
Things are going pretty good these days. We are starting to get into a routine and for the most part things are good. We had some family in town this past weekend and it was lots of fun having them here. Tyler loves playing with the boys and I always love chatting with my cousins. I had a cousin get sealed on Tuesday and it was great seeing the Grover's and being able to go to the sealing. I guess there are benefits of not producing enough milk, then you can take your kids to grandma's with a bottle and then go do something by your self. I am trying to think of the good things with not being able to nurse well, that way it doesn't totally bum me out. But because of that I got to go to the sealing, and it was beautiful.
Today I had to take Joshua to the doctors because at his two week appointment he hadn't gotten back up to his birth weight, so she wanted to make sure he was gaining weight okay. Well, he gained weight, a lot of weight. He weighed in at 9 pounds. A week ago he was 7 pound 13 ounces. She said I wasn't feeding him enough, and now I am feeding him too much. I can't win. But she also said that he looked a little tongue tied, so she cut his little skin under his tongue. She said that maybe that is why he doesn't latch very well. I guess we will see if he starts nursing a little better. You totally forget how tiring it is waking up every two to three hours to feed a baby. I am so very tired at nights. It isn't too bad during the day because I have so much to do and get my second wind, but during the night is hard stuff. Luckily Tony's last day of work for the week is tomorrow, so he will be able to help out more during the nights. That will be nice...I can't wait.
2 comments:
I hear ya on being tired! I hope he does start latching better for you. I am using the fenugreek, but I have been horrible at remembering to take it regularly. (BTW - my doctor said 2-3 capsules 3 times a day for 2 weeks, then taper it down) So far we have been okay on milk supply, but I may have to use it again in a month or two to help boost it up.
I also used fenugreek with my twins. You can get it pretty cheap online. Hope the nursing goes better for you! But don't stress out about it too much. There are worse things that could happen.
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