Interrupted
My Life Thus Far
Inducing Re-lactation
I feel shitty today. Mentally. I've got so much going on
in my head. It all has to do with Keenan and the whole
gluten-free thing (do we convert the whole family or just
him). It's all-consuming and pretty much taking over my
life right now. Then on top of that my period started this
morning and I'm feeling a bit emotionally. Irrationally
so, of course. I can't decide whether to laugh, cry,
scream or do all simultaneously (Snookums calls that "the
crazy laugh/cry thing").
I went to Central Market this morning to check out the
gluten-free section. Turns out there is no section. It's
scattered about the store. I asked a lady filling the
rolled oats in the bulk food section where I could find
what they had. She disappeared into an office. A moment
later she came out bearing a 10 page packet listing every
gluten-free item in the store. It was wonderful! It would
have continued to be wonderful if I hadn't looked at the
prices of some of the items. I won't go into itemized
detail, but one bag of pasta cost me $7.49. I wanted to
cry, but that probably had more to do with hormones than
grocery prices.
For the first time in awhile, I had coffee with Gen. We've
decided to make it a weekly thing. Monday's. I'm going to
do my best to keep up with it. We go too long without
seeing each other. Both of us get caught up in daily life,
but I'm worse about it.
This is going to sound incredibly insane and maybe a
little strange, but after much contemplation, research and
a discussion with Snookums... I've decided to induce re-
lactation. Yes, that is exactly as it sounds. I'm going to
start lactating again (I never stopped really). Right now
Keenan is drinking almond milk, which costs almost $5 for
half a gallon, which he's drinking 3 of a week. Taking
into consideration the cost of his food now and his
nutritional needs I think I'll start pumping again and
giving him that to drink. It may sound crazy, but I'm his
mother and I want to do whatever I can to make him healthy
and happy. I pumped earlier today and got almost an ounce.
That's after 9 months of NO nursing whatsoever. I'm sure I
can increase my supply if I keep working at it.
All I want right now is a hot shower and my bed. I'm so
glad I'm off tomorrow. I'm not leaving the house... Ciao.
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