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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Breast feeding, Pumping and Formula
Just a warning, this is a rant about feeding, so if you don't want to read, I totally understand.
Okay, so we all know how important breast milk is, and I totally understand that. I have/had every intention of breast feeding as long as possible. In my mind it was going to be something that was going to come easy, and I was going to pump when I went back to work, and hopefully we'd have breast milk until he was about one?
Well, we all know that nothing goes according to plan. Hello, we have a baby, and according to my plan I wouldn't even be pregnant for another year. Now, don't get me wrong, I love my baby boy, but just saying, nothing goes according to plan.
Needless to say, it didn't work out. B came three weeks early, and according to EVERYONE, he was too wrong to latch, even though we tried, so we started him on the bottle the day he was born. I tried to get him to latch, for three weeks I would try every time it was time for him to eat, to get him to latch. He did latch a couple of times, but never for more than a few seconds. I tried the football hold, holding him across me, with lots of pillows, lying down in bed, walking around with him, even standing on my head. Just kidding, I never stood on my head. :) He just didn't want to latch, and why would he when he knew that he could have a bottle if he just cried long enough. Luckily I let my nurse talk me into renting the hospital grade pump, and God bless her for talking my stubborn head into it. As much as I hated pumping then, I didn't know how amazing that pump was until I had to return it. We were able to get enough that we were feeding him breast milk about 95% of the time. I was able to do both sides at once, and be done in about 15 minutes.
Then came our month, and me being cheap, didn't want to pay another $80 for the month, when I had a $150 pump sitting in the house ready to be used. At least we had a little supply built up, because when I switched pumps I swear my supply plummeted. I could barely get out two ounces, and I was pumping almost four times as long!! I only bought the swing, which I thought would be great. The HUGE downside, is that you can only do one side at a time. So my 15 minute pumping sessions were turning into 30 minutes to an hour depending on how long I had time to sit there. Now, imagine doing this six to eight times a day. I was not a happy camper. Plus, B is now getting to the point where he isn't really napping during the day. (Thank God, really praise you Jesus, that Grandma will now be here in nine days!!)
I started taking Fenugreek about a week and a half ago. I was taking two pills, three times a day. By Tuesday, I had to go back to the doctor and my supply had not gone up. I read about women who had their supply instantly go up. I talked to my doctor about this, and she prescribed something else for me to take. Now I take that three times a day. I still haven't seen much of an increase, so we are having to supplement A LOT with formula, and not really getting that much breast milk out. It seems like I am either feeding B, or pumping. I try to pump for longer periods to see if that will help, but it really isn't. I go back to work in three weeks, I can't believe it is already here, and I don't know how much I want to try this once I go back. I know I am going to be even more stressed once I go back to work, so that isn't going to help.
So, my main point is, I think my baby may be a formula baby by two months old. I know there are plenty of formula babies out there, for lots of different reasons. One of our good friends is a formula baby, because they adopted and he is a great baby, and very healthy. I'm not worried about any of that, the cheap side of me, just wishes I would have saved the $150 and spent it on formula rather than a pump I was going to use for a month!
Thanks for listening to me vent, or if you didn't, and just skipped this entry, good for you!!
Aunt Bree's Visit
This past week one of my best friends, Bree, came to visit us! We had a great time, just doing nothing. We were able to spend the week relaxing, reading, and eating. Some of the things that we do best!
Bree flew in Tuesday, and after our busy morning, B and I went to pick her up. That night Tyler came home and we grilled steaks and had salad for dinner. It was quite a yummy dinner. While Bree was unpacking, she also gave us a present. Check out the pictures to see if you can figure out what she gave us. :)
Wednesday we spent the day just hanging out with B. Actually that is how we spent our week, and it was our evenings where we did things. Wednesday night we went down to Tyler's school to go to dinner at the Vig. They were donating a part of their sales to Christ, so we went to support the school. It was nice to spend time with some of Tyler's co-workers too. A couple friends of ours just put offers in on houses, so it's exciting times for all of us!
