We just got back from the hospital (love living only like two minutes away from it!), and let me just say; Halla.. Halle.. Hallelu... THANK GOD! The local mchn called me earlier to check in and make an appointment for home visit. Very quickly we got on the topic of feeding & engorged bb's. She rang the hospital and rang me back and said to get some things together and just go down there. Turns out they DO have a breast pump I could have used. Oh was I peeved! Anyway, we went there to midwifery, and two of the nurses that were on last night when I left were working. It wasn't long before chwngeover, but one of them is obviously the 'bf go to person'. She asked if I was this engorged last night when I left, and felt bad that she had 'let' me leave like that. Anyway, good news is I don't have mastitis! but that it would have come pretty soon judging by my enormously sore bb's. I got onto the breast pump and expressed about 200mLs in a few minutes, then put Mack on. The little poop played around and wasn't interested! we stripped him off, and he came around, and I think *eventually* got everything he needed from one bb. Now I just have two very grazed nipples, one I've never had that bad, and one bb that still has a bit of pain. They both still have some lumps, but, oh! The relief! Doesn't matter if I get it again tomorrow, I feel so good right now! And, further satisfied because I know that Mack has eaten his whole meal, instead of just his veges.
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Oh was I peeved! Anyway, we went there to midwifery, and two of the nurses that were on last night when I left were working. It wasn't long before chwngeover, but one of them is obviously the 'bf go to person'. She asked if I was this engorged last night when I left, and felt bad that she had 'let' me leave like that. Anyway, good news is I don't have mastitis!
but that it would have come pretty soon judging by my enormously sore bb's. I got onto the breast pump and expressed about 200mLs in a few minutes, then put Mack on. The little poop played around and wasn't interested!
we stripped him off, and he came around, and I think *eventually* got everything he needed from one bb. Now I just have two very grazed nipples, one I've never had that bad, and one bb that still has a bit of pain. They both still have some lumps, but, oh! The relief! Doesn't matter if I get it again tomorrow, I feel so good right now! And, further satisfied because I know that Mack has eaten his whole meal, instead of just his veges.
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