Mateo is definitely a growing boy he is an ounce shy of 11 lbs and grew a 1/4 of an inch since birth. We had our last midwife appointment today. We were asked to do a survey and be honest with our criticisms. I understand that criticism helps you grow and change, however too be honest I don't have one complaint. What maybe that I can't have a midwife for the next 18 years that will do house visits and help me raise my children until they go off to college! But in all honesty I really don't have any complaints. I have only great things to say about my midwife and then the one who came to help my midwife deliver her baby, who happened to be at my delivery.
So as I have been complaining about my super sore nipples, I mentioned that to her today. So she had me nurse Mateo for her to see if she could help. Within 2 secs she told me I was letting him act up and that is why my nipples were so sore. I can't even explain what he does but he fools around shaking his head, pretending to latch and then chomp he goes for it. She firmly took his head put it on my nipple and he latched with no pain at all. I basically was sucking up the pain because I thought no pain no gain, it's just going to hurt. I can't even explain how much better breastfeeding was today. All because midwifes take the time to help you and also make you feel comfortable enough to whip out your tit and let someone have free reign.
Today was a good day, we addressed the nipple situation and we started cloth diapers and so far so good. Not too mention they are so cute. However I need another diaper pail one for wet and one for dry, as I am using wipes in the bedroom as well has disposable inserts from time to time. But for the record the Ubbi Diaper Pails ( http://ubbiworld.com/product_diaper_pail.php) are amazing and keep all the stink inside!
Lastly I read a great article, you may wonder when I find time to do this, well when Mateo nurses half the evening the iPad my sister so kindly gave me comes in handy. Anyway I read a good article http://offbeatmama.com/filed/features/it-worked-for-me/being-parents. I can relate entirely to this article. I never thought parenting would be easy but I also wasn't prepared for it. I don't know if you can ever really be. But it's comforting to know that you're not alone and that all the other mothers aren't walking on water around you. I especially like the comment about "calm parents don't equate to calm babies". I am very relaxed but that doesn't mean that Mateo is. He's definitely not a colicky or even high maintenance baby but he's not a sweet little angel sleeper who only wakes to smile and wink at his mother. He's a baby. A good old baby that nurses (all the time), poops (all the time), sleeps (thankfully) cries (oh boy can he ever) and now is starting to smile. And yes it is true that their smiles will melt your heart and make all the hard things just float away!
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