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Ok, so we just registered and I wasn't sure what all to do regarding breastfeeding. I want to try, so I registered for the Kiinde set. What other basics should I get for BFing? Other bottles? Recommendations?
You will likely lanolin or other nipple ointment early on. Boob pads are also good in case you leak at lot.
Ok, so we just registered and I wasn't sure what all to do regarding breastfeeding. I want to try, so I registered for the Kiinde set. What other basics should I get for BFing? Other bottles? Recommendations?
I didn't register for anything BF related, mostly because I always found it weird that people register for things like nursing bras and pump parts. Just have Amazon at your finger tips when you find yourself needing nipple ointment and spare parts in MOTN 😀 I think it's good to keep an open mind about BF, knowing it may not go how you think, and do you really want to have a bunch of supplies to return if they don't work for you or you don't use them?
Everything you said is exactly why I didn't include any BFing items on my registry. I figure amazon prime can get what I need to me quickly enough.
Post by bluefairy5 on Nov 14, 2016 19:40:19 GMT -5
jennykat, In addition to what others have said above, you might register for a nursing pillow. (Boppy, MBF, etc.) Good for many things other than nursing, too. And register for an extra cover for it. If you are comfortable/do want to register for certain BF thingamabobs, I'd suggest registering for one each of a few things: two styles of nursing tanks, two types of nipple balm, etc. I would also say, don't go overboard registering for or buying nursing pads. You may find you don't need them aside from a handful of times.
Post by Martinis&Medicine on Nov 14, 2016 19:45:14 GMT -5
jennykat, we love the Tommeetippee and Comotomo bottles with slow flow nipples. The Lansinoh gel soothie pads are a LIFESAVER. I also reccommend getting the Lansinoh therapeutic pearls. You can use them hot or cold and they are a lifesaver if you get plugged ducts or are engorged. If you have flat or inverted nipples (like me. Blerg), get the Lansinoh nipple everter. Try that before a shield. It suctions your nips out so baby can latch because if you start down the shield path it's hell to wean off of it. I learned that the hard way. I also say don't bother buying a hands free nursing bra, I just made my own.
Something else I really like is the Haaka or Zerlar breast pump. It's this manual silicone pump that sticks to your breast and catches everything that leaks out while you're nursing on the opposite side. I can get 2 ounces just from leaks!
jennykat, we love the Tommeetippee and Comotomo bottles with slow flow nipples. The Lansinoh gel soothie pads are a LIFESAVER. I also reccommend getting the Lansinoh therapeutic pearls. You can use them hot or cold and they are a lifesaver if you get plugged ducts or are engorged. If you have flat or inverted nipples (like me. Blerg), get the Lansinoh nipple everter. Try that before a shield. It suctions your nips out so baby can latch because if you start down the shield path it's hell to wean off of it. I learned that the hard way. I also say don't bother buying a hands free nursing bra, I just made my own.
Something else I really like is the Haaka or Zerlar breast pump. It's this manual silicone pump that sticks to your breast and catches everything that leaks out while you're nursing on the opposite side. I can get 2 ounces just from leaks!
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Post by ampaints on Nov 14, 2016 20:54:51 GMT -5
I registered for breastfeeding supplies, got very few but then used my completion coupons to get what I wanted. The only thing I remember registering for not already mentioned was a storage container.
I had major supply issues and was glad I didn't open the breastfeeding things until I was about to use them. I was happy to return all the unopened things and put them towards other items I needed.
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Post by mrsrodgersaz on Nov 14, 2016 21:29:58 GMT -5
jennykat, you've already gotten a lot of good advice but I just wanted to say that when I was pregnant, I had no clue whether or not I was going to breastfeed. I never wanted to but MH wanted me to try. Because of this, I got very little before DS arrived. I got a boppy like bluefairy5 mentioned because that can be used however you end up feeding, a couple of nursing tanks, and a couple of nursing bras. I had a 3 pack of bottles, and received some sample cans of formula in the mail so I was covered there in case I decided to formula feed. Amazon and MH were the best thing once I had DS because I could either order everything I needed or if I needed something immediately, I could send MH out.
