I am still pumping. I will do it when I can and give her what I can. If that means pumping every twelve hours and getting minimal amounts, then that is what I will do for now. I will not be ordering any more Domperidone, when I run out then I run out. My supply seems to be coming and going. It came enough over the weekend to provide a plugged duct even though I was pumping more than during the week. We seem to have gotten past that and now I am back to a small amount per session again. *throws up hands* Who knows.
I do feel better about it emotionally now. I think I am in a better place to see what happens and roll with the punches. She is getting some fresh milk, some formula (Neosure Advanced with Iron, specifically for preemies) and mostly thawed milk from the freezer stash. I think I will just gradually shift the ratio from mostly frozen to mostly formula and keep giving her whatever fresh I can and eventually we will just end up on the formula. (Sounds easy enough, doesn't it? Yeah, and communism works on paper.)
In other news: The dog is showing signs of sibling rivalry. Not aggression or anything, just acting out to get our attention. She has started jumping up on the bed. She is not allowed on the bed. This has been the rule from day one. (She gets plenty of snuggling in on the couch, the bed is our space.) Then she refused to go for a walk with T yesterday. She got three houses down and decided that was far enough. She sat down and wouldn't budge. He brought her back home and thought maybe running would do the trick so he took off down the block at a light jog, she followed for three houses and once again put on the brakes and wouldn't go any further. I think she wanted at least me if not both Azure and me to go along on the walk. Poor thing. This morning I awoke to find the dog staring at me. Once she knew my eyes were open she started doing her "going out" dance. Normally I would send her back to her bed but I didn't want Azure to wake up and then have to feed her before taking the dog out and make the dog wait...again...for my attention. I think I might have my cousin come over next weekend to watch Azure so I can spend some extra lovin' time with the dog.
Azure has now officially made it up to my birth weight and length. I was 9lb. 7oz. 22"Long and she is 9lb. 8oz. 21"Long. I cannot imagine how my mother gave birth the something that size! 1lb. 15oz. hurt bad enough!
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I'm glad that you've come to a decision on the pumping. That's essentially what I did...took the drugs until they ran out, pumped until I could take it no more...and since my boy eventually did figure out the latch (after his due date), we continue to nurse before several feedings each day. I know he isn't getting much from me, but it's what I can give him. And it's the reason I have yet to go back on birth control...I don't want to give up the ghost entirely yet. But I'm getting closer to accepting it.
Way to go Azure! Grow, grow, grow!!
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