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May 2013 Moms
sarajim06
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Breastfeeding check-in!
sarajim06
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Seeing the nursing/weaning posts in FFFC has me thinking about how close we're all getting to the year mark already! So what are your BFing plans?
Do you have a goal you're working towards?
When will you quit pumping? When will you wean?
How often/how much is LO eating these days?
Biggest challenges right now?
Do you have a goal you're working towards?
When will you quit pumping? When will you wean?
How often/how much is LO eating these days?
Biggest challenges right now?
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Re: Breastfeeding check-in!
Do you have a goal you're working towards?
my goal is one year!
When will you quit pumping? When will you wean?
I don't know. I'm kind of hoping there is just a time where it feels right to both of us to stop.. But I can't imagine longer than a year and a half old at the oldest.
How often/how much is LO eating these days?
It depends usually once or twice overnight, and maybe 4-6 times throughout the day. He feeds on demand.
Biggest challenges right now?
work and travelling. It's so hard on the road or with day long meetings to get it in. I am lucky though. My national leader EBFd (no bottle like me) for over a year, so she tells me to do what I need to do which is nice. It's definitely helpful to have her support.
TTC #2:
March - May 2014 - Natural cycles - no luck
June 2014 - Clomid 50mg - BFN
July 2014 - Clomid 50mg - BFN
August 2014 - Clomid 50mg - BFN
September 2014 - Clomid 50mg - Fingers crossed...
One year
When will you quit pumping? When will you wean?
Hoping to quit pumping at one year. But maybe keep nursing like morning and evening for a while. Hoping we will kind of self-wean. But not sure if that will happen.
How often/how much is LO eating these days?
He nurses 1-2 times MOTN still, then in the morning before I leave. He takes 1-2 bottles of BM while I'm gone and nurses 2 more times before bed so I guess 4-6 times a day.
Biggest challenges right now?
Mini-nursing strikes. I think from teething. He will pull off fussing. And I think he'd rather eat puffs all day than nurse.
And pumping at work. I hate that shit.
One year
When will you quit pumping? When will you wean?
I work in a school, and our summer break starts a week after her first birthday. I only pump at work, so once the school year ends, I naturally won't be pumping anymore. I always thought I would wean at a year, but honestly, I will probably let her wean herself whenever she is ready. Although, if we are still going at 2 years, I may have to end it. I love BFing and don't want it to stop anytime soon.
How often/how much is LO eating these days?
She has always refused bottles and now doesn't like sippy cups either, so she is reverse cycling. She nurses once in the morning before we leave, I go nurse her at daycare on my lunch break, and she nurses 2 more times in the evening before bed. She still does a full nursing session about two times MOTN as well. Yawn.
Biggest challenges right now?
The fact that she won't take breastmilk from anything other than my breasts.
When will you quit pumping? When will you wean? I haven't pumped since October (I'm a SAHM). I'd like to wean ASAP to be honest but I'll wait until DD is ready.
How often/how much is LO eating these days? She eats about every 2-2.5 hours during the day, about 2-3 times at night (kill me).
Biggest challenges right now? She won't drop her night feedings and she STILL won't take a bottle X(
When will you quit pumping? When will you wean? I will see if Eliza weans herself first. Both my auntie's children did it when they reached a year. Ideally I don't really want to BF a toddler in public because I would feel very uncomfortable. I'm hoping that Eliza will wean herself to morning and evening feeds. If she does that then I'm happy to go upto two years.
How often/how much is LO eating these days? Probably about every 2-3 hours day and night. Occasionally she will go for longer. She seems to enjoy her solids so I'm looking forward to them increasing.
Biggest challenges right now? Sleep. I would really love a decent nights sleep. I feel like it has improved but it's still not great.
Do you have a goal you're working towards? No. We are just breastfeeding until it doesn't work for us. I would assume after one and maybe near two but she might have other plans.
When will you quit pumping? When will you wean?
