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<\/p>\nWe are experimenting with some alternative methods of feeding around here. No, Jon and I are still eating with knife, fork, and the occasional chopstick. Lucy, on the other hand, is entering the wonderful world of silicone nipples. <\/p>\n
The other day, I realized that I could really benefit from the freedom to miss a feeding perhaps once a week and do something restorative. After a good conversation with Jon, I began to think that maybe God would have something good for me and Lucy in that experience, too. So, off Jon went in search of pump-sterilization equipment.<\/p>\n
The good news: today Lucy took her first bottle. She seemed uncertain about it for just a few seconds, but after Papa squeezed a bit of milk onto her lips, she got the gist and sucked away eagerly. Jon had a lot of fun feeding her, and I must say she looked pretty cute, just like an Avent ad.<\/p>\n
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The less-good news: pumping is not easy! After several attempts yesterday, I’m realizing that pumping after a feeding isn’t the best strategy. Today I tried pumping instead of a feeding (while Jon fed Lucy from the bottle), and that didn’t work too well either. It doesn’t help that the whole process causes me stress. The fears echo: “What if I don’t get any milk? How can I make this go faster?” However, I am convinced that it is possible to pump. I know lots of women (many who are readers here) who have had to pump and figured out a way to make it work. There must be a way to get more than 3\/4 oz after 10 minutes of work.<\/p>\n
In some ways, this process feels like learning how to breastfeed all over again. Only this time, instead of a cute little baby sucking away I have a very modern-looking machine. A bit too industrial. Deborah said it well when she described it as “bovine.”<\/p>\n
Why not just supplement with formula? Well, there are several of reasons, but I’ll tell you the main reason: formula makes babies’ poop stinky. Right now Lucy’s poop doesn’t smell. (Well, it does smell, but not bad, just a little like Cheerios, believe it or not.) Another reason? The secret reason that I stuck with breastfeeding through the first tough weeks: I didn’t want to spend the money!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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