I (used to) Love My Boobs

On Monday, I was expecting to blog about how much I still love my boobs and how happy I am that we are still bfing.  I wanted to express my relief at being able to comfort Conor all night long on Sunday by providing him both nutrition and nurturing during his fever.  Monday night was so traumatic for all of us that I loved that he could find some respite from his fever from snuggling up close to me.  Pumping during the day is still a pain in the butt.  Nonetheless, when Conor is sick I am so glad he hasn’t weaned;  I have an aching sense of relief that for such a short period of his life, I can give him something extra that can help heal him.

Then came Monday night.  Conor spent most of Monday sleeping and by the time Dave and I were ready for bed, we just brought him into the big bed with us.  Thus began the all night suck-o-rama.  We’re thinking that his mouth sores were hurting and that Cough Drop Mama was providing relief from the pain.  Relief from the pain for him, stiff night of immobile sleeplessness for me.  I awoke Tuesday morning with well over the one-bag-carry-on-limit under my eyes. 

The good news is that his mouth sores are well on their way to healing.  We read that breastmilk does wonders for mouth sores and we believe it.  He was still a bit out of sorts yesterday, but for the most part, yesterday he was starting to play and laugh again.  He’s back in daycare this morning.  In fact, as soon as he woke up this morning, he was making the More sign for food.  A good sign indeed.

Again, this experience is another reason why I love having the blog.  I felt so relieved on Monday hearing of other folks’ experience with hand, foot and mouth disease.  It’s so “normal” that it blows me away that I was never really aware of it beforehand.  Parenthood is this bizarre club where everyone outside the group has no idea what is going on and it’s common knowledge to everyone inside the group.  And these are big groups! 

Thank you all for emailing and commenting on your experiences.  Now, cross your fingers and think hard for a good daycare solution to pop out of thin air.  That’s about the only chance we have right now. 

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