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August 2012 Moms
punkrockabye
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Paula has regained her "birth weight!" Also a TMI update.
punkrockabye
member
Paula has regained her "birth weight!" Also a TMI update.
Quotes because after 21 hours of endless fluids, there's no way my puffy, swollen little squishy was an 8 pound baby before the fluids started. But at her pedi appointment 2 weeks ago she was 7 pounds, and today well, yesterday she was 8!
This means my milk is doing something for her! I still feel like I need to work on my supply a bit but it does seem like things are starting to get to be where they need to be. I have maybe 3 ounces of pumped milk in the fridge that I am overly proud of. I know most people have big stockpiles by now but I still love seeing those few ounces sit there. We haven't had to give her formula in a while and only a couple times recently have we needed to give her a bit of pumped milk after a feeding, so if she doesn't need what's in the fridge within a few days, it'll go in the freezer. I never thought I'd be able to put ANY in the freezer.
The doctor continues to be extremely impressed with how alert and strong Paula is. She has been able to lift her head since we were still in the hospital and last week she started being able to hold it up for a few seconds.
Now all I need is to get my vagina pain figured out. I finally get to see the doctor on Friday. It seems like the pain really ramps up and then drops off suddenly as soon as another piece of stitches comes out. I don't even know. But still, I do think there is something definitely wrong down there. I'm not itchy in general but I keep getting these sudden, intense tickle esque sensations in the area of my urethra but not necessarily involving it, and I have no choice but to, uh, tend to it, because it's SO strong. Other than that it's still just a constant deep bruise feeling and it's still keeping me from being able to sit and stand enough to take care of Paula, so aside from when I painfully feed her, she's in her RnP and the with DH as soon as he's home from work. I really want to be able to snuggle and fully enjoy my baby before she starts preschool. I need someone to explain how bad c sections are because currently, if I do have another baby, I want to opt for one right off the bat. My birth was fantastic but it was all downhill from there.
I'm just terrified of the exam Friday, of what they might tell me needs to be done, etc. I'm sure it's also going to be excruciating. And in keeping with the trend of people wanting to sabotage my dedication to breastfeeding, watch them want to put me on an incompatible medication.
Quotes because after 21 hours of endless fluids, there's no way my puffy, swollen little squishy was an 8 pound baby before the fluids started. But at her pedi appointment 2 weeks ago she was 7 pounds, and today well, yesterday she was 8!
This means my milk is doing something for her! I still feel like I need to work on my supply a bit but it does seem like things are starting to get to be where they need to be. I have maybe 3 ounces of pumped milk in the fridge that I am overly proud of. I know most people have big stockpiles by now but I still love seeing those few ounces sit there. We haven't had to give her formula in a while and only a couple times recently have we needed to give her a bit of pumped milk after a feeding, so if she doesn't need what's in the fridge within a few days, it'll go in the freezer. I never thought I'd be able to put ANY in the freezer.
The doctor continues to be extremely impressed with how alert and strong Paula is. She has been able to lift her head since we were still in the hospital and last week she started being able to hold it up for a few seconds.
Now all I need is to get my vagina pain figured out. I finally get to see the doctor on Friday. It seems like the pain really ramps up and then drops off suddenly as soon as another piece of stitches comes out. I don't even know. But still, I do think there is something definitely wrong down there. I'm not itchy in general but I keep getting these sudden, intense tickle esque sensations in the area of my urethra but not necessarily involving it, and I have no choice but to, uh, tend to it, because it's SO strong. Other than that it's still just a constant deep bruise feeling and it's still keeping me from being able to sit and stand enough to take care of Paula, so aside from when I painfully feed her, she's in her RnP and the with DH as soon as he's home from work. I really want to be able to snuggle and fully enjoy my baby before she starts preschool. I need someone to explain how bad c sections are because currently, if I do have another baby, I want to opt for one right off the bat. My birth was fantastic but it was all downhill from there.
I'm just terrified of the exam Friday, of what they might tell me needs to be done, etc. I'm sure it's also going to be excruciating. And in keeping with the trend of people wanting to sabotage my dedication to breastfeeding, watch them want to put me on an incompatible medication.
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Re: Paula has regained her "birth weight!" Also a TMI update.
That is great about Paula and your milk, stick with it!
And keep your head up about the doctors visit I'm sure that they will do their best to keep you BFing. I hopr they can figure it out and it isn't permanent.
That's great about Paula's weight! Keep up the great work!
Yay for Paula! DS keeps pointing at her picture and saying baby, he can't get enough of her. lol
That sounds like a uti to me, I hope it something easy like that.