In honour of World Breastfeeding Week (Aug 1-7) and National Breastfeeding Awareness Month (in the United States) PAIL bloggers has "Feeding Your Child" for the August Monthly Theme. Their questions are in italics and my answers follow. How did you feed your baby? Breastmilk from the breast? … [Read more...]
If he cries, you should put a boob on it…
(coutesy http://justmommies.com) If you're a fan of my poetry (remember my fertility poetry: - I just haven't met you yet, I'm over it, Happiness), I now have a baby version based on my go to solution for baby cries when all else is exhausted. Obviously if he dropped his toy - pick it up, if … [Read more...]
Week 5: Latching On and Getting Out
This week has been a very good week: 1. I finally have the house to myself. Not that I don’t appreciate mom and mom in law helping out, but it is so good to have my own space again. 2. I finally got a good latch with the breastfeeding and we seem to be getting on the right track. Make no … [Read more...]
The “F” Word
First of all, this isn't the "F" word that you think it is. For a new mother preoccupied with feeding her baby it can only be one thing. Formula. Yes, bleeps, I have actually taken the step of using this stuff. I really didn't want to, but out of sheer desperation I crossed that line. It … [Read more...]
Fun times at 2am…
My milk supply seems to be running low. It has been starting to happen at night for the past few days and now it is happening in the day too. Poor little Nic Nac is so frustrated. But I think he is a lot smarter than me. It really is taking me some time to learn his cues and figure out what … [Read more...]
First 3 weeks
Hi bleeps! I know I haven't updated this blog in a while. I have been very busy with Nicholas. He is at the moment all clean, nappy changed and fed, so should be sleeping for a bit. (I spoke too soon - this post got interrupted. I fed him ( boob 15 min, expressed milk from pumping 80 ml) so he … [Read more...]
Birth Part Two: First Week Freak Out
PART TWO: THURSDAY- SATURDAY: THE FIRST FEW DAYS I ended off the first post on Nicholas’ birth by saying that it is a bit of a shock to find that the little one you have been carrying inside you for so long is now a real live baby that you have to care for. Lulu put it really well: Here is … [Read more...]