First of all, I made it to six weeks! :D There were a few times that I was thinking, this is definitely not going to happen, but it did! Yay!
I'm afraid that Oliver is not getting as much milk as he needs or wants. He is so fussy in the evenings and all he wants to do is nurse and then I run out of milk and he cries and cries until we supplement with milk that I pumped earlier in the day if I have some. I'm afraid that I am stressed out and so my milk supply is going down, and I'm on drugs to make more milk!! It is the most frustrating thing in the world not to have an ample supply of milk for your baby. If someone else comes up to me and complains about having an oversupply of milk, I may punch them in the face. I think we are doing alright though, most of the day Oliver is happy when soothed or held. And he has a bunch of pees and poops. He is so fussy though, Josh and I both think that he is fussier than Evan was. I'm so worried that when I go off of this drug that I won't have a lot of milk anymore. I am really going to take it easy as much as I can this weekend and try to destress. I wouldn't even worry about it if he wasn't so fussy, he is so fussy and just never ever happy unless you are soothing him. He is hardly ever just comfortable when he is awake, but maybe I am forgetting how newborns are. Half of the time I am glad to be nursing and the other half I can't wait to stop, but I really want to make it to a year. I will be able to enjoy my son more when I don't have to nurse him all the time. Are all breastfed babies fussy all the time? I don't know how much more of this I can take, it is very stressful to have to listen to crying all the time. :(
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I know it has been awhile since you posted this, but I wanted to say it sounds like Oliver was going through a growth spurt. During these times, keep putting him on the breast. That way your body keeps up with the supply and demand. You're doing awesome!! 6 weeks is fantastic. =)
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