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| He had pants that fit a little better, but they got messed on... |
He was only once ounce short of his birth weight at 8 lbs. 13 oz, but I'm pretty sure he would've been at birth weight if he hadn't messed his diaper right before we left (which, by the way, did make us late).
I've got my first round of mastitis...yaaaaay. When they say flu-like symptoms, they forget to mention it's the flu from hell. I could barely get up and walk, so it was a huge blessing to have Tyler and my mom to bring me the baby. I started antibiotics on Saturday and by noon on Sunday I was covered in hives. My whole stomach was bright red! Thankfully the on-call doctor called me in a new prescription right away and things are much better today!
Zap is having a hard time figuring out what this object is that is stealing all his cuddles. He doesn't seem to recognize T.J. as a living creature, and tries to walk all over him to get on our laps. Oy.
My self-esteem is awesome. Even though I'm still pudgy, I look in the mirror and go "man, my stomach is so flat! I'm so skinny!" because compared to what I was 2 weeks ago, I am pretty skinny. I wore my pre-pregnancy jeans to the doctor appointment on Saturday! ...I had quite a muffin top, but I wore them anyway because I could!!! Nursing really is a weight-loss miracle.
Although I would never choose to have a baby in the NICU, there are some silver linings. Since I had to pump for them to feed him at night, I had lots of milk that came home with me when he did (I overproduced like crazy! My boobs are finally figuring out the right amount for this kiddo). This has been great with the mastitis, since when I'm too exhausted to feed him, I can just have Tyler give him a bottle. With the next baby, I definitely want to have formula on-hand for this same purpose.
I don't know how I would survive without my mom here, especially since Tyler has such long work/school hours this semester.
Right now we are nursing with a shield. He never got to latch naturally before they gave him a bink (and probably a bottle) during his first night in the NICU. I'm so grateful I get to nurse him at all, and he's actually great at latching without a shield. He just uses the shield out of habit. We started weaning off the shield today, so if anyone has experience/tips, I'd love to hear them!
-Mrs. Smith
4 comments:
If I knew what a shield was I'd be happy to help! No idea what you're talking about. I'm so glad he's doing so well, but so sorry you're sick. Awful. Hurray for your awesome mom to be there this long, lucky duck! That sure is one cute baby!
Did what Emily said. No clue what a shield is. Same for mastitis. I gather it is some sort of illness. Google here I come!
So glad you are home!
Ditto* what Emily said. :)
So a shield is a little plastic thing that goes over your nipple and basically makes it more like a bink/bottle. Supposedly it's easier to suck.
April, Mastitis is an infection happens from bacteria in the babies mouth or from clogged milk ducts. It's not harmful to the baby or your milk, but it makes you really sick.
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