Saturday, June 30, 2012

19w1d: Lactation Nation is in state of emergency mode

I'm over here dying y'all! OK, not really but I am sick. And as y'all know I HATE being sick! Apparently I am not as smart as I think I am, because I decided to STOP taking my allergy meds. I read that they can diminish your milk supply and since I am trying to do WHATEVER I can to keep my supply up, I figured "Meh, I will stop it and see how it goes". Enter the heinous infection that is STREP! Oh but wait.. There's more. I will see the strep and RAISE you a sinus infection AND some now aching ears.. BOO... I am on antibiotics and even though my throat is still icky and on fire, I DO feel a bit better. BUT I can't keep the milk I have been pumping and I have been slacking big time on pumping, triple BOO.. The only thing that would break my temperature is Aleve and I am on too much cough cold and whatever else I can swallow to make the throat pain stop and that is not conducive to a good stash of breastmilk to save.. I have already dumped 15oz since yesterday.. The upside? Apparently stopping my allergy meds DOES increase my supply OR it's just a big fat coincidence, because this morning when I woke up, I was in pain and ole righty was a leaking all down my jammy shirt and pants! Got 3 oz from that side which is a first for one pumping! So not sure if I want to risk getting another sinus infection by not taking my allergy meds (I have to take them all year round) or if I want to just add more supplements to make up for it.. Who knows.. Right now I just want the fire to be put out in my throat! In baby news, Christy said Greyson decided he wants to be felt! He started moving up a storm Thursday morning, which just made our day! We had big smiles after getting that text. We ordered his furniture and it should be here in the next few days!! We got his wall border up and I still have to work on the letter project once I am feeling better. My rocker is in and now we just need the changing table and crib! Question for y'all: Did you have a rocker in your room (we got a bassinet for our room since the nursery is on the other side of the house) and one for the nursery? I only have one but put it in my room since that's where the sleeping and rocking will take place initially? Should I put it in the nursery instead? Just curious.. OK I am off to lay down since I feel like I went several rounds with someone that beat me up! Til next time!


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  1. boo for being sick :( our rocker was out in the living room and then moved into his nursery.

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    1. Our house is a weird set up so our living room is right off our bedroom then through the doorway is our kitchen family room and eat-in dining room, the next closest room to all that would be Greyson's nursery so I would just put it in there instead of in the family room, BUT that's quite a ways from our room..UGH I think we need two, not the realization I wanted, LOL!

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  2. I'm realizing we should have purchased THREE rocking chairs - family room, nursery and our bedroom. He's out of our room and in his own crib now so we still need two, but we keep the one we have where we use it most - family room.
    Almost half way there!
    K

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    1. Great minds think alike! In this case you and John because I am el cheapo! I am now starting to think we might actually need one in the nursery and one in our room.. dang.. Since we are being induced a week early, I'm totally counting this as halfway already, LOL!!! :) :) :)

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  3. I was thinking about what you wrote about reading that allergy meds can deplete your milk supply. I remembered that after I lost my son a year and a half ago my milk came in and I wanted it gone as soon as possible and the one thing the nurses told me to take to help it dry up was to take benadryl. So I guess it would make sense to me that your allergy meds would do the same since benadryl is for allergies as well.
    Hope you feel better soon:)

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  4. Hope you're feeling better, girl!!

    And I never had a rocking chair, so no advice on that one... :)

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  5. Hope you feel better soon...a rocker would be divine...I don't think I'm
    Getting one though:-(

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