Kate- Glad to hear things are getting better with your supply. Mine is fine. Really, I never had any definite problems, I was just paranoid that since I'm away from him during the day and can't pump at work that if I wasn't feeding him more frequently in the evenings that my supply would go down, since even though I'm pumping, I know that's not as effective as the baby in stimulating production. It's very stressful to try to pump half the day's milk when you can't pump at work! So basically, things are fine, and I'm learning to be less paranoid about it. Thank you for thinking of me, though!
Silvia- I'm sorry you wouldn't be able to visit with your mom. It must be very hard living so far from your family. I hope everyone in El Salvador is doing well despite the mudslides and earthquakes. I also went through periods with Aaron when he refused the bottle (immediately following periods where he refused the breast!) What worked to get him back on the bottle was to have my MIL give him a bottle when he wasn't "really" hungry, like an hour after I fed him. At first he just played with it, but then the next day we offered the bottle when he was hungry, and he took it just fine. Maybe she needs a "no-stress, take it if you want it, but if not, oh well" sort of approach. Seemed to work for Aaron.
Janet- You will do fine going back to work. I've been back for 2 months, and it is hard to leave my LO, but it has gotten easier with time and even though I think about him frequently, it is so nice to have adult conversations about something other than poop and when the baby last ate. But understand that it is normal to have some misgivings. The first month was very difficult fo rme because we had just started the transition from pat/sh to pu/pd and I knew that for HOURS of the time I was at work, Aaron was screaming in his daddy's ear. To echo someone else (Andrea? I forget who's who) if you need support or to vent, pm me.
