Today was a little bittersweet - no, not bittersweet, sad. Today Ella got one step closer to being ready for daycare by taking a bottle at her afternoon feeding instead of nursing. (We moved her mid-morning feeding to a bottle at the beginning of the month.) I have been so lucky to be able to nurse Ella as I know this is the best thing for her. I was so worried that I wasn't going to be able to nurse her, but was pleasantly surprised that it went so smoothly (minus the tube feeding, latching problems = using a nipple shield, spending the first 3 months pumping after EVERY feeding = overproduction = mastitis x3!!).
However, I didn't want to worry about finding the time (and probably more importantly the place!) to pump at school and therefore needed to wean her of her day time feedings. Luckily, I'm still able to nurse her in the mornings and evenings. (Also luckily due to my overproduction, we have a plethora of milk in the freezer!)
I can't believe my little one is getting so big! (17 weeks today!!)
