In one sentence....it's a life style. I had no idea what it involved before having Elianna. Most of what I understood before hand was, you either breast-fed or bottle-fed your baby and be careful with the medication you take. Well, it turns out that there is more to it. As mentioned previously, in the hospital we supplemented breast-pumped milk with formula and that maybe lasted a week. It started out with a 50/50 mix and everyday the formula portion was less. Within two days of being home my milk starting really coming in. I have not been able to get Eli back to the breast so I pump everything she eats. At first it was an adjustment, not to mention the hormones were still not settled. Having to stop what I was doing every 2-3 hours to pump or waking up in the middle of the night, when Eli was sleeping and pump because I was so engorged was not fun. I had to look at the positive side, this is the best for Eli, I'm not having to go to a job so this is part of my new job, and as the days past it became easier and just normal for me. Now I'm able to sleep through the night, so that is a BIG plus!
Also, learning what foods I should not be eating was an eye opener. For instance, dairy, onions, avocados, beans, broccoli, cauliflower, spicy foods and citrus. Turns out that these foods will make it hard for Eli to digest her milk and/or give her gas. At the very least I know most of these foods gave her gas. I've been told and read that at about 3-4 months an infant stomach/digestive tract starts to mature and digest becomes easier for them. I'm hoping by that time I can introduce some of these foods little by little. I can't wait to have my mango with lemon and chile again!
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Hang in there Momma... it gets easier. :) And don't give up trying her "straight from the tap" - it took my Ellie a while to get the hang of it once she came off the bili-lights... even though I considered myself a "pro" after 16 months with Noah!
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