Decision with feeding and photo post
In my last entry I wrote that Leith had put on 300ml. I meant... 300g :P lol. And this week he put on another 200g. It's nothing amazing but it's a lot more than he had been putting on, so we're happy :)
And some major news... Last night I decided that I'm tired of fighting this downhill battle of trying to breastfeed Leith. He's just not very good at it. It takes me three hours to feed him now, leaving me no time to express breast milk, clean the expressing gear or even play with him, let alone sleep. I honestly believe that I've tried everything I can. So this is the next battle plan: let him breastfeed on each breast for fifteen minutes only, then give him 120ml of formula. I'll try this for a few weeks and see how I feel. If I change my mind at least I've still got a little bit of breastmilk to try to build up my supply again -- unless it just dries up, in which case I would have definately tried all I can. But yeah. Breastfeeding is extremely stressful for me and it's starting to get me really down, even to the point where I'm wondering if I'm getting post-natal depression. If I'm feeling down, then Leith feels down and that's the last thing I want. Since making this decision I feel so much more in control of everything, and as a mother, that's what I need most.
Here's part 1 of two photo posts I'm going to put. That was the worst sentence ever but, you know, like whatever, right? The same photographer that took photos of my late pregnancy took these photos of Matt, Leith and me on Saturday when Leith was 7 weeks and 1 day old.
lol it's a myspace photo
yo homie
lol his tiny bum. That's Katie holding him there. And look how round his belly's finally getting!
He didn't like being naked for the camera
And some major news... Last night I decided that I'm tired of fighting this downhill battle of trying to breastfeed Leith. He's just not very good at it. It takes me three hours to feed him now, leaving me no time to express breast milk, clean the expressing gear or even play with him, let alone sleep. I honestly believe that I've tried everything I can. So this is the next battle plan: let him breastfeed on each breast for fifteen minutes only, then give him 120ml of formula. I'll try this for a few weeks and see how I feel. If I change my mind at least I've still got a little bit of breastmilk to try to build up my supply again -- unless it just dries up, in which case I would have definately tried all I can. But yeah. Breastfeeding is extremely stressful for me and it's starting to get me really down, even to the point where I'm wondering if I'm getting post-natal depression. If I'm feeling down, then Leith feels down and that's the last thing I want. Since making this decision I feel so much more in control of everything, and as a mother, that's what I need most.
Here's part 1 of two photo posts I'm going to put. That was the worst sentence ever but, you know, like whatever, right? The same photographer that took photos of my late pregnancy took these photos of Matt, Leith and me on Saturday when Leith was 7 weeks and 1 day old.
lol it's a myspace photo
yo homie
lol his tiny bum. That's Katie holding him there. And look how round his belly's finally getting!
He didn't like being naked for the camera