Bottle Feeding!

Today, just now, I fed Margaret her first half ounce of expressed breast milk. I'm very excited.

Sarah went out to the grocery store and little M started crying inconsolably. We had some expressed milk in the fridge and everything was sterilized so I decided to give it a try.

I warmed up the milk in a bowl of hot water got Margaret all in position and let her try the nipple on for size.

It went alright. Sarah came home partway through and it definitely seems like she does better with the actual breast, but she did manage to suck down about 1/2 an ounce which is a nice start, I think.

It was great to be able to provide for Margaret in this way as, until now, for me, it felt like I was unable to provide for one of the most basic and most important of her needs. As Margaret sucked on the bottle being provided by me, I felt really happy and fulfilled - like it feels when you've just made a person you care for very happy.

While I think that it's still probably best for SAM to feed direct to M, I feel so glad to know that we now have another option and that when the baby is hungry, that there is something that I can do. This also has implications on Sarah's sleep patterns as well and I'm looking forward to work out ways in which this can improve our time usage.