Next week will be 6 months with pumping, there is part of me that thinks I am nuts with my low supply keeping this up but part of me really wants to get to a year. At this point she isn't even getting 1 full bottle a day of my milk.
We're in the same boat! It feels like it's not even worth it when they are getting so little. I applaud you for sticking with it for 6 months! It's only been a month for me. Are you nursing too? Or just pumping and supplementing? Either way, you're such a great mom for all the hard work of pumping.
Next week will be 6 months with pumping, there is part of me that thinks I am nuts with my low supply keeping this up but part of me really wants to get to a year. At this point she isn't even getting 1 full bottle a day of my milk.
I applaud you for sticking with it!!!
I HATED pumping with a passion. Not sure why but it was not for me at all.
There are times when I hate and times when I don't mind it. It really depends on my mood. I don't feel ready to let go of it yet.
Next week will be 6 months with pumping, there is part of me that thinks I am nuts with my low supply keeping this up but part of me really wants to get to a year. At this point she isn't even getting 1 full bottle a day of my milk.
I applaud you for sticking with it!!!
I HATED pumping with a passion. Not sure why but it was not for me at all.
Some days I hate it. Some days I don't mind. I HATE it with a passion MOTN when DH is snoring next to me as I'm pumping away.
Next week will be 6 months with pumping, there is part of me that thinks I am nuts with my low supply keeping this up but part of me really wants to get to a year. At this point she isn't even getting 1 full bottle a day of my milk.
We're in the same boat! It feels like it's not even worth it when they are getting so little. I applaud you for sticking with it for 6 months! It's only been a month for me. Are you nursing too? Or just pumping and supplementing? Either way, you're such a great mom for all the hard work of pumping.
I was nursing and supplementing when she first came home, then after a few weeks she decided she wasn't into nursing anymore.... so she is just on formula mostly.
I'm going to be really sad if h doesn't do something, anything, for me for mother's day. I have a strong feeling he won't, though. 😕
I'm in that club too. Â We get back from vacation the day before and I don't think the man has enough forward thinking skills to plan ahead, honestly. Â I should probably make a big deal about it, or I'll just be setting him up for failure and setting myself up for disappointment.
However, he's already booked a tee time for father's day....which is in June. So there's that....
Yeah, I would be super pissed/sad if h did something for himself for Father's day and forgot about me for mother's day.
We're in the same boat! It feels like it's not even worth it when they are getting so little. I applaud you for sticking with it for 6 months! It's only been a month for me. Are you nursing too? Or just pumping and supplementing? Either way, you're such a great mom for all the hard work of pumping.
I was nursing and supplementing when she first came home, then after a few weeks she decided she wasn't into nursing anymore.... so she is just on formula mostly.
Somewhat similar situation. My girls were premature (not nearly as early as E tho) and horrible nursers. It caused me way too much anxiety and I quit after 3 weeks. So I pump what I can and they get formula the rest of the time. Bodies are weird. Mine never got the memo that I birthed two children lol.
I was nursing and supplementing when she first came home, then after a few weeks she decided she wasn't into nursing anymore.... so she is just on formula mostly.
Somewhat similar situation. My girls were premature (not nearly as early as E tho) and horrible nursers. It caused me way too much anxiety and I quit after 3 weeks. So I pump what I can and they get formula the rest of the time. Bodies are weird. Mine never got the memo that I birthed two children lol.
I do the same I pump what I can and she gets formula the rest of the time. I tried so hard to get the nursing to work and I've tried everything to boost my supply too.
Post by littlelion on Apr 21, 2017 12:31:33 GMT -5
I'm pumping short of what baby needs at DC. I told DC to go ahead and supplement with formula. And, of course, he hates it. His 3rd bottle is usually late in the day so sometimes he'll make do without until I pick him up. Now I'm afraid of what this means for my future pumping goals. I only wanted to do it until 6 months, switch him to formula during DC and nurse at home. I guess he had other goals in mind.
It's not just boy moms, apparently. MH has been peed on and pooped on so many times. It's like he takes her diaper off and puts a target on himself.
So did MH, he bought a wipe warmer, because his princess didn't like being wiped with cold room temperature wipes. That actually stopped the peeing and pooping before the diaper went on.
Hugs friend I've noticed a drop in my supply a bit just from not pumping as much. I'm trying not to create an oversupply and really want to get back to nursing if I can.
