Ok I think i've been a little stupid. I have the most amazingly bad headache (like nothing i've had in years) and can only link it back to lack of water and regular BF. I'm sure I read something about making sure your hydrated as it takes a lot out of you. At least I hope thats it.
On the up side at least my swollen ankles are down today, I feel a little less like a blob.
Oh I did have a question are any of you still getting period like cramping, especially durring a feed? Is there anything I can do about it or is it all just part of the fun.
Well DH is bathing little man, we realised that perhaps the "relaxing bath routine" might not have the same effect on Lucus. It just seems to trigger a 3 hrs change/bath/feed/change/feed/burp/cry cycle and i'd rather it ended BEFORE midnight rather than afterwards. Dont get me wrong I think he's geting used to it and even starting to enjoy it but it just wakes him up too much.
Well I'd better go help set up for the next change. Boy can little boys go through a lot of clothes even with a well placed facecloth or tissue.
mit - the pain you feel when you BF is your uterus contracting - and it only gets worse with each child! it's all good though as it is helping to get your stomach back to normal. it can be toe curling at times but soon goes away oh i hear u on going thru the clothes - i think nearly everytime i change ochre he seems to do a wee that ends up soaking half his side! keep up the fluid as much as you can hon - we do need plenty of it to keep the milk supply going
smoz - you sound like you have a very happy, contended baby there..well done i'm fully breastfeeding ochre and although i feed on demand he seems to like it just about every 3 hours in the day (one 2 hour feed thrown in there usually around tea time) and then it can be 3/4 hourly at night. gosh 5 mins!! i wish mine was that quick. he takes his time - spends 25 mins on one side then might do 5 to 10 mins on the other if he is awake enough.
skyeblue - good to hear u had a great night hon. let's hope it continues. i also had a great night - ochre did a 4.5 hour stint then another 3 hours through the night - was bliss!!
oh laura i wish he would take longer!!! at least then i know he's getting enough....atm im reasured bythe fact that he looks so drunk and has milk in his mouth that he can't seem o swallow he's that full....i guess my main concern id that he's a lazy sucker....
And i hear you on the pain getting worse with each child....i barely noticed with theo but this time i had to have pain killers to control it
oh btw laura...looking at your sig i LOVE your kids names!!!! they are so unique and gorgeous
thanks smoz we love them too! although the inlaws weren't too impressed to start with but they have grown on them! i wouldn't worry too much about how quickly your DS takes to feed. i have a few friends who had babies like that. and as you said he looks so full and content...and he is sleeping like a gem so i think he's getting all he needs. you probably have a fast let down. do you boobs feel soft after a feed? i think mine is pretty slow as all my DS's have been long feeders. and i get mastitis problems so that would probably contribute to it. i'd much rather have a fast feeder...i feel like i am literally feeding all day - takes ages to feed him, burp him...feed him the other side and burp again. i'm usually out for the hour!! no wonder i nod off while feeding him in the night
Had a bit of a crap night last night, but was my fault, we had a big day, and didnt get home til late, and even though M slept the whole time, I think it was too much for her. And I had a few drinks, gave her EBM but fed her after 4-5 hours thinking all the alcohol would be gone,but she was AWAKE and ready to party after the feed. Could not get her to sleep, she wasnt crying, but just wouldnt sleep. So no more wine drinking for me! Lol. She has been fantatic today, lets hope she is better tonight.
Her tummy was gurgling a bit, so tried the colic relief, and LOL her face when she started enthusiastically sucking the dropper, only to realise it wasnt milk! haha it was so cute.
littlelalla- sometimes our feeds are that long and it can be so draining at 3am when you just want to sleep. Thats when EBM in a bottle is great
mit- I get those pains sometimes too, but very mild. Hope they feel better for you soon.
smoz- thanks, I will check that book out for sure!
Thanks for the feedback on the pain, can't help thinking if its like this for baby 1# then its only going to be worse with each other child (not even close to sure what size family we want)
Well I'm out to find out how to increase supply. My left breast only makes 20ml where as the right one gets 80ml - very strange as I have been feeding equally with both. I figure thats fine now when he needs 80-100ml at most but whats going to happen when he goes through a growth spurt. Who knew boobs where so complicated??? I mean darn it I hadn't even twigged that my nipples where "flat" until baby - like i've stared at other womens breasts before
MIT- I have been taking fenugreek to help increase supply. In my opinion it works. Its made by naures own and got it from the chemist for $17 for 60 capsuals.
Well my boobies are tweeking now...so time for a feed. I just wish this girlie bop would tale them......ok got to run.
oh i hear u on going thru the clothes - i think nearly everytime i change ochre he seems to do a wee that ends up soaking half his side! keep up the fluid as much as you can hon - we do need plenty of it to keep the milk supply going 
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