5/16 Mommy Milk Monday

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO?

How often are you nursing / how often does LO get milk?

Solids?

What do you do while LO nurses (or has his bottle/cup, danitaec )?

Do you still nurse in public?

Questions/AW?

GTKY: what's your go to baby shower gift now that you're a BTDT mom?

[dmorgendorffer]

How old is your LO? Almost 15 months!

How often are you nursing / how often does LO get milk? nursing 2-3x a day. She also gets wcm 2x at daycare, but on the weekends we don't bother with that.

Solids? Yes, mostly bread and pasta - she loves carbs.

What do you do while LO nurses (or has his bottle/cup, danitaec )? Usually play games or facebook on my phone, sometimes I'll put the tv on an catch up on the DVR. Sometimes when its before bed I don't do anything because its too distracting for her.

Do you still nurse in public? I haven't since we went to the Devils game right around the 1yr mark, but I guess would if I needed to. She just doesn't nurse often enough for it to be necessary. Oh, and on an airplane, I will continue to nurse when we fly because it makes it so much easier.

Questions/AW? When are they supposed to start using utensils to eat? DD likes to have a fork or a spoon to hold sometimes but she will not allow me to feed her and she doesn't actually use them herself.

GTKY: what's your go to baby shower gift now that you're a BTDT mom? Something I've made - a blanket for people I'm close with and a little hat / booties for someone I'm not as close with. A classic book, and something from the registry. I like to do a theme, like the bath tub and towels & toys.

[kartish]

How old is your LO? 15 months

How often are you nursing / how often does LO get milk? Bedtime, MOTN. Naps also.

Solids? Yes, but he is getting choosy.

What do you do while LO nurses (or has his bottle/cup, danitaec )? Nothing, to distracting

Do you still nurse in public? No, no need to with the limited nursing we do.

Questions/AW? This past week all sessions have been short. He may be starting to not care about nursing.

GTKY: what's your go to baby shower gift now that you're a BTDT mom? I've only been to one shower since having V, and, even though I wanted to do more, it was when V was still little and I had just gone back to work and things were crazy. So I ended up giving her some newborn clothes that V didn't fit, a box of diapers that V never used, and some duplicates that V had as far as toys and baby supplies. Didn't buy a thing!

Next shower, I would probably go with a swaddler, because those were amazing for V, and a board book, and I used to always buy diapers for all the showers and I still think that's a good idea. I usually would buy three sizes, because it's nice to have the next size up when you need it. I may but a CD for the mom if she is interested in the future though, since I've loved them for V.

[agm04]

How old is your LO? 14.5 months

How often are you nursing / how often does LO get milk? 4-6x a day

Solids? 3 meals, 2 snacks. She doesn't like tomatoes, but I can't think of anything else she consistently rejects.

What do you do while LO nurses? Snuggle or talk to her, soak it in. She gets distracted if I have my phone out, and it's one of the only times she's still these days.

Do you still nurse in public? I haven't needed to, but I would.

Questions/AW? Went out of town with some girlfriends over the weekend and DD did just fine. Went back to nursing with no problem when I got home. I stress about the most unnecessary things.

GTKY: what's your go to baby shower gift now that you're a BTDT mom? I try to buy early so I can give the my brest friend (which we still use EVERY DAY) and/or the Leachco podster.

[seamonster]

How old is your LO? 15 months

How often are you nursing / how often does LO get milk? Usually 3-5 times during the day and at least once MOTN. More this weekend since he's sick and I'm home. It's like the pre-solids days this week.

Solids? Usually everything. He's been rejecting most things the last few days and eating mostly yogurt and fruit puree packets

What do you do while LO nurses (or has his bottle/cup, danitaec )? Play on my phone, read to him, or just snuggle.

Do you still nurse in public? Rarely unless he's ready for a nap or we're on a plane. He doesn't ask otherwise or really accept if I offer

Questions/AW? He's been very sweet about wanting to try to button my nursing tops. He did it a couple times when he was about 8 months old and stopped. It's really cute.

dmorgendorffer I think they should be able to use a spoon around 2. DS likes to try to feed himself with a spoon. If we're not in a hurry and I'm willing to deal with the mess I let him. Sometimes I let him try when there's not enough left to make a mess. He does try to feed us with the spoon too.

GTKY: what's your go to baby shower gift now that you're a BTDT mom? I've been to one. I gave her a ton of clothes that DS never wore either because they were too small when he was born or we just had too many clothes. Plus books.

Otherwise books, Sophie la Giraffe, and something for mom.

[danitaec]

How old is your LO? 15 months on Saturday

How often are you nursing / how often does LO get milk? one cup each morning/night, coconut milk in between

Solids? Yep, we're doing an experiment with strawberries (which he loves) to see if they're causing his bum rash... verdict's still out

What do you do while LO nurses (or has his bottle/cup, danitaec )? His first cup is during his morning diaper change, and at night we're either watching Wheel of Fortune (his favorite!) or rocking in the recliner.

Do you still nurse in public? Haven't pumped a drop since November

Questions/AW?

GTKY: what's your go to baby shower gift now that you're a BTDT mom? SleepSheep and swaddle sleepsacks!

[dmorgendorffer]

danitaec Hope the strawberries aren't the rash culprit! I'm mildly allergic to them and it is so tempting to taste a few when I am cutting some up for DD - they are one of her favorites too.

[seamonster]

May 16, 2016 14:27:51 GMT -5 dmorgendorffer said:

danitaec Hope the strawberries aren't the rash culprit! I'm mildly allergic to them and it is so tempting to taste a few when I am cutting some up for DD - they are one of her favorites too.

They do give DS a red bum, but I just slather on more diaper cream. I guess I could be proactive and just use it all the time since he eats strawberries all the time. I think it's the acidity of the berries that causes it.

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO? - 14.5ish mo

How often are you nursing / how often does LO get milk? - 3-4x day, 2x MOTN

Solids? - getting a little pickier but having a fork and plate seems to soothe his need for independence/ control for now, and therefore reduces the pickiness

What do you do while LO nurses? - during the day we snuggle or play patty cake, unless he brought me a book & asked for "book, mik, book, momma" then he sits up in my lap and nurses while I read. At bedtime (like now!) I play on my phone. MOTN I doze.

Do you still nurse in public? - yeah, if he asks and I'm not too busy or it's not too loud & distracting of a place. He only nurses 1-2x a day outside of wake up & bedtime so NIP is rare. On vacation I nursed in the ship's theatre, the ship's lounge, on a bus, on a lounge chair, and eating lunch at the water park.

Questions/AW? - he got really overwhelmed one day on the ship so when he asked to nurse I found a quiet spot, and while nursing he took my hand and rubbed it on his head til I started petting his cheek and playing with his hair. My sweet sweet boy, oh my heart melted.

GTKY: what's your go to baby shower gift now that you're a BTDT mom? - a big box of wipes. A mirror so you can see in the rear facing seat when driving. Velcro swaddles.