SO cute!

[lls_mutant]

Three things in a lightning update:

1.) Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who's wished us well on the birth of Lupinslittlenephew here! It amazes me how warm a place the Internet can be, especially when you've never even seen some of the peoples' faces. LLN is doing absolutely wonderfully, although he still flat-out refuses to nurse. ::Sigh:: However, we've called the lactation consultants, so we'll see what happens next. He is exclusively drinking breast milk because I pump it, but life would be a LOT easier if he'd actually nurse.

I shouldn't complain though, as he'll sleep a 5-6 hour stretch at night! :) (For now!)

ETA: The lactation consultant just called back. This is so not going to be fun. It will likely take two weeks to get him to nurse, and those two weeks are likely to be hellish, from the sounds of things. She says it's nipple confusion, but I'm not convinced that's his entire problem. The little guy just did NOT want to do it from the beginning. It's not he can't find it or can't latch or falls asleep. No. It's he pushes me away and screams and cries and pretty much refuses. ::Sigh:: These next two weeks are going to be miserable, aren't they?

2.) A pimp: a new community called omniocular. It's entirely gen, and invite only. However, they are also doing something very cool, which is accepting applications. (Personally, I really like this approach, because I do think there are great writers out there that get overlooked by the mods of communities for one reason or another- they don't write the situations or era or whatever that the mods are more likely to read, or the mods can only read so many new authors, etc.) So check it out!

3.) Artwork! Secret Plasures over at FAP made me the most adorable and seasonal piece of AIL fanart: you can see it here. It's totally G-rated and completely work-safe, and given that I just posted the commentary for Part 2 of AIL... anyway, it's definitely smile-worthy. Go see it.

Okay. Must go call my insurance company before the Ducklet wakes up from his nap. And call off the nine ladies dancing- all that racket will drive the neighbors insane. Although then they can't hear my crying little bottlefeeder ;)

Comments

[aome.livejournal.com]

That fanart is the most adorable thing EVER.

Good luck with the lactation! That's gotta be hard on you. *hug* But yay for sleeping decently!

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

Isn't it though? :) I almost started crying when I saw it. Blasted hormones.

And I shouldn't have said anything. The last two nights he's been a little harder on the sleeping. :P Ah well! :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_deia/]

I'm late, but I wanted to say congratulations. Babies can bring the very best on us. It's amazing the things you'll do to get a smile from them, and how absurdly happy you feel when they do smile for you. I wish you and your family all the best.

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :) Baby smiles are the cutest things on earth, I think :)

[misscake]

I know of a few people who were never able to get their babies to latch on. It can be disappointing, but you can continue to pump and he'll still get all of the benefits.

And wow, if he's sleeping like that now, um...you might not want to rock the boat, or the cradle as the case may be.

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

I'm going to pump for a while yet. It's really sad, but one of the things that I find the most easily motivating is "500 calories a day, 500 calories a day..." But then, antibodies and ear infections just don't have that same, simplistic power when you're tired, y'know?

And yeah, I'm usually really reluctant to wake him! He only sleeps the one long stretch (and not always six hours- sometimes it's four, which is still pretty good), but he's getting plenty of food as evidenced by the number of diapers and the log we keep, so.... Sleep away during the night, baby!

[medicinal-mirth.livejournal.com]

Lupinslittlenephew? What, is he ready for his very own LJ? Hee. At least an icon, maybe.

I'm so sorry that the nursing is not going well. Kudos to you for calling a lactation consultant, and I wish you the best with that. It certainly would make things easier if you could get him to cooperate. However it turns out, you gave it your best.

Take care, all of you!

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

Heh. I've actually thought about making a seperate LJ for him, to put all my baby-related stuff in that one and keep this one for fanfic. But he does have his babies with hats icons! :) (Especially since West Wing is where we found his name to begin with....) I'm planning on trying to make one with just a part of him or something later. He DOES need his own icon ;)

Thanks!

[topaz-eyes.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, sorry to hear nursing isn't going well. It is true that the mechanics of sucking on a bottle is different (and easier) than suckling at the breast. You're doing your best though, that's what counts.

Hooray for the artwork!

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

We're going to try nipple shields this next feeding- maybe it will help. Amazing how something so natural can be so difficult!

And yeah- I totally love the artwork! :)

[yma2.livejournal.com]

Congratulations again and good luck with the feeding. Wish there was more to say but... yeah, congrats!

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

Thanks, both for the congrats and the good luck! I'll definitely need the second!!!!!

[momebie.livejournal.com]

Poor Lissa. *pets* Hope he takes to nursing soon. But the sleeping must be nice. I'm very glad to hear he's doing well though. \~_~/

[lls-mutant.livejournal.com]

Thanks :) I'm glad on the second part as well. And if he doesn't nurse, he doesn't nurse, and we'll live :) Heck, most of my generation ate formula to start!