I love reading mommy blogs and facebook posts from my friends when they admit they screwed up as a mom. Not to be mean, but because it makes me feel better when I don't know what I'm doing either.
When I was in Waco a couple of weeks ago, a friend and I were sharing some of the things no one tells you after you have your baby. There is plenty of advice when you're pregnant, but I admit that I half listened because it didn't seem real yet that I was going to be a mother. Then when you need advice after the baby is several months old, friends and family assume you know what you're doing and don't offer any suggestions or reminders.
My friend shared that no one told her that there were different sizes of nipples as your baby gets older and can swallow and digest faster. I didn't know this either, so I was thankful she saved me any future embarassment.
Today at Target I happened to notice that Dr. Brown's did indeed make level 1,2, & 3 sized nipples. Size 1 is for newborns - check, size 2 is for 3+ months, and size 3 is for 6+ months. Parker has been taking almost 30 minutes to take 6 oz., so I think maybe we should try the size 2 nipples a little early.
Some of you probably can foresee what is coming, but I'll go ahead and share the messy details anyway. I made Parker's 5pm bottle and put on one of the freshly sterilized size 2 nipples. Parker seemed to like it and quickly gulped down 5 oz. in 10 minutes. He burped three times during the feeding and I was so excited that we'd cut down on his feeding time.
Parker is super relaxed and is almost ready to fall asleep when he suddenly squints his eyes and frowns. I'm talking out loud to him and telling him he's making a wierd face when he has two projectile spit ups all over himself, my dress, and my lap. I am staring at him in shock while he grins at me with spit up on him from head to toe.
He promptly got a bath, I'm still working on laundry, and I haven't made it to the shower yet. I guess we'll wait another couple of weeks to try size 2 nipples again. So that's my tale from the motherhood - good night!
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Parents
Kristen & Benton Brown
An Unexpected Start
Parker Trimble Brown was born April 9, 2010.
I'm One Year Old
Parker will be 14 months old on June 9th.
You got the laugh out loud on this one. I woke both dogs up. Sorry about the nipple incident and the subsequent explosion. At first I thought you were talking about your own nipples, which is just weird now that I actually am computing what you were saying...and no I didn't forsee what you were alluding to, but I should have know it would include a bodily function. I'll tuck this little piece of knowledge away for when the time comes. :) And when I babysit again, only nipples to the 1st degree until he's 3 months. Noted!
ReplyDeleteThat is the beauty of motherhood....learn something new everyday. What works for some never seemed to work for me either. Just another life adventure. Don't kid yourself - you are a wonderful mother.
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