Cloth diapers are great. The laundry isn't a chore - it takes less time to put away diapers than a regular load of laundry. The best thing has been that it doesn't really smell - we did a couple disposable when we were moving, and the diapers smelled terribly. When there is a bit of smell in the laundry room (where I change most of her diapers and where the dirty diapers are located), it's easily covered up with a little bit of air freshener, and doesn't linger like the smell from disposables. Plus, I never have to worry about running out of diapers in the middle of the night. I love it, Nik loves it, and we have no regrets.
Well, cloth diapers have changed a lot. What we're now using are like cloth versions of disposable diapers that will grow with the kid until she's ready to potty-train (at least that's the hope). Ammonia isn't a problem yet, but it supposedly has to do with the diapers not being clean enough.
Gabriella eats fast, doesn't she? It usually takes me anywhere from 25 minutes to an hour to get everything done in the middle of the night, tho that does include pumping for me.
Somehow, I don't think we really contemplated what those 8-10 feedings per day really meant while we were pregnant. :)
Well, I have to say at 4 weeks, where you are, things did take that long. I think it was around 6 weeks that Gabriella started eating so fast. It made me worry that she wasn't eating enough, but she produces plenty of wet and dirty diapers. It takes me longer to pump than it takes her to eat - making me start breastfeeding her directly when we're out shopping (giving her a bottle takes longer than feeding her at the breast as well).
It really got me when I realized that I was spending 3-4 hours a day with just her feeding, not including the prep for feeding and burping time. Now I'd say it's about 2 hours a day. I get more time to myself every single day.
oooooh. This is very good to know. Tho I'm still a little scared of putting her back to the breast, and I'm pumping. I have moved to the living room at the middle of the night feeding. I can stick a leg up on the couch in a half-Indian style pose to prop her up. Then I have one hand on the pump and one hand feeding her. That's helped to decrease the amount of time it takes to pump and feed. It also lets us look at each other, which I think she likes. :)
Well, I have to say my latest tool in my arsenal of making breastfeeding work is wool breast pads - quite expensive, but in the couple of days I've had them, they've made my breasts and nipples a lot less sore. Plus, they're great when it's cold outside.
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I really wish we could have gone that way, but with daycare it wasn't a possibility.
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Well, and jabbing the pin through with my finger in place so as not to jab the baby.
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Somehow, I don't think we really contemplated what those 8-10 feedings per day really meant while we were pregnant. :)
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It really got me when I realized that I was spending 3-4 hours a day with just her feeding, not including the prep for feeding and burping time. Now I'd say it's about 2 hours a day. I get more time to myself every single day.
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