Hi bannanachild and All,
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Originally Posted by bannanachild  Thank you SO SO much! It's great to know there are others out there. Really, I'm not sure how much longer I could have pumped without knowing there are others out there doing the same thing! Thanks a million!
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I second that. I don't know anyone in person who is Eping so it's been really nice and helpful to know through MDC that others are.
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Originally Posted by bannanachild the worst is when DD is awake, and screaming, and I can't do anything about it because I pumping. I HATE that.
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That is so hard. If my daughter is upset while I'm pumping (and there's no one else here with us at the time), I first try to calm her while pumping (reading, playing, etc.). If she needs more support at that moment, I stop and then pump again in a little bit. Not ideal, but over time, she's become more familiar with the pumping and our reading and playing while I pump, so it's gotten easier.
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Originally Posted by bannanachild HappyHappyMommy; 22 months? Wow. You are my hero. Thank you for all the links they have been VERY helpful
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*blushing*. Thank you for your kind words. For me, it's been a very much one day at a time thing. I really wanted to pump for a year, but I set my first goal at a month. I was at six weeks before I noticed that I had passed the goal of one month. So my next goal was 3 months, then 6 months, then 1 year, then 2 years, and now I think I'll just keep going as long as I can.
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Originally Posted by texmati if I were in your shoes, I'd pump into the larger bottles, and then shake to combine the fat and foremilk if it has separated, and then dispense into 4 ounce bottles.
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that. I pump into 7 ounce bottles (and store milk in those too). I mix up the milk before giving it to my daughter, but only pour an ounce or two at a time. She drinks more than that at once, but I'd rather pour several time that have a lot of milk poured into a bottle and have her drink only a little
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Originally Posted by texmati Having DS has taught me that some babies are really vocal about what they want and need. You are listening to your daughters cues about feeding and cuddling, all while providing the best possible nutrition! She really lucked out when she got such caring, dedicated mom.  s. |
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Originally Posted by bannanachild texmati, Speaking of which, what do other EP'ers do to wash their pump? I have a little device that goes in the mircowave for 8 minutes that all the pump stuff and bottles fit inside. I use it about once every other day. Should I do it more than that? Should I avoid the microwave? Should I use the dishwasher instead?
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I use the dishwasher, unless I am traveling in which case I use a steam clean bag in the mircowave. I sterilize my pump parts after every part. I battled thrush for months and definitely found that I was re-infecting/exacerbating the yeast problem by using previously-used pump parts. To avoid washing parts all day long, I got enough sets of parts to get through a full day of pumps and then I run them through the dishwasher over night.
And, again, cheers to all the EPing moms out there.
