Mommy is the biggest pacifier I have!
Chris woke me up at 4a because nothing was calming her down and she kept rooting at his chest. So in that lovely sleepy daze I put her to my breast and about 5-10min later after NO nursing, sound asleep with my nipple firmly in her mouth. *sigh*
Same thing this morning at 9a and then later at the in-laws during a football game, as well as at home this afternoon too. No nursing, just the sanctity and safety of hanging onto mommy. Guess I should be happy that she is at least getting comfy with the general idea and this is a step in the right direction. But SHEEESH & *le sigh* I thought the older they get, the more sleep we parents are supposed to get. Why is this backwards?!?!?!?!?!
But seriously, I’ll take what I can get at this point. She’ll get mad and wake up if my nipple comes out of her mouth which is slightly humourous and frustrating all at the same time. Guess my next email to an LC will be about how to get her to actually nurse at the breast instead of latching on and falling asleep. I’ve been putting her to the breast whenever she’s getting tube fed so she’ll HOPEFULLY start to associate being at the breast with getting full and I’ve been scaling back her amounts via the tube because she has been doing SOME nursing but not enough to get an entire meal. I think one of my biggest challenges is going to be getting used to breastfeeding and that routine vs. the measured amount & “precise” schedule that we’ve been on since birth.
