Oooooh I was talking about the badges that some bumpies have in their sigs. The badges by your name are also pretty worthless. They kinda give a snapshot of how active a poster is.
If only they would give badges after 500 love tits. Sigh.
TO ANSWER THE SWEARING QUESTIONS IN THIS THREAD: It has come up across TB because the new TOU implies that bumpies can't swear and there have been discussions about this on the mod board. Basically, until the Bump Gods clarify ALL of the new rules in the TOU we aren't enforcing them. So....cuss awayyyyy
Little runner you have been on here since 2001? Did you make it and never use it? I'd say technically you're not that new lol
I signed in yesterday and it had my address from 2003. I am thinking that I signed up for theknot.com before my wedding (2004). And being the tech dork that I am, I'm going to guess that they had some kind of data migration problem over the years wherein everyone who signed up before some date (after 2004) probably defaulted to January 2001.
I definitely did not sign up in 2001, 6 months out of college!
WTAF is going on in this thread? Its like a bouncy ball out of control and I cannot follow the insane topic train. This is worse than superbaby!
fuckery. so much fuckery.
I like you...
And now I want waffles....
I like that waffles is my nickname. When I was taking fenugreek my husband called me "waffle pits". Because... I smelled like a walking bottle of Aunt Jemima.
WTAF is going on in this thread? Its like a bouncy ball out of control and I cannot follow the insane topic train. This is worse than superbaby!
fuckery. so much fuckery.
I like you...
And now I want waffles....
I like that waffles is my nickname. When I was taking fenugreek my husband called me "waffle pits". Because... I smelled like a walking bottle of Aunt Jemima.
I'm starting to like you
am I the only one that was kinda happy that my PP body odor smelled of maple syrup? I was totes sad when I found out it was the cause of DD's insane gas issues.
Starting to? Dang. I gotta pump it up. I actually am allowing myself to dry up right now. I'm devastated. But work. And pumping. And every other fucking factor really worked against me. Major sadz over here.
Hugs to you. I had issues with pumping when returning to work as well. My body was all confused because I was pumping while DD was in the NICU, then she finally BFed with a shield, then without a shield, then I had to go back to work pumping all the time and my boobs were like NO THANK YOU.
I was a wreck. That's why both me and SSM are ready but not-so-ready for #2 because we want do-overs with BFing
Its such a mind F because I find myself thinking - GAWD I know so many things I'll do next time. YAY next time! But then immediate guilt sets in that I didn't do it right/long enough/good enough for Reece and my stomach turns. Mommy guilt. The struggle is real.
I keep telling myself, at least he does well on formula. At least we made it to 6 months. At least he's happy. Those are all good things.
@MarBee1214 huge hugs to you too. Here's to more success with our number twos - and fingers and toes crossed for no NICU again, hope it wasn't too serious.
Neither one of mine would nurse. I had this fantasy in my head how I would nurse my December baby fine because I knew more. She lost weight too. The only thing different this time is that I SAH...so I could pump. Almost 6 months strong....but goddamn is it a year yet?
"Everyone has to have a taint. It is anatomically required."-Vork in The Guild
Neither one of mine would nurse. I had this fantasy in my head how I would nurse my December baby fine because I knew more. She lost weight too. The only thing different this time is that I SAH...so I could pump. Almost 6 months strong....but goddamn is it a year yet?
Riley stopped latching a month ago so I'm EP now. I am shooting for 6 months (we are almost to 5). I know I wont make it to a year. He only gets two BM bottles a day right now. But I'm gonna do as much as I can for as long as I can. Pumping makes me so ragey though. I hate it so very much.
I am having such a hard time having a let down for the pump. It totally sucks. It took 10 minutes of pumping yesterday before I got anything.
Yeah I have that problem too. Also I can never seem to find the 30 minutes for each session where Riley is happy enough or asleep for long enough. I swear he knows when I try to pump and chooses that moment to get upset. I am down to pumping 2-3 times a day because its all I can find the time for without going crazy.
