Whenever I burp a baby, why am I the only one burping?

Ahhhh, the joys of breastfeeding. I had forgotten how difficult it is for me in the beginning. Timmy is slowly but surely catching on (and so am I). It was much easier with Thomas. He hooked on the minute he was born and didn't let go for over a year. It was very trying with Matt. We had a hard time with him. It seems that Timmy has a few tendancies like Matt did (ie falling alseep in the middle, using me as a pacifier). As a result it is a little painful at times and he doesn't nearly empty out my chest to make it feel any better. But on the positive side, for the first time in months my chest is larger than my stomach! I also forgot all about the cramps you feel when nursing. Almost like contractions. As I sit and cringe while feeding him, I tell myself that I'm having cramps for a reason and it is a good thing. I also forgot how hungry you get. I have my snack collection for the middle of the night feedings. (my feedings that is!) It's a great diet plan actually. Eat all you want and nurse a baby and still loose weight. I forgot that anytime you hear a baby, think about a baby, or think about nursing, the milk prouction starts up and you can feel the pressure building up within (like right now as I type this!) I also forgot how thirsty you get. I was thinking of ways to drink water and nurse at the same time. I came up with this...

Only with water bottles of course.

The nursing is going better though. Hopfully Timmy is able to gain back the weight that he has lost. We went to the Dr yesterday and he had another bilirubin test and the Dr called last night and we're going back again today. He needs to get more hydrated so he doesn't get jaundiced. Last night was a really good nursing night. It goes something like this:

First night home with baby: 20 minutes of sleep

Second night home with baby: 0 minutes of sleep

Third night home with baby: 5 hours of sleep. Priceless.

Last night we were up for about an hour at a time (feeding and changing diapers- which he hates by the way), and then we would sleep for 1 1/2 - 2 hours at a time. Perhaps I was tired enough to sleep through his noises all night. In any case things are looking up. We're still working on falling alseep mid feeding, and latching on correctly. You know when the baby gets on incorrectly cause it feels like someone is chewing on you and pulling your body parts away from your body and it really hurts. Kind of like a vamipre.

And speaking of newborns and vampires...