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I don't know what the spotting is; I just assume it's AF even though it has been almost daily for about 2 months now.
DH keeps bugging me to go see our dr but I just can't be bothered when I have two kids to care for and he works really long hours. AF returned full force right at 4 months pp after DS, even though he was EBF and fed for 45-60 min every 2-3 hrs round the clock. This is different; it is spotting of varying amounts and really isn't a period. I dunno. I just wish it would come and then be done.
She already does get one bottle a day; I can't get anything pumping (I have tried and tried; it hurts and I can't get more than 1-2 oz) so she gets a bottle of formula from DH for her DF. I am actually not anti-formula... I know that when it comes down to it you need a fed baby and a happy momma, so if that means bottles of EBM or formula then that's what it means. And formula is hardly poison! I have a bunch of reasons for prefering to nurse... money is a big one. DH doesn't make a lot of $ and formula would really cut into our finances. Pressure is another; it is pretty common for women at my church to nurse for at least a yr and most go well beyond that. It is actually kind of funny that some use CC/CIO methods and that isn't really frowned on, yet formula feeding is not quite koscher unless you have a good reason. Anyway, I would certainly get looks for pulling out a bottle to feed DD at church. It wasn't an issue when I switched DS to formula because by 8 months he didn't need to feed every few hours and I could avoid doing it there.
I don't mind doing a NF; at this age I know it is totally normal and since that is our best feed of the day I don't actually mind it at all. She is so warm and cuddly and just nurses really well and makes these happy little sighs as she nestles into my neck afterwards... bliss.
Sorry, I am rambling now. I love nursing and I know that if I switch I will regret it. I just wish it was going easier right now. She cut a tooth yesterday and there is another one ready, so I know she is in pain (yes, I am medicating and doing all the chewy toy things). I have ordered an amber bracelet, so hopefully that will help; I don't really believe in these things, but am willing to try.
She also has the cold that DS and I are getting over, so she is having trouble breathing through her nose and is coughing and sneezing. And if her symptoms are like mine were, then she feels run down and has sore sinuses. She is OT from sleeping very poorly lately. So looking at everything all together, it is kinda easy to see why we are having trouble. These things are hard but they are (should be) temporary.
Ok. I guess what I am deciding is that my bottom line is that I am a BF advocate; I think that women should be able to do it whenever and wherever they need to. I have fought for my right to nurse in public and I know that it is the way I want to feed DD in the long run. This is a rough patch and I am just going to have to work through it with her and wait (hope; pray) for things to get better again. If I managed to nurse when DD was two weeks old and DH was in the hospital for his surgery for two weeks while I had both kids at home and recovered from childbirth alone, I can nurse now. I am just earning another gold star to add to my BF report card!
Thanks for the hugs and support, girls. I really, really appreciate it!