Mommy Milk Monday 4/6

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO?

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?

Questions? Anything to AW?

How long would you like to BF? Do you have a goal? Has it changed from when you were pregnant to now?

I've been listening to Luke Bryan's new spring break album, so this week's GTKY: did you ever have a spring break fling? Good memories or bad?

[mishka29]

How old is your LO? Almost 10 weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing

Questions? Anything to AW?

How long would you like to BF? Do you have a goal? Has it changed from when you were pregnant to now? With DD1 it was 14 months. She finally got weaned bc she went to daycare at a year old. I finally weaned off bedtime feed so DH and I could go to Spain...where I got KU.

In my head I think I don't want to do it for that long again bc I hate the feeling of being tied to LO for a whole year. But I could pump or give formula but I don't so obviously I don't really hate it or I would do something about it lol.

So....to answer the question, I will probably do a year plus a bit.

[RedGiant]

How old is your LO? 9 weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing and trying to pump and intro bottles

Questions? Anything to AW?

How long would you like to BF? Do you have a goal? Has it changed from when you were pregnant to now? With DS I nursed until he was around 20 months (after a year it was mostly naps and bedtime) I plan to nurse DD for at least a year, maybe until she is two.

I've been listening to Luke Bryan's new spring break album, so this week's GTKY: did you ever have a spring break fling? Good memories or bad? Nope, I'm lame and never had a crazy spring break trip. Just hung out with my girlfriends or family.

[kartish]

How old is your LO? 8 weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing and pumping

Questions? Anything to AW?

How long would you like to BF? Do you have a goal? Has it changed from when you were pregnant to now? When I was pregnant I figured I would nurse until the baby had teeth, but them after actually researching and reading about breastfeeding, them I thought maybe I would nurse up to a year. But now I'm just in a mode of we will see. I'm not enjoying pumping, but breastfeeding has been pretty low stress lately. But I will see how things go as he gets older.

I've been listening to Luke Bryan's new spring break album, so this week's GTKY: did you ever have a spring break fling? Good memories or bad? I had a summer boyfriend, never a spring fling. I always refer to that relationship as my boy of summer. We met at an amusement park we both were working at over the summer when I was younger and we were hot and heavy until fall came, then I wanted to move on and dropped him. I think I broke his heart too, which kinda makes me sad but we were definitely not a good match.

[mamabisme]

How old is your LO? 5w+5d

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing and pumping to give a few bottles per week

Questions? Anything to AW?

How long would you like to BF? Do you have a goal? Has it changed from when you were pregnant to now?
I'd like to make it to a year and I don't see any reason why we won't. I'd like to start weaning at 1 though.

I've been listening to Luke Bryan's new spring break album, so this week's GTKY: did you ever have a spring break fling? Good memories or bad? Nope.

[misshart00]

LO? 9weeks tomorrow

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing. Some pumping

Questions? Anything to AW? Even with my boppy, I'm getting nursing back so bad. Any exercises to relieve it?

How long would you like to BF? Do you have a goal? Has it changed from when you were pregnant to now?
Probably 6 months to a year. With DD, I dried up at about 6 months. She's 18 months now and fully on table food. I can't imagine trying to breastfeed her now.

I've been listening to Luke Bryan's new spring break album, so this week's GTKY: did you ever have a spring break fling? Good memories or bad? No flings. But I ususally went home with friends to Colorado, Texas, etc.

[flyster]

How old is your LO? almost 9 weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing and pumping

Questions? Anything to AW? I've now nursed twice in my car Not while its in motion of course.

How long would you like to BF? Do you have a goal? Has it changed from when you were pregnant to now? No goal really. I'll probably breast feed as long as he wants to/seems practical.

GTKY: did you ever have a spring break fling? Good memories or bad? Nope. I was never one for flings. I've mostly either dated someone fairly long term, or gone a long times without dating.

[krispy83]

How old is your LO? Almost 10 weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing, occasionally pumping for DH to give a bottle.

Questions? Anything to AW? No questions. Everything is going well, yay!

How long would you like to BF? Do you have a goal? Has it changed from when you were pregnant to now? Until at least a year, probably longer. I BFed DS until he was 16m, though by then it was mostly just in the morning and at bedtime. Hoping to do the same thing with DD.

