girlfiend

I’m pleased to announce the milk issue has been resolved. After meeting with a lactation consultant and after a phone call with a woman from a breastfeeding hotline I figured out where I went wrong. (I also spoke to a woman from the La Leche League. Not helpful.) Basically the Fiendling was going through a growth spurt and eating more often than usual. Because he was eating so often I was making more milk to accomodate him. But then he stopped eating as much and I had extra milk. Excess milk made my breasts hard, lumpy and uncomfortable. I started pumping a bit more to relieve the discomfort. Because I was pumping more I started making even more milk. I was in a bad place. My breasts were enormous and squirting milk all over the place. I got a fever and felt achy and grumpy. The Fiendling couldn’t keep up and was red faced and gassy. I stopped pumping entirely, started block nursing, and now, a week later, things have evened out. I no longer need a bath towel to keep myself and the Fiendling dry when nursing. Yay!