at her first doctors appointment the doctor wanted us to take her into the E.R because she was looking pretty blue all over. So with me in tears we drive over to Cedars. They did an echo-cardiogram on her (which i've had done too!) and found that there was nothing wrong.. Praise the Lord. the reason for her blue-ness was no doubt the freezing doctors office coupled with having to strip her down to weigh her. Also at that appointment we learned that she was down to her 10% allotted weight loss and that she needed to start gaining from that day on. My milk still hadn't come in, and she hadn't had gone poop for now almost 5 days. This added more to my tears to the E.R for sure.
So with her heart officially perfect, it was time to tackle the feeding. In my heart I was really ok and prepared that breast feeding wasn't going to work out for us. Of course I was disappointed, but knew that having her gain weight and be healthy was most important. The part about formula that worried us the most was the cost. It's expensive. And we just don't have the extra income for it. But what have I been saying all along? That God provides. The morning after we went to the E.R and started to supplement, Naz went to the mailbox and inside was a jar of formula. It must have been a sample from the company or something... but I don't remember signing up for anything. Regardless, God knows our needs and always provides for His children.
Theres a place in town called the Pump Station, where they specialize in breastfeeding support and consultations. We went in for a consultation with one of their experts and got a plan of attack to try and get my milk flowing. I was overwhelmed for sure and felt pretty defeated. I was not enjoying breast feeding at all! We decided to give it till that friday. If my milk still hadn't come in we would stop all the teas, herbs, and pumping around the clock. Sure enough it came in on day 12. So now we are back on track, and don't have to worry about the cost of formula.
whew. theres a lot to being a mom in the first 3 weeks. But she is doing great now. And we are having a blast seeing her change and grow every day.
Glad to hear everything is working out well for you! I plan on being in LA in January, I'd love to get a chance to meet her then.God bless you!
ReplyDeleteJoy-Joy! You're a MOMMY!!! Congratulations. You were such a beautiful pregnant wonder - and what a nice big baby you carried! Almost as big as my first - and he was 10 days late. DANG! I'm so happy to hear of God's provision and answer to prayer regarding breastfeeding little Violet. What a blessing to be able to nurse your little one - especially with the dollars saved. You have become such a lovely lady over the last 10 years since I met you. I pray the Lord continues to pour out blessings on your family!
ReplyDeleteOh Joy, 12 days before your milk came in is ROUGH! Hopefully everything is going well now? Time for an update!
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