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Lukewarm Finale: Day 12, 13, 14

by Kelli

My weekend was totally hijacked by a certain boy wizard. I am going to rely heavily on bullets….

  • Anjali had a doctor’s appointment today - the goal was to reach 8 lbs, 1 oz (her birthweight) by this date - she weighed 8lb, 9oz. If that isn’t proof the breastfeeding is going well, I’m not not sure what is. At this point, she is nursing steadily through the day every 2-3 hours. I top her tank off at 11:00pm before I go to bed, then she nurses again around 3:30am (which I mostly sleep through anyway), then she nurses again around 7:30am after which, I hop out of bed and get my precious, precious shower in for the day before Kid #2 starts squawking. I couldn’t ask for a better schedule because I can function quite well on this sort of sleep.
  • After these first 2 weeks, the #1 lesson I would like to impart on new mothers is that yes, YES a good latch is important for decreasing nipple soreness. That and frequently rotating positions. I am still shocked at how little nipple soreness I had this time around and attribute it to proper latch and varied positions.
  • I’ll admit, I am still disappointed that I never found a good solution for engorgement. Yes, there are ways to help relieve the discomfort and pain, but no true solutions, per se. Pumping helped, frequent nursing helped, baggies of cold water in my bra helped, ibuprofen helped….. However, the thing that helped me most was just knowing that it would go away after a day or two. That was it.

    • I wish I had some grand finale to wrap up this Two Week Diary with, but really - this second experience has been SO positive, that I am not sure what else I can write. How many times can I merrily say “Squee!!” before the eye-rolling commences? I am very grateful that breastfeeding has been easy for me - it’s a gift that I try not to take for granted knowing that many gals out there struggle with it.


Posted in Dear Diary on July 23rd, 2007

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3 Responses to “Lukewarm Finale: Day 12, 13, 14”

  1. Katharine Says:
    July 24th, 2007 at 10:11 am

    Yay for you and Anjali!

  2. Mommy Babble Says:
    July 24th, 2007 at 1:59 pm

    Woohoo! Congrats on the nursing going so well. :)

  3. Shalini Says:
    July 25th, 2007 at 12:11 am

    Do you think less nipple soreness could have to do with this being the second time around for you? Just wondering if we retain any sort of toughness to help the second time (not that I’m there yet).

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