Haha I just laughed at myself for that corny title! I thought it was a good time to do a pumping update. Around 8 months my supply was really dropping and I thought it was going to be time to quit breastfeeding. I'm one of those people that is doing it for the health reasons of my kids, because it wasn't too hard, and boy is it cheap! After 8 months of pumping 5 times a day, I was just getting a bit tired of it. On the weekends I would drop down to three pumps a day just to get some time back and to be able to go out and do things.
After a very dismal output this past weekend I decided that at 9 months I would hang up my flanges and switch the kids to formula. I headed to the store to look at the selection and get an idea of how much this would cost us. Holy Moly. $70/week for formula? That's $280 per month. That is way more than I am willing to spend. That is my new motivation to keep on pumping. So here I am back on pinterest and blogging to pass the time pumping :) I am still not making a enough for my kids but luckily I still have a bit of frozen stash. I am doubting that I will make it all the way to 12 months but we'll see!
HEY ANNI! I feel you! It is so hard. My twins are getting Enfamil and whatever I can pump. If you call Enfamil they will send you a case free for each baby. I say keep pumping, but having the formula on hand helped will my stress levels of pumping! 8 months of breastmilk is awesome! Good Job Mama!
ReplyDelete