Showing posts with label nursing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nursing. Show all posts

Friday, April 15, 2011

Breastfeeding reflection interlude

I have 5 minutes to write and thought I'd take a break from cloth diapers today.

Breastfeeding is still going well - although Joseph has 5+ teeth (with more on the way) he's learned not to bite down on me while he's feeding. We still do have some contact issues (i.e., when latching or when he falls asleep while nursing) but 99% of the time it's all good!

However, as he's started eating more solids, he has been decreasing his milk consumption, so he's down to 6 feedings a day from 7-8 feedings a day. I'm sure he's still getting enough ounces (The boy is not losing any weight! He's my chunky monkey!) but it's a little weird to get used to the decrease after being so used to nursing frequently for 6 months. However, one big plus has been that I only have to pump 2 times a day instead of 3 or 4. Makes me happy and it doesn't take as much time away from work. So that is my happy thought for the day.

Also, who knew that unsalted rice cakes were so yummy?