we're home

stephanie073

Jocelyn came home this afternoon! It was like our Christmas miracle. I wanted to see snow on the ground before Christmas and it snowed most of the day, and then of course, best of all, Jocelyn came home! She's such a good baby, she went down at 7:30 for bed and hasn't woken up yet. The nurse told us a while ago that because she was bottle fed she might not even take to breast feeding. I tried twice to get her to breast feed, but no luck. Cayden came home from preschool early because of the snow, and he was running around screaming at the top of his lungs "my sissy home!" over and over again. He was over the moon when Jocelyn held his finger. Daddy sat in the nursery for a good hour in the rocker just watching from across the room. Thank you all for the support you've given to Jimmy and I. We feel so blessed to have such great people to turn to.

lexismom1008

That is great news! I'm so glad she will be home for christmas and that her big brother is so excited about his sissy. :-)

sdtchica13

Yay Jocelyn! Congrats on being able to take her home before Christmas, thats great! Now that she's home, enjoy her and don't stress too much, she will do great. Enjoy your holiday with your whole family!

luvdv8

Amazing- what a great Christmas gift! Love every moment of it!

lgmom2010

Awee Congratulations! You got the best Christmas present ever!

At1stsight

That's such great news! Ignore that nurse: yes, it can be difficult, but think positively! Jocelyn may be able to learn to bf if you have the patience and persistence to give it time. If she won't latch, you can try a nipple shield ($9 at Target) to help. We had to use one for one side for about 1.5 mo. You can try pumping a little first and then putting her to breast after that. Keep in mind she doesn't have a ton of stamina, so if you can get to letdown first, it'll be a lot easier for her. It took us about 2 weeks to transition to full time bfing. Some people it takes longer and for some it doesn't work out, but definitely don't give up yet if you want to bf!

:hugs: Congrats on having her home!

FisMom

Ditto At1stsight! Congrats and you can absolutedly breastfeed! It took us about 4 weeks past DD's due date to really get it. Before that we had a combo of breast and bottle. I hired a lactation counselor and she was worth every penny. Right now DD is EBF. The only time she gets a bottle is when I am not home. I just started pumping again, once a day, to build up a stash for the spring (I will be in class and won't be able to feed her for obvious reasons).

stephanie073

At1stsight:

If she won't latch, you can try a nipple shield ($9 at Target) to help.  

Great! Thanks, I have to go grocery shopping anyway so I'll definitely pick it up.

Thank you everyone. She woke up once when Cayden decided that the floor was more comfortable to sleep on. It was probably the loudest thud I've ever heard in my life. He slept right through it...still is! But he doesn't have school today because of 2 inches of snow (oh my!) so it'll be interesting to see what goes on today! Happy Friday ladies 

ArvadaBride

Welcome home Jocelyn!  That is an amazing Christmas gift and congratulations on that AWESOME milestone!  I love your son's reaction to his little sister coming home!

sandrarodz

That is awesome! Congrats!!!!

jcsntms06

Congratulations on bringing Jocelyn home. Enjoy this time, because it surely does fly.

Bippy798

Welcome home!

ESM354

Congratulations on coming home and enjoy every minute of it.  Especially so close to the holidays!!

stephanie073

Thank you all so much! Cayden had rehearsal from 9-12 today for the Christmas play at church tomorrow. He kept telling everyone and anyone who would listen "JJ's home now did you hear?" I don't know where the JJ came from, he just started calling her that this morning.