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preciousangels2 - Saturday, 21 June
Well, it's only been 10 days that why I was wondering. I had heard about the 2wk deal. I would LOVE to get some sleep but I have a feeling that won't happen for a LONG time. We don't have any friends or family that are within 3 1/2hrs from us. I think tonight after my hubby gets home I'm going to make him watch Cayden while I get some sleep.

socalgal - Friday, 20 June
I forgot to address your leaking question. You should pick up some Mustela nursing pads that fit inside your bra and absorb it. I have to get some too. I just started leaking as well. BRU sells them.

socalgal - Friday, 20 June
I love giving advice about breastfeeding, so keep the Qs coming! I wish more women were able to have a good experience with it like I have, and I'm convinced that if we gave each other better advice, we'd all have greater success.

As as the hamburger-that was mostly to get you and the baby into the habit of latching on correctly. Now that you both have the hang of it, I would only do it if it looks like he is struggling to latch on correctly (such as when you're really full and it is a little more challenging for him to get his mouth all the way around) or later, when he's a little older, when he is distracted and not paying good attention.

As far as bfing in public, here are a couple ideas. One, you normally want to reach under your shirt (not lift the breast over your neckline), because this is the most discreet. However, if you use a poncho, you may want to do just the opposite, since the exposed part, as you pointed out, will reveal your love handles. Two, if you want to keep the love handles covered and breastfeed in public, you might consider layering fitted tanks under loose fitting blouses. You then lift your breast over the tank, and reach for it under your blouse. Between the two tops, everything will be covered except your breast, and for that, you can just drape a very light blanket over the top while baby feeds.

You'll also learn to stake out discreet places to feed when you go out. For instance, I only shop at malls with Nordstrom stores becayse Nordstrom has nursing lounges.

I breastfeed in public all the time and most of the time people don't even have a clue of what you're doing. You'll probably get used to it like I did. Good luck!

xxxxx

mandalou81 - Friday, 20 June
Thanks for all your advice! Elijah has a tongue tie... you know that piece of skin under your tongue... well his goes all the way to the tip of his tongue. The lactation consultant was concerned it is effecting his suck... but my midwife said she didn't think so... I'm going to see my regular doctor tomorrow and I'm going to ask his opinion. I have actually found out though that this milk problem of mine is a family thing!! I spoke to my Mum and she said that she had the same problem feeding me so then I rang my Aunties and my sister and Yes they all had the same problem!!! I was like "why did noone tell me!!!" They said that even tho it seems stressful now I wont focus on the memory... in the end breast or bottle I'll have a healthy baby. I see that they are right!! I am still going to persist with the breast feeding tho - Even having the breast/bottle combo is fine right now!!

So anyway, thanks again for the advice!! Let me know if you think of anything else?? How are you going with motherhood??

mandalou81 - Thursday, 19 June
Hi!! I've never heard of a nipple sheild?? Is it something I would buy at a store?? I'm just trying to persist with this as much as I can... I'm sick of midwives they keep giving me conflicting advice - one will say for me to rest my nipples and the next will tell me to cluster feed!! Oi! Thank goodness for this website at least we can share ideas!!

socalgal - Wednesday, 18 June
I'm really happy that everything worked out with the bfing. I bet you two are experts now!

My son never really had problems with gas (as long as I avoided dairy products), so I didn't have to burp him very often. Alex is extremely gassy and has trouble burping. With both, when they need burping (I can tell by their sounds and body language), I remain laying on my side facing the baby and then burp the baby against my hip just as I would if the baby were against my shoulder. This way I don't have to get up.

Alex's birth went really well. She remained posterior and my water broke spontaneously after midnight the night following her due date, so she was born the day after her due date. I was able to have her 100% natural, but it was really difficult. I did not have a "traditional" labor. My contractions were extremely powerful, but never closer than 4-6 minutes apart. I was dilating very fast, but she wasn't dropping due to her position, so my doctor let me start pushing at 8 cms to try to get her down. I got out of bed and did whatever my body felt like doing to try to get her out, such as squatting and getting on all fours like an animal. There were many times I didn't think I could take another minute of the pain and I wanted an epi or c section, but somehow I hung in there (but barely). At the end, I felt like giving up because I'd pushed for about 2-3 hours and was exhausted and she hadn't dropped so I wanted to give up and asked my doc what we could do. She suggested an epi. Meanwhile, I had to push with each transaction because that was the only way to get thru them. At that time, I realized I was holding back a little when I pushed out of fear. I think I thought I would break in half if I pushed my hardest. So I decided to push my hardest and low and behold I felt her drop and turn suddenly. I started yelling to everyone that she was coming and my doc got on all fours behind me to check me (I was on all fours on the floor) and said the baby was crowning! She told me to get on the bed and I was like "WTF?! How the hell am I gonna do that?" But I wanted her out so bad so somehow I got on the bed and she came out immediately when I pushed with the next contractions. That was the best feeling in the world to finally have her out! My hubby loves to tell people the story about me being on all fours and the doc having to get down on all fours to check me (he acts it out). He thinks that was really funny!

