The Pump Station

This blog is about breastfeeding - so if that freaks you out, stop reading!

I have been searching for things to do during my day so I don't go out of my mind. One of the moms in my Yoga class suggested a support group for nursing mothers at "The Pump Station" (cute name, I think). I went today for the first time and I can't believe how much information I got. It was well worth the effort of getting me and Teo ready.

But let's start from the beginning. I walked into the store (it's a store with products and such and then there's a classroom and a mommy's lounge in the back with couches and a fridge) when I see an older, nice looking lady assisting a customer and she looks so familiar. I finally realize who it is . . . "Jeanie," I say, "Jeanie Vercillo?" She looks at me and has no idea who I am. I think I must look very different than I used to. I tell her who I am and she comes over and gives me hug. She works at the store and is very nice and helpful. She gave me 40% off of a nursing bra I purchased! That is a great deal. She says hi to everyone.

So I'm the first one at the class which starts at 1pm. There are these special chairs with no legs along the perimeter of the room. They have a back to them, but they just sit on the floor. Next to them are several pillows to assist with nursing your baby. I go in and start nursing because baby is crying and pretty soon other mothers come in, sit down, and start doing the same thing. It started to make me laugh. I was sitting in a room with a bunch of nursing mothers all having a conversation at the same time. This class, by the way, is for babies 0 to 4 months so everyone is experiences roughly the same thing. I did see another one of the mothers in my Yoga class there.

I found out GREAT information . . . like when the Mommy and Me MOVIES were. I can go see a movie (current) with my baby at the theatre with other mommies on Mon. and Wed. at this certain theatre. They even have changing tables in the theatre so you don't have to leave the theatre when you need to change your baby.






I can go see "Wolverine!!!"






I also found out that Teo is "clamping" down on me so that is why I am SO sore. I thought that it was other things that I was doing wrong, but it is just that my baby's jaw is very tight, normally from a hard labor. There's NOTHING I can do except take a lot of Motrin and just wait for his jaw to loosen and stop doing it. The teacher said probably between 8 to 10 weeks old. At least I know there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

They have a scale there, so I weighed my baby. He is now TEN pounds! Hooray. And I also learned that I'm probably not feeding him as often as he'd like. I learned that babies go through a "marathon" eating period in the late afternoon when they want to eat every hour. I thought he was just being fussy during that time, but he really just wants to eat more!

I'm looking forward to my next meeting, and possibly movie, next week. I can't believe it's been a month since baby was born.

Finally, after the class, I went next door to El Pollo Loco and got a burrito for lunch. Inside there was a crazy man having a loud conversation with himself by talking to his reflection in the window. Once I made my order and was filling my drink at the soda fountain, he decided to come over and have a conversation with me. We talked about Teo and how he hopes the baby will play baseball when he grows up because he, himselft, is really good at baseball. To end the conversation he asked me if I would like him to buy me a taco? I said, "no thank you."

It was a very eventful day!