On My Toes

Well, she keeps me on my toes, that little Kate. Last night after nursing well at bedtime, she went to sleep. She was up at 2:00 am, just as I hit publish on the last post. She was running fever and fussy, so I gave her some Motrin. She asked to nurse and latched right on. Once again, no problems. She was awake in my bed when Leah joined the mix at 3:30. Her legs hurt (maybe from 3 straight hours of gymnastics) and she couldn't sleep. Kate nursed about 3 times between 2 and 5 when I finally kicked both girls back to their own beds on an unnecessary roughness violation.

I woke up feeling like I had been hit by a train, but confident since I was, again engorged. Maybe that's what I needed to boost my supply back up. But alas, she wouldn't latch this morning. In fact today, we were 0 for 3 on our norms. I offered often, but was rejected. A few times she even asked for it, but then wouldn't try. I don't know. She is SO confusing. She did have a fever all day and some diarrhea that got much worse as the night went on. I am guessing that it's from the vaccines Wednesday. She's also still cutting all her eye teeth. And she has a horrible (see: lit up like the fourth of July sky) diaper rash again. I still feel like there is something else underlying though.

If ANYONE out there has had experience like this (or not), I am asking for advice. At this point I am not even 100% sure that it is all that beneficial, especially since she is not taking much of the expressed milk. She did take several ounces hidden in her yogurt drink today! However I don't know that I am ready to be "done" yet. I would feel really guilty if she got to feeling better and came looking for it, only to find we were, indeed, done.