Cecilia's List For the Twins (And birth story)
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Cecilia's-herd
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I appreciate it. But I have to wake up and pump every hour so I don’t cry LOL.
Alaskan
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Pumping as frequently as possible is awesome. Hopefully you will soon be able to slow down the pumping and try to sleep at least five hours.
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Cecilia's-herd
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I hope so too. I have hyperlactation so who knows if that will ever be a reality. 😕
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Welp. We’re pumping again. So far, first day of like has been pretty good. Painful for Mama and scary for Mommy but good. They don’t need ventilators, so that’s promising. They are being tube fed my own colostrum which is incredibly reliving.
Got about 17 ounces in total today. More after I’m done here.
I need to start tracking what, when, and how much I am eating and drinking. I downloaded this app to help. Today I had a sandwich, Mac and cheese, and some salty crackers to eat. 2 glasses of water and so many cups of apple juice after labor. All in all not super impressed, but I only started eating around 1:00.
Frankie is going to burst my ear drums. Val has finally warmed up to temperature. I’ve been touching them all evening. Just touching them makes me leak.
Got about 17 ounces in total today. More after I’m done here.
I need to start tracking what, when, and how much I am eating and drinking. I downloaded this app to help. Today I had a sandwich, Mac and cheese, and some salty crackers to eat. 2 glasses of water and so many cups of apple juice after labor. All in all not super impressed, but I only started eating around 1:00.
Frankie is going to burst my ear drums. Val has finally warmed up to temperature. I’ve been touching them all evening. Just touching them makes me leak.
Alaskan
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That is normal and good.
And producing a bunch is great. You can freeze any extra. Having extra on hand will give you piece of mind.
It will take a few days to settle down, but soon your milk production should be easier to deal with.
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- #77
Cecilia's-herd
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My lactation lady is in the boat of “more is not always better” hyperlactation makes it difficult for baby to latch, though I haven’t gotten to try that yet
. My breast hurt. I’ve pumped 5 times today. In a 12 hour window. I just need to find a routine for it and not make pumping my life, but also not give myself mastitis. 🤦♀️- Thread starter
- #78
Cecilia's-herd
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And THIS. This makes it hard not to just scoop him up and hold him. All he wants is comfort. I feel terrible depriving him that.
Baymule
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A crying baby makes your milk let down even more. Mastitis! Haha, should we treat you like a goat and go to the feed store for Today and Tomorrow?
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Maybe. 🤣
