Since I started this blog recently, most of you don't know that I exclusively pump because David was too lazy to latch on and eat properly. At first I barely got 18 oz. in a 24 hour period and David was eating 27 oz. at that time. With LOTS of pumping I was able to build up my supply to about 45 oz. and David eats between 35-40 oz.
I started saving my milk in the freezer and now this is what it looks like (plus some more at my mom's house).
I know, not bad. But my goal is to have enough breastmilk until David is at least 1 year old. It's hard to say if I have enough saved because he enjoys his milk so he still eats a lot. But over the past week I haven't been strict with myself to be pumping every 2 hours. If I was out or busy doing stuff around the house I ended up missing a pumping session. Over a few days my milk supply went down. This got me thinking whether it's time for me to slowly reduce my pumping sessions.
David definitely has enough milk for the next few months, but is it enough for longer than that? I'm so annoyed of pumping already so I definitely want to stop sometime soon, but I feel guilty stopping and not knowing if he will have enough until he's ready to stop eating his milk. Decisions, decisions.
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Friday, December 2, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Long Nap or Short Nap? You Never Know!
How long is a nap for a baby? An hour, or two, or even three. Not for David! Since day 1 our regular naps ranged from 20 to 30 minutes. David has taught me that whatever is considered the norm or average for a baby then he will do the opposite.
Once in awhile he decides to take an hour nap. That's great that he's getting his rest and giving me some time to rest...but I never do rest while he's napping. I have learned to assume that he's taking his usual 20 minute nap. Therefore, as soon as he's down I quickly attempt to wash the dishes, clean the house, eat, and/or pump within that short timeframe. The times when he does decide to nap for longer I get everything done and I sit on edge waiting to hear his little voice through the video monitor.
So his nap has been an hour and 20 minutes so far...I have to pump but I know that once I start he will suddenly open his eyes and abrupt my pumping session. So why not blog about it!
Once in awhile he decides to take an hour nap. That's great that he's getting his rest and giving me some time to rest...but I never do rest while he's napping. I have learned to assume that he's taking his usual 20 minute nap. Therefore, as soon as he's down I quickly attempt to wash the dishes, clean the house, eat, and/or pump within that short timeframe. The times when he does decide to nap for longer I get everything done and I sit on edge waiting to hear his little voice through the video monitor.
So his nap has been an hour and 20 minutes so far...I have to pump but I know that once I start he will suddenly open his eyes and abrupt my pumping session. So why not blog about it!
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