FFFC!

stepper1725

Happy Friday! Anyone got anything good?

 

acbfreire

I have one! It ticks me off when people complain that they only pumped 8oz and are worried about their supply.

I never pumped more than 4 oz combined (very, very rare, it is usually 2 oz) and LO nurses around the clock, so I don't have much left. Actually for EBFers it is expected 1/2 oz to 2 oz combined (kellymom), so I can't stand posts like that!

 

stepper1725

This might be a little flameworthy.

 I went back to work this week, which went much better than expected. I BF and told my supervisor I'd need to pump 3 times a day. I was orginally going to do this at 9:30, 1:30, and 4:30. Well, it turns out that our lactation room is REALLY nice, complete with recliners and a TV. I told my supervisor I needed to switch hours because of supply issues, but really it's because I want to be able to watch my favorite shows while I pump.

acbfreire

stepper1725:

This might be a little flameworthy.

 I went back to work this week, which went much better than expected. I BF and told my supervisor I'd need to pump 3 times a day. I was orginally going to do this at 9:30, 1:30, and 4:30. Well, it turns out that our lactation room is REALLY nice, complete with recliners and a TV. I told my supervisor I needed to switch hours because of supply issues, but really it's because I want to be able to watch my favorite shows while I pump.

awesome! what do you watch?

stepper1725

The Today show in the morning, and a Baby Story at lunch. I'm pretty sure watching a Baby Story speeds up the pumping process : )

It only takes me 20 mintues from unpacking to clean-up each session. It feels like a nice little break instead of the stressful time I was imagining before going back to work.

unaveragejane

I don't usually voice my complaints, but DS is happy enough in his swing for a second, so here goes...

DH has an aunt who I love to pieces, but she has two habits that annoy the heck out of me. First, when she is helping with DS and he needs a diaper change, she always changes him on her lap. It doesn't matter that I have set up a spot for changes right there in the living room; she insists on doing it across her knees. And then she gets upset when he pees on her! Her other habit is that she doesn't fasten the snaps at the bottom of the outfit. I noticed she did this with our cousin's daughter at the family reunion Monday, too. I know they're just babies, so it's not like their underwear is showing...but then it is. It just bugs me!!!

My other FFFC is that DS has gotten into a habit of waking up from a nap about 15 minutes after I get him down, and when I go to try to get him back to sleep, he just grins at me. It's the silliest, sleepy-drunk grin, and I can't help but smile back at him, which makes him smile more. Thus now he is up from his nap and into his swing 40 minutes before he's due for another bottle. Yeesh. It's a good problem to have, smiling baby rather than screaming baby, but I would so love him to take a 90 minute nap one of these days.

acbfreire

unaveragejane:

My other FFFC is that DS has gotten into a habit of waking up from a nap about 15 minutes after I get him down, and when I go to try to get him back to sleep, he just grins at me. It's the silliest, sleepy-drunk grin, and I can't help but smile back at him, which makes him smile more. Thus now he is up from his nap and into his swing 40 minutes before he's due for another bottle. Yeesh. It's a good problem to have, smiling baby rather than screaming baby, but I would so love him to take a 90 minute nap one of these days.

DD smiles after she spits up. I had just changed her into a clean outfit and I am closing the snaps and voila! Spit up on the clean outfit and big smile. I can't get mad , she's so cute!

parenthood4

stepper1725:

This might be a little flameworthy.
nbsp;I went back to work this week, which went much better than expected. I BF and told my supervisor I'd need to pump 3 times a day. I was orginally going to do this at 9:30, 1:30, and 4:30. Well, it turns out that our lactation room is REALLY nice, complete with recliners and a TV. I told my supervisor I needed to switch hours because of supply issues, but really it's because I want to be able to watch my favorite shows while I pump.

Haha love it!

My lo falls asleep a lot when nursing. I usually encourage him to stay up and finish so he can have his awake time...unless I am watching something I really want to finish. Then I just let him hang out until I'm done. And my husband asks why sometimes he eats for so much longer!

daisy080187

unaveragejane:

I don't usually voice my complaints, but DS is happy enough in his swing for a second, so here goes...

DH has an aunt who I love to pieces, but she has two habits that annoy the heck out of me. First, when she is helping with DS and he needs a diaper change, she always changes him on her lap. It doesn't matter that I have set up a spot for changes right there in the living room; she insists on doing it across her knees. And then she gets upset when he pees on her! Her other habit is that she doesn't fasten the snaps at the bottom of the outfit. I noticed she did this with our cousin's daughter at the family reunion Monday, too. I know they're just babies, so it's not like their underwear is showing...but then it is. It just bugs me!!!

I hope your son pees on her every single time she changes him, serves her right! I'd totally understand doing it if there was NO WHERE to change him (cause I've done that, granted I was a store & he just had to be changed) but not when your at home & there is a couch floor something to lay him on!

MIL does this thing with DS's socks (I know its really petty & I've never said anything to her cause I'm picking my battles with her) but when he's got socks on she hikes them as high as they go, I keep mine around his ankles where they should be, they don't look nearly as cute when they are hiked up so high that his little chubby legs have a fat roll hanging over his socks! But thats okay cause everytime I get him back from her & she's not looking I hike them back down!

jess9802

acbfreire:

I have one! It ticks me off when people complain that they only pumped 8oz and are worried about their supply.

I never pumped more than 4 oz combined (very, very rare, it is usually 2 oz) and LO nurses around the clock, so I don't have much left. Actually for EBFers it is expected 1/2 oz to 2 oz combined (kellymom), so I can't stand posts like that!

