I put her down about 8pm and she sleeps until 7-8. I've heard her wake up a few times, not every night, but she usually just gets herself back to sleep. I'm not a big fan of "crying it out" but I don't mind letting her fuss for a bit to settle herself back down. She doesn't wail for 2 hours or anything like that. And the funny thing is that almost every morning when I go and get her she has squirmed all around but she still has her blankie and paci! It really is wonderful to go all night without having to get up and I'm really enjoying it.
We haven't started many solids yet with our baby girl because I haven't felt like she was ready. But recently I've been giving her tastes of banana and avocado and she LOVES it! It's really cute to see her go to town on a piece of something. She makes a huge mess and probably only eats a small amount but she has fun with it. :) I'll probably start introducing her to some oatmeal or something soon. I just don't want to rush anything right now. Refer to this great site for any questions about delayed solids.
I am waking up at 6 am though to pump because (and here's another great part) I am able to pump about NINE ounces every morning!! Crazy, huh? I guess that's about how much she was eating through the night. I've been chugging water all evening and then I'll usually drink about 32 oz. after waking and before she wakes up. When Cecily wakes up I usually am able to feed her enough to keep her satisfied but sometimes I have to give her some of the pumped milk. I'm really trying hard to train my body to produce more so I can store up the pumped milk. I had a hard time always producing enough for Libby and I don't want to run into that problem again. Also, if we ever have more space maybe I'll be able to store up enough so that if she weans early I can give her breastmilk. For now we're just storing it in our little freezer. Here, I'll show off my little stash. :)
Yes, I know it's not ideal to store it in the door but that's the only option we have at present.
Anyway, there's my breastfeeding update. I'm so happy that things are still going well!!
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Congrats on Cece sleeping through the night! I'm very blessed to have a good little girl who does the same thing. It's quite wonderful:)
So, how do you heat up the frozen milk B4 giving it to the baby? I know you're not supposed to use the microwave, so I guess that leaves a warm pot of water on the stove? I have those same bags full with milk I have pumped as well... just have not needed to use them yet... wondered if you had any tips? Thx!
We just put it in warm water until it warms up enough for her to drink it. Although she was starving before bed and drank a few ounces cold straight from the fridge. :)
Have you tried giving her a bottle yet? I would really recommend it if you haven't yet. Lib didn't take one for 6 months and I think that's because we waited too long to give her one.
We tried giving Piper breast milk in a bottle when she was about 8 weeks old. She would NOT take it from Jerry (poor guy!) but she would drink it when I held it for her... She did great! What is the max length of time that you'll leave the milk in the freezer before it's not good anymore?
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