Houston, we have NURSING! :-)
Yes indeedly doodly! We have nursing! I am THRILLED to report that Charlotte nursed this morning for about 4-5minutes. And I don’t mean she half-heartedly sucked here and there. Nope. She GULPED. She chowed down, she had her eyes closed and was just sucking it right back. I CRIED!!!!!!!!!!!! Probably what caused her to break her suction. LOL.
I ended up going to bed last night around 1030 and DH (dear husband) tried to wake me up three times to pump but apparently that was wildly unsuccessful. So this morning I was VERY full and decided to go try and nurse prior to pumping. She was pretty fussy, pain I think. But she latched on and when the letdown finally happened, she clamped on and went to town! I can’t even BEGIN to describe the amazing feeling that swelled up inside. To see AND feel her nurse was just – well – beyond any words in the English or any other language. Beautiful is the closest thing I can think of but it was WAY beyond that as well.
Off to pump and if there are any other updates, I will certainly post them here. I am going to try and lay down with her later to nurse and see how that goes. Gave her some pain meds to help take the edge off. Other than the pain medicine, she’s only got ear drops so no major medication after this surgery which is good news for the nursing.
Here’s to hoping for more success!
Just Talkin’ Tuesday 08.11.09: Breastfeeding & PPD « said,
August 11, 2009 at 9:25 am
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