Quick update
Whee life is busy and good, overall. Except my body. I started bleeding again fairly spectacularly on Sunday and it's continued through to today. Tomorrow I'm going in for what will probably turn into a D&C - gross. I'm pumping to try to be sure Noah has some supply, just in case. With a hand pump (Avent Isis). Pity me. Actually things with our body have been a bit hard - we've continued to lose weight too fast and are now 5 lbs under our pre-pregnancy weight. But it's slowed, this loss, so I think we may have hit on the right amount of food. The trick seems to be to eat each time we nurse.
Noah is growing by leaps and bounds. He's awake more each day, cheerful and looking around for the most part - although he has been fussy on and off. I think it's because he stays up and then he's tired and it's a hard transition into sleep without some milk and sucking. But we walk around and sing to him, and then he settles in pretty well, so far. I'm crossing my fingers! He is practicing his voice regularly, although I wouldn't quite say the sounds are vowels or consonants (more vowelish though). He likes to talk to the hanging toys in his playmat, go figure.
He also accidentally reached up and touched one of the mobile pieces, just brushed it, and then startled. I know he doesn't yet know those are his hands, never mind reaching, but it was like watching a little spark go off. It was so cool. It's hard to stop watching him.
He and Carl both stretch the same way, waking up. It's bizarre: how can that be genetic? This morning I brought him into bed to wake up (watching him, watching him) and the two of them went at it. Much laughing and giggling ensued.
Shandra & many
posted by Lyria Lin @ 6:58 PM
2 Comments:
When I was pumping I picked up a First Years battery/electric pump. Single side, and not the fastest but it was only about $35 (USD) and when I later borrowed a Medela Pump In Style I found it didn't really do that much better a job than the little First Years one.
Hopefully your pumping days are few and easy, but just in case it becomes an issue I wanted to recommend the First Years one 'cause hand pumps are the debil.
When I was rushed in for a D&C, I remember being terrified at the prospect. Fortunately it was far milder than what I had anticipated (perhaps it sometimes helps to over dramatise these things). I do hope that yours goes as well as mine did and that you feel much better afterwards. It can't be easy taking care of the 'boys' as well as yourself.
Try not to forget about the yourself part ok?
Alley
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