Jacob and his Easy Milk

On May 10, when I took Jacob to his two week well baby exam he weighted 8 lbs 10 oz. He was supposed to weigh his birth weight of 9 lbs. 3 oz by this time. The doctor told me to come back the next week for a weigh in. If he wasn't up to his birth weight by then we would discuss supplementing with formula. Through discussions with a lactation consultant we developed a plan of pumping milk after every feeding and giving Jacob the expressed milk when he showed signs that he wanted more. The good news is that this plan worked. The next week he reached his birth weight and he has been gaining an ounce a day on average. The bad news is that Jacob seems to like his "easy" milk too much. He cries after every feeding for it. I am hoping that eventually I can stop the cycle of breastfeeding Jacob, pumping, feeding Jacob the expressed milk etc. However, I will continue to do this for the time being since it is working. Despite the extra time it takes to pump, the benefit is that others can feed Jacob and give me time to do other things around the house.