Noah finally decided we may have something with this whole food thing. He breastfed big time this morning. He's had a hard time sucking hard enough to get the collostrum (sp?) out. He'd suck a shield and Jenna was generating colostrum but he couldn't get it out on his own. They decided to try to pump Jenna yesterday and see if we could get some collostrum for him and it was a huge mistake. Well the husband/father thinks it was a mistake anyway. After the pumping Jenna got uterine cramps so bad she was in tears. Unfortunately this was not timed well with her pain meds and it was an hour and 45 minutes before she could get more medicine. It is the hardest thing in the world to see the woman you love in such severe pain and you can't do anything and the people taking care of her can't do anything either. It was better by the afternoon and last night but he still wasn't 'latching on' strong enough. Overnight we gave him some formula via syringe. They don't want to give him a bottle so he doesn't confuse that nipple with Jenna's so we would just shoot some formula in the nipple shield and he would suck it out. When he got tired we just shot some in his mouth and let him swallow. So this morning when the lactation nurse came in I was asleep. Jenna told me they could do it so I laid back down. When I woke up again Jenna was smiling. She said "He's got it." I woke up again and he was still going. I dozed again and when I awoke the nurse had left and he was still going. It's such a relief.
Noah is also a very popular man. He had a lot of visitors yesterday. He was passed around for everyone to see and to hold. Of course he didn't mind at all. I teased his Granda (Jenna's mom) and my Aunt Sarah (is that Great-Aunt to Noah?) they were going for the Guinesss Book of World Records for continually rocking of a baby. But I actually didn't mind. I love the way he makes people smile. I can't believe how much he's changed in 2 days. I know everyone says it to you, and of course I believed them, but I still can't believe how much he's changed.
If you still haven't gotten to see Noah and you want to see him at the hospital, you may want to hurry. Since he's feeding better there is a good chance we'll go home today. Of course we have no idea what time or if it will happen. The nurses yesterday all thought we could go home today except the lactation nurse and she still hasn't said she'll sign off on him leaving, but there is a chance since he's doing so much better.
Thanks for all your help everybody. I don't know how we ever could have done this without our friends and family to be here. Here's a picture I took this morning when Jenna had finished feeding him and laid him on her chest. They both fell asleep and I just couldn't help snapping the pic.
Noah is also a very popular man. He had a lot of visitors yesterday. He was passed around for everyone to see and to hold. Of course he didn't mind at all. I teased his Granda (Jenna's mom) and my Aunt Sarah (is that Great-Aunt to Noah?) they were going for the Guinesss Book of World Records for continually rocking of a baby. But I actually didn't mind. I love the way he makes people smile. I can't believe how much he's changed in 2 days. I know everyone says it to you, and of course I believed them, but I still can't believe how much he's changed.
If you still haven't gotten to see Noah and you want to see him at the hospital, you may want to hurry. Since he's feeding better there is a good chance we'll go home today. Of course we have no idea what time or if it will happen. The nurses yesterday all thought we could go home today except the lactation nurse and she still hasn't said she'll sign off on him leaving, but there is a chance since he's doing so much better.
Thanks for all your help everybody. I don't know how we ever could have done this without our friends and family to be here. Here's a picture I took this morning when Jenna had finished feeding him and laid him on her chest. They both fell asleep and I just couldn't help snapping the pic.
