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@kodybear: Ugh, I hate pumping so much too - I can't believe I'm here AGAIN! I have a 10 day trip at Christmas to San Diego, so that's my goal. I don't really know how I'd be able to pump on that trip. We're wanting to go to the beach, Sea World, spend whole days at various family members houses... definitely not conducive to pumping. I'd REALLY like to try to nurse again after she's 2 or 3 months old, but I tried to switch at 3 weeks and got mastitis, so I'm a little scared...

@swurlygurl: Boo Do what you need to do to keep you happy. Its definitely not worth the pain! My LC said it actually has little to do with the nipple, since baby latches on to the areola. DS's problem was that his mouth was so tight he was a chomper and didn't suck correctly. It took 2 sessions of craniosacral therapy to fix it.

@kodybear: I really try to keep up with tummy time, usually after a diaper change during the day once and at night - but no longer than like 5 min at a time bc he also screams! i just get a little paranoid bc he does like to sleep in the swing and i don't want him to get a flat spot. I try to get him engaged with toys but he doesn't seem interested, he seems more interested in following my face around so i try to get down on the floor and talk and sing to him.

@swurlygurl: i am waiting for that magical night when he goes longer than 3.5 hours at night - what is your trick??? he is unbelievably timely waking up every 3 hours at night for a feed!!

after 2 "good" nights - he decided after his 430am feed he wanted to be WIDE awake and play and wanted absolutely nothing to do with the swaddle and swing - i didn't get him to bed until 6, then he was up at 730, 930, and then i killed myself.

also, i just clipped a little bit of his finger skin while trying to clip his murderous talons that have been ravaging my skin while nursing - it wasn't bad but it bled and he screamed and i screamed and i am so high strung right now, even though he is peacefully sleeping on my chest. god forgive me, i love this little boy so much but sometimes i am actually ready to go back to work to get a little sanity back. now i feel so guilty having said that.

@Mrs.Someone: yay to pumping less often! When J was in the NICU and i was pumping every 3 hours for a week i was SO miserable, pumping is the worst!!! I would now seriously consider biting his nail off bc this was honestly traumatizing for both of us - you should have seen us, my husband and I running around with gauzes and scrambling to find alcohol swabs and neosporin and i literally made a whole hand "cast" out of the gauze, it was highly stressful and actually ridiculous.

i wish i could enjoy this newborn stage more, there are so many moments where i can just stare at him forever but the past week or so has been really difficult and i feel like i'm losing my mind. i think i need to get out of the house more, i haven't gotten out of pjs in almost 3 days.

@chibee: Don't feel guilty about looking forward to going back to work. I've been back a couple weeks now and it is SOOO nice sometimes to have peace and quiet without worrying about when LO is going to start screaming again. I enjoy my work day and I enjoy the time I get to spend with him, even if it is short. And I know he's being taken care of really well. The main guilt I feel right now is guilt over not feeling guilty, if that makes sense. Everyone asks "How are you doing, really? I mean, don't you feel sad all day?" but I don't, and it worries me that so many people think I should... The only thing that makes me truly sad is when I pick him up and he doesn't smell like his usual smell anymore, he smells like daycare

@swurlygurl: woo hoo! That is awesome sleep!

@kodybear: we do tummy time multiple times a day. Usually right after she wakes from a nap. BUT she has torticollis so it's important that we do it to strengthen her neck muscles and she's already got a little flat spot from favoring her right side. I think they start grabbing objects around 4 months if I remember correctly. It's so funny when they discover their hands and just stare at them.

@chibee: @Mrs.Someone: I have these nail scissors and they are great! Never cut DS or DD with them.

http://www.amazon.com/Piyo-Yellow-Baby-Nail-Scissors/dp/B004DFO57M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412228376&sr=8-1&keywords=baby+nail+scissors

@chibee: Don't feel so bad with using the swing so much. DD is a swing addict too. She takes all her naps during the day in her swing. It's magical! I'll be so sad the day that it stops working. We use it to get her to sleep for the night too. Swing + swaddle + hair dryer has been our magic recipe to get her to sleep. Then we transfer her to the rock n play.

I think I may have given myself a clogged duct from exercising I'm doing the Jillian Michaels total body revolution. And ended up putting on 2 sports bras and a tank with a shelf (yes, I'm aware this is crazy) just to keep my boobs from jumping all over the place. But I worry it may have been too much compression since I've read that that can cause clogged ducts. And this morning I appear to have one. I don't know if I should let the ladies flop or find a different solution. Suggestions?

Also, if anyone is interested the Total Body Revolution is much easier at the start than 30DS, so it seems great for moms just starting to get back in shape. I say this only 3 days in though, so we'll see how I feel in a couple weeks

@swurlygurl: Yep, same info!

Ugh, I'm in so much pain today. I think DS's latch still isn't great, so my nipples are suffering. Overnight I put the shield back on after 5 minutes on my left, then laid in bed with that breast throbbing afterwards. Luckily DH is able to take care of him so well. Had a little pity party for myself after DH left this morning dreading feeding DS again. Latching at least was better today, but they still hurt a ton Sent a message to my LC, but haven't heard back yet.

