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Oh, lovely. I seem to have caught a cold. Which means that I can't go into the NICU...even if they'd let me, I'd feel utterly wrong about it. There are several "super preemies" in there (no capes, sadly) and I'd never forgive myself if I caused them harm.
Of course, this is the weekend when we were going to be there as much as possible and try the whole "feeding on demand" thing. When I woke up, I had a migraine that lasted most of the day. I'm assuming it was brought on by stress, 'cause I haven't had one in ages. Headaches here and there, but not the big bad. And now, a cold. Yay.
You ever have the feeling that your body is working against you? *grump*
Jeff spent lots of time with each of his daughters today (I love saying "daughters" and "children". It's even more fun that saying "President Obama", though that is a close second). There were V-day festivities here that he and Sam went to, and then he spent several hours with Charlie, who was in a great mood. She has been practicing her smiling. It's so much fun. She also recognizes Jeff and I. It feels truly amazing to have her focus on me (and when that child focuses, she does it with every fiber of her tiny being) and then smile. Of course, she also focuses on her mobile and then smiles...and the cheetah that Jenny gave her, and the light fixtures. None of this decreases the awesome.:)
What the doctors say is wrong with her is "she's not eating enough to satisfy them". Which is true...but it isn't life-threatening. She takes about half her feeds a lot of the time and sometimes she takes all of them (she's currently at 105ml of a high-calorie formula). If the nurses would have her bottles ready before she was due to eat and give them to her when she was just realizing she was hungry, she'd eat a lot more. And, if she were fed on demand, as she would be at home, she'd eventually take everything she needed, just not in four-hour segments. Hell, I fed Sam 'round the clock till she was...nope, no idea. Older than Charlie currently is, that's for sure. And she was breastfeeding...I'm hoping to transition Charlie to breast, but right now she's on formula, which means that the other people in the house could feed her too.
But, y'know, I don't want to talk about it. ;)
Bought my breast pump last night, so I can get my supply up and hopefully have a stash in the freezer for the baby. I tried to pump when I had Sam and it didn't go well. But then, I had no real reason to do so. I'm more confident this time, and I have more people to ask if I run into problems.
Of course, this is the weekend when we were going to be there as much as possible and try the whole "feeding on demand" thing. When I woke up, I had a migraine that lasted most of the day. I'm assuming it was brought on by stress, 'cause I haven't had one in ages. Headaches here and there, but not the big bad. And now, a cold. Yay.
You ever have the feeling that your body is working against you? *grump*
Jeff spent lots of time with each of his daughters today (I love saying "daughters" and "children". It's even more fun that saying "President Obama", though that is a close second). There were V-day festivities here that he and Sam went to, and then he spent several hours with Charlie, who was in a great mood. She has been practicing her smiling. It's so much fun. She also recognizes Jeff and I. It feels truly amazing to have her focus on me (and when that child focuses, she does it with every fiber of her tiny being) and then smile. Of course, she also focuses on her mobile and then smiles...and the cheetah that Jenny gave her, and the light fixtures. None of this decreases the awesome.:)
What the doctors say is wrong with her is "she's not eating enough to satisfy them". Which is true...but it isn't life-threatening. She takes about half her feeds a lot of the time and sometimes she takes all of them (she's currently at 105ml of a high-calorie formula). If the nurses would have her bottles ready before she was due to eat and give them to her when she was just realizing she was hungry, she'd eat a lot more. And, if she were fed on demand, as she would be at home, she'd eventually take everything she needed, just not in four-hour segments. Hell, I fed Sam 'round the clock till she was...nope, no idea. Older than Charlie currently is, that's for sure. And she was breastfeeding...I'm hoping to transition Charlie to breast, but right now she's on formula, which means that the other people in the house could feed her too.
But, y'know, I don't want to talk about it. ;)
Bought my breast pump last night, so I can get my supply up and hopefully have a stash in the freezer for the baby. I tried to pump when I had Sam and it didn't go well. But then, I had no real reason to do so. I'm more confident this time, and I have more people to ask if I run into problems.