One thing I can say about Ella and nursing her was that in the beginning it was a dream. I had some complications with my c-sect and I had to go under the gas, so I didn't even hold her until like 12 hours later, but when they brought her to me it was amazing how well she latched!!!
The nurse said she never saw a baby that good at it
And she nursed for like an hour, stopped and started again 10 minutes later...poor baby was probably so hungry after trying to be cup fed for 12 hours
So latch, God willing won't be an issue with this little guy either (fingers crossed).
But supply was a big issue
The thing was, and again when I say this it makes it sound like Ella was a dream baby which was not the case, but she did start long stretches of sleep at night very early on. I think she was only 2 or 3 weeks when she moved to 6 hours at night. Unfortunatelyy the 6 hours was from 7 to 1. It was summer, we lived in the city, and I would try to go to sleep at 7 pm in a brightly lite sunny house just to stay on track with her, but as exhausted as I was...it was still hard.
So, if no one minds another question...what do you do when they start to take these longer stretches of sleep? Looking back on it, I think I should have pumped a little more in the beginning, right around when she would sleep longer. But my thinking at the time was that my body would adjust to her schedule...I really don't think this was the case. Should I have started to pump more at this point to keep things coming along?
One more question...before my m/c and this pregnancy, I was an avid runner. I soooooooo look forward to getting back into that as it was great for me physically and mentally. With the c-sect I will have to wait a good 6 to 8 weeks anyway, but has anyone found that exercise limits their milk production?
Thanks Stacy, if you like that other book best, I'm going to look for it in the library first and if I can't find it I will take you up on your offer and ask you to send me the other one. Your so sweet for offering!!!
And TIA everyone for taking the time to answer my questions