When I had to switch from trying to nurse to exclusively pumping, I felt like I had to track my output. I’d been told that when you nurse, the baby will just take as much as they need and stop when they’re full. But when I pumped, I wasn’t sure how much he would need […]
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Pregnancy and Being a New Mom – Part 3
After going through the hazing that is pregnancy and birth, my blissful maternity leave was quickly coming to an end. And as difficult as those two months were, I wanted nothing more than to stay at home with my sweet baby boy. But alas, I was a contract employee and being off meant being unpaid, […]
Pregnancy and Being a New Mom – Part 2
When I last left you dear readers, I’d just escaped the c-section recovery wing of the hospital as a new mom with my sweet baby boy in hand. Although he was healthy and whole, he was still only 4lbs 12oz and was born in the middle of a polar vortex. If bringing home a newborn […]