sometimes i can't believe that baby is still getting 100% breastmilk now, after 7 months and even with me starting part time work. the 5-6 month period was probably the hardest as i had to adjust to going to work (and having only time to pump once at work) and also baby cutting back on her naps and being clingy while i was at home such that i couldn't pump while she was awake.
however, once baby started on solids at the 6 month mark, things got much better as she drinks less milk now and i am usually able to pump more than a day's supply of milk everyday even on the days when i work. have even started freezing milk again occasionally. lovely!
will be on a full time work schedule from next week onwards, so that's the next challenge we will have to get through. the hard thing is that it is not work, but a two month long course that will likely require me to be sociable during lunch. it will also be close to impossible to slip out halfway through discussions or lectures, so i am wondering when i will get to pump. bah.
in any case, as i told a fellow mum who is still breastfeeding her 14 month old son, i am working on the principle that any breastmilk i am giving baby after 6 months is really a bonus. and again, i give myself a pat on the back for making it this far ... especially having to lug a bulky backpack with the electric pump and cooler box PLUS my work laptop and ipad on public transport on the afternoons that i go to work. when i have to stand in the train with all the barang, it makes the train rides extra long.
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