All by myself
Chalk up the lack of posts to the fact that today is day 5 of me being solo with the twins. Things are going well, but I’m obviously left with much less time to do things like blog… or shower....
View ArticleA boob on the brink
I’m thinking about giving up on breastfeeding. I don’t really want to. I wanted to make it work. But a month and two visits to the lactation consultant later, and I’m still in tears. I have been trying...
View ArticleOne-month checkup
Today was the twins’ weekly weight check and one-month well-baby appointment. Both have continued to put on weight well. Daniel is up to 8lb14oz, and Rebecca is 6lb9oz. For those keeping track at home,...
View ArticleReturn of the boob
I know, you were dying for more stories about my boobs, weren’t you? Well, what a difference a week makes. Ever since Rebecca was given the green light to stop the high-cal formula, she has been almost...
View ArticleIt was a good dream
After eight weeks of trying, I decided this week to stop breastfeeding. I’ve mentioned my struggles here before, and thought I had come up with a workable solution. For the last few weeks, I’ve been...
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Baby gourmet
I’ve decided to make all of my kids’ food. OK, I’m not making my own cereals, those still come from a box. But as far as pureed fruits & veggies, I’m making as much of it as I possibly can. I...
View ArticleCatharsis
(noun) elimination of a complex by bringing it to consciousness and affording it expression. I feel the need to write one (hopefully) last entry on breastfeeding. Mostly because I have a few lingering...
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Pumping sucks
Lame half-pun aside, I can’t really sugar-coat my feelings about exclusive pumping. I hate it. It is, in my opinion, the worst of all possible worlds. I know my friends out there who have made it...
View ArticleMystery boobs
Oh, pumping. You have such an amazing way of messing with my head. Why yes. I’m still exclusively pumping. It’s been over a month, and here I sit. Half an hour at a time, eight times a day (down from...
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History does, and does not, repeat itself
Eight weeks and two days. That was when I officially stopped trying to breastfeed my older kids. And that was when I stopped pumping for Ellie. I first seriously considered stopping about two weeks...
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