Yesterday Lilly was 14 pounds 10 ounces, she made up for the weight lost and a little more. However she has decided she doesn't want to drink as much milk. It's like pulling teeth to get her to drink even 4 ounces. Instead she has become way more interested in her solid foods. Normal for her age, but of course an issue when we are trying to get weight on her. The doctor suggested we mix formula into her food, continue supplementing, and come back in a month.
But the bottom line is this, I can't exclusively pump anymore. Now that Lilly is getting more mobile it has become way to difficult. Oh, and I am loosing my sanity. I have to ask myself what is more important, being a sane mother or giving Lilly breast milk? I have decided I need make some calls as Lilly's mom, and I have made a decision on where we go from here. I am going to nurse as much as Lilly will nurse. Hopefully a lot, but currently she will only eat for about 4 minutes before she is uninterested. If she needs a bottle she will get a bottle, if she weans then that's her choice. I am going to add formula to her food since I won't be giving her supplemented bottles (as long as she nurses). I can pray she turns around and starts nursing all the time, but if she doesn't I am starting to accept that.
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