Friday, April 23, 2010, 22:26
Last Post of the Day *I Promise*
So i'm actually awake now - not because of Stevlynn but because of work.
Working from home and on a teleconference now (NO i'm not distracted, YES i can multi task)
So i was chatting with another co-worker whose also breastfeeding her son - her son's a 6 days older than Stevlynn
And it suddenly occurred to me that I've been breastfeeding Stevlynn for 5 months and a week. 3 more weeks to WHO standards *woohoo*
So what's next you'll ask?
Yes i admit i'm battling with supply dipping woes but lucky for me i was mentally prepared for it and had stock piled in my freezer (22+litres to be exact). Thank god for this and my parents for helping me build my supply before i went back to work.
So now my goal is to continue pumping and ignore the numbers and just try to prolong our breastfeeding journey for as long as we can.
And i minimize the pumping sessions as most say exclusive pumping mums have more difficulties in maintaining supply as compared to exclusive latching / half pumping half latching mummies.
So i'm going to continue trying for as long as i can, offering to latch for as long as she's willing to latch and see where this journey brings us to.
But of course this means my dieting plan has to be put on a prolonged halt, or at least until i stop breastfeeding.
as most mummies will know, no food = no milk (which is a very sad thing)
And yes with the introduction of brown rice cereal, her poop has changed slightly
She is still pooping once a day (now changed to the evenings) but her poop has changed - more pasty.
I'm beginning to see her try to poop more - which i made a mental note to start introducing water to her (yes i stopped after a few attempts the last time) or some other puree which prevents/deters constipation.
So what's next?
Mummy's going to find a baby recipe book - to try and make yummy foods for her :)
Next on my shopping list - a good steamer & blender :) Best if it's 2 in 1 (lazy me)
