MIA: me and the milk

Hi blog world,

No, I didn't fall off the face of the planet. Truth is, the working parent bit (albeit, mostly from home) is eating my lunch!

Seriously, I'm stressed out and trying hard to keep things in balance. 

Sadly, I think the stress of being in the office a few hours every week and being put on a couple of big projects is putting a hit on my milk supply. Sigh. 

So, I've made the very difficult decision to start supplementing with formula in the evening. I'll likely start tomorrow if I have another difficult night. This is hard as Savannah hasn't really even had much use of a bottle. We gave her one a day a few days a week, just to practice. 

Now, we're slowly going to start transitioning to more bottle use. It's inevitable. 

I'm proud we've gone this far without anything else and the plan is to only supplement if she is really needing it in the evening. 

Anyway, all this has been weighing heavy on my mind and so my blog has fallen to the side. 

I have so many pictures and updates to write about, including her grandparents big visit and Easter. 

I think as I start to make peace with the fact that adding formula doesn't equate me with being a horrible, baby-poisoning mother, I'll have more focus on everything else. 

Gosh, and I'm not even a crunch granola hippy mom...or at least I wasn't. 

Right now, I'm accepting (or working on accepting) the lactation card we were dealt and focusing on the fact that most feedings will still come from me. 

I'll try my darnedest to start updating again soon. I don't want to forget all of the neat things we continue experiencing while we live in the Dhabi.