The over night went very well last night (minus the massive migraine I had...yuck!). The good thing about having the migraine (there is always a silver lining!) is that I now know I can still be a mom, even with a migraine (a very real concern for me). I enjoyed the over night because I felt like we were finally responsible for Finn without any input or help from his nurses. He was really OUR baby!
Finn did wonderfully. He woke up around every 2 and a half hours to eat, which is what he usually does when I'm at the hospital feeding him during the day. Jim fed him a bottle at 10:30 so he could get his iron supplement and they both did really well. For his 2:00am feeding, I had to pump afterward, so I was up for over an hour. Oh, well. They tell me that once he is H-O-M-E I won't have to pump any more...we'll see! The next time Finn had to eat, Jim got up even before I did. He changed him and then I fed him.
We had to have him back in his hospital room by 8am for his head ultrasound. Well, apparently they came early for his ultrasound because they had already left when we got there exactly at 8. Argh. He will just have it this afternoon instead, but very frustrating. I mean, we are literally across the hall and his nurse knew that. Come and tell us they were ready early!
I planned on staying at the hospital to feed him before his car sear test today at 10:30 (he has to go on a full stomach), but I couldn't handle the migraine any longer (all the sounds and lights were overwhelming). So I left to come home and try to kick the migraine. They said they would just feed him a bottle before the test. I hated leaving him, though, but you gotta do what you gotta do!
We have tons of pictures from last night. I hope to upload them later today.
1 comment:
You've been more than real parents for a few weeks now. :) But I get your meaning, anyway.
:)
You won't "need" to pump at home until you're weaning! :)
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