Sinner how much are you pumping in a day? I am curious.
I really wanted to go a year, not sure I have it in me...but also I am scared to stop.
I'm now down to 4x a day. Pumping about 37-38 oz a day. DD eats 24-28. So I freeze every other session.
good to know! I have to get better with freezing. I am pumping 4-6 times a day depending on the day and right now averaging 34 oz a day.
I had to dump 3 oz this morning. DD wakes up at 4AM crying, I grab a bottle from fridge and warm. By the time I get back to her room she is asleep and won't eat until around 7AM so that milk ends up being dumped.
Wasted milk makes me sad. I have a freezer full of milk, yet no idea at the moment how much I have stashed... I am thinking 400-500 oz. I plan on doing a "stock check" next week when we get a new chest freezer and I move the milk.
Post by crawford411 on Feb 6, 2015 11:09:05 GMT -5
FFFC: I am irrationally proud of my super boobs. I don't like pumping, but I do like trying to get lots of ounces. I keep track daily so I can try to top my personal best. It's kind of an obsession.
FFFC: I am irrationally proud of my super boobs. I don't like pumping, but I do like trying to get lots of ounces. I keep track daily so I can try to top my personal best. It's kind of an obsession.
Me too! I don't pump that much, I'm an average pumper. But if I get more I'm really proud of myself. Along those same lines, I'm really protective of my freezer stash. I'm a human milk hoarder.
You do you, girl. It's not an all or nothing though, you could give up the pump at 6mo and just nurse when you are together.
What foods seem to bother your DD?
I can? I might try that first. I really don't know. Shes just gassy, a lot. She has man farts. I feel like I'm eating things to hurt her stomach. Then her latch sucks, I can't get her off the shield- she gets pissed off at me. Then she just snacks all night long. I don't know wtf I'm doing. I live in the middle of no where, so there are not a lot of options for help either.
I could've written this exact post a few weeks ago. So sorry you're going through this! I'm still on the nipple sheild with no plans to stop since it feels impossible. My goal is to make it 6 months. If I do that, I will feel really proud of myself. But, truthfully, ANY way that you are feeding your baby is loving and nurturing. Don't beat yourself up. This shit is hard.
I can? I might try that first. I really don't know. Shes just gassy, a lot. She has man farts. I feel like I'm eating things to hurt her stomach. Then her latch sucks, I can't get her off the shield- she gets pissed off at me. Then she just snacks all night long. I don't know wtf I'm doing. I live in the middle of no where, so there are not a lot of options for help either.
Are you willing to change your diet to see if it helps her? I did full elimination for DS and am dairy and soy free for DD. PM me if you want to talk!
I honestly don't know that I have that kind of commitment. I love all the dairy
FFFC: I am irrationally proud of my super boobs. I don't like pumping, but I do like trying to get lots of ounces. I keep track daily so I can try to top my personal best. It's kind of an obsession.
I'm now down to 4x a day. Pumping about 37-38 oz a day. DD eats 24-28. So I freeze every other session.
good to know! I have to get better with freezing. I am pumping 4-6 times a day depending on the day and right now averaging 34 oz a day.
I had to dump 3 oz this morning. DD wakes up at 4AM crying, I grab a bottle from fridge and warm. By the time I get back to her room she is asleep and won't eat until around 7AM so that milk ends up being dumped.
Wasted milk makes me sad. I have a freezer full of milk, yet no idea at the moment how much I have stashed... I am thinking 400-500 oz. I plan on doing a "stock check" next week when we get a new chest freezer and I move the milk.
I wouldnt dump it before you smell it. It's good at room temp for 4-6 hours. If it smells alright, use it! Don't waste the liquid gold!
FFFC: I am irrationally proud of my super boobs. I don't like pumping, but I do like trying to get lots of ounces. I keep track daily so I can try to top my personal best. It's kind of an obsession.
My FFFC is that I'm just posting so I have a place to pick this thread back up from without having to find my spot every time because I am on my work computer and not the app.
My FFFC is that I don't like cats. UO too. I'm sure everyone in this board will now hate me!! ;-)
GET OUT.
