I've done it!

[willowwisp]

I am feeling so utterly relieved I can't tell you.

I have finished expressing and I'm currently drugged up to the eyeballs and not in pain for the first time in, well what feels like forever.

I've made 16 weeks expressing, we had a count up last night and not only have I achieved 16 weeks against all odds but I have 268x 6oz bags of breast milk in the freezer to get through yet I knew I had massive over supply, but I hadn't actually realised how much!

My joints have been horrendous since 12 weeks into the pregnancy and I have been battling and battling with lifting, playing and snuggling LO as I've been unable to take the strength of medication needed to offer pain relief because I'd have to have thrown out my milk.

It also means I can sell my breast pumps (which frankly I never want to see again!) and have more time as well as quality with LO.

I would loved to have breast fed rather than expressed, and I would have loved to have kept going, but I have to feel proud of myself for sticking with it and doing what I've done to give LO the best start in life I can, despite the personal cost.

 

[beckyboo1]

Wowee well done you. You should be very proud of yourself and that's one hell of a stash... Have you worked out how long that'll last you??!!

Glad you're pain free now xx

 

[willowwisp]

Well he's only taking 25oz a day at the moment, he's teething and really struggling. At the current rate then that would last me 64/65 days which would get us to 6 months. I've got 5 days worth in the fridge still too so that's another week almost to add to that.

 

[Kate1985]

Well done you! That's some good going xx

 

[beckyboo1]

6 months bf is good by any standard- esp if you've expressed it all.

Well done you

Have you thought about how you're going to introduce formula- could be worth your while maybe doing one of the feeds each day as formula so when the time comes that you run out of expressed it won't be such a change? Xx

 

[ceebee]

Well done!! You did amazingly and you should be very proud of yourself!! Now, enjoy those painkillers and the time with your LO xxx

 

[babymother]

That is an amazing achievement!!! Well done. You should be very proud of yourself xxx

 

[sallybee]

Congrats hun. It is such hard work but so worth it!! Glad you don't have to be in pain any more xx

 

[KarenC]

Oh my! What an amazing job you have done, sweetie. You should be so proud of yourself. That's just super. Now look after yourself - you deserve it xxx

 

[jennilisanne]

Wow, that's fantastic, well done!!

 

[Claire123]

Woweee, fantastic! Your baba sure is lucky to have such a dedicated mummy xx