.JPG)
night before last henry had blood in his stool for the first time
and every diaper after that, too
he was only two days old when it started
eleanor was 5 weeks when hers started
we took him to the doctor yesterday morning
and i had to stop nursing almost immediately
my milk was just coming in yesterday morning
and then i had to start letting it dry up
i'll admit i spent most of the day crying
at least he got all the colostrum
i love nursing my babies
i was so sad to stop nursing eleanor at 3 months
but to stop nursing henry at 3 days was extra sad
i have a newborn baby that wants to nurse and i want to nurse him and i can't
i have to let my perfectly good milk supply dry up
i am a natural birthing, breastfeeding mama stuck in a c-section delivering formula feeding body
but despite not being able to birth how i want
and not being able to feed my babies how i want
i am so grateful to be henry's mom
i am completely in love with this sweet boy
motherhood is my greatest blessing
i am so happy to have him here healthy and safe
and it's a blessing to know what's going on
and how to help him
12 comments:
I'm so sorry :( it is so hard when things don't go as planned. Henry is adorable though!
That is really hard. Also I know the physical pain of having to let milk dry up after Thomas, and I know that is terrible. Hang in there, you are a great mama!
Ug, how frustrating! I'm sorry. I hope everything goes as well as possible. He is a doll! I'm so excited for you guys. :)
I love you Rachael! You are a fantastic mommy! Hugs!!!
You are a great mom. I love reading about your family. It can be frustrating to not be able to do every we want to for our children. Thank you for sharing the ups and downs. I wish you the best with you new little one.
I am so sorry. You are a wonderful mommy. All your kids are so blessed to have you as their mom. Henry is adorable.
I feel your pain as well. I love this picture of him!
so sad :( at least you know what is going on this time, like you said.
French, Henry chose you. Even though you're not able to nurse him, even though you had to have a C-section, he was still so happy to come to you and your wonderful family. Look at that beautiful baby! Now the whole family will get to bond with him, with bottle feeding and all. I'm so sorry it's not all that you'd hoped it would be. I'm just as baffled as you are with this whole allergy thing. Love you!
I realized this was April 1st but that was a terrible April Fool's joke. So sorry, French. Can't wait to talky soon! (no, worries, no rush...just excited!)
I'm so sorry! That's so frustrating! You're such a good mama. He's a lucky boy!
Darn it! I am sorry Rachael. I loved nursing my babies too, until they got teeth and started biting. But the good thing is that you know what the problem is and how to handle it. You are such a good mama.
Post a Comment