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[theatokos]

In San Diego. Recovering. I was exhausted last week and flying here on Thurs night, while easy, set me back even more in the sleep dept. OUr plane was 1/2 an hour late. We got to Adam's parent's place near midnight and of course the grandparents and the great grandma had to have their snuggle time. I let them do that while I was unpacking, then nursed and tried to sleep. But that put me at near 2am and then we were up at 6.30 to go get breakfast before Comic Con.

Comic Con. Really not so much about comics. It's more a huge tv and movie promotion. But it's still fun. I think I handled it well: nursed and carried B in a sling. He did well. I was so tired by the end of the day that I probably would've burst into tears if something had gone wrong.

Other notes:
Cloth diapers rule. Using disposables this weekend confirms it. They ain't got nothin' on cloth. We figured why bring cloth and have to do laundry twice in 4 days and we had a stack of disposables that the NICU gave us, so why not use those up.... Well, we should've done the laundry. B is too big for the premis dipes (in length) and too small for the other one the NICU gave us. So my inlaws had to run out and by a third size. Plus, disposables just don't contain the wet like cloth do. My love of cloth diapering has been cemented.

I'm also nervous about going to back to work regularly. Because of the breastfeeding thing. It's exhausting. And when B is in the sling all the time he doesn't eat as much, which means he is STARVING at night time and it's also not so good for the steady weight gain. But I can't quit my job, so.... we'll have to figure it out.

Comments

[miss-ogyny.livejournal.com]

Can I just say how proud I am that you're using cloth diapers? I try to get all my friends with babies to use them, and the (excuse this) poo poo-ed the idea.

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh, they are awesome! And there are so many choices that there is a system that will work for any one! How are you so knowledgeable about baby stuff? And why don't you move near me and be our master babysitter? :)

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

Oh I and I forgot to mention another bonus of cloth diapering! Squishy cute cloth butt! Bennett is a boney little lad so I doubly miss the cloth backside.

[norasma.livejournal.com]

Yes Cloth diapers rule. I didn't use them with nora much, because I was so uninformed, but man! I wants me some Goodmamas though, those things are beautiful. Who'd thought Cloth diapers=beautiful.
How was josh whedon? I'm a buffy fan. I was all anti buffy until I found out that most of my university Profs were obsessed and then the local library becan Buffy screenings every friday in the preformance hall. He has a new series coming?

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

Do you have any goodmamas? I have a couple but be is too small for them yet. Sigh. Those suckers are SOFT.

I missed out on the Joss Whedon panel. The line to get in was too long. He was showing some short film, "Dr. [something I forget]'s sing-a-long blog". He does have a new show coming out - sadly the main actress is Eliza Whatsherface, who played Faith - and I looooaaatthheee her. I was dismissive of Buffy until a good friend sat me down and plugged season 1 in the dvd player. I was HOOKED after that.

[msmidge.livejournal.com]

Is working from home while he's wee an option?

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

I don't know. Plus, I do love my coworkers and going out into the world. I'm mostly nervous for the next few months. He's really on a feeding frenzy and it's hard to just keep a boob out in the workplace - even though I've made it clear, and everyone's ok with it, that I'll be breastfeeding in the office. I'm going to have to change my desk set up. I only work three days a week, so we'll see.

[msmidge.livejournal.com]

Maybe you can try different kinds of slings that would enable handsfree & discreet breastfeeding while you're in the office? One of my friends seemed to have some luck with the ... crap, I am blanking on the name of it. I made it for her based on one that I have too. It's fleece and looks like a tube top, kind of. Hotslings, that's it.

[imp-of-satan.livejournal.com]

Work and breastfeeding sounds like a daunting combination. I saw an ad recently for a breast pump that was so discreet "you could do it at work!" I wonder just how true that is.

You are totally hard core for doing Comic Con with a baby! I'm impressed!

As for the cloth diapers, we're doing that too, but we decided to do disposables until the umbilical cord falls off. I just don't want to buy newborn sized covers, is all. If our little guy ends up being big enough to fit into size small covers we'll do him up in those sooner!

Have fun at Comic Con!