I *Heart* Fall Weather
Thursday, October 12, 2006
I went and exercised with a couple friends of mine today because I didn't have to babysit. It was the first time I've done anything remotely physical in forever and it felt great! I didn't over-do it, though. In fact, I sat out during the whole last half of the pilates video because they were doing some intense stomach crunch type things and push-ups. Since I haven't been exercising and I really didn't exercise that often before I was pregnant (aside from walking and riding the exercise bike), I decided it would be a bad idea to suddenly start doing crazy contortionist moves at this stage of the game.
These two friends that I worked out with just had babies a few weeks ago. Well, one was 7 weeks ago and the other was 5 or 6 weeks ago, I think. They had their tiny little babies with them and they were so precious! One of the gals breastfed for the first 6 weeks and then decided to stop because it was really inconvenient. That made me sort of sad. But it also made me feel very blessed that I will have all the time in the world to establish a good breastfeeding relationship with my baby and give it the best shot I can. The reason it was inconvenient for her is because she owns her own business and went back to work a couple weeks ago. I'm certainly no expert, but it sounds like where she may have gone wrong is when she started feeding the baby bottles pretty early on. She would pump breastmilk so her husband and MIL could feed the baby and I think that may have messed up her supply a little. I've read that if you don't breastfeed the baby on demand, your supply can get whacked out and you may not end up producing as much that way. She said that she felt like she was pumping all day long and he ate so much that she could barely keep up. She gave up and went to formula last week. It does seem like it would be extremely difficult to breastfeed and work at the same time. I guess that's nature's way of saying that it's best for momma to stay home. Well, at least her baby did get those important momma-milk nutrients for the first several weeks of his life, so that's good. My other friend went straight to formula and didn't even take a shot at breastfeeding. Oh well. To each, their own. I need to get a bunch of crunchy hippy momma friends IRL!
It's super nice and cold here today....and cloudy...mmmm...it feels like Fall! I love it. My Autumn mood made me buy ingredients to make a couple pumpkin pies to take over to a friends house tomorrow. We live like a block away from this lady we go to church with and we never visit eachother, so we decided it would be nice to finally get together for dinner since we're neighbors and all.
As for the rest of the day, I think I'm going to sew, read a little, and maybe....just MAYBE, if I feel especially motivated, I might go out and rake some leaves. Maybe.
These two friends that I worked out with just had babies a few weeks ago. Well, one was 7 weeks ago and the other was 5 or 6 weeks ago, I think. They had their tiny little babies with them and they were so precious! One of the gals breastfed for the first 6 weeks and then decided to stop because it was really inconvenient. That made me sort of sad. But it also made me feel very blessed that I will have all the time in the world to establish a good breastfeeding relationship with my baby and give it the best shot I can. The reason it was inconvenient for her is because she owns her own business and went back to work a couple weeks ago. I'm certainly no expert, but it sounds like where she may have gone wrong is when she started feeding the baby bottles pretty early on. She would pump breastmilk so her husband and MIL could feed the baby and I think that may have messed up her supply a little. I've read that if you don't breastfeed the baby on demand, your supply can get whacked out and you may not end up producing as much that way. She said that she felt like she was pumping all day long and he ate so much that she could barely keep up. She gave up and went to formula last week. It does seem like it would be extremely difficult to breastfeed and work at the same time. I guess that's nature's way of saying that it's best for momma to stay home. Well, at least her baby did get those important momma-milk nutrients for the first several weeks of his life, so that's good. My other friend went straight to formula and didn't even take a shot at breastfeeding. Oh well. To each, their own. I need to get a bunch of crunchy hippy momma friends IRL! It's super nice and cold here today....and cloudy...mmmm...it feels like Fall! I love it. My Autumn mood made me buy ingredients to make a couple pumpkin pies to take over to a friends house tomorrow. We live like a block away from this lady we go to church with and we never visit eachother, so we decided it would be nice to finally get together for dinner since we're neighbors and all. As for the rest of the day, I think I'm going to sew, read a little, and maybe....just MAYBE, if I feel especially motivated, I might go out and rake some leaves. Maybe.
Labels: breastfeeding, exercise, friends
posted by Unkempt Mommy at 2:13 PM
4 Comments:
oh, I love, love, love pumpkin pie! I love it warm, I love it cold, I love it with icecream, I love it with whipped cream, I do so love pumpkin pie! You're picture is almost enough to make me go to the store which is bad because I just went grocery shopping a couple days ago and need to wait another week before I go again. I'm drooling over here.
Thanks for the book excerpt. I'll have to think on this more and pray about it. I actually kinda looked at the curses God gave Adam and Eve like consequences and even today man has to earn his food by the sweat of his brow. Even though Christ has redeemed us, we are still on a dying world and certain things are still "in order" until He comes again. Sickness, pain, we still have the "curse" of death. It is appointed unto man once to die and then the judgement. God didn't absolve that every man has to die, even though He sent His son to save us from sin and ultimate death (seperation from Him). Hmmm...good things to think on though. Thanks for taking the time to type that stuff out.
By the way, you suck for mentioning the pumpkin pie, because I can't get it out of my mind and I really shouldn't go to the store. :o) Are you sure there is no such thing as smellivision or tastivision yet?
You know, I just never got those people who say that breastfeeding is too much work. Of course, I never pumped not once with my first but she was diagnosed with "failure to thrive" so I had to supplement her with the super expensive formula. The stinker wouldn't take a bottle from me, so I had to plan it around being around other people!
The second time around, we battled thrush, Raynaud's of the nipples (goggle it, it's terribly painful and I had to take a medication to stop the constriction of my blood vessels), I had PPD, and the child had colic and did not sleep through the night for 6 months. I couldn't imagine if I had to buy formula, make bottles, make sure I had CLEAN bottles and and remember to take them with me to church and MOPS! At least the "num-nums" were connected and I never had to think about them. Nursing is so much more than food, too. Can you tell I'm passionate about breastfeeding...lol
~Shawna Lee
http://shooflypieandgrits.blogspirit.com
It's Friday night and I know you are enjoying that pumpkin pie. Ahhh...I can just taste it. I'll have to settle for an apple pie.
Hey lady,
You just ask away when the time comes for nourishing that little one. I love answering questions. I just had a very frustrating conversation with my SIL today who just gave birth on Wednesday. She came home from the hospital yesterday, and her milk came in last night. So instead of nursing the baby on demand, since her breasts were hurting her, and the baby had a tough time latching, she's been pumping and giving the baby bottles until it doesn't hurt so much. That's what my MIL who has NEVER EVER nursed a child suggested. I gave my advice, but who knows if she'll take it. Her attitude was, "Well, it's easier this way, and I can't be having my boobs hanging out around my (2 year old) son anyway."
She'd die if she knew about OUR little attachment parenting lifestyle, especially since my son was STILL nursing until he was 23 months old, a little factoid that we kind of kept from that side of the family. You can't teach someone who doesn't want to learn, but I'd love to help you learn!!!
~Shawna Lee
http://shooflypieandgrits.blogspirit.com
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