5/23 Mommy Milk Monday

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO?

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

Solids?

Questions/AW?

GTKY: summertime edition! I think _____ is overrated & _____ is underrated.

[danitaec]

How old is your LO? 15m

How often are you nursing / how often does LO get milk? Two 5oz cups of frozen a day, plus almond or coconut milk at meals

Solids? Yep, although he's being super picky right now.

Questions/AW?

GTKY: summertime edition! I think _tanning___ is overrated & cooking out_ is underrated.

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO? - 14.5 mo

How often are you nursing / how often does LO get milk? - I don't even know between his virus last week and being on vacation this week.

Solids? - yep. New this week include turtle soup and sushi (vegetarian, no fish).

Questions/AW? - when he was really sick last week, I was extra thankful for nursing, because even when he was refusing his cup I knew he was getting enough fluids.

GTKY: summertime edition! I think _(I love summer so much I can't think of anything)_ is overrated & _going barefoot_ is underrated.

[kartish]

How old is your LO? Over 15 months

How often are you nursing / how often does LO get milk? Bedtime, MOTN and some naps

Solids? Yes

Questions/AW?

GTKY: summertime edition! I think __staycations___ are overrated & ___days at the lake __ are underrated. [/quote]

[seamonster]

How old is your LO? 15 months

How often are you nursing / how often does LO get milk? At least twice a day and at least once MOTN. He gets a 5oz bottle of wcm at daycare

Solids? Everything. He also wants to feed himself. While messy, I feed him a couple of bites of oatmeal and then give him to spoon so I can eat my breakfast or get dressed

Questions/AW? To combat DS trying to nurse himself to sleep and therefore switching sides a hundred times MOTN, I've started telling him he can have one more drink on each side and then we'll sing his songs, and lie down. It seems to be working.

GTKY: summertime edition! I think long evenings are overrated & patio drinks and food is underrated.

[agm04]

How old is your LO? 15 months yesterday.

How often are you nursing / how often does LO get milk? nursing 2ishx/day on work days, more when I'm home (see below) + 4 oz cups of milk (half breastmilk, half cow) with breakfast and lunch

Solids? going strong. i've noticed a decreased appetite in the last week or so...not sure if it's typical toddler stuff, teething, or both.

Questions/AW? I'd planned on letting DD self wean for the most part. Lately, it seems she's becoming super attached to the boobs, but not really nursing. If we're cuddling or hanging out and she's not distracted, she asks for milk ("MEK!") and slaps my chest repeatedly. I've been keeping nursing to morning/night and nap wake ups for the most part, but if she's upset or not feeling well I'll let her nurse at random times too. But usually once the boobs are out, she just wants to play with my nips or put her little head on one and play with the other. It's really very sweet, but it's not something I want to make a habit of...I can see it being very hard to break. I want it to be that if the boobs are out, it's for nursing, and that we can cuddle without them being out. I try to tell her, but she gets soooo upset if I put them away while she's cuddling/playing. Like meltdown city. Any suggestions, other than just being firm and consistent?

GTKY: summertime edition! I think salads are overrated & ice cream cake is underrated. (I guess I'm hungry this morning.)

[dmorgendorffer]

How old is your LO? 15 months!

How often are you nursing / how often does LO get milk? nursing 2-3x a day, + bottles when she is at daycare.

Solids? Yes, but she's become very picky. I know we need to get better at offering different things but its been pretty tough while the kitchen work is going on and we're eating the same stuff all the time.

Questions/AW? Pedi told us we should really try to eliminate all bottles by 18 months or it will become harder. She doesn't seem interested in milk from her cups, and I know we could try sending a different cup to daycare but I'm wondering if she actually needs to have the wcm there. I don't give her cups for milk when we are home together and she seems to have gotten used to the schedule of milk in the morning, then late afternoon and bedtime, but maybe that is not enough. Maybe if we start sending a yogurt with her everyday to make sure she is getting enough dairy it wont matter? Its so much harder to coordinate these kinds of things since I don't actually interact directly with her daycare teachers and have to try to communicate all of this through DH who lets them tell him what they want to do.


GTKY: summertime edition! I think the heat is overrated & frozen yogurt is underrated.

[lilyelayne]

dmorgendorffer I'd send the yogurt and see how it goes. At our 12 month appointment, our pedi said aim for 16oz of milk a day but if he's nursing well, don't worry about it.
agm04 that's tough. I'd probably just be firm and consistent, and maybe try extra hard to have a distraction nearby for a few days to see if it's a phase she forgets about. DS nurses pretty much on demand, but if he asks and I'm not going to nurse, I tell him "yes you may have mik, later. Yes, mik, later" at home, or at bedtime, or after I finish these dishes, etc. I sign "milk" and "later." I try to save "no" for things that aren't allowed, instead of meaning not now.

[agm04]

lilyelayne great input, thank you. i really like reserving "no" for not allowed.

[seamonster]

dmorgendorffer Same boat here with regards to bottles. DS drinks water no problem from his sippy cup, but just plays with the cup if it's milk. Haven't tried a straw cup or plain open cup.