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Hi guys! I'm soooooo sorry I've been MIA and never updated everyone after the delivery. Everything is great, I've just been consumed with learning how to juggle the needs of a breastfeeding newborn with a 2 1/2 year old, while recovering from a c-section. Every single time I've sat down to post I've been interrupted and had to get offline again.
So everything went as smoothly as it could with the delivery. We delivered at the same hospital where we had my older daughter with a scheduled c-section. I was amazed that I made it to the scheduled date because I was having crazy false labor for about 4 days leading up to it. We were extra relieved that we made it to the date because DH had scheduled himself to work right up until two nights before the delivery and there would have been mad scramble to find coverage for him if I'd gone early. So at least that was one less thing to worry about.
We were lucky enough to get a private room in the Maternity unit, which isn't guaranteed at our center city hospital. That meant it was easy to keep the baby in with us and DH was able to stay overnight with us. It was really nice. He practically missed out on everything with our first daughter, so this was just a totally different experience for both of us. And he was awesome. Everything basically went so well with the baby and the c-section that we talked them into discharging me at 48 hours. Even DD#1 reacted better than expected. I thought she'd be curious about the baby but also acting out from jealousy, but so far she has only been completely infatuated and enamoured with DD#2. It's all I can do to keep her away from her, she just wants to hold her and help all the time. Could not possibly be happier to see that.
DD#2 has a pretty easy going nature so far, like her sister. But she is a CHAMPION breastfeeder, which is awesome, cause I had tons of problems with that with DD#1. It's just a totally different experience breastfeeding this time around. It also means though that my day goes haywire nursing on demand. The juggling act is ridiculous. DH was able to arrange for two weeks off after the delivery and goes back to work next week. I'm still trying to figure out how the heck I'm going to make it work when it's just me at home with both of them most of the time. But, all in all, couldn't be happier with how things are going. Love my little family and amazed at how much of a difference it makes having DH around more this time. Still feeling pretty blissed out a week and a half after the delivery. Thanks again for all of the good wishes prior to the delivery.
So everything went as smoothly as it could with the delivery. We delivered at the same hospital where we had my older daughter with a scheduled c-section. I was amazed that I made it to the scheduled date because I was having crazy false labor for about 4 days leading up to it. We were extra relieved that we made it to the date because DH had scheduled himself to work right up until two nights before the delivery and there would have been mad scramble to find coverage for him if I'd gone early. So at least that was one less thing to worry about.
We were lucky enough to get a private room in the Maternity unit, which isn't guaranteed at our center city hospital. That meant it was easy to keep the baby in with us and DH was able to stay overnight with us. It was really nice. He practically missed out on everything with our first daughter, so this was just a totally different experience for both of us. And he was awesome. Everything basically went so well with the baby and the c-section that we talked them into discharging me at 48 hours. Even DD#1 reacted better than expected. I thought she'd be curious about the baby but also acting out from jealousy, but so far she has only been completely infatuated and enamoured with DD#2. It's all I can do to keep her away from her, she just wants to hold her and help all the time. Could not possibly be happier to see that.
DD#2 has a pretty easy going nature so far, like her sister. But she is a CHAMPION breastfeeder, which is awesome, cause I had tons of problems with that with DD#1. It's just a totally different experience breastfeeding this time around. It also means though that my day goes haywire nursing on demand. The juggling act is ridiculous. DH was able to arrange for two weeks off after the delivery and goes back to work next week. I'm still trying to figure out how the heck I'm going to make it work when it's just me at home with both of them most of the time. But, all in all, couldn't be happier with how things are going. Love my little family and amazed at how much of a difference it makes having DH around more this time. Still feeling pretty blissed out a week and a half after the delivery. Thanks again for all of the good wishes prior to the delivery.
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