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Yeah, I know this is personal but it's my blog so I'm allowed to be personal.
I really don't like pumping. I especially don't like pumping at work.
At home I see it as something functional - gathering back-supply for Chris most often. It's not something I really want Jim to watch, not because I'm embarrassed but because I don't want him to think of my breasts in a milk-producing way. I want him to only associate my breasts with sex (how's that for blunt?).
I don't like pumping at work because I have to lock the door and pull the shades and all my co-workers automatically know what I'm doing. Again, I'm not embarrassed but I worry THEY are embarrassed. Further, I do feel guilty about the 20 minute, 2-times a day break I have to take to accommodate it.
Last, pumping in general isn't fun. I don't have hands to really do anything. I can't type and to read anything online I have to do this balancing act to free up a hand to scroll my mouse.
Love my kid. Love the nutrition he gets from breast milk. SOOOOOOO looking forward to a Christmas break of no pumping.
Starting in the new year Chris will move to a eating schedule that only includes nursing when I'm doing it, not milk from a bottle. I'm already excited and I don't feel guilty about moving him to a permanent formula injection into his diet.
- He'll be 6 months old tomorrow which was my base goal for breastfeeding.
- I think formula is just fine
- I'll still be feeding him 4X/day
- He eats 5-6 oz at a time and I can't always collect that much pumping
- He's eating baby food (avocado, blackberry, banana, & rice cereal so far)
Hooray for vacation and all the many and different ways it'll release stress.
4 comments:
AMEN! I completely understand EVERYTHING you said in this entry. And I'm sure I will feel the same way again with a second child.
Boob is seriously convenient when you can give just boob. But when you have to pump, it's annoying and formula sounds better and better. I think with a second child I may even just supplement with goat milk sooner rather than later instead of agonizing over the pumping.
Now watch, I'll be like a freaking cow for the next one and be able to sell the extra stuff on the Internet! HA!
I am sure Chris is super healthy from the breast feeding. So kudos to you for doing it for sooo long!
I hated pumping, too and was so lucky I only did it a handful of times. Kudos to you for sticking with it!
:-) Sounds like we all have hated the pump, but realize that it has been a good thing.
Happy break!!
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