Right now they're only getting (2) 3oz bottles of breastmilk a day. Anything I'm pumping beyond that I'm trying to put in the freezer. Which seems to be about 2-4oz a day that gets frozen. But once they start wanting bigger bottles I won't be able to keep up. At this point I don't think my body is going to get its act together. I've tried everything! But it must not be meant to be.
And I'm secretly looking forward to the day that I don't spend hours a day attached to a pump for little gain. It's a double edged sword.
I don't want to pay for formula if I don't have to. I think that's my selfish reason for BFing
So did MH, he bought a wipe warmer, because his princess didn't like being wiped with cold room temperature wipes. That actually stopped the peeing and pooping before the diaper went on.
I hate our wipe warmer. The wipes are so dry!
What brand do you use? I notice ours aren't too dry.
I'm so glad I got this piano for her. She loves it so much. Plus she's adorable when she plays it because she always gets really loud and talks/yells/laughs the whole time.
R is apparently getting the urge to go outside, too. I keep our outside stuff in a big canvas bag by the front door, so far she's brought me both picnic blankets, her vanilla wafers, a book, a ball (not from the bag), her cup, and now she's trying to drag the bag itself to me but she keeps tripping over it. Lol
Post by mustloveerica on Apr 21, 2017 13:53:42 GMT -5
Holy fucking shit! I'm so irritated!!!!!!! So apparently we missed Hs appointment. I kept her awake all day long as instructed, made DH take the day off to help me, loaded up my screaming hungry and extremely overtired twins, showed up at the hospital at 2:30 and they said our appt was at 1:00. Even tho the info they mailed me all says 2:30. I even showed them the paper. They said I shouldn't rely on the appt reminders. Oh and they can't reschedule for another two months. But she has to have this test done before she's 3 months old. So now I have to find somewhere else to take her, DH has to take another day off, etc. I'm so mad i could scream. I love making my babies miserable and driving across town for no reason.
Holy fucking shit! I'm so irritated!!!!!!! So apparently we missed Hs appointment. I kept her awake all day long as instructed, made DH take the day off to help me, loaded up my screaming hungry and extremely overtired twins, showed up at the hospital at 2:30 and they said our appt was at 1:00. Even tho the info they mailed me all says 2:30. I even showed them the paper. They said I shouldn't rely on the appt reminders. Oh and they can't reschedule for another two months. But she has to have this test done before she's 3 months old. So now I have to find somewhere else to take her, DH has to take another day off, etc. I'm so mad i could scream. I love making my babies miserable and driving across town for no reason.
Holy fucking shit! I'm so irritated!!!!!!! So apparently we missed Hs appointment. I kept her awake all day long as instructed, made DH take the day off to help me, loaded up my screaming hungry and extremely overtired twins, showed up at the hospital at 2:30 and they said our appt was at 1:00. Even tho the info they mailed me all says 2:30. I even showed them the paper. They said I shouldn't rely on the appt reminders. Oh and they can't reschedule for another two months. But she has to have this test done before she's 3 months old. So now I have to find somewhere else to take her, DH has to take another day off, etc. I'm so mad i could scream. I love making my babies miserable and driving across town for no reason.
Ugh I'm sorry mustloveerica. That's beyond frustrating. I would have demanded that they take her because that's what the card said.
They said they could do some of the test but not all so we'd still have to come back to finish in 2 months. But I feel like so much can change in that time so it doesn't seem right to do it that way.
Hugs friend I've noticed a drop in my supply a bit just from not pumping as much. I'm trying not to create an oversupply and really want to get back to nursing if I can.
Right now they're only getting (2) 3oz bottles of breastmilk a day. Anything I'm pumping beyond that I'm trying to put in the freezer. Which seems to be about 2-4oz a day that gets frozen. But once they start wanting bigger bottles I won't be able to keep up. At this point I don't think my body is going to get its act together. I've tried everything! But it must not be meant to be.
And I'm secretly looking forward to the day that I don't spend hours a day attached to a pump for little gain. It's a double edged sword.
I was feeling the same way with pumping. I hated it because it was taking time away from my baby. There were times that I was attached to a pump during his short awake time and I missed the cuteness. Other times i had to decide between pumping and eating or taking a shower or napping. I was very sad but very happy to finally be done with it. I lasted about 2 months but he was hardly even getting one bottle by that point.
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