OK... so the next step with the lung issue is to do a PET scan. It involves injecting radioactive dye through my body. Sounds like fun, huh? The scan is on Tuesday the 31st. Before then, I have to pump enough milk for 48 hours. How much is that? I have no idea. My friend Linda let me borrow her electric pump. I bought new parts today and have pumped 1 1/2 ounces. Hopefully tomorrow's pumping will be more productive. But even if I get enough milk pumped... Will Milo take a bottle now? He hasn't had one since he was just a few weeks old. Will he prefer the bottle and reject me? And how in the world are we going to get him to sleep???? I go in and lay with him and nurse him for about an hour before he is out. Half of that nursing is acting as his pacifier. A real pacifier won't do it. And during the night... he'll fuss for a minute... I'll give him a quick nurse and he goes back out. Sometimes he'll nurse for about 30 seconds. How am I going to manage two nights bottle feeding this baby who is very into nursing. I have a feeling those are going to be two looooong nights. But I really don't have a choice.
Speaking of sleeping... have I told you about Milo's bedtime playlist?? We want to expose Milo to a very wide variety of music... real music, not baby music. So his playlist includes everything from Elvis, Michael Buble, Feist, Avett Brothers to Norah Jones, Jewel, and Alison Krauss... and everything in between. And during the day we listen to all kinds of music. A good bit of classical, jazz, country, old stuff, new stuff... pretty much everything but classic rock and rap. :) But that probably just means he'll grow up to like classic rock and rap.
Hey!!! I have a friend who had a similiar issue-- she had very strong feelings on not mixing any formula in to the breast milk even for a few days-- she contacted the hospital she gave birth at and her midwife-- they contacted a milk bank and got her enough for the 48 hours!! So I'd try that *unless that creeps you out-- which to be totally honest it would creep me out to give my baby someone elses breast milk.....*
ReplyDeleteALSO-- Id go buy a Tommy Tippee pacifier-- its supposed to be the closest thing to a breast (they have bottles too)-- and try one like today so you know if it works (they sell the tommy tippee brand at BabiesRus)
I hope that all goes well!
OHHh another idea-- if you get the tommy tippee or any passie--try laying him down and holding it against your chest-- maybe hell be tricked....
Hope all goes well