On Monday, our little girl turned 1 month old. It is amazing how quickly the time goes. Grace has changed so much in that time. Jason and I have adjusted to the fact that we are now parents, but it's still crazy to think that she is ours. I find myself staring at her thinking, how is this possible? Our Heavenly Father has blessed us with this little miracle.
At her last Dr.'s appointment Grace weighed in at 10 lbs. 4 oz. and was in the 95th%. Despite the fact that I am in massive amounts of pain every time I feed her (more on that later), my milk must be doing a body good! She pretty much sleeps, poops, eats, and loves making all kinds of noises. Grace is by far the best thing that has ever happened to us.
This month has been filled with so much joy and excitement, as well as many other emotions that I can't explain (well, I can, but it has to do with me crying every once in a while). I'm just being honest. People always tell you that it's not easy, and you can never really know until you live through it.
As I eluded to earlier, I have had a really difficult time providing nourishment to our little one. Not that I lack milk production, but I have had everything else that can go wrong when it comes to breastfeeding. My first mistake was assuming that I knew how to breastfeed my child...therefore I have hamburger nipples. Jason explains it well, "it looks like a shark took a bite out of them". On top of that, my first week home I had mastitis. With that comes a high fever, engorgement, and more pain. After that went away I was still in tons of pain. I called the doctor, once again and I was told that the baby and I have thrush (not fun). With thrush, I've been told that I need to air out my nipples, use a blow dryer on them, use nipple ointment, and and clean them with vinegar. Are you kidding me? Could this get any worse?
At her last Dr.'s appointment Grace weighed in at 10 lbs. 4 oz. and was in the 95th%. Despite the fact that I am in massive amounts of pain every time I feed her (more on that later), my milk must be doing a body good! She pretty much sleeps, poops, eats, and loves making all kinds of noises. Grace is by far the best thing that has ever happened to us.
This month has been filled with so much joy and excitement, as well as many other emotions that I can't explain (well, I can, but it has to do with me crying every once in a while). I'm just being honest. People always tell you that it's not easy, and you can never really know until you live through it.
As I eluded to earlier, I have had a really difficult time providing nourishment to our little one. Not that I lack milk production, but I have had everything else that can go wrong when it comes to breastfeeding. My first mistake was assuming that I knew how to breastfeed my child...therefore I have hamburger nipples. Jason explains it well, "it looks like a shark took a bite out of them". On top of that, my first week home I had mastitis. With that comes a high fever, engorgement, and more pain. After that went away I was still in tons of pain. I called the doctor, once again and I was told that the baby and I have thrush (not fun). With thrush, I've been told that I need to air out my nipples, use a blow dryer on them, use nipple ointment, and and clean them with vinegar. Are you kidding me? Could this get any worse?
I can now say that I am on the mend and feeling much better. Grace continues to make us smile. I can't believe how quickly the last four weeks have flown.
