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31-5-2009 - 6 Weeks!

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Well my little chunk butt is now 6 weeks old and tipping the scales at almost 11 lbs! She has really been packing on the pounds since taking a bottle. She is half formula and half breast milk at the moment, but I am pumping more and more so I plan on increasing my breastmilk storage so I can maybe get off of formula. I now think that instead of my little girl being affected by my milk, she was just more hungry than what I could produce. SO, here's to increasing my milk supply!! I am curious though as to how you store breastmilk, and how long breastmilk can stay room temp, before you have to get rid of it. I know with formula, you have an hour before you have to toss it out, but what about breastmilk? Any info would be appreciated!

Lily is showing more of a personality and I love it! She still wakes many many times in the night, but it is getting better, at least I'm getting used to it more. Her brother and sister are so sweet to her. I looked over at her sleeping in her little bouncy chair earlier and my 23 month old was covering her little feet up with the blanket, it was precious. I put a picture of Lily smiling wide, and a picture of my Baylee. I also posted a picture of my little boy who just graduated preschool on Friday. He looks pimp in his little suit! I love my kids!!! xoxoxoxox

2 Comments on 6 Weeks!

RainbowRach - Monday, 1 Jun
awww I am so pleased Lily is doing great x x

tribegirl11 - Sunday, 31 May
freshly pumped breastmilk is good at room temp for about 5 hours. Breast milk can be refrigerated for 5-7 days (keep it near the back of the fridge instead of in the door)...but if you're going to use it after 4 days smell it to make sure it's still good :) I had some go bad after only 4 days before--not sure if it was something I ate or not! If you're freezing breast milk...you should freeze it within 24 hours of pumping it. Frozen milk is good for 3-4 months (I freeze all the time and I constantly recycle my stash by using the frozen and replacing it with freshly pumped once it's been chilled in the fridge). If you give her a bottle and she doesn't finish it all, you can put it back in the fridge and reuse it at the next feeding--but it needs to be used within 5 hours (you can reheat it). Good luck! (I don' t know how you feel about meds, but I take something called domperidone to increase my milk supply. You have to order it online from overseas b/c it's not FDA approved in the US. I've done tons of research and it way safer and has way less side effects than Reglan, which you can get in the US. If you're interested, you can order it from www.inhousepharmacy.com. It's called Motilium on there. I was able to pump about 33% more after just taking it for 3 days. Eventually you can wean down and get off of it completely once you give your supply that boost!) Best of luck...and you can find lots of answers at www.kellymom.com (I lived on that site for months!)

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