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May 2014 Moms
spinsoffresonance
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Breastfeeding check in
spinsoffresonance
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How's breastfeeding going this week?
How old is LO ? How long between feedings? What is the longest you get to sleep at night?
EBF, EP, supplementing?
What challenges have you had this week, what solutions did you find ?
Raves and rants?
Have you tried nursing in public yet, where have you fed LO this week? Do you use any kind of cover?
Anything else you want to share?
How old is LO ? How long between feedings? What is the longest you get to sleep at night?
EBF, EP, supplementing?
What challenges have you had this week, what solutions did you find ?
Raves and rants?
Have you tried nursing in public yet, where have you fed LO this week? Do you use any kind of cover?
Anything else you want to share?
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Re: Breastfeeding check in
Good! But like others have posted on another thread, I don't get as engorged as I used to. It's making me paranoid that my supply is dropping, but it's actually fine. I also feel like my letdown isn't as strong and DS is getting more efficient.
How old is LO ? How long between feedings? What is the longest you get to sleep at night?
15 weeks today. 2-3 hrs during the day and he usually goes 11-12 hrs overnight. He sleeps through the night for the most part.
EBF, EP, supplementing?
We do a mix of nursing and pumping/bottle feeding.
What challenges have you had this week, what solutions did you find ?
None!
Raves and rants?
Raves - DS used to sometimes get really frustrated with nursing and would scream on the boob (I think he got too used to the bottle...) but I can't remember the last time he did that! Now he's so calm and peaceful when he eats :-).
Rants - I was telling one of my "friends" about how I pump at work and she got a grossed out look on her face. Then she started telling me about how disgusting it was that her sister pumps breastmilk and saves it. Ummmm excuse me, but since when is breastfeeding - and feeding my baby- gross??? She doesn't have any kids and is generally not fond of babies but her reaction and comments were not okay.
Have you tried nursing in public yet, where have you fed LO this week? Do you use any kind of cover?
Yep - at a zoo. I didn't use a cover.
Anything else you want to share?
Good
How old is LO ? How long between feedings? What is the longest you get to sleep at night?
A is 16 weeks old. She goes 2-4 hours pretty much 24 hours a day. We were sleeping more at night, but I think she's starting her four month wakeful, or maybe she's just hungrier at night because she's so distracted during the day.
EBF, EP, supplementing?
EBF
What challenges have you had this week, what solutions did you find ?
Just being a little distracted, but she's almost four months old, so that's expected. Most times we can work through it wherever we are, but if she's not having it, we'll go to a quiet room.
Raves and rants?
I haven't pumped in well over a week and my supply is still good.
Oh- and I love feeding my kid. The smiles and giggles are awesome, even if it does send a mouthful of milk down my shirt.
Have you tried nursing in public yet, where have you fed LO this week? Do you use any kind of cover?
I have no issues with NIP. This week was on a (non moving) golf car at the beach. Past adventures include restaurants, in a mei tai at the baseball game, etc. I try to use a cover if we're with people and having a conversation, but other than that, I don't worry about it much. Plus A hates it, so that's fun.
Anything else you want to share?
How old is LO ? How long between feedings? What is the longest you get to sleep at night? He is 15 weeks. During the day he eats every three hours, with a shorter two hour stretch before bed. He usually sleeps about 12 hours at night, so I am getting a normal night of sleep most nights. Occasionally he will wake once to eat.
EBF, EP, supplementing? EBF
What challenges have you had this week, what solutions did you find ? No challenges.
Raves and rants? Rave- loving how easy this has gotten! Rant- just wish I could drink more regular coffee. I don't need the caffeine, but decaf just doesn't taste as good!
Have you tried nursing in public yet, where have you fed LO this week? Do you use any kind of cover?
How old is LO ? How long between feedings? What is the longest you get to sleep at night? 11 weeks. He takes a couple of long naps a day, so it's still almost hourly during the day when he's awake. He slept 6 hours last night!
