300: Easter in the time of COVID-19 with a 1 month old baby boy

I just want to write a quick post giving an update on the current situation in our household. We've been doing cloth diapers for 5 days now and it seems like we have a pretty decent workflow going. We have transitioned away from formula with the exception of one bottle per day. Albert is drinking around 25 oz per day. We've been doing 1 to 2 breastfeeding sessions per day with the rest of the milk coming in bottles. I have been using the Medela "Pump In Style" to collect my breast milk. I am able to pump between 2 and 6 ounces per session by pumping both breasts simultaneously.

Nursing Hoodie

https://www.motherhood.com/side-access-hooded-nursing-hoodie/001-92679-002-001.html

Nursing Dress

https://www.motherhood.com/plus-size-lift-up-tiered-nursing-dress/006-96240-000-001.html

Nursing Tee

https://www.motherhood.com/lift-up-nursing-tee/006-92676-12.html

Graphic Tee

https://www.motherhood.com/eat-local-zipper-side-access-nursing-top/006-96623-000-001.html

Pumping Bra

https://snugabell.com/products/pumpease-hands-free-pumping-bra/

I spend a lot of time worrying about nursing, pumping, producing milk. I spend lots of time feeding the baby, changing diapers, burping baby, cleaning up baby's puke, doing laundry, washing pump parts. I am super hungry. Here's what I've been eating:

Pork burritos https://damndelicious.net/2014/10/10/slow-cooker-pork-carnitas/ With canned refried beans, shredded cheese and cooked minute rice. Freezes well.

Egg burritos https://kaiserwellnesscenter.tumblr.com/post/614660394599022592/step-1-make-pesto-step-2-scramble-eggs-step-3/

Meatloaf https://kaiserwellnesscenter.tumblr.com/post/614660854937436160/cubed-meatloaf-makes-a-great-addition-to-pasta/

Chicken nuggets https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/8849/baked-chicken-nuggets/

Date balls https://www.loveandlemons.com/almost-raw-carrot-cake-bliss-balls/

Chocolate caramel balls https://kaiserwellnesscenter.tumblr.com/post/614659844723621888/these-homemade-chocolate-truffles-are-great-for-a

Chocolate oat balls https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-bake-energy-bites/

Trail mix https://kaiserwellnesscenter.tumblr.com/post/614163056456564736/clean-out-your-pantry-and-make-your-own-trail-mix

Biscuits & Gravy: Bacon grease, 2 C milk, 2 C beef broth, 1 1/4 C flour, 3 pieces of crumbled bacon. Bisquick biscuits.

Monster cookies https://www.justataste.com/re-post-monster-cookies/

Barley risotto https://www.oviahealth.com/guide/2023/pregnancy-recipe-butternut-squash-barley-risotto

Simple scones https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/79470/simple-scones/

Eggs Benedict (see recipe in the Joy of Cooking)

Deviled Eggs https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/classic-deviled-eggs-recipe-1911032

So as you can see: lots of butter and animal fat. Not a lot of dairy. Lots of nuts. There was the first week we were home from the hospital that I was getting between 1-2 hours of sleep in a 24 hour period (according to my FitBit). Then there were a couple of weeks where I was getting 7-8 hours of sleep. In the past week I'm back down to 5-6 hours. Albert is waking up in the night and doing a fair bit of fussing, which breaks up the long night into two chunks. I can't seem to do well with mid-day naps.

I have transitioned back into "regular" underwear (with pads attached). I am still bleeding but it's much less than it was two weeks ago. I am wearing maternity jeans today (not PJ pants) for the first time since baby's birthday, so we'll see how that goes. I am wearing the nursing bra with underwires that I picked out very early on in pregnancy. The "Tummy Transformer" that I bought and tried on two weeks ago (that didn't fit at that time) fits now. I wore it yesterday while walking and it helped stabilize my core a bit. I pulled it up over my breasts for a bit of stabilization there too.

I am gratefully using all the mommy products so lovingly given to me by friends and family members. The calendula nipple cream is on my breasts right now, thanks to CT Organics. I am drinking Pink Stork Herbal Mint lactation tea from my sister. I used lanolin on my nipples last night, which was gifted to me by the same person who gave me the breastpump and a ton of bottles. I am absolutely humbled by the gifts that people gave me, and I already have a box ready to ship out to my other sister to pay it forward.