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@Beebug: too cute! She looks so snug. It's still to warm where I'm at for clothing like that. It was high 80's yesterday!

@hilsy85: I'm glad it's getting better for you. We just went through the 3 week growth spurt and it was a bit brutal. I would say the peak of my hatred for BFing so far. The last couple of days have been much better.

Just took a short walk around the neighborhood. I carried him around the house in my k*tan until he was asleep then moved him into the car seat. He just stayed asleep! yay!

@hilsy85: been doing the laid back nursing since yesterday and it's great! it's super comfortable, and we haven't had any coughing/gagging! he's also been latching really easily in this position. yay. looking forward to getting some longer stretches at night, we're still up every 2 hours, maybe 3.

@mrskc: that's great! he'll get used to the carseat over time.

@CarrieLouWho: Sounds like Delaney is doing great! awesome.... definitely not in the crib yet - only 2 weeks old tomorrow - but I can't wait for that day! i even am just looking forward to sleeping in the same room as my husband, ha!

@MrsKC she was 9 lbs 3 oz, so exactly one pound! She was 21 inches at birth, so she's grown 1.75 inches! It's so crazy how fast they grow when they're this little!

@Beebug: we've had nights like that but have figured out a system to get back to sleep quickly. I think last night was a record! We were all back to bed in 25 minutes! My DH gets the baby and changes his diaper then brings him to me in bed. I nurse in a side lying position. He usually only nurses 10 minutes and usually only takes one side. He will fall asleep while nursing. He will pop himself off and continue to sleep. We'll make sure he's fast asleep then my DH carefully picks him up and swaddles him. Then he holds him and rocks him until he's settled then carefully puts him down. Last night he slept in the swing all night. We only change diaper again if he poops then ill try to nurse him to sleep again. You'll figure out what works for you but we've had nights where we're up for 1.5-2 hours.

@mrskc: yay! glad the k'tan worked for you. L was up every two hours last night--I'm guessing that's the 3 week growth spurt in action!@CarrieLouWho: go Delaney! I can't wait to see Leo's stats at his 1 month appt. He's still in a bassinet next to our bed...once his night wakings calm down a little bit and he stretches out to feedings every 4.5-5 hours, then I can see moving him. But for now, it's so easy to just pull him into bed with me.
@Beebug: L has been acting funny on the 2nd boob I put him on (I do both sides for about 10-15 minutes)--he like squishes his face into it and then pulls away. Painful! As for how long we're up, he wakes up, i feed him for 15 minutes, change him, and then do the other side, usually for 10 min, and then swaddle him and put him down. He usually is half asleep when I swaddle him--total time I'm up is probably about 45 minutes. There have been nights when he's making really loud noises even though he's half asleep and it keeps me up for a looong time.

@Tidybee: oh no, I'm sorry that you went through that as well! When we got L's tongue tie snipped, I had pumped and given bottles for the 24 hours before because the pain had been really bad. So when he latched on after the tongue tie was snipped, it already felt much better because my nips had healed a bit...I would say that it continued to improve, but it has by no means been a miracle cure (probably because his posterior tongue tie was not a severe one--what about C's?). His latch on is still painful for about 5-10 seconds, although who knows if that's because of his tongue position or because of the other issues I've had! But I would say by two to three days after the tongue tie was snipped, feeding him was much more comfortable after the initial latch on pain. I hope it continues to improve for you! One thing that our LC told us is when we feed bottles, make sure L's lips are way down at the base of the nipple/top of the bulb, not just pursed around the nipple, and make sure that his lips are flanged out. That way it imitates breast feeding as much as possible. You can even adjust her lips around the bottle--I do that all the time. And don't feel like you need to jump 100% into breast feeding. Give your nips time to heal, and maybe pump a few feedings a day. Also, see if you can get a prescription for all purpose nipple ointment. It has helped heal my nipples way faster than lanolin or anything else. ALSO (sorry for the novel), my pedi warned me that poor latch on/tongue ties often lead to mastitis (because the breast doesn't get emptied properly), and then nipple trauma/cracks can also lead to thrush. BOTH of those things happened to me, and they are awful! So take care of your nipples and let them heal, and make sure that you're emptying your breasts either with LO feeding or with the pump. I don't mean to scare you by any means (I think I just had bad luck), I just wish someone had told me that it's more important to let my nipples heal than to keep trying to breastfeed when I'm in pain. Anyway, good luck

@hilsy85: thank you thank you thank you!! At your suggestion and the LC's, I've been taking nights off from breastfeeding to heal and DH has been bottle-feeding her with pumped milk. It has helped me heal a bunch and then tackle breastfeeding and working on the latch during the day when I'm more awake, alert, and less stressed.
Claire's tongue-tie was also minor and posterior. The first pedi we saw in the city (when we were stuck at my BIL's) actually said she's not tongue tied. We saw an LC the next day who noticed it, took her to our pedi here who noticed it, and saw ANOTHER LC the next day who also saw it. Took her to Dr. Dahl in the city who actually snipped her underneath AND on top.
Each feeding that results in my nipples NOT looking like lipstick is a success...we'll get it.

@Beebug: Same. We take almost 2h in-between wake-ups...So for me it is sleep from 11-2, 4-8, 10-1pm (but I wake up an hour before he does so I can shower).

