So I started supplementing because I ran out of my freezer stash and can't keep up pumping. I started supplementing with DD1 around this time too so I figure I'll just go with it.
My questions are: how many oz are your LOs taking? Has supplementing effected your supply?
Post by thelittleredm on May 18, 2017 10:53:03 GMT -5
Yes and no. Pumping really dropped my supply. At this point, I'm basically supplementing with breastfeeding and he's getting most of his needs met via formula. There's been a drop but I'm not dried up yet or anything. I usually nurse first thing in the A.M., when I get home from work, and at bedtime. I try nursing first and then when he starts fussing and pulling on and off, I make a couple ounces of formula for him. When he does just the bottle, he usually takes 4-5oz at a time. With boobs and forumla, he takes about 2-3oz of formula afterward (sometimes less).
Ds got his first tooth at 4 months. Dd has been drooling a ton this week. Somebody hold me. I don't know if I can do the 4 month sleep regression, dropping the swaddle, and teething all in one go again.
Ds got his first tooth at 4 months. Dd has been drooling a ton this week. Somebody hold me. I don't know if I can do the 4 month sleep regression, dropping the swaddle, and teething all in one go again.
Dnw to think about any of that. I also have a drooly baby. And she's not having bed time at all tonight but I think (hope) it's the heat.
I'm glad to hear that I'm not alone in my supply drop. Have not had to supplement yet but have had to dip into freezer stash a bit. It's all of a sudden, as of last week I was able to pump enough for the next day and put a bag away each week. I think I got lazy in my pumping and need to up it in the morning again, hopefully will bring my supply back. I would really like to make it to 6 mos, but if not, will move on and make sure my kid is fed.
Ds got his first tooth at 4 months. Dd has been drooling a ton this week. Somebody hold me. I don't know if I can do the 4 month sleep regression, dropping the swaddle, and teething all in one go again.
I'm combination feeding vs supplementing if theres a real difference between the two. I BF at morning wake up, bedtime and 1-2 MOTN still. H then gets 4 6oz bottles on days I work, but at weekends I swop the 2nd or 3rd bottle for BF to help with supply. A month in now I'd say my supply has adjusted but is still good. I'm hoping it lasts...
Dnw to think about any of that. I also have a drooly baby. And she's not having bed time at all tonight but I think (hope) it's the heat.
I'm glad to hear that I'm not alone in my supply drop. Have not had to supplement yet but have had to dip into freezer stash a bit. It's all of a sudden, as of last week I was able to pump enough for the next day and put a bag away each week. I think I got lazy in my pumping and need to up it in the morning again, hopefully will bring my supply back. I would really like to make it to 6 mos, but if not, will move on and make sure my kid is fed.
FWIW, my period came back when I went back to work with DD; the pumping schedule wasn't enough to keep it away - and I would get a supply drop every month right beforehand, but just for a few days, and then it would go back to normal.
omg I forgot my period came back around 4 months last time. Basically month 4 was hell on earth for me and worse than my entire pregnancy.
Post by thelittleredm on May 19, 2017 11:17:03 GMT -5
Oh man. I just finished my second period since baby. Ugh. I can't wait for the flow to calm the fuck down for future periods. I forgot how heavy they are after baby.
W is also a super drooly baby. He started drooling like a St. Bernard around 2-3 months and hasn't stopped. He soaks all the things. Bibs live on him.
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