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UO Thursday! (12/21)

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edited December 2017 in July 2018 Moms


Edit: I couldn't just pick one today

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  • purplepelicanpurplepelican member
    Not sure how unpopular of an opinion this is, but I know some women are very anti-formula: I plan on supplementing with formula until I'm 100% positive that my milk has come in, and I may even supplement after that. I have multiple risk factors for exclusive breastfeeding complications - FTM, anovulatory PCOS, infertility, insulin resistance, high testosterone, estrogen dominance, low progesterone. I'm just not willing to take the chance that my baby isn't being fed. 
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  • stillcozystillcozy member
    @beanship Fed is best! the anxiety and pressure to breast feed is insane and unhealthy! so glad you have a great outlook and plan :) 
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    acunamatada said:
    @beanship I think there's too much pressure for women to BF. I EBF my son until 2, but it was so hard, especially in the beginning. I wouldn't push that on anyone!

    My UO is homemade formula. If you're not going to BF, don't feed your baby a concoction you read about on the internet. 
    What!?!? You mean everything on the interwebs isn't true!?!? OMG!!! I need to rethink EVERYTHING...


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  • cseley321cseley321 member
    @beanship actually I am really pissed still about the lactation consultant that I had who was preaching so hard on not supplementing. My milk was slow to come in, so by like night 2 she was just starving! A nurse came in at the middle of the night when my daughter would not stop crying and talked some sense into me. As soon as we supplemented, she guzzled the whole bottle and passed out. I felt like such a monster, and for some reason it still irks me that I was told absolutely no supplementing.

    After my milk was in, we just EBF usually. I would carry a supplement bottle around because they were small and I don't like to BF in public if I can avoid it, and it worked out perfectly.
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  • purplepelicanpurplepelican member
    @Crystal321 That's exactly what I imagined happening to me. I've read a few too many articles about pushy lactation consultants and moms who didn't know they were at risk of having delayed breast milk. I felt really empowered after reading a lot of the information on the Fed Is Best Foundation website because they tell you about all of the different options for feeding and for making sure you know that your baby is being adequately fed immediately after birth. 
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  • cseley321cseley321 member
    Yeah I went the IVF route both times, so I know all about bodies letting you down, but thankfully BFing came easily after the first few weeks. But supplementing is a life saver imo
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  • stillcozystillcozy member
    edited December 2017
    Preach ladies! I have a prolactin deficency I had no idea about and struggled to bf for the longest time and once we added in supplementation it relieved so much stress! so FTM's remember fed is best and don't let anyone force you or pressure you into feeling you only need to do one thing
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    lindsayleigh1989 said:
    @acunamatada wtf is homemade formula?! 
    It's a (I think) fairly new crunchy mom thing. Something against sugar, GMO, additives, soy sort of thing- I haven't looked that much into it but it just sounds dangerous. 
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  • runsomewhererunsomewhere member
    lindsayleigh1989 said:
    FTM remember fed is best and don't let anyone force you or pressure you into feeling you only need to do one thing
    THIS times 10000000000000000.

    I've obviously been pretty clear on my stance BUT I need to elaborate. 

    I am not denying the benefits of breastfeeding. However, like with many things our culture has a very all or nothing approach. In the 80s-90s it was all formula is best, BF is unhygenic, now it's full force breast is best, when in reality neither approach benefits mother or baby. We are fortunate to live in a place where access to safe water, safe, quality formula and food is abundant (obviously I'm generalizing and speaking from the perspective of someone that lives in the US since that's where I live). Tons of reasearch has shown that claims about BFing are significantly over stated for developped countries. This article touches on the topic a bit https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/everybody-calm-down-about-breastfeeding/

    I breastfed my DD for a few months, never exclusively. Her pediatrician felt like this was totally fine, DD has never had an ear infection, serious illness, nothing. I also had a great, healthy stress free time postpartum. While I am happy to say that I personally didn't experience any "mom shaming" over FF a LLL LC did tell me that formula should only be provided if medically necessary and a cashier at Target said that it was too bad adopted kids had to be FF, incorrectly assuming that my DD was adopted. 

    So despite a happy and healthy baby, mom and very happy  pediartrician the stigma is out there. 

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  • busymommy23busymommy23 member
    My UO is that I hate The Christmas Story movie, Elf, and National Lampoons Christmas Vacation. I just have never been able to get into these movies and dread when my husband wants to watch them!
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  • purplepelicanpurplepelican member
    @busymommy23 I hate those movies too!! I just can't get through them. 
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  • zombiehoohaazombiehoohaa member
    Pineapples do not belong on pizza. 

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  • christycaliforniachristycalifornia member
    @runsomewhere I'd have punched that cashier in the face. 
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  • runsomewhererunsomewhere member
    @christycalifornia I was so stunned and confused I was at a loss for words  :#

    I like pineapple on pizza too, pineapple and jalapeno is actuall;y my favorite combo.
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  • zombiehoohaazombiehoohaa member
    I love pineapple! Just.not.on.pizza. Something about it being warm mixed with meat and cheese. Yuck! 





