I forgot to write this earlier and I debated back and forth all day whether to write it at all, but I feel that I should...
I really need some prayer for my milk supply. I get pretty stressed out when my supply lessens. They were on formula for the first day and a half or so of their lives, but as soon as I got anything from pumping, the nurses gave it to them in the NICU and they have been getting it ever since. Occasionally, I will make a little less for a few days and then it will pick up again. But right now, things are bad.
I know it's because of the mastitis, but it is stressing me out. I have not stopped nursing or pumping since I was first sick, but now instead of getting 8 ozs. in 15 minutes, I am getting maybe 2 ozs. The girls eat 7 ozs. about every 3-4 hours and I have run out of my refrigerated stockpile. I have a lot frozen away (thank goodness!!!) but want things to improve. Right now, I am having to pump, then go warm up the thawed frozen milk, and then wash all the bottles after feeding. This greatly reduces my play time with the girls and makes things much more complicated and stressful...did I mention stressful, yet? :)
Besides the fact that it took the girls until they were almost 2.5 months old before they would nurse properly, and I finally feel like nursing is really going well. I was so proud of the time I was getting to spend with each baby nursing. I know it won't be the end of the world, if I have to keep pumping and using frozen milk, but I really prefer to nurse them and do bottles every now and again. Just please pray that I do not lose my supply. It is important to me to keep them on breastmilk for a while longer.
This leads me to one last "first" that I neglected to write in the earlier blog...
3.) Yesterday, Lilly was sooooo funny. I showed the girls a piece of a cinnamon apple and said, "Yummy!" Lilly suddenly opened her mouth really wide and begged for it..acting like it was a bottle. She so wanted that apple. I guess when they get to 6 months, she will definitely be ready to try rice cereal. :) It was adorable.
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I will pray for your milk supply, remember the more stressed you get, the worse it makes it, but I know its hard not to stress. I can't wait till maddie reaches for me-so sweet. Maddie always stares at my food when I eat, so i'm sure she will be ready for baby food at 6 months. i might skip the rice cereal altogether. dr. riser said its not a requirement and it is so gross. so we will see.
Yes, more than likely it's your illness plus the stress. When I got sick is when my supply lessened. I've had to do triple the work (nurse+pump+supplement) for a while. It's frustrating & eats into so much of the day. But I'm okay since the baby is getting what he needs from me and the additional calories I can't produce from the supplement. You're doing a great job & I'll be praying for you because I know it's hard...
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