tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11056012.post1050540048311224608..comments2023-11-07T05:30:28.058-05:00Comments on SO MUCH YARN, SO LITTLE TIME!: I should be napping...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11056012.post-49918686929751313782010-09-09T07:40:22.780-04:002010-09-09T07:40:22.780-04:00May I share with you a piece of advice that really...May I share with you a piece of advice that really helped me when I was nursing? I apologise if you know this already, but apparently it's very important to feed enough from one breast. The foremilk is watery and designed to slake the baby's thirst, but he or she needs to feed for some time before the richer and more satisfying hind-milk comes in. Before I learnt this, I was swapping breasts too frequently, leaving a hungry, fretful baby and an exhausted me. I certainly remember never having been as tired - before or since - as when my boys were tiny, so you have my sympathy.Tricianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11056012.post-76539964455366724872010-09-08T17:42:26.108-04:002010-09-08T17:42:26.108-04:00I didn't nap when my son napped as a newborn b...I didn't nap when my son napped as a newborn but I did take naps with my daughter and let me tell you, it makes _all_ the difference. I just went and snuggled into bed with her, nursed her to sleep and by the time she fell off the boob I was asleep, too. <br />I swear, I never got as much sleep as when my daughter was a newborn and I was so much calmer and I had a lot of patience thanks to not being tired and worn out all the time.<br />Try it, really. Give it a week, see if you like it. Even today (she's 3) I still sometimes take a nap in the afternoon when she naps, especially when we've had some terrible nights with both kids sick or having nightmares or whatever.<br /><br />Thrush: are you getting treated along with the baby? Is your husband? (I know, TMI, but really, everyone who comes into close contact - kissing, feeding, giving the baby their finger to suck on,... - should be treated otherwise it'll just keep going around in circles)<br /><br />Those booties/socks look absolutely awesome btw. My daughter had several pairs of handknit socks as a newborn and hardly ever wore them because they kept falling off. I finally gave in and fastened them with a hair elastic that was just tight enough to help the socks stay on and not tight enough to leave marks...nicolehttp://dyepal.at.gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11056012.post-49147792156156838292010-09-08T15:45:50.361-04:002010-09-08T15:45:50.361-04:00what is a choochie?A dummy?Hope you have more slee...what is a choochie?A dummy?Hope you have more sleep tonight.busybusybeejayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570020362062932692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11056012.post-34213374320400239722010-09-08T15:04:21.610-04:002010-09-08T15:04:21.610-04:00I'm so glad I'm not the only one who doesn...I'm so glad I'm not the only one who doesn't sleep when she should. My 9 week old seems to be having a growth spurt, and so she woke me up 8 times last night to nurse. I swore to myself I'd sleep when she napped today, but I wasn't ready to fall asleep. So, I did a little hand sewing (knitting seemed too ambitious) on the couch and hope the hours rest will be enough. She should be waking up any moment now.Carahttp://thefloridalife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com