Got Milk?

….if it’s not one thing, it’s another.  I honestly never thought motherhood would be this hard.  No…wait.  I knew it would be hard, challenging…but I didn’t think FEEDING my baby would be so difficult.

I met with the lactation consultant…things were good for a few days, and then my milk STOPPED.  Period.  No more.  And this conveniently happened in the middle of the night – and me with no formula in the house as back up.  My poor little man was screaming bloody murder when DH got home at 7am from work.  I immediatley sent him to the store for a can of formula.

I called the lactation consultant again and told her what was going on…she told me to go see my doctor and get Domperidone.  One of the side effects is an increase in lactation.  So…I went and got it today and it already seems to be making a bit of difference.  So for now (until my milk is back up to where it needs to be), I’m pumping and bottle feeding as much breastmilk as possible and then supplementing with formula.

Could his baby acne be connected with drinking formula?  His skin seems to have broken out more since being on it.    *sigh*  I wish these things could be easier.