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@oliviaoblivia: Same here! I try to take her everywhere with me since she's so easy to travel. So glad you guys are getting out so big sister can avoid cabin fever. You're amazing getting that all done with a real winter!

@HappyBaker: Hope your oldest feels better soon!

@Espion: OMG so glad you're ok!

@MapleMoose: I know! I can't turn doorknobs and it's super frustrating. I tried to wear the brace last night but even with it loose, the swelling was awful so I just gave in and took a Motrin so I could deal with A overnight. I think all outings count in my book

@SleepyMonkey: That totally counts! I hope the power doesn't go out. This storm just needs to pass. Thinking of all the NE bees!

@Pumuckl: @Espion: @oliviaoblivia: Thanks! The appointment went well, and A is gaining weight. Biggest issue with latch is that she's not getting enough breast in her mouth. She's also a lazy nurser and fed for 45 minutes and took in just an ounce. At least I have a better idea of what's going on and hopefully will be able to correct it.

@namaste: good luck going out to eat! We've just been to the lactation consultant and doctor so far. Not sure how soon we'll be comfortable going out in public!

@Espion: Glad you got out of there!!

@SleepyMonkey: Hope you guys don't get hit too bad with the snow storm!

Joining! Just got released from the hospital today.

@Espion: oh I hate getting stuck in elevators. we were stuck for 3h once. Glad you got out quickly.

@Pumuckl: 3 hours?! I'm so glad it didn't take them that long. It was scary because the alarm button didn't work and our cellphones had spotty service. We had to bang on the elevator door.

@Espion: oh that sounds really uncool. We were stuck in a cave. I was just glad I was BF my little guy because that would have been a really long time if he wouldn't have been able to eat. And that the phone in the elevator worked.

@oliviaoblivia: envious that your getting smiles already. The only person J will smile for is her big brother - which is kind of the cutest. Whenever he gives her a kiss she has that big grin in her face.

@oliviaoblivia: baby smiles are the best! We only have gas smiles so far but they are still the best. I am dreading the cluster feeding. I was expecting a growth spurt sometime around now (7-10 days) but it hasnt happened yet.

@Pumuckl: @oliviaoblivia: @SleepyMonkey: Baby smiles are the best! My LOs are grumps! I didn't a smile out of LO 1 till he was at least 4 months old.

@Pumuckl: Thanks! Woohoo just weighed myself only 200 lbs now. So the fluids are getting out slowly but surely.

@oliviaoblivia: I love baby smiles! I get sleepy milk-drunk smiles from time to time.

Crossing all fingers and toes, H is actually napping in his bassinet. For the past two nights we've been make-shifting it with him sleeping in my arms 24-7. (And he wailed for the two hours DH forced me to take a nap yesterday. )

Going to see the LC today. H has been doing okay, but his latch seems to have only gotten worse. (My nips aren't cracked, but they are kind of burning sore and he comes off with the tell-tale white line across.) I basically feel like he is chomping on them with his gums. Hopefully we get some good tips today.

@Raindrop: big hugs! I missed your update last night. At least you lost ten pounds in ten hours....that's pretty good. You really have been through so much, take time to be gentle with yourself. You just had a baby. And you just had a very traumatic experience.

@Espion: C had a great latch in the hospital and the got awful at latching at home. I hope your LC can turn it around. It's amazing how a little change in latch can make things so painful or painless. How is E doing with baby brother?

@namaste: how was your dinner out the other day?

@Raindrop: aw im sorry to hear about your bad day. That does sound really horrible. So glad that nurses were able to help you. And hope your swelling and the babys jaundice starts to go away soon too.

@Espion: good luck at the lc today!

@Raindrop: Cut yourself some slack mama! You've been through a traumatic experience and have every right to need some TLC right now.

@Espion: Good luck at the LC today!

Apologies for not responding to everyone. I am on my phone and it's so difficult to respond from here. But I'm reading everyone's posts to keep updated.

At this point I am pumping every few hours. DD2 is getting all of her day bottles filled with BM but we are supplementing with formula at night because she stays full a little longer. DH is back to work after digging out from 2.5 feet of snow. We are doing split shifts at night. DH stays up with DD2 until midnight while I get 3-4 solid hours of sleep and then I take over the rest of the night. She's so fussy at night and her days/nights are still a little mixed up. At least I get a few hours of sleep! I can't nap during the day because DD1 is an energetic toddler running around all day.

@MapleMoose: @Pumuckl: @SleepyMonkey: @Raindrop: Thank you ladies! He's gnawing right now. I'm looking forward to this appointment!!

@oliviaoblivia: E is still fairly oblivious, but he tries to pat the baby and give him toys. Thank goodness noisy toddler antics do not phase this baby one bit!!

@Raindrop: my swelling was terrible too It's mostly gone now at 12 days pp, but my legs and hips were so swollen the first week that I could barely wear my yoga pants. And I had to wear my husband's slippers home from the hospital b/c none of my shoes would fit.

@Espion: good luck with the lactation consultant!

@HappyBaker: hope your daughter feels better! And 30" of snow- yikes!!

Newborn photos were a bust today A would not go back to sleep once we got her out of the carseat at the photographers, and was just a fussy mess the whole 2 hours. Thankfully the photographer is absolutely amazing, and we rescheduled for tomorrow and she's going to come to my house. Fingers crossed it goes better this time.

H has fairly good latch (he just needs to have his lower lip adjusted out), but I still have poor supply. He got about an ounce from the left (which is good), but only a third of an ounce on the right. I know that is just one feeding, but I can't help but be discouraged. Every single LC I have ever seen (in two different states) have all told me, "I can't figure out why you have poor supply, everything looks good!" They even ask in depth about my medical history, and still nothing.

I tried pumping the other day and got half an ounce.

My best bet is to restart domperidone (which I was on nearly the entire 7 months I breastfed E) but it is unobtainium. I probably have to apply for Canadian citizenship before I could get a script filled.

It's one thing to have a super poor latch (which H doesn't really have) and another thing to just not work. Kind of makes me feel broken.

@oliviaoblivia: Oh wow, really?? Domperidone was the only thing that worked at all with E.

@HappyBaker: totally agree. I just said to dh that it would be so hard to be home alone with a toddler and newborn. You are doing a great job! My toddler has a cold and im paranoid about the baby catching it. I know its going to happen eventually but im washing my hands raw right now!

@charmed: sorry about the newborn session today! Hopefully tomorrow youll get some really good shots.

@Espion: sorry you had some bad news from the lc. Big hugs.

I have started bringing her into bed to sleep with me...not because she needs it but because i like it. She is so snuggly and i am just enamored with her. I think i'm creating bad habits.

@SleepyMonkey: @Pumuckl: @HappyBaker: it's really not that bad. L has gotten a bit more screen time than I'd like but we've figured out a routine fairly quickly. I like being home with both girls. I'd actually been looking forward to my mat leave so I can spend more time with #1, she's really fun right now.