The Nursery

I hasten to assure y'all that it isn't finished yet. It really SHOULD be, but it isn't. But it's ALMOST finished. And that means I'm not utterly ashamed to show you photographs of Rhys' room. Which will, since I'm going to shoot for breastfeeding, also be my room for the first month he's home. Sandy's not so happy about that, (wouldn't most husbands be thrilled not to have to wake up in the middle of the night because the baby is crying? Not mine...), but I figure there's no reason for BOTH of us to lose sleep, especially if he can't really feed the baby until we're past the 4-6 week "nipple confusion" waiting period suggested by lactation consultants before pumping and bottle feeding.

That was a really convoluted sentence, and for anyone who hasn't breastfed, (me included), or gone to a class on the subject, possibly completely insane. In short, the explanation is as follows:

If you intend to breastfeed your child, then most folks will recommend that you do not ALSO bottle feed, or give your baby a pacifier, for the first 4 to 6 weeks. Because bottle feeding and sucking on a pacifier encourage a completely different sucking reflex than the one required for breastfeeding. Evidently it's much easier to eat from a bottle than from a boob. Go figure. Anyway, they're afraid your baby might get lazy and decide to JUST eat from a bottle. So if you want to breastfeed, you're supposed to wait a month and a half before introducing a bottle, just to make sure your baby really *GETS* it.

Aaaaaaanyway...that's why there's a day bed in the nursery. With a co-sleeping bassinet attached to it.