It always sucks when he's gone because for one, he's my hubby and I will obviously miss him For two, Milo is to the age where he recognizes his daddy, and he is a total Daddy's Boy. Let's not forget he will ALWAYS be a Mama's Boy, but lately he has been reaching for his daddy more than he ever used to. It's really cute, actually.
On top of that, Milo has been sick AND teething. Two things that should never never ever go together... When it does happen, I refer to it as "Hell." It's a dark, sad, scary place. A place with screaming babies, slobbering and snot nosed monsters, and a mama who is zombified from sleep deprivation. My poor baby has had a runny nose so bad that at one point he was blowing snot bubbles from his nose. GROSS. The teething thing will be over any day now, praise Jesus. His two top teeth are going to bust through those gums any minute, I can feel it! Then he will have FOUR teeth. which is so crazy to me... He's growing up WAY too fast.
Two things that have saved my life the last few days: A nasal aspirator and my boobs. Yes, my boobs. Or if you aren't breastfeeding, non-medicated saline drops will do the trick. Since Milo has been so stuffed up, what I do so he can breathe while he eats, sleeps, or sucks his paci; I suirt a drop of breast milk in each nostril, let it sit for a few seconds, suck out the mucus with the aspirator, and when you get everything out of his nose and suirt a little more breast milk in each side. Breast milk, honestly, cures all! I promise! From pink eye to diaper rash, breast milk can help it! If you do this with the saline, you dont have to put the second dose in after you suck his nose.
I am literally falling asleep as I type because my lovely son has decided to wake me up constantly through the night, which I'm not used to at all because he has usually slept through the nights.... So, mama's, I feel your pain.... It's bed time.
Below is a list for a bunch of different uses for breast milk. Brought to you from a group on Facebook called Breast Friends, check 'em out!
Pink eye, sties, eye redness/soreness/puffiness – apply a few drops in the affect eye(s), 4 times a day until symptoms are gone
Diarrhea – breastfeeding your child helps prevent and treat diarrheaDiaper rash – apply and allow to air dry
Cold sore – apply and allow to air dry
Warts – apply and allow to air dry
Minor cuts, burns and scrapes – apply, allow to air dry then bandage as needed
Stuffy / runny nose – squirt a few drops in each nostril
Sore / cracked nipples – apply and air dry
Ear infections – squirt a few drops in affected ear
Insect bites – apply and the itching will go away
Rashes, eczema – wash with clean water, apply milk and let air dry
Acne – wash face and apply breastmilk with fingertips or a cotton ball (real cotton, synthetic can irritate the skin)
Chicken pox – apply to sores and will help with itching
Sore throat – drinking breast milk will help fight the infection
Tooth decay – breastmilk does not grow bacteria
Plugged tear ducts – squirt a few drops in the corner of the eye (by the nose) a few times a day
Contact lenses – dry lenses or run out of solution? Substitute breast milk, it’s sterile
Leg ulcers – apply a few drops of breast milk
Cancer – some cancer patients use breastmilk to supplement their cancer treatment, and are successful
Breast Cancer – breastfeeding can help prevent breast cancer in the mother
Osteoporosis – breastfeeding may help prevent osteoporosis in the mother
Diabetes, heart disease, childhood cancers, ear infections, obesity – breastfeeding your child can help prevent these diseases.
wrikles & fine lines - breastmilk diminishes them
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