Two Months Old
Willow turned two months old on Monday.
She has been on "nursing strike" since we got back from Christmas in Hanford. She will only happily drink from the breast if I am completely engorged. She wiggles and pulls at the nipple if I'm not, and then cries and won't even try after a while. This is disheartening, but at least I can pump and get her breastmilk that way.
I have noticed her hands and feet are bigger and she seems longer. Her eyelashes are longer, and she stays up for longer and longer amounts of time. I have been reading her books and she seems like she's paying attention. She smiles beautifully.
I am going to sign up for Parent Participation Classes, which start next week. I have tons of photos on my camera and I need to get them off of there and online so I can share them.
I love my baby girl.
I was extremely sad when the nursing strike began. It's brought a feeling of being rejected by my child. But I continue to offer her the breast and continue to try to get her back on track. All that matters is that she's getting food and is content.
Other than that, life revolves around the baby's sleeping patterns. My biggest hope each day is that I get to take a shower. Putting her down to sleep is easy these days. I am thankful for that.
...it looked like she was waking up, but...she closed her eyes...nope, she's awake...maybe I'll get a shower in another hour, we'll see...
She has been on "nursing strike" since we got back from Christmas in Hanford. She will only happily drink from the breast if I am completely engorged. She wiggles and pulls at the nipple if I'm not, and then cries and won't even try after a while. This is disheartening, but at least I can pump and get her breastmilk that way.
I have noticed her hands and feet are bigger and she seems longer. Her eyelashes are longer, and she stays up for longer and longer amounts of time. I have been reading her books and she seems like she's paying attention. She smiles beautifully.
I am going to sign up for Parent Participation Classes, which start next week. I have tons of photos on my camera and I need to get them off of there and online so I can share them.
I love my baby girl.
I was extremely sad when the nursing strike began. It's brought a feeling of being rejected by my child. But I continue to offer her the breast and continue to try to get her back on track. All that matters is that she's getting food and is content.
Other than that, life revolves around the baby's sleeping patterns. My biggest hope each day is that I get to take a shower. Putting her down to sleep is easy these days. I am thankful for that.
...it looked like she was waking up, but...she closed her eyes...nope, she's awake...maybe I'll get a shower in another hour, we'll see...