As we were leaving the pediatrician a few weeks ago, the nurse was filling me in on a few things I could expect over the coming weeks. One of the things she mentioned was a 6 week growth spurt. "He'll probably be extra fussy that week. And he'll act like he's ravenous and want to nurse constantly."
Today Camden is 6 weeks old. And today I have nursed him approximately 765 times. The only time he has been sans boob was when he was asleep (well, and when I snuck out to Starbucks for a decaf Gingerbread Latte because I'm pretty much addicted to them). Other than that? The child has been attached to my boob. He has even gone as far as to try to nurse through my shirt when I was holding him. Apparently he is convinced that the following things are also milk-producing: my neck, Matt's cheek, my nose, the side of his swing, his own fingers, etc. He has tried to nurse from all of them today.
And if today is any indication, I expect that he'll have packed on some serious pounds once this growth spurt is over.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
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This sure does explain a lot! Lexi has been ravenous lately. She's also sleeping horribly and waking before it's time to feed at night. It's all making sense now! I wish my pediatrician had warned me. Fortunately I am bottle feeding her my Breast Milk so I have not had her physically attached to me all day however, I can only imagine how that would feel considering the way she goes at her bottle!
Ugh, boobies are NOT big fans of growth spurts. It's crazy how often they eat, isn't it? How about the bottle with your pumped milk to give your poor boobs a break?
It's really cute when they start to get some chunk, though. :)
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