Vampires aren't the only blood lovers

Its true, Ivey has had two blood transfusions already and MAY need another! Her red blood count is still low. We will find out soon. Poor baby! In good news she's up to 1810g or 3lbs15oz! Also today we officially got to try breastfeeding! The dr ok'd two BF session a day. Not sure if I can make it there twice a day. I thought life was already stressful! But really if I want to BF and not bottle I need to make myself available. Today the LC showed me how to BF using a nipple shield, those are recommended for preemies. I didn't think it would help, but it really did. Since her mouth is so tiny it just helps her be able to hold the whole nipple in her mouth. Hopfully won't need that for too long, it's just one extra step.so today she did some REAl bf for about 3-5min then she had her regular tube feeding. I only was able to hold her for an hour, I needed to pump. That's going to be one of the most challenging parts of all this. She won't be able to just nurse alone. I'll nurse her, bottle feed and then need to pump!! I'm already worn out, thinking about it. But it's all for the best!!!!!