First Trips With Mama

The folks were gone last Thursday and Friday was a total fluster for me. I couldn't seem to get anything done. Fifi wakes up everytime I try to put her down. In the end she was crying like a mad woman even though I had her in a sling and pacifier.

After the weekend, the week started off much better now that I have my mind adjusted to working alone with her.
Yesterday the day went something like this.
Breastfeed in morning, pump while we have song and dance. (she even smiled back!)
Fifi takes a nap while I marinate stuff for dinner.
She wakes up, breastfeed, pump while singing songs.
I put her in the swing and grab a quick lunch.
She naps again.
She wakes up, breastfeed, pump while singing songs to her.
I put her in a sling and we went for a short walk around the neighbourhood.

It was my first time bringing her out alone in a carrier and I am getting more skilled at using it.
Back at home, I wake her up to breastfeed, then it was time to wipe her body and folds and some massage time.
Then dd comes home and takes over while I prepare dinner.

Today we took out first car ride alone together to the breastfeeding support group session. That wasn't too bad because I fed her before leaving the house. She has a good weight gain again this week, now 8lb 11.2ounces from 8lb 2ounces last week. She slept throughout the whole session and woke up for a short while and I fed her a bit so she could last the ride home.

We are back at home, back to the routine of breastfeed, pump and song time. But Fifi has knocked out while I was singing so I'm blogging instead while pumping.

Sometimes she's able to fall asleep by herself and I'm glad. Maybe she knows that grandpa and grandma have left so no one around to carry her to sleep all the time now.

I think I am beginning to enjoy time with her now that I've come to terms more with the low milk supply and having to supplement with formula. Once in a while I still get really frustrated when she falls asleep drinking and I have to take more than an hour to feed her. But now I try make better use of my time playing with her or giving a massage instead of fretting and trying to squeeze out every drop of milk I've got. Because babies grow up so fast and I don't want to miss these moments anymore!