I started getting all the feels at the thought of this nugget moving up to 0-3. I'm 99% sure this is our last and I know I'm going to bawl like a baby packing up the newborn clothes.
Post by hurricanerek on Sept 5, 2016 14:15:01 GMT -5
watermelonseed, I know that there is a sub-board under the Breastfeeding board here but I'm not sure how much action it gets. You can always pose your questions on the Breastfeeding board because I'm sure there are people who EP around there. Come to think of it, I think I have a friend from my other BMB who EPed for 8 months or so. Let me double check on that, if you'd like to get in contact with her.
So sorry to everyone with lack of labor vibes and being over due! It really sucks once you get past your due date!! Hoping for things to get moving for you soon!
I was a week over due with my daughter and then I got induced so i remember how miserable it was! I have a feeling I'll be experiencing something similar this time around but I have a few weeks until my due date.
Question - was checking around to see if there was a board/place for exclusively pumping or something of the sort? Any tips or help appreciated
I exclusively pumped for a year with DD1 (bad latch/lazy water so breastfeeding just never worked for us) and there are a few good Facebook groups for support. There's also a sub-board under breastfeeding but it's not too active and I think maybe one on BabyCenter too.
Tips: make sure to have a good pump. I loved my Spectra S2! It was so quiet and way more efficient than my SIL's Medela Pisa. I pumped every 2-3 hours, even over night for the first 2 months then cut out overnight pumps and continued to pump every 3 hours from 6am-10pm until a year. I would rinse pump parts after every pump and wash them every few days. You can also just store them in the fridge in between too so you're not washing all the time. It can be done but I'm not going to lie, it's a lot of work.
watermelonseed I EP'd with DS for 13 months and looks like I will be doing it again with E. So let me know if you have questions and I will try to answer any A few tips: lanolin and vitamin E are great to put on the nipples especially if there are sores. I pump every 2-3 hours during the day and 3-4 at night. Make sure you get a session in between 1 am and 5 am at first this helps get your supply up. Once baby sleeps through the night you can ditch that one. Freeze any extra! I froze so much with DS that it lasted an extra 5 months without pumping anymore. It is lots of work but you can do it. It can feel isolating at times since you are attached to a machine so much. Feel free to ask me anything or if you just need to chat.
Guess I'm just looking for somewhere/one to ask some questions, tips and mainly a little support for EP'ing.
The interwebs has way more of a negative vibe than I hoped. Got mom guilt going on here.
It'd be great if you can put me in touch with your friend, too. Thanks!
I EPed for a few weeks with DS1 when he was two weeks old, we tried breastfeeding again when he was a little older, 4-5 weeks I think? (had a deeper latch because bigger mouth) and it was the best decision I made. . He had to learn to nurse again which took some time but if you still want to nurse just because you take a bit of a break doesn't mean you can't ever try again.
watermelonseed I also EPd for 6m with DS in addition to supplementing with formula (production issues and all the mommy guilt). Frankly EPers should have statues and monuments erected in our honor. PM me any time with questions or if you need to support or even vent about it. It is seriously hard work
So 13 years ago I lost my mom. Today was/is her birthday AND she was also born on actual Labor Day. I was really hoping baby would come today so I could fill today with a wonderful memory. Oh well... That, coupled with my impatience for baby's arrival has my nerves a wreck. Oh, and I was really hoping to not have to go back to work tomorrow.
Post by LadyNymeria on Sept 5, 2016 21:10:32 GMT -5
Because my mom's water broke with my 1st brother as she was leaving a Chinese restaurant, she's convinced Chinese food helps trigger labor.
Well, I'm a couple hours out from a big Chinese dinner at my parents' house and nada. Part of me wanted it to work. The other part of me didn't want her to be right because she'd never let it go, haha.
I was really hoping to be in and out of the hospital in time to be home for the Giants and Patriots games Sunday afternoon/evening. Starting to seem like there's a good chance this guy could mess those plans up!
Well, we got halfway to our goal of having the office completely torn down and out back. Might have made it if we hadn't had to wait forever at the breakfast place. But H also wrenches his back, so we lost our primary heavy lifter.
All told we got everything cleared out of the office, got it painted, got my half of the office and a chair moved in, plus my computer and stuff all set back up so I can work tomorrow. We'll get some more stuff moved down tomorrow, and worst case we can get Katie's room painted by like, Wednesday. MIL has to go to the unemployment office tomorrow anyway, so we probably won't get much done before H gets home.
DH was a saint today. He worked on yard work about 3 hours in the heat, then he helped me clean the whole house. And by helped I mean he did 80% of the work-vacuumed, cleaned floors and the three bathrooms. I'm so happy to go into this work week with a clean house.
I did agree to auto draft and get DD to bed so he could do my family's fantasy football draft this evening, so maybe he was feeling guilty about that 😃.
Post by LadyNymeria on Sept 5, 2016 22:41:34 GMT -5
I'm so done with the "well, he hasn't even dropped yet..." comments. It seems to be the one thing everyone wants to point out and it's driving me crazy.
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