Monday, July 14, 2014

Ugh spit up

I just spent two hours with Yonah from 9:45pm to 11:30pm, feeding him.

Then when he paused, I would burp him, and then he would spit up. And then he would root and so I would give him more. And he was awake and not getting tired.

I put him in the crib and he spit up on there. I put an outfit on him, held him in the football hold, and then put him down on the crib again. He was still awake. I left the room for water and to use the bathroom and then stood outside the door to see if he was still awake. He wasn't. Now I'm pumping. Gloriously.

PS whilst this was happening, input him on the breast because I thought the bottle was bothering him (or something). And he nursed through a let down like a normal baby. Yayay! Now if only he can replicate it. 

That's all for now. My day was good. Marie took us all out do a walk and that was great exercise over the Virginia hills. I managed the day because Naisa had quiet time in her room. My friend Laura came in the afternoon, during nap time and talked with me and gave me a massage and a portion of a turkey sandwich.

*Update*: I read online that babies root when something happens with their stomach, whether it be hunger or gas, so I went and bought some gripe water, called Mommy's bliss. Whenever he seemed hungry but had been fed for a long time, I gave him some and then bounced him and he went to sleep.  Great method! This gripe water is natural, containing things like baking soda, fennel, and ginger extract.

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