pumped

so i got the free pump from a friends wife who is a doula or whatever. i tried it last night and i will say i hate every bit of it. i hate the feeling of it so much but im going to force it once a week at least. it took tons of pressure off my breasts and it’s healthy for her. the feeling of it tho ugh 😣 

she went to her dr appt today and baby girl surpassed her birth weight today. dr also said she looks less yellow. so the vitamin d drops and extra feedings are helping. waking every 2 hours was brutal but still worth it for her health. we now can feed her every 3 hours at night, instead of 2 and 2 hours during the day. let me tell you that extra hour at night is so helpful. hoping she sleeps that is. she wasn’t sleeping well last night. 

i opened the curtain so she gets more vitamin d

my blood pressure yesterday was sky high again and i got so concerned i wasn’t sure if i should go straight to the hospital or call the dr. so i called the nurses at the office first and told them. they then asked what i should do and they said go come in the office asap. so they gave me 3pm and i accepted the appt. it was 2:15 so i had to figure out what to do with baby girl and how to get there. still not supposed to drive my car i still need insurance and tag renewed. having a baby put a major halt on that. so my mom ended up canceling the rest of her work day and my brother drove me in my car. better him driving than the owner of the car i guess. so i went to the dr and they tested my blood pressure… it was 163/96. very high. so my fave midwife came in and put me on labetalol to reduce the blood pressure. told me to get lab work done this week and to come back in on monday. so thursday i have an appt at noon to get the blood work done to check for proteins. and monday to discuss the results and see how everything is going. so far ive taken the meds twice and ive seen a drastic change already. blood pressure is now back in the safe zone. she warned me the meds would make me feel funny and maybe a little dizzy. but honestly it feels like i’m super relaxed. tired. but relaxed. maybe i needed to be calm after everything.  i’m naturally an anxious person so maybe it’s helping idk. either way 👏 i also cannot believe i lost 20 lbs in a week just from giving birth. i’m only 9 lbs over what i was when i got pregnant. which wasn’t anything i was satisfied with. i’m hoping to lose even more cuz of the diet i’ve been on for 7-8 months.