Kudos to you

Yes, I really am working on the birth story, but I just have to take a minute to give props to any one who bottle fed their baby, and especially those who bottle fed expressed breast milk. I exclusively breastfeed Kinsey, and I plan on pumping for her when I go back to work. This arrangement has worked wonderfully for us and has made nights so much nicer for us - she even slept "through the night" (5+ hours) before 7 weeks.


However, I had to have a CT scan of my abdomen this Monday morning. The radiologists had warned me to have 48 hours of breast milk pumped and stored for Kinsey, as I would be unable to breastfeed due to the contrast I would be given (I have since found out that 24 hours is more than sufficient, thank the Lord!). I thought "No big deal" and began pumping. I stored up milk and went for my CT scan...that is when all hell broke loose. See why...


1. Kinsey? Not a fan of the bottle.
2. Me? Not a fan of washing the bottle.
3. Kinsey? Not a fan of the eye dropper feeding method.
4. Me? Not a fan of waking up in the middle of the night to heat the bottle.
5. Kinsey? Not a fan of the cup feeding method.
6. Me? Not a fan of getting up in the middle of the night to "pump and dump"
7. Kinsey? Not a fan of the second style of bottle.
8. My breasts? Not a fan of constant pumping. Ouch.
9. Kinsey? Still not a fan of the bottle. Doesn't mind middle of the night upheaval, because hey, she can sleep anytime she wants to.
10. Me? I really miss cuddling up with Kinsey and feeding her. And I feel awful when she is screaming because she is hungry and hates the bottle.


So, needless to say, as soon as 24 hours are up, we are back to the boob. I will keep pumping once a day to start a stock pile for when I go back to work, and to occasionally try to get Kinsey to accept a bottle before then, but I am so looking forward to not having to do all the work associated with bottle feeding. Call me lazy, but I have so much else to do!


So, kudos to all those moms who bottle fed for any length of time. I sure as hell can't. (Yes, it is 2 AM. Thanks for noticing).

Kinsey doing what she does best. How else do you think I have a 12 pound baby?