Nothing like waiting until the last minute, right? That's so me. Bleu is going to be 7 months old, and I have never pumped. I look at the pump all the time and think, "I should do that." But then I don't. So here I am pumping my heart out the day before a friend's 40th birthday cocktail soiree, to which I've been told I canNOT bring my sweet baby sidekick. It's an adults-only thing, which is cool. But I'm stressing like mad right now. I usually wear Bleu to these shindigs and she's happy to be my accessory.
I know my wee ones will be safe + happy here in Grandma DJ's loving arms, but I've yet to leave Bleu with anyone for ANY length of time. We don't live near family, My Sweets works all week in the city, and I'm nursing... so there just hasn't been an opportunity/ need/ desire to practice leaving her. Since Bleu arrived on the scene, the kiddos always come with. This week she has a cold, hasn't been sleeping well, cries when I leave the room, and still hasn't mastered how to drink from a bottle. This means I will worry about her every split second that I don't feel her 17 lbs of baby love resting on my left hip.
I poured some breast milk into a Dr. Brown's bottle earlier today ~ about 1 oz. as a tester ~ and she had no clue what to do with it. Which makes me think I should have practiced this weeks ago, not the DAY before. Then I realized that silicone nipples come in different stages and flows {who knew!}, so I ran out for a different model this evening. Wish us luck. I'll report back.
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Oh, I totally understand. I pumped and pumped, but hardly anything came out. So I gave up. And nine months after she was born, we had a wedding to attend. She had only had a bottle once or twice before (with barely an ounce of breastmilk in it) and I STRESSED so much about going to that wedding. I knew I had waited too long to get her used to the bottle but I waited until the day before to try again. For me...it was awful. For G...she fell asleep crying b/c it was her first time being without me. For my mom...she managed just fine. Good luck. I'll be thinking about you. Have fun at the party!
How is Nola feeling???
She did good, Maria! I'm so proud of her. First Dr. Brown's bottle with just about 1 oz of breastmilk on Friday... she did not like the nipple and was confused as to what to do. Second try on Saturday afternoon with a Playtex Ventair wide nipple was a little bit better. Third try was the bottle Grandma DJ gave her when we were on our "date" Saturday night. She says she drank it fine. 3 ozs. Burped big. No more after that. I pumped enough for a few more bottles, but I'll just put in freezer for emergencies.
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