I think I would like them if I was t so allergic. When I was little I think I associated them with getting sick and so kind of conditioned myself not to like them. Still though, flame away.
My mom is watching APurp today, so I dressed her in an ugly outfit. But in my defense, my mom BOUGHT the outfit. She wore her "Grandma Loves Me More Than Bingo" onesie the last time. I immediately put it in the "too small" pile, even though it's 3-6 and totally still fits. And the one she's wearing today says "But Grandma Said YES," and it's really big on her, and it's immediately going into the "too small" pile as well. My mom got to see her in them.
I do this too with ugly clothes other people buy E. Although, my in-laws got him a Green Bay Packer outfit that was WAY too big and really kind of ugly (although I love the Packers) but it was the only one he had, so H insisted he wear it during the Packer playoff games. I once made up that I had him in it, but then peed through his diaper, so I had to take it off. Whoops!
DD got a Steelers outfit that said 0-3 but I swear was 3-6. It was too big for the regular season so I put her in it for the playoff game against the Ravens just in case it was her last chance to wear it, and it was. We put pictures up on facebook so her Aunt who bought it could see that she wore it. DH put her in it one more time and told her to go ahead and spit up all over it because they're bums lol he didn't use any bibs that day.
Eta: It was an adorable outfit, just the wrong size size. The Packers outfit made me think of it.
good to know! I have to get better with freezing. I am pumping 4-6 times a day depending on the day and right now averaging 34 oz a day.
I had to dump 3 oz this morning. DD wakes up at 4AM crying, I grab a bottle from fridge and warm. By the time I get back to her room she is asleep and won't eat until around 7AM so that milk ends up being dumped.
Wasted milk makes me sad. I have a freezer full of milk, yet no idea at the moment how much I have stashed... I am thinking 400-500 oz. I plan on doing a "stock check" next week when we get a new chest freezer and I move the milk.
I wouldnt dump it before you smell it. It's good at room temp for 4-6 hours. If it smells alright, use it! Don't waste the liquid gold!
Even after you take it out of the fridge it is good?? i though there was a one hour rule there? After 4 months of doing this you think I would have this down, but no.
I'm eating girl scout cookies for breakfast. Go ahead, flame away.
The only flames I have are flames of jealousy. I've already eaten all of my GS cookies.
The cookies I'm eating this morning are from last years stash. I had two boxes in the freezer and didn't pull them out until I ordered more this year. I guess I have an irrational fear of running out of girl scout cookies!
I'm so ducking sick of mommy guilty, and society's hang up of the week being pressed onto mothers in an attempt to make us second guess our decisions, or to make us feel like shitty mothers. Want to know what? The shitty mothers are the ones beating their children, taking drugs and neglecting their children, or refusing to vaccinate because of their own arrogance. Every woman on this board is a fantastic mother, and that's agnostic of how your child is being fed. You love your child, you hurt when they hurt, you cry when they're inconsolable, and you worry about them when they're out of your sight. You're all kick ass mothers and fuck anyone who says, "but...", or, "have you considered...." in an attempt to guilt you due to their own hang ups and preoccupations.
My rainbow arrived 10/15/14.
5 cycles of "TTC" - 3 intentional, 2 not so intentional. 5 BFPs.
TFMC 08.02.13 at 19+ weeks. Everyday I grieve for my little Olive.
My rainbow arrived 10/15/14.
5 cycles of "TTC" - 3 intentional, 2 not so intentional. 5 BFPs.
TFMC 08.02.13 at 19+ weeks. Everyday I grieve for my little Olive.
carriedaway19 I broke into some Savannah Smiles last night because breastfeeding so no flames here.
rosalie12 & crawford411 Me, too. It's like this score of personal best. And I f there is an extra bag thawed I MUST USE IT NOW. I have more than 160 4oz bags in my freezer and growing. I hope tornadoes don't kill my power this summer or I might actually cry over thawed milk!
I have between 500 and 1000 ounces stored up of milk in my freezer and I have yet to touch a bag. It's like an obsession to see how much milk I can store yet I'm scared to touch my stash.
Also yesterday at the doctor I was getting my breast exam done and it was when I normally pump. He pushed on my boob and milk came out. It was traumatizing.
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