I forgot my confession. I am lazy and just use the shield 98% of the time instead of trying to go without it. It's easier than dealing with a frustrated 2 week old baby. Shameless.
I would never flame you for this. I should be trying to nurse without the shield every time I actually bother to nurse, but it makes her SO upset every time that I just can't. I go straight to the shield when I nurse.
Which is rare. I prefer pumping. I feel like I have a better bond with her through pumping and bottle-feeding than I ever do BFing.
This exactly. I'm supposed to try to fade out the shield when we try BFing. 1. LO still cannot latch without it and gets super frustrated. I do, too. 2. We had a great day of BFP attempts Wednesday and yesterday sucked. 3. I definitely don't offer the boob every day because it's just so hard for him, and I stress out whether he eats enough because generally I track my pumping output and formula supplements, and I have no idea how much he gets from the boob.
I'm still sad that BFing isn't working for us, but I feel the same about bonding. LO stares into my eyes when I bottle feed pumped milk or formula supplements.
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Post by babar78 on Jan 23, 2015 15:58:58 GMT -5
Took a nap with Lexi yesterday and when we woke up I realized I drooled on her! ....and my Christmas tree is still up, it's just not on my to do list right now! May put some hearts on it, no f***s given!
Took a nap with Lexi yesterday and when we woke up I realized I drooled on her! ....and my Christmas tree is still up, it's just not on my to do list right now! May put some hearts on it, no f***s given!
The only reason mine isn't still up is because my mom and brother came over and took it down for me!
Miss Killjoy, you are right. I would have had the same reaction I'm sure.
Took a nap with Lexi yesterday and when we woke up I realized I drooled on her! ....and my Christmas tree is still up, it's just not on my to do list right now! May put some hearts on it, no f***s given!
The only reason mine isn't still up is because my mom and brother came over and took it down for me!
Miss Killjoy, you are right. I would have had the same reaction I'm sure. [/quote If I put shamrocks on it, please flame me! Lol
Took a nap with Lexi yesterday and when we woke up I realized I drooled on her! ....and my Christmas tree is still up, it's just not on my to do list right now! May put some hearts on it, no f***s given!
Our tree is still up too! It's a fake one and everything is unplugged but there is no motivation to take it down yet.
My FFC: I am phasing LO off the boob. Not breast milk...just off of me for the most part.
I would never flame you for this. I should be trying to nurse without the shield every time I actually bother to nurse, but it makes her SO upset every time that I just can't. I go straight to the shield when I nurse.
Which is rare. I prefer pumping. I feel like I have a better bond with her through pumping and bottle-feeding than I ever do BFing.
This exactly. I'm supposed to try to fade out the shield when we try BFing. 1. LO still cannot latch without it and gets super frustrated. I do, too. 2. We had a great day of BFP attempts Wednesday and yesterday sucked. 3. I definitely don't offer the boob every day because it's just so hard for him, and I stress out whether he eats enough because generally I track my pumping output and formula supplements, and I have no idea how much he gets from the boob.
I'm still sad that BFing isn't working for us, but I feel the same about bonding. LO stares into my eyes when I bottle feed pumped milk or formula supplements.
I feel like you just pulled thoughts out of my head! I finally got LO to latched Tuesday and he gave me a blood blister on my nipple in under 2 minutes. Does not add to my motivation to breastfeed. Pumping it is for the rest of the week!
This exactly. I'm supposed to try to fade out the shield when we try BFing. 1. LO still cannot latch without it and gets super frustrated. I do, too. 2. We had a great day of BFP attempts Wednesday and yesterday sucked. 3. I definitely don't offer the boob every day because it's just so hard for him, and I stress out whether he eats enough because generally I track my pumping output and formula supplements, and I have no idea how much he gets from the boob.
I'm still sad that BFing isn't working for us, but I feel the same about bonding. LO stares into my eyes when I bottle feed pumped milk or formula supplements.
I feel like you just pulled thoughts out of my head! I finally got LO to latched Tuesday and he gave me a blood blister on my nipple in under 2 minutes. Does not add to my motivation to breastfeed. Pumping it is for the rest of the week!
Ouch!!! My nipples feel like they are dying between pumping and the occasional BFing sessions. I found a miracle at BRU today, though! Maybe I'm late to the party, but I just discovered Medela's SoftShells for Sore Nipples. They are little domes that go over your nipples so that nothing touches them. I can wear clothes and pick up my LOVE without burning pain for the first time in weeks! Might help you while your blood blister heals.
That sounds amazing birch113! I'll try and go look for those tonight!
