Bottomless Pit

That's what Tesla's awesome nanny said about her today when I got home. She drank ALL the milk I left (even the "extra" just-in-case bottle) and ate ALL the mashed veges left from the other day (even though she distinctly showed her opinion about that), and started a new "Summer Vegetable Dinner" mash. My goodness, she's growing! Also to note: she slept from 6:30pm til 4am last night. For those who've yet to experience night owls, [this is good]! She cried out briefly several times, but nothing to even get me to open my eyes. (It's funny how you adapt. I can sleep at all levels now - full sleep, asleep but with a vague awareness of baby-about-to-wake-up, sorta awake but trying to sleep for every last second I can get, and awake yet looking asleep because it makes me feel like I'm sleeping). When she cried at 4am, I was more than happy to give her a little boob and snuggling. To be honest, the past week she's been crying loudly during the night several times which was new behavior. I initially fed her to appease her until I realized it was a habit - I was actually encouraging her to wake and feed by feeding her. So one night I let her cry more. And that extra 10 seconds to minutes of crying put her back to sleep. That night was hard for sure, but I learned a lot about how she can actually "deal." I just need to give her time before I jump up and soothe her. And wow. She sleeps SO much better now. I'm inspired to work towards a complete 12 hour sleep without feeding. That would be the luxury of the year!! [ok, I'm exaggerating. It's not that bad to feed her. Like I said, I can be half asleep, feed her at 3am, and be back snoozing before it takes toll] Another note while I'm at it: I never really knew how much Tesla drank milk since it was directly from the boob. Now I know because she drinks from a bottle while I'm at work. I pump during the day. And I just want to give a thanks to my boobs cuz I'm not only keeping up with what she needs even though she's a bottomless pit; I'm still managing to freeze a bit for a rainy day. Yay!

Comments

[T]

You can freeze breast milk?

[Mie]

You sure can. It stays for about 3 months. However, when you defrost it, it's only good for 24 hours refrigerated or 1 hour at room temp. Compared to that, fresh milk holds 8 days refrigerated and 10 hours at room temp. So fresh is much easier.

I have a stockpile to last about a month at this point. There are nifty plastic bags that freeze thinly. Our freezer door is neatly stacked with them.

My gosh...I could talk much more about boobs and feeding. When you need the details, let me know ; )