Happy Due Date to my darling son

[katestine]

I deeply regret not updating this journal: there have been so many precious moments that can never be caught on film, whether because I don't have a camera at my fingertips, or the light is too dark, or because some things are just ephemeral. I miss his little squeaks from the NICU, which became bleats shortly after he got home. I miss the way he

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[gmpe]

You are a great mom, doing a tough job

[katestine]

I think you hit it on the nose, about not having a reserve.

Thanks.

[cappy]

I did not know you were even pregnant. CONGRATULATIONS! I have to go back & read & catch up-- been locked out of LJ for awhile. Again, so happy for you, can't wait to see the pictures & catch up on all of it.

[katestine]

thanks!

[jofish22]

>My mother told me nursing is "easy" and "natural".

Fuck that shit! That might be -- and only might be -- true if you've got non-preemies. We also found breastfeeding (ok, 36.2 week) preemies incredibly incredibly hard. But! and I hope this is useful - it got SO MUCH EASIER after their due date. By contrast, Woolfie came a week late -- and latched on and nursed from the get go. There really is something to be said for full term.

Do you have nosefrieda? Makes all the difference when your kid has a cold. And a lot less harsh than the squeezy bulb things on nasal cavities and the like.

I know this is a religious war, but we just strapped a cot to the side of the bed for the first six months or so with the twins which we'd put them in when they weren't actually in the bed with us, and Woolfie is still sleeping between us (or between tallou and the cot depending on which side he's nursed on most frequently, and probably will for a while longer until we get bored. But this too shall pass.

Keep it up, girl!

[katestine]

Thanks.

I'd never heard about nosefrieda -- and I laughed hysterically at some of the Amazon reviews. Breastfeeding (and sleeping!) got MUCH easier after his due date -- and then his cold (and ours) went full-blown, so my current goal is to get back to where we were last week. *gulp* It is really fascinating to realize there are good, household-helping patterns emerging, if he would just let me put him down once in a while.

[tallou]

I'm glad you had this experience of sleep. But it was not our experience. (in terms of when either preemies or non-preemies start sleeping through the night)

We're only just to three months with our non-preemie, so I don't know about the crying dropoff, but I do already miss the little newborn squalling.

[katestine]

Jon laughs at me when I complain that our baby is so big, at 7 pounds...

[katestine]

How interesting... I really hope this week's sleep experiment, with a co-sleeper, will work, because I'm not sure we'll all survive the 4-6 weeks until he hits 10lbs.

[kaylaraine]

I can't imagine any of it being easy, but congrats on everything! Sounds like you are being the best mama you can be. =)

[katestine]

Thanks!!