12 weeks

It has been 12 weeks since the Critter Girl arrived - amazing. It's so long, it's so short!

It's also been 12 weeks since the c-section, and I wanted to provide a quick update on me. Pretty much, everything is back to normal. I still have some numbness near my scar, but it is not so noticeable, unless I go to touch that area specifically. I still have the dark line on my tummy, but it is lightening. Some of the squishyness of my tummy has firmed up, although I don't think it can all be attributed to weight loss. Things are just firming up a bit. My energy is good, as long as I get sleep, which is most nights, I'm feeling good.

I still have hot flashes from time to time, last night was awful. This is from the breast feeding, and seems to be worse when I have gone more than 6 hours between feeds, like overnights. I get so sweaty and hot, and my boobs are huge and hard and throb. Fun times. The weaning is going slowly, both for my benefit and for the Critter. My boobs are barely getting the message to slow down, and have really been painful and engorged on a regular basis. It is hard to imagine them not leaking and hurting all the time.

And the Critter had some digestion issues in reaction to the formula, which I'm told is normal. She basically didn't poop for 3 days after starting one 4oz. feed of formula. The pediatrician said this is normal, and to give her an ounce of prune juice. Well, that worked like a charm, and things have been on track ever since. She began her second formula feed yesterday, and pooped well this morning. So we are getting there, slowly but surely. I'd say another month til we are fully off the breastfeeding.

12 weeks. Amazing.