I have to say I do love being a mom. Being a stay at home mom is a challenge at times but it is getting better each week. I do get out a lot. Each day I try and go to the gym to walk the track for at least a half hour. I am also working every Mondays at the Lehi Rec Center and will be working more come summer. It is great because I get to bring Mack to work with me.
Our biggest challenge right now is getting Rock through school. I feel like I am in school all over again because each night we both work on his homework. He is going into construction management and I have no idea about that stuff but i am learning how to roof a house and nail a door.
Mack is doing great although after reading Brittany's blog I will not be feeding Mack in bed with me anymore. I have started doing this past week and need to get up and feed him in the living room. He is a big eater. I can't seem to get him full. Breastfeeding is going okay I just don't produce enough milk to get Mack full so I have to supplement formula every other feeding. I cried for a couple of days because I wanted to just breast feed my baby and I was told I could if I kept feeding him every two hours. Well I did that for the first four weeks but he was not a happy baby. Since feeding him formula he has gained weight and seems much happier. I get frustrated with the lactiationist who made me feel like a failure for not breast feeding my baby all the time. My mom and sister could only breastfeed for the first 3 months and they just ran out of milk.. I hope I last longer. I am pumping to keep the milk flowing the best I can and I am taking some herbal stuff also.
I can't wait to get a computer of my own so I can blog more often.
3 comments:
You are doing a great job! Keep up the good work. I'm glad you are getting use to being home. It's a big change. I'm still not use to it sometimes
To be honest I am breastfeeding this one in bed now too. I know my limits and I am not good at waking up all hours of the night. I get ornery and mean and I would rather be a well rested, good mom and have a baby with some bad habits such as liking to be fed in bed with us. I'm still working on getting her in her crib but I'm not stressing if it doesn't work again.
Just breastfeed him as much as possible and hopefully you'll keep your milk. It's great you are pumping too. The lactation people make most of us feel like crap so you're not alone. As long as he is getting any breast milk it helps them to be healthier. My friend breastfed just a little every day until her daughter was one. And plenty of bottle fed babies grow up to be very healthy if it doesn't work out.
Umm, yeah. I remember in the hospital I wanted to rip the lactation lady's head off. I think it could have been my wacked up hormones, but seriously...if you touch my boobs one more time...!!!! I think most people can find what works for them and figure it out on their own. The lactation "specialists" are a bit of a pain in my professional opinion. :)
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