Well, I didnt get to my initial goal of 12 months pumping, but I made it to 11 months, which isnt too shabby. I gradually decreased pumping from my highest 7x a day, to 6x, 5x, 4x, 3x, 2x, and then a couple days of 1x a day. So it was a gentle decrease on my body which is easier physically and mentally (there are also hormones going on there too that you dont want to mess around with too drastically).
I am glad I was able to give them mother's milk for 10 full months without supplementing and then supplementing from 10-11 months. There are a few bags of frozen milk left that I still giving them, so they have a few more bottles left.
We are pricing and researching which type of milk to wean them onto now that they are nearing on the big first birthday. I am leaning towards Goats milk since it is the closest in nature to human milk. There are a lot of benefits to goats milk too. Babies who have a sensitivity or allergy to cows milk can benefit as well.
Here are a few links (sorry cut and paste)
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=131
http://www.abundalife.com/goats.asp
After they wake up from their WONDERFUL 2 hour and 10 min nap (I hear rustling in there) they will have lunch and then I think we will go to Sendicks (a really nice grocery store) to price and look at Goats Milk.
We grow so fast. . .
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Jill, congrats again on making it so far--you did a fantastic job! I'm sure that you'll make a great decision on milk going forward--good luck! Also, I love the pics of Nicholas' hair all curly, how cute :)
ReplyDeleteI think it's great that you made it this far pumping - good job!! Did you find Goats milk at Sendicks? I have that on my list to ask our pedi at our 12 month check up...
ReplyDeleteThat is AWESOME! 11 months is something to be proud of. I made it a whole 6 weeks:)
ReplyDeleteSweetie, at least you don't look and smell like a goat!!! Just kidding of course. We are all very proud of the great commitment you made (and kept) with pumping for soooo long. It wasn't easy--to say the least! What a wonderful gift you gave Celia and Nicholas. You're such a good Mommy!
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