Happy 7 weeks tomorrow!
Exclusive Breastfeeding is coming to an end. We tried our damnedest but with Oliver's lack of interest (he just plays) and my diminishing supply (due to said lack of interest) we started supplementing today. After a week of pumping after every feed and adding that milk to the next feed 8 times a day (yes I felt like a farm animal) he only gained 3 ounces. It's been an exhausting week but I am relieved to finally have a plan I know will help him thrive. To celebrate our breastfeeding failure I bought a baby brezza formula pro! Now our feeds that with nursing for 30, bottle feeding for 10 and pumping for an extra 15 are going to be only about 15 minutes. I have no clue what I'm going to do with the extra time.
I'm certainly feeling all different emotions. Mommy guilt that I can't give him just breast milk for as long as I wanted to but relief that he will finally start gaining like he should. Last week was really rough on me physically and I don't know that I could have kept up if the doctor had suggested that I continue with the 8 pumping sessions a day.
Here's to another gray area that I was not expecting. It's definitely humbling but I'll give him everything I can pump as long as i have it.
Say a little prayer for us as we transition. He took his first two bottles of formula like there was no difference at all. I'm very lucky that he's not particular.
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