+ Week Two +
Soooo, I think I'm sharing my cold with you. I'm so sorry, little one. I've been icky-sick for a couple of days now, and I figured it was simply a matter of time until you got it too. This morning you sounded really congested and you didn't like it one bit when I attacked your nose with the snot-sucker. You went to daycare anyway since I'm not sure you're actually sick yet or not, but we'll have to wait to see if the boob juice limits your impact from it. I sure hope so. It's pretty darned unpleasant.

I wasn't able to pump all that much this weekend, mostly because it's hard to pump much when you're eating it all. Know what I mean? Friday night I experienced the "joy" of painful engorgement again. I haven't felt like that since the first time you slept 6+ hours. But the Fenugreek appears to have brought that reality back to me. Saturday night wasn't as bad, but last night was pretty full again. I'm thinking the decrease Saturday and some yesterday was from the Sudafed I was taking for my cold, which I've heard decreases milk supply. So... I stopped taking it. Of course, this was aided by running out of it anyway. I figure it wasn't actually helping much at all, so why have the important side effect of milk reduction? Heck, no! Hopefully I can get enough today since I'll only be pumping once (read below), and I have very little backup supply. I'm still figuring my milk supply trump card is setting the alarm for midnight and pumping then. We'll see. I need my sleep, too, especially with this wicked cold.

Today is the day I've been waiting for. You don't have any idea what's so special about today, but you are going to the pediatric orthopedic surgeon to have your harness taken off! I am beside myself with excitement. It feels like Christmas to me. Since your frame of reference is so minimal, you probably don't even realize that you're not supposed to be in that harness. You're supposed to be able to kick your legs and wiggle your toes. Oh, you will soon enough! Your appointment is at 2:15, so I'll be leaving here to come get you at 1:30. Your grandma wants us to call right after the appt. so she'll probably be stopping by to visit you tonight too. In fact, she might be picking you up after work tomorrow. You might get to play with Grandma for an hour or so. I think you'll enjoy that.

Anyway, back to work. Must go drink more water too. I'm convinced that no matter what I eat or drink, or how much Fenugreek I take, water has the strongest influence on how much milk I can make.