Barries Breastfeeding Challenge 2007

We had a great turn out this morning! 23 nursing moms and 25 nurslings! (Two women tandem nursed.) Two newspapers were there and one TV station did an interview.






The three of us who organized the group made shirts for ourselves and our children. (We each have two children.) Here are our toddlers enjoying a snack. :)




The "Three Breasketeers" - Hollie, Gerri and myself. :)

Edit: To add Newspaper Article: http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=715724&auth=Kelly+Pottage

a slew of different topics.

Both boys are sleeping. -insert shocked smilie here-

So while I have a free moment..

We're all getting over our colds, finally. Gabe had a really rough time with it, and there were a few days he was realling worrying me because he wasnt eating - at all. He was hardly drinking, and as a result he was constipated so that made things worse. I ended up going out and buying gatorade, juice boxes and chocolate milk in hopes that he would drink something. We usually have none of those things in our house.

George is enjoying his new job in Toronto. He was hired on as a contractor, and he told me this morning that he's already been offered a promotion into a higher, full time position as a "project manager". He doesn't know the details of the job yet (pay, benefits, etc.), but it could be a good thing. :)

I started seeing a Chiropractor earlier this week. I've had lots of lower back pain since getting pregnant the first time, and it's never gone away. It's gotten to the point where there are some days that I can't move off the couch. A woman who joined the group I started is a Chiropractor, and I got a free consultation coupon when I attended the mothers morning out program she hosts. She did several tests, including a pelvic xray - and I have scoliosis. =\ She's not sure if she can correct all of it with chiropractic care, and of course she doesn't know if I've always had it or if it was pregnancy induced - but no wonder I've been having issues. One hip is also higher than the other. And I had some neck issues as well. I had my first adjustment this morning and my neck already has much more range of motion - well, it has the same range of motion but it's not as stiff. As if she oiled up my neck and I can move it easier. LOL I honestly didn't even notice my neck was stiff. I'm going to be seeing her 2 times a week for a couple weeks, and then once a week until my next evaluation in November.

As soon as George starts getting his paychecks from this new job I'm going to set him up an appointment too. With the type of work he does he definetly needs the preventative care that Chiro can offer.

Last night the two women I'm organizing the Breastfeeding Challenge with came over so we could iron on BFing logos to shirts. We did 4 adult shirts (one for each of us, and one to raffle), 3 infant shirts (for our three babies) and 4 toddler shirts (for our 3 toddlers and 1 to raffle). They turned out pretty nice. H also got her uncle, who owns a sign making shop, to donate a large banner that says, "Barrie's Breastfeeding Challenge 2007". And we've gotten a few local stores to donate gifts to raffle off. Exciting!

I'm supposed to be getting a phone call at 4pm from a writer with the local newspaper to do an interview. We're expecting a couple different news crews tomorrow, too. There was already a snippet in the newspaper yesterday, although they editted out a lot of things that kinda hit a nerve with me. I assume they were trying not to be "controversial" - and ended up calling it a "FEEDING challenge" - "Barries Mom join in a Feeding Challenge" -- Uhm, it's a BREASTfeeding challenge. And rather than saying we will "latch on" at 11 - he said "launch at" 11. Silly little things, but they did it for a reason. =\

We're all still sick. The group I started had it's first meeting this morning, so we ended up getting out of the house for the first time in a week. It was nice. But not that nice at the same time. Gabe was really crabby and not acting like himself because he was feeling crappy. And I wasn't all there because I was feeling crappy. Luckily George had to come with, so I had help with Gabe. Our van is full of Georges tool box, since he starts his new job today. So he had to drive the boys and I in our car - which I can't drive because it's a stick. Why he insisted on getting a stick, I don't know. I personally think they suck. =X

The group was nice. There were 5 other women, and 4 had homebirths. It's really nice to know women in real life who have had a homebirth. All of them had their babies with a group of midwives here - which I'm on the fence about using when I get pregnant again. From what I've heard from several different people, they're not a group of women that I would want to be involved with.

The boys are sleeping and George just left for his first day at the new job. I should be doing laundry and picking up a bit - but I feel like crapola - so I'm sitting.

sickly.

Ooooh. We`re all miserable here. The night before last was horrible with Xavier. And then last night was just as bad. He was doing a bit better, but I came down with the cold badly and was really uncomfortable. Xavier is doing a bit better today. Now Im miserable and I can tell the cold is turning into a sinus infection - as most of my colds do. And I have no way to pick up any type of pain reliever or symptom reducer, as George took the van so he could bring back his tool box for the new job. And I cant drive a stick shift, and that is what our Nissan is. Gabe is starting to come down with it today, too. So weve done nothing but sit around the house in pajamas all day. Ive got a good 5 loads of laundry to fold and my house is a mess. :( And anytime I inhale too deeply I get this horrible radiating pain thru my sinuses.

My little man is sick. His first cold, ever. He's being a bit dramatic about it, too. Granted, he can't breathe thru his nose the majority of the time - but Gabe never really acts sick when he is, so I guess I got spoiled. We have vapor plug ins we're using in the bedroom to help keep his nose clear.

Today has been a very lazy day. Between being tired from travelling and having a sick kid - I haven't been able to accomplish much aside from making breakfast, grocery shopping, making dinner and cleaning up the kitchen. =\ Ah well.

George is leaving for Toronto with the van tomorrow. Because he has to bring his tool box back. Because he starts work in Toronto on MONDAY! =D=D=D=D

• Left for Montreal around 7pm Sunday night.
• Got in about 1am.
• Ran some errands on Monday involving immigration paperwork, Georges business taxes, and pictures for my medical exam.
• Spent lots of time playing with the boys.
• Gabe fell off the hotel bed, hit head head on the night stand and bled all over pillows.
• Woke up, packed up, checked out and got to my Dr's appt. all before 9:30am.
• Spent 3 1/2 hours at the Dr.'s Office getting urine tested, blood tested, x-rayed and examined.
• Left Montreal while boys were napping in the afternoon.
• Ended up having to stop a bazillion times, and it took us 10 hours to complete a 6 hour drive.

disappointed.

I don't know when I'm going to learn my lesson.

I'm so tired of bending over backwards for people and getting let down over and over again.