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jennykat I loved the MBF pillow! It's amazing. I'd definitely register for a pillow. Also, I lived in nursing tanks for the first few weeks. My boobs changed so I had to get different nursing bras at 3 weeks PP so get one but don't go crazy until you see where you end up. I also recommend breastmilk freezer bags. If you end up needing to pump some early on, you will want to be able to store it. I recommend applying nipple cream after every feeding in the beginning. It along with the gel pads are lifesavers!
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Post by fightersince83 on Nov 15, 2016 0:29:25 GMT -5
jennykat yes to what rainbowbridge14 said. Bring some kind of boob ointment. I found out I could use coconut oil but waited till I had an answer. Ended up with angry nips between BF and pumping. Be nice to your boobs. For clogged ducts I filled an clean fuzzy sock with rice and microwaved it. I put the hot thing on my boob and massaged while I pumped. It sucked (clogged ducts always do) but it worked. I needed a hands free pumping bra because I had to manually express while I pumped to get the milk out. It was such a PITA until that damn thing arrived. So much wasted milk, which when it's BM is definitely something to cry over.
Post by eponine1007 on Nov 15, 2016 6:35:16 GMT -5
jennykat Just popping in to say that the Lansinoh nursing pads are worth their weight in gold. They stick to my bra, always stay dry and can contain even the biggest leak! (I sound like an edging commercial...) As for pumps and parts, I love my Medela PISA. And I recommend getting your pump through your insurance as soon as you can. I was originally going to order it at 36 weeks, but am glad I didn't wait since I delivered at 35 weeks!! To echo earlier sentiments, get a boppy! Even if you aren't breastfeeding, it's a great way to hold your baby! (My girl lounges in ours!)
Post by dancerspose on Nov 15, 2016 12:12:20 GMT -5
I think it's been asked before, but I'll ask again...what classes did you take? We're signed up for the all day birthing class (yay) in January. It sounds like the other two that may be useful are the newborn care one (not included in the birthing class) and the breastfeeding one, but how useful/necessary did you find them if you took them? DH has a pretty low tolerance for such things I'd hate to make him sit through something that won't be helpful.
I think it's been asked before, but I'll ask again...what classes did you take? We're signed up for the all day birthing class (yay) in January. It sounds like the other two that may be useful are the newborn care one (not included in the birthing class) and the breastfeeding one, but how useful/necessary did you find them if you took them? DH has a pretty low tolerance for such things I'd hate to make him sit through something that won't be helpful.
We took a one-day natural childbirth class and a breastfeeding class. The natural childbirth class was good. I learned some breathing/calming techniques, and we got some good info on what to expect throughout labor and delivery. Even thought it was a "natural" childbirth class, the nurse who taught it provided us quite a bit of info on what to expect should any interventions be necessary.
The breastfeeding class was the most useful to me. It was run by one of the hospital LCs, and she did a great job of providing info. I had some specific concerns, and the class was small enough that I was able to get info from her then and there. That class was also eye-opening for DH, who didn't realize just how involved and challenging breastfeeding can be and also wasn't sure how he could be useful and supportive. In some ways, I think he got more from the class than I did!
DH and I are both 38 TTC since Feb 2013 Diagnoses: PCOS ("lean"/non-IR), borderline hypothyroid, hyperprolactinoma 6 TI/IUI cycles in 2014 (2 Clomid, 4 Femara) - 1 cancelled, 5 BFN IVF #1: March 2015 - 22R/12F. 7 frosties FET #1: May 2015
I think it's been asked before, but I'll ask again...what classes did you take? We're signed up for the all day birthing class (yay) in January. It sounds like the other two that may be useful are the newborn care one (not included in the birthing class) and the breastfeeding one, but how useful/necessary did you find them if you took them? DH has a pretty low tolerance for such things I'd hate to make him sit through something that won't be helpful.
We are taking CPR. I'm certified in CPR as I'm an RN, but I felt that it was important for DH, and am encouraging my parents to take it as well (we will pay) as they will watch LOs when I go back to work. I also plan to post CPR and baby Heimlich on the fridge for reference.
I wish I had done this before CL arrived. I've been thinking of taking a class now, but it seems harder to fit it in these days.
