My Pumping Tips...Things that work for me (rd)

1. Nurse/Pump as often as possible
2. Pump and nurse simultaneously, when you wake up and come home from work.
3. Pump and drive! 
4. Pump at work, right before your workday starts, even if its only 5 minutes (this shortens the gap between your last nursing session and your first lunch/pump break)
5. Diet--eat oatmeal, and other foods that help your milk flow. Also drink lots of water. 
6. Only let baby have a bottle when you are not there!
7. Pump right after a hot shower while baby is sleep.
8. If you can't take a hot shower, place a hot towel on breasts or use booby tubes
9. Relax while pumping, and think of baby
10. If stressed, find things that take stress away, like music, walk on beach, etc.  Whatever works to take away stress for you!
11. If necessary take supplements like fenugreek or Motherlove More Milk Plus or drink Mother's Milk Tea.
12. Don't worry or stress over how much milk you produce, just keep pumping and moving forward! 

Quiona

So this week I finally introduced grains into my little one's diet.  Well actually a seeds, but some still put it in the grain category.  I made a cereal from Quiona flakes, and it was pretty easy to make.  Just boil water, then add flakes and boom, in about a minute it was done.  I fed it to her plain and she ate it but made a face like, um mommy what is this ish?  So then I mixed it with mashed bananas and it was all good.  

I like Quiona because it is naturally high in iron, no fortification necessary, plus it's got protein and a lot of other naturally occurring vitamins and minerals.  I tried some with butter and sugar added for my own taste and it's not that bad.  I think I may be able to get used to it.  I have used regular Quinoa in beef soup and I loved it!  But for now it's a great food for baby.