Nobody said exclusively pumping was glamorous. It's tough. Motherhood is tough.
In the very beginning, I had a feeding schedule in which I followed with pumping afterwards. If I was lucky to have help, a family member would feed Noah for me while I pumped. But of course, there are times when I have to feed first then pump. Noah isn't that patient enough for me to do the opposite.
It was so hard...
I felt like I was trapped at home with baby and the pump. If I went out, I had to make sure i checked my list twice!
Diaper bag ✔️
Car seat / stroller ✔️
Baby ✔️
Pump bag plus accessories ✔️
Make sure I'm going somewhere with an outlet and privacy ✔️
Mummy pumped ✔️
Baby fed ✔️
All those factors have to be in place for a smooth outing. Who knew a baby needed so much "stuff"? After getting the hang of things, I decided to change my pumping schedule around so I wasn't on Noah's exact schedule. It worked well until he decided to sleep earlier hence waking up earlier and getting into the middle of my pumping session.
Finally when I visited my OBGYN at 5 weeks, he gave me the OK to drop a pump (from 8 to 7)! I literally heard the angels rejoice! There, I scrambled my schedule around yet again and kept the schedule for another 3 weeks. I'm counting down the weeks until I can drop another session.
When things are just going, I decided to toss a curve ball. At 8 weeks and 2 days, I decided to breastfeed again. I wanted to try. I wonder if he'll latch correctly..,,
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