The magic that is breastmilk!

Ok, warning this is a little "out" there. :)

I had never really thought about breastmilk and the things it could be used for other than feeding Elizabeth. That, alone, is fascinating. Something my body produces is the perfect food for my growing girl, very cool. When Elizabeth came down with Pink eye, there were 2 things that concerned me. First, where in the heck did she get pink eye?!? We are really out and about around B'ham a lot. And second, I really wanted to avoid giving her antibiotic drops at her young age. When a doctor suggested putting breastmilk in her eyes it baffled me. And, at first, seemed very odd. You know, that whole putting milk into my daughter's eye thing. Rebecca, my lovely little sister, confirmed that is was a "weird" notion. I knew breastmilk had anti-bacterial properties, but I had never considered using it to "cure" ailments. So we started using the breastmilk at every diaper change and it completely cleared up her pink eye so fast! So I am pretty much a walking pharmacy. :)

Here is a link about all of the other uses for breastmilk, aside from the usual one.

Breastmilk and It's Many Uses

Izzy Boo is 4 months old!

Elizabeth turned 4 months old on Wednesday. We had her 4 month check up with Dr. Amason yesterday, here are the little girls stats:

Weight: 12 pounds, 14 ounces - 4 lbs. up from her birth weight

Height: 25.5 inches - 4 inches up from her birth weight

Little miss is growing quite nicely!

This is also a huge milestone for us and breastfeeding, considering the rough start we had with a NICU stay - bottles, formula, nipple shields. I am very proud of Elizabeth and myself for working through the rough patches and she is now completely, 100% breastfed. I really couldn't have done it without Bryan and Darcie's support.

Here is my 4 month old baby, she doesn't really sit still anymore: