Thursday, February 21, 2008
My Poor Husband
Apparently he has been growing a beard for the last two weeks. It didn't come to my attention until a friend commented on it. Maybe one day Abram will stop crying long enough for me to pay attention to the details again...
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Official Notice: Nursing Strike Over, Poop Strike On
Ah, it is nice to be able to feed my son again! Our time was stressful but it is over...there are still some remnants but for the most part we are in good shape. That you so very much for the advice posted. I tried it all and it got us through to this point. I really can't thank those of you who posted enough!!!
Now, Abram is apparently on to a poop strike. Back to the drawing board for advice I suppose :) I know that around 6 weeks babies can become so efficient with eating that they only poop 1 time a week but...that doesn't stop me from worrying. Any advice mommies?
Now, Abram is apparently on to a poop strike. Back to the drawing board for advice I suppose :) I know that around 6 weeks babies can become so efficient with eating that they only poop 1 time a week but...that doesn't stop me from worrying. Any advice mommies?
Saturday, February 16, 2008
A Call For Help From Nursing Moms
CAUTION: If you are male or uncomfortable with anatomy used for Nursing you may want to skip this post :)
Ok, so here is the deal. Bram and I have never had an easy time with nursing. He had trouble latching in the beginning. However, up until recently we have always been successful in getting a good full feeding done. Last weekend I had to leave Bram for about 3 hours at a time to attend class (I was luckily able to come home at lunch and nurse him). I was worried about nipple confusion with the bottle and breastfeeding but he did wonderfully. He didn't have a problem taking the bottle and didn't have a problem returning to breastfeeding. This past Thursday I came down with the stomach flu. I was too sick to nurse so Barry feed him some milk I had been storing in the fridge and I pumped when I could. As my temp went up my milk supply went down and I was barely pumping an ounce from both sides during one session. We ended up only needing to supplement with formula twice before I was feeling better and getting back on a regular pumping/nursing schedule. So, here is the big problem...after 1 and a half days of bottles my baby won't breastfeed anymore. I can sometimes trick him into it for a little while but mostly when I try he screams and pulls away and looks at me like I killed his dog. We stopped giving him anything with an artificial nipple for a little while (bottle, pacifier) but soon realized the kid was starving and we had to let him eat somehow. With the help of a dropper to start him off I was able to get him to latch a couple times. Currently he will latch on to only one side and eat with much coaxing for about 15 minutes before screaming. Last feeding after having him latched (while sucking and making swallowing sounds) he ate 2 oz of a bottle as well. This leads me to believe he was not getting much. I have been pumping and my milk supply is going back up but is at least at 2 oz a feeding. Any help or advice on getting my milk supply back up and getting Abram to latch again without terrorizing him would be so greatly appreciated!
Ok, so here is the deal. Bram and I have never had an easy time with nursing. He had trouble latching in the beginning. However, up until recently we have always been successful in getting a good full feeding done. Last weekend I had to leave Bram for about 3 hours at a time to attend class (I was luckily able to come home at lunch and nurse him). I was worried about nipple confusion with the bottle and breastfeeding but he did wonderfully. He didn't have a problem taking the bottle and didn't have a problem returning to breastfeeding. This past Thursday I came down with the stomach flu. I was too sick to nurse so Barry feed him some milk I had been storing in the fridge and I pumped when I could. As my temp went up my milk supply went down and I was barely pumping an ounce from both sides during one session. We ended up only needing to supplement with formula twice before I was feeling better and getting back on a regular pumping/nursing schedule. So, here is the big problem...after 1 and a half days of bottles my baby won't breastfeed anymore. I can sometimes trick him into it for a little while but mostly when I try he screams and pulls away and looks at me like I killed his dog. We stopped giving him anything with an artificial nipple for a little while (bottle, pacifier) but soon realized the kid was starving and we had to let him eat somehow. With the help of a dropper to start him off I was able to get him to latch a couple times. Currently he will latch on to only one side and eat with much coaxing for about 15 minutes before screaming. Last feeding after having him latched (while sucking and making swallowing sounds) he ate 2 oz of a bottle as well. This leads me to believe he was not getting much. I have been pumping and my milk supply is going back up but is at least at 2 oz a feeding. Any help or advice on getting my milk supply back up and getting Abram to latch again without terrorizing him would be so greatly appreciated!
Monday, February 11, 2008
Happy Birthday Barry!
Barry turned 31 today! Currently Dad and son are taking a birthday nap before Abram gets up for the night...
Thursday, February 7, 2008
30 Pounds?
That is how much weight I have lost in the three weeks since I delivered Abram! So, 8lbs of baby, let's say 3lbs of placenta...that leaves 19lbs of water??? I knew I was retaining water (and there are the bags of water the baby lived in as well) but that seems like a lot. As much as 30lbs sounds I still am not close to my prebaby weight. I realize I don't need to be there three weeks after delivery, but just saying I have a ways to go before fitting into that bridesmaid dress for my brother's wedding in July!
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