Afterward, I just kept exclaiming to everyone that I couldn't believe I did it. It was definitely the hardest thing I've ever donw in my life. But I'm so proud of myself that I did it and so grateful that Alex and I were able to experience a natural childbirth together! :)

How was your labor? Wasn't your baby posterior too or did he turn?

socalgal - Tuesday, 17 June
Both my babies have been the same way. I know it is the breastfeeding. It makes me a little sad too, because I adore Alex and I know she will grow up so fast, but at the same time, I know it is a very good sign that she is thriving and developing so quickly. I would be troubled if my baby had that newborn look for a really long time, but not vice versa. Congrats! Sounds like you two are doing great!

pinkb00h - Tuesday, 17 June
That is strange, that he pukes and spits up when you burp him. Alyvia is the total opposite it seems. We have a cosleeper that I was using, but we've got a regular size bed, so with her own bed in ours, that barely leaves any room for hubby and me, so she's now just sleeping with us. I actually think she sleeps longer if she's up next to me, too. I think she feels safter when she's with me, than she does when she's in her own bed. Hopefully by the time she's sleeping through the night though, I won't have a problem getting her into her own crib. That's the only part I don't like about her sleeping with me. I don't want her to get too used to it, or spoiled by it, and then have a fit when I try to get her into her crib! I've seen ladies on here that haven't had a problem at all, but then I've seen ladies that have had a big problem!

pinkb00h - Monday, 16 June
That's weird that everybody gets so haywired when they find out you're sleeping with your baby, when studies say it's actually better! Or at least the risk is decreased! So then if they can't go into as deep of a sleep, that means that if they were to roll over onto their face, they'd actually wake up and try to move?

And yea, I breast feed in bed and usually end up falling asleep. I'm usually holding her while she nurses, but a couple times I've just laid her next to me, laid down next to her, and let her nurse that way. I actually did it earlier while I slept on the couch. I kind of feel bad now, cuz I was basically asleep when she finished, and she fell right asleep, so I didn't get to burp her, and she got real fussy later cuz of bubbles in her belly, and then she spit up :( Does your son seem to spit up a lot??

pinkb00h - Friday, 13 June
My daughter sleeps in the bed with me most of the night, too. So you're not alone. She starts out in her bassinet, but then she'll wake up to be fed and changed, and even though she'll fall into a deep sleep while on my chest, the minute I sit up and put her back in her own bed, she's wide awake and starts to fuss. So I just make room between my pillow and hubby's pillow, and lay her up there at the top with us. I usually cover just her legs with her own blanket. I wake up frequently anyway, just to check on her while she's asleep, so I know she's fine while sleeping with us. I keep her snuggled next to my chest usually, cuz I've been sleeping on my side, and she'll be on hers, and like you, I just don't see what's wrong with it. I don't like how everybody gets so upset when they find out the baby sleeps in your bed with you. It works for me. If it didn't work for them, I'm sorry, but don't tell me I'm a bad mother, and try and guilt me into getting her to sleep in her own bed.. it just won't happen! If I were you, I wouldn't worry about it. Especially since you're so careful to make sure there's nothing around your son while he's sleeping. It's easier for him to be in bed with you, than in his own bed, and you have to get up and down 20 times a night!

dedra40 - Thursday, 12 June
Did he get fussy at the breast at all? Logan kinda got spoiled on the bottle some. I have to get Jesse to help me feed him so of course its milk in a bottle. He's getting better now because I've cut the number of bottles he drinks by more than half and we breastfeed more. He's got acid reflux, I think and is so hard to get to sleep. He didn't like the nipple shields at all, even though you'd think he would with liking the bottle so much. We are sticking with it though. Any time I wanna give in and give him a bottle for the sake of being easier, I say "no, we're gonna do this, like it or not." And eventually I can get him to calm down and eat a bite. I've gotten to where I actually say "Lets eat a bite.." and he will open wide. Its kinda funny how cues like that seem to work so early on. Well, it sounds like he's waking up so I should go. You know how time management works, so I gotta pump really fast. Take care and I'll talk to ya soon.

angie007 - Wednesday, 11 June
Oh, cool! Baby and I are well! The sleep thing is still a bit tricky, but I'm sure it will get better. How about you guys?

