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Name: bmes
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Just wanted to say hi to everyone, and thank you for all your wonderful and kind comments about my new little man!! :-) We're doing pretty good here. My MIL has been a HUGE help for me. The day after I got out of the hospital James got sent to Quebec for 19 days to help fight all the fires there....so it's been kinda tough with him not being here for the beginning and during my healing time. I've gotten pretty sad a couple of times since I got home, but I'm trying my hardest to keep a light heart. I'm miss him so much, but we need to money too. What can you do eh? Other than I little bit of the blues, I'm well. I'm not so sore anymore. Little Lex is doing wonderful. All he does is sleep eat and poop right now, so he's pretty boring....but i'm not complaining too much; it gives me time to play with Anika. Anika is doing pretty good, considering some little stranger has invaded her little bubble here. lol....she kinda tries to just ignore him. you try and show her the baby, and she'll point at one of her toys to play with or something!! lol....oh well...i'm sure she'll get used to it.

As far a feeding Lex, I ended up having to pump and feed him with a bottle. He latched on to my breast perfectly right away, and all the nurses and lactation consultants looked to make sure it was a good latch and all, but for some reason, he just shredded the shit outta my nipples. they were cracked and bleeding and oozing and it was just nasty.....so I'm pumping, cause it doesn't hurt my boobs as much, and once i'm healed up, i'm going to to try all over again, to get him to latch. I'm just worried that he's gotten to used to the nipple on the bottle now, and he won't want my breast....but at least he's still getting breastmilk...so i don't really care how he's getting it!! lol.....man am I ever a milk factory here!!! i never had this much milk with Anika. it's rediculous.....i get about 8-10oz, every 2-3 hours when I pump....crazy eh? anyways.....it's pretty tough to sit here and chat. I definately got my hands full here. it seems like all I do is feed my children and that's it....right now, it's time for Anika's breakfast, and then right after I have to wake lex for his feeding!! BLAH!!!! never ending I tell ya!!! but it's all worth it, and I am very happy!!! anyways.....sorry this was so long!! LOL....just wanted to do an update!!! talk to you all later!!
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Name: Nicolaaa | Date: Jun 1st, 2007 3:29 PM
pleased you're enjoying yourselves bmes!!

Congrats again...it makes me really smile when a new mum is happy...you can tell your really chuffed by the way you type it. awwww 

Name: Dana G | Date: Jun 1st, 2007 4:02 PM
Glad your doing well : ) 

Name: rain | Date: Jun 1st, 2007 5:07 PM
No worries hun, it does hurt pretty bad for about three days, then it stops hurting. try posting in the breast feeding forum, I always contacted la leche league with my questions. So glad all is going well, and your little one and you are safe and healthy! 

Name: bmes | Date: Jun 1st, 2007 7:38 PM
rain,

Thanks for the advice about the LLL....but I do know all about the breastfeeding and the first few days. I just went through it a year ago with my daughter. Yes the first few days are terrible and painful and I know it does get better. But for some reason, just the way he was sucking or something, he just massacred but nipples. I got checked and rechecked and triple checked to make sure the latch was right, and it was right. he latched perfectly no problem, but something in there was happening. There's no way i could put him to my breast in the shape they were. they were bleeding BADLY!!!! REALLY BAD!...anyways, they're almost healed up now, so I'm going to try again, and hopefully this time will be ok. lol... well he's waking up again, so i better go!!! byebye :-) 

Name: Randi | Date: Jun 1st, 2007 7:53 PM
Could he be tongue tied? That's what happened with Kade... his latch looked perfect, but he was spitting up my blood and he destroyed me. 

Name: bmes | Date: Jun 1st, 2007 8:58 PM
well the doctor said he did look a little bit tongue tied, but she said it wasn't that bad, so don't know. maybe it was just enough? well at least he's still getting breastmilk..... :-) 


Name: SLUSHIE | Date: Jun 3rd, 2007 10:38 AM
yo bmes! been missing you 

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