2016 May Miracles
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Ja I read your birth story too and it sounded very organized! Your midwife had good intuition and it seems she was a great help. I hope I get a nurses like her when I go into the hospital.
My c-section is tomorrow at 10am EST. I'm so excited and nervous all rolled into one. I spoke to the nurse today and found out my hospital offers a "gentle c-section" where they have a clear drape up and I can do skin to skin right away. I'm really happy abut that. It wasn't an option with my DD, although it was only 30 min until we were in recovery and I was able to have her skin to skin. But it will be so nice to hold my baby boy right away!
Hope everyone is else is doing well!
Hope everyone is else is doing well!
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Update on my breastfeeding difficulties- I've basically been exclusively pumping, because when I try to nurse he just screams. It has honestly been one of the most depressing things because it takes so much time and is painful. .. I've been thinking what time length I could continue doing this before I quit because there's no way I could exclusively pump long term.
Well.. Today I bought a nipple shield, and he's currently nursing like a champ!! I could cry I'm so happy.
Well.. Today I bought a nipple shield, and he's currently nursing like a champ!! I could cry I'm so happy.
Ja- glad to hear the shield's helping. Just a piece of advice- when you use a shield, your breast doesn't get as much stimulation, and sometimes this results in a lower milk supply. Lactation consultants usually advise pumping after feeding with a shield to keep your milk. 
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Ja- glad to hear the shield's helping. Just a piece of advice- when you use a shield, your breast doesn't get as much stimulation, and sometimes this results in a lower milk supply. Lactation consultants usually advise pumping after feeding with a shield to keep your milk.
I've read this may happen too. Just from observation, he was able to get plenty, and we also nursed for a long time. My breast were getting engorged easily if I didn't pump very frequently, so I'm going to see after a few feedings if it seems that I'm expressing enough milk.
If I do have to pump a little, I will, but I want to see how it goes without it first.
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Ja I'm going to add a nipple sheild to my Amazon cart. I hadn't thought of that but but it sounds like it really works well.
Baker and Em I can't wait to hear from you ladies. Hope everyone is recovering nicely.
Baker and Em I can't wait to hear from you ladies. Hope everyone is recovering nicely.
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I'm getting pissy at the amount of people contacting me and dh asking for any news, I'm not even overdue, leave me alone! Like what do they expect from that question? Do they think we won't tell them when he's arrived? I know they are excited but it's frustrating and makes us more impatient than we are already feeling, I'm trying to keep my mind off it and these messages are so unhelpful
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Yeah that was hard for me with J. I was due Oct. 30th and ended up going over and had her on Nov. 3rd. It probably doesn't help that our group has always been on a bit of the smaller side.
I hope everyone is doing well. I'd love to hear/read more birth stories.
NZ what are your labor plans?
I hope everyone is doing well. I'd love to hear/read more birth stories.
NZ what are your labor plans?
