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My Due Date: November 24, 2015
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Age: 37 years old

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Whoever said "There's no use crying over spilled milk"....
By Cattsmeow » Posted Nov. 23, 2015 5:23pm - 431 views - 11 comments

...is a jerk. That person has obviously never pumped only 4.5 ounces of breast milk over 2 days only to watch their husband spill the entire bottle of it all over the baby and the floor in the middle of WalMart. It took me 2 days of pumping every 2-3 hours during the day and every 4-5 at night to get that much milk (obviously not including the very small amounts I have been able to give to Valerie when she actually gets latched on), and it only took my husband 5 seconds to dump it all. It was an accident (the top of the bottle came unscrewed in the diaper bag), but still. I cried, in the middle of the store, to the point where I have a migraine now. I think about it, and I want to cry some more. I felt (and still feel) defeated. It took me so long to get that bottle of milk and in the blink of an eye, it was gone before I could even give it to my daughter. :'(

Last night was also not a good night. I spent 4 hours in the ER with my youngest son. He wasn't feeling well all day yesterday, but he suddenly spiked a fever around 3. It was 101.7 when we checked it, and in the half hour it took to get myself and him ready and to the ER, it climbed up to 102.7. Turns out the snotty monster of a cold he has turned into pneumonia and he has the beginning of another ear infection. My poor boy was downright miserable all night. He was sweltering hot to the touch and covered us both in sweat while we were at the hospital. He did not like being poked and prodded at, and he definitely did not like the chest xrays or the antibiotic shot they gave him, but he is feeling somewhat better today. He's been smiling and giggling and playing. He's still not feeling 100%, I wouldn't even say he's feeling 75%, but it's definitely better than yesterday's blank stares.

Valerie had her newborn check up this morning. She's up to 7lbs 14oz after dropping to 7lbs 12oz at her weight check Friday. She has to go back next Thursday for another weight check and has to weekly until she is back at her birth weight. She also has an appointment Wednesday with the ENT for her lip tie. I'll be going solo to that WITH my 1 year old AND 5 year old, as my husband can't take anymore time off. (He took today to help with the kids since Brandt is so sick.) I have no one to babysit them so close to Thanksgiving, and the only person who could has children and I don't want to risk getting them sick. =/

Oi. It's only Monday and already this week sucks. I think I'm just going to snuggle with my babies and make the most of it.

Comments for this Journal Entry

Comment from rcorinne » Posted Nov. 24, 2015 6:39pm
Awww, I wish I could ship you some milk from my freezer. Despite my oversupply, I understand how precious it is. When I was weaning my son, the couple ounces I eeked out felt like gold. I'm trying not to take it for granted that I can exclusively bf. Also, my son had pneumonia before. Too much to deal with at once. I'm sorry. This too shall pass

Comment from tmhess » Posted Nov. 24, 2015 10:59am
That would have upset me also! I was not able to breast feed either. Mackenzie couldn't latch on due to her tongue and lip tie and my milk didn't come in until 4-5 days after she was born. I didn't know that she wasn't getting enough milk because they told me in the hospital that she didn't need much and everything was fine. But after she went 24 hours with only 2 wet diapers and her jaundice seeming to get worse we called the pediatrician and they recommended that I pump to see how much I was getting so I could supplement. It turned out I was barely getting anything! No wonder my poor girl wanted to feed constantly. I started to supplement with formula and just add any bm I could pump to her bottles. However, even with pumping every time she ate I still didn't make enough. It can be very stressful to pump and bottle feed, each feeding takes that much longer because you have to bottle feed, get her to sleep or play and then you have to pump. My milk dried up on its own just before 7w.

Comment from Cattsmeow » Posted Nov. 24, 2015 9:39am
Summer, I seem to have problems every single time. With my oldest, my milk never came in. With my youngest son, I exclusively pumped for 8 weeks before I dried up out of nowhere, and even then, he was only getting about 8oz of bm a day, sometimes more, sometimes less. I'm going to pump and give her whatever breastmilk I can (some is better than none, right?), but I'm not expecting to be able to keep up with her needs. At this point, I would not be surprised if I dried up soon. The pump is not my friend right now.

Comment from Cattsmeow » Posted Nov. 24, 2015 9:34am
thomasanddawn, I have to write down what I pump since I am exclusively pumping, pretty much. My LC and Valerie's pediatrician want to know how much breastmilk she is getting and how much formula per day. It's a pain to keep track of it, and while I know I shouldn't, I get upset to see just how little bm she is getting.

MrsZero, I use massage and warm compresses during pumping. I don't have a hands free bra, so it's difficult. I also started taking fenugreek yesterday (that was why we were at WalMart, so I could pick some up). I'm waiting on some ingredients for lactation cookies (I had to order some of them online), but Kitten sent me her recipe a few weeks ago. A friend of mine made me some, and they are quite tasty. Haven't noticed any difference yet. But it's still early.

Comment from Summer0120 » Posted Nov. 24, 2015 9:31am
So sorry to hear that. I couldn't imagine having that problem. With my daughters, I had so much milk, I could get 4oz just leaking out while I ran a quick errand. But I was always engorged and hurting so bad. However, that was 8 and 10 years ago, so who knows what will happen this time around. I hope things get easier for you. Sorry to hear you have sick kiddos at home, and I sure hope that baby doesn't get sick. Don't give up quite yet!

Comment from MrsZero » Posted Nov. 24, 2015 1:12am
Hi, i'm sorry to hear you're having a rough time, I swear stuff has a habit of coming all at once!
Have you tried any 'tricks' to increase the breastmilk, like warm flannels on your boobs when you express? Kitten90 (a memeber im sure you know) has been making lactation cookies, I have never heard of these before (im in europe) and they sound great, there's lots of recipes online and i'm hoping to try them this time around to see if they can help me (i've never had any luck with breast feeding). Big hugs xx

Comment from thomasanddawnxoxo » Posted Nov. 23, 2015 10:50pm
Ugh ive done this a couple times...its the worst when you spill it before you can measure it. Since I like to keep a record of what I get at every pump.

Comment from pbc910 » Posted Nov. 23, 2015 7:10pm
When I was in the hospital and out of it, my mom was talking to my pediatrician about it all and he said the important part was that babies were gaining weight and getting nourishment. I thought I would going to be super woman of bf'ing and even if I had been able to do it immediately, I might not have been any more able. It sucks but whatever works in the end!


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