Are you working outside the home and having to pump to replace feedings? It's true that if you're nursing full-time you should not expect to pump a lot, but a lot of women don't know this, and it's stressful trying to build up that stash before returning to work, so I sympathize with them. It's awful seeing your supply drop after you've started working and your baby is depending on your ability to pump enough each day - that's what prompted my post on the BF board yesterday about pump output. I worry much less about how much my baby is getting when we're together and he's nursing around the clock.

acbfreire

jess9802:

acbfreire:

I have one! It ticks me off when people complain that they only pumped 8oz and are worried about their supply.

I never pumped more than 4 oz combined (very, very rare, it is usually 2 oz) and LO nurses around the clock, so I don't have much left. Actually for EBFers it is expected 1/2 oz to 2 oz combined (kellymom), so I can't stand posts like that!

Are you working outside the home and having to pump to replace feedings? It's true that if you're nursing full-time you should not expect to pump a lot, but a lot of women don't know this, and it's stressful trying to build up that stash before returning to work, so I sympathize with them. It's awful seeing your supply drop after you've started working and your baby is depending on your ability to pump enough each day - that's what prompted my post on the BF board yesterday about pump output. I worry much less about how much my baby is getting when we're together and he's nursing around the clock.

my FFFC was not directed to you - didn't even realized that you posted on this topic, but answering to your question, I return to work PT next week. I am nursing full time and pumping once a day so DD has a bottle and is used to it when I am away. I am sure ppl get worried about their supply, and I don't blame them. It is just that they produce a lot and shouldn't be.

jess9802

acbfreire:

jess9802:

acbfreire:

I have one! It ticks me off when people complain that they only pumped 8oz and are worried about their supply.

I never pumped more than 4 oz combined (very, very rare, it is usually 2 oz) and LO nurses around the clock, so I don't have much left. Actually for EBFers it is expected 1/2 oz to 2 oz combined (kellymom), so I can't stand posts like that!

Are you working outside the home and having to pump to replace feedings? It's true that if you're nursing full-time you should not expect to pump a lot, but a lot of women don't know this, and it's stressful trying to build up that stash before returning to work, so I sympathize with them. It's awful seeing your supply drop after you've started working and your baby is depending on your ability to pump enough each day - that's what prompted my post on the BF board yesterday about pump output. I worry much less about how much my baby is getting when we're together and he's nursing around the clock.

my FFFC was not directed to you - didn't even realized that you posted on this topic, but answering to your question, I return to work PT next week. I am nursing full time and pumping once a day so DD has a bottle and is used to it when I am away. I am sure ppl get worried about their supply, and I don't blame them. It is just that they produce a lot and shouldn't be.

I didn't think it was directed at me - it was just timely seeing your post here considering my own freakout yesterday! In all honesty though, I really do think it's a matter of education. I read a lot on breastfeeding and tried to be as prepared as possible, but knew very little about pumping and what was normal output, how much babies need over time, etc., until I was actively doing it.

Good luck with your return to work. :-)

acbfreire

jess9802:

Good luck with your return to work. :-)

thanks!

sam19

I want to go back to work so badly so I can have a break from my kids. Not even te baby necessarily but the 3 year old is driving me up the wall lately.

aniflower21

I can't stand baby talk that consists of poor grammar and incorrect enunciation of words. For example: "is you gonna go wif gwamma? Is you?" It just sets a poor example for speaking habits... Plus it's just annoying

zinkyn14

I'm going back to work next week , so I called my supervisor to discuss my plans.  I EP and will need time to pump at work.  I was explaining this to HER and she was so clueless.  She asked who would bring in my baby for the feeding.  In addition, she asked for a doctor's note stating that I needed to pump.  She said she couldn't allow extra time, well my boobs will disagree.  It annoys the heck out of me, now I need to call HR to straighten this out.  She knows absolutely nothing.  I don't think I should need a doctor's note.  I work for a huge company.  Just a little extra added stress.

stepper1725

zinkyn14:

I'm going back to work next week , so I called my supervisor to discuss my plans.  I EP and will need time to pump at work.  I was explaining this to HER and she was so clueless.  She asked who would bring in my baby for the feeding.  In addition, she asked for a doctor's note stating that I needed to pump.  She said she couldn't allow extra time, well my boobs will disagree.  It annoys the heck out of me, now I need to call HR to straighten this out.  She knows absolutely nothing.  I don't think I should need a doctor's note.  I work for a huge company.  Just a little extra added stress.

Ughh, I'm so sorry you're dealing with this. If you work for a large company, I'm sure your HR department knows about the new requirements for breastfeeding mothers passed in the Affordable Care Act. You can read more about it here, especially the part about employers being required to provide "reasonable break time" for pumping moms. https://www.dol.gov/whd/nursingmothers/

mkflower3000

I have a serious pet peeve about people who over-dramatize their/their children's sicknesses. People get sick, it doesn't always mean the end of the world! A cold or a flu definitely suck, and I definitely get feeling bad for your kid/yourself and wanting it to get better - of course! But when people start to act like the illness is worse than it actually is, or start assuming that a tummy ache necessarily = appendicitis, for example, I get sooooo frustrated... Are you just trying to get attention? Do you like it when people feel sorry for you? Are you enjoying wallowing in your misery? Ugh.

Also, I don't understand why people go on FB to write statuses about their headaches/migraines. Doesn't looking at a screen just make them worse??

OK, vent over  

mkflower3000

sam19:

I want to go back to work so badly so I can have a break from my kids. Not even te baby necessarily but the 3 year old is driving me up the wall lately.

I'm trying my damnedest to find a job right now... Not just for financial reasons (although that's the MAIN reason), but because I feel like DD and I both need a break from each other. I never wanted to be a SAHM. I admire them, and I think it's wonderful, but it's really just not my thing. I also get a feeling that DD would have more fun going somewhere that's more interesting than being in our apartment and seeing people other than me all day.