I should shut up more and listen to Tina a whole lot more. Tina was convinced the wailing we were hearing from E wasn't colic but starvation. I chalked that up to new-mommy worries but I was way wrong. The pediatric nurse said E isn't getting nearly enough milk, even though she gets all Tina can give her. Little E was down to 8 lbs 14 oz, not dangerously low but less than Saturday, and that's the wrong direction. So we pumped in a buncha Similac.
Without too much in the way of detail, we don't think we'll be able to breastfeed exclusively, and we'll have to supplement. Realistcally, we're formula-feeding and supplementing with pumped breast milk. It's disappointing, because the benefits to breastfeeding are overwhelming. But it's what we gotta do and besides, it helps Tina be able to sleep whenever she needs to and I can feed 'Liz'beth.
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