man, this is confusing! so today i pretty much nursed all day. i think he got 2 bottles but those were what small amounts i pumped of breast milk. im not seeing a dramatic increase but i guess its just day 2 of the reglan(prescription)? i did manage to try to express someand squirt the kid so hey, thats a good sign, right?? seeing my pump outtake though, i just dont trust only bfing. ugh. its a hard call. i desire to bf 1)b/c its good for them and 2) cause i get tired of pumping and washing. lol. but i also want a healthy baby! im very glad im feeling hormonally balanced otherwise though b/c i think this issue could put you over the edge. there is a lot of self-inflicted guilt about it, but im sticking to my mom's reminder that i am a formula baby and turned out pretty good. hey, i helped create this little guy and he is perfect so thats something.
on another note, i miss my belly.........i know, i know....CRAZY. esp after my complaints over the last 4 weeks in regards to sleeping but that was the only time! during the day i felt great! i wonder how soon ill be ready to do this all again! ;-)
on a zach note, he is fabulous. such a good baby. not that i have anything to compare to but i think he is good. only issue is the last 2 nights, he decided that 7-9pm is a good time to be fussy. not good!! thats mommys time with daddy! hoping its just coincidence and not a pattern. also, he has a little conjunctivitis in his left eye. what to do besides wipe with warm water?
and lastly, on a funny note to close on...i laugh every time my child toots or poops. it makes me giggle. guess thats how you know you are a mom!!
ok, thats all for now. ill try to post something not bf related soon. pics on smugmug if you need your zach fix!!
night!!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
still tryin.....
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It's amazing how something so tiny can toot so loud!! It would always make me giggle too! I nicknamed Caroline Princess Toots Loud A Lot! Now that she us getting a little older, she has 2 titles....that and Princess Poops A Whole Lot!! =)
ReplyDeleteYea for being hormonally balanced enough to see straight right now! That is a true blessing when you are strggling with the bfeeding.
ReplyDeleteAlso, totally normal for babies to be fussy right about when dad comes home, and that is just how kids are...a little more tired around dinner time. It will get better though!! He may need a later nap??
Also - prob not conjunctivitis, that is a virus..it is most likely a blocked tear duct, and I remember Emily having that...you may want to call your dr on what to do, but I think they just grow out of it.
Jackson had blocked tear ducts, too. We wiped with warm water & he grew out of it. J was also fussy when Dad got home (that's why J always thought he was a fussy baby), but he grew out of that, too. Hang in there - it gets easier!
ReplyDeleteIt's good that you can laugh at his toots, because boys think farting is funny FOREVER! :) (Don't tell, but I kinda think it is, too.) ;) Great job sticking to the BF, despite the challenges. He'll be a wonderful adult either way, like you said, but it's nice to try!
ReplyDeleteOh, and can I make a request? Is there any way you can include the smugmug link in your sidebar? I'd appreciate the easy access. :) A demanding reader, don't you love me?
I hate to be the one to tell you the "witching hour" (that 7-9 period you were talking about) won't go away for awhile, for the twinnies it was a good 12 weeks. But you are dong an awesome job and soudns like Zach is doing great! When do we get to see more pics??
ReplyDeleteokay, i just checked out your smugmug site, such a beautiful baby, so perfect!!!
ReplyDeleteHe has really long fingers, I wonder if that mean's he'll be tall!
You think his fingers are long Mary...you should see his TOES! Ill have to take a picture! :)
ReplyDeleteMatt is 6'3" and Im 5'9" so Im thinking he will be fairly tall!