Thursday night we had Chili's for dinner because a pat of the sales were going to Shepherd. We had a bunch of people over to have dinner with us too, which was a lot of fun. Then Bree stayed home to watch B for us, while Tyler and I went to bible study. I love our weekly bible study, and our group is a lot of fun.
Friday night we went to a murder mystery dinner party. This time, I was not the killer, which was nice. I don't think I played very well though because I didn't really know anything about what was going on at the murder. My clues kept telling me to only talk to two people, so I didn't really expand too much. Bree was able to go with us, and we had a lot of fun. Tyler died, and our friend Joe killed him!! It was really funny, because Tyler wouldn't go out with me, so it was fun to ask him why he wouldn't date me. :) I would love to do another one, now that we all have a better understanding on how to play.
Saturday morning we had to take Aunt Bree to the airport. We hate saying goodbye to good friends, but at least we know it's we'll see you soon, and not goodbye.
Getting ready to leave for the airport
Saying goodbye to Aunt Bree
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Our firsts...
Last week Tyler and I decided that we wanted B to start sleeping in his crib. We were able to borrow a basinet from some great friends, but we were ready for him to move into his own room. It was a long week full of ups and downs, but he is sleeping in his room now all the time!! It is great, because it gives us quiet in our room, which is great for Tyler since he is working.
I started taking B out for walks during the day too, which has been great. I'm really looking forward to getting back into shape, and being able to go out and buy some new clothes!
Saturday Tyler and I left B with grandma, and headed up to Prescott for the day with our friends Sarah and Bryant. It was a blast! We went hiking around Lynx Lake, and then went and had some lunch with them. It was great to get out, in the cooler weather, and exercise again!
Today B and I went to Mega Life! We had a blast, and we were able to meet some more friends. :) B did great in church, while people passed him around. I thought he would be upset by the very loud music, but he did great!
We have an exciting week coming up with Aunt Bree coming to visit!! :)
Sunday, September 11, 2011
DIY - frames
I have been living on Pinterest lately, and have been finding a lot of great ideas that I would like to do in my house. We have been moving things around, and finding new spaces to put up all of our great photos of B. In the process of doing this we have moved some frames, and decided we didn't want them any more. Instead of going out and buying new frames, I decided to give ours an updated look.
I took the old silver frames and decided to paint them using the sample colors left over from B's room. Then I am going to use these frames to put outside of his room, where I am going to put up pictures of our little monkey. I'm excited to see how the wall turns out. For now, here are the frames.
The frames were silver with wedding pictures
Now they'll be green and khaki with B's pictures
Another pinterest idea I took i decided to hang in our bedroom. I love this, and decided it would be a great way to affirm each oter. It was really easy to make too. Thank you Joann's for the frame, and my Cricut for the words.
Happy birthday Daddy / Grandpa
Yesterday was my dad's birthday! We just wanted to say happy birthday to an amazing man who is always willing to give us any thing we need!! We know how much you are sacrificing in the next year for us, and we just wanted to let you know how much we appreciate it. We all love you!
High school graduation, June 2003
Disneyland trip, October 2005
Christmas pictures, 2006
Double fisting because I graduated college, May 2007
Playing at IKEA, May 2007
Disney World Vacation, July 2007
Disney Cruise, July 2007
Merry Christmas, 1987
Parent's 25th Wedding Anniversary, March 2010
Lake Tahoe, March 2010
Phoenix, November 2010
Christmas 2010
Grandpa and B in the hospital, August 2011
<3 Family <3, August 2011
One Month Old
We can't believe our baby boy is already a month old. So many things have happened in the last month, and time is going by so fast! Before I know it I will be back at work already. We are trying to enjoy our time while we can. Here are some pictures from our one month photo shoot. My goal is to take the same photos every month so that way we can see how much he grows!!
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