Breastmilk continues to have value into the toddler years. If Elizabeth had been able to nurse, she would still be receiving mama’s milk as her primary nutrition. Because of having to exclusively pump and the challenges I experienced with maintaining milk supply, we are now out of mamas milk. I’m mostly okay with that– knowing… Continue reading Breastmilk for Toddlers
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Breast Pump Wean
I’ve been MIA! Life has been BUSY! That’s how it goes with seven kiddos and a medically needy little one. I had initially hoped to continue to pump until Elizabeth’s adjusted first birthday (Sept. 9) which would have been 15 months actual. My milk supply dropped to only 10oz a day and it was still… Continue reading Breast Pump Wean
Breastmilk, Meat “Formula”, & Tube Feeding
Miss Elizabeth has been receiving all human milk since her premature birth at 26 weeks. In the NICU, she received a human milk based fortifier and some donor milk to supplement as my supply was building (I had major difficulty establishing a milk supply this time). For a short while, she also had 4ml of… Continue reading Breastmilk, Meat “Formula”, & Tube Feeding
Real Food via G-Tube
If you’ve read through this site, you are probably aware that I do not plan to feed Elizabeth formulas. Just because she has a feeding tube, doesn’t mean she should exist on a diet of corn syrup and vitamins. Our plan is to transition from breastmilk to a real food, blended diet over the next… Continue reading Real Food via G-Tube
My Whole 30 Journey So Far…
This round hasn’t been too difficult. Likely that’s because I’ve done whole 30’s several times in the past and I don’t eat a lot of junk food as a norm anyway… although, since little m=Miss Elizabeth Joy was born, I’ve had a little too much sugar. I digress… I keep things pretty simple- rotating veggies… Continue reading My Whole 30 Journey So Far…
Longer Pump Times- Increase Supply Part III
This is the third post in my “what worked for me” series including increasing fluids, increasing calories, and increasing pump times. The standard advice in the lactation world is to pump for 15-20 minutes every 2-3 hours. This is the advice I was given in the NICU (both times) by IBCLCs and that every mom… Continue reading Longer Pump Times- Increase Supply Part III
Fluid Intake & Milk Supply
There is mixed information about increasing your fluid intake and it’s correlation to increasing your milk supply. Bottom line- if you are dehydrated, you won’t produce enough milk. You’ll need to drink your bodies baseline fluids PLUS enough to create milk in order to keep things running at an optimum level. The general recommendation is… Continue reading Fluid Intake & Milk Supply
Beautiful Nourishment 