Informal Breastfeeding/Pumping Check-in 6/2/17

[dancerspose]

I'm just posting an informal check-in this week (sorry it's so late) to see who is here versus the other place!

Let me know if you're still around here, and how you're doing this week!

[turquoisequeen]

Just KOKO here. I got another nipple to try out soon since she didn't seem to like any of the previous ones we tried. Hopefully that will help her take a bottle bc mama has to be able to leave her on occasion for more than 2 hrs!

[turquoisequeen]

Are any of the bf mamas still around?

[pinkmickey24]

I'm here still. I go between both places.

Breastfeeding is getting better since starting fenugreek. Baby girl is up 4 ounces in a week, so she is now 6 pounds 14 ounces. I am pumping and now pump anywhere from 4 to 5.5 ounces in the course of the day.

[karabear4409]

I'm here. I signed up at the other place, but haven't done much over there. This still feels like home.

We are going strong at almost 9 months. He's loving solids and nursing a little less during the day. Still nursing twice a night. We are kicking him out of our room after we get back from our vacation, so I'm hoping he will start sleeping a little better then.

I'm going to have some decisions to make soon on whether to wean to go on some medicines I really need. Or it's possible that my doctor will decide for me. So, I may be weaning sooner than I hoped. I really wanted to make it to a year. 😔 but I feel like crap all of the time, and I'm not sure it's worth it to continue BF at the expense of my health and family. But I'm stubborn, and every time I think about weaning, I get really anxious.

[disneykate]

turquoisequeen, I am still here, just not around as much as before since the boards are so dead.
pinkmickey24, Yay for weight gain and improved output!
karabear4409, Sorry you may need to wean sooner than you wanted. I know I am so ready to be done with pumping at work, but I don't want to give up breastfeeding yet. I will KOKO until we hit a year in July and then start thinking about weaning

[turquoisequeen]

pinkmickey24 that's awesome news!!

[mg0202]

pinkmickey24, great news!

We are KOKO. DS is getting more interested in food and I have him trying all sorts of things. Some are great success, most ok, but when he does not like something it is hilarious. He makes the worst face and leans back in his chair away from the spoon.