Category: thoughts

Faith and Perry. She's got the touch.
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I call shenanigans.
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Ziggy played guitar, jamming good with Weird and Gilly and the Spiders from Mars. #noeyebrowsonfleek
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Ready for his close up. Why the stinkeye, Pear?
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He does love nursing, he's just not very good at it. We have an appointment on Thursday morning to evaluate and probably go ahead with untying his tongue. The doctor we're seeing uses a laser scalpel, and I'll be able to nurse him right after. I hope he doesn't mind the physical therapy stretches we need to do until it heals.
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Perry is still too skinny. Looks like that tongue tie is going to get looked at this week and possibly (probably) fixed. I hope fixed. His is very much what one thinks of when tongue tie is mentioned: a V-shaped notch at the tip of his tongue. That kind of anterior tie tends to be easier to recover from when it's cut, with very good results for the kid re: ease of nursing. And the doctor uses laser scalpel vs blade, which has less reversion or need for secondary correction.I am still terribly worried. That it won't work, that it will hurt him too much, that it will somehow make things worse. But the weight loss is terrifying. My alternative is to stop nursing exclusively and pump for bottles, and I'm willing to revise, as they say, before taking that step. I am going to pump after every feeding to keep my supply up, and I may end up going that route too. I just don't want to add nipple confusion into the mix. I'm going to get a nursing supplementer as well.Anyway, gain weight, baby boy!
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Just told Perry about the presidential candidates. Poor kid.
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Baby storage area while mama showers. He likes the dryer noise.
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Sean really does actually catch the baby! This is the first time anyone was taking pictures during the birth – thanks @bravelybornbirth!
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Finally giving in and actually clothing my son. But he's so soft and fuzzy…
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First bath – curls! They may not stay but I love them while they do.
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Bros again.
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Perry is down almost 10% of his birth weight. I suspect he has the same nursing issues as Clementine, Gloria and Abby – mild tongue tie and high palate. I've gone from "eh, he'll nurse when he's hungry" to active management. That means every two hours, buddy, I don't care how sleepy you are. That can ebb off when he's gaining steadily. Right now he just gets so tired nursing because he has to work harder. (My breasts have seemed unusually full also. He's just not transferring milk effectively.) I've handled this before, I can do it again. Get big and strong little man! #normalizebreastfeeding
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Abby doting.
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Baby Perilous at rest as usual. Newborns do sleep a lot, I had forgotten. How had I forgotten? #ninthbaby
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Smiley boy. #bookends
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Morning faces from Peregrine Miles.
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Eleven, Kiki, Tombo, Velma, Hello Kitty witch, Dooble, Steampunk witch. Happy Halloween!
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Getting some sun through the window. Bye bye, bilirubin.
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Getting some zzzs. And less pink, but more yellow – hoping for some nice sunlight and a window today. Big guy has some extra bilirubin to get rid of.
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Little girls asleep in a pile.
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Hello!
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Gilbert pretty smitten with Peregrine. "He's so squidgey!"
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My milk just came in. Perry seems to think this whole being born gig may have its advantages after all.
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Giant head, double chin, tiny bod. Noob!
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Gloria and Perry. Her first little bro.
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The first week with a noob is pretty much like this.
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Old big sister goofy as usual.
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New big sister unsure about little brother.
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