Gosh, I've been slack at keeping up appearances around here, haven't I?? Sorry, I've been enjoying myself too much! Even the washing nappies business...
Welcome to the newbies! Hope you're all going well!
Aadi and I have been keeping ourselves busy since his birth. We go for walks every day when the weather's nice, or stay home and play when it's cold or rainy. I don't drive, so we've only gone out in the car on weekends when DP is home. Even then, we prefer to go walking, and DP likes taking Aadi in the sling. He's sleeping less during the day now, and although he only sleeps for 2-3 hours at a time at night, it's regular like clockwork, and he re-settles immediately after a feed and a change. He has a feed and a cuddle in our bed early in the morning before DP gets up to go to work, and then we have a nice sleep-in together till 9:30-10! It's lovely.
No probs with the milk, just a little too much, maybe. Have to sit him up slightly to feed or we both get soaked! Going thru breast pads like crazy, and heaven forbid I should forget to put one back after a feed! (impromptu wet t0shirt competition! noice!) But at least I'm back to my old size, pretty much. Just bigger boobs (and a smaller bum, which is weird!). Still got a tiny potbelly, but it's not much. After such a blessed pregnancy, and such an easy birth, I'm still wondering when it's all going to go wrong. Maybe when Aadi's teething? Or maybe he'll just turn out to be a neurotic, obnoxious teenager... haha!
I read somewhere, I think on kellymom.com, that it doesn't really matter what you eat if you're BFing. It doesn't really affect your breastmilk, and shouldn't cause wind or problems in your baby, unless it's an allergy such as nuts or dairy product (or drugs and alcohol, of course!). So I'm eating plenty of chocolate, broccoli, spicy foods, all the stuff I used to eat before, and have had no ill effects whatsoever. Except that one night with the mushroom-truffle oil-stinky cheese pizza, but that was just Aadi being unsettled and overtired I think! Mind you, I don't overdo anything, and I eat REALLY healthily anyway (except the chocolate thing). I don't really care about the weight thing for me. Aadi is getting chubby, and I'm not, so it's all good! lol!
Sorry, no personals - I can't keep up with you guys! Maybe later... Hope you're all wonderful, though!
NaNa





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