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ILs Coming to Town

Aug 30, 2005 14:05

IL VisitSo my ILs are coming into town this Friday evening, staying for 1 week. I wouldn't say I'm "nervous" about the visit - I'm not exactly dreading the visit, but I'm definitely not excited about it. Let's just say that if they decided to postpone their visit for 1 month, I'd be supportive of that idea ( Read more... )

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ladybug777 August 30 2005, 16:17:10 UTC

Good luck w/ your IL's. I'm sure things will be okay. T and I were discussing just that the other day and the conclusion I came to was that IL's/parents would help w/ running the household (i.e. cleaning and cooking) for the first week or so. Like you said, w/ a bf'ing baby, there's not much they can do. That and maybe watching her while you sleep/shower, etc.

Glad to hear that bf'ing is going better. It's always tricky at first.

cc8 August 31 2005, 11:03:56 UTC

Hi Jaz,

Yeah, I'm sure the ILs can't be THAT bad right? Hee hee. DH and I do a pretty good job of 'insulating' or buffering each other from the 2 sets of parents. Spoke to P about my concerns about the ILs and he told me not to worry so I won't ;)

solongtogo August 30 2005, 16:31:45 UTC

You need to post some more pics of her :D

I had problems BF at first too...getting to latch on correctly is extrememly painful to the nipples!!! OUCH!

I'm glad things are going so well for you...

cc8 August 31 2005, 11:05:02 UTC

Hi Courtney,

Glad all is going great for you too - I've been following along in your LJ but need to post more!

skim321 August 30 2005, 22:48:01 UTC

sorry i am late (still in korea) but congrats!!! she is so adorable! i hope you are recovering well. good luck with the in laws! congrats again!

cc8 August 31 2005, 11:05:30 UTC

Korea - wow! Hope you are having a great time. Can't wait to hear about your trip! Is your DH and DD with you as well?

hgmorgann August 31 2005, 06:48:45 UTC

Good luck with the inlaws! Hope they can help you out...
Way to go on the weight gain! You rock, momma!
Latch - I had issues with it too - cracked nipples - I think its just something a lot of firsttime moms will have to go through because how the heck are you supposed to know how to do it right without practice? Plus a good latch can turn into a bad one on the baby's part very fast. M would latch on well then slip down to the very edge of the nipple causing much damage.

But the good news is it gets easier and easier. If you just keep up what you are doing now, by 6 weeks, you will think wow, this is gotten to be second nature.

BTW, what was Alexis birth weight and length?

cc8 September 2 2005, 14:24:34 UTC

Hi HG!

Sorry for the late response - I just noticed I never replied to you!

Alexis was 7 lbs 8 oz and 18 3/4 inches at birth.