Wednesday, 15 April 2009

To Teeth or Not to Teeth

Since the weather has been getting warmer I seem to have even less spare time. I try as much as I can to get out into the fresh air, I think it does both Eleftheria and I good. So if it is a nice day we go for a walk into town to pick up groceries or we go to the Castle to visit Daddy who is a security guard there.
I have also had 2 menstrual periods since I had the baby which I think is cruel because I am still breastfeeding and I was hoping not to have one so soon, the worst part is that I get sensitive nipples when I am due on so Breastfeeding can be painful and I also feel that I am not producing enough milk because Eleftheria is hungrier more often then normal. It could of course be that she is going through a growth spurt at that time but when I am due on I do generally feel less full and she doesn’t suck for as long, then again maybe I taste or smell different due to hormones.
I think Eleftheria is going through the first teething pains. It may well be months before we see a tooth because there doesn’t appear to be anything coming through right now. But there are definitely times when she cries out in pain for no reason, her cheeks are sometimes redder then normal, she dribbles a hell of a lot and she can’t stop chewing on things. Sleepless nights haven’t started yet, and hopefully they wont but if they do we’ll deal with it as best we can.