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3 Months later, and things are going really well. Lil man is eating and growing like a champ, he’s smiling and giggling (easily the best sound in the world) and is holding his head up about 99% of the time (only when he’s super tired does he drop it) he’s thinking about rolling over, and seems like he’s going to try at least once during every diaper change, but hasn’t quite gotten there yet.
The one downside to how much he has been eating is that I am a *tiny* bit worried about keeping up with pumping, because he goes through what I bring home almost every day, but, after brian getting me completely panicked, I went and checked my stash and realized I have almost 100 ounces frozen, so I have a bit of a backup until my boobs catch up with his appetite. I made the mistake of mentioning to his mom that I was going to pick up some Fenugreek to help boost my supply, which she promptly turned around and told brian, who took it as “Aidan is going to starve, and we need to start thinking about what type of formula to supplement with” for those that know how strongly I feel against that, I’m sure you can guess exactly how well that went over. (and he wonders why I didn’t tell him right off the bat that I was worried). Short of going on medication to boost my supply (and it’s honestly only when I’m pumping. When he is eating right off the tap he is getting more than enough) I am doing everything I can. I’m sitting here right now, having taken my fenugreek with my Mother’s Milk Tea, and eating my oatmeal lactation cookies, as well as guzzling enough water to float a ship, so hopefully (keep your fingers crossed for me) by the time he is eating a ton more, I will also be producing a ton more. Luckily, my new job (which I am enjoying quite a bit) is *extremely* breastfeeding friendly...to the point where they have two electric pumps that belong to the company that women who don’t have their own can use. So I am getting every opportunity to go and hook up to the pump to see if I can increase my supply that way too. I’m going to do whatever it takes (even if it does mean I have to go on medication to increase my supply) because, dammit, I will NOT give him formula...i mean really *points to icon* how could you not want to give that face the best stuff on earth for him?
The one downside to how much he has been eating is that I am a *tiny* bit worried about keeping up with pumping, because he goes through what I bring home almost every day, but, after brian getting me completely panicked, I went and checked my stash and realized I have almost 100 ounces frozen, so I have a bit of a backup until my boobs catch up with his appetite. I made the mistake of mentioning to his mom that I was going to pick up some Fenugreek to help boost my supply, which she promptly turned around and told brian, who took it as “Aidan is going to starve, and we need to start thinking about what type of formula to supplement with” for those that know how strongly I feel against that, I’m sure you can guess exactly how well that went over. (and he wonders why I didn’t tell him right off the bat that I was worried). Short of going on medication to boost my supply (and it’s honestly only when I’m pumping. When he is eating right off the tap he is getting more than enough) I am doing everything I can. I’m sitting here right now, having taken my fenugreek with my Mother’s Milk Tea, and eating my oatmeal lactation cookies, as well as guzzling enough water to float a ship, so hopefully (keep your fingers crossed for me) by the time he is eating a ton more, I will also be producing a ton more. Luckily, my new job (which I am enjoying quite a bit) is *extremely* breastfeeding friendly...to the point where they have two electric pumps that belong to the company that women who don’t have their own can use. So I am getting every opportunity to go and hook up to the pump to see if I can increase my supply that way too. I’m going to do whatever it takes (even if it does mean I have to go on medication to increase my supply) because, dammit, I will NOT give him formula...i mean really *points to icon* how could you not want to give that face the best stuff on earth for him?