Astraia, maybe a growth spurt? Sounds like your supply may just be doing some catching up. If it persists, maybe have his latch checked -- if he's having trouble transferring milk, that might explain the extra long nursing sessions. That being said, DD1 was a long slow nurser at first and I remember how exhausting that was. Holly is a pretty efficient nurser for a newborn, and I thank my lucky stars for that.
As for pp bleeding, I'm still bleeding but I'm only 8 days pp so that makes sense. With DD1 I think I bled for 3 weeks? I'm using overnight 'sposie pads, I just didn't like the feeling of cloth post partum for some reason and when it's my regular period I strongly prefer using a menstrual cup with cloth pads as backup... I just don't like feeling wet!
Robin is doing pretty well. She adores Holly and is always wanting to give her hugs and kisses. But she is definitely acting out -- striking at me, doing stuff she knows she shouldn't (like drawing on things that aren't paper, dumping food out), and in the last few days she's increasingly obsessed with nursing (which I expected, but it's tiring to always be arguing over when she can nurse and how long). Every day gets a little easier, though. My friends with 2 say the first 3 weeks are the hardest, so I'm 1/3 of the way there!
We had a TERRIBLE day on Monday. I overdid it by running some errands in the morning, and by the time it was time to pick Robin up from daycare I was really tired. Holly HATED the infant carseat and became panicked as we were driving home, which made Robin cry. Robin was tired, so getting her down for a nap was a nightmare. We all cried a lot. I was completely drained all day long -- it was my first day alone with the girls and it went about as badly as I could have thought.
Fortunately I solved the carseat problem by switching to her convertible carseat. Yes, she looks absurd in the giant Britax -- but she doesn't cry
. And naptime is still a little tricky, but I've basically decided to change how I do it and treat it more like bedtime (where I nurse Robin for 5 minutes and then it's kisses and hugs and she falls asleep on her own). Used to be that she'd fall asleep nursing at naptime, but with Holly around she is too distracted. She is not happy that I leave, but she only fusses for about 5 minutes and then falls asleep on her own. This is nice because it means I don't have to worry about wrangling Holly and Robin for more than a few minutes at a time, and later when Holly is napping at that time, I can get one girl down and then the other and it won't take too long. (I HOPE!)
Overall, I'm feeling mostly like I can handle being a mother of 2. I haven't gone out with both girls other than the daycare thing, but hey, it's only been 8 days!!
As for pp bleeding, I'm still bleeding but I'm only 8 days pp so that makes sense. With DD1 I think I bled for 3 weeks? I'm using overnight 'sposie pads, I just didn't like the feeling of cloth post partum for some reason and when it's my regular period I strongly prefer using a menstrual cup with cloth pads as backup... I just don't like feeling wet!
Robin is doing pretty well. She adores Holly and is always wanting to give her hugs and kisses. But she is definitely acting out -- striking at me, doing stuff she knows she shouldn't (like drawing on things that aren't paper, dumping food out), and in the last few days she's increasingly obsessed with nursing (which I expected, but it's tiring to always be arguing over when she can nurse and how long). Every day gets a little easier, though. My friends with 2 say the first 3 weeks are the hardest, so I'm 1/3 of the way there!
We had a TERRIBLE day on Monday. I overdid it by running some errands in the morning, and by the time it was time to pick Robin up from daycare I was really tired. Holly HATED the infant carseat and became panicked as we were driving home, which made Robin cry. Robin was tired, so getting her down for a nap was a nightmare. We all cried a lot. I was completely drained all day long -- it was my first day alone with the girls and it went about as badly as I could have thought.
Fortunately I solved the carseat problem by switching to her convertible carseat. Yes, she looks absurd in the giant Britax -- but she doesn't cry
. And naptime is still a little tricky, but I've basically decided to change how I do it and treat it more like bedtime (where I nurse Robin for 5 minutes and then it's kisses and hugs and she falls asleep on her own). Used to be that she'd fall asleep nursing at naptime, but with Holly around she is too distracted. She is not happy that I leave, but she only fusses for about 5 minutes and then falls asleep on her own. This is nice because it means I don't have to worry about wrangling Holly and Robin for more than a few minutes at a time, and later when Holly is napping at that time, I can get one girl down and then the other and it won't take too long. (I HOPE!) Overall, I'm feeling mostly like I can handle being a mother of 2. I haven't gone out with both girls other than the daycare thing, but hey, it's only been 8 days!!
I also think he may have silent reflux - he is a happy spitter, and gets hiccups frequently, although he doesn't show any discomfort when laying flat or eating. He does go through periods of discomfort when he fusses and cries and strains, but those seem to preceed poops rather than follow feedings. Does anyone have experience with these? 
We're definitely bonded and I miss him whenever I'm away, - but I find that my commitement to my furkids hasn't changed (I was worried about loving them less - didn't happen!)
