Mastitis is an infection in the breast and there is no easy way out of it. From Friday morning until Monday night I was pretty miserable in and out of fevers, intense-severe pain, burning and feelings of I wish I had been warned about this prior to it happening to me were filling my days. I kept thinking if I had known how quickly people can get mastitis and how painful it is I could have been more proactive. Jackie had given me a lot of breastfeeding tips as well as some other people so I didn't encounter the bloody nipples or any of the other common misadventures while learning the art of breastfeeding. Mastitis, it came out of thin air at 100 miles an hour. Monday night we picked up new antibiotics and new pain killers and since then the pain has been manageable. I am slowly able to get milk out with the pump, however that means that I can't sleep much at all. I wake to feed Connor and I also have to pump the left side regularly every 2-3hrs all day/night long. I have another therapeutic ultrasound appointment tomorrow so hopefully that helps. Enough about this, I live and think it all day long I shouldn't blog about it too.. sorry.
We are very thankful for our friends Andrea and Ryan they have been a huge help to us. Andrea has come over many times and looked after Connor while I slept, or showered, or pumped. Ryan has kindly taken my seats at the winterhawks games with Patrick (I can't wait until I can go to a game..). Connor, well he growing like a champ. I can't believe he is already 4 weeks old. He weighed 10lbs 7 oz on Monday. He enjoys bath time as long as he is submerged or has a washcloth over his exposed parts. He doesn't scream at every diaper change anymore, he actually seems to enjoy some. He is learning to fart without getting quite so upset. He is still sleeping good at night, usually 4 or 5 hours sometimes 6. He use to turn in for the night at 12 or 1 but now it seems to be 2... we will have to work on that. I'll see what pictures I can round up.
I can't figure out how to post video's from that camera that Maggie gave us.... I've been trying as soon as I do I will post some videos.
In case you haven't heard we will be making a brief visit back home in June the week of the 6th I believe. I'm not sure of the exact dates yet or how it will all work out. Patrick is taking a class in Boston so we will only have to pay for one plane ticket. We will be visiting both families. You'll probably see more of Connor and I than Patrick because he will drop us off then go back to Boston for his class and come back when it ends.
Patrick and I running on empty and can't wait for our visitors!