EBF, EP, supplementing? EBF and pumping for stash or for bottles if I'm stuck on a conference call.
What challenges have you had this week, what solutions did you find ? Mentioned above. OALD is back. I try to lean back to slow the flow and give him frequent burp breaks.
Raves and rants? Rave: eliminating dairy seems to have helped his tummy. Rant:. I"m being repetitive, but again.. the OALD and the large volume spit up when he eats too much.
Have you tried nursing in public yet, where have you fed LO this week? Do you use any kind of cover? Yesterday was a doozie! We went grocery shopping for the first time in a couple of weeks, so it was the first time he had been in the K'Tan in a while. He got too hot I guess and had a complete melt down. I've never seen his poor little face so red from being hot & crying. I had the great idea to go sit in the pharmacy area and feed him to settle him down. He was feeding well until I looked over and saw a little boy sitting nearby that had red, swollen, irritated eyes. I realized how dumb it was to sit in an area with possibly sick / infected people, so I hightailed it out of there. So, I'm holding him to the boob with one arm while pulling the full grocery cart behind me. It was NOT the Olivia Wilde cover photo example of graceful breastfeeding, let me tell ya!
Anything else you want to share? I just want to compliment @lissiehoya & @MK1013 and the others that have had medical issues. I don't think I would have the perseverance to stick with it as long as you ladies have. I hope the hard stuff is behind you!
ETA: corrected typo
1st BFP-8/17/12! Missed Miscarriage discovered @ 8 week US. D&C.
2nd BFP-2/13/13! Blighted Ovum discovered @ 8 week US. Natural miscarriage.
3rd BFP-5/22/13! By early June, progesterone plummeting. Another loss.
August 2013 - started Donor Egg process, but surprise BFP with my own eggs.
Dear Son born 5/28/14
Meh. Okay. Nipple pain bas returned. DS has been doing a lot of comfort nursing.
How old is LO ? How long between feedings? What is the longest you get to sleep at night?
Um. Almost 14 weeks? I forget sometimes.
He eats every 2 hours during the day and 4th 7 in the first stretch and 2 to 4 hours after. Depending on what time he woke up.
EBF, EP, supplementing?
Still ebf.
What challenges have you had this week, what solutions did you find ?
I've realized my nipple pain is from his comfort nursing as he won't latch on as good. So I get stuck with the pain versus pulling him off and potentially waking him.
Raves and rants?
My parents are bugging me. But that's not bf related.
Have you tried nursing in public yet, where have you fed LO this week? Do you use any kind of cover?
I nurse a lot in the car. I can sit and hang out listen to the radio and cool off.
Anything else you want to share?
How old is LO ? How long between feedings? What is the longest you get to sleep at night? DD is 3 months old tomorrow! Feedings during the day are usually every 2-3 hours. Longest stretch I've ever had was 9 hours, but the norm is 6-7 hour stretch.
EBF, EP, supplementing? EBF and pumping at work.
What challenges have you had this week, what solutions did you find ? Going back to work and all the challenges that go with it.
Raves and rants? Rave: I have a stash of around 175 oz in my freezer. Rant: Trying to find the time to pump at work is hard. I feel like I'm not able to do it enough and because of that my supply may suffer. This is my first day back and here is what I did:
Have you tried nursing in public yet, where have you fed LO this week? Do you use any kind of cover? Yes - this week it was at brunch and then again at a friend's house for drinks - both w/o a cover. I hate the cover so much.
Anything else you want to share? The hands free bra is awesome and ridiculous at the same time.
1st BFP-8/17/12! Missed Miscarriage discovered @ 8 week US. D&C.
2nd BFP-2/13/13! Blighted Ovum discovered @ 8 week US. Natural miscarriage.
3rd BFP-5/22/13! By early June, progesterone plummeting. Another loss.
August 2013 - started Donor Egg process, but surprise BFP with my own eggs.
Dear Son born 5/28/14