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@Adira: Exactly!!! I am going to give it a shot at pumping. I bought some ready made formula at Target today to keep at day care in case she needs it.

@Adira: Yep! We have been doing a bottle at night after bath, then she nurses. It is so hit and miss if she will take it. I didn't want to keep wasting BM. She doesn't seem to notice the difference. She sucked down 4ozs last night and was still hungry so I nursed her for awhile.

@Adira: They should tell you how much he eats right? Do thou get a daily report. We are using Similac sensitive (gas and fussiness). It is the same price as the regular Similac so we figured try it since she has had has issues in the past.

Well, I'm at work today! Xander decided he didn't want me to be well-rested for work and woke up at 2:00 a.m. to eat and then nursed for almost 40 minutes! I finally pulled him off my boob and put him back to bed so I could get some sleep. But then he was snoring!! I had to go sleep on the couch, haha. So I only got about 5 hours of sleep, but oh well!

This morning was pretty hectic. I got up at 5:15 (shouldn't have snoozed), and did my hair and makeup and got partially dressed. Then I woke up Xander to feed him. After, I pumped for 20 minutes (6:15-6:35), then had to wash and dry my pump parts and pack them up for work. I forgot my pumping bra. Then I finally finished getting dressed, packed my lunch, kissed Xander, and headed out the door at 6:55! Got to work by 7:30.

I was able to schedule our Mother's Room for 11:00 and 3:30, so hopefully that works out for me. This morning was a little hectic because I don't have my bra, so I had to just hold the pumps, and I messed up the suction on my pump and had to try to reset it, which isn't super easy, and I'm not sure I got it back to the correct suction. Oh well. Was able to pump about 6oz this morning. We'll see how the 3:30 session goes. I'm a little nervous that I won't be able to keep up with Xander's intake (I think he's drinking around 15oz at daycare), but I got 2oz this morning, and if I can get 11-12oz during the day, I can probably get another 2oz at night, so hopefully I'll be able to cover him!

I called the daycare as I was heading to the Mother's Room. Xander's apparently doing just fine and is perfectly happy to be in someone else's care. He's smiling at the lady taking care of him and drinking his bottles like a champ. I miss him, but I'm glad he's okay.

@ALV91711: Thanks! So far the day is going well. I'm actually glad I'm pumping at work - it helps break up the long day (it's a 9-hour day IF I eat lunch at my desk).

When I was nursing at home, I'd pump about an hour after Xander ate. I'd only get about an ounce out (if that), but if I did it 4-5 times a day, I was able to get about 4 oz. It's a pain, but it was the only way I was able to start building a stash. And I only pumped for about 10 minutes.

@Smurfette: Yeah, I was so careful making sure I had all the parts that I forgot the damn bra! Oh well! Hopefully tomorrow morning will go more smoothly.

And yes! It does feel weird being back at work. Although it also feels like I never left, haha. I've been just catching up on e-mails and training and stuff, so the day is going by pretty quickly. I'm surprised at how not-hard it's been. I thought I'd be spending the day thinking about Xander and crying, but I'm feeling pretty good! I know he's being well cared for and I'll get to see him in about 3 hours!

@Smurfette: Oh, that's fun!! I can't bring Xander into my work because of our security. Oh well.

@Adira: I wouldn't feel bad at all. Sometimes you need help. If you were still home and he was working then I wouldn't have but I personally feel that with both working, it is fair game.

@Adira: totally ok to wake him up! It's the least he can do. You've got a ton on your plate to keep things running smoothly in the mornings.

@Adira: glad he got some sleep. I am not looking forward to all those bottles. Plus getting everything ready for the next day. Especially since I am going to have to do bath and bedtime by myself. I have a feeling that first week it will frozen meals for my dinner.

@Smurfette: Oh no! Do you have to do bath and bedtime yourself just that first week you go back because your husband is on travel? He'll be back the next week, right? Still, that will definitely be challenging, having to handle everything yourself. Hubs is helpful because he does bath time and made dinner, but it still felt like a lot for me to do!

We need to probably stop putting Xander to bed in the swing though... He probably needs to learn how to fall asleep lying flat on his back... not looking forward to that. Also, this weekend we'll have to transfer him out of the bassinet - our bassinet says not to use it once they are 3 months and he turns 3 months on Sunday! Soooooo not looking forward to not having him right next to me anymore!

@QueensBee: Sounds like you had a fun trip!!! Sorry to hear about your troubles on the way home though! That totally sucks!!! I haven't even thought about how traffic could affect travel like that, but we haven't gone anywhere too far away yet. Yikes!! Good for you hopping in the back seat and doing what needed to be done for your baby! Glad to hear everything worked out in the end!

