All Natural Breast(milk) Enhancement

Heh heh. I crack myself up.

Anyway, I am just so impressed by the results I am getting from taking Blessed Thistle & Fenugreek herbs to beef up (ummm, that sounds weird, doesn't it...) my milk supply -- too many bovine references...

Sorry, I guess I make it hard to find out the point, huh? Well, Baby J is 9 months old, and I'd really like to make it to 12 months with nursing, if not beyond at least at bedtime, or with pumped milk in a cup. But I had been feeling like my milk supply was dwindling, so I called lactation and they recommended taking Blessed Thistle & Fenugreek supplements, and they really work!

When I pump, I usually am lucky if I clear three ounces (and yes, that's on both breasts). This morning, I got more than 5! Feels like a miracle to me.

Ever since Baby J was just a few weeks old, we've had to supplement with formula because there have been times when I just didn't seem to have enough milk for him. So the stigma of formula supplementation was broken for us way long ago. But I still hate having to give him too much of it, and would love to have a surplus of milk if ever possible.

Of course, I'm not trying to sell anything, and this is no kind of product endorsement, I just had to write about how well these herbs work for me in case there are any readers (reader? just one? please?) who might be struggling with milk supply and could use a boost.

Nurseaholic

"Hi, my name is Sarah, and my son Baby J is a nurseaholic."

"Hi, Sarah."

Well, I don't know what is going on. I don't know if it's Ferberizing backlash or if he's just extra-clingy or if he just wants to "suck on a hot nipple" as my husband would say, but Baby J just wants to nurse and nurse and nurse. Each session, he would probably stay on each breast for at least 20 minutes if he could. If I try to replace my boob with a pacifier, he will have none of it. He spits the plastic faker right back out and swings his head around with his mouth open, using his superbaby radar to find the real deal again.

It's kind of sweet, but should I be worried? Or should I just enjoy it?

Boobs, Butts, and Baby Gear

If you have any interest at all in the topic of breastfeeding versus bottle-feeding, you should read this article at Baby Toolkit. It is the best, most thorough article I have read on the whole dealio.

In other random topics, we are saying Bye-Bye to Swaddlers. I can't believe I've managed to keep Baby J in size 2 Swaddlers this long (he is going to be 8 months this Friday!) but since he's skinny, we've made it happen. I adore Swaddlers -- their softness, their woven absorbancy, oh, how we will miss them! Just have to wait for Baby Dos to come along (no, not yet) to use them again!

And thirdly, if you need baby stuff, head on over to Amazon.com where you can get supercheap stuffs like this awesome organic Kee-Ka blanket for only $11.41 and eligible for Free Super Saver Shipping -- it's usually $38!!!! They have tons of other Kee-Ka stuff on sale, as well as Bumkins bibs, and who knows what else. At the risk of sounding way too much like Mir at Want Not (who I could never be because she's way cooler and in the know about deals and steals), head on over to Amazon now!!!!!