This weekend was pretty mellow. On Friday Hubs and I discovered that one of our favorite local restaurants delivers (oh the little things!) On Saturday we took Lucy out for a quick shopping trip and then celebrated my dad’s 64th birthday with dinner out. And yesterday we mostly laid low and watched a DVD at night.
Admittedly, my main preoccupation continues to be with feeding Lucy. After hearing from a couple of friends that nursing really does get easier and less painful over time, I decided to persevere. Now I am doing a combo of nursing, pumped milk and a little bit of formula. We decided to add back in the formula when we realized that Lucy was starting to fuss shortly after nursing, even when it seemed like she had nursed long enough to have gotten a full meal, so we’ve started bottlefeeding her 2 more oz with each nursing session. When possible this is pumped milk, but that’s not always available. It’s a little disappointing to realize that my milk supply is still inadequate, but Hubs and I also suspect Lucy may be going through a growth spurt.
I’m happy to be nursing Lucy at least part of the time, but it’s definitely not making my life any easier. I had this vision that I would have less bottles and hassle to deal with, but since we are supplementing it’s just become a longer process. I am still getting up once or twice a night to pump in order to keep my supply up, even though Lucy is sleeping through the night. And now when we go out with her I have to figure out how and where to nurse, as well as bringing milk or formula too. I know that most nursing moms go through this and worse, so I shouldn’t complain so much (wah wah wahhhh…) I think it’s just growing pains and I’m sure in a few weeks it will be a much smoother process.
Nobody said it was easy / No one ever said it would be so hard… -Coldplay, “The Scientist”
In more cheerful news, Lucy’s new favorite thing is looking at herself in the mirror and “talking” to her reflection. Who can blame her for wanting to talk to this cutie?:
Hello, me!
Loving Lucy 
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