No time for anything
I don't know how I will ever get anything done again. I don't even feel like I have to time to open mail or shower most days. Baby needs to suck on me every couple hours (for up to an hour! - including in the middle of the night) which leaves me maybe an hour to do something sometimes. But baby has a new thing about wanting to be held all the time or else he'll wail, so either Mike or I often have to hold him until his next feeding. I hope this gets easier... I have no idea how I'm going to prepare lessons for school which is starting next week.
posted by Caroline | 10:41 PM
7 Comments:
Get a sling or a babypack thingy. That way you can do things _and_ hold baby E.
It will get easier on your body. But I definitely recommend finding some help for the baby while you do that lesson planning.
Hmmm ... it shouldn't be taking baby E an hour to feed. Generally babies can eat what they need in 25-ish minutes, and the rest of the time is for comfort. Then again, I'm not a mother. How long do other ladies generally breastfeed at a time?
And congrats. I loved playing with the little one on Wed. E has quite the penetrating stare, what with his gorgeous eyes.
Oops, I meant 15-ish minutes. Slip of the finger.
Thanks for all the advice, everyone.
Dora, I think baby's problem is that he's a major snoozer when he's breast feeding. Five minutes into a feeding and he's out. So I have to constantly wake him up. And he spends tons of time attached but not actively sucking much. Draws the whole process out unbelievably.
My last breastfeeding experience was much like yours, Caroline. Harry fell asleep constantly! But that will change as he gets older--newborns sleep like crazy but they grow out of it fast.
Yeah mine can feed for up to *two* hours at a time. He's about a week older than yours...I'm hoping he sorts this out soon. He'll eat and eat and I think he's done, and then he starts smacking his lips again. We have resorted to a pacifier to help between feedings. *sigh* I gave birth to a bottomless pit. Of course, mine's adjusted age is just over a week - he was a preemie and it might take him awhile to really figure it out.
I finally obtained a sling, and I can actually do stuff, like get ready in the mornings, while 'holding' the baby. I third that suggestion.
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