This is the warning I get when we're hungry!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
a fresh perspective
ahhh...those oh so familiar breast feeding whoas! I once again went to the clinic at RealBirth to sort this issue out. I mean, GIVE IT UP ALREADY! But somehow I can't. I am determined to get this right. Maybe I should get a pat on the back for my incredible resolve. Or perhaps a slap on the back of the neck for my stubbornness!
In any case, I learned several things...I was forcing a new pattern on the baby and myself that was not practical, in effort to get him to sleep through the night. This was causing me to become engorged, resulting in lots of pain, the rapid release of my milk, frustrated feedings, and loads of spitting up!
Could I be any more stupid?
To think I could get a whole night already?! I guess it was wishful thinking...
I realized when I was walking back home with the baby that I didn't feel the usual weariness I've been feeling. Nor the angst caused by having to go home to a disaster of a renovation or having to practice latching. I actually felt good! The sky was blue, the sun was out and nothing seemed to bother me. This is coming a long way!! The fact that I actually felt like myself again...and like everything was going to be alright...
Now I must up the courage to get myself to the doctor for my post preggo checkup. Six weeks has come and gone and still I haven't made that damn appointment! I don't want to be probed just yet. Will have to face the music eventually....
WHY, oh, WHY must I????
In any case, I learned several things...I was forcing a new pattern on the baby and myself that was not practical, in effort to get him to sleep through the night. This was causing me to become engorged, resulting in lots of pain, the rapid release of my milk, frustrated feedings, and loads of spitting up!
Could I be any more stupid?
To think I could get a whole night already?! I guess it was wishful thinking...
I realized when I was walking back home with the baby that I didn't feel the usual weariness I've been feeling. Nor the angst caused by having to go home to a disaster of a renovation or having to practice latching. I actually felt good! The sky was blue, the sun was out and nothing seemed to bother me. This is coming a long way!! The fact that I actually felt like myself again...and like everything was going to be alright...
Now I must up the courage to get myself to the doctor for my post preggo checkup. Six weeks has come and gone and still I haven't made that damn appointment! I don't want to be probed just yet. Will have to face the music eventually....
WHY, oh, WHY must I????
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