Congrats, Tasha!
Happy 25, TTCBean!
My sis is planning a shower for me when my family comes up for Thanksgiving. We're going to have a video chat going during it so that close family and friends who don't live anywhere near by can still "attend". The next day, she's going to invite all my friends (and a few of DH's friends) to video-chat for a second "virtual shower". It's going to be a diaper shower so that we don't end up with a bunch of random things we don't need. We're still living in our RV and will be for the foreseeable future, so keeping things minimal is a big priority for us. We picked out all the cloth diapers we'll need, so if everyone gifts one, we should be set!
I met with a lactation consultant (IBCLC) this week and it's been confirmed that my breast deformity (hypoplastic/tubular congenital defect) is pretty darn bad. It doesn't look so bad anymore, since the doctors were able to do the major corrections with surgery when I was much younger (over a decade ago), but all the warning signs for IGT are still there. I'd been told this by the doctors who did the corrective surgery, but I wanted to have an actual lactation expert check me over. The next few months are going to be a lot of meds, herbs, pumping, etc, and there still a good chance I won't make much milk. (Of course, I could really respond well to the treatment and have a full supply. The chance of that happening is around 5%.) If anyone is interested in details or if anyone else on here has a similar issue, I posted a big update about it over in my journal along with the exact treatment plan my LC has me on. Feel free to come read about it. It is intense!!
