Nursing

Nursing with Hadley is a night/day difference than it was with Morgan. (note - any readers out there that don't want to hear ins/outs about nursing, cease reading post and/or wait for the next one). Thankfully it's night/day different in the best possible way and I am so very thankful for that.

Items of note that are different:

1. No tears. That is, no tears of pain, no tears of "Why won't she just latch?!", no tears of "am I doing this right and why isn't it more natural?!" Don't get me wrong - it still hurts when she latches and I'm sore and the like, but NOTHING like with Morgan. And I know what I'm doing and when to have her relatch so that helps.
2. If I need her to relatch, she does. Almost right away unless she's dog tired, which is the case often times too.
3. I have to WAKE her to feed her at least half of the time for feedings. She usually goes at least 3 hours (with a random two in there sometimes) and up to 4 hours. I've let her go past 4 hours a few times for sleep's sake (see previous post about going 6 hours last night) but that said, I'm likely going to have to go wake her in about 20 minutes for her next feeding. Which is only the second one today since us "normal" people (who sleep during the night, wake during the day, Hadley, ahem, Hadley, take note). Morgan was a cluster feeder on the DOT every two hours. And it was excruciating in more ways than one. Thank you for this, Hadley.
4. I'm almost positive my supply is greater than it was with Morgan. I realize this could be for a few reasons I know and don't know - she's going further between feedings, hence the actual chance to build something up for her and the fact that this is now "old hat" to my body who knows what to do. Again - super thankful for this.
5. Morgan's not asked too many questions about nursing. She's stated a few facts during nursing times (I'll leave these out...serious facts about what she sees, that's all) but she's not broadcasting it (yet) to anyone who will listen. For now. I realize this could change... ;-)
6. It actually hurt this time when my milk came in. I thought I was going to pop and almost gave in to pumping. I made it, however, and am good to go.
7. Speaking of pumping, I will likely start doing so to build up a freezer stash (what?! a freezer stash?! what's that?!) for later after Hadley's done with her feedings. Yippee. I so missed pumping. ::super sarcastic font here::

I think that's all I have for nursing for now. All I know is it's way better than last time and I am very thankful. Birth story to come soon and pictures...must. get. pictures. downloaded...