My Experience With Milk Donation and A Big Fat Pregnancy Update.

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First things first. 

A few months ago, we Switched Easy to a high calorie formula.

Along with some other reasons, I felt that it was something else to try, to increase his weight gain. 

This left me with LOTS of Breast Milk in my freezer..

1,038 oz to be exact.  

I contacted my local Milk donation bank, to see what I could do…

I was stopped mid-process and advised that they couldn't not take my milk, as I took the prescription domperidome to help with milk production. I was told that is has shown to sometimes lower blood sugar in premature babies, and most of the babies they worked with, were preemies. 

Understandable. 

I knew that this medication wasn't dangerous, I had been feeding it to my baby almost his whole life, and the woman who declined my application to donate at the Co-Op agreed, it is a safe medication, just not ideal for preemies. 

I was a mess for a few days thinking I would literally have to dump gallons of milk down my sink. 

When I came across the HM4HB site. 

"Human milk for human babies" has a chapter in just about every province and city. It is essentially a gateway for women who need milk and want to donate milk, to get together. I gathered my blood work and advised the site that I was a healthy donor who had taken Dom. 

Within one week, I delivered my milk to the mother of an older baby not too far away. 

I was thrilled to help someone AND not feel like I was wasting 7 months of torture service. 

In other news

This little buddy got its picture taken yesterday!

Measuring at 12 weeks 4 days - it has 2 arms and 2 legs and apparently likes to have its hand on its face!

It only seemed appropriate to take a picture of this little guy,  too.

All in all I'm feeling pretty good. 

Nausea comes and goes but is a reassuring sign that this guy is growing. 

I am an emotional pregnant lady. 

I was last time, and I am this time. 

commercials make me cry. 

If I see a stranger cry, I cry.

Its incredible!

oh, 

And I am also HUGE. 

I gained about 10 pounds the month we got pregnant, Its always been a thing for me, (*GIRL STUFF WARNING*) when I cycle, I gain about 10 pounds, then when I get my period, I lose it all. Super frustrating. especially when your period never comes.

ha ha so I started this pregnancy about 10 pounds above my regular post baby weight, and since then I have put on about 2 pounds believe it or not. I have had a few people comment on how I already look like I did when I was 6 months pregnant last time. 

Gee. Thanks.

But seriously, I pride myself on loving pregnancy. every barf,  every pound. I tried to work out once in the beginning, like I had before I got pregnant and The next day I was spotting and had to go in for an emergency ultrasound. everything was good, but I decided that me and my "irritable cervix" will just have to keep our thunder thighs at a minimum by playing with Easy and doing lots of walking.

It doesn't mean I don't want to be healthy or that I won't complain at all… But I want to enjoy every second of this pregnancy. You really don't know if its your last. It sounds silly, but be real… it happens. I bet in about 6 months I'm going to be crying every day like I was last time because he/she won't GET OUT! -  But from the moment I birthed Easy, I missed having him in my tummy. I wanted to be pregnant again within a few weeks (HA). I'm glad its worked out the way it has. 

Me and my busy boy are enjoying every second we have one-on-one. 

xx - r