Nursing success!

So this post may be TMI, but I am so PUMPED (or not, which is a good thing as you will see...) to share my good news.  It is about breastfeeding, so all you faint of heart can stop here.



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OK, for those of you who continued (no doubt women and men who have children), for the past 8 weeks I have struggled a LOT with nursing Isaac.  Because he was a preemie, and he was in the NICU, and he had hyperglycemia, the doctors didn't want me nursing him for very long (only 5 minutes at a time), which meant he had to take a bottle.  And, I preferred him to have breastmilk instead of formula, which meant pumping.  all the time.  Without going into the detail that no one wants to hear, I was having to nurse, then give him the bottle then pump every 3 hours.  It was a total nightmare since each session would last at least 1.5 hours.  I wanted to give up and almost did plenty of times (especially at night...).  But, I kept trucking along because that's what I do.  And, I am proud to say as of today, it has paid off!

After 8 weeks, Isaac is finally nursing completely from me!  Woo hoo! (and, let's hope I'm not jinxing it!).  And, the best part is, it isn't taking quite as long anymore.  It's like he woke up one day and decided to make our breastfeeding relationship work.

You have to enjoy the small successes in life, right?

Here is my cutie pie :)