Well, sure, they're decorative, but I was getting very attached to them in their new incarnation. They had a lovely sort of late 19th century Arts and Crafts aesthetic -- visually pleasing and beautiful and functional. Now they're just some crazy-ass rococo froufrou.

shaking shaky fists at my milk ducts

not to take away from your rant, but this visual makes me laugh.

2 things. 1) Mr. Jane just called. The funeral will be on Thurs. so he won't be back until Friday this means not only will he be gone for nearly a week, but we won't have that income from Sunday, Monday, Tuesday or Friday. They do need him though. He's doing chores and stuff around the house. He's going to call again tonight.

2) The goddess Yesca? The one Virginia's dad tried to sacrifice her to in Guise will be Guise. My coworker just informed me that yesca is Spanish slang for marijuana.

Related to the chicken discussion - am I correct in thinking that it's legal to own up to 3 chickens in SF if you have a yard?

I think so, but my "knowledge" is based on that movie about chickens in SF. I'm pretty sure you can't have roosters inside the city limits. I know that's the case in Portland.

Dunno, but most of the population was still in the countryside during WWII.

Nah, urban population surpassed rural sometime before 1920. [link]

Bleah. I'm fine with supplementing and/or weaning in theory, and the rational part of my brain knows that lots of babies don't even get five months of pure breast, but the irrational part feels shitty that my stupid breasts can't supply enough to make it to six.

It's not their fault that we don't have maternity leave that allows for the recommended nursing time in the US.

You made it darn close, especially given that you had such a rough start of it all. Give those girls a hand, supplement as needed, and send me your address again, because I have to mail you something.

Nah, urban population surpassed rural sometime before 1920. [link]

This is what happens when I start telling lies.

Pants on fire!

JZ, your breasts can supply it fine. They just prefer real baby doing the milking, rather than a machine. It's completely normal and really, it's way more natural. Of course Matilda's going to be better at getting milk from you. You're at work. There is no shame in supplementing with formula if you have to, and it's not going to harm her. She'll still be getting the benefits of breast milk at home.

It's so hard to be a new mother. Please don't beat yourself up because a natural process performed by your body functions better when it receives natural stimulation. That's like getting mad at yourself because a vibrator doesn't take you out to dinner.

Cindy, let it be known that I choked on my Diet Pepsi.

Also, that I *really* wish someone had told me that, in those words, back when I was flipping like a mammal about my production issues with the pump.

It's not their fault that we don't have maternity leave that allows for the recommended nursing time in the US.

Ah, that old familiar rant. Family leave policies in the US and how often, how profoundly they conflict with family care recommendations in the US, are best not thought on too long as it leads to 'splodey heads.

That's like getting mad at yourself because a vibrator doesn't take you out to dinner.

I'm still bitter, but, heh. This is lovely.