Sometimes You Have To Cheat..

So after another several days of pumping and supplementing with formula we went back to the lactation consultant's office to have Levi weighed. Good news, he gained 5oz in 5 days! That's a huge praise the Lord! The "cheating" part was that Levi had a poopy diaper when I was undressing him to weigh him... so she kept his diaper on and counted it towards his weight. If he would have pooped an hour after his appointment than he would have weighed more anyways... so whatever! ;) The LC said, "Sometimes you just have to cheat a little in life!" haha

On Thanksgiving I was really scared I would have to give up breastfeeding in order for Levi to gain weight and it honestly grieved my heart. I know it might sound silly to some people, but I'm really not ready to give it up. I'm so blessed with a wonderful friend who has gone through this exact same thing with one of her sons and she just sat and talked with me as I cried over the idea of weaning Levi at only 4 months.

It's funny to me how much my feelings toward breastfeeding have changed since Jayden was born. Jayden was 4 months old when I weaned him and it wasn't a big deal to me. I was ready to be done and it was just more convenient for all of us. Then Gabriella didn't give me an option so I stuck with it because I had to. And now with Levi I really want to breastfeed him for an entire year.

I've had to throw pretty much everything I know about babies and breastfeeding out the window. I'm not doing a schedule and I'm not deciding when he can or cannot eat. I'm going to let him eat whenever he seems hungry so that he gets milk whenever he wants. Also, the LC suggested "topping him off". So after I let Levi nurse until he's finished I'll give him 1oz of formula. Hopefully, this will help!