Well, today's the day. Claire is 4-months old today, and we gave her formula for the first time. At her well-baby visit, I told Dr. Frank that I'm not sure I'm going to be able to keep with her needs, so he green-lit both solid foods and supplementing with formula ... and gave us a ton of formula samples, of course. It would be great if I never actually had to buy any of it myself! :)
Funny thing is, I actually pumped enough yesterday and today that there wasn't a need to go to the powdered stuff, but I felt strongly that I want to try it on a weekend so that I can see the results and make sure everything goes okay. So, at her last feeding before bed tonight, we first mixed 2oz of breastmilk with 2oz of formula, then gave her another 2oz of straight formula. She took it all like a champ! I'm both relieved and a little sad. But the most important thing is that Claire is getting the food she needs.
Now, we just watch. Today's a little weird also because she's not feeling great from her shots, plus she didn't eat or sleep much today, but you gotta start some time. If we wait until the perfect time, there just won't be any, so today's as good a day as any!
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