oh my goodness what was happening yesterday? You were all having crazy days!
I went to the hairdresser with my MIL (arrrgh ) but I can't complain too much cos I got a lovely colour to hide those new mummy-greys! X was also very VERY wide awake yesterday but wasn't unhappy, just bright-eyed and busy tailed. Smiled at everyone in the hairdressers (except MIL HAHAHAHA!) and then also wide-awake early evening... then after 8pm small feed... slept till 5.30am!!!! OMG I knew he'd be tired, but wow.
Had my LC out earlier this week (while sis & fam were visiting - so was crazy busy, but great fun! shame she had to go home ). Anyways, LC confirmed what I suspected... BF'ing just ain't working for us - inverted nipples & nipple shield, plus high palate, plus very snorty mouth-breathing baby who breaks attachment about every 4 sucks!!!! So we're sticking with the expressing & bottle and trying for 1-2 BF's per day just to keep our hand-in, but not as our major method of feeding cos he just gets sooo frustrated and feeds were taking waaaay too long (and most of the milk ended up out not in!). I've also got extra bits & bobs so I can double express which is AWESOME! I'm getting heaps more in 1/3 the time!! I just need to buy a pump now so I can return the hired one (it'll be too expensive otherwise) and we'll cross our fingers that as he grows, our BF'ing might get better. I'm determined to hang in there and giving him boobie juice as long as possible & so is DH - so it helps that he's supportive. On the bright side, DH (and my sis when she was here) can bottle feed him which is really nice. I think X loves it cos he always gives his daddy lotsa huge smiles
But I'm still grateful cos even though our BF'ing has been kinda cactus, he's such a cruisey little dude! I've uploaded some more pics (I'm addicted) of my handsome little pudgy man!
Sorry - I'll catch-up on personals later... but having been following how you're all going - and seriously, surely today HAS to be better?!
Cheers,
Belfie
Last edited by belfie; November 22nd, 2008 at 07:11 AM.
) but I can't complain too much cos I got a lovely colour to hide those new mummy-greys!
X was also very VERY wide awake yesterday but wasn't unhappy, just bright-eyed and busy tailed. Smiled at everyone in the hairdressers (except MIL HAHAHAHA!) and then also wide-awake early evening... then after 8pm small feed... slept till 5.30am!!!! OMG I knew he'd be tired, but wow.
). Anyways, LC confirmed what I suspected... BF'ing just ain't working for us - inverted nipples & nipple shield, plus high palate, plus very snorty mouth-breathing baby who breaks attachment about every 4 sucks!!!! So we're sticking with the expressing & bottle and trying for 1-2 BF's per day just to keep our hand-in, but not as our major method of feeding cos he just gets sooo frustrated and feeds were taking waaaay too long (and most of the milk ended up out not in!). I've also got extra bits & bobs so I can double express which is AWESOME! I'm getting heaps more in 1/3 the time!! I just need to buy a pump now so I can return the hired one (it'll be too expensive otherwise) and we'll cross our fingers that as he grows, our BF'ing might get better. I'm determined to hang in there and giving him boobie juice as long as possible & so is DH - so it helps that he's supportive. On the bright side, DH (and my sis when she was here) can bottle feed him which is really nice. I think X loves it cos he always gives his daddy lotsa huge smiles
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