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A post about boobs and 2u2 kids
I'm AWing it up while I only have one kiddo....
Re: 2 kids under 2....
-It has been 100 times easier transitioning from one kid to two than it was going from no kids to one.
-Thus far, B rocks in the sleep world, she is only really up from 10:30-12:30 and then 4-7. I still get tons of time with A, and it's a wonderful thing to have a kid who will nap and only does 30 minute feedings at night (A would only nap on someone and was up for 1-2 hours for a feeding....)
-There are a few times where it's a little crazy, but nothing unmanagable.
And the boob part...
Some may remember me posting about it with A, but he had a horrid latch for breastfeeding, was a super slow eater (from breast and bottle), I lost all of my supply when I got an infection at 6 days PP, and I EPed for 7 weeks, getting at most 3 oz total/day for milk while on every herbal supplement and reglan as well.
B latched immedately after delivery (A was passed to the NICU team and I didn't get to hold him for around an hour), and has a fabulous latch. She nurses like a champ and I have a great supply-I get about 8-12oz/day pumping after her morning feeding and before bed in addition to nursing her exclusively right now. However, we are dealing with weight issues....she is sitting at 8 lb 6 oz currently (9.3 at birth, 9 at discharge, 8.6 at 4 days old, 8.9 at 5 days old, 8.9 at 10 days, and back down to 8.6 at 13 days). We have done tons of LC meetings, weighted feedings-she gets from 1.5-2.5 oz/feeding and is nursing 8-10 times/day (we have tried adding in a session or syringe feeding and she won't have anything to do with either), and had my milk content tested. Everything looks great (she even had a CBC done yesterday and her bloodwork was awesome), she is just a skinny little girl. For the next month I have to do 2 measured nursings/day and am calling in weights to our pedi twice a week.
Finally, because I love talking about my boobs, I never thought I would be happy to have a yeast infection in my ducts, but I am-simply because it means I am able to nurse this kiddo. I was GBS+ this time around and the ab's caused a yeast infection, most noticeable in my right breast. B has zero symptoms, but of course she is being treated as well. I swear, with the amount I have flashed my boobs to medical professionals in the past 2.5 weeks I may as well be a topless dancer.
Re: A post about boobs and 2u2 kids
It is amazing how different experiences can be from one kid to the next. I'm so glad that bf is going well for you this time! I remember how stressed it made you and how disappointed you were that it wasn't working.
Grapefruit seed extract is a great remedy for thrush.
You should totally ask for money up front-after they see your goodies they won't pay ya! lol!
I'm so glad you posted this! I get so nervous about having 2 under 2 so this definitely makes me feel better.
I am really keeping my fingers crossed that baby number 2 has an easier time nursing than Wyatt did. We fought for 3 months with nipple shields before he learned to latch correctly. The nurses told me at first that he was so overdue he 'lost his sucking reflex'... I think he was drowsy and confused because of the epidural drugs. That won't be a problem this time because I'm hell bent on things going differently.
Glad all is going well :-)
It amazes me at the amount of modestly I lost when D was born :-P