hello there,
Just waking up from a short nap. My breasts are sore as hell and hanging from me like sand bags. Breast feeding is going well though considering it's challenges. last time I fed him, 2 hours ago, my breasts were like fountains of milk, literally overflowing. It's crazy. I can't get him to eat enough. I am supposed to feed him every 2-3 hours during the day. He sleeps so much, I spend a lot of time trying to wake him up so that he can eat. Often times when it seems like I got him to wake up, as soon as he latches on he falls back asleep.....so keeping him awake is challenging too! But when he does latch on and eats, it's an awesome feeling (even though it burns).
We already had to go to the pediatrician today. It went well. He likes riding in the car and barely cried the entire time. He got his hepatitis B vaccine and they checked his vitals. He also gained two ounces since leaving the hospital yesterday, which is great. baby's actually loose weight after they are born. His birth weight was 8.3 pounds and when we left the hospital he was 7.6 pounds. In about a week he should be back to his birth weight.
Just waking up from a short nap. My breasts are sore as hell and hanging from me like sand bags. Breast feeding is going well though considering it's challenges. last time I fed him, 2 hours ago, my breasts were like fountains of milk, literally overflowing. It's crazy. I can't get him to eat enough. I am supposed to feed him every 2-3 hours during the day. He sleeps so much, I spend a lot of time trying to wake him up so that he can eat. Often times when it seems like I got him to wake up, as soon as he latches on he falls back asleep.....so keeping him awake is challenging too! But when he does latch on and eats, it's an awesome feeling (even though it burns).
We already had to go to the pediatrician today. It went well. He likes riding in the car and barely cried the entire time. He got his hepatitis B vaccine and they checked his vitals. He also gained two ounces since leaving the hospital yesterday, which is great. baby's actually loose weight after they are born. His birth weight was 8.3 pounds and when we left the hospital he was 7.6 pounds. In about a week he should be back to his birth weight.
Leaving the hospital yesterday went well. I was totally disoriented when we drove home and felt like I just got out of a long movie. It was weird. Part of me was definitely looking forward to getting home, and the other part was nervous. I had a great experience being in the hospital. The care was outstanding. All the nurses were super nice and helpful. I wish I could have taken them with me! They have nurses that come by just to help you with breast feeding. It was a nice feeling to know you can ring the bell any second and someone will come and help you. Miles didn't make one beep the whole ride home which was reassuring. He rarely cries - mostly when we change his diaper. the first hour at home was a bit frantic but after we got settled it felt good. there are definitely more details I could get into.....there are so many feelings, emotions....my mind is still trying to catch up with my body and reality. I am still trying to understand that I don't have a baby in me anymore. Obviously he is here now, but sometimes my mind just can't catch up.
Frank has been awesome. he is great with Miles and he is doing a great job taking care of me. I am supposed to limit walking up the stairs to twice daily, so I pretty much live upstairs. Last night I went downstairs for dinner for one hour. I am still on pain medicine, which helps to take off the edge. i can walk around OK, but not great. I try to fit in little naps whenever possible. The day seems to pass in a heart beat. I am sorry not to have called you all back yet, there just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day.
he is such a wonderful baby, I feel so lucky. I didn't know that baby's could smell that good, are so soft and adorable. the whole thing is more amazing than I can write, especially while sleep deprived, on Percocet, and owner of two heavy ass burning breasts.
i apologize that this email is very disorganized, but this is the best I can do right now.
time to wake up miles.....wish me luck.
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Wow how he has changed, huh?
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