I am not pumping. I have no idea when I will wean. It just happened naturally woth my sons jist past 2. If she decides to do the same that would be great. I hope she doesn't wean too early but that would be ok too.
How often/how much is LO eating these days? She eats when she wants and she seems to slightly switch her schedule everytime I get used to it. She nurses as she wakes, many times during the day unless we go out. She limits nursing if we are out. She also nurses through the night. ( mostly in her sleep)
She refuses all solids. She ate two cheerios yesterday and I was proud.
My other kids were so different, and much easier.
Edit
Biggest challenges right now? Starting solids and weight gain. Her weight gain was great until a couple months ago and then it slowed way down. I don't know what to do.
My goal is one year.
When will you quit pumping? When will you wean?
I SAH so I pump occasionally. I will wean around a year so I can TTC.
How often/how much is LO eating these days?
He nurses 5-6 times during the day and then 1-2 times at night.
Biggest challenges right now?
He's distracted by everything while nursing so I think his feeding sessions are shorter than they should be because he wants to get down or see what's going on. I'd also like if he dropped the MOTN sessions but no biggie I guess.
When will you quit pumping? When will you wean?
How often/how much is LO eating these days?
5-6 times per day and a couple at night
Biggest challenges right now?
When will you quit pumping? When will you wean? I am putting away the pump at exactly a year, I can't wait to be done, I hate pumping!
How often/how much is LO eating these days? About every 2-3 hours on demand at home, and 5 days a week she goes to daycare, so I feed her in the morning, 2-3 times on demand in the evening and usually at least once at night. She is taking cereal plus purees 2x a day.
Biggest challenges right now? I start a new job Feb 3rd and I'm not sure how that is going to work with pumping. I am also training someone to replace me starting Tuesday, so I'm not sure how I'm going to pump with her there. *sigh*
I will quit pumping around the same time.
Eatig about every 2-3hrs. But only 1-2 times at night.
Biggest challenge now is trying to figure out to night wean or sleep train to get everyone more sleep.
I have no idea what to do. She still has wet and poopy diapers but since she was about 4 months old her poopy diapers have been greenish with mucus. No blood and not frothy just slightly green and some mucus.
Edit to remove unnecessary words.
Edit And to say thanks for your info. She did become more active at 4 months and has gotten incredibly more active in the last couple of months.
When will you quit pumping? When will you wean? After a year, once he is transitioned to whole milk. I would like DS to wean himself. Now if he is 2 and still BF, maybe I'll reevaluate.
How often/how much is LO eating these days? Twice during MOTN, once before work, 2-3 bottles while I'm working and twice once I'm home from work. On the weekends, he nurses approximately every 3 hours.
Biggest challenges right now? Pumping! I can't always pump enough for two bottles. My little freezer stash is getting smaller! I hate it!! Biting is another issue. DS is biting me constantly. I've tried everything I read & nothing is helping.
BFP #2: 08/23/12; EDD: 05/04/13 ~Please stick little one!!! DS born 05/09/13 at 40w5d
BFP #1: 05/05/12; EDD: 01/01/13; m/c: 05/21/12 ~Forever in our hearts~
Eta- ugh to the ped dismissing you in that way!
When will you quit pumping? When will you wean? I am going to let DS wean on his own.
How often/how much is LO eating these days? He nurses about 5-6 times a day.
Biggest challenges right now? Our most recent challenge is his biting. The last few days he had started biting but today he has only done it once! I'm hoping he is cured of this!
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I pump at work and so will stop pumping at a year. But I plan to do extended BFing and let the girls nurse as long as they want to (well, maybe up to 2.5 or 3).
They nurse every 2 or 3 hours when I'm home, including overnight. The night wakings/comfort nursing is our biggest challenge right now. One or the other wakes me up every hour and a half at least. They sleep on either side of me.
I think they are starting to reduce their intake of breast milk though as they're eating a lot of solids. They used to take three four-oz bottles while I was at work and now they're not finishing them and I'm pumping two or three ounces less per day than I did before. They'll be 9 months next weekend. We do BLW so I don't really "regulate" their solids intake. Is the reduction in breast milk normal for 9 months? I've been worrying that I need to cut back on solids.
