Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Grownups Only
Just received my first "grown ups only, please" invite. Wow! It's such a weird feeling. To be invited to something then told my cute, harmless son is not invited. It's just a birthday party. I would understand a wedding. Although we allowed children of all ages to attend our wedding...but it was out in the beautiful outdoors. What exactly does unnamed person think is going to happen if children are allowed to attend? Will LJ cry the entire party? No. He'll cry to nurse or to say he is cold or hot, for example. He would likely sleep most of the time. Regardless he won't reach decibels over the music. Or maybe he/she believes children who can walk will run around screaming and destroying the house? I can't speak for everyone but, I like to think that since this isn't a movie or sitcom, people with uncontrollable kids are too embarrassed to bring them out to social events like this. Lastly if it's "no kids"then it really should start at an adult time like 9 to until. But this party starts at 4pm?!?!
Monday, June 28, 2010
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Today I expressed (pumped) my first breast milk for LJ (or anyone for that matter :)). After almost 40 min of pumping, I had a bottle with only one ounce! The manual pump was not easy. It initially hurt but the real problem was it was tedious. I had this crazy belief that dad would join in on the pumping. So I bought a manual pump so he could join in fun and build hand strength. Well that didn't happen. Dad wasn't jumping for joy to pump but neither was I. It hurts enough when I do It!!!
Pumping is also difficult because I am doing it while feeding LJ. LJ is on one breast and the pump is on the other. When I'm not feeding him, he is sleeping or (rarely) sitting in his car seat or swing starring at the lights or contemplating something grand. Most of the day and night he is in my arms. Thus breast feeding while pumping (or should I say pumping while breast feeding) is the easiest thing for me. It took way too long to get everything set up anyway...open box, put it in dishwasher (on top self!), sterilize in boiled water, dry, and put together. But it was great to see him drink the one ounce from his dad. I'm determined to breast and bottle feed LJ. It's only right dad gets a shot. Maybe now dad may wake up and tend to the multiple late night cries. After all who can blame him for sleeping now but soon he will have the ammo. So the two steps back refer to nipple confusion. For the none breastfeeding moms and men, nipple confusion refers the baby refusing a bottle nipple, refusing breast after a bottled is introduced, or sucking mom's nipple the way he does with a bottle (which could hurt mom). We seemed to have one this fight. He bounced with ease between the two! But now I think I'm going to have to buy an electronic pump!
Pumping is also difficult because I am doing it while feeding LJ. LJ is on one breast and the pump is on the other. When I'm not feeding him, he is sleeping or (rarely) sitting in his car seat or swing starring at the lights or contemplating something grand. Most of the day and night he is in my arms. Thus breast feeding while pumping (or should I say pumping while breast feeding) is the easiest thing for me. It took way too long to get everything set up anyway...open box, put it in dishwasher (on top self!), sterilize in boiled water, dry, and put together. But it was great to see him drink the one ounce from his dad. I'm determined to breast and bottle feed LJ. It's only right dad gets a shot. Maybe now dad may wake up and tend to the multiple late night cries. After all who can blame him for sleeping now but soon he will have the ammo. So the two steps back refer to nipple confusion. For the none breastfeeding moms and men, nipple confusion refers the baby refusing a bottle nipple, refusing breast after a bottled is introduced, or sucking mom's nipple the way he does with a bottle (which could hurt mom). We seemed to have one this fight. He bounced with ease between the two! But now I think I'm going to have to buy an electronic pump!
6 Weeks to 6 Months
Today I read that the average baby sleeps thru (at least two 4 hours shifts with one feeding) the night sometime between 6 weeks and 6 months. Six weeks is just around the corner but SIX MONTHS!!! That feels like a lifetime away. What kind of range is that anyway? Right now would be happy to just have some sleep! One hour here and two hours there (esp.at night) would be heaven sent. It's currently 2 am and I'm nursing for the third time since 11 pm. Seems like my son never sleeps!
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