If you're a bird, I'm a bird

So I returned to work on November 8 so that meant my responsibility of feeding my child continued. You are supposed to pump at work as often as your child eats while you are separated. I looked at my schedule to see what would be possible. The best I could do is pump three times at school. I nurse him around 6:00am at the house and then take him to school. After breakfast duty, I pump at 7:45. During my lunch break, I pump at 11:00 and then after school is over at 2:30pm. I leave school around 3:30pm to get him from school. He has usually already eaten by the time I get there so I do not get to nurse him. I have had the opportunity once to take him upstairs to feed him myself. I usually pump about 12 ounces at work which is enough for four 3 oz. bottles to feed him the following day. I prefer feeding him freshly pumped milk in case there are antibodies in the milk that need to fight off sickness. If I do not get 12 ounces at work, I have opportunities to pump at home th...

 My Brest Friend pillow I had heard the Boppy was worthless for breastfeeding because it doesn't offer support. I registered for this pillow, but didn't receive it. So Joe and I bought it from Babies R' Us. It is sold at Target and Buy Buy Baby too, but it was the cheapest at Babies R' Us. It is very durable and it even has two raised pillows on both sides for babies head. I take it with me when we travel. It ranges in price from $41-$52 depending on where you buy it from. I wish I would have taken it with me to the hospital so I wwouldn't have had to use pillows. Good thing Lincoln was under 7 pounds then. Medela Freestyle pump This pump is a "hands free model" so you can double pump and walk around the house or work on your laptop. There are straps that attach to your bra so you don't lose suction. We bought it from Buy Buy Baby for a little over $300 because we had a Grand opening coupon. It is regularly $379. It is easy to put together and easy t...