Mommy Milk Monday 5/11

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO?

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?

Questions/AW?

If you were talking to a 38week pregnant FTM who is interested in BF, what is one thing you would tell her?

GTKY: if I pulled up next to your car at a red light & saw you rocking out / singing loud / dancing in your seat, what song are you listening to?

[misshart00]

How old is your LO?
14 weeks?

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
Nursing. Pumping some.

Questions/AW?

If you were talking to a 38week pregnant FTM who is interested in BF, what is one thing you would tell her?
To try it as much as you can, but it's okay if you decide bottle feeding is what you want. I think breastfeeding (while great) is pushed way too hard on new moms, then they feel like failures if they can't or don't want to.

GTKY: if I pulled up next to your car at a red light & saw you rocking out / singing loud / dancing in your seat, what song are you listening to?
Probably some Taylor swift song.

[lilyelayne]

9 weeks
Nursing
AW: I nursed in my woven wrap at a college graduation. It was loud & hot & crowded and if I hadn't been willing to NIP it was a long trek back to the car.

My advice would be to watch latching & BF videos on YouTube and read about latching all that you can. My brain was a little fried post-birth but I'm pretty sure the phrases "nose to nipple," "lips flanged," and "chin pressing into breast" were on constant loop in my head from all the reading I'd done. Also bring nipple cream & a nursing pillow with you to the hospital.

Gtky: probably 80s pop, like Wham! or Hall & Oates.

[michelle142]

How old is your LO?
11 weeks 2 days

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

If you were talking to a 38week pregnant FTM who is interested in BF, what is one thing you would tell her?
The first couple weeks are the hardest. Don't be afraid to reach out to lactation consultants for help. Stick with it and it will get easier with time when you find your groove.

GTKY: if I pulled up next to your car at a red light & saw you rocking out / singing loud / dancing in your seat, what song are you listening to?
Journey - Don't Stop Belivin'

[duckker]

She's 10 weeks.

Nursing when home, pumping at work.

AW: a few times in the past couple of days, she's squealed with excitement when I whip out the boob. It cracks me up every time

Advice to 38 wk mom: what you guys said, plus: find a ped or other provider who specializes in tongue and lip tie and get that baby checked immediately. I had three doctors and a lactation consultant tell me my girl didn't have a tongue tie. It was finally revised at 8 wks and I wish I had those two months back--she's having to unlearn a lot and I would have gotten so much more sleep if I wasn't nursing around the clock trying to get her weight up!

Question: My girl was sleeping 7 pm til around 2 or 3 and then going back down til 5 for almost two months. Like clockwork. In the past week, she's started waking at 12:30 am and then pretty much every two hours all night. Is this just wonder week/growth spurt stuff? She's technically twelve weeks as she was born at exactly 42 w gestation. Anyone else having this issue? I knew there would be some backsliding on sleep, but this seems insane.

I'm rocking out to 60s and 70s classic rock lately.

[mands1125]

12 weeks 4 days
Nursing and pumping 3 times a day at work

Same as michelle142

Probably some dumb Taylor Swift song

[duckker]

Annnnnnd I just saw the 3 mo growth spurt thread. So I feel less crazy.

[junebugjam]

How old is your LO? 12 weeks!

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Mostly nursing, occasional pumping.

Questions/AW? Baby drank an ounce from a bottle! This is a big deal. Have to try again later today.

If you were talking to a 38week pregnant FTM who is interested in BF, what is one thing you would tell her?

It is HARD at the beginning, but try not to get discouraged or give up. It gets easier!

GTKY: if I pulled up next to your car at a red light & saw you rocking out / singing loud / dancing in your seat, what song are you listening to?

Anything country. It's a shame I'm not from the south.

[lilyelayne]

duckker sounds like the 3mo growth spurt

junebugjam I love country music! But I am from the south

[RedGiant]

How old is your LO? 14 weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing. Occasional pump to get her to take bottle (in not great at giving her them often, so she still won't drink from one really)

Questions/AW? I nursed at my in laws yesterday (visiting MIL for mothers day) sitting on the living room couch without a cover. And no one acted weird about it! Yay.

If you were talking to a 38week pregnant FTM who is interested in BF, what is one thing you would tell her? Before you leave the hospital, have a LC or experienced nurse check baby's latch. Once my kids' latch was right, BF was not painful and my nipples could heal up nicely.

GTKY: if I pulled up next to your car at a red light & saw you rocking out / singing loud / dancing in your seat, what song are you listening to?

Oh, so many options...right now Shut Up and Dance by Walk the Moon. But honestly, almost anything on my ipod. I am a chronic car dancer

[cougarette]

11 weeks



Nursing. DH is going to start giving a daily bottle since DS starts daycare next week. I'll pump then.


AW/Funny story - I was holding DS the other day and he turned himself on his side, latched on to my arm and started sucking. haha. I was worried he'd give me a hickey!


