Yuck. I had to go back to work last Monday after almost two weeks of 100% baby time. It was absolutely wonderful to spend all day with Weston. I was also very excited about not having to pump and looking forward to just breastfeeding. Like I've said before, I am glad that I am able to continue to breastfeed Weston while I work, but pumping has certainly worn out its welcome. It's a pain in the ass sometimes.
Anyway, as I packed my Medela Freestyle on Sunday night, I packed all four bottles thinking that after exclusively breastfeeding for 12 days, I would have copious amounts of milk to express during my first pumping session at work on Monday morning. Since going back to work in August, I've usually been able to bring home about 10-12 ounces of expressed milk from two pumping sessions at work. However, to my utter horror on Monday at 8:30 am, I sat looking at less than an ounce after pumping. What??!? What the hell had happened? I quickly searched for other moms relating the same story on the Internet, but couldn't really find anything other than a few women talking on a forum about low milk production after taking vacation. Fortunately, they said that their bodies regulated and once again got used to the pumping schedule. I pumped again in the afternoon and then squeezed in one more pumping session about an hour later, but was only able to take home a bit less than 5 ounces. Yikes!
Good news though...I've seen an increase this week, with each day yielding a little bit more, but I only brought home 7 ounces today. Thank goodness for freezer stashes.
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