8 weeks and 2 days

Well, I just looked at the calendar and I think that Yenna elizabeth is 8 weeks and 2 days. Whoa. Time has just flown by. Where did all the time go? Well, I made the caffeine mistake again. Idiot! (say it with a french accent). I had a single shot of espresso from starbucks and now I'm paying for it (it's 3 a.m.).

Yenna e makes all these really really cute sounds ---cooing and pretending like she's saying something. I'm trying to speak to her solely in Korean and it's really really hard because I can't say that many things which I'm learning!

She doesn't have an appointment for another couple of weeks but she is growing so much! She already fits into 6 month onesies and I'm afraid a lot of the 3 month clothes are already too small for her.

We had a full day today---stopped by the store to see Mama Kim and picked up sandwiches to go see Julie and Adam then we went to babies r us where mama did a lot of damage and bought a few outfits and other things.

Good thing I haven't felt better sooner because I would have done even more damage to the passage!

Week 6!!!

Wow, Yenna Elizabeth is 6 weeks old. She is so alert. Last night we fed her and put her down at 11 p.m. and I woke her up at 4 a.m. to feed her. She went back down until 7:30 a.m. She is such a good good girl.

My recovery has been less than stellar. I still have an open wound that I have gauze over and change several times a day. Also, I've had menstral-type bleeding since Mother's Day. I'm not quite sure what that is about especially because I'm solely breastfeeding. I guess I'll have to wait and see.

Doing even one activity is such a chore and I'm very very tired the next day and afterwards. I went to the office to introduce Yenna Elizabeth to everyone. It was so great to see everyone. We even saw Roger! He said, "please introduce me to her," I said Roger this is Yenna Elizabeth and then he pretended to shake her hand and said, "nice to meet you!" It was hillarious. So Roger.

I guess at some point I'll get back to normal whatever that might be.

Green Stools

I just started noticing green stools so, I found this article online...

My son's stools have turned green and he is gassy. While we were waiting for results of a stool sample I supplemented with soy formula and his stools returned to a mustard yellow color. The results of the test was negative and I resumed full breastfeeding two days ago. His stool has turned green again. Is there something I may be doing to cause the green stool?


Green stools and gassiness in an otherwise healthy breastfed baby are often caused by a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance. This sounds very complicated, but it really isn't. Foremilk is the thinner, lower fat milk your baby receives at the beginning of a feed. It transitions to the hindmilk which is higher in fat.

This problem often occurs when the mom has a very abundant milk supply. It can also occur when the baby is switched from one breast to the other after a set period of time, and when the baby doesn't achieve a good latch-on. The baby is getting an abundance of foremilk and not much hindmilk. This can cause fussiness(colic), gassiness, green frothy stools, unhappiness at breast and breast refusal. A baby who is getting too much foremilk may want to feed frequently or for very long periods of time. He is often getting a high volume, lowcalorie feed.

Your baby's green stooling and fussiness can result from too much lactose(sugar). High volume feeds are invariably, high lactose feeds. When the excess lactose enters your baby's colon there may be increased fermentation, resulting in colic, gas and loose, acid stools.

Low-fat feeds (of mostly foremilk) are very rapidly digested. An infant will be hungry again soon after feeding. This will further stimulate the mom's milk production, often resulting in oversupply and further complicating the situation.

To help remedy this situation, allow your baby to control the feed. When nursing, let your little one come off the first breast on his own, relaxed and satisfied. If your baby is properly positioned and attached, taking in a good mouthful of breast, allow him to feed as long as he wants. You can offer the other breast, though many babies are quite content nursing from one side per three to four hour period. During the first three or four days, as your milk supply is adjusting, express just enough milk from the "unused" or "less used" breast for comfort.