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By: Two Kids Under Two Years Old | Making it Lovely

Two Kids Under Two Years Old | Making it Lovely — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:42:11 +0000

[...] had a hard time nursing again (it’s still painful for me occasionally), but it got better. August was up every couple of [...]

By: Milusha

Milusha — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:54:41 +0000

Eleanor is so adorable! I know what you mean about nursing being painful! I too cried when I nursed my son Elliot. It was so very painful at first I too almost gave up if it wasn’t for the encouragement from my husband. Now it’s not too bad. When Elliot latches onto my right breast, it still hurts so that’s the one I start with. My toes curl and I wince. I am guessing his mouth just favours the left more. Am glad though that things have improved!

By: Making it Lovely | Transforming the so-so. » Blog Archive » How I Got My Baby to Sleep Through the Night (Without Crying)

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:43:44 +0000

[...] gotten that since she was about three weeks old. I noticed that Eleanor was always in a good mood when she woke up, so one day I decided to try and [...]

By: Making it Lovely | Transforming the so-so. » Blog Archive » Eight Weeks Old

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:53:12 +0000

[...] she was three weeks old, I mentioned that I was having a hard time with breastfeeding. I’m happy to say that things have finally improved! I was feeling discouraged when I was [...]

By: Rebekah

Rebekah — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:14:13 +0000

Nursing can really *~HuRT~* at the beginning. I nursed my daughter for over 2 years since she had a milk and soy allergy. I nursed my son for about a year and a half. Sometimes I had to use labor pain coping techniques while nursing. It DOES get WAY better after a while! Hang in there, and if you decide you’re done, that’s okay too. I don’t understand why something that’s supposed to be natural, according to how the body is made, can be so hard.
I hope this is encouraging!
(((Hugs)))
Rebekah

By: justme

justme — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:40:48 +0000

She is lovely!

By: daisy mae

daisy mae — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:42:16 +0000

My son wouldn’t let me set him down either. I finally got a sling from hotslings.com when he was about 4 months old. I wish I had done it sooner. He was already so big, I had to stuff him in there, but my hands were free to crochet and get some chores done. He had to fall asleep laying on me as well and then I would slide him off to lay between us. Not recommended by the experts, but I needed to sleep! I wish I had tried harder to set him down. His crying would break my heart though. He never stopped, so crying it out was not an option. One time, I was so exhausted I fell asleep with him screaming his head off in the crib a foot from me. For an hour! He’s one now and not clingy so I don’t know if holding him was a good or bad thing. It’s all about what you are comfortable with. He *just* started sleeping through the night. By the end of that year, I was so tired and ready to sleep 8 blissful hours without getting up to nurse him twice a night.

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 31 May 2009 16:48:16 +0000

Nobody told me how hard the b-feeding would be either but if you’re 3 weeks in, I guarantee one day soon you think think: “hey, this doesn’t hurt anymore!!” I promise. Then it will be a breeze. Good luck, you’re doing a great job. My one piece of advice for all new parents is to get a hefty load of earplugs. That way when dad takes care of baby and mama can sleep in, you won’t hear a thing. The ear plugs have literally saved my life. Cheers to you.

By: TracyKM

TracyKM — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:32:33 +0000

She’s precious! My BF went okay for the first two weeks, then I suddenly had pain for a week with latch, with each of my kids. It went away again. So many give up when it gets hard, but it almost always gets WAY easier.
If she likes being held so much, and hates the stroller, then why not use slings? Babywearing is one of the best things I did as a parent!

By: natalie

natalie — Thu, 28 May 2009 03:31:51 +0000

i enjoy reading your blog and feel compelled to write you, like the other 200+ people who have reached out. breastfeeding SUCKS at first! i’ve breastfed 2 babies and enjoyed all of it, minus the first 3 weeks. you’re on the verge of entering the ‘comfortable’ zone. trust us/me! if it gets too bad, take a few days break and pump and give her a bottle. i did this for days 8-14/18 with both of mine and they still nursed for 12 months. try a relaxed approach, as it looks like you’re good at, and you’ll be successful! hang in there, friend!