You know how you plan every little detail for when baby arrives? Things such as “baby will sleep in a co-sleeper just fine”, “I’ll exclusively breastfeed baby and on demand”, “When baby sleeps, I’ll sleep”.
Well, let me tell you, Baby has OTHER plans for you. Mason didn’t sleep in his co-sleeper for very long. We started bed sharing after 3 days. Okay, so that was my choice. BUT it wasn’t the original plan. The cute little co-sleeper is a smaller version of a crib and goes next to your bed for easy baby access. That apparently wasn’t close enough for me. I never slept because I was constantly checking on Mason in his co-sleeper crib making sure my sweet little newborn was still breathing or was swaddled correctly. Bringing him into the bed with Chris and Me made me feel 100 times better and able to sleep more. (Aside from the times he woke through the night.) Now, I can’t imagine not sleeping in the same bed with my cuddle bug!
My journey through breastfeeding was anything but easy. My son had an Uncoordinated Tongue which caused him to pull his tongue back and he would bite me. Even with no teeth that still hurts! TMI Warning* Within our first week this issue caused my nipples to be sore, crack, and bleed! Ouch! I was extremely sad that our breastfeeding bond was full of pain and little accomplishment. I pushed through it as long as I could so that he could get those amazing nutrients but eventually I had to stop and let myself heal. In the meantime, I supplemented with formula and pumping and within a few days I finally healed. Although the outside of my breasts were better, the inside ended up paying for it. Soon after, I ended up with clog ducts in my left breast that were pretty painful. This caused me to get mastitis TWICE! Mason ended up refusing to nurse on that side making it very hard to heal. It took a little over a month to finally dislodge my clogs with a hand pump and get Mason back onto nursing from my left side. A very frustrating process in which I almost gave up nursing. I didn’t want our experience of breastfeeding to be over though. I kept trying and every day got better and better as Mason grew older. He is two months now and we are having a wonderful time breastfeeding. To be honest he still takes formula here and there when I am unable to nurse. -I HATE pumping! (Can you relate??) But that baby still loves his boob! :-D
As for sleeping when baby is sleeping during nap times? That didn’t work for me. Aside from nursing to sleep, I can never fall asleep during his nap times. I also can’t leave the room or else he wakes up. He senses his mama is gone. Haha! So most of the time I lay in bed with him so he can get a decent nap or I do things in the room such as clean or work on my projects. At night-time, I nurse my son to sleep, and we wake up anywhere from 2-3 times a night to nurse. You definitely can’t control how or when a baby sleeps but I thought I could at least control when I sleep. –Wrong!
All plans (or non plans) aside, motherhood is an amazing journey! I love every moment of it. Mason is such a good baby that I couldn’t have asked for better company 24/7. He loves: to smile, to try to talk, play in his bouncer, cuddle with mommy and daddy, His Lola (Grandma – My mom) time, to observe every new place, to be held facing forward, and suck his little fists. He is so smart and such a happy baby boy! He makes a million different faces, toots like a man, makes the cutest sounds after sneezing, kicks one leg when he gets fussy, and loves to snuggle in mommy’s neck when he’s sleepy. Mommy and Daddy love you bubba and couldn’t imagine our lives any other way!Â
-XOXO
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Motherhood With Mason You know how you plan every little detail for when baby arrives? Things such as "baby will sleep in a co-sleeper just fine", "I'll exclusively breastfeed baby and on demand", "When baby sleeps, I'll sleep".
