You always hear that being a mom is hard but now I know for myself. I can't really complain either since besides cort not nursing, he isnt a hard baby at all. He hardly ever cries, when he is hungry he will either make smacking noises and/or make short wimpering noises. He didnt ever cry when we took him in to get circumsized, that made me feel so much better and happy that he was such a brave little boy. But I have come to realize how much of my time he now occupies. I feel like I am constantly feeding, pumping, and changing diapers. He isn't too bad at sleeping, I usually get at least two two hour stretches of sleep at night, sometimes three and then at least one nap during the day. Not being able to nurse it hard on me, it takes time to pump and clean up after each pumping and it makes me sad which isn't good with the whole hormonal changes going on in my body. I cry a little here and there when I am frustrated but I hear that is normal right after having a baby. I really am doing quite well and so isw Cort, it will be nice to get past the hormones and always be able to remember how blessed I really am that so much has gone so well for us. Its an exciting, fun, and worthwhile adventure becoming a parent!
Saturday, April 17, 2010
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I am glad to hear that you are surviving even if it is harder now that you actually are a parent!!! You will have to give me lots of tips and advice if I ever get a turn seeing as you will be a pro by then!!! I love and miss you all!!!
ReplyDeleteI know exactly how you feel! We had a VERY had time nursing for really the first 3 months. Allie did not latch for like 3 weeks. Have you tried a nipple guard? They sell them at like Target, my hospital gave me one, and it helped a lot for the little one to learn how to eat. I think Allie just had to grow a bit until her mouth got a little bigger. I promise, give it like 3 more months and it gets MUCH easier and doesn't hurt or take forever to feed. Let me know if you want to talk and I can tell you more. Good luck! I also cried a lot about nursing too - I felt like a cow sometimes. It helps to get outside in the sun and even just go somewhere.
ReplyDeleteAshlyn says: he is so cute. I am happy that I live so close.
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