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My milk came in! And with it plenty of baby spit up! I think she will have to adjust to the fact that her tummy is still tiny, she's over loaded her tum a few times.

@aprild: Yay!! I saw in the other thread that your toddler is having a hard time adjusting. Mine too, unfortunately. He was fine until a couple days after we came home. He's just been pushing boundaries like crazy and throwing tantrums when he used to be seriously soo well-behaved. It breaks my heart a little, honestly. I'm hoping it's just a short phase while he gets used to all the changes.

Will be joining you ladies on the other side tomorrow! Baby didn't come on her own, so I lose my VBAC to a repeat c-section.

Also have a toddler so I will be in your shoes soon I feel, ladies @lilteacherbee: @aprild: .

@aprild: @lilteacherbee: my three year old is also having a bit of a hard time. He definitely does not understand why mommy can't lift or play with him. He isn't acting out too badly, he is three after all. But this morning he had a meltdown about wanting mommy and our normal morning routine.
I know it will be fine, but it's just hard for me to see him not quite get it and be sad.

All you toddler mamas, good luck! I can't even imagine!

In happy news, my wedding rings both fit today and my feet almost look normal! overall pretty happy with how my body is recovering, taking it easy and wearing my belly bandit, even though it is too big now! Don't want to pay for the next size down, only to wear it 10 days like this one.

And... First DH complaint. He is still off work, but work called and said they had an urgent project that only he was licensed for (the back up guy is on vacation). We were planning to give P her first real bath today before visitors arrive tonight. He told me 30 min of work... An hour and a half later I am still waiting. I got everything ready, and then took off her foot wrap from her blood test the morning. She immediately kicked the chair hard, it started bleeding everywhere and I couldn't find the cotton ball! Shouted for DH to help, he huffed and got mad for disturbing him, and threw a cotton ball at me. Sigh.

So we're still not nursing basically at all, but! The last two times we tried, she latched and stayed on for a minute or two. All she's done up to this point (since her tie release) was cry if I even tried, so latching at all is huge.

@Torchwood: yay for latching! You haven't given up, what a trooper!

Finally, DH came down and said "let's make this quick" but once we got P in the bath he melted! She totally owns his heart. We got her all bathed and in a cute outfit and he kissed me and then went back upstairs to work. All is well.

@Mrs. Microscope: oh man...I would have punched him! Glad he was able to relax a little. How can you not when you're giving an adorable baby a bath!??
@Torchwood: congrats on latching!!! That's amazing. Hopefully she will continue to improve. Breastfeeding is harder then I ever imagined.

Miles is not a fan of the bath in terms of a typical hard shell infant tub. So I tried co bathing with him the other day and he loved it!!! I was able to submerge him more then he normally would have been since I was holding him on my lap (on a towel). He seemed so comfortable and relaxed!
I made another post related to this but he's having his lip tie fixed in 2 weeks. I'm hoping that helps improve our nursing. He's been doing ok but I know he's not getting as much milk from me as he should be because of his shallow latch. As well as im still in a bit of pain!!!

@Mrs. Microscope: Glad everything worked out! I know it can be super frustrating at times! DH was like that sometimes with LO1 and I found that I had to really explain to him what I expected. This time, with a toddler as well as the newborn, we're both running around trying to survive hahaha.

My swelling has finally gone down!! I guess I'm lucky because I never had any swelling while being pregnant (except not being able to wear my rings the last few weeks). But dang, they pump you with so many fluids after a c-section that my legs and feet felt HUGE for the past week. Also, I had some weird rash on one side of my face/neck that appeared right before we left the hospital and it's almost gone now. So weird. The nurse didn't know what it was, other than just a random reaction to hormones or any of the meds I was on.

Starting to feel like myself again! Woohoo!

For the moms with two kids, do you think your baby is like your toddler or the opposite? I feel so lucky that my little one is the opposite of my toddler as a newborn. My toddler was a very high needs baby and would cry/fuss whenever he wasn't being held or nursed. I could never put him down! It made the first couple months exhausting for me. This new baby is so laid back and sleeps all the time. I can set him in his bassinet, the swing, my arms, wherever I want, and he just stays asleep. It's amazing to me! And it makes it easier for me to spend time with my toddler and also keep up with the housework a little.

8 minutes nursing so far today! Baby steps!

So I could use some input. DH has to go to Denver for work in a few weeks. We used to live there, and LOVED it, so he suggested I go with him and we make a nice little trip of it. It's my birthday weekend, so I'd really love to. I'm fine with the thought of traveling with LO, but he's hesitant. (He hates flying, so I'm wondering how much that's a factor.) He wants to drive. It's 20 hours or so each way, usually split into two days (we've made this drive at least 5 times). While I agree with some of his points (no worrying about fitting everything into luggage, have our own car and car seat, etc), I overall think it would be really crazy to drive. But if he really refuses to fly, I think I'd rather go than not, even if it means driving. She's a very calm baby most of the time, and sleeps well in the car. Granted that could change in a few weeks, but maybe not? She'll be about 2 months, but only a few weeks adjusted.

@Torchwood: my input is colored only by my own experience with my first but a drive that length would have been hell. He didn't mind his car seat until he was a month old and then he HATED it until he was almost one. We did two six hour drives when he was six weeks old and the last two hours were torture. He was over it and just cried the last two hours, no matter how often we stopped to soothe/nurse.
If you have your husband to help I'd absolutely fly.
Also, I realize not all babies are the same, so I'm sure someone here has a good story to counteract my bad one.

@Torchwood: no input as to what to do, but if you Do decide to come to Denver let me know! We could meet up and talk Aug babies over coffee or something

@aprild: Isla is pretty similar to how my older dd was as a newborn - they've both being pretty laid back and cruisy. DD was easier in that she didn't care where she slept but Isla prefers being held and sleeping in my bed (hoping to get her to sleep in the bassinet this weekend) Isla is a faster/more efficiant feeder - dd would take 20-40 mins for a feed but Isla usually takes 10 mins max. I've been blessed with easy babies

Isla has been sleeping longer stretches the past 2 nights! The first night she slept 9pm-3am before waking for a feed and last night she slept 8pm-1am when I woke her for a feed because I was super engorged and not able to sleep! Hopefully this extra sleep helps to kick my damn sickness which is still hanging around.

@MrsStar: we actually checked it with a thermometer before we got in. It's recommended to be close to 100 so I think ours was like 98. He seemed comfortable with that temp.

@Mrs. J: put on some Netflix and get settled!

DH goes back to work on Monday and I'm kinda scared!

We're going to Denver! Flying, thankfully. I'm excited to have the time with DH and LO together, and to go back somewhere we love. A little nervous about traveling, but I'm sure she'll do well.

We're also making progress nursing! She latches and stays on a few minutes every time now! Hoping I can get the SNS working to maybe stop her getting frustrated. Though she might just be getting tired too. It's a lot more work than a bottle! Thank you to everyone who has been encouraging us!

And pictures because I can't resist.

@Torchwood: she's so cute and expressive.