I am having such a hard time having a let down for the pump. It totally sucks. It took 10 minutes of pumping yesterday before I got anything.
I don't know if this would help or not - but while I was pumping consistently at work I was NOT letting down with the madela pump in style. I rented the hospital grade symphony and it really helped me.
I am having such a hard time having a let down for the pump. It totally sucks. It took 10 minutes of pumping yesterday before I got anything.
Ugh. Hopefully you are using a medela. I've heard all other brands suck. But, yeah, some boobs don't respond to pumping.
I had a shitty labor and delivery (CS) so I guess the gods decided to let me have a good boobs for pumping.
I am having such a hard time having a let down for the pump. It totally sucks. It took 10 minutes of pumping yesterday before I got anything.
Ugh. Hopefully you are using a medela. I've heard all other brands suck. But, yeah, some boobs don't respond to pumping.
I had a shitty labor and delivery (CS) so I guess the gods decided to let me have a good boobs for pumping.
Yes. I'm a great producer but an absolutely terrible pumper. It takes forever to get a bottle's worth which makes is all the more devastating when Maddie rejects it out of hand.
I am having such a hard time having a let down for the pump. It totally sucks. It took 10 minutes of pumping yesterday before I got anything.
Ugh. Hopefully you are using a medela. I've heard all other brands suck. But, yeah, some boobs don't respond to pumping.
I had a shitty labor and delivery (CS) so I guess the gods decided to let me have a good boobs for pumping.
I used a medela at first but it didn't work for me. I have an Avent comfort pump now and it seems to work better. I wish I had the money to try out every single one on the market and see what works best for my particular tits. Maybe I should be playing the lotto..
I'm only pumping so I can continue nursing in the morning and at bedtime. I'm okay with C getting formula, it isn't even about that anymore for me. I am not emotionally ready to give up our time together while nursing.
That is exactly why it's so hard for me. It has zero to do with formula - it had everything to do with the relationship.
Yes. I'm a great producer but an absolutely terrible pumper. It takes forever to get a bottle's worth which makes is all the more devastating when Maddie rejects it out of hand.
My kid rejects bottles too. It's the worst.
It is! It can feel a little claustrophobic to be the only food source and living your life in 2-3 hour increments.
I do have a Medela but maybe I need to replace the valves and membranes or whatever. And renting a hospital grade pump sounds like something I should look into. Thanks guys!
Yes. I'm a great producer but an absolutely terrible pumper. It takes forever to get a bottle's worth which makes is all the more devastating when Maddie rejects it out of hand.
My kid rejects bottles too. It's the worst.
It is! It can feel a little claustrophobic to be the only food source and living your life in 2-3 hour increments.
And date nights? Fugeddaboutit.
My older one did this too. The plus side is you don't have to go through the hassle of weaning from bottles to cups.
Re: Invader
Really?
Starting to? Dang. I gotta pump it up. I actually am allowing myself to dry up right now. I'm devastated. But work. And pumping. And every other fucking factor really worked against me. Major sadz over here.
I keep telling myself, at least he does well on formula. At least we made it to 6 months. At least he's happy. Those are all good things.
It's such a hard thing. So hard. So many expectations during pregnancy ... we all do/did what we can/could.
I had a shitty labor and delivery (CS) so I guess the gods decided to let me have a good boobs for pumping.
Same. Shitty labor and c section but at least my boobs and hormones love the pump. I only have to THINK about the noise to get the let down burn. Ugh.
I had a shitty labor and delivery (CS) so I guess the gods decided to let me have a good boobs for pumping.
Yes. I'm a great producer but an absolutely terrible pumper. It takes forever to get a bottle's worth which makes is all the more devastating when Maddie rejects it out of hand.
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For the ladies having trouble with the let down on a pump, try fennel oil.
It is! It can feel a little claustrophobic to be the only food source and living your life in 2-3 hour increments.
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My older one did this too. The plus side is you don't have to go through the hassle of weaning from bottles to cups.
My first born, too!
The second one will be easier they said... :-|
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D1: 10/5/09
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