Ok, so I understand the importance of breastfeeding. Really I do. I did it with my first child for 11 1/2 months (and apparently that's pretty impressive in the laleche world). But, seriously...is this milk production really necessary? Sheesh!
Today was my second trip to a friends home with my milk to store for little Haysley and I'll admit, I was really tired of it. We're averaging 10-12 minutes per Gerber Good Start bottles, and right now I'm convinced I've filled atleast 1,000. Ok, not 1,000, but it sure as heck is alot. Even the nurses are impressed when I pump at the hospital, and I figure it takes more than a milestone to impress them anymore.
But I learned something very valuable today that changed my entire perspective of pumping. The friend I dropped off the milk to explained that when she was pumping for her twins (hence the extra freezer space), within 3 months she had pumped enough to feed them for 11 months, and, get this, she got to stop pumping at 3 months. One, that's awesome. Two, I never thought about the fact that since Haysley is so small that she might actually like the bottle alot better than me...SO, if I've got all this storage, she will still get the benefit of breastmilk, just without the breast. And, I think I'm ok with that.
Interesting...now, all that being said, I've got to go pump.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
July 7th, 2011
Ok, so in summary, we now have another child in the world. It's been the craziest month of my life and tonight is the first night I haven't looked at the keyboard and thought I might fall asleep on it. Mind you, I probably still could, but that's not the point.
The point is Haysley Lynn Yohe is here. Born on April 24th, 2011 at 12:45pm weighing in at 2lbs 14oz...and in case you're wondering, no, that is not a type-o. I will try to summarize as best I can. Here we go...
On Easter Sunday I began contracting, and by noon-ish my denial had finally stopped and we ended up in the Labor and Delivery at AnMed in Anderson, South Carolina. After they discovered that I was at 3-4cm dilated at 29 weeks and 2 days, they shipped me up to the Greenville Hospital. After two days of being a human pin cushion (in attempts to stop labor), Haysley was born...10 weeks early.
I won't go into all the crazy details that consumed those 48 hours of our life, let me just summarize it by saying it was hell. BUT, God knew best, and now the nurses are doing a bang up job at taking care of our newest little one until she can return home with us.
We are hitting the four week mark tomorrow, and though it seems like it flew by, when I look back, it definitely didn't. Though I would never do this again, I am encouraged by how much stronger I feel like our family truly is. I can honestly say I could not have gotten through this without the support and stability of Mike. He has been my shoulder, my strength, and my alarm clock (reminding me and organizing me).
And then we have our great parents, moms mostly, who have dropped everything and come up to care for Avery. Without them we would not have been able to go see Haysley, as no children are allowed in the NICU.
So, that just about summarizes our month. Crazy as it was, it's our life now. I hope and pray constantly that our family will be united soon, but for now I wait...as patiently as possible.
The point is Haysley Lynn Yohe is here. Born on April 24th, 2011 at 12:45pm weighing in at 2lbs 14oz...and in case you're wondering, no, that is not a type-o. I will try to summarize as best I can. Here we go...
On Easter Sunday I began contracting, and by noon-ish my denial had finally stopped and we ended up in the Labor and Delivery at AnMed in Anderson, South Carolina. After they discovered that I was at 3-4cm dilated at 29 weeks and 2 days, they shipped me up to the Greenville Hospital. After two days of being a human pin cushion (in attempts to stop labor), Haysley was born...10 weeks early.
I won't go into all the crazy details that consumed those 48 hours of our life, let me just summarize it by saying it was hell. BUT, God knew best, and now the nurses are doing a bang up job at taking care of our newest little one until she can return home with us.
We are hitting the four week mark tomorrow, and though it seems like it flew by, when I look back, it definitely didn't. Though I would never do this again, I am encouraged by how much stronger I feel like our family truly is. I can honestly say I could not have gotten through this without the support and stability of Mike. He has been my shoulder, my strength, and my alarm clock (reminding me and organizing me).
And then we have our great parents, moms mostly, who have dropped everything and come up to care for Avery. Without them we would not have been able to go see Haysley, as no children are allowed in the NICU.
So, that just about summarizes our month. Crazy as it was, it's our life now. I hope and pray constantly that our family will be united soon, but for now I wait...as patiently as possible.
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