Bitch it out Monday!

[jt2378]

Had such a busy weekend but still off today which is nice. I thought our trip to the beach yesterday would maybe tire DD out, still slept like shit last night! Kid has more energy than I can handle!! Apparently the ocean air does nothing for her, did I mention she napped all of 40 minutes yesterday (well except the car ride home)

Oh and my poor MIL who has been sick and going through chemo got her house broken into yesterday and money stolen, WTF is wrong with people!

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jt2378, I'm so sorry about your MIL. WTF is wrong with people?
It's only 630 here, so the day isn't too bad. Except that I must have been snoring last night so I have a sore throat, and DS has been consistently waking up at 545. He has been sleeping through the night though so I can't complain.
Question for anyone who is still nursing/pumping. How much do you pump nowadays? I work 12 hour shifts and only pump about 5oz the entire shift. Not sure if I need to try and up my supply. We used up all my stash so I don't imagine him getting 5oz the entire day would be sufficient.

[doglover31]

DS has been so cranky and his two teeth coming in aren't helping! Last night he woke up so much!

It's 9:30 and I haven't had coffee yet, I will have to go to the cafeteria and get some when I am done pumping!

[doglover31]

jt2378 what is wrong with people? That is terrible.

@sandrabloom I pump 3 times a day. Now I'm only getting like 8-10 ozs. We've had to start supplementing a bottle a day of formula. I hate that my supply is dwindling. He has started eating way more solids and is more interested in that now. So I know he is getting plenty of food. I'm just afraid he is eating too many solids.

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@adulruna, I pump three times in the 12 hours. I never feel "full" and like I need to pump. DS only nurses 3-4 times per day at home, so I'm not sure if my body is following his lead, or if he'd eat more if I had more, you know?
And wow to 12oz! I'm jealous.

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doglover31, this is DS too. He eats all his meals with us, plus snacks in between so he's getting a ton of food. Nursing is just when he first wakes up, nap time and bed time.

[melw629]

So so much has happened...We got back from vacation yesterday. It was simultaneously a lot of fun and ridiculously stressful, and DS does not sleep well in new environments, so I didn't get much sleep. We brought two kittens home with us (the owner of the place we stayed offered them to us, and DH couldn't resist. They are absolutely adorable). The ride home was crazy with a fussy baby and two meowing kittens.

DS cut a tooth over the weekend, but he's still cranky, drooling, and runny-nosed so I think there are more on the way. He has also started sitting up in bed when I put him down for a nap or bedtime and screaming himself to sleep. And we just started the next leap.

Last night, a former co-worker died. Our profession is a very close-knit one, so I know it's hitting a lot of people hard. I'm still trying to process it.

[jt2378]

I also pump 3 x's a day but only 3 days a week, she does nurse frequently though and never STTN. I have been away from the pump for like a week and just nursing her since I have been home so curious to see how that goes on Wednesday. I was averaging about 14oz but then for the last couple weeks about 12. She has been showing more interest in solids lately. I don't think 5 oz a day would be enough, you may need to add in pumping sessions or supplement with formula. I know supply naturally starts to decrease around this time which is normal. I also never feel engorged anymore, I believe the composition of BM also changes and is denser in calories and your body only produces it when needed as opposed to storing it up more in the earlier months. The BF guru @amyg is a wealth of knowledge about this from the BF board.

[jt2378]

Geez melw629, you do have alot going on, hope DS feels better and so sorry about your co-worker

[doglover31]

melw629, I am so sorry to hear about your coworker. Huge hugs to you!

[doglover31]

Jul 6, 2015 8:42:25 GMT -5 @sandrabloom said:

doglover31, this is DS too. He eats all his meals with us, plus snacks in between so he's getting a ton of food. Nursing is just when he first wakes up, nap time and bed time.

My first pump today only got me 2 oz. And that is normally my biggest pump of the day. So who knows what I will end up with today. I know they say until one breastmilk should be primary food source....but he just isn't as interested anymore.

I used to worry about my supply...but now that we are so close to a year I will let it run its course. Maybe that will help weaning go easier if I am not producing as much?

Side note at a friends house this weekend she let DS try a sip of cows milk...and he loved it and wanted more. I wouldn't let him have more but I guess its good he likes it? I've heard horror stories of babies refusing cows milk.

[alioop1028]

OMG jt2378, that sucks! What IS wrong people! So awful!

melw629, Sending you my condolences. I'm so sorry for your loss.

And I hope all the teeth come through soon so everyone can sleep!

[designaddiction]

Today sucks, so I am having one of these at lunch today. LO woke up screaming, and I gave him to DH, usually he just passes back out again, but today he just kept screaming. DH kept trying to get him to sleep, I told him it wasn't going to work, so I had to get out of the house. Hurts my heart. Pretty sure he was teething something fierce. And before I walked out the door, I did hear him calming down a little, with a Harry the Bunny distraction.
Damn teeth!

[spacedcadet]

@adulruna - Ugh. I hate it when I forget my earbuds. It seems to make the day so much longer

melw629 - I am sorry for your loss.

I hope everyone's LO's start feeling better/ get in better moods.

[designaddiction]

@adulruna I hate hearing the typing!!
jt2378 that is awful about your MIL! I don't get people. I hope the chemo is doing it's job.
@sandrabloom I pump twice and get about 6 oz total. I pump in the am and just before bed to make up for it. I also bought formula to supplement if it comes to that.
melw629 so sorry to hear about your co worker. Death is so hard to deal with no matter how close you are.
And sorry to everyone with cranky LO's. Some day they will have all their teeth, right?!

[jt2378]

@giamia923, I know I need to do something about sleep, I have just been either a wimp or it feels hopeless, lol

[judyblume14]

@sandrabloom, I'm averaging 10-12 ounces across two or three pumping sessions at work. I send 16 ounces to day care though. So i'm using almost 2 full frozen bottles each day. My stash is disappearing. FAST.

I have been trying to add in a night time pump where I can, but I can't do that consistently.

[judyblume14]

jt2378,how scary for your MIL who's already been through so much. People are fucking assholes.

[judyblume14]

melw629, I'm so, so sorry abut you colleague

[spacedcadet]

jt2378 - I'm sorry your MIL has to go through that on top of everything else. People suck!

judyblume14 - I hope things are looking up for you.

[jt2378]

Thanks ladies ya I'm done with people, LOSER drug addict I'm sure

[vavavictoria]

@sandrabloom I average 12ish oz during work hours but I also pump on one side while feeding in the am and have been pumping after V goes to bed as well. She was eating 21 oz at daycare but is not finishing every bottle now so I'm trying to send her with 18 so I can cut out that last pump session. I need to do some research on how this weaning thing will go as we get closer to the year mark.

Eta: I pump twice during a 10 hour day