5 weeks old!
Kierstyn started smiling at us this week… which is the sweetest thing ever and we all spend a lot of time every day trying to get her to smile! (See more videos of her here.)
Her other big news is that we found out at her one-month checkup this week that she has surpassed her birth weight!! We’ve worked hard for every one of those ounces and that was a huge milestone for her (and me!)
I’m also thrilled to report that after much effort and time and making a few tweaks in the past five days, my milk supply has been up significantly this week!! In fact, I even had enough extra to put three small bags in the freezer this week!! If you’ve ever struggled with low supply, you know what a big deal this is!! I’m so grateful and hopeful that this is going to continue! We’ll see!
She and Champ both are discovering their hands right now and it’s so fun to watch! They continue to be great sleepers and are mostly on the same schedule most of the time. They are such a gift to our lives and we just love having two babies!
I just love this and am so happy for your family. 🙂
Thank you so much!
Way to go on supply! I have walked that road- but such amazing payoff! 💗
Yes! And thank you. for your encouragement!
Aww! Yes I really struggled with supply with my first three. It was very tough. Congrats on the milk in the freezer and all the ounces you’ve put on your sweet baby girl. Continuing to pray for your family.
Thank you for your encouragement!
She is adorable! Your whole family is. You are a wonderful woman of God
Thank you for your encouragement!
How sweet! Congratulations.
Because I always struggled with milk supply, I only nursed on one side while I pumped the other. This way, I was able to store milk each feeding and eventually my body thought I needed double the amount. I did this from the early stages so my body would naturally produce enough for each feeding on only one side. At first, I had to feed more frequently. I was also amazed at how much more I was able to pump when the baby was nursing at the same time.
Yes! Pumping religiously for the past 4 weeks + doing a long list of other things is starting to make a difference! It’s been a lot of work because my milk didn’t come in at all at the amount that it had with previous pregnancies (and I’ve always had low supply in the past), but little bit by little bit, it’s slowly increasing! Since my supply has been so low, I’ve been pumping after feeds (and often, there hasn’t been really anything to pump)… so it’s taken hours and hours and hours of time… but I’m thrilled that it’s finally starting to pay off!! I’ve usually never had any extra to put in the freezer, so this is a big deal!
Thank you!
LOVE the baby pictures! I look forward to this post every week!
Me, too!!!
Aw, thank you so much!