So since my last "rant," I've given birth to our little Bubba! His name is Grayson Lee. For nicknames, we call him Gray, Baby G or I still call him Bubba. I know I'm biased because he is mine but I find him so cute and perfect! He was born small for his gestational age (he was born a week and a day early), so the challenge was to make sure he was nursing well to gain weight and have enough poopy diapers.
Since he's been born it's been full on! First couple of days..the struggle was all about latching and breastfeeding. I tried to maintain a positive mindset to make sure we're both calm through all the feedings but nights got pretty hard. After about a week, the latching has improved a lot, especially during the day feeds. He is now a pooping and farting machine!
First night, he would only sleep in our arms, so needless to say, sleep was nonexistent. By the end of the week, he started to go four hours between feeds at nighttime, which gave me 2.5 hour of sleep 2-3 times a night. Fast forwards to these last few nights, it's a different story. He hasn't been sleeping well at night. There's about an hour and a half between feeds which means I have only been getting roughly 30 minutes of sleep at a time and it's really catching up. Maybe it's just a growth spurt and I know it'll pass so I'm trying to not feel bummed about it. I'm just so exhausted. We just a family nap midday because all three of us are feeling the sleepless nights.
I'll go into my labour story next time maybe. It's a fun one. 😉 Let me know if that's something you're interested in hearing about.
