Thanks to Nicole, who had an adorable small human named Piper last year, I have a crazy, teal-colored, impressively effective breast pump. It is hospital grade.
It is easy to use.
It has dials on it for "cycles" and "vacuum."
And it is quite comfortable to use!
Ross is helping by... playing w/ a zombie ball. And making me dinner (as usual!)
My first ever pumping.We used the pump back in week 42 when we tried to induce labor. And by "we" I mean Ross set it up and told me how to use it. I sat in bed, read a horrible novel and occasionally looked down to watch my nipple expand and elongate as the pump pumped. Colostrum came out. (Um, wow, you can buy bovine colostrum here.)
At seven weeks (tonight, at 2:07 am) we are more than ready to pump and bottle feed so I can do things like leave the house for more than 30 minutes. And Ross can share that amazing eye contact with Ginger that happens when she is happily gulping down boob juice. (I think Ross calls it boob juice. Gross?)
More on colostrum, (not of the bovine kind, though) in case you wanna know, from La Leche League, which rocks:"Your breasts produce colostrum beginning during pregnancy and continuing through the early days of breastfeeding. This special milk is yellow to orange in color and thick and sticky. It is low in fat, and high in carbohydrates, protein, and antibodies to help keep your baby healthy. Colostrum is extremely easy to digest, and is therefore the perfect first food for your baby. It is low in volume (measurable in teaspoons rather than ounces), but high in concentrated nutrition for the newborn. Colostrum has a laxative effect on the baby, helping him pass his early stools, which aids in the excretion of excess bilirubin and helps prevent jaundice."
I vote that "boob juice" is a very gross term. But I find "juice" to be disgusting if used to refer to anything other than fruit juice. Juicy is also not an acceptable word in my lexicon.
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