Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Milk siblings

Baby Zoe,

You are an only child, but you have many milk siblings, through the milk bank, and one through family acquaintanceship. A  little girl, younger than you by a few months.

The dollar value of the milk I donated so far was quoted high - $1723.50 for 383oz - that it's hard to believe the bank is not making profit. So I'm looking for other ways to share the milk. I posted an ad on a website where people sell milk, and got an email from a man. Turns out, there is a whole subculture of men wanting breastmilk. I might have to keep donating it to the bank as the freezer is continuously filling up. Your refusal to drink from the bottle when I'm at work, is not helping.

Now that I'm working full-time, your hatred toward the bottle pushed us toward solid foods two weeks sooner than planned. I come home at lunchtime to feed you, but you go hungry for hours until my work day ends. Yesterday I asked nonna Maria to feed you some grated apples. Today for your afternoon meal nonna Maria will steam a potato and puree it with breast milk. Sounds pretty tasty. Can't wait to hear how it went.

Love,
Mommy.

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