two weeks down...
Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 7:16PM So tomorrow Huck will be two weeks old. I can't believe how fast it's gone by. And yet, I can't even remember what I did two hours ago, so it's not that surprising. Our first week out of the gate was not exactly what I imagined it to be. I ended up battling some severe mastitis along with the usual lack of sleep and figuring out breast feeding a newborn stuff. It started the night my milk came in..super intense shivers followed by incredibly high fevers (up to 104 one night) and then trying to get that down so I could feed Huck to relieve the pressure. My midwife ended up donating a breast pump to us so I could pump between feedings...it was a life saver for sure. We used lots of natural remedies and that worked for about three days, but by Friday of last week I just couldn't do it anymore. I felt like crap and needed relief so we had some antiobiotics called in. Since then I have felt so much better and am finally feeling like I can be a "Mom" for Huck.
As for our baby boy...he's doing good. He's big, healthy, and definitely figuring out this big crazy world. Some fun developments: eyes opening, attempting to lift his head a lot, and finally pooping! (it took him a solid week to get some good poops out). Some challenges: he's taken to sucking all the time...so even if he's done eating, he'll lay there and suck till he falls asleep. Not a big problem, but that means my poor ta-ta's get worked over. He also seems to have his days and nights mixed up. I suppose that's all part of figuring out a routine...but man are we tired! :)
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It was so fun meeting him! He is so precious, and I will send you pics of him smiling soon!