Shane's # went down, so we're out of the woods. Went to lactation consultant today to make sure he's getting enough milk and now I'm having to pump at every feeding in addition to giving every feeding. Argh. Tired - send in the reinforcement boobies!

Yay for better Shanie numbers!

Not so Yay for Shir being sick. Get well soon!

now I'm having to pump at every feeding in addition to giving every feeding.

((GC)) I had to do this, and I remember how tired I was. Our routine was breastfeed, supplement w/ formula by eye dropper (because she was still losing weight after two weeks), then pump. Call lactation consulant for moral support. Go to pediatrician for daily weigh-in. Lather, rinse, repeat every 2 hours.

However, YAY for better bilirubin!

Oh, ugh, GC. I would send you my boobies to help out, except they were not the peppiest milk producers either. Matilda got more of my milk than anything else until she weaned at 9 months, but we never got away with not supplementing, not ever. The only thing that ever helped was the Traditional Medicinals lactation-aid tea, and even that only worked for about a week before the boobies backslid.

But having regular access to a lactation consultant is very much of the good. Though not nearly as good as a normalizing bilirubin! Go team you, wee Shanie!

{{{GC}}} I'm glad Shane's numbers improved.

I feel like I am getting sick, which is unpossible because in 2 days I am having a houseful of guests for NYD. Even if everyone I saw at Christmas was sick, I still say unpossible!

I need an apron just like that. Really, I do. Very, very much.

Jilli, when we get the protoype done, I'll send you a picture. If it looks as good as I hope, I'll have Amy do one for you with pink trim. I emailed her my sketches last night. I think the logo patch will be the most difficult part. I'd love to get it done in embroidery but that may be prohibitively expensive. But then again, she knows a TON of crafty people in Columbus so we might be able to work something out.

GC, I'm glad Shane's number improved, and I hope the nursing situation improves.

Got to work on time and I'm trying to get some momentum going. Had a minor epiphany last night about a personal issue that kept me up for a while and is distracting me today. I might need to set aside some time and think it through.

Definitely a day for listening to dharma talks. I've got that "swimming through molasses" feeling going on. Just gotta make it through the day, then I'm off until Monday.

GC - if I could lactate again, I swear by my boobies, he'd never be hungry again. I was very fortunate that I was able to produce so much. Had I known about donor milk back then, I would have done so much of it. I could pump 4 oz out of each boob in 5 minutes. When Em was 6 days old. It was awesome.

Good times, good times.

I'm rusty but there was a point when I could read both binary and hexadecimal and translate it to decimal without pausing.

And I thought I was the only one struggling to use mental muscles that I hadn't exercised in years. Decades, even.

Vortex, insent.