2/16 6-12mo check-in

[amackattack]

How old is LO?8 months

How is nursing going/any new challenges? Nursing is going fine. I am trying to slowly break her need to suck her paci to fall asleep and that is not going well.

How often is LO nursing/any new solid foods? She nurses 4-5 times during week days and more during weekends....including 2 overnight. She loves her solids...especially meat and bread.

Any questions? Not really.

GTKY: What does LO do during nursing that you love? She relaxes. She likes to push my head around too which is funny.

[flcl]

LO is 11 months... It's been way too fast

Nursing is still going great! The biggest challenge is trying to teach him to sign wanting to nurse vs just pulling my shirt down

LO is an eating machine. He loves all things Asian: tofu, baos, taro...thanks grandma! He nurses about 4-5 times a day and more on the weekends. He's getting 3 new teeth all at once so he's been nursing more lately

No questions

I love when LO hums while he nurses...it's so sweet

[ellabee]

How old is LO?
10.5 months

How is nursing going/any new challenges?
It's going generally well. DD sometimes still scrapes me with her teeth when she's re-latching during distracted feeding.

How often is LO nursing/any new solid foods?
I've been home with her more because of all the snow (please stop!!!) so she's nursing more than usual. 5-6 times a day now, but when she's in daycare it's 2 with me and 3 bottles while I'm at work.

DD loves all food. She has no more patience for purees so everything has to be in pieces she can hold for her self.

Any questions?
Anyone have experience with how to introduce bm in a sippy? DD finally got the hang of the cup but has only been drinking water in it. I tried bm once but she flipped out and wouldn't calm down until it was put in a bottle. Also, if she takes bm in a sippy at meal times, and only drinks a little bit, do I then offer the rest in a bottle? I'm just concerned that she won't have the patience to drink as much from the cup.

GTKY: What does LO do during nursing that you love?
She strokes my boob.

[melody330]

Feb 16, 2015 8:11:07 GMT -5 ellabee said:

Any questions?
Anyone have experience with how to introduce bm in a sippy? DD finally got the hang of the cup but has only been drinking water in it. I tried bm once but she flipped out and wouldn't calm down until it was put in a bottle. Also, if she takes bm in a sippy at meal times, and only drinks a little bit, do I then offer the rest in a bottle? I'm just concerned that she won't have the patience to drink as much from the cup.

Are you offering the BM at room temp or cold? DS would only take BM In a bottle if it was the perfect temp, but when we offered it in a straw cup he sucked it up if it was straight from the fridge. Maybe play around with the temp a little bit?

As for offering the rest in a bottle - I wouldn't do that. Just reoffer the cup at the next meal.

[ladytiffany24]

How old is LO? 7 1/2 months old

How is nursing going/any new challenges? Going okay right now. DD was sick over the weekend so she wasn't nursing as often as usual. Hopefully all will be back to normal now that she's starting to feel better.

How often is LO nursing/any new solid foods? Nursing 4-5 times during weekdays (mornings, evenings and MOTN). 7-8 during weekends. She eats 3 4 oz bottles at the sitter. Loves almost any fruit puree she's been given. Not a fan of green beans or peas.

Any questions? Not at the moment.

GTKY: What does LO do during nursing that you love? She will sometimes just rest her hand on my face. Melts!!!

[fish8412]

How old is LO?
11 months

How is nursing going/any new challenges?
Going well!

How often is LO nursing/any new solid foods?
4 times during the day. My husband gives a bottle in the middle of the night.

New solid foods: grilled cheese, waffles

Any questions?

GTKY: What does LO do during nursing that you love?
She holds my thumb and stares at me with her gorgeous eyes.

[ellabee]

Feb 16, 2015 9:22:47 GMT -5 melody330 said:

Feb 16, 2015 8:11:07 GMT -5 ellabee said:

Any questions?
Anyone have experience with how to introduce bm in a sippy? DD finally got the hang of the cup but has only been drinking water in it. I tried bm once but she flipped out and wouldn't calm down until it was put in a bottle. Also, if she takes bm in a sippy at meal times, and only drinks a little bit, do I then offer the rest in a bottle? I'm just concerned that she won't have the patience to drink as much from the cup.

Are you offering the BM at room temp or cold? DS would only take BM In a bottle if it was the perfect temp, but when we offered it in a straw cup he sucked it up if it was straight from the fridge. Maybe play around with the temp a little bit?

As for offering the rest in a bottle - I wouldn't do that. Just reoffer the cup at the next meal.

