Alandsa- Blake's described Thanksgiving perfectly : )
It's funny, because around here, Christmas decor was being put in the stores the day after Halloween! lol. I don't mind it coming early, just gives me more time to look at Christmas-y stuff and it makes me happy : )
We did some decorating today, but not the tree yet, DH is off work tomorrow so he will drag up the tree from the basement then.
We are getting a free family picture taken at JCPenny tomorrow for their November promotion. It will be the first time all of us will be in a professional picture, so I am looking forward to it. Now I just have to figure out what color combos we will wear.
Blake's and Alandsa- all that pressure is just making me wonder when you're going to pop!
I went grocery shopping the day my water was leaking. I remember taking in all the groceries into the house and that was quite the chore! (Out of breath) lol
Dancing-aw I'm so sorry your nipples hurt! Remember to keep the milk on them and let them "air out" after each feeding. I'm glad you were able to see the LC. Have you read or been told about how to handle a clogged duct? The book my hospital gave me to take home had great pointers for clogged ducts. I believe I've thrown it out though. I think one of the tips was to aim baby's chin at the clogged duct when feeding (might have to get crafty with positioning). Also, do a "round and down" massage motion on the clogged area when starting to feed her.
and oh goodness, Savannah has what I believe is called an "attached upper lip frenulum." (lip tie) and when her teeth come in I can tell they will have a gap btwn the two front teeth. I basically figured it out yesterday and was so stressed about it. Upom reading I know it can cause speech delay, teeth issues, braces. Told DH and he didn't seem to think it was a big deal, but that's because he didn't read about it yet like I did! I'm not sure if DD had it, but she does have a small gap in her two front teeth now, which leads me to believe she might have had a mild lip tie. We never got it clipped if so. Vannah's pediatrician said she might need it clipped later in life and didn't expand more about it, but the more I read about it, the better it is to have clipped earlier, so I don't know what we're going to do, or if she will refer us to an ENT or pediatric dentist to do the clipping, let alone if we NEED to get it clipped. I wrote a post about it yesterday with a pic, and i don't feel like re-living that stress right now : ( But her latch is fine. so I just don't know : (
I'm not sure what else you could do about Katrina's latch. I thought vannah was having latching problems, nit turned out it was just the adjustment of my nipples to breastfeeding. I used to get out of the shower and my nipples would be so sensitive that I hated when the towel accidentally brushed them. But for the last day or two, they haven't been sensitive like that anymore after my showers, so I know they're finally toughening up after 3 weeks.
Vannah will sleep in her bassinet at night, but sometimes at her 4:30 wake up she will do better after and sleep longer if she sleep on my chest or in my arms after that feeding. I have the pillow under my arms and I'm stable and non-mobile, so I don't feel bad about it.