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I learn something new every single day, and I can tell that my patience is also getting better. It's taken me almost an hour to get Duncan down for a nap, and 2 months ago I would have had a meltdown much sooner. Today, though, I kept my composure, and just kept going up there and trying to soothe him each time he started crying. It finally worked (at least I think it did - it's been quiet for about 10 minutes)!
I don't know if I just have an exceptionally tired baby, or we just need to work harder on making sure he gets enough sleep, but I feel like most of what I do is try to get him to sleep. He's on his 4th nap of the day (they've all been between 45 minutes and an hour) already. The past times he's been up, he's rubbing his eyes within 30 minutes. Any advice appreciated.
We've decided to give Duncan a bottle at bedtime every night instead of nursing him. Since I've been off the shields (it's been a month now), bedtime has been a struggle and I have to stand up and bounce and rock while I nurse him right before bed. With a bottle, though, he just eats calmly and gets drowsy and goes to sleep. We've been doing this since Sunday or Monday night, and so far, so good. It's a big challenge to get at least 6 ounces of milk pumped each day. I'm worried that I won't be able to keep this up for very long. Our pediatrician said it's completely fine if we want to supplement with formula, and we've been considering this long and hard. I will continue to breastfeed during the day, so he'll still get everything he needs, and we won't use it until we need it. But just in case I can't get enough pumped, we're willing to try formula. I hate to do this for selfish reasons, like wanting to go out when I don't have enough milk pumped, but that is definitely part of it. Yes, my baby is my life ... but mommy needs some away time every now and then, because an unhappy and stressed-out mommy does not make for a very happy household. So that's that. I bought some formula at BRU a few days ago for when/if we need it. I also bought some rice cereal, but I'm not ready to start that yet. It was only $2, so I thought I'd go ahead and get it. It will be at least another month before we start the cereal. Duncan isn't showing signs of wanting anything but milk, anyway.
I lost 0.2 pounds at WW this week. I'll take it! I'll be at my 10% goal once I hit 20 pounds - I'm at 17.8 right now. YAAAAY. I really want to get to Lifetime membership - I have to reach my goal (I'll set a goal after I get to my 10%) and then maintain that weight for 6 weeks (within 2 pounds, plus or minus). THEN I get to go to WW for free for the rest of my life. That would be sweet.
I am eating so many salads and greens since we've been getting our CSA vegetables. Yesterday we got a cucumber (LOVE them in salads), kale and collard greens (we boil these down and they're so good), some new potatoes, some strawberries, a kohlrabi (very interesting looking), and some lettuce. I add some turkey bacon or some turkey to my salads, and sometimes some pasta, too.
The lightning last night was unreal. I got to see lots of it since I was up at 1:30, 3:30, and 5:30. People keep saying that I "wong remember" these times when it comes to wanting another baby, but that's still hard to believe. I'm not too tired, though.
Aaaaand he's awake again. I think I need to go rock him back to sleep. This nap was only 25 minutes.
I don't know if I just have an exceptionally tired baby, or we just need to work harder on making sure he gets enough sleep, but I feel like most of what I do is try to get him to sleep. He's on his 4th nap of the day (they've all been between 45 minutes and an hour) already. The past times he's been up, he's rubbing his eyes within 30 minutes. Any advice appreciated.
We've decided to give Duncan a bottle at bedtime every night instead of nursing him. Since I've been off the shields (it's been a month now), bedtime has been a struggle and I have to stand up and bounce and rock while I nurse him right before bed. With a bottle, though, he just eats calmly and gets drowsy and goes to sleep. We've been doing this since Sunday or Monday night, and so far, so good. It's a big challenge to get at least 6 ounces of milk pumped each day. I'm worried that I won't be able to keep this up for very long. Our pediatrician said it's completely fine if we want to supplement with formula, and we've been considering this long and hard. I will continue to breastfeed during the day, so he'll still get everything he needs, and we won't use it until we need it. But just in case I can't get enough pumped, we're willing to try formula. I hate to do this for selfish reasons, like wanting to go out when I don't have enough milk pumped, but that is definitely part of it. Yes, my baby is my life ... but mommy needs some away time every now and then, because an unhappy and stressed-out mommy does not make for a very happy household. So that's that. I bought some formula at BRU a few days ago for when/if we need it. I also bought some rice cereal, but I'm not ready to start that yet. It was only $2, so I thought I'd go ahead and get it. It will be at least another month before we start the cereal. Duncan isn't showing signs of wanting anything but milk, anyway.
I lost 0.2 pounds at WW this week. I'll take it! I'll be at my 10% goal once I hit 20 pounds - I'm at 17.8 right now. YAAAAY. I really want to get to Lifetime membership - I have to reach my goal (I'll set a goal after I get to my 10%) and then maintain that weight for 6 weeks (within 2 pounds, plus or minus). THEN I get to go to WW for free for the rest of my life. That would be sweet.
I am eating so many salads and greens since we've been getting our CSA vegetables. Yesterday we got a cucumber (LOVE them in salads), kale and collard greens (we boil these down and they're so good), some new potatoes, some strawberries, a kohlrabi (very interesting looking), and some lettuce. I add some turkey bacon or some turkey to my salads, and sometimes some pasta, too.
The lightning last night was unreal. I got to see lots of it since I was up at 1:30, 3:30, and 5:30. People keep saying that I "wong remember" these times when it comes to wanting another baby, but that's still hard to believe. I'm not too tired, though.
Aaaaand he's awake again. I think I need to go rock him back to sleep. This nap was only 25 minutes.
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