Saturday, March 31, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
Family
Reid & I spent the last week in NY with my family. There was a lot of baby loving and cuddling and of course lots of pictures.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Breastfeeding
Here is another one of the many posts I have been trying to write up.
Throughout my pregnancy I knew I wanted to try my hardest to breastfeed Reid. I liked the benefits for him, for me and for us as a family. Reid turned 11 weeks this week and has only had breast milk. It has definitely been a journey with a lot of ups and downs but we have both survived.
It wasn't until 3 hours after Reid was born that we had our first breastfeeding experience. Reid latched right away and we were off. During our 3 days in the hospital Reid ripped my nipples to shreds. I was bloody and sore. Reid had also lost 9oz during our stay.
My milk came in 3 days postpartum, the same day we came home from the hospital. I was so engorged and could not get Reid to latch that night. I pumped maybe a whole ounce that night and my mom fed him a bottle. Thus began my pumping journey too.
Throughout the first 4 weeks breastfeeding hurt. It hurt when he latched, it hurt when he sucked, it just hurt. I was constantly telling myself it would get better. It had to get better. At least it couldn't get worse.
It finally did get better around 4 weeks. The pain went away. His latch was great. My supply was good. Then he started to refuse my breast. He would latch, suck once and then scream bloody murder. Not every time but a couple times a day.
At 6 weeks his refusing to nurse was the majority of the time. Over the course of the next week I would attempt to nurse for each feed but ended up pumping and giving him a bottle. Then right around 8 weeks he was fine with nursing again. I am still not sure what was going on. I think I was choking/gagging him each time.
Anywho, from 8 weeks on all has been going well with breastfeeding. At this point I have breastfed out in public, in the backseat of the car, out to dinner, and while peeing (hey, I had to go bad!). I am enjoying breastfeeding and Reid is gaining weight well. So far, so good.
Right now my short term goal is to make it to 6 months with breastfeeding and my long term goal is 12 months. Anything past I would consider a bonus. I have a pretty big freezer stash at this point also, so I feel pretty good about Reid getting breast milk for a while longer.
There is no real point to this post... other than me talking about my breast and feeding my baby.
Throughout my pregnancy I knew I wanted to try my hardest to breastfeed Reid. I liked the benefits for him, for me and for us as a family. Reid turned 11 weeks this week and has only had breast milk. It has definitely been a journey with a lot of ups and downs but we have both survived.
It wasn't until 3 hours after Reid was born that we had our first breastfeeding experience. Reid latched right away and we were off. During our 3 days in the hospital Reid ripped my nipples to shreds. I was bloody and sore. Reid had also lost 9oz during our stay.
My milk came in 3 days postpartum, the same day we came home from the hospital. I was so engorged and could not get Reid to latch that night. I pumped maybe a whole ounce that night and my mom fed him a bottle. Thus began my pumping journey too.
Throughout the first 4 weeks breastfeeding hurt. It hurt when he latched, it hurt when he sucked, it just hurt. I was constantly telling myself it would get better. It had to get better. At least it couldn't get worse.
It finally did get better around 4 weeks. The pain went away. His latch was great. My supply was good. Then he started to refuse my breast. He would latch, suck once and then scream bloody murder. Not every time but a couple times a day.
At 6 weeks his refusing to nurse was the majority of the time. Over the course of the next week I would attempt to nurse for each feed but ended up pumping and giving him a bottle. Then right around 8 weeks he was fine with nursing again. I am still not sure what was going on. I think I was choking/gagging him each time.
Anywho, from 8 weeks on all has been going well with breastfeeding. At this point I have breastfed out in public, in the backseat of the car, out to dinner, and while peeing (hey, I had to go bad!). I am enjoying breastfeeding and Reid is gaining weight well. So far, so good.
Right now my short term goal is to make it to 6 months with breastfeeding and my long term goal is 12 months. Anything past I would consider a bonus. I have a pretty big freezer stash at this point also, so I feel pretty good about Reid getting breast milk for a while longer.
There is no real point to this post... other than me talking about my breast and feeding my baby.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Behind
I don't know how other bloggers with kids keep updated. Kudos to them. I just keep falling further and further behind. Currently, I am typing this post a 3am. Fun!
I started typing a post about my day with a 2 month old over two weeks ago. I just can't get around to finishing it off with the pictures I took.
Reid and I spent the entire week at my parents houses without internet or my computer, so that has also slowed me down.
I have some really cute pictures that I need to post also.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
Two Month Old
My baby is 2 months old. Well he was this past weekend. Yeah, I am behind. Welcome to my life with an infant.
Anyways, the other day I took his 2 month pictures. He is getting so big.
He has been wearing size 0-3 month clothes but some of the onesies are starting to get to small. I will be switching him to 3-6 month onesies very soon. The 0-3 month pants still fit well as the 3-6 are huge on his waist and way too long.
Reid also had his 2 month Dr's appointment this week. He now weighs 12lbs 12oz (up from 8lb 1oz at birth), is 23.5 inches long (up from 20.5 inches) and has a head circumference of 15.5 inches (up from 13.5 inches)
It is crazy how much he has grown in the past month. Below is a comparison from his one month pictures and his two month pictures.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
Week 2 Weigh In
Week two was another good week. I am down 2.4 lbs for a total of 5.1 lbs. Yay!
Hoping for another good week!
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012
Week 1 Weigh In
Well, we did it. Neil and I have been tracking and logging our food for a week now on weight watchers and we both lost weight this week.
Neil is down 5.6 lbs and I am down 2.7 lbs. Success for both of us.
The hardest part of this whole journey is going to be the next 8 weekends. We will be traveling to NY every Friday and back home on Sunday evenings to work at the Pancake House. Hopefully, the smell of yummy pancakes and pure maple syrup will not be too overly tempting and we can stay within reason on our points.
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