Abi will be so happy

Mommy thought that she had to stop breastfeeding Abi in the short term (but was just told by her doctor that that’s not the case).  Poor Abi had three bottle feedings of formula. The first two (9PM last night and 5AM this morning) went ok, though Abi did try to lunge toward where she would normally get breast milk.  The last one, at 9AM today, was hard.  Mommy had to turn Abi away from her (so Abi would not smell milk so much) and recite nursery rhymes while Abi ate.  She ate a little over 4 ounces, and then went to sleep. It took about 45 minutes for her to get those 4 ounces down (in between fussiness.)

Anyway, she is back to breast milk at her next feeding.  I expect her to be very happy.

The good ladies at La Leche League are quite correct that bottle feeding with formula is a pain.  It is messy, involves measuring and bottle washing, takes a long time, leaves none of Mommy’s hands free, is not as much fun, and apparently does not taste as good as the real thing. Though, I do suspect it would get easier with experience.