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[quote=Anonymous]Do you have a friend or family member with older/grown kids who you trust and would be helpful? If I was a friend of yours, I’d be happy to come for an afternoon and show you the ropes/answer all your questions, and I’d probably order and pay for dinner.

The most important thing at this stage is eating. Yes, nursing can be challenging, especially at first. If you’re in the DC area, call The Breastfeeding Center on Monday (don’t think they’re open on the weekends unfortunately) and make an appointment for a home visit. The appointment is usually covered by insurance, so you’ll just pay the $100 home visit fee. They’ll help you.

Remember that if nursing isn’t working for you it’s fine to switch to formula. Really.

We changed diapers each feeding. We change clothes when they get poop or a ton of spit up on them, or when the baby gets a bath (once or twice a week at this age) and if we notice it’s been on for like two full days, ha. Stuff like this doesn’t matter much though.

Yes, it’s INCREDIBLY hard. You’re not crazy. You will get better at it and your baby will grow and be better too. Human babies are basically all born “too early” so the first few months they’re a bit of a hot mess express. That’s unfortunately normal.

Congratulations! You’ve got this![/quote]

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