Morning everyone!
Remembered to post on this board! Hope everyone's doing okay. We had a lovely day yesterday after an awful day on Wednesday - I think I cried for the entire day! (Or that's what it felt like!) It didn't matter that I knew it was the hormones, I was just so upset at everything. I coincided with my milk coming in more so at least I felt better yesterday as I wasn't crying non-stop AND had more milk! I was also so, so sore on Wednesday but yesterday (and today) I feel much better.
This breastfeeding business is challenging, isn't it?? I bet it was a man who decided to call it "natural" and not send the memo to our boobs or our babies. I have managed to express this morning - think I've got just over 50 ml - no idea if this is good or bad?! Going to be strict today and do it every 2 hours...try to build up a stock. Claudia is feeding better on the breast, but still isn't entirely satisfied I don't think.
We had a lovely and very helpful visit from the midwife yesterday (even though we had to do the horrible heel prick test) - she weighed Claudia and told us that she is doing really well and is now up to 3% of her birth weight so we're delighted with that. She also echoed what you said, Pidj and said the paediatrician should not have weighed her when he did as it was only Day 2. She was also
that I was not offered any breastfeeding help or advice at the hospital, even though we were in for 2 days. She was very helpful though and helped me with positioning (you have to be quite forceful, dont you?) and I feel that Claudia is a little bit happier when feeding now.
Spotty You are doing amazingly well, it is fantastic how much you have managed to give Felix so far, but remember a happy Mum = a happy baby - you need to not be exhausted for when your wee man comes home! Which he will do very, very soon. By the way, did you get your heating fixed?
Congratulations Eggs!
Bellaboo Claudia's cord fell of yesterday too!