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  • WorkinWeezelWorkinWeezel member
    lindsayleigh1989 said:
    @acunamatada wtf is homemade formula?! 
    This!
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  • SmashJamSmashJam member
    @acunamatada my first thought when you said homemade formula was like, EFF THAT. I think its hard to trust yourself to get enough of the nutrients your baby needs in one homemade concoction and not eff it up! But then I think...there is probably a lot of crap in conventional formula. What did people supplement with if they couldn't produce milk before formula was around, I wonder?
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  • acunamatadaacunamatada member
    @SmashJam I just googled it.. From my 2 minutes of research they used wet nurses, cows milk and sugar, or the poor babies just didn't make it. Apparently they weaned earlier too. 
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  • SmashJamSmashJam member
    I just read that too! I guess it makes sense they didn't have proper milk storage and didn't know about bacteria for quite awhile.
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  • 4deep4deep member
    Pineapple on pizza is da bomb!! 
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  • wildtotwildtot member
    Yes to pineapple on pizza! 
    Beer is gross. 
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  • amylu914amylu914 member
    Pineapple and pepperoni pizza dipped in ranch.

    I loved BFing and wholeheartedly  believe in the benefits but I also recognize I was lucky in that we had no latch issues, minimal supply issues, and no mastitis or thrush or anything like that to deal with.

    Cheesecake is an abomination to desserts.  




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  • devilcat139devilcat139 member
    @wildtot agree I think beer, even like when we had Guinness from the tap in Dublin, is terrible

    My UO as we think about moving out of the city when the babies get here is probably that I also think minivans are terrible and would never be caught dead in one. It’s like the embodiment of giving up, there’s a reason no luxury car manufacturer has a minivan option 
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  • wildtotwildtot member
    @amylu914 i make one bomb cheesecake! It’s not the typical nasty squishy stuff you get at restaurants either. I have to make more than 1 at a time for work and home.
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  • amylu914amylu914 member
    @wildtot I've had one cheesecake that I liked. It was at a restaurant in Boston and it was super creamy and smooth. Id try yours. Nothing grosses me out more than cheesecake that is firm but has too much moisture where there is like a puddle of water on the top of it. I don't even know if that makes sense to anyone but that's my visual and I've clearly been scarred by bad cheesecake. 
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  • BrittG13BrittG13 member
    Re: BF....I exclusively FF, have from the start and I am #sorrynotsorry. I don't have to justify my reasons to anyone. My child was always well fed, happy, and healthy. Never had colic, never had ear infections etc...and while I luckily never had to deal with any sass I was always ready to do battle or hand out a throat punch if need be. Yes breastfeeding has its benefits but if it were that magical you'd be able to tell which children we're or weren't and...you can't. 

    Miracle on 34th Street (90s version) is LYFE and I will hear nothing different. 

    My extremely UO: I can't and I won't with either Star Wars or Indiana Jones. 


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  • stillziggysmomstillziggysmom member
    Mmm... now I just wish I could sit down with a pineapple and olive pizza and a Guinness!

    @julesf817 Yes. Minivans rock. Had one as a freshman in college... because I was just that cool... and my friends and I loved having it and round. Just went back to one this year and it's so wonderful! Nanny life and mom life is so much more convenient!
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  • SmashJamSmashJam member
    @julesf817 I aspire to have a roof rack for my kayaks on my subaru, but currently drive the crosstrek. It's not as big as I'd like it to be so I'll go back to the Forester when I need a new one-so much more room in the back! Subarus for life!
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  • djh513djh513 member
    My UO is that I hate Chipotle. I will eat there if I’m with a group that won’t go anywhere else, but that’s it. I just.. feel like there is no flavor. I used to eat there with DH semi frequently when we first got together and there was one close to my condo. We’d always get it to go and I’d add my favorite salsa at home. He’s given up on me though. 

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  • hillbillywifehillbillywife member
    edited December 2017
    @julesf817 I love my suburban... I love all the space. We are always toting around extra people and I love having like 900 extra seats If I need them. We also packed that puppy full to bursting for a beach camping vacation over the summer and it wasn’t nice to have the space for that too. It is a big car. It’s hard to park sometimes and the fuel economy super sucks. But eh. I’ll keep it. 

    I wouldnt mind a minivan for practicality at this point though either. 
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    @djh513 I only had Chipotle once, and I'm afraid to eat there now because of all the food poisoning accusations there!  Gross!
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    M/C 6/2012
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    BFP: 10/28/2016 Unplanned, HUGE SURPRISE! 
    M/C 12/12/2016
    BFP: 10/27/2017 Unplanned, HUGE SURPRISE
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