Hi, I'm not sure if this is the best place to put this, but I'd love some tips on not letting the return of AF affect my nursing relationship with my 6 weeker (tomorrow) or anything helpful related to such.
I'm not 100% sure that AF is on the way, but I stopped my lochia a little over two weeks ago (it was really light for the last bit) and shortly thereafter I noticed the sort of return of my usual cycle symptoms (cramping and some mucous today) and a few days ago I had light spotting - not exactly as before, but I certainly feel like something was happening. Do you think that it means AF is around the corner? Or is this just an adjustment thing?
I'm thinking that there isn't much I can do to stop this if it is in fact the true return, right or wrong? My guy was 8 lbs & 6 oz at birth and was 10 lbs and 6.5 oz at his 4 week appointment and has not had any formula, a pacifier or anything but my finger or DH's in the occasional pinch (car ride, etc.) and I nurse almost exclusively on demand (the almost means only car ride or bathroom break situations, but I do as soon as I'm available). So, if she does return what do I do? Any vitamins or herbs, should I be pumping in case he's fussy on those days, should I pump after my morning nurse now so that I have stuff on those days in case? If I do have to give him EBM would a cup be best at this stage? Should I pump and toss on the days he won't take the breast or is it the body and not the milk that's off putting? I really don't want to pump - I hate the thought of it, but I hate the thought of formula even more.
So many questions.
My Mom didn't get hers back until after a year, sometimes not until we weaned so she's not a lot of help. I thought about putting a call into my midwife, but I see her in two weeks and I was hoping to get a sense if she was really coming back or not.
I'm not 100% sure that AF is on the way, but I stopped my lochia a little over two weeks ago (it was really light for the last bit) and shortly thereafter I noticed the sort of return of my usual cycle symptoms (cramping and some mucous today) and a few days ago I had light spotting - not exactly as before, but I certainly feel like something was happening. Do you think that it means AF is around the corner? Or is this just an adjustment thing?
I'm thinking that there isn't much I can do to stop this if it is in fact the true return, right or wrong? My guy was 8 lbs & 6 oz at birth and was 10 lbs and 6.5 oz at his 4 week appointment and has not had any formula, a pacifier or anything but my finger or DH's in the occasional pinch (car ride, etc.) and I nurse almost exclusively on demand (the almost means only car ride or bathroom break situations, but I do as soon as I'm available). So, if she does return what do I do? Any vitamins or herbs, should I be pumping in case he's fussy on those days, should I pump after my morning nurse now so that I have stuff on those days in case? If I do have to give him EBM would a cup be best at this stage? Should I pump and toss on the days he won't take the breast or is it the body and not the milk that's off putting? I really don't want to pump - I hate the thought of it, but I hate the thought of formula even more.
So many questions.
My Mom didn't get hers back until after a year, sometimes not until we weaned so she's not a lot of help. I thought about putting a call into my midwife, but I see her in two weeks and I was hoping to get a sense if she was really coming back or not.
