Bits and pieces of the baby days of my fourth and last child and the only little boy in our household. Adam was born with a Congenital Heart Defect, he had open-heart surgery at 4 months and 11 days, came home after 4 days and has been gaining weight on breast milk ever since. To say he is a pleasure, a joy, a miracle, a wonder, my favorite boy in the whole world, ... all understatements!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Super Mom. Super Challenges.
When Adam was first born he wasn't pooping enough, we went to see a Lactation Consultant and she helped us with our positioning.
Now, at 5 weeks, almost 6 weeks, we're having trouble with overactive letdown, milk coming out too fast, which makes Adam mad when he's trying to nurse. We're having some fore milk and hind milk imbalances, which lead to burping and gas for Adam. But, we're working on it, trying different positioning and different nursing patterns, and lots of patience and persistence.
Nursing has it's ups and sometimes it's downs, but it's worth it and I feel super for powering through the harder times.
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