Still feeling like a giant boob, but it doesn't bother me. Like some of you have mentioned, my baby girl is just getting my supply established. I wonder sometimes, though, if she is getting angry when milk comes out and she is just wanting to comfort-suck. I notice sometimes at the end of a feeding that she'll flail around and make herself pop off of my nipple without unlatching first (youch!) and then acts angry and wants the nipple back.....this usually repeats a few times before she gives up....like she's too full, but stll wants to suck.

I'm still not crazy about using the pacifier, although I have given her a Soothie brand one on a few occasions. It just seems like she has to open her mouth wider for the Soothie than with a Nuk....so I thought it would be better for avoiding nipple confusion. She's not fond of any pacifier - I have to force her to take it - so I don't even know why I'm trying....I just need to face the fact that I am her pacifier. And that's alright. I'd do ANYTHING for her.

My mom and Grandma are leaving on Friday and I am really nervous about that. They have been doing ALL of the shopping, cooking, cleaning, laundry, driving, yardwork, etc. I will be lost when they are gone!!!!

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