Two weeks into ma maternity leave and it's going pretty good. I'm considering myself VERY lucky (as I was with pregnancy.)
Maks is a very sweet baby. He looks a little like me when I was a wee lass and I'm starting to notice little things that resemble Todd as well. Good stuff.
I cannot stress enough how important it was that I worked out as much as I did when I was with child. I know, I know, not everyone has a comfortable pregnancy so this is just one woman's opinion. I went for a (albeit brief) walk/run yesterday. I was at work for a few minutes planning a camp for the end of July and I got around the indoor track five times for a total of a half mile. I would've gone a little longer but Maks was starting to get a little fussy so we capped it off at five. Good start.
The only other thing that I'm a little aggravated about it breast feeding- we're past the sore nipples, Maks is a latching all-start and I'm making plenty of mama juice to keep his little belly full. But since I'm feeling so good I want to get out and stretch my legs a little- or have people over to visit. This means public breast feeding or a hybrid of pumping and nursing. I don't want to lose the time that I spend with Maks nursing- it comforts both of us. He falls asleep at the breast and gets milk drunk from me! He's drunk on Mommy! And he's only going to be this little and dependent on me like this for so long so I want to relish this time...but it's kind of a pain in the ass. (Mother of the Year, 2010.) Also, I don't know how much he gets from the boob so it's hard to know what size bottle to make for him...
He's going to get the mama milk, there's NO doubt about that BUT I suppose I need to figure it out.
Maks is a very sweet baby. He looks a little like me when I was a wee lass and I'm starting to notice little things that resemble Todd as well. Good stuff.
I cannot stress enough how important it was that I worked out as much as I did when I was with child. I know, I know, not everyone has a comfortable pregnancy so this is just one woman's opinion. I went for a (albeit brief) walk/run yesterday. I was at work for a few minutes planning a camp for the end of July and I got around the indoor track five times for a total of a half mile. I would've gone a little longer but Maks was starting to get a little fussy so we capped it off at five. Good start.
The only other thing that I'm a little aggravated about it breast feeding- we're past the sore nipples, Maks is a latching all-start and I'm making plenty of mama juice to keep his little belly full. But since I'm feeling so good I want to get out and stretch my legs a little- or have people over to visit. This means public breast feeding or a hybrid of pumping and nursing. I don't want to lose the time that I spend with Maks nursing- it comforts both of us. He falls asleep at the breast and gets milk drunk from me! He's drunk on Mommy! And he's only going to be this little and dependent on me like this for so long so I want to relish this time...but it's kind of a pain in the ass. (Mother of the Year, 2010.) Also, I don't know how much he gets from the boob so it's hard to know what size bottle to make for him...
He's going to get the mama milk, there's NO doubt about that BUT I suppose I need to figure it out.
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as for the nursing - you're right, it is definitely a pain in the ass. but it'll become more routine for you and you can time your outings aroung it. after you introduce a pumped bottle you can extend the outings a little longer.
as for having people over - i think every female who has visited us at home in the last 6 months has seen me whip it out, and you could use a receiving blanket or one of those "udder covers" things if you're uncomfortable.
keep on impressin' us!