Janae Says...

Our breast-feeding journey has been really challenging. To say it has been emotional would be an understatement. It has been an insane roller coaster over the last month and four days. I want to document it because doing that helps me see everything that I have done and tried in this process. Writing it out helps me work through things.  We took a lactation class before the baby was born. I knew that this journey could be hard. But I’ve had to learn so much along the way that I wish I had known ahead of time. We were off to a pretty good start when he was born. He latched with the help of the midwife. But he did have a tongue tie that they said we should watch or monitor. Baby was born early on Monday. My milk came in on Wednesday morning, much more quickly than I expected. In retrospect, I wish I had pumped, not understanding how ineffective his latch and suck were, and how it would affect my supply. Even if I had pumped, I was not adept at using it, and I did not have the proper ...

Friday, April 1 Matthew started the Saturday cleaning early, which was so nice. My replacement for maternity leave was unexpectedly let go at work, so that wasn't the greatest news. She really did a great job, and I felt good leaving things in her hands.  April 2 was a good Saturday. I went to the gym, did laundry, watched some of morning General Conference, did client check-ins, and Matthew ran a couple errands. He came back with roses for me as a surprise. We grocery shopped together. We went to Cubby's for dinner, got snacks at Maverik, and saw Morbius at the theater. It wasn't great, but wasn't as bad as I expected (it's been getting terrible reviews).  Sunday, April 3 we went to breakfast at Ruth's Diner, and went to the zoo. The weather was AMAZING, and the animals were active. It was pretty crowded, but so much fun. I had a lot of contractions while walking around. We pretty much just hung out the rest of the day.  April 4 I did leg press day at the gym. ...