Hey everybody, I know I haven't been on much in the last couple of months - being enormously pregnant and having a toddler to boot will do that I guess.
Just wanted to post that I gave birth to my son, Truman, on Friday. He was 36 weeks but was just perfect - never had to go to NICU or anything - and we came home from the hospital Sunday afternoon. He's a bit jaundiced but for the past 24 hours has been pooping a lot so I think that is going to get him over this. We go to the pediatrician on Friday. I hope he's back at his birth weight (7lbs) by then. When we left the hospital he was doen to 6lbs/8oz already.
I am breastfeeding and it's going pretty good. The LC at the hospital told me to try pumping after feedings to boost my supply, since babies who are born a little early don't stay awake long enough to nurse enough - that doesn't sound right, I can't remember exactly how she put it, but it made sense at the time!
So I've been pumping with the PIS and getting an extra ounce or so out after feedings. Sometimes we give him that in a bottle and other times he's content with what he nursed, so we store it. I'm so glad he's latching on well. My DD (who turned 3 today-woohoo!) had terrible latch and I wound up exclusively pumping for a few months. That was a lot of work. BFing is work too but at the same time, I don't have to bother with bottles or mixing formula.
Physically I feel pretty good. I had surgery just after his birth on a bartholin cyst and so I'm a little extra-sore, and my back is KILLING me for some reason (labor was fast & I only pushed five minutes) but I don't feel too tired or worn down. YET!
I'm sure it'll come, right? My MIL is flying out on Tuesday and is staying w/ us for three weeks so that is going to be a huge help. DH is home this week to help me. I'll really be scared in a month when all the help is gone!
Well I'm glad to be back and excited to start losing weight again, though I'm not even stepping on the scale for a few weeks, until I get my milk supply built up.