tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448883092542262511.post8316540110156370614..comments2023-10-01T08:47:38.481-05:00Comments on The Lenexicon: No one said it would be easy.Lenexiconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17975065474448387881noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448883092542262511.post-49236957628343388932010-04-17T12:16:20.505-05:002010-04-17T12:16:20.505-05:00Megan,
Finally catching up on your blog. I think t...Megan,<br />Finally catching up on your blog. I think this post is one of the sweetest pieces on new motherhood I have ever read.<br />MaryUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11599180409487353546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448883092542262511.post-12698096378523260502010-04-07T19:55:52.886-05:002010-04-07T19:55:52.886-05:00Milo has a wonderful Mommy and Daddy. I'm thin...Milo has a wonderful Mommy and Daddy. I'm thinking about you, Megan! Cha Cha ChaBriananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448883092542262511.post-66080868522063066552010-04-07T19:54:45.013-05:002010-04-07T19:54:45.013-05:00Milo has a wonderful Mommy and Daddy. I'm thin...Milo has a wonderful Mommy and Daddy. I'm thinking about you, Megan! Cha Cha ChaBriananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448883092542262511.post-17229349784134717742010-04-07T00:43:26.389-05:002010-04-07T00:43:26.389-05:00Hi there! I'm a friend of Courtney's from ...Hi there! I'm a friend of Courtney's from CA and every once in a while I hop over to your blog from hers...<br />Congratulations on Milo! He's adorable! I think the last time I checked your blog you had just returned from meeting Austin for the first time...clearly it has been a while since my last blog visit! Anyway, I just wanted to encourage you with the nursing issues...I had a really challenging time with my first baby. He struggled terribly to latch on, he was jaundice and because he wasn't nursing well they wanted me to supplement with formula. Like you I didn't want to do that and stuck to the nursing. He had reflux and would spit up (what seemed to be) his entire meal, my boobs hurt like crazy and I was discouraged. Many tears were shed over the matter. Anyway, I kept at it, my son started to get the hang of it and I clearly remember feeling like 6 weeks was the magic week. My chest started to feel more normal, he was finally able to latch on, etc. and I ended up nursing him until two weeks before his first birthday. My second son was a piece of cake. He figured it out immediately and I never once felt even the slightest discomfort with nursing. It was wonderful! You can imagine my surprise when my daughter was born last September and I found nursing her to be incredibly painful!? For two to three weeks I would hold my breath and gasp in pain every time the girl would nurse. She was like a vacuum and it was miserable! But, I hung in there and after 2-3 weeks all was well! I tell you all of this to give you hope that it will get better! Just take it one feeding at a time and I have a feeling you'll be over this hump before you know it!Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165325535368967371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448883092542262511.post-37586826965048329292010-04-06T19:38:36.628-05:002010-04-06T19:38:36.628-05:00oh dear do I ever know about breastfeeding trouble...oh dear do I ever know about breastfeeding trouble, and the horrendous guilt that comes with thinking you must be doing something wrong. it's awful but trust me, you're doing everything you can.<br /><br />I've actually been thinking a lot about the "newborn" days and what and why I wrote about on *our* blog... I intentionally left off most of the challenging bits because I didn't want to seem like a failure. ridiculous I know. now I look back and really wish I'd been more honest. I was deceiving all my poor readers (sorry)<br /><br />babies are hard. parenting is hard. but newborns are ESPECIALLY hard. if it makes you feel better I still have no idea what I'm doing. ever. you just kind of keep on keeping on. you guys are doing great.katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10761407643367957866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448883092542262511.post-89370797985157226462010-04-06T10:46:38.300-05:002010-04-06T10:46:38.300-05:00I remember breastfeeding to be difficult. Ryan had...I remember breastfeeding to be difficult. Ryan had a voracious appetite and I had to supplement because I just couldn't satisfy him. It worked—he was always over the 100th percentile in growth. Someone told me that my milk supply might be lower because I was so tired (which may be your situation too). Now Meghan was the opposite... she'd fall asleep every time she nursed and lost weight. So it's different with every baby. Hang in there. By the way, LOVED the video (may use that song for our mother/son dance at Ryan's wedding).Sherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351578459075255906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448883092542262511.post-44764259191404407072010-04-05T22:51:42.511-05:002010-04-05T22:51:42.511-05:00Sounds like you are giving it your all for that wo...Sounds like you are giving it your all for that wonderful little boy of yours. He is very lucky to have such a great mommy.Emolyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11265297698379454819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448883092542262511.post-17493134654517896482010-04-05T21:07:49.369-05:002010-04-05T21:07:49.369-05:00Thanks for posting about this, Megan. I think peop...Thanks for posting about this, Megan. I think people do tend to forget about how hard it was once things are easier so it's great to hear the real deal while you're in the midst of it. But because people forget, I trust that better days are on the horizon. Thinking about you guys.Erika Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374469541484377980noreply@blogger.com