Just a heads up, be sure to try these out at home before you use them out in public. I bought them for sore nipples too, and they helped a ton. BUT the first time I used them, I put them in before holding LO, and within a few minutes they had filled up all the way to the ventilation holes. I didn't realize it until I leaned down to put her in her RnP, and all that milk just poured out of them and completely soaked both of us. Gross. I guess since they keep all pressure off the nipples, there was nothing there to keep me from letting down when I held LO.
Lol her name is Layla Grace. I like the name but I'm not "in love" with it like I feel I should be. I think I went along with it because it's the only one me and SO could come to somewhat of an agreement on!
I like it! If you never fall in love with Layla, you could always call her by her middle name. Grace is a lovely name that ages well. It's also my baby's middle name (and soooo many others, haha) so I'm a bit biased.
I almost gave my baby the middle name Grace too. I had her first name picked out for the last 12 years, so I left my DH in charge of thinking up a middle name (and he kept suggesting names that sound bad with her first name). Finally he suggested Christine just weeks before she came and I love how Elizabeth Christine sounds, although I mainly call her Lizzy.
So, my FFFC is that I keep singing that Justin Bieber song to my LO, but I only know Baby Baby Baby oh.
And, I had to hope my phone knew how to spell Bieber, cuz we always call him beaver and I almost couldn't even remember what his name really was.
It's not too late! My kids went to daycare with a Nicholas who became an Oscar 2 weeks after he started in the baby room. (If you ask me they should have stuck with Nicholas but no one did ask me ) I was shocked and my daycare provider said, no, it actually happens all the time. you'd be surprised. most of the time it happens in the first few weeks after they're born and before they get to me but occasionally after. So if you really have baby name regret, just change it. she'll never know.
edit: i kinda want to know it now too
Lol her name is Layla Grace. I like the name but I'm not "in love" with it like I feel I should be. I think I went along with it because it's the only one me and SO could come to somewhat of an agreement on!
I completely understand this. I love LO's name but it wasn't my #1 choice. The name I would have chosen was just too out there for DH to agree with. I'm sure her name will grow on you, but it's probably common to have second thoughts about the name you gave your child. It is a lot of pressure after all!
That sounds amazing birch113! I'll try and go look for those tonight!
Just a heads up, be sure to try these out at home before you use them out in public. I bought them for sore nipples too, and they helped a ton. BUT the first time I used them, I put them in before holding LO, and within a few minutes they had filled up all the way to the ventilation holes. I didn't realize it until I leaned down to put her in her RnP, and all that milk just poured out of them and completely soaked both of us. Gross. I guess since they keep all pressure off the nipples, there was nothing there to keep me from letting down when I held LO.
Yikes! I tend not to leak, but am working hard to up my supply, (hopefully) that might be a problem for me soon. Thanks for the heads up! That would be super awkward in public!!
It's not too late! My kids went to daycare with a Nicholas who became an Oscar 2 weeks after he started in the baby room. (If you ask me they should have stuck with Nicholas but no one did ask me ) I was shocked and my daycare provider said, no, it actually happens all the time. you'd be surprised. most of the time it happens in the first few weeks after they're born and before they get to me but occasionally after. So if you really have baby name regret, just change it. she'll never know.
edit: i kinda want to know it now too
Lol her name is Layla Grace. I like the name but I'm not "in love" with it like I feel I should be. I think I went along with it because it's the only one me and SO could come to somewhat of an agreement on!
Layla was on my list, and it was actually on my parents list for me. They ended up naming me Grace, after my mom. I think that's a beautiful combination, fwiw!
Late to the game here today...but last week I stopped EPing for a multitude of reasons, but since I am no longer pregnant or providing boob milk, I have been crazy on the caffeine since last week. I will have 2-3 cups of coffee per day and sometimes I'll have coffee in the afternoon just because I can and don't have to count my caffeine anymore!
That's how I've been for a month now.. My stomach has developed some really horrible pains now if I drink to much I'm down to one cup a day and it's slowly killing me!!
Honestly I was convinced I was having a boy so I had only a boy name picked out! My husband suggested the name Jenessa a week before she was born and I didn't like it! But just as they taking hubby and LO out of the room he suggested it again and I agreed! I only started to like it a couple weeks after she was born!
With all our talk of Friends... I routinely sing my baby boy All About That Bass. I change the words "boys like a little more booty to hold at night" to "moms like a little more booty to hold at night" but yea. I call it our anthem. My boy came out at 9 lbs 3 oz though so he's always been quite an armful which I love. It just reminds me of that episode where Rachel and Ross sing Baby's Got Back to their little girl.
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