Major Bump in the Road

Daniel and I bought a Medela breast pump a few weeks ago with some of the Target gift cards we'd received as presents. The Monday after Father's Day was the day to try it for the first time. I didn't nurse Cadee for several hours and then planned to feed her with a bottle to get her used to it. Feelings of inadequacy don't even begin to explain how devastated I was to realize I had very little milk. After pumping for a thirty minutes I had about 1/4 to a 1/2 ounce of milk in the bottle. I hoped it was a fluke and tried again on Tuesday with the same results. My mom assured me it wasn't the end of the world, she hadn't been able to nurse my sister or I more then a couple of weeks. I had some formula on hand and decided to try it. Cadee drank it so fast and with such a sense of urgency it was like a slap in the face. She was so hungry! I began to wonder how I didn't realize she wasn't getting enough when I was nursing her. Since switching to formula on Tuesday afternoon, I was only "full" once and Cadee nursed but still took a formula bottle afterwards. The first 24 hours were a bit rough as she threw up several times. I don't know if it was the eagerness to drink that she over did it or the formula itself but I called Anglemyer Clinic and Dr. Schlorke had some samples for us to try. We've had smooth sailing ever sense. Not only is Cadee sleeping deeper, probably because her tummy is actually full, but her fussiness isn't nearly as intense. She still gets the hiccups about once a day and farts occasionally but not as often as prior. We had been calling her 'lady farts a lot' but she was obviously full of air bubbles because of me not having enough milk. Formula was not something we had planned on so we are working on finding the best ways to save money when purchasing it. I just wish it wouldn't have taken us 3 weeks to find out she wasn't getting enough to eat. Please pray that we made the right decisions and Cadee continues to thrive on this new formula.