@Apples4Teacher: i sincerely hope so - i cannot physically continue this more than one night! You know, I've never mastered the lying down nursing position - and it is everyone's favorite! We've only done it a handful of times, but i think it's because i'm fairly small chested and it's hard for me to maneuver him right? I have no idea.

@Apples4Teacher: that's what our group is like. Just an open group to kinda chit chat with but ask questions if needed.

Sorry I haven't been posting much. The one handed typing is hard. Or I use talk to text and things get garbled.

C is doing good and was over 14 lbs today at 6.5 weeks! He's huge. Still not sleeping great but obviously a champion breastfeeder.

@Mrs.Someone: same here - it takes too long for me to get the positioning down for the lying down nursing and he gets fussy and impatient! Also, i've been wanting to go to a breastfeeding group - how would i go about finding one? Through an LC? I'm dying to know how much LO is getting per feeding bc he has been nursing for a drastically shorter amount of time the past week and of course i'm paranoid he's not getting enough!

@sera_87: this is basically the way i try to do it but it feels unnatural to me for some reason??

@chibee: our bf group is through our hospital.

I'm sorry you're up!

@chibee: is he asleep? If so, can you lie down with him in there?

I found the breastfeeding group though my LC.

@chibee: I'm glad you feel less stressed, but try and lay back on a couch and snooze! I hope your night gets better...

@chibee: Ugh How much longer are you home for? I would definitely recommend not stressing about a schedule until you have to. If he wants to party at 1 am and sleep at 3 pm, you should too

I'm stressing about my stupid pumps. I have an Ameda from L, and got a Medela this time. The Medela is MUCH better. I hated transporting the pump back and forth from work, so I was excited to be able to leave one at work this time. I need the better pump at home because my two morning pumps (3 am and 6 am) are my highest volume and when I'm most full, and my evening pumps (6 pm, 8 pm and 10 pm) are the lowest so I want to make sure they're getting the best stimulation. That means taking my Ameda to work. But, I know I'm getting less output from the Ameda because I was EPing for 4 weeks at home and I know what I should be getting. I really don't want to start transporting my pump again though

@Apples4Teacher: yes! message mrskc - as in post on her wall and click the box that says make this a private message.

@swurlygurl: i'm home for another 7 weeks - then he goes to MILs for the day when i'm at work. i think i'm stressing because i like a routine for myself, i know, i shouldn't expect so much of a newborn but when i hear of other's perfectly scheduled baby i am insanely jealous, esp ones that actually have a "bedtime"!

@mrskc: side nursing is a little uncomfortable for me, and because he has reflux i have to make sure i burp him really good and i'm afraid i'll fall asleep without burping him!

as of right now, it is just past midnight and he is swaddled sleeping in the swing. I tried putting him in the RNP and he lasted all of 5 minutes. I am literally watching him from the couch in fear and anxiety of when he's gonna wake up - this is no way to live!

@Apples4Teacher: you have to have gold to private wall someone. I can add you to the group by sending an invite to you through email. I'll post my email on your wall. Email me, then I'll have your email to be able to add you.

I get a year so I feel like im just starting my leave. I cannot believe you girls are back to work already - I couldnt do it. Major props, seriously.

I go back in November...seriously dreading it and constantly thinking about getting a new job. Having summers off is great but having a job that requires working when I get home...I'm seriously scared that it will be horrible and I will be a tired, stressed out person. A bad mom and bad teacher, ugh.

@swurlygurl: I agree no one wants to help out with the tough stuff or middle of the night wake ups!! Haha. I always tell people they are welcome to come over at two in the morning to hold him then. No takers though. Sorry to hear about your work pants!!

So LO has taken some actual naps the last few days and actually in his crib!! Of course his night time sleep has not been too great! But this is like the first time he has slept in extended amount of time in that thing and he slept in it last night for a few hours! I hope we can keep it up and by we I mean me because to get him to sleep in his crib at night means nursing him in his nursery in the rocker and sometimes I am just too tired to do that!

How's everyone else doing?

@Apples4Teacher: i am so jealous you got LO to sleep in the crib! I tried last night and he lasted 20 min, then 10 min - i said forget it and put him in his swing. I feel like he will be 3 years old and still sleep in that damn swing!

@Mrs.Someone: i think you are so amazing for keeping up with BF even with all the issues you're having. I really don't have any tangible issues other than LO being angry with my fast letdown on the left and slow letdown on the right yet i think about quitting every, single, day. Is the blood coming from your cracked nipple? Sounds so painful i hope the ointment works for you immediately!

Last night was one of the first nights ever that sleep has gone somewhat "ok" for LO - he slept from 9-1230, then 130-5:15 (!) then again from about 6-9 - this is an immense improvement from the night before, where he stayed up from about 10-3am (yep) then up every hour. He is very inconsistent and i have no idea what the trick is. Also, we keep the swing in the living room so i've been sleeping in the living room for weeks now and i would really like to go back to my bed. It's kind of inconvenient for us to move the swing into the bedroom since I like to feed him on the couch. Sleep is the most stressful issue right now, i feel like i'm doing everything wrong by letting him sleep in that swing and he HATES the crib!! Will he magically be ok with the crib one day or will i have to work super hard to train him to like it???