| I def had the 3 day blues hit me the other day and was really really emotional! I was crying tears of joy one minute at how blessed and in love I am with ALL my beautiful boys and crying in amazement that we made such a gorgeous baby once again and then crying cos I think back to being pregnant and how that felt and how fast things are going to go now and crying at the memories of labour and the birth (which was fantastic btw, will share that another time) and you know all those first things that you relive in your mind over and over again and get emotional cos they have passed! so am dealing with things very slowly one step at a time.
I have been feeling pretty good yesterday and today and is not till late at night when I stop and think that things come out so I try to keep busy iykwim! So far B has taken to Hunter 'pretty' well. We are having a few moments but that was to be expected I guess, Brandon is learning that he has to now share our attention and to be honest its a learning thing for us too cos its crazy how much we obviously used to just focus on him and now its so much harder with two, especially as Hunter needs so much attention atm of course and we dont want to be yelling at B for this and that all the time so we bite our tongues and try to think how hard it is for him. Poor lil thing. We are thinking this is going to break his Mummy boy personality a bit cos he has been completely all over Brett since Hunter and I came home and wants to spend most of his time with him. He even seems a bit angry towards me which is a bit sad but I understand, he is only 2 after all. Definitely need those eyes everywhere, we have had Hunter laying down on his little couch in the lounge a few times which is a bit stressful so I dont do it too often as B is always in his face, wanting to sit beside him, touch him and if we arent looking might throw a teddy or something in his direction! Its nice him wanting to sit beside him tho and show such an interest in him, just a bit scary at the same time as he is a bit unpredictable! Breastfeeding, dah da da dum.....is fingers crossed touch wood thankfully going well atm! Hunter is much better at it than B was thank god! He is not so much of a muncher altho my nipples are totally shot to sh!t but its only bad for a few mins while the latching on is happening and I just curl my toes and grit my teeth till its comfy again. The first night home Hunter decided to wake every 2 hours for feeds then the 2nd night he slept from 8pm -2am which was awesome but holey dolly parton boobs batman! I woke up sooo sore, just laid for half an hour with my boobs out and a towel under me waiting for him to wake which he did and all was good. The midwife said this should settle soon and I think it already is so thats good. He feeds pretty quickly, 5-10 mins and he is done, take ages to burp (just like B used to) and then is normally okay for a couple hours. He was doing 5 min feeds and then feeding in an hour which I soo didnt like and didnt want to do and the midwife said to me that he was only feeding cos he was probly settling his tummy, she said if he is seeming to want it after such a short time its a belly ache and I should be strong and hold him out for at least 2 hours so I have been doing that and she even said it was okay to give him a dummy to suck on for a bit if it helps get him past it. I must admit I have given in a couple times and its so true, he has played me well! lol Cos he will fall asleep in mins. This seems so quick to me tho.....Hayles?? She said its fine for him to feed such a short time but I guess cos with B who never seemed to settle with bf'ing (I would feed him for half an hour on each side and he would still be upset) so this quick 5 mins, burp, 5 more mins or so and he is done doesnt seem right? is it? I thought they had to get the hind milk and that took longer or is this down the track a bit, he is only 5 days old I guess! Also atm, she told me to only feed from one side each feed. I always thought that you fed from both breasts at each feed but she said later on you can but for now while its establishing, you wanna make sure he is draining them properly so just feed from one. She is a lactation consultant so I know she knows what she is talking about but most ppl I thought did both boobs?? Plus then I think well when do I change and feed from both? Just when he seems unhappy? ohhh so many questions, this is new territory to me cos I wasnt expecting it to work! lol Hayles if you can answer any of those for me thats cool!
Anyway just wanted to check in and say thankyou and that all is wonderful and blissful and I am floating on air! I said I would be quick and have gone on for ages but I am sure you wont mind!! Plus birth story and pics still to come I promise, but here is a sneak peek! I am sooooo happy with my birth! And Hunter is soo beautiful and I am sure I am not just biased lol, he is so much like his big brother was its crazy!
Hope to get back on and talk to you both soon!!!
xoxo | 
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