From the Twin-Daddy: Today I arrived to find a sad Mary who was frustrated because her pumping was only producing a pittance of colostrum (0.005 mL – 0.3 mL). It isn’t uncommon for a C-section mom to have this trouble, and preemie moms are also playing catch up. Medela’s site has a useful explanation of […]
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From the Twin-Daddy: In films and television, childbirth is like a chick-action movie. A thin-faced starlet is covered with sweat, and her hair is carefully tousled so that it looks disordered but still oh-so good. Covered with sweat, she screams and grunts with all the frenzy of impending motherhood. “PUSH!! PUSH!! PUSH!!” The only […]
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There was a time when all eyes were on The Belly as it began its epic transformation from the simple abode of a variety of organs of differing social functions into the grand Chalet Mom with 24-hour room service, a built-in state-of-the art gym for bodybuilders and gymnasts, door-to-door limo service and much more. Ah, […]
From the Twin-Daddy: Both boys were taken off the bubbling CPAP machines and are breathing fine. Alex Alex had a good poop today, and I got to change his diaper. He got a chance to try breastfeeding first, and then I got to give him a bottle and burp him. When he figured out how […]
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