Having a breastfed newborn is tough.

Having a breastfed newborn is tough.

By Elliott’s age now, Aarem was already being formula fed, which meant I could have someone help me feed him and I didn’t have to wake up every 2ish hours to feed him or pump.

Oliver had a 7 week nicu stay, which meant I had 7 weeks to be a slave to a pump, but if I needed the extra sleep I could sleep through a pumping session and I didn’t have to wake up to change a baby every couple hours. By the time he came home from the nicu he was on an every 3 hour feeding schedule which allowed for me to get some sleep between feeds.

I should be sleeping since Elliott is sleeping. 😭

On another note, we had a weight check today and he is 5lbs either 3 or 4oz- can’t really find a reliable conversion site but that means he has surpassed his birth weight! (Only took 3 weeks to do it!). I’m so excited though. I’m glad that the mama milk is making him grow!