My first 11 weeks as a new Mommy.

The past 11 weeks have been a blur of changing dirty diapers, breastfeeding problems and lack of sleep. Don't get me wrong I am loving every minute of it! Alana was born on Sept. 29,2011 via emergency c-section after 37 hours of labor.  I never thought I would be here saying that I had a c-section I worked up until her due date and worked out at the gym 3 days a week.  I felt strong and ready to go! I wanted to meet my baby girl.

Getting to know this beautiful little girl has been such a blessing! I honestly didn't think I would take to being a Mommy so well but it was just natural. I started breastfeeding her and thought we were on to a great start. Breastfeeding is not as easy as I thought. She latched well from the beginning but I was not producing enough milk. I didn't know this until she wasn't gaining the weight the Dr. wanted. She was a great baby ate every 2 hours and wasn't fussy at all. She did sleep a lot but all newborns do. So at her 2 week check up she weighed 8lbs 7oz so we were told to supplement formula. I was heartbroken I wanted to exclusively breastfeed that is what I thought was best for her not formula! I tried everything double pumping after every feeding, eating oatmeal every morning, and drinking mothers milk tea, I refuse to drink beer. So I had to give in I didn't want to make Alana unhealthy. In the end all I want is the best for her.  Since she has been on the formula she has been gaining weight and seems much happier and strong. She is kicking and playing and sleeping much better. She had her longest stretch last night almost 6 hours!!!! I am feeling better too, I am sleeping better and not drinking 200 oz of water a day mom thought I was going to drowned LOL. Before she started the formula there was a point where she was feeding every hour and that was exhausting to say the least. Now she is eating every 3 hours during the day and 4-6 at night. During the day she is happy and loves to play on her activity mat and have tummy time. She is getting so much stronger by the day and she has a nickname of bubbles because she has been blowing bubbles since she was about a month old.

So now we have almost hit 3 months and I am seriously considering staying home and not going back to work. I can't stand the thought of leaving my beautiful little girl I want to be with her through her first time rolling over, crawling, walking you know every milestone she will have at least through her first year.
I have also started going back to the gym and I am excited to continue the weight loss journey I had begun before I found out I was pregnant. I had lost 90lbs and gained 32 back during pregnancy. That is for another post though.