monica9 - Tuesday, 10 June
hi. saw your post. my baby is 2 1/2 weeks also and she has days that she is up for up to 3 hours at a time. she gets really fussy and cries. i dont know if she is crying b/c she cant fall asleep or b/c something is wrong. its so hard to read them at this stage! i guess babies go through days that they are up more. good luck

angie007 - Monday, 9 June
Hey..I saw you are from HB and I just wanted to say Hi! Nice to see another OC girl on here. :) Congrats on your baby! Did you deliver at Hoag? I live in Mission Viejo and had my daughter on May 16th at Saddleback in Laguna Hills.

kmfitz - Friday, 6 June
it's been going pretty HORRIBLE, to tell you the truth. For example, right now it's almost 2am and I'm still up with the baby. This is the first night I've had to actually resort to me and her sleeping in the guest room. She's just decided all of the sudden, now that michael has gone back to work, to cry all night and sleep half the day. Before that, we'd gotten her to where she'd sleep all night. This totally freakin sucks. And just now before we moved to the guest room, she was crying, and I felt her and there was pee all over her clothes, the swaddle and the bassinett. UGH!!! How does that happen???

Michael's gone probably about the same time--from like 7 until 5 or from 9 until 7 or something like that. But as soon as he gets home, I hand the baby over to him so I can go shower and relax. This is so much harder than it was when he was home :(

KrysAndBundleOfBoy - Friday, 6 June
My baby is going on 3 weeks. I cry feeling Lonley.. not a good enough mother, missing my husband.. terrified to be alone with the baby.. and unloving towards my newborn.. then guilt for feeling that way.. as soon as my husband is home tho im fine.. but as soon as he leaves its like i hurricane has hit.
kry

agummybear - Thursday, 5 June
Hey, how's it going? Is the nursing getting any better? My supply is still low, but my doctor prescribed me something so we shall see! My husband offers to help at night, but I'm a bit ofa control freak, so I end up staying awake or taking over anyway. :) How's he sleeping?

aubreyd08 - Thursday, 5 June
LOL YES I do want another 1 - NOW haha!! Yeah - Josh is ok with another one then said NO MORE!!! ;0) we'll see...

Yes - We've had sex already and No I can't really say it hurt... it DID feel strange though... and burned a little when I tried to pee afterwards... but it was kind of sexy knowing we weren't supposed to be doing it haha! (I'm so NOT the rebel type lol)

No stitches here...

kmfitz - Wednesday, 4 June
i dont know--it's just something about delivering vaginally, nothing is supposed to go up there for 6 weeks. eat yogurt! i'm dying too!

socalgal - Wednesday, 4 June
Yay! You have no idea how happy I am to hear things are getting better with the nursing. I had a feeling you didn't need shields. I'm just so surprised that the lactation consultant didn't know better. Why are so-called experts so quick to assume it's the baby who doesn't suck right or that you need shields, etc? So frustrating because it just makes you doubt yourself and makes the experience less enjoyable. In my opinion, our bodies, and the bodies of our babies are perfect and designed to work together. What we just need is some good advice on HOW to breastfeed for the first time, since it is not something we grow up seeing every day in today's society.

I am sorry to say that I'm in the same boat as far as photography. With my first, I just took him to Picture People at the mall-but their work is definitely not great--just affordable, quick and convenient. I've always wanted to try Lennea Lunkus (not sure if I spelled it right, but do a search online, they have a website). I think they are pretty pricey because you pay per picture and they don't just give you the files for you to print them yourself. But they do have a studio in Irvine and they produce such pretty pictures. If you end up finding someone affordable that you like, let me know. I would be willing to drive to OC for something good.

MonikaOH - Wednesday, 4 June
I would call doctor before touching neosporing. A lot of infants are allegic to penicillin that is in it.

BabyAlexis - Wednesday, 4 June
Aww thnks... Alexis was born 6:51am... yeahhh Alexis is older!! Omg its like 415am right now I'm awake feeding this lil greedy girl... :) omg r babies are 2 weeks old today :)

kmfitz - Wednesday, 4 June
omg, it's soooo horrible. they called me in a diflucan w/ refills, i've taken them all, no help. they're not allowing me to put cream up there yet, so i've been slathering it on outside and eating tons of yogurt and taking acidophilus. i don't know what else to do--acidophilus helps w/ your vagina's PH and so does the yogurt. that's all i can do at this point.

so for now, i'd try putting cream at least on the outside--that helps a lot. and drink some cranberry juice for your uti!! get started, lol!!

I just feel kind of depressed tonight. hopefully it will go waway :(

kmfitz - Wednesday, 4 June
Yeah, I definitely feel better. I'll cry once every few days instead of every few hours!! Thank you so much--she's definitely a cutie, but she loves to pee right when i'm in the middle of changing her diaper!! I don't know what I'm going to do when Michael goes back to work tomorrow and she does that--he's always there to help! How are you feeling and how's the baby??

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