Making Baby Fat Rolls Appear

Keep you baby fed

Breast is best

FED is best

Who the hell cares how your kid eats as long as they eat?

One thing for sure is feeding Mr. Nolan may be one of the most challenging parts of having a newborn. This was all such uncharted territory for me because Aubin ate like she had never seen food before for 17 months. In the world of breast-feeding, 17 months is an eternity. I just expected things would be easy with Nolan.

We started off okay but quickly learned that he would rather shake his head side to side for hours rather than eat. Okay then dude, take a bottle of boob milk because you’re hangryyyy. Phew-he drank from the bottle with ease.

Then we realized that he has some crazy rash happening that was a bit more aggressive than baby acne. First thing to go (via pediatrician) is the milk protein for this mama. Excellent- now he won’t nurse and I can’t eat Cookout Milkshakes. FML. Thankfully, within a week his face cleared up so dairy free is the way to be. 

While all this dairy free shit was happening we tried off an on straight up breastfeeding and finally after some research I got a nipple shield. This little plastic piece is sent from Satan himself. It is flimsy, clear plastic that attracts every prince of dirt/hair/nastiness that your home has to offer. It’s awful but you know what Nolan seemed to do better with it. I however was at my wits end with it. It falls off, it’s always upstairs when you need it down stairs, and who the hell has time to clean that thing in between feedings? Did I mention I don’t know when I brushed my teeth last??

One day one of my good friends came over to drop off dinner for us and she mentioned that she thought he had a tongue tie. Great. So I made an appointment and we were referred to a pediatric ENT. She did the frenulum snip right in the office and I thought we were ready to roll.

Negative.

I gave it the old college try for 2 weeks and finally there in the towel. Bro you can take a bottle. I just can’t - I’m sorry.

So now we rock the bottles and I am a pumping machine. Due to pumping so much I have been able to build up a HUGE stock of milk. I have over 4 GALLONS of no dairy milk and I was able to give over a gallon of frozen milk with dairy to one of my Girlfriends who is having twins. We have so much milk that we had to purchase a garage refrigerator!!

Kids are so weird. Just when you think you know why you’re doing they throw a 90 mile an hour curveball at your head. Here’s to making fat rolls appear on this baby man of mine.

Do Great Things

Linds