with a prescription and a referral for some therapy. I’m now taking Zoloft, which, entertainingly, was the antidepressant I so [...]

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the internet has failed to solve my problems again

March 5, 2006 – 6:49 pm

I totally didn’t call the advice line on Friday, but instead of viewing this as a failure, I’m choosing to think of it as buying myself time to do some research on antidepressants and breastfeeding. How optimistic is that? It’s almost like I don’t have PPD at all.
The fruit of my labors is almost as [...]

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