8-21-05 update
Rosie has been so fussy the last few nights, crying and kicking her legs and nothing I try seems to work for more than 5-10 min, so we switch off between nursing, walking and bouncing, massaging tummy, bicycling legs, sleeping for 10 min and then repeating the whole cycle again… she finally went to bed around 3am and slept solidly until 6ish - thank god! - she is still fussy and acting uncomfortable today - she hasnt pooped since about midnight last night - so I am hoping she poops soon and that will help her tummy ache…
It breaks my heart to hear her cry
We are still having issues with nursing - her latch on the right side is hard to get exactly right - due to the fact that my nipple points out to the side - so she tends to clamp down hard and suck even harder on that side in order to keep the nipple in her mouth correctly (I think this is what is happening) and sometimes she gets lazy and slips down so she is just sucking on the tip of my nipple - so it gets really painful and she sometimes makes my nipple feel really bruised and sore - some days we nurse pain free on that side and other days it is so sore it brings tears to my eyes - hoping she will get the hang of it soon so it is not such a struggle.
I am feeling pretty cool about my nip skills - joe and I walked around the mall last night with me nursing her in my moby wrap the entire time - we got a lot of weird looks - especially from the other moms pushing strollers - one saleslady came up to peek at her and said - “oh - she’s sleeping?” and I said “no, she’s eating” - the look on her face was priceless!
