Macy’s Mom

I have always preferred Huggies..but I saw the Luvs commercials..and then my mom sent me a Luvs coupon for $3 off. O.K…we’ll try them! At the store, I couldn’t believe the price difference! $9.99 for 60 Luvs vs. (about) $16.99 for Huggies Supreme! (and I have the $3 off coupon!)

The first thing I noticed was the waist band…no elasticity. Sure enough…major blow-out! “WARDROBE!” Not so great absorption of Gavin’s breast-milk mustard poo. And I was not happy with the leakage of pee in the middle of the night…”wardrobe!” I found myself using them in the daytime- only when we were staying home..definitely not at night..not letting my husband use them..(he just doesn’t get them tight enough around the waist)

I figured the money I saved in cost, was equal to the money I spent doing laundry!

And the Oscar goes to………Huggies Supreme!

After the breastfeeding fiasco with baby Macy…when I found out I was having another baby…I was determined to do it right this time! I read as much as possible about it…called the hospital where I was going to deliver and spoke with the lactation consultant. Even during labor, I let the nurse know that “I had failed the last time..and I needed all the help I could get!” As soon as Gavin was born, they put him on my breast. Help! And I continued to ask for help every-time I nursed him. …HHmmm..time to nurse the baby..(push the nurse call button..) “um..Hi..could someone come check my latch?” During my two day stay, I met every lactation consultant and nurse. And even after I left the hospital, I was back the next day to..guess what? ..check my latch! We weighed him, and he had lost over 1 pound! I kind of freaked out..the nurse suggested I see his doctor..and to get a pump. We saw his doctor the next day..Gavin had already gained since the day before. Phew! Relief! We’re breastfeeding and gaining weight! Yeah!

Ok, I was surprised by what a production early breastfeeding is! Pillows, latching on properly…and the time! He would be on my breast forever! I’d nurse him for hours.. quite a difference from out shopping with baby Macy the first week! I felt trapped at home the first couple of months! I wanted to quit so many times! (but after all the drama to get us here..I couldn’t bring myself to stop) And yes..it eventually got easier..and faster… And the irony is that now I have a baby that won’t take a bottle!

When I was pregnant with Macy..I read all the books. . napped..ate healthy..took pre-natal swim. I knew I was going to breastfeed. I thought breastfeeding was natural and instinctive. Put a baby up to your breast..they nurse. How difficult could it be…boy was I WRONG! I didn’t really pay attention when the nurse was shoving my new baby on my breast. I didn’t think I needed to go to the class on breastfeeding. And when they come in and ask how the baby has been feeding..I’d just say “fine.” I even left the hospital a day earlier than I had too. I knew that I might have sore nipples..but when they started bleeding..you could say I panicked. I called the hospital and asked if I could come back! Surprise..the breastfeeding class is only offered while you are still there..not after you’ve checked out! They suggested I rent a hospital grade breast pump and gave me the number to a lactation consultant. $120 an hour! We drive clear across the city…she hooks me up to all this supplemental tubing..I’m even more confused! She latches the baby on to me and asks if I can feel the difference? Um..yeah? (not at all..I was so sore..pain..pain) We went home..I cried..they baby cried… I started pumping. The baby stopped crying. hhhmmm…much easier…stress free. I continued pumping for about 6 months.

OK…it’s not really a bra..it’s a nursing cami/tank. One hand quick release. Your stomach stays covered. You don’t need special nursing attire…just a button-down shirt. Comfortable to sleep in. Comes in white, gray, & black. Toss it in the washing machine and the dryer. Worth mentioning again..THE STOMACH STAYS COVERED! $16.99 at Target. (no, you have to actually go to the store..it’s not on the website!) They were out of what I thought was my size (medium)..so I bought a large. That was a mistake..not the large..the only buying one part. I could hardly wait for it to come out of the wash…I have since made several trips..bought a few more..love them!

I was reading the October issue of Pregnancy magazine..when an ad in the back caught my eye. Slim Lines freezer trays for breast milk..made from PETG plastic/medical grade & FDA approved. The trays freeze the milk into one-ounce servings..and they fit into any bottle opening. I had to order it! $15.95 for two trays with lids. (plus shipping and tax..about $22) I love them! I have a freezer bag full of breast milk popsicles! Pop about 2 or 3 at a time into a bottle..put in fridge to melt..you’re ready to go! It’s quick..clean..and no wasted milk! Gold star!