12 Weeks PP...

That my friends is over 700 ounces of liquid gold. I can't give you an exact total because for the first month, July-August I didn't write down how much I was freezing. My total from September through today is 694.5 ounces. Today I have reached the milestone of twelve weeks post-partum. That's the magical time when your hormones are recovering from the rollercoaster that is pregnancy and when your body is establishing the right milk supply to feed your baby. That's the time when it is so important to pump every 2-3 hours when you are exclusively pumping to ensure you'll have enough to continue for at least a year. I was basically successful at pumping around the clock every 2 hours since about a week after Little Dude was born. The last few weeks I've slowly been working towards pumping every 3 hours. I'm not quite there yet but it's incredible how much more time it feels like I have by pumping every 2 1/2 vs every 2 hours. Every 3 hours is going to feel like nothing!! It's incredible to look at my chunky little man with the cankles, sausage fingers and toes and know that he's filled out and so healthy by eating only something that I am providing for him. It blows my mind. It's been difficult at times during the last twelve weeks to pump while I wanted to be out shopping, or to wake up even though the baby's been sleeping through the night. I've done it though and it's more than worth it. Nine months to go.