Bf'ing qustion again!!
Well Bella is EBF well she has "started" stage one baby food and rice cereal and oatmeal. Sometimes she wants them and sometimes not. She wants to try everything!! HAHA!! My mom and all my aunts are going to a water park about an hour away on monday and I dont have my pump with me and I can't hand express and get any good amount out. So I went and got formula in a can that says its the closest to Breast milk. Well my dad tried to give it to her yesterday!! HAHA!! She spit it back out at him and just looked at him like what is THIS!!! She has never had a bottle before b/c I have NEVER been away from her for more than 30-40 mins. Yes I am a parinoid first time mommy!! Well my dad can get her to eat a little fruit and veggies and usually cereal a couple times a day usually afternoon and supper. Only usually for him!! She spits it like it's a joke at me but for poppie she opens her mouth and everything. So my question is should I go Monday and chance her eating or forget about going? We are going to keep trying everyday to give her a little amount and she how she does. We are leaving at 9 or so after she eats breakfast then she usually lays down for 2-3 hours then usually wakes up and I feed her a little fruit and veggie sometimes cereal. altogether she prolly only eats 3 TBSP maybe sometimes a little more. Then she drinks her water out of a stage 1 sippy cup. Then a few hours later poppie would have to give her a bottle then around 2 or so she would lay back down for 2 hrs and then she would need another bottle or more food. Then I should be home to nurse her around 5 or so. I am sooo paranoid she won't eat which I know poppie could prolly get her to. What do you all think??
Jessica
Jessica
Matty can sleep up to 8 hours sometimes, he goes all that time without nursing, so I don't think it will be a problem for Bella BUT I think it might be a problem for you, as you are going to be really engorged, maybe even to the point of pain if you can't express or nurse. Can you maybe run to Target or Walmart and pick up a cheap manual pump (I think they are like $20 for a decent Medela one).
Lots of people sell gently used manual pumps on Craigslist as well, just sterilize the parts and you should be good to go.
Another option that might work is breastfeeding her in the car, if you can get back out to it. Just crank the AC, put up the sunshade and take a nursing cover along.
Another option that might work is breastfeeding her in the car, if you can get back out to it. Just crank the AC, put up the sunshade and take a nursing cover along.
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