i am starting to feel better. i can get out for longer stints of time now. although it usually means a nap in the car and some major cramping when i get home. i went and saw the doctor that did the c section today. she said that i need 6 full weeks to heal but that i can start doing some light stretching and walking. yay! maybe we'll try out the stroller tomorrow. we also grilled her about the birth. of course, she couldn't tell us exactly what happened but she could give us her theory. she said the cord was wrapped tight on her body and didn't let her descend to assist in opening my cervix. she also said that her head was tilted and facing the wrong way. while it may have been possible to birth her if my cervix was opening, she wasn't all that confident. she also said that my c section is healing great and the chance of a VBAC on future children is possible. that warmed my heart as i am still feeling like i missed my natural birth. however, she said the way her head was tilted could have been from the cord wrap or it could have been from the shape of my pelvic bones - no way to tell. so it could or could not happen again with a 2nd child. urgh. just wishing for a magic report to fall out of the air to tell me what happened.
on a better note - she pretty much sleeps through the night. we have some freak show baby. she either sleeps the entire 8hrs or she wakes up once around 4am to nurse and then sleeps the rest. either way, i'll take it! i'm sure other parents out there want to kill me - so take hope in the fact that i probably just jinxed myself. ha.
other than that - i am exhausted. breastfeeding is for real. she took to it great and eats like a champ...every hour to two hours. while it's great and she is fattening up, i am sooooo tired. i mostly just want to eat and nap all day long. when do they eat less? 3mo? great.
her umbilical stump fell off today. i was terrified of it. Gen kept it in a bag. aha. how is this for a cute little belly button...
Loved seeing the two of you the other day. I fondly remember those marathon nursing sessions. Malone got really efficient at it after a few weeks- to the point where it was 20 minutes, wham bam thank you mam. Now, at 10 months it's five minutes TOPS.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad to hear nursing went well for you (and sleep too) you deserve an easy time with it. To be honest I think with childbirth and new born care there is always a struggle with one thing or another. For me, my recovery was horrible and Ollie had difficulty latching on. I guess what I've learned is that having babies is never easy, and that mama's are pretty amazing people.
ReplyDeletemamas are amazing. i am learning that. especially as i think about mamas that do all of this when they already have older children to contend with. amazing.
ReplyDeleteshe eats for 30 minutes every hour to two hours. it's astounding. and she is growing FAST. so amazing and also so sad.