Breastfeeding is not exactly like riding a bicycle. Okay, maybe like riding your friend's bicycle. Same principle but different techniques sometimes have to be used to jump it over a curb. In the hospital, I asked to see a lactation consultant to make sure that I would not fall into the same problems I had last time. I slowly made it to the two week mark and the visit to the pediatrician to get Madeline's status. She was doing very well nursing and we just took off from there.
Then I dusted off my old friend, the pump. I have a love/hate relationship with this device. I love that it allows me to provide milk for Madeline when I am not with her but I hate having to lug it everywhere. It is seriously heavy! Between the pump, tubing, flanges and cooler with ice packs, my passenger seat belt keeps beeping at me thinking there is a passenger on the front seat. Nope, just my pump bag. With the experience I had from last time, I decided to start pumping early to build up my freezer stash. I wanted to make sure that I was ahead of myself by a little so I didn't have to worry.
When I pumped with Abigail, I would normally get a total of 3-4 ounces each pumping. I also was supplementing with herbal vitamins and Mother's tea. I started pumping here and there with Madeline. For some reason, my body kicked into ultra high gear thinking I was providing milk for a small village. As of Madeline's 3 month "birthday", I have almost 200 ounces frozen and I pump four bottles worth in the three times I pump a day. (I have to go down to the Medical Department at work and use one of their exam rooms to pump. It is private but a little weird) I am just so shocked in the difference my body has made between the two kids. Thankfully it has made for one less thing to stress about. I don't worry if there is milk left over in a bottle that gets thrown away by day care or if Josh takes a night feeding once in awhile.
Too bad this kind of milk doesn't go well with cookies!
1 comment:
I NEVER had an overproduction problem. Here's hoping the next baby (WHENEVER that happens) does the same thing for my glands!
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