1/16/98 He weighs 4 pounds 10 oz. He is growing nicely. Dr. E says I should just breastfeed him for a week and come back in for a weight check. (I am so thrilled she suggested this, it seemed like cold turkey after supplementing him, but I did it and he did fine! I can […]
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1/15/98 Very special day. T1’ss first full day at home and Rob’s 30th birthday! Last night I was exhausted by 11 PM I went to bed and mom fed him a bottle of breast milk at midnight. He spit-up a lot of it. I breastfed him at 3am and again at 5am. I woke him
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1/14/1998 I really miss my baby! My mom made me laugh yesterday and my incision is bleeding a little bit now. Nurse was not ready for us so he didn’t start to eat until 9:30. So Mom and I are going back at 12:30 because he moves back to St. Jo’s in the afternoon. Mom
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I find that taking before and after pictures really motivates me. Knowing I get to share my success with my blog helps too. If any of you guys are doing this challenge, let me know so I can see what you are doing! I asked for a Charging Station from Pottery Barn 2 years ago.
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1/13/98 Fed T1 at 9am. He prefers the right side. My left nipple is a little funny. When he comes home and we go to the breastfeeding clinic we will have them check it out. (Looking back now, I think all my boys preferred the right side. Maybe my left side is not as tasty?
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1/12/98 Diane is day nurse and is excellent! Long day! We went in at 9AM. He had already eaten, so I just held him. He was very alert! We mentioned breastfeeding to the nurse. So when we came back at 12 the screen was all set up. She helped get him latched on. He does
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1/11/98 Went and did 9 AM feeding. Nurse was running behind so he was ready to be fed at 9:30. He was very alert. He stayed awake through more than half of his feeding. He LOOKED at me. It was so precious. (I remember this very vividly even 13 years later. It was the first
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11/10/98 This morning we have our mother assessment. We will go to feed T1 first. He threw up his 3 am feeding, but did OK with his 6am feeding. Not bleeding a lot – normal? Urinate – still a little hard Breastfeeding – how often should I be pumping? Support person? Transition to breast? My
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You know last year I started really de-cluttering our house. With 3 boys we have tons of boy toys and it seems like we buy more and don’t get rid of any. My biggest challenge was Thing 3’s room. You can see my pictures and read of my step by step actions here: Too Many
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1/9/98 We are on the way to interview the pediatrician. Circumcision Preemie – What do you do different? More visits? Breastfeeding Emergency – how many doctors on call? Visit in hospital prior to him coming? Who lets her know? We liked Dr. E. – so she will be T1’s pediatrician. His first visit will be
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1/8/98 On the way to see Dr. W. (OB) Questions for her. When can I drive? Why did it happen? What happened? Cord Results. When will I feel normal again? Back Pain? Tylenol instead of pain pills? Tylenol OK for Breastfeeding? Eating – get tired and hungry, etc. How do I know if I am
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I recently found the journal I kept after T1 was born. He was born 1/2/98 at 34 weeks via emergency cesarean due to being under distress. I had woken up one morning and noticed he wasn’t moving and went in to get checked. Being aware of his movements saved his life. He was 4 pounds
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When I saw the opportunity to review Brilliant Lenses I was so excited. We all (except T3) wear glasses in our family. Every morning I take mine and the big boys glasses and clean them off. We were using the Kirkland glasses cleaning kit to clean them. It was hit or miss with that product.
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I was reading a birth story and chuckling to myself when my 12 year old asked what was funny. I told him something was funny in the birth story I was reading. He asked what. I said, “Do you really want to know?” He said he did. I told him that a baby was born
2010 was a busy year. I was really into being a birth blogger. I tried to improve my blog and part of that included switching from Wordpress.com to self hosting in August. There have been some benefits, but I feel like there were some negatives too. I still have 2000 hits a month at the
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