We've been exposed to the h1n1 virus.
My cousin & her 1 year old daughter both tested positive for it.
They have been over to our house several times since Addie was born.
I'm freaking out.
I called Braxton & Addies pedi & she just said theres not much we can do. Just to keep an eye on all of us & see if we get sick. Great.
I'm hoping & praying none of us catch it. Especially little Addie.
I've been breastfeeding a week now! Honestly, I didn't think I'd make it this far seeing how difficult it was with DS but it's been so much easier this time! Addie has a great latch, I have a great supply and it's just going SO well.
My only "problems" are:
-I don't feel like I can go anywhere. I haven't mastered NIP (nursing in public.) I want to be discreet about it and not just pop out the boob whenever, wherever. Too many pervs in this world. So the discreet part is what I'm having trouble with. Hopefully I'll learn soon because I have just been staying in the house all week. We had to go get groceries the other day & I had to sit out in the parking lot nursing in the car. I wish I could just nurse DD while walking around, so it doesn't even look like I'm nursing. Ahhh, I guess it will get easier though...
-I'm jealous of DH. Since I'm BFing it is pointless for BOTH of us to get up at night, so I let DH sleep while I feed, change and put Addie back to sleep. Here I am up 5-6 times a night while DH is sound asleep & snoring...and then complains the next day that he's tired. It tempts me to switch to formula, because at least then he would have to get up too! But I'm trying to be strong. I don't want to formula feed, I'm just letting the lack of sleep take over my thoughts....
-I have a strong let down so poor Addie is choking on my milk when I first start to feed. Not a "major" problem but I wish it didn't happen.
I am very thankful though that breastfeeding is going well. I know there are many women out there that can't breastfeed, or have problems that make it very difficult.
Now for a little "brag" LOL
I seem to produce alot of milk, so much that Addie can't possibly drink it all, I am constantly leaking and sometimes leak through a nursing pad in just 30 minutes. So tonight I decided when I get "full" like that I would pump and freeze the milk for when I decide to introduce the bottle.
Well, Addie hadn't eaten in a few hours & I was beyond FULL. I was changing out nursing pads every 15 minutes! I brought out my pump and started pumping on boob #1. After about 10-15 minutes I felt that was enough and stopped. I looked to see how much I pumped and it said 4 ounces! HOLY COW! (With DS I would pump for 30+ minutes & get 2 ounces out of both breasts combined!!) Since Addie hadn't ate in awhile I decided I would only pump the 2nd boob for about 5 minutes. (Not sure how BFing works, like..how long does it take for my boobs to "refill" after they are emptied? I didn't want to pump them both dry & then addie wake up hungry...I have no clue how it works!) So I pumped boob #2 for just a few minutes and then took the bottle to the kitchen and dumped the milk in a milk storage bag. Total? 6 ounces! Whoo-hoo! I'd say thats pretty good! :D
Well, time to go to bed. I'm EXHAUSTED! Addie was up every 1-2 hours last night wanting to eat! Night, Night. :)
Remember the post where I had everyone guess what addie would weigh? Well here is the list and we have a winner! Me! LOL!
Addie weighed 7 lbs 13 oz at birth. I really didn't think she would be so little, I was just HOPING she would be. :)
MY guess= 7 lbs 14 oz
Leah-5 lbs 1 oz
Angela-6 lbs 5 oz
Daddy-6 lbs 6 oz
Amber-6 to 7 lbs
Kara-7 lbs 5 oz
Susan-7 lbs 7 oz
Jennifer-7 lbs 9 oz
Jessica M-7 lbs 10 oz
Rob-8 lbs 2 oz
Samantha-8 lbs 2 oz
Mommy-8 lbs 3 oz
Haylie-8 lbs 4 oz
Jessica C-8 lbs 6 oz
Tiffany-8 lbs 7 oz
Shealynn-8 lbs 8 oz
Amanda-8 lbs 11 oz
Season-9 lbs 4 oz
Josh-9 lbs 5 oz
First off:
I CAN'T BELIEVE MY BABY GIRL IS A WEEK OLD ALREADY!!!!!
Now that that's out of the way...we had her 1 week check-up today! I also had an appointment just to check on the incision & everything.
Addie's birth weight: 7 lbs 13 oz
Discharge weight: 7 lbs 3 oz
1 week old weight: 7 lbs 8 oz
Addie's birth length: 19 3/4 in.
1 week length; 20 1/4 in.
((I just found out her discharge weight today, the hospital didn't tell us! I can't believe how tiny she is! Newborn clothes don't fit her, they're quite baggy, I have very few preemie outfits I can put on her so I kind of have to put her in NB. Preemie diapers are even too big for her, she has a really tiny waist & skinny little legs...can you believe it-I stocked up on diapers (20 packs!) and only had 1 newborn pack & 0 preemie b/c I really thought she would come out 8-9 lbs!! So we've already had to buy diapers!))
And as for me, I lost 15 lbs! Yeah!!! I have lost ALL the babyweight & am under my starting weight! Woo-hoo! However I still have some weight leftover from Braxton I need to get rid of. My incision is also healing nicely.
That's about it. Addie has to go back in a week to check her weight again. She should be back up to her birthweight by then. :)
I've been having some soreness near the left side of my incision from the c/s. Well, I decided to take a look and on the left end of the incision there is a medium sized purple bruise. There is a lump behind it & its very tender to the touch.
Also, the past few days I had a burning/tearing sensation on that left side in the same area. I figured it was just the staples tugging at my skin but I got those removed today & the same feeling is there.
I'm a little freaked out. Think I will call my dr in the morning.
I added some pics of Addie to my photobucket account! I will be updating it frequently so as I post more I will just post another blog with a link to the album. :)
http://s611.photobucket.com/albums/tt198/kristinhills_mommy/
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