DS is sleeping in his crib now...we started yesterday. Basically, I set up the monitor and just go in there to feed and change him at night. I like that he isn't in our room because I get better sleep. I am not waking up to his every breath and every sneeze. Only problem is: he doesn't fall asleep in there. He has to be asleep *before* I set him down in there...but it's all good...I love snuggling my baby:)
Anyone else in the crib yet?

@beebug - we started the crib on Saturday night. So far so good. She's sleeping from 11 to 4,5 or 6. I'll feed her and then we sleep again from 5- 7,8 or 9. I agree, I sleep better not hearing her every twitch. And it's been nice getting to sleep in the same bed as hubby.

For those breastfeeding, have you started Vitamin D drops? We have. D doesn't seem to notice them.

@Running Elley: he's beautiful:) and E whimpers too...I think he feels the space and doesn't like it...he likes to be more confined. I am determined though...I mean: it's gota happen sometime! Might as well start early!

@hilsy & tidybee: what does a younger tie look like? How can I know? I am hoping he is just so I can have a reason why bfing isn't working for us! I'm still so upset about it.

@Running Elley: omg I can't believe you have the ticks activated! Lol. Those drove me nuts:) pumping is going really well:) so far so good....I did just nurse LO straight from the breast tho to get him to fall asleep (there seemed to be no other way). And again: my breast is throbbing with pain:/ oh well...I'll do it once a day if that gets him to sleep...a compromise between me & LO;)
You're so lucky Elliot's hair stayed in tact...my son's hair was "womb hair" so it fell out. granted- it's grown back a bit since (thicker).

@CarrieLouWho: yup we started them as well. L doesn't seem to mind them at all.
@Running Elley: thank you!! Things are SO much better than they were like a week ago...I am hopeful that they will continue to improve, but even if the comfort level stays like this, it's manageable. @TurtleDoves: a posterior tongue tie? I would google image it...apparently they're hard to spot sometimes. The best person to diagnose it would be a Lactation counselor or a pediatrician, so I would definitely ask them about it! So sorry that nursing is now so painful for you It seemed like things had been going well (aka, less painful)--is this pain new? Or do you think it's from not nursing for a while and then nursing? Either way, you are doing the best you can and you should not feel bad at all! Especially with the hard work you're doing to pump. @Beebug: aw hun! I hope C gives you a break sometime soon and lets you snuggle with your DH at night for a while at least We have the medela symphony--it's a hospital grade pump that we're renting from a pharmacy. It is awesome--definitely super powerful. But it's not available for purchase, so if we end up buying a pump, we'll probably go with the medela pump in style.

Cloth Diaper trial day #1!

I have her in the Fuzzibuns instead of prefolds to start, and the small's fit so nicely.....so we'll see how it goes!

She is up for 3 hours solid each morning now, clustering like crazy this am, hmmm!

I made a post re: which pump, will be interested to see what BRU people say too. I'm off for the year, but really don't intend to bf longer than 6-8 months (we'll see).

I know this sounds silly, but if we want to get preggo again in 9 months or so, are we less likely to get preggo if I am still bf'ing or pumping, or is that just a myth?

I am not letting her chest sleep aaaat all today, she is so cut off!

@hilsy85: I didn't want to post in your newest bf'ing thread, as I am no pro, but I have always nursed 10-15 mins each side, each session, only recently just doing one side through the night (because of the pain!) and it's worked as well.

I don't even know if I know what it's like to feel empty? I just know the feeling of full for sure, ha!!

@hilsy85: yeah he was awesome for awhile at nursing but that didn't come easily...so when we had to switch for formula for that week: that pretty much ruined everything. Oh well...
@Beebug: how do you sleep with her on your chest? Aren't you scared she will fall or something? I only ask because DS always wants to sleep on my chest after his midnight feeding and sometimes I'm so tired that I'll try anything too;)

We have matching leather recliners...one in livingroom, one in our bedroom......once she is on our chest, and we recline, we block ourselves in on either side with a comforter and pillows and I basically wedge my elbows into the side of the chair under the comforter and don't/can't move! I'm such a back sleeper too, so am nice and comfy........that being said I still want my bed, lol.

@hilsy85: What were your thrush symptoms and what did they feel like? BFing has been great until the last few days. It's still not bad but one of my nipples has shooting, almost burning pain. It's only on that one side and it doesn't go away, even when his latch is perfect. He has normal whiteness on his tongue but nothing on the inside of his cheeks or anything. My nipples are cracked and sore but they almost always are anyway. I'm nervous about thrush!
@TurtleDoves: I love the ticks lol. Obviously I am still ultra paranoid shocking! I think it's cute that E nurses to sleep (even though obviously the pain doesn't make it easy!). You're comforting
@Beebug: I have a medela in style double electric pump and love it!

I'm glad to have our first crib night under our belt! E woke up twice instead of his normal once but he also was in bed 2-3 hours earlier than normal (we're putting him to bed at 8 instead of when we go to sleep) so that's understandable.
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@Mrs.B: OMG!!! So cuuuute!

@Running Elley: The thing about thrush is that it's really hard to diagnose...a lot of times the only symptom will be pain in the mom. The best way to describe the pain is that it's like shards of glass in your nipples...for me it was burning and almost tingling. I also had throbbing pains intermittently throughout the day. Apparently if you have any wounds in your nipples, like cracks, that's how the yeast gets in, so I would definitely call your Ob or your pedi! You can also start taking a probiotic, which is supposed to help fight yeast. I hope you don't have it!