6-12 month check in - 1/9

[jewel441]

Sorry for the late post!

How old is baby?

How often are you nursing? Solids?

How are nights?

How is pumping/nursing going?

Q/rants/raves

GTKY: have you thought about LOs bday yet? Any plans?

[jewel441]

How old is baby? 10 months

How often are you nursing? Solids? NOD about 8x a day solids 3x... I think we are pretty close to dropping the nursing session before her first nap, but I'm kinda scared to just try putting her down without nursing, at this point though I feel like she is just using it to calm herself down, she isn't really eating.

How are nights? Getting better. We are back to 2 feedings overnight and will let that sink in and then work back to 1, hopefully.

How is pumping/nursing going? Great

Q/rants/raves

GTKY: have you thought about LOs bday yet? Any plans? We are having a party at our house... lots of family coming in for it, it should be fun!

[westiemom]

DD is a week shy of 9 months!

Nursing 7-8 times a day. Solids 3x a day.

Nursing is so much better this week! The nursing strike has passed. It's amazing!

GTKY: I don't know what we will do with her birthday. DH wants to invite his whole extended family which means we will have around 70 people. I don't think our house can hold that and just don't know where to throw it. We will move next week to a smaller town and I just don't know what they have yet.

[halfahippy]

How old is baby? 10 months

How often are you nursing? Solids? Nursing 7-8 times a day, solids 3 times a day with an occasionally added snack thrown in

How are nights? Up 2-3 times a night usually.

How is pumping/nursing going? No complaints

Q/rants/raves

GTKY: have you thought about LOs bday yet? Any plans? We're skipping the party and going camping. We did the same thing for DS and he learned to walk and started sleeping through the night that weekend.

[madamewaffles]

Hi! I'm new to hanging out here. Can I join in?

How old is baby? A is 6.75 months old

How often are you nursing? Solids? Around 8 times a day, solids 1 time a day

How are nights? Pretty good. He tanks up around 6:30/7:00pm and then usually sleeps until 4:00-5:00. Going back to sleep, not so much, but I can't complain over 10 hours straight sleep.

How is pumping/nursing going? Pumping is a challenge. I WFH 3 days a week, in office twice a week. The two days I am unable to keep up and honestly not willing to pump outside of my normal pump after first feed. We cashed in the freezer stash already, but, I'm okay with that fact. On those days in the office, I pump around 6 oz over 2 sessions in the day and then the rest he gets is formula.

Q/rants/raves

GTKY: have you thought about LOs bday yet? Any plans? Not really! He's still got a ways to go, but we're over the halfway point! So hard to believe.

[jewel441]

Welcome madamewaffles

[westiemom]

Hai madamewaffles!!!!!

[wittyandwaiting]

How old is baby? 9.5 months

How often are you nursing? Solids? Nursing 6-8 times a day and solids 3-4 times a day.

How are nights? She usually wakes up three times a night.

How is pumping/nursing going? Nursing is going well, I'm back to work in 3 weeks and I need to build up my freezer stash a bit more.

Q/rants/raves: I feel like my supply has dipped a bit and I'm definitely getting less when I pump now. I'm a little bit anxious because I'm heading back to work three weeks from today. Any tips?

GTKY: have you thought about LOs bday yet? Any plans? No plans yet but it will be some sort of huge fam jam.

[kateisoptimistic]

Hi there! I'd love to join this as i could use some support to keep going!!
How old is baby? almost 8 months

How often are you nursing? Solids? on weekends we nurse about 7-8 x per day, he goes to DC 5 x per week and gets 4 bottles there plus nursing in the morning, before bed and at night. He gets solids 3x per day

How are nights? we wake up at least once - sometimes twice.

How is pumping/nursing going? meh, i feel like i am not responding to my pump very well anymore. my supply dipped in december from an illness, it seems to be back now, but i struggle with the pump and sometimes only get less than 2 ounces which is frustrating. i am having to supplement with formula and i am disappointed. I know there is milk there and he is satisfied when nursing, i am just not getting as much lately from the pump.

Q/rants/raves see above. Also i am traveling to Europe for work soon and am panicking about having to check my milk. I am gone just long enough that i will probably have to dump some which is heartbreaking.

GTKY: have you thought about LOs bday yet? Any plans? i haven't really thought about it, we don't have any family nearby though and our friends are spread out, so i am not picturing a big party - maybe we will take a trip together, that would be fun even if its a weekend getaway.