Don't worry about the shots! Pete will be just fine! He'll probably scream for a few seconds immediately after getting them, but he'll get over it pretty quickly. I think it's more traumatizing for us as their parents than it is for them. Just keep reminding yourself that you're doing it because you love him and want to protect him! Xander screamed for maybe 3 seconds and then was totally over it. I picked him up and cuddled him, but he didn't really need it. Then I nursed him, just to make sure he was totally fine, but I don't think he needed that either, haha.

@Smurfette: No, not against formula. I think we will start trying that in bottles once or twice a day. I'm going to wait until the end of next week as we will be traveling for 3 days next week. Once he consistently takes a bottle then I will pump and give it to him.

@Adira: Glad he fell back asleep and hopefully he will get up more willingly going forward. That is a busy morning to get out the door.

@QueensBee: Hope the shots go well today, Isaac has his tomorrow. I found a couple things at Target and then I bought a dress at Suzy Shier. I found there are lots of regular clothes with v necks or scoop necks that would work well for breastfeeding. Glad the road trip went well, our first one is next week over three days, kind of nervous about it but also excited.

@Smurfette: Do you have anyone to help out while DH is gone? Will he be home weekends? This is why we are going to my mom's for a bit, DH is working out of town and didn't want me to be home alone with the baby.

@Adira: I hope the transition to the crib goes smoothly.

Isaac's shots are tomorrow, I'm hoping they aren't too terrible. I'm so excited as DH comes home tomorrow, he has been gone since the 13th. It will be great for him and Isaac to have some snuggle time.

@Adira: I got my DH to understand pretty quickly how tiring it is. At two weeks he got up to do all the diaper changes at each feeding through the night, probably 3-4 times and then he just went back to sleep. So he understands that it isn't fun getting up a bunch. He told me he doesn't know how I do it, but I guess we just learn to function on less sleep.

@Adira: R cries when getting out of the bath too! We started drying her off in stages getting out of the tub and it helps some. At least there is a guest room got y'all to sleep in. Our guest room is next to her room too so I might be sleeping there this weekend. I might try the PnP tonight since it is in our room for diaper changes.

@ALV91711: DH will leave Mon morn and be back Thurs evening. I might have my Mom come over after work one night. But then the other weeks I will be back at work. Good luck with the shots! R cried but once I got her dresses she calmed down. She did get a fever but otherwise no affects from them.

@Smurfette: I was actually thinking of just setting up the PnP in our room so that he could sleep there and still be next to me, haha. BUT I don't think there's enough room next to the bed for it to go, and I probably should get him out of our room anyway. Especially if he's going to need sleep training at 4 months or so, I probably should get him used to his room first.

How'd nursing in the k'tan go?? Sounds complicated, but I've heard it can be done! Bummer she woke up hungry in the car!

@shopaholic: Yeah, if you don't pump a lot, you probably don't need the bra. I find mine vital because I can pump both sides at the same time and play on my phone or read a book while I do it. Yesterday sucked because I had to sit there holding the pumps and couldn't entertain myself to pass the time at all.

Yeah, my Hubs is a grump too if he hasn't gotten a lot of sleep. When I was still at home, I wouldn't wake him up at 5:00 - I'd just deal with the baby myself. But now that we're both working, I feel like he should start helping out more again since I'm STILL doing the majority of the work, since I'm feeding him and pumping for him.

Oh oh! We have that glowing seahorse thing! How does that work?? Do you put it in the crib with K? I wonder if that would work for Xander! One of the reasons I think the swing puts him to sleep is because of the music it plays and that it gives him something to look at. When I've tried putting him in the bassinet (or PnP) while awake, he's got nothing to do and is fussy. Maybe that seahorse will help!

Bummer about your A/C! I hope it's cheaper to fix than our furnace was!!!

@shopaholic: We have a regular glow worm, looks like it is about the same thing. I will have to try it. That is great K went asleep with it tonight again. Jealous! I don't mind the holding her to sleep but this holding her another 20-30 mins before putting her down is what kills me.

This is the 2nd night R has woken up at 230 to eat. I forgot how much this sucks. I want my sleeping till 430 of 530 again!

@shopaholic: Yeah I am so not looking forward to the wonder week next week. Then the growth spurt the next week. Which is going to be hard enough with the adjustment of day care and being back at work. Especially since DH won't be home to help at night when she is always at her fussiness. Fingers crossed it won't be that bad!