Just came across this breastfeeding assessment tool   and wanted to cry. Wow. Wish I'd had this a long time ago. We could have avoided a...

So, today, she took 11 oz. of formula. Which means, based on the formula of 2.5 oz. per pound of body weight, she should be taking about 30 ...

Okay, I'm pretty sure I AM making more milk. If a baby eats 2.5 oz. per pound of body weight, Lola should be getting about 30 oz. a day....

I'm giving up trying to feed her the donor breast milk. I have to wait until she's ravenously hungry to get her to drink it, and tha...

Lola's been doing better about accepting the donated milk. I'm still mixing it with formula, but its now 2 parts donated milk to 1 p...

Love that little face. :)

I almost hesitate to post this, because whenever I think I see real progress and comment on it, the next day really sucks. But here goes: I...

The Good: Lola went 12 HOURS without a bottle last night! I thought for sure she'd wake me up for a middle-of-the-night bottle, but she...

Went to the health food store, and got some alfalfa and flax/borage oil. I haven't tried borage before, but besides being a galactagogue...

Today, I became the honored recipient of a freezer full of donated breast milk . Yes, there are mothers out there with extra-large milk supp...

Nothing like watching someone squander their milk supply while I fight so desperately for mine... It isn't fair. It just isn't fair...

I just have to look at these pictures, and I feel like a warrior! You can read my birth story here.

Oh boy. I thought we really weren't going to make it without a bottle last night the way Lola was cluster-feeding. I felt like I was jus...

I got my batch of Mama Munchies lactation cookies! Yum! I had two right away. :) Read more about them (and get the recipe) here:

I witnessed the "breast crawl" myself last night as I was rocking my daughter. She had her head on my chest and started wiggling ...

Took a break from pumping, today. Lola nurses so much better when I don't pump, I'm not sure why. She nursed much more frequently, a...

Lola started smiling yesterday. Not just sleep smiles, real smiles. Directed at me. And that makes all the struggle, all the heartache, wort...

Yesterday's 2 oz. at once was just a fluke. Back to 1 or less per pumping session. *Sigh.*

I have always thought there was something wrong with my boobs, they had always looked so different any others I had seen. Not really full, ...

Progress! 2 whole ounces pumped an hour after nursing! I used to only get 2 oz. if I didn't nurse for 3 hours or more.