Ohh - good tip. I'll play around with the temp. Ultimately i think I'll just keep offering it and eventually she'll get it (I assume).
I've just been hesitant because she had only mastered the hard spout cup and it needs to be pretty full since she only tips it back a little. Didn't want to waste any bm if I could avoid it.

I'll keep trying straws too.

[ardent]

How old is LO? 10 months

How is nursing going/any new challenges? Going well. We've been sick and although baby girl is feeling better she has regressed to waking up many times in the night and nursing just a bit for comfort. She has a diaper rash from all the antibiotics and I think that is making her restless.

How often is LO nursing/any new solid foods? 8-10 times a day maybe? We were at 6-7 for awhile. She is easting new things all the time. Whatever we eat she gets. Last night we has lasagna.

Any questions? No

GTKY: What does LO do during nursing that you love? She does so many weird little things! For the longest time she wanted her hand in my mouth while she nursed, which was a little odd. Or she will lay across my chest and bump her hip/butt into my face (usually keeping time to whatever she is humming to herself). If she is really tired or hungry she laughs like a madman when I pull out the boobies. Full on cackle.

[liziz]

How old is LO? 7 months

How is nursing going/any new challenges? She's had an upset stomach for about a week now, so she's nursing frequently, for short amounts of time. I keep getting worried I ate something weird.

How often is LO nursing/any new solid foods? 5-10 minutes every 1-1.5 hours, instead of 25-40 min 7 times/day. No solids this week - starting back on rice cereal tomorrow.

Any questions? Not this week. Next week might be about increasing supply when she's back to eating normally.

GTKY: What does LO do during nursing that you love? I love when she pets my face, as long as it's gentle, not pinching!

[catsinawindow]

How old is LO? 8 months

How is nursing going/any new challenges?  She's been biting more often.  She got her first tooth about a month ago, but didn't start nipping until recently.  It always happens when she's not that keen on nursing anyway, so I just take the boob away when she bites.  Still, though, OWW!

How often is LO nursing/any new solid foods?  She's nursing every 4-5 hours and once overnight.  We're doing a loose version of baby lead weaning, so she's getting all sorts of new foods, generally whatever we are eating!

Any questions? Nope

GTKY: What does LO do during nursing that you love?  She kind of half-closes her eyes like she's in a blissful state.  It obviously calms her and makes her so happy.  I love it! 

[mully626]

How old is LO? 8 months

How is nursing going/any new challenges?

Going well. I had a stomach virus Sunday so didn't BF her last two feedings that night and definitely didn't pump - Yesterday I broke even pumping at work (probably only because I didn't pump the night before! Definitely wasn't as engorged as I should have been!) Today, I'm a bit short so far but have one pump left so we'll see. I'm not overly concerned, I'll get it back I'm sure and this is what my freezer stash is for. She's also sometimes is not taking all 3 bottles at daycare due to ear infection and congestion. She's been on antibiotics for a week now but it doesn't seem to be getting any better Hopefully soon.

How often is LO nursing/any new solid foods? nursing 5-6 times a day. Solids once at lunch then we do puffs and sometimes little bits of stuff in the evening. I gave her a couple TINY pieces of carrot yesterday (admittedly probably not soft enough) and she gagged, DH flipped a bit and said I was "pushing her" too hard to eat solids...ummm...two tiny pieces is not forcing it on her. It's called trying it out and backing off if it doesn't work. Relax.

Any questions?

GTKY: What does LO do during nursing that you love? She puts her hand on my face or just leaves it in the air until I hold it. I love it. She's so cuddly.

[mully626]

cgab36 Figured I'd move this discussion to this week - I definitely think that you could drop to 2 pumps at work instead of 3. You may be surprised and get the same or more (for a while) with 2. I noticed that with DD1. I did 3 times a day at first with her for about a month or two maybe, then it just wasn't feasible so I dropped to two and definitely got by. I also pumped in the morning (the side she didn't feed off of) with her and that's where my huge freezer stash came from.

With DD2, I didn't even bother with the 3 pumps and just started with 2. I added in an evening after she went to bed for a while when I wasn't quite making enough before we started solids but now I just pump the two times and I usually make enough for her 3 x 4.5oz bottles plus an extra 1-2 ounces, so an extra bottle's worth goes in the freezer at the end of the week. I tried not to do the morning pump this time around because that one was really hard for me to wean with DD1. I still somehow have 200 or so ounces in the freezer probably...

[puffandstuff]

How old is LO? 6 months

How is nursing going/any new challenges? Teething is making me sore and she's waking more at night.

