I feel like it’s been forever since I last posted. I have been super busy the last couple weeks, not quite sure with what – the life of a SAHM is always busy.
Lots of housework to stay on top of, my “get healthy” challenge, and visits with friends and family.
To update you on our “get healthy” challenge: Michelle has 1 point up on me. We were tied AGAIN this week, and now we have one week left to see who will be the winner! I’ve been working so hard to eat healthy and to exercise every day…. and it’s been paying off! Today’s weigh-in marked my 10-pound milestone! After having Liam I had a few months with bad eating and no exercise, telling myself I was justified because I’d “just” had a baby. Well, it’s been almost 5 months and I’m less than my pre-pregnancy weight. Yippee! 5 more pounds and I’ll be pre-pre-pregnancy weight (what I was BEFORE I got pregnant with Kenzie, and the smallest I’ve ever been). Something to work towards!
On the nursing front, I’ve just about had it. I had a blocked milk duct last week and worked very hard to empty it so that I wouldn’t get mastitis…. I could feel it coming on – that particular night I got the sweaty chills and felt achy all over. Luckily I woke up with only a bit of pain on that one side and by the end of the day it was gone! Phew. Even though I’m on Domperidone, I know that my milk supply is not sufficient for Liam. I just can’t get him full enough. He nurses at least every 3 hours during the day, sometimes sooner (so averaging 7-8 times), and he is up every 3-4 hours at night now. I’m a zombie during the nights – and he’s not nursing for a quick 5 minutes either, it’s usually 15-20 minutes! Arg. I’m still determined to make it to 6 months, but I’m counting the days. I can’t do the zombie parent anymore, even with eating healthy and exercising, I need to start getting more than 3 hours of consecutive sleep. I feel good about quitting at 6 months, so that’s what I’ll do. I have an appointment with my dr. next week for another weight check, and unless he’s had a huge weight gain, I’m going to stick to my plan.
And who knows? Maybe we’ll get to 6 months and I’ll just keep going! Maybe I’ll find a way to make it work with supplementing and breastfeeding…. but I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it.

