I secretly am not ready for them to stop nursing so much.
Minimum one year. I'm afraid to get pregnant before that because I don't want to face the potential challenges that could bring.
When will you quit pumping? When will you wean? I don't pump much, unless we are on a long car trip and we don't want to stop. I don't wean him until he weans himself, but like @Lolalipsy I don't really want to publicly nurse a toddler.
How often/how much is LO eating these days? He nurses on demand, usually every two to three hours and at least twice in the motn.
Biggest challenges right now? I have a clogged duct right now and it is really painful. Other than that, the teeth! Ouch.
Do you have a goal you're working towards?
1 year.
When will you quit pumping? When will you wean?
I have quit pumping. I just feed when she wants now. I plan to cut my day time feeds in the next few months and just feed twice a day until a year.
How often/how much is LO eating these days? About 4 nursing sessions.
Biggest challenges right now?
Keeping her from getting distracted.
TTC#1 for 19 months with PCOS and MFI IUI#3 + injectables = BFP!!!! Beta#1-134(13dpiui) Beta #2-392(15dpiui)
#1 born December 2011
TTC#2 - Beta #1 -51@10dpo Beta#2 -1353 @16dpo
#2 born May 2013
TTC # 3 June 2014 BFP 12-1-14
#3 born August 2015
#4!!!!!!! due June 2017
TTC#1 for 19 months with PCOS and MFI IUI#3 + injectables = BFP!!!! Beta#1-134(13dpiui) Beta #2-392(15dpiui)
#1 born December 2011
TTC#2 - Beta #1 -51@10dpo Beta#2 -1353 @16dpo
#2 born May 2013
TTC # 3 June 2014 BFP 12-1-14
#3 born August 2015
#4!!!!!!! due June 2017
When will you quit pumping? When will you wean? I will stop pumping at work at the one year mark. Not sure when we will wean, before 18 months.
How often/how much is LO eating these days? He takes 3 bottles during the day, one bottle is formula. Then he nurses 3 times before going to bed and then however many times he wakes up at night.
Biggest challenges right now?
Teething and the biting. Trying to up my supply. Along with Mother's milk tea I just started putting flax seed meal in my oatmeal. And before my tea is gone I am going to order More Milk Special Blend.
Me (32) DH (34) | |
BFP #1 4/5/12 | Natural m/c on 4/18/12 (6w1d)
BFP #2 8/23/12 | DS born 5/3/13
BFP #3 12/6/15 | DD born 8/23/16
BFP #4 2/22/19 | EDD 10/28/19
Do you have a goal you're working towards? Making it to 1 year.
When will you quit pumping? When will you wean? I will quit pumping at 1 year or just cut down to only on my lunch break until school gets out 1 mo later. Then I'm going all office space on that thing. I will probably wean over the summer. Maybe. Or just keep morning and evening feeds. I don't know. I love our special cuddle time. We will see how I feel. And what happens when he gets teeth. Lol. All this biting talk is making me nervous.
How often/how much is LO eating these days? If it's a week day-eats when wakes, 2-5oz bottles at daycare, sometimes an additional 2 oz snack bottle, eats 2 more times once home before bed. And we are back down to only 1-2 MOTN feedings (yippee!). On the weekends he eats every 3 hours-still 2 MOTN feeds.
Biggest challenges right now? Being a teacher, finding time to pump is challenging, so I was only pumping at lunch (which was not enough). The first week of holiday break was rough bc I was not producing enough during the day. I worked hard to get my supply back up and requested an additional 15 minute break to pump. My principal does not appear to be too pleased about it. I am concerned this request will affect my review. I am trying not to dwell on that though, and am focusing on doing what is best for my baby, my number one priority.
Like most people, my goal has always been a year. I think that I will nurse longer than tht though, at least in the morning an at night.
When will you quit pumping? When will you wean?
