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lowkeysbride · September 2012

It's 2am here and I'm up nursing Jake as usual! Tonight, he did pretty well sleeping in the RnP, but I have discovered that when he's not sleeping on me, I have terrible anxiety! I worry so much that he's going to stop breathing or something and I don't get any sleep! Rationally, I know that sleeping on my chest isn't any better, safety wise, but for some reason it makes me feel better and the anxiety attacks go away... Ugh, whole new bag of issues at this point!

on_a_whim · September 2012

i'm here...pumping...then back to bed for a quick nap before nursing LO at 3am

Jeberg · September 2012

I'm here getting ready to wake and nurse DD.

Stasi · September 2012

Up nursing my little girl. She's been a lazy eater today so we are working on staying focused on feeding tonight!

jayja2007 · September 2012

I'm up. For some reason dd doesn't want to sleep for more than 30 mins at a time. Hopefully I can at least get a couple hours after this feeding

3monkeysmama · September 2012

Me, 3am as usual!! :. DD is pretty consistant with when she wakes.
I woke up this morning with matitis on my right side! Phenomenal! I still have to try to nurse her on that side, which hurts so much!! I am on an advil and antibiotics cocktail for the next week. Heat packs are the only comfort I can get.

kristyand · September 2012

OMG I slept for 4 hours for the first time!!! I had read you all write about this magical possibility and resigned to the fact that my LO just wasn't about sleeping that long. Holy wonderful! But of course my boobs woke me to pump before she did. But still.

Oh it is also the first night we are trying to have her sleep in her crib. Success so far!

WenchHeart · September 2012

I'm here. Feeding one and waiting on the other to rise and shine, so I can nurse him too. Also thinking of evil ways to wake DH up, his heavy snoring is annoying the crap out of me *sigh*.

kvickery · September 2012

I'm up... LO has caught whatever bug big bro had and can't breathe! I feel so sorry for her! No sleep in our house tonight!

WenchHeart · September 2012

That's freaking awesome! I seriously smiled while reading this, we haven't made it to 4 hours quite yet. Hope to be joining the club soon.

Edit: Quote Fail. Meant to quote Kristy.

kismetjess · September 2012

Omg, I just got 4 hours of sleep too! It was so glorious. The last hour of it was in our bed...but I had good intentions to feed her but she fell back asleep so I just went with it.

linzeek44 · September 2012

I'm here for the usual 3 am feeding.

Unem · September 2012

I'm up for a little bit, but am going back to bed soon.

I guess I should be thankful that I don't have a newborn waking me up every hour so I can sleep through most of the night.

GinnyJ2012 · September 2012

Im up! Just finished BF my DS for the third time. I got him to latch without help which I consider a major accomplishment : now I'm starving! Attempting to find food on the mom and baby unit :

amanda2424 · September 2012

I'm up and finally able to post, every time I was going to this last week lo starts fussing while nursing, but tonight she is super focused lol.Just got done reading the drama for some late night entertainment,laughing at "maternal fatigue " gimme a break!

ArtificialRed · September 2012

lowkeysbride:
It's 2am here and I'm up nursing Jake as usual! Tonight, he did pretty well sleeping in the RnP, but I have discovered that when he's not sleeping on me, I have terrible anxiety! I worry so much that he's going to stop breathing or something and I don't get any sleep! Rationally, I know that sleeping on my chest isn't any better, safety wise, but for some reason it makes me feel better and the anxiety attacks go away... Ugh, whole new bag of issues at this point!

This has been me too. This nighttime anxiety has probably been the most surprising thing about motherhood so far. But I'm still looking forward to this myhtical 4 plus hours of sleep at a time. That just sounds lovely.

Bighair12 · September 2012

We are up earlier than usual tonight. I made the error in the evening of pulling her out of the pack n play during a nap. I am now going to be paying for it the rest of the night. Plus I just changed a wet diaper and she just destroyed the new one with some loud farts.

mrsjenni · September 2012

I'm up nursing Reid. I just realized it's been 4.5 hrs since he last ate so I woke him up. I kinda feel bad but I sure am thankful for the sleep!

And he's not quite back to his birth weight yet which is why I have to wake him to eat.

Shazzie116 · September 2012

I am up. I just changed and fed L, and now I am pumping. yawn

damabo80 · September 2012

lowkeysbride:
It's 2am here and I'm up nursing Jake as usual! Tonight, he did pretty well sleeping in the RnP, but I have discovered that when he's not sleeping on me, I have terrible anxiety! I worry so much that he's going to stop breathing or something and I don't get any sleep! Rationally, I know that sleeping on my chest isn't any better, safety wise, but for some reason it makes me feel better and the anxiety attacks go away... Ugh, whole new bag of issues at this point!

After a few nights you'll get used to it.
But what about instead of sleeping on your chest, you do bed sharing? It has all the perks without the increased risk.

damabo80 · September 2012

mrs.jenni:
I'm up nursing Reid. I just realized it's been 4.5 hrs since he last ate so I woke him up. I kinda feel bad but I sure am thankful for the sleep!

And he's not quite back to his birth weight yet which is why I have to wake him to eat.

How's the nursing going?
This is your first go at it, right?

kelbel527 · September 2012

PinkLily1234:
I'm up. We are majorly struggling to breastfeed. LO is only 2 days old and my milk is just starting to come in. She's a big girl and wants to nurse constantly. I'm a STM and I KNOW this gets better, but I'm really struggling with a decision to BF or not... first dd was breastfed for about 6 months. I've pumped and bottle fed her last two feedings, which I know is wrong if I want BFing to be successful. DH is upset with me for doing it, but i told him we are not discussing in the middle of the night when I'm frustrated.

I did not bond with my first right away. I felt disconnected from an emergency csection birth and was determined to do something right by BFing her... crazy pp hormones, there was obviously nothing wrong about her birth and nothing wrong with ff. I always preferred bottle feeding my first, but stuck with BFing longer than we should have we actually bonded when i stopped BFing and no longer resentedfeeding her.

Number two was born via an amazing VBAC will post the story and pics soon. My midwife had me literally reach down and deliver her onto my chest so the disconnection from birth is not an issue this time. I did not need any stitches and recovery has been a breeze. I'm not on pain meds and don't feel like my judgment us clouded. I bonded with her instantly and hate that I'm resenting feedings again.

Not sure what to do or how to tell DH that i value his input, but ultimately I'm making the decision on this. I also have a home health nurse visit tomorrow since the pedi would only discharge dd early if i agreed to have a nurse come out. I'm afraid the nurse and DH are going to give me quite the lecture. I'm not against pumping at all, but i know it will be hard with two under two.

Sorry for the late night poorly mobile formatted rambling!

hugs I hope it gets better, but really however you choose to feed your LO is your choice. Don't let anyone make you feel guilty. I am not sure how long I will bf and I really want to make it longer with ds2, but I hate how everyone else expects me to. The first thing the pedi said when I reminded him we only bf for 6 weeks last time was, ok lets try to make it longer this time. Like its his body or child. ugh.

hang in there!!

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