I've been listening to Luke Bryan's new spring break album, so this week's GTKY: did you ever have a spring break fling? Good memories or bad? Nope, not one for flings either. I mostly spent spring breaks visiting cousins in NY or hanging out with my friends, I never did the classic spring break trips.

[mrsclark731]

How old is your LO? almost 6 weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing and pumping

Questions? Anything to AW? Question--I pump once a day when H gives her a bottle (right before I go to bed). I usually get about 2 1/2 ounces. It doesn't seem like much to me. I know she's getting enough... She's 13 pounds already... What does everyone else get when they pump?

How long would you like to BF? Do you have a goal? I'm hoping for 9 months to a year. No real change of plans.

GTKY: did you ever have a spring break fling? Good memories or bad? I paid for my own education.... Spring break was an opportunity to put more hours in at whatever job I was working. I barely had beer money, certainly not enough money to travel or party. Must be nice!

[cginge]

mrsclark731, The first time I pumped, I barely got an ounce (both sides combined). It was at night. I tried again the next morning after feeding LO and eating breakfast and got about 4.5 ounces combined. I've read that it's usually easier to pump a larger quantity in the morning and I think that's true for me.

[cginge]

How old is your LO? 8 weeks on Wednesday.

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing; have pumped a few times to get LO used to taking a bottle. My little milk monster had no problems accepting the bottle.

Questions? Anything to AW?

How long would you like to BF? Do you have a goal? Has it changed from when you were pregnant to now? I'd like to nurse for as long as he seems interested (if I'm able to). Making it to a year would be awesome, but we might be trying for #2 before then so we'll see!

I've been listening to Luke Bryan's new spring break album, so this week's GTKY: did you ever have a spring break fling? Good memories or bad? Nope, I am boring.

[junebugjam]

How old is your LO? 7 weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?

Nursing mostly. Pumping when we need to go out or if I feel fuller than normal.


How long would you like to BF? Do you have a goal? Has it changed from when you were pregnant to now?

I think 6 months or so. I go back to work around then and as a teacher I'm not really sure it will be feasible to pump at work. I'm willing to give it a try, but I have to wait till September to see what my schedule will look like. Plan on building a little stash before then.


I've been listening to Luke Bryan's new spring break album, so this week's GTKY: did you ever have a spring break fling? Good memories or bad?

No flings for me. Boring boring.

[pitdigger]

How old is your LO? 6w 6d

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? All of the above. G might get one 4 oz bottle of formula in a day (not necessarily in one sitting) just because of timing or by dint of being the hungriest baby in the world (his cries,not mine). Pumping isn't happening much right at the moment because we're house sitting and I don't want a big supply to move to the new place.

Questions? Anything to AW?

How long would you like to BF? Do you have a goal? Has it changed from when you were pregnant to now? I've always been a 'see how it goes' and it's going reasonably well, so maybe a year.

I've been listening to Luke Bryan's new spring break album, so this week's GTKY: did you ever have a spring break fling? Good memories or bad? No flings for me. The furthest I went for reading week was Ithaca, NY to see friends at Cornell. I usually needed to catch up on papers that week.

[Deleted]

How old is your LO?
4w+2d

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
Nursing

Questions? Anything to AW?
My right boob leaks A LOT more than my left boob. My right nursing pad is always soaked, while the left is barely moist. Has anyone else experienced this? Should I nurse more from the right boob since it seems to have more milk?

How long would you like to BF? Do you have a goal? Has it changed from when you were pregnant to now?
My goal is at least 6 months. I go back to work in Jan 2016 so I'm thinking 9 months is the limit.

I've been listening to Luke Bryan's new spring break album, so this week's GTKY: did you ever have a spring break fling? Good memories or bad?
No fling here. Sorry, I'm boring.

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misshart00 I try to stretch my back regularly to relieve the pain, but I too think it's hard. Hoping someone else has some tips.

flyster Good job nursing in the car, that's great!

mrsclark731 I usually pump around lunchtime and get about 100 ml, which I guess is about 3 1/2 oz? But I only pump when my boobs feel like they are about to burst to relieve the pressure, I'm not really building a supply and we have only given DD a bottle once.

