Advice Appreciated

1. Nadia's appointment today was primarily for her to have the second dose of the H1N1 vaccine as she had the first half one month ago. It turns out they are out of the vaccine. They didn't call to cancel because she was also going to get the second Hep A vaccine shot. That one just needed to be given before she turned 23 months old. I wish they had called as not including getting the time it took to get the kids bundled up, getting this shot took 75 minutes and involved considerable crying on the part of both kids. Also, now isn't really the ideal time for me to deal with a fussy toddler. Anyhow, they said they'd call when they got more of the vaccine from the health department. My inclination is that I'll just skip it unless they have some in stock when we are there for my postpartum appointment or Ian's 2 month appointment (both will take place next month). What do you think? Is it really important that she get the second shot? I wish they had called as I would rather have rescheduled the Hep A shot for a day when they had more H1N1 vaccines on hand.

2. The one nap or two nap question has resurfaced. After many weeks of having two naps a day, she has only had a morning nap one day (Saturday) out of the past four days. The other three days she played happily in her crib for about an hour, but she never fell asleep. If per chance Ian happens to sleep during that hour, then it means I can get a short nap (not that I've had many naps over the past week). I am tempted to keep putting her in her crib two times a day even if the morning time is just a quiet playing time rather than a nap. What do you think?

3. I left a message with the lactation specialists, but I haven't heard back from any of them yet (there are 5 lactation nurses). I welcome any advice on how to help my little guy gain weight. It's discouraging that he's been home from the hospital for 3 weeks and only gained 5 1/2 ounces in that time span. He is nursing at least every 2 hours a day, and usually he nurses vigorously for at least 20 minutes. I have continued to have him switch sides if he falls asleep after nursing for a short period of time. My attempts to get him to nurse without the shield have been very unsuccessful. He can latch on, but he will only nurse for a few seconds at a time. He gets really, really frustrated and just gives up. I haven't been pumping. I'd like to resume pumping if that won't cause any problems. He's had an average of 2 ounces of formula a day over the past week. I'd rather that be a bottle of EBM if I get the okay to resume pumping.