I have been meaning to post forever and give an update. Long story short, things are going great. I am tying one handed right now because my daughter is NURSING! That is so nice to type. A little hard to do, but I never got to with Kenneth.
This greatness does not come without worry. When I first nursed her I was worried that she would have a lazy latch or one of many latch issues. I worried as I got closer to the time that my supply dried up that it would happen again. I worried that once we introduced the bottle that she would reject the breast. I have made it past all of those, but there are more worries to come.
I am worried about going back to work in five weeks. I am worried about how many bottles she will need. How much should I put in each bottle? Will she drink for them or wait and cluster feed while I am with her? Will I be able to pump enough for her while at work? Will I be able to build a stash for her over the next 5 weeks for her first day and to give her a bottle each week?
I just want her to self wean after a year and for us to keep this bond. I would love it if we made it to two years. I almost made it to that pumping for Kenneth. Well, 7 weeks down...