[wimcgrath]

How old is your LO?
6w+5

Mainly pumping, with a couple of nursing sessions thrown in per day. We're getting back to this as she gets more confident after her lip and rogue tie corrections. It's actually nice that she can do both, though, because it frees me up to run errands, etc. and my husband is able to feel more involved.

Questions?
How long does your LO usually nurse for? I realize that it can vary depending on effectiveness, hunger, etc. but on average?

How long would you like to BF? Changed?
I always said my goal was 6 months- 1 year, depending on how things were working out. When I was EP that seemed incredibly ambitious. I will be going back to work at 6 months (another teacher here, and just working the last 3 weeks of school), but after that it seems difficult to find time/ space to pump at work. I guess by that point DD will be eating some solids so I can still do a bottle or two of BM a day.

Another boring one here! No spring break flings, as I was usually in a long term relationship. Most of spring break involved just hanging out with a large group of friends anyway

[wimcgrath]

Oh and @alyllyra I know how much I produce because I mainly pump, and my left boob is far superior in milk production. I think that's probably pretty common. I think as long as you're still producing on both sides you should be fine, but maybe nurse a little more on the lazy side to see if your LO can stimulate more production?

[seamonster]

How old is your LO?
7weeks 1day

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
All three, but down to 3oz of pumped milk or formula from 12oz from 3weeks ago. Deeper latch and tie revisions have been a big success

Questions? Anything to AW?
How do you determine when it's really hunger or witching hour fussiness? LO will gladly be on the boob all the time and eats about 9 or 10 times a day. We do one bottle in the evening which he gobbles down after nursing and trying to rip my nipples off and crying. He calms down for a bit, but is still fussy just with less crying. He'll still sometimes want to nurse an hour or so later to get ready for bed. We're doing the bottle on the advice of the LC as I get my supply up, but I fear that he's so used to it we'll never be able to give it up. I can't save any milk because he gets it first and then formula to make up the difference.

How long would you like to BF? Do you have a goal? Has it changed from when you were pregnant to now?
I will be happy to make it until I go back to work in 8 weeks. I would like to make if until he has teeth and then pump until he's a year. I wanted to bf for a year or at least pump for a year, no formula.

I cant get more than 1-2ounces combined no matter how long it's been since I pumped or nursed. Never more than 1/2ounce from lazy boob, but I know he gets way more while nursing.

Edited for typing on a tablet issues

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Apr 6, 2015 14:37:50 GMT -5 wimcgrath said:

Oh and @alyllyra I know how much I produce because I mainly pump, and my left boob is far superior in milk production. I think that's probably pretty common. I think as long as you're still producing on both sides you should be fine, but maybe nurse a little more on the lazy side to see if your LO can stimulate more production?

Sounds logical! Thanks

My LO will nurse anything between 5-25 minutes, but around 10 minutes is common during the day and a little longer in the evenings.

[pitdigger]

G usually nurses about 10-20 minutes in total each session. Night nursing is usually on the upper end of that, if not a little longer.

[mishka29]

Apr 6, 2015 11:56:56 GMT -5 mrsclark731 said:

How old is your LO? almost 6 weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing and pumping

Questions? Anything to AW? Question--I pump once a day when H gives her a bottle (right before I go to bed). I usually get about 2 1/2 ounces. It doesn't seem like much to me. I know she's getting enough... She's 13 pounds already... What does everyone else get when they pump?

How long would you like to BF? Do you have a goal? I'm hoping for 9 months to a year. No real change of plans.

GTKY: did you ever have a spring break fling? Good memories or bad? I paid for my own education.... Spring break was an opportunity to put more hours in at whatever job I was working. I barely had beer money, certainly not enough money to travel or party. Must be nice!

Milk volume is highest in the morning so this is the optimum time to pump.

[mrsclark731]

Apr 6, 2015 15:04:49 GMT -5 mishka29 said:

Apr 6, 2015 11:56:56 GMT -5 mrsclark731 said:

How old is your LO? almost 6 weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing and pumping

Questions? Anything to AW? Question--I pump once a day when H gives her a bottle (right before I go to bed). I usually get about 2 1/2 ounces. It doesn't seem like much to me. I know she's getting enough... She's 13 pounds already... What does everyone else get when they pump?

How long would you like to BF? Do you have a goal? I'm hoping for 9 months to a year. No real change of plans.

