Breastfeeding was never something I wanted to do when I thought about having kids. In fact, it kind of skeeved me out a little. But now, there's nothing more that I want than to be able to feed my baby. Looks like nature has different plans for us.
Anneliese has a high palate & has trouble latching. She also has jaundice & is a very sleepy eater so she wasn't getting enough and lost almost a pound since she was born. I was adamant about avoiding formula, so I started pumping and supplementing with a bottle of breastmilk instead. It seems to be working, as she gained back 7 ounces in 2 days, but now she's realized how fast she can get the milk out of the bottle so she wants nothing to do with nursing.
I guess I should just be happy that I'm producing enough that she can be bottlefed, but it's a lot of work feeding her, then pumping, storing the milk, cleaning the pump. Not to mention it's painful. It would be really nice to just nurse her like every other breastfeeding mom.
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