Naptime Blog

When my OB told me we needed to deliver baby Jayce at 37 wks due to low fluid. I was overly excited. I was TIRED of being pregnant!!! I didn’t gain much weight with the pregnancy so I knew that I didn’t have a BIG baby on board. I never expected him to be soooo small though. Baby Jayce entered the world Jan. 6th 2009 weighting in at 5.2lbs. & 19 in. long. I had already planned to give breastfeeding a try. With Jayce being so small he had a difficult time latching on (NO fun). So the lactation consultant suggested we start pumping to get our little guy going. They offered him Enfamil in the hospital as well to supplement. Once Jayce got use to the nipple on his bottle, I could never get him to latch on properly. Needless to say the next 6 weeks became what I like to call “The Amazing Race”. I spent all day and NIGHT pumping. It was the worst!! I was excited that he was receiving breast milk but discouraged that I had to pump day & night!!! I found myself quickly falling into a little postpartum depression. When we went in for his 8 wk well baby check up, his doctor said his weight was great and going forward w/ formula would be just fine. That was ALL I needed to hear. I asked for some samples of that same Enfamil from the hospital. We discussed how expensive it was to purchase. We also discussed if the Parent’s Choice brand was comparable. My doctor said it’s was the exact same thing. She thought it would be a great alternative and hopefully save my family some money. Well I rushed to Wal-Mart to get our 1st can.

Well, the rest is history. Jayce has been on Parent’s Choice since he was 8 wks old and he is about 15 lbs. at 4 months. He is growing like a weed, like old people say!! We couldn’t be happier. We are always looking for ways to save with a young grow family and I can say our formula is affordable and works for our family. I tip my hat to those breastfeeding mothers, but just know there are some really great formula’s out there as well.

We made the best CHOICE for our family…