GTKY: did you ever have a spring break fling? Good memories or bad? I paid for my own education.... Spring break was an opportunity to put more hours in at whatever job I was working. I barely had beer money, certainly not enough money to travel or party. Must be nice!

Milk volume is highest in the morning so this is the optimum time to pump.

Thanks everyone for your replies! I knew that morning was best, but shouldn't I be pumping around the time I'm supplementing so I don't loose that supply of milk?

I'm pumping to slowly build a little freezer stash...I work from home, so there is no big deadline. I was just wondering what amounts everyone else pumps. I will try to squeeze in a morning pump and see if the volume differs. 

[michelle142]

How old is your LO? 6w2d

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
Nursing and pumping for a stash

How long would you like to BF? Do you have a goal? Has it changed from when you were pregnant to now?
12 months if I can. I made it 15 months with DS, so I'd love to make it that long again.

I've been listening to Luke Bryan's new spring break album, so this week's GTKY: did you ever have a spring break fling? Good memories or bad?
Yes on the fling. Great memories

[osumegs]

How old is your LO? 7w3d

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing

Questions? Anything to AW? What nursing pads do you all use overnight? She sleeps up to 9 hours with a dream feed about 2 hours into the stretch. I use bamboobies but still soak through the overnight ones

How long would you like to BF? Do you have a goal? Has it changed from when you were pregnant to now? 1 year

As far as spring break fling: I met a guy on spring break in south beach one year. we went to the same college so we met up when back at school. Ended up going on a few dates. Not really a fling while there though

[michelle142]

Apr 6, 2015 16:08:24 GMT -5 mrsclark731 said:

Apr 6, 2015 15:04:49 GMT -5 mishka29 said:

Milk volume is highest in the morning so this is the optimum time to pump.

Thanks everyone for your replies! I knew that morning was best, but shouldn't I be pumping around the time I'm supplementing so I don't loose that supply of milk?

I'm pumping to slowly build a little freezer stash...I work from home, so there is no big deadline. I was just wondering what amounts everyone else pumps. I will try to squeeze in a morning pump and see if the volume differs. 

If you want to build a stash, pump both sides after your first nursing session in the morning. If you give a bottle, also pump to replace that missed nursing session.

[RedGiant]

Fiona nurses between 7 and 15 min, mostly shorter during the day and a bit longer at night. But usually around 8-10 min

[misshart00]

Apr 6, 2015 16:08:24 GMT -5 mrsclark731 said:

Apr 6, 2015 15:04:49 GMT -5 mishka29 said:

Milk volume is highest in the morning so this is the optimum time to pump.

Thanks everyone for your replies! I knew that morning was best, but shouldn't I be pumping around the time I'm supplementing so I don't loose that supply of milk?

I'm pumping to slowly build a little freezer stash...I work from home, so there is no big deadline. I was just wondering what amounts everyone else pumps. I will try to squeeze in a morning pump and see if the volume differs. 

I usually pump about 12 ounces a sitting.

[cloe111479]

How old is your LO? 8 weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Pumping only.

Questions? Anything to AW? Not really.

How long would you like to BF? Do you have a goal? Has it changed from when you were pregnant to now?
My goal pre baby was as long as we could be it 1 day or whatever. So many friends didn't have luck with it so I just wanted to do whatever. Now with me just pumping I think I can go a few more months and have enough to make it about a year.

I've been listening to Luke Bryan's new spring break album, so this week's GTKY: did you ever have a spring break fling? Good memories or bad? Nah, I was boring.

[anchovies]

LO is 7w1d

We are nursing, pumping and supplementing. I've kind of given the pumping a rest for now. I was pumping after most every feed to try to increase supply. It's exhausting. I might try a power pump hour sometime this week.

During pregnancy my goal was EBF until 6 months and then wean around 9 months. Well, this whole supply issue has made me change things. Now, I will just BF till who knows when. He loves to nurse and it calms him when he's wound up and helps him to relax for sleep, so whatever works and for however long is my new outlook.

Add me to the lame group. I never went on spring break. We always had midterms, papers or projects due when we got back.

[mands1125]

7w4d

Nursing and pumping 4 times a week

I'm hoping a year but 6 months might be more realistic.

Nope, never went on spring break either.