Second Attempt

Alright followers. For those of you still reading, thank you. I appreciate you reading my rather slow blog. For the other who stopped, well you're not reading, but I'm sorry you stopped. Its my fault for having a rather large hiccup in my first attempt at something greater than myself.

I now have renewed energy to get this started and I am trying again. I've started drinking more water/juice and eating a LOT better. I started taking fenugreek and blessed thistle again as well. The blessed thistle is new, so I hope it works. I have old fashioned oats in my cabinet that I will be fermenting tonight for tomorrow's breakfast. There is thawed fruit in the fridge ready to be put on top of my oatmeal.

Sadly, I need to return my rented pump. I'm nearing 300 dollars in fees for renting it so I need to return it and pay the fee while I can. SuperMommy loaned me the pump she bought, so I'm going to see how it works. Hopefully it'll do the trick of being able to pump my milk out. If not, I'll have to put forward the money to buy a new pump myself. I'm going to spend the next few days pumping as much as possible while I can and get use of the pump while I've got it.

So, here's hoping for a second attempt to do greatness.

Milk count: 0 oz. D;

Pretty lame.

SuperMommy ended up coming to pick up my milk for her last week, which was fine. She got to see my crap-tastic apartment but I got to meet her wonderful five year old who was hyped up from his Valentine's Day party. He was so cute. Of course she brought the little man who would be drinking the milk. From the last time we met to that day, he had already started sitting up on his own! So handsome, too!

Since then I've fallen victim to a double ear-infection. I swear, if its not one thing, its something completely different! My supply has dropped due to me being sick and not having the energy to pump isn't helping. I feel like I'm failing at my attempt to help someone, and I don't like it. I need more support or help or something.

Maybe someone can wish me good luck and give me some encouraging words?

Starting Over

Okay, so since I started this venture I've had road block after road block preventing me from doing everything the way I want to do them. I'm starting over, I think. I'm not even going to get into all the crap that's happened, but everything is fine now in case you think the Apocalypse happened in my house or something, it did not. Sickness rained down...I guess it was a sorta Apocalypse. :)

Anyway, tally of milk! 9-13 ounces! Not sure how much, I found a couple random bags of milk hiding in my freezer. They are safe, but I need to deliver this milk to SuperMommy very soon. As long as my husband comes home at a reasonable time tomorrow from his new job (yay!!!), I'm looking at tomorrow. Other than that, I've been eating well, drinking more water, and pumping when I get the chance (which hasn't been often, sadly.) I wish this venture was going smoothly. But I will make it go smoothly. I have to.

Day 5: Well, maybe not.

Okay, so this last week has been made of more fail than Saturday. Since Saturday I've only been able to pump two more ounces, so I have 11 now. If its not one thing its another. With the addition of my husband being home, that means more cleaning for me to do since there is another person in the house plus more running around outside the house which makes it difficult to pump.

Wednesday (today, yesterday, whatever), my husband had the stomach flu so I was busy taking care of him and the kids. This is all so lame. We were supposed to have a blizzard or blizzard like conditions. I guess we did, but with out apartment facing east, and everything happening from the Northwest, I have no idea. Tomorrow is a new day, I will pump more. I've been taking fenugreek and am perspiring it. I constantly smell like it, which is nice because it does have a pleasant smell...to me, anyway. So, more milks tomorrow! Cheers!