DH and I are both 38 TTC since Feb 2013 Diagnoses: PCOS ("lean"/non-IR), borderline hypothyroid, hyperprolactinoma 6 TI/IUI cycles in 2014 (2 Clomid, 4 Femara) - 1 cancelled, 5 BFN IVF #1: March 2015 - 22R/12F. 7 frosties FET #1: May 2015
I think it's been asked before, but I'll ask again...what classes did you take? We're signed up for the all day birthing class (yay) in January. It sounds like the other two that may be useful are the newborn care one (not included in the birthing class) and the breastfeeding one, but how useful/necessary did you find them if you took them? DH has a pretty low tolerance for such things I'd hate to make him sit through something that won't be helpful.
We took CPR, childbirth, breastfeeding and taking care of a baby classes and all were useful. My DH got something out of all of them. However, he likes to be prepared!
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Post by ampaints on Nov 15, 2016 18:35:32 GMT -5
We did the Bradley class and really enjoyed it. Even though I ended up with an epidural and ultimately a c-section I felt that we were in control as things continued to not work. Our instructor was also a certified lactation consultant and throughly coveted breastfeeding.
I will say I like to know the things which is why the Bradley method appealed to me.
I think it's been asked before, but I'll ask again...what classes did you take? We're signed up for the all day birthing class (yay) in January. It sounds like the other two that may be useful are the newborn care one (not included in the birthing class) and the breastfeeding one, but how useful/necessary did you find them if you took them? DH has a pretty low tolerance for such things I'd hate to make him sit through something that won't be helpful.
We did a 6 week prenatal series, which covered tons of stuff from 3rd trip through the newborn stage, mostly focusing on labor and delivery. We also took a breastfeeding class and a free car seat safety one, which was super helpful.
Me: 32, PCOS Him: 30, 4.5% morph, TTC: 10/11/12 After 5 failed Clomid cycles and 3 failed Femara cycles with HCG triggers, IVF #1 w/ICSI April 2015 resulted in a BFP! Our little Newt was born January 2016!
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Post by cateyes on Nov 15, 2016 20:12:08 GMT -5
This may seem weird, but does the sting of pregnancy announcements ever get better? It surprised me today how much it's still stung to see a pregnancy announcement from someone you know did not struggle. Like here I am, 10 weeks pregnant and completely happy, and yet the bitter feeling still exists and came out of no where. IF still sucks.
This may seem weird, but does the sting of pregnancy announcements ever get better? It surprised me today how much it's still stung to see a pregnancy announcement from someone you know did not struggle. Like here I am, 10 weeks pregnant and completely happy, and yet the bitter feeling still exists and came out of no where. IF still sucks.
For me, it generally lessened. But the "oops" ones or situations where this person should not (IMO) be having a kid still really bug me. It's not hurt, so much as anger.
Me: 32, PCOS Him: 30, 4.5% morph, TTC: 10/11/12 After 5 failed Clomid cycles and 3 failed Femara cycles with HCG triggers, IVF #1 w/ICSI April 2015 resulted in a BFP! Our little Newt was born January 2016!
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Post by ampaints on Nov 15, 2016 21:01:10 GMT -5
cateyes yes and no. Some I feel nothing but happy, but like MellyKnu said the oops tend to get me still. I do think that I move to happy at the announcement sooner than before though.
I think it's been asked before, but I'll ask again...what classes did you take? We're signed up for the all day birthing class (yay) in January. It sounds like the other two that may be useful are the newborn care one (not included in the birthing class) and the breastfeeding one, but how useful/necessary did you find them if you took them? DH has a pretty low tolerance for such things I'd hate to make him sit through something that won't be helpful.
We signed up for the childbirth, breastfeeding and newborn classes. I ended up with a scheduled c section so the childbirth one ended up being useless to me, but I learned a lot of relaxation techniques. After going through breastfeeding I look back and don't think it was worth it. The Lc at our class pretty much told us our supply is established by week 4 so if I wasn't breastfeeding by then I would have a supply issue...it was such a big topic she had us do a physical exercise. So pretty much from birth until 4 weeks I was freaking out about supply when I didn't need to. I didn't start ebf until 11 weeks and wasn't pumping every 2-3 hours as recommended and we are going strong!
So pretty much classes are informative, but research on your own as well.