I CANNOT wait to stop pumping. I despise that machine. Like a PP, I'm a teacher and the school yet ends a week after his birthday. I'll probably still nurse him at home but I won't be pumping anymore.
How often/how much is LO eating these days?
He eats once before I leave in the morning. 3 bottles during the day. Twice when I'm home at night, and once in the MOTN.
Biggest challenges right now?
Supply issues. I only pump around 10 ounces at work and he's been eating 15 ounces :-/
I pump once a day to use for oatmeal and to build a small stash for sippy cups if he weans earlier than expected.
I have no idea how much he eats, but he snacks all day long right now, and pretty much sleeps with my boob in his mouth. I don't even know how often he eats overnight - I stopped counting.
I consider nursing easy now, but the challenges are comfort nursing at night, and distraction during the day.
Do you have a goal you're working towards?
1 year at least.
When will you quit pumping? When will you wean?
I work from home so I only pump to build a fridge supply for leaving the house and nighttime bottles. I would ideally like DS to wean himself, but if he doesn't I would like to cut feedings down to morning and night around 1.5-2.
How often/how much is LO eating these days?
He eats on demand. He still nurses to sleep for naps and bedtime. He wakes up 2-4 times a night to nurse.
Biggest challenges right now?
DS has been pinching my chest so much lately. It hurts so bad and my chest is bruised and scratched. I've been letting him pinch a little because it distracts him so that he can nap, but it's getting out of control. He doesn't have his top teeth yet. I'm really afraid of being bitten.
Our new goal is 1 year. Never thought we'd make it this far!
I can't wait to stop pumping. It is the bane of my existence. And the pump right before I go to bed is tough. I wish I could just go to sleep but I need that extra milk. I made it to 9 month pumping with my oldest so I'm hoping to make it to a year this time. We'll see.
DS eats in the morning before work, 3- 5 oz bottles at daycare, at least once after work and a bottle before bed.
Biggest challenge is finding time to pump durin the day.
Last week, the fire alarm went off while I was pumping. THAT was exciting.
**DD1 - 7/9/98**
**DS - 11/9/00**
**DD2 - 4/30/13**
My original goal was 6 months. Now I'm thinking a year, or until I'm comfortable introducing whole milk (close to a year). I tried introduce formula after 6 months, but gave up after a week. She wouldn't drink any more than 1 oz added to a bottle and it just wasn't worth the hassle for me.
When will you quit pumping? When will you wean?
Biggest challenges right now?
2) If I can make it a year I'll start working on reducing my pumping. I'll go to 3 times a day then two than once and hopefully I won't have any issues with it.
3) R eats about 28-30 oz a day. He has 5 5oz bottles through out the day with 3 solids and snacks. He still wakes for little bottles at night 1-2 times usually between 2-4 oz
4) biggest challenge is getting my supply up. I'm pumping extra, eating my oatmeal with flaxseed and brewers yeast, taking fenugreek, drinking water and it's not helping. I'm lucky that my job is great about it. I work from home most days so I can pump when I need to (as long I'm not on a call where I have to talk). When I go in they have 3 dedicated rooms to nursing mothers. All have lockers for our pumps, a private fridge, docks for our laptops and conference phones so if I don't have to talk, I don't have to miss a call. There are about 15 women who use these rooms but most of us aren't in the office full time so finding a room is never hard. I'm really fortunate for that.
When will you quit pumping? When will you wean? I hope to stop pumping at a year when we introduce WCM, I HATE pumping at work. Weaning completely I will leave up to him
How often/how much is LO eating these days? he eats 6 to 7 times a day (pumped bottle and nurses)
Biggest challenges right now? I have had a supply drop the last two weeks or so, but it may be because i finally got my first PP AF, so now that it has run its course I will see if supply goes back up. He is also SO distractable during the day that I can only nurse him in the dark in the nursery, I miss the days of lounging on the couch and watching some TV while he ate. And the TEETH! he just got four more (for a grand total of 6) and they hurt.
I don't mind it but my nipples doth protest.