I guess I do feel a little down. I don't what exactly threw me over the edge, but I do feel a little overwhelmed lately. I think maybe it's that I've actually been busy for the last three days and the energy needed to be social and professionally focused (holy wow that was hard yesterday - I kept losing my train of thought in the interviews!), plus sustain a little life is really challenging! I am so glad that I can nurse B at work. But long feeds like that 2.5 hour one are hard.
We do cosleep. We have a basket by the bed too, but more and more, we find that we all sleep in longer chunks if he's in the bed with us. Sadly, the side lying position just hasn't worked for us. Part of it is he's so tiny and my boob will suffocate him (I fear). And.... the real reason is he still needs the plastic nipple shield 95% of the time.
Thankfully, B is a mellow baby. He's clear about his needs and rarely fusses for the sake of fussing (or, rather, can't be quieted down by something obvious). I have enough baby experience to know that we lucked out! But having my own babe 24/7 is not the same as nannying, so .... I think my endurance needs some work. :)
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We do cosleep. We have a basket by the bed too, but more and more, we find that we all sleep in longer chunks if he's in the bed with us. Sadly, the side lying position just hasn't worked for us. Part of it is he's so tiny and my boob will suffocate him (I fear). And.... the real reason is he still needs the plastic nipple shield 95% of the time.
Thankfully, B is a mellow baby. He's clear about his needs and rarely fusses for the sake of fussing (or, rather, can't be quieted down by something obvious). I have enough baby experience to know that we lucked out! But having my own babe 24/7 is not the same as nannying, so .... I think my endurance needs some work. :)