1,000 oz!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so freakin proud of myself. When it became clear that Simon wasn't going to latch I hooked on that pump right away and feel like I haven't unhooked since. 😂 The literal blood sweat and tears I've put into making sure he can be fed exclusively breast milk is insane, it's rough, but I feel great to be able to do this for him, and be able to freeze my 1,000th oz today!! Choosing the exclusive pumping route was not my plan, but I'm so happy that my body has responded this well to the pump. When he's 8 months old I'll have enough saved up to get him to a year, and then planning to keep going for as long as I can manage for babies in the NICU. It's so important to celebrate these accomplishments so I can motivate myself to keep going. I've pumped through mastitis, through judgement, through depression. I was crushed when he refused to direct nurse and felt like I'd be missing out on this huge bonding experience. But when he's drinking his mommy milk from a bottle and stops every so often to grin at me, well, I don't feel like we're missing a thing. ❤️