Liquid Gold!

7 gallon size bags of pumped milk!! AWESOME!

I have the MOST amazing friends ever! After spending 15+ hours in the ER, and still not knowing what is going on with my stomach, my supply was just pitiful. I am so blessed that my dear friend even came and took Blaise and nursed him for me. I admit this was hard for me, and glad that I wasn't there to watch ( is this a normal emotion to feel when someone else HAS to nurse your baby?), but I am eternally grateful for my friend's willingness to help, and her respect for my wishes to NOT give Blaise formula. I am not a fan of it, and I am thankful that he didn't have to have it. I was so distraught over my health issues, that I didn't even bother to pump. I went maybe 18 hours without directly nursing Blaise, and I was sure my supply was done. After an upper GI, and a CT Scan...the ER still couldn't find the reason why I was in so much ( felt just like my pain when I had my gallbladder taken out) pain. No ulcers, no obstructions, no stones...NOTHING! I was at the point where I couldn't eat without a pain pill, and if I did eat I was throwing it all back up, including blood. I was a bit hopeless at this point. Being that I was one 6 or 7 different meds at this point, and I couldn't really eat, I put out the call for breast milk. NEVER did I imagine the response. It was truly a hard thing to ask for me. I am not good at accepting defeat or admitting that I can not do it all, but I was there. Blaise was suffering and frustrated. So the call went out, and the picture above is the proof of how awesome my friends are. I got 7 gallon size bags of milk. Pumped milk...which is such a pain to do. I have a new-found respect for the working moms I know who pump to feed their sweet babies... I am bad at it, and for me, pumping is about the WORST thing ever. I was able to make this stash last longer by nursing Blaise first and then feeding him a bottle. I am thankful to my friends for their generosity. I might not have survived, nor my nursing relationship with Blaise...without this great BLESSING!