Malta and Milk

Tomorrow my little guy turns 6 months old! I will have then met my initial goal to breast feed for 6 months. But now, I am not quite ready to give it up, that doesn't mean there aren't some challenges...


Breastfeeding has been horrible and wonderful all at once. I love the bonding time, knowing I am capable of producing all that A needs and giving him the best start in life that I am capable of.


However, at the beginning, it hurts. This is somehow downplayed in the stuff they tell you before you have the baby. After it stopped hurting (about 6 weeks later) I had a couple months of bliss where everything went swimmingly. Then I ran into supply issues. Now my world revolves around making sure I produce enough milk to feed my little piggy every day.


The strangest (and least yummy) solution so far has been Malta...what you say? Yes, Malt soda - a carbonated malt beverage brewed from barley, hopes and water (hmmm...sounds like beer).

I have been able to find 2 varieties near me - and yes, they taste equally as gross (but growing on me). One is Columbian the other from Puerto Rico. The positive thing - they really do work...So I will continue to support the Malta suppliers in my town for awhile and continue to hope against hope that Ovaltine would only work so well....