I'd tell the FTM to give it a solid two weeks. That's what my best friend told me over and over and she was right - it did get much better. She also said that her son really got it down around day 10, which my lo did as well. It was like a switch was flipped. I'd also tell her to start using lanolin right away. I didn't start using it until day 9 when she came over. In my pp brain I had just completely forgotten about it and the hospital never gave me any (though I've heard they usually do).    


GTKY: I've been digging Pompeii by Bastille lately.

[cloe111479]

How old is your LO? 13 weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Just pumping.

If you were talking to a 38week pregnant FTM who is interested in BF, what is one thing you would tell her?

Ask for help from the lacatation consultants and keep asking. Different ones understand things a little differently. If one tells you no, you won't need a pump. She's good. And she is screaming for hours bc she gets frustrated. Talk to another.

GTKY: if I pulled up next to your car at a red light & saw you rocking out / singing loud / dancing in your seat, what song are you listening to?

Probably some sort of inappropriate rap to have on in the car with little bit... But she doesn't know right now. ?

[flyster]

How old is your LO? 13 weeks wednesday

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? nursing and pumping

Questions/AW? I feel like I've got the pumping for day care thing down. LO is eating all of the main milk and is coming home with the "extra" bag I send in case he goes through a hungry spell. Then I use that the next day. So that is going well

If you were talking to a 38week pregnant FTM who is interested in BF, what is one thing you would tell her? If its tough at first go to a lactation consultant. If the first one doesn't help go to another one. And be patient with yourself and with LO. Also, if it doesn't work out, just remember feeding your baby is the most important, it doesn't matter how.

GTKY: if I pulled up next to your car at a red light & saw you rocking out / singing loud / dancing in your seat, what song are you listening to? hmm, trick. Probably my awesome Pandora station of broadway musicals/Disney. Hopefully LO doesn't get my voice/out of tuneness

[modernfairytale8709]

How old is your LO? 3 months tomorrow!

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing & pumping while at work.

Questions/AW? So, I think my LO is being overfed while I'm at work. I'm leaving 10 ounces, and literally feeding her before I leave every morning, and they're feeding her all 10 ounces of fresh, plus dipping into the freezer supply for an additional 4 ounces. This concerns me, because I can never pump more than 10 ounces during the day. At work, I pump for a half hour 3 times a day. I really need to massage my breasts and push tons of water to get that much. I'm afraid I'm going to run out of milk if she truly needs to eat that much.

If you were talking to a 38week pregnant FTM who is interested in BF, what is one thing you would tell her?

Drink all the water, and feed on demand.

GTKY: if I pulled up next to your car at a red light & saw you rocking out / singing loud / dancing in your seat, what song are you listening to? Probably some embarrassing country song. Garth Brooks or somesuch

[cougarette]

flyster I'm worried about how much to take to daycare, and in what size bottles. Out of curiosity, how much do you take?

modernfairytale8709 Are they doing paced bottle feeding? Also, how long are you away from lo during the day? The rule of thumb is 1-1.5oz per hour you're gone.

[lilyelayne]

modernfairytale8709 Garth Brooks is basically my favorite. For daycare are they doing paced feeding? Can they offer smaller bottles more often and see if your LO is content with less total oz that way?

[flyster]

May 11, 2015 19:46:41 GMT -5 cougarette said:

flyster I'm worried about how much to take to daycare, and in what size bottles. Out of curiosity, how much do you take?

modernfairytale8709 Are they doing paced bottle feeding? Also, how long are you away from lo during the day? The rule of thumb is 1-1.5oz per hour you're gone.

I've been doing 4 bottles of between 3 and 5 oz each...usually 4 oz each, but sometimes I have a bit extra, or a bit less. I try and keep days in their own bottles so if he doesn't eat one I'll know if need to get rid of it.  Then I have an extra bag of 4 to 5 oz just in case, and they have 2 or 3 frozen bags as a last resort. So he's eating about 16 oz at day care, but I like to make sure he has at least 20. He is in daycare from about 7:30-5:30. I feed him right before he goes. At work during the day I pump twice and I"m generally able to get 5 or 6 oz in the 30 minutes, so that is 10- 12, then in the morning usually 4 or 5. And then I have the bag from the day before. So far so good!

[Deleted]

How old is your LO?
9w 2d

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
Nursing and pumping on occation.


Questions/AW?
Suddenly, after having regulated the flow enough to hardly leak at all during the day (on Saturday I could even walk around without nursing pads for a big part of the day!) my boobs are now back in overdrive and "fountain mode". Did this happen to any of you? I was so pleased with the way things were.


If you were talking to a 38week pregnant FTM who is interested in BF, what is one thing you would tell her?
Assuming everything you guys said has already been said, I would tell her to make sure to take care of herself too. Breastfeeding takes its toll on your back, neck and arms. Make sure to find a confortable position with lots of support and stretch regularly.
Also, drink a lot of water and eat as much as you want.

