Successful day!
Charlotte tolerated the breast at every feed today. I won’t be BF’ing her at her 1am feed b/c I am about to go to bed. At 830p she was fussy and I latched her on around 845p. She calmed down in less than a minute and genuinely tried to nurse for about 30min or so. She even fell asleep and continued to try and nurse – not just gumming either. I am definitely feeling good after today. Even if she doesn’t end up nursing for nutrition, at least I will KNOW that we gave it our best shot and it is a source of comfort for BOTH of us!
-lauren
Total Success day!
Charlotte nursed every feeding today. She tried more than she ever has before and actually continuously mouthed and/or nursed! I won’t be BF’ing at her 1am feeding (in 45min) because I am exhausted. But it’s reassuring that she’s at least starting to try. She’s also calming down much faster than she was when I put her to the breast as well as continuing to nurse even when she’s fallen asleep. And i don’t mean just gumming – it’s nursing. And hey, even if this turns out to be nothing more than what we’re doing right now then at least I will rest easy knowing that I did my very best!
