Posts by eleuthia

Quote: Originally Posted by LilyTiger  \It's just frustrating hearing that nursing shouldn't hurt when every time she latches on the first five seconds or so feel like my entire breast is being shot through a meat...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sol_y_Paz   Eleuthia - mine seem soft much of the time but there is still a lot in there.  How was it with all your guests and learning how to nurse?  My experience was for...

congrats! that definitely sounds like an ideal induction. i hope your hospital experience was a pleasant one. he's adorable! 

turns out i don't need to worry about my partner's family visiting, as they aren't going to make it here (his brother in law is traveling to see his ill father, so it's for an unfortunate reason, but i am still relieved). now i can...

Wow! Congrats and hope she's out of the NICU very soon!

i thought my mucous plug/bloody show was my water leaking/breaking. it was really watery/gushy! i was in early labor (~3cm) when it first happened & my contractions really picked up after. 

I don't know what happened but sometime Monday, Calder stopped latching correctly. He won't stick his tongue out and instead kinda flips it up which means I can't get my nipple in his mouth. So we're using the nipple shields again, since...

Oh, I am right there with you ladies on the frustrating cluster feedings in the evenings. We're off the nipple shield since Tuesday evening, which is great, but OMG it huuuuuuurts and I really dread having pretty much no break for my...

Quote: Originally Posted by pennywhistle    I've got 6 days until my due date.  At today's cervix check it was still closed up, but very soft & effaced so my midwives all say I'm moving along as...

LilyTiger, our shield use is kinda similar! I can sometimes go without on the left, and sometimes take it away on the right. But I'm not too worried about still using it. He's still getting the hang of things, and he gained 10 ounces...