HI all,
We managed to get through the night very well. I don't think Xav got mush of a temp. His cheeks became very red at night so I think he was a little warm. But we didn't have the heater on last night and we gave him a nice bath and a good feed before bed. He slept for 10 hours uninterrupted. He is very tired, so I'm keeping my eye on him. So far he has been sleeping lots but still waking when he needs to.
Sehra, yep we had the rotavirus yesterday too.
I get quite firm every night about 2-3 hours after xavier has gone to bed. I Express then if i don't I leak. Whenever I do express tmi but I massage my boobs and make sure I don't have any lumps, and focus on any particularly firm areas. If I don't want my supply to increase I watch the stream and make sure that I stop before I lose pressure. Because Xavier is sleeping very well, I am quite often very full again by morning. It's then that I start the process of ensuring he is emptying. Sometimes this means he will only have one side, and then I switch to the next side for the next feed and ensure that one is emptied.
If it is unbearable I might express in the morning but just enough to release tension. One or twice I have actually just massaged my boobs while having the pump there but not pumping, just to catch the drips.
Oh and Xavier does have a little trouble initially if I'm really full, but I don't rush him. He will have a few sucks and come off and compose himself, take a few breaths and go back in. But the little tike will suck anything remotely nipple shaped.
So far no temps or pain or anything for me.
Claire, hang in there. I was a little lucky and didn't have too many bad days.
Sara, our dummy has saved our sanity once or twice. I'm just glad that I find if Xavier had it when he went to be he doesn't wake up with it in his mouth. Happy 2 months to Colby and Xavier
Well little man is grizzling, I wonder if he's awake or just grizzling again.
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