What a relief!

I can't tell you what a relief I am feeling writing this post. As most of you know, we have been struggling with getting James to drink a bottle at daycare. We couldn't understand why he was refusing to drink (kicking and crying!) when he used to drink bottles. I did a lot of research on the topic, talked to a specialist and James' pediatrician and was thinking we were just going to have to come to terms with the fact that he might never take a bottle which meant he was going 10 hours at daycare without drinking :( Luckily the other night I was reading more on the topic and came across a blog about women who have an excess of a particular enzyme in their breast milk that causes it to spoil sooner than it should. They advised that if the baby is refusing the bottle you should taste the milk. So I did just that and about vomited!!! The 5-day old milk (which should last 8 days) was so rancid I could not get the taste out of my mouth all night. This obviously brought me to tears thinking about trying to force James to drink this spoiled milk. I felt so terrible for him. I currently don't know how quickly mine spoils but James was still not wanting to drink even the 24 hour milk (which seemed to taste/smell fine to me). But...he is accepting formula now at school! Yesterday and today he drank two 4 bottles! While I am very sad that he will not be having breast milk at school, I am relieved he is drinking. And the good news is I can still nurse him at home. This is a huge stress relief for me and I am hoping he continues to drink!!!

Today was also a big day for James as he hit a milestone...his first rollover!!! How exciting! Of course daycare was the one to get to experience this first and I am sure it won't be the last thing they experience first. He did roll over for us though at home so we got to see him in action. We will try and get a video to post for you all to see. Great job big boy!