My boob feels like a rock
When Desmond was about 3 weeks old, I got a blocked duct. Let me tell you, a blocked duct is horrible. Your boob aches and aches. It feels like a solid rock. It hurts to the touch and you have to...
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Chomp Chomp
Yesterday morning, I woke up at 8 to hearing Desmond talking to himself in his room. I stumbled out of bed, crossed the hall, and picked him up from his crib. I then shuffled back to our room and got...
View ArticleBoob-a-licious, it’s nutritious
I’ve mentioned on here how hard breastfeeding is, but since I’m all about honesty, I figured I’d give a detailed account of my early struggles with it. So here it goes. Moments are Desmond was born...
View ArticleFeeling Off
For the past few weeks, I’ve been feeling off. I’ve been feeling slightly depressed – not so much sad, but more just unhappy. There’s nothing that has dramatically changed in my life to cause my...
View ArticleFlaps in the wind
Before I had Desmond, I had small, perky breasts. They weren’t anything to write home about, but I liked them and so did Ricky. But then, I got pregnant with Desmond. And midway through my...
View ArticleMomma called the doctor, and the doctor said..
So today I had to go check in with the doctor about how I’m feeling. Anyway, so we went over my results. There had been a concern that maybe I have PCOS (Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome), but I don’t....
View ArticleKeep on milking
A friend of mine was recently blogging about how people have given her a hard time for breastfeeding her daughter (who’s only barely over a year old), and it got me thinking about my relationship with...
View ArticleSo that’s how you do it…
A few days ago, we went to have our NT ultrasound done. This is the ultrasound they do for the genetic testing. They basically measure the neck length of the babies and that helps determine their...
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Pumping Milk
Since the girls have been born, I’ve been trying to pump milk everyday. I usually do this in the morning while Des plays and the girls sleep. And every morning Des sees me pump and states that Momma...
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More milk please!
When I went to the doctor for my 6 week postpartum check-up, we talked about birth control options for me. As I’ve said before, and will say until I die, I hate birth control, especially progesterone...
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