Teeny, when I left Skye and Isaac to work at this age, all breastmilk was frozen in 2oz. There was a 4oz bottle ready to go when I left, then the next 2oz was defrosted once that bottle was gone and if that was more than 90 minutes before I was due home, then the next 2oz would be removed. Oh, and Skye (my 2yo) starts her DTaP series next week. I'm terrified, but DH wants them done before she starts preschool after Xmas.
Emily, there is a reason why River is also known as the payback baby- I don't know how many poor sleepers you have to have to get a good one, but for us it was four. If you have enough kids, one of them is bound to sleep
Babybump, have you seen the spinners swap?
to everyone else. Sorry to be so behind, but I'm struggling to keep my head above water at the moment. I'm going very introspective (working on The Artists Way) and whilst it's fun, it's emotionally demanding. Tomorrow is the big 10 year anniversary of dad's death as well, so I've been fretting about that. I don't know what we're doing for Grandad Day this year- walk in the park with a cup of tea, probably.
Emily, there is a reason why River is also known as the payback baby- I don't know how many poor sleepers you have to have to get a good one, but for us it was four. If you have enough kids, one of them is bound to sleep
Babybump, have you seen the spinners swap?
to everyone else. Sorry to be so behind, but I'm struggling to keep my head above water at the moment. I'm going very introspective (working on The Artists Way) and whilst it's fun, it's emotionally demanding. Tomorrow is the big 10 year anniversary of dad's death as well, so I've been fretting about that. I don't know what we're doing for Grandad Day this year- walk in the park with a cup of tea, probably.
: I was standing there speechless!! I felt so uncomfortable, and did not want to cause a scene as there were many other parents standing around bearing witness to the event. He just stood there playing with her and his older dd was there also and she was playing with her feet and hands...and then he passed her over to the dd. I just thought the whole thing was so weird and totally caught me off guard! Then he took Audrey back from his dd and the dd went and grabbed another baby. Finally Audrey reached her arms out for me and I was able to snatch her back....
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Entirely unacceptable. I swear, I'd have been hard pressed not to punch him in the nose. 
: Who the >>@>@@ does he think he is?! UGH! 
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for doing the Artists Way - I have been meaning to get back to that for a while. I totally respect you for doing that and being such a busy mum
: for you on the 90 minutes uninterrupted time! Hillel has been giving us a hard time and I keep thinking I have it sorted and it's got to get better, and it sometimes is and sometimes not... last night I had my first quiet time alone with Hillel sleeping (DH had gone out to mend bridges with his dad) and it was awesome! 
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You sound less stressed- is it getting easier?
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i think 2 oz doesn't sound like very much but if she's still taking it very frequently it's probably fine. i do think you could try doing more like 3 or 4 oz and see if she wants it or not and have more of a break between "meals". good luck! i hope things are improving on the homefront as well! 
i hope your supply rebgounds for you. fenugreek always worked really well for me.
he's a little different) i hope everyone has a great week and i'm sure i'll be on a few times!
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