This may seem weird, but does the sting of pregnancy announcements ever get better? It surprised me today how much it's still stung to see a pregnancy announcement from someone you know did not struggle. Like here I am, 10 weeks pregnant and completely happy, and yet the bitter feeling still exists and came out of no where. IF still sucks.
For me, it still stings though not nearly as bad. Some people's announcements hurt worse than others.
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Thank you for the great advice, ladies! I have another question, not BF related: did you find you were having food sensitivities only during certain parts of the day? I'm 20 weeks now and I'm unable to keep down Chex/milk in the morning but it's fine any other time. I'm trying to figure out if it might be pregnancy related or if my body just hates me.
I could barely handle mornings. I didn't get sick except a couple times (thank goodness) but couldn't swallow pills or eat well in the morning. I could eat in 3rd tri though surprisingly!
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Thank you for the great advice, ladies! I have another question, not BF related: did you find you were having food sensitivities only during certain parts of the day? I'm 20 weeks now and I'm unable to keep down Chex/milk in the morning but it's fine any other time. I'm trying to figure out if it might be pregnancy related or if my body just hates me.
Yes, but mine was related to what triggered reflux and heartburn. I was fine with dairy in the evening, but not first thing in the morning. Tomato sauces were ok for lunch, but not for dinner.
Have you tried it out with something else already on your stomach, like some saltines as soon as you wake up?
DH and I are both 38 TTC since Feb 2013 Diagnoses: PCOS ("lean"/non-IR), borderline hypothyroid, hyperprolactinoma 6 TI/IUI cycles in 2014 (2 Clomid, 4 Femara) - 1 cancelled, 5 BFN IVF #1: March 2015 - 22R/12F. 7 frosties FET #1: May 2015
Post by mrsrodgersaz on Nov 16, 2016 10:40:16 GMT -5
dancerspose, we took infant CPR. It was informative and I'm happy we took that one. We took no others and I don't feel like we missed out on anything. Any questions I did have could be easily answered by google, or the lovely ladies on SAIF.
cateyes , like others said, the sting lessens a bit, but there are still some announcements that hurt just as bad as when we were going through treatments. Mostly it's the ones who get KU anytime the wind blows, or the oops pregnancies that still get to me.
Me: 34 | DH: 33 Married: 2010 | TTC since Jan 2012 Met RE: March 2014 | Official DX: unexplained 04/2014-12/2014: 5 IUIs, all BFN IVF #1 March 2015 25R/20M/17F: Freeze-all, 12 frosties! FET #1 - May 2015: BFP! Beta #1 361, Beta #2 726 Baby boy, C, born 1/19/2016
Post by fightersince83 on Nov 17, 2016 0:05:02 GMT -5
cateyes I'm not sure that the sting ever fully goes away. I'm hoping it will bother me less when I'm past all the baby making stress (meaning when my family is complete and I bring my babies home). We'll see though, I think the way people share their news also has a lot to do with how so would react.
Post by fightersince83 on Nov 17, 2016 0:08:04 GMT -5
jennykat It may just not be heavy enough since your stomach is pretty empty at that time. Plain oatmeal or some kind of bread based food tend to sit well with me in the morning.
I think it's been asked before, but I'll ask again...what classes did you take? We're signed up for the all day birthing class (yay) in January. It sounds like the other two that may be useful are the newborn care one (not included in the birthing class) and the breastfeeding one, but how useful/necessary did you find them if you took them? DH has a pretty low tolerance for such things I'd hate to make him sit through something that won't be helpful.
I am sure this will just repeat what others said but we too infant cpr, birthing class, breastfeeding, and newborn care. The cpr and breastfeeding were the most useful to me since I had great instructors for both. I can imagine a bf class could be super unhelpful depending on the instructor. Newborn care was ok. We basically learned happiest baby on the block stuff so I would have been fine with the happiest baby dvd instead of the class.
Thanks everyone for the answers. I was really caught off guard by the sting and it just made me hope it gets better, glad to know it eases up/changes.
I feel like the feeling of being caught off gaurd is always there to some degree. IF just changed my initial reaction to opp's but the secerity gets better. It's more mild annoyence now. Seeing kids and other babies has gotten easy though which helps.
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