Free Range Family

August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week. In honor of this week, I am going to post about my experiences this time around with breastfeeding. As you remember, I wrote about my many struggles with breastfeeding Alan. I had many issues with it and had to supplement Alan, in the end I decided to just pump and bottle feed my breast milk exclusively. This time around, I really wanted to just breast feed Anna. While pregnant with her, I remember that I was really nervous about having to supplement her still but after getting support from my La Leche Leauge, I felt alot better. Those first few days in the hospital were agonizing. Anna had low blood sugar and jaundice concerns, so I was deathly afraid that the nurses would try and supplement her like they did with Alan. Thankfully, she had no issues with latching on or with my colostrum coming in. Anna fed within her first hour of birth and every three hours after that. The nurses continued to check her blood levels but since they n...

Know how when I was pregnant I did the Pregnancy Post? Well starting today, every Saturday will be my Darling Dozen post, all about Anna's first twelve weeks of life week by week. They will be similar in some ways, but different in others. And definitely filled with lots of pictures of my little darling! :) I hope you tune in! Here's this week's Darling Dozen! Week: First Week Little tiny mittens on her hands! Weight: 6 pounds and 7 ounces Height: 20 and a half inches Developments: Anna is starting to "unfold" this week. She is getting used to nursing and sucking on her binky. She sleeps most of the time, waking to nurse and explore the new world with her beautiful blue eyes. :) New Achievements This Week: Anna has been loving her tummy time this week! Today she was even trying to lift her little head and move it around! Wild little woman lol!  How's Breastfeeding: Breastfeeding is going great. She normally nurses every...

Happy Friday the thirteenth! Most people are super paranoid about today, but we are excited. It Aunt Ariel's birthday today! Grandma Amber and her are still in Utah helping Great Grandma Audrey prepare to move. They will be back next Friday, I believe. So this Friday the thirteenth is full of nothing but love and happiness for us. We can't wait to see them again! This morning, Anna had a weight check appointment and she now weighs 6 pounds and 7 ounces! She gained four ounces back in two days! Whoo-hoo! :D Doctor also checked her blood draws for her jaundice and even though she still has jaundice, her bill levels are coming down. So no bili light! Yes! All good news! Here is this week's Five Question Friday! Question number five is quite fitting for my situation, huh? Even though I had a normal delivery with Anna. Birth story to be coming soon! What's your view on men wearing sandals (yay or nay)? I am okay with men wearing sandals, on ONE occasion: they...