How often is LO nursing/any new solid foods? She nurses 7/8 times a day. She gets 3 bottles at the sitters. She started solids and isn't a fan. We are doing BLW and she seems to like sweet potato fries and bread.

Any questions? nope

GTKY: What does LO do during nursing that you love? She wants to hold my thumb. She also makes noises likes she's really enjoying her meal.

[cgab36]

How old is LO? 8 Months on Saturday

How is nursing going/any new challenges? I think we are finally teething?? Saturday was a rough day, she fought nursing a bit. This evening was a bit more of that. Not entirely sure what is going on.

How often is LO nursing/any new solid foods? Still nursing the same other than her short strike this weekend. I think we need to start doing BLW as she is refusing purees. I toasted some bread tonight and gave her pieces of that and she gobbled it right up. So if anyone has advice on things to give her, please pass them my way asap!!! haha

Any questions? Just any advice on BLW and introducing real food since she apparently wants nothing to do with purees anymore

GTKY: What does LO do during nursing that you love? I love and hate that she puts her hand up to my face! It distracts her though

mully626 I think I am going to stay at 3 pumps for now at least. I've been barely pumping enough for her bottles the last week (not sure if that's an AF thing though plus possible teething plus who the heck knows lol). I'm interviewing for a new job tomorrow so if I were to get that I'd probably work on dropping to two so I can make it through. I'd really not like to drop to two and then have to pump at home at night. Right now I feed her one side in the am, then pump both at work (about an hour and a half after she eats). I haven't figured out how to pump and feed at the same time.

[amackattack]

cgab36 here are some foods that my babe loves that I feel mostly comfortable with giving her: Any pulled or crock pot meats pulled apart in little pieces, tilapia, salmon if not dry, banana, avocado, toast, cheese cubes, scrambled egg, macaroni noodles, boiled veggies of all kinds, baked tomato, roasted potato, goetta, mango, clementine (with the part where the skin meets at the bottom bitten off and each slice cut in half), meatballs, rice, hummus. Basically anything you can slightly mush between your tongue and the top of your mouth. We haven't moved on to crisp or crunchy foods yet...i don't think the babe is ready. I think feeding the babe real foods is so much fun...but my H hates it, he gets so nervous! If your little one devoured the toast I'd say she's ready to start exploring.

I know your babe is the same age as mine and mine now has no trouble picking up small pieces of food, so you can pull apart the food into little pieces for your piece of mind!

[anotherdreamer]

How old is LO? Twins are 7.5 m

How is nursing going/any new challenges? They've been getting distracted A LOT, popping off/on. DD2 likes to grab a fistful of my breast and pull it out of her mouth while still nursing. DD1 is still biting a lot.

How often is LO nursing/any new solid foods? Still 7-8 times a day. DD1 will eat purees well, DD1 still doesn't trust them but I got her to eat a tablespoon of pears yesterday. I try to give them 3.5oz between them every other day, but I think I'm going to start offering more often. DD1 is definitely ready and interested.

Any questions? Does the distraction phase get better?

GTKY: What does LO do during nursing that you love? My twins like to hold hands while tandem nursing; I love it.

[ashanne88]

How old is LO? 8 months

How is nursing going/any new challenges? Pretty well. During the day DS can be really distracted and tries to look around or sit up with my nipple in his mouth.

How often is LO nursing/any new solid foods? Three bottles at day care and 3-4 feedings during the week. On the weekend, probably 6-8 nursing sessions. DS really liked the turkey burger I made for him. He's also really into his puffs and cheerios. Other stuff is always changing - one day he likes cheese, the next he doesn't, for example.

Any questions? Nothing that I can think of.

GTKY: What does LO do during nursing that you love? Lately he looks at me, pulls off and then tries to clack his tongue against the rough of his mouth until I do it too. Then he smiles really big and goes back to nursing. I also love when he holds my finger.

[ashanne88]

amackattack, DS tries to push my head around too. It cracks me up. I just realized he might be trying to get to my hair to grab/pull it.

[soon2bmrsn]

Feb 16, 2015 6:35:30 GMT -5 @nunzchucks said:

How old is LO?

How is nursing going/any new challenges?

How often is LO nursing/any new solid foods?

Any questions?

GTKY: What does LO do during nursing that you love?

How old? 7.5 months
How is nursing going/any new challenges? Nursing is going really well!

How often is LO nursing/any new solid foods? She nurses 6 times in 24 hours typically. We're trying a new fruit or veggie every week, and she loves it all! Sweet potatoes and avocado are her favorites.

Any questions? No

What does LO do during nursing that you love? Hold my hand, touch my face