GTKY: if I pulled up next to your car at a red light & saw you rocking out / singing loud / dancing in your seat, what song are you listening to?
Anything on the radio as I, too, am a chronic car dancer. But if I could choose it would probably be Florence + The machine for a modern choice and 90's greatest hits if I'm feeling retro.

[osumegs]

How old is your LO? 12w3d

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing.

Questions/AW? For those of you who give bottles when away from baby, how often did you give them when first introducing? I finally found a bottle lo will use, so I didn't know how many times this week I should pump and try it

If you were talking to a 38week pregnant FTM who is interested in BF, what is one thing you would tell her? You have all pretty much said it!

GTKY: if I pulled up next to your car at a red light & saw you rocking out / singing loud / dancing in your seat, what song are you listening to? I car dance to pretty much everything!

[lulu783]

How old is your LO?
12 weeks today

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
Exclusively pumping as of May 1. LO was doing MOTN nursing sessions but has STTN for the past 11 days. Awesome for sleep, but sadz for me for the nursing bonding. I'm pumping about 24oz a day. LO is averaging 4 5oz bottles a day, with another 3-4oz bottle somewhere in there (usually early afternoon).

Questions/AW?

If you were talking to a 38week pregnant FTM who is interested in BF, what is one thing you would tell her?
To try BF and/or pumping, but don't be hard on yourself if it doesn't work out. Choose the feeding method that works best for you.

GTKY: if I pulled up next to your car at a red light & saw you rocking out / singing loud / dancing in your seat, what song are you listening to?
Probably Eric Church, John Mayer, or Jack Johnson

[wimcgrath]

How old is your LO: Almost 12 weeks- yikes!

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
Nursing and pumping

Questions/AW?
I'm worried about DD Being overfed at day care or being watched by grandparents. She has a sensitive stomach and reflux, so overfeeding just aggravates all of that and it's easier to do when bottlefeeding. I'm glad you guys have covered how much milk to send in, because I was wondering about that!

If you were talking to a 38week pregnant FTM who is interested in BF, what is one thing you would tell her?
You guys pretty much covered everything! I second the comment about not letting nurses or healthcare providers be too pushy about breast-feeding if you're not interested or unable. That being said, if you truly do want to make it work then you will need to be patient! I also second the comment about having your LO's latch checked as well as possible tongue and lip ties.

GTKY: if I pulled up next to your car at a red light & saw you rocking out / singing loud / dancing in your seat, what song are you listening to?
Whatever's on the radio- probably some sort of Taylor Swift or something catchy and upbeat like that.

[cougarette]

@alyllyra I've been trying to use the washable pads again lately. I still need to put a washcloth on the other side while nursing, though, because of my oald. Did lo seem to nurse more that day or the day before to cause the "fountain" (it's so true!)?

[cougarette]

osumegs So far we've only given ds an occasional bottle. This week we're trying to get DH to give him one a day (if his stupid work schedule will allow). I'd start with just one a day or one every few days at first then increase from there.

[lilyelayne]

@alyllyra I went from being able to use reusable pads at night & during the day, probably nothing needed in the afternoon/evening, back to needing disposable pads 24/7. I think I can go back to reusables during the day but still need disposables at night right now.
I see on the BF board a lot of ladies saying they wore pads daily for 6-8 months at least, often because leaking was so unpredictable.

[junebugjam]

osumegs my baby still doesn't love the bottle, so take my advice with a grain of salt, but when I try I usually only pump an ounce or so. That way if/when the bottle doesn't go well I can still feed him. As he gets better with it I plan to offer more in the bottle. I aim for once a day but it's probably more like once every 2-3 days.

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cougarette She has been nursing more lately! During the weekend we had 30 min or more nursing sessions where she never really seemed satisfied. Maybe that's why extra milk has come in, I didn't really think of that. Thanks!

lilyelayne I hate having to use the disposables, it just seems so wasteful. But I guess there's nothing to do about it, I'm not gonna start messing with my supply. I just wish I didn't have to walk around with wet clothes half the time, KWIM?

Thanks ladies, it's good to know I'm not alone!

[lilyelayne]

@alyllyra I prefer the reusable pads for conservation and texture, but they sure don't absorb like the disposables! I also like to avoid wet clothes

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osumegs When we first tried to introduce a bottle, we gave a bottle a day for 5 or 6 days to make sure she took it. I just pumped straight into the bottle and fed her that. After that we've given her a few bottles here and there (on average once a week maybe?) to make sure she still takes them.

[misshart00]

May 12, 2015 9:29:12 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

@alyllyra I went from being able to use reusable pads at night & during the day, probably nothing needed in the afternoon/evening, back to needing disposable pads 24/7. I think I can go back to reusables during the day but still need disposables at night right now.
I see on the BF board a lot of ladies saying they wore pads daily for 6-8 months at least, often because leaking was so unpredictable.

Yep. I always have pads in. I may try the washable ones again soon. But so much leakage.

[osumegs]

Thanks all. Yesterday was the first time she had actually taken a bottle (though from me, so still have to work on taking it from others). I couldn't decide how often to try it from here on out, so thank you!