Mommy Milk Monday 6/8

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO?

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?

Questions/AW?

Baby getting any solids?

AF returned? What birth control are you using?

How long is your average feeding session (boob or bottle)? How many times a day does LO eat?

GTKY: if you were given $200 and had to spend it frivolously on yourself, what would you do with it? What if you had to spend it on your spouse/partner? Your kid(s)?

[michelle142]

How old is your LO?
15 weeks, 2 days

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
Nursing when together, pumping at work

Questions/AW?
Not at the moment

Baby getting any solids?
Nope, holding off until 6 months

AF returned? What birth control are you using?
No AF. Just condoms.

How long is your average feeding session (boob or bottle)? How many times a day does LO eat?
Boob - about 10 minutes, 1 side. Bottle takes her about 20 minutes. She eats between 8-10 times per 24 hours.

GTKY: if you were given $200 and had to spend it frivolously on yourself, what would you do with it? What if you had to spend it on your spouse/partner? Your kid(s)?
Myself - shoes!
DH: I would buy him something off the Snap-On truck. Although $200 wouldn't get very far.
The Kids: Probably more toys that they don't need.

[misshart00]

How old is your LO? Just over 4 months.

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing. Pumping once a day and going straight to the freezer.

Questions/AW?

Baby getting any solids? Not yet. We may start after we get his tongue tie fixed.

AF returned? What birth control are you using? Yep. Currently on the pill. Doctor switched me to a low dose estrogen pill.

How long is your average feeding session (boob or bottle)? How many times a day does LO eat? About ten minutes on the boob. He's been having trouble emptying though.

GTKY: if you were given $200 and had to spend it frivolously on yourself, what would you do with it? What if you had to spend it on your spouse/partner? Your kid(s)?

Clothes for me. Probably some gadget or tool for H. Savings for kids. Lol.

[danitaec]

How old is your LO? 15w2d

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? EPer here!

Questions/AW? No questions, but feeling really good about my supply at the moment. We have quite the freezer stash going.

Baby getting any solids? We add rice cereal to one bottle a day, but no real solids.

AF returned? What birth control are you using? No AF. Just condoms.

How long is your average feeding session (boob or bottle)? How many times a day does LO eat? He'll eat a 5oz bottle in about 20 minutes, including burping times.

GTKY: if you were given $200 and had to spend it frivolously on yourself, what would you do with it? What if you had to spend it on your spouse/partner? Your kid(s)?
For me, probably clothes hat actually fit...
For husband, probably some power tool.
For the bebe, clothes he doesn't really need or toys he doesn't really need.

[cginge]

How old is your LO?
-4 months old on the 11th. Our babies are getting so big and old!

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
-Nursing. I don't pump regularly but will when necessary.

Questions/AW?

Baby getting any solids?
-Not yet. His 4 month appointment is in a week; last week, his pedi mentioned that we could start solids after that but I have some questions for her and am not sure I will be starting LO on them just yet.

AF returned? What birth control are you using?
-No AF yet (yay). I'm on the mini-pill (just finished my 3rd pack of it).

How long is your average feeding session (boob or bottle)? How many times a day does LO eat?
-I feel like my answer to this is probably skewed due to LO recently being sick. He's snacked very frequently throughout the day. I think it's normally 8-10x a day for 10 minutes or less each time.

GTKY: if you were given $200 and had to spend it frivolously on yourself, what would you do with it? What if you had to spend it on your spouse/partner? Your kid(s)?
-On myself, I'd probably buy a few nice basic pieces of clothing that fit well. Or workout clothes (I freaking love workout clothes). Or a really nice blender. For H, I'd buy him a nice massage and craft beers and/or new running shoes. For LO, umm...I guess toys that he can use when a little older?

[junebugjam]

How old is your LO? 16 weeks today.

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing. Pumping before bed now that he's pretty consistently STTN. It's been a huge help to building my stash. Now if he would drink from a bottle so I could use it!

Questions/AW? With him sleeping more and not always waking up for a night feeding (or four), there have been days when he's only nursed 5 or 6 times total all day. He never seems hungry, so should I just assume he ate more at each feeding those days and is fine? I plan to ask the doctor at his next appointment, but it just seems like so few to me, although I'm pretty sure he was having way more feeds than necessary before.

Baby getting any solids? No.

AF returned? What birth control are you using? No AF. Just using condoms for now. Which is super annoying but if prefer that to going on and off hormonal BC when we try for the next baby. Probably a year or so from now.

How long is your average feeding session (boob or bottle)? How many times a day does LO eat? Sort of answered this above. Typically about 10 minutes, 5-7 times per day? It varies depending on his sleep schedule for the day.

GTKY: if you were given $200 and had to spend it frivolously on yourself, what would you do with it? What if you had to spend it on your spouse/partner? Your kid(s)? Myself, maybe clothes? Or stuff to decorate the house. Wall art, etc. For my husband, maybe something fishing or golf related. He just had a birthday and already got his Father's Day gift, so I can't think of anything else he needs right now. For my LO, probably toys. I can't wait until he's old enough for outside toys, sandbox, etc.

[cougarette]

How old is your LO?
3 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
Nursing and pumping at work

Questions/AW?
The last couple of days he's spit up just about everything he ate right after burping (not every time he burps, though). He'll usually have a cough first, burp, then milk fountain. Sometimes this happens when I try to burp for a while because I hear the bubble. Should I let him be upright or laying down for a while before burping? Maybe the bubble will move? Sigh, I thought we finally had the spit up kind of under control.

I should mention that he's been fighting a cold and is stuffy, so maybe it's related to that?

Baby getting any solids?
Not yet

AF returned? What birth control are you using?
Nope (knock on wood). We're using condoms for now.

How long is your average feeding session (boob or bottle)? How many times a day does LO eat?
I'd say about 10-15 minutes. Still just one side at a time. We have about 7 feedings a day. I'm wondering if we need to up his bottle size, but they haven't said that he's acting hungry still, so maybe the size is right for now?

GTKY: if you were given $200 and had to spend it frivolously on yourself, what would you do with it? What if you had to spend it on your spouse/partner? Your kid(s)?
For me, probably a spa day. For DH, season tickets to our local hockey team. He's had them every year, but he did not renew them for next year to save money. For DS, I'm not sure, actually.

[michelle142]

cougarette if he's been mucousy at all with his cold, that could be causing the spit up. If he's swallowing mucous, it can cause an upset tummy.

[cougarette]

junebugjam I'd say as long as he isn't acting hungry, and his wet diaper counts are good, he's probably getting plenty to eat. Maybe you can get with a lc to do a weighted feed? He may be transferring a lot in those fewer feedings.

[cougarette]

Oh I have another question for those pumping at work (as I sit here pumping at work).

How do you streamline the process? I already put the parts in a bag in the fridge. It seems like I spend more time setting up and packing away then I do actually pumping.

[michelle142]

Jun 8, 2015 11:19:12 GMT -5 cougarette said:

Oh I have another question for those pumping at work (as I sit here pumping at work).

How do you streamline the process? I already put the parts in a bag in the fridge. It seems like I spend more time setting up and packing away then I do actually pumping.

How long does everything currently take you?

Aside from keeping parts in a bag, I also keep my pump as "together" as possible. I know different pump brands are different (I have an Ameda), so what that means will vary.

I screw on the flanges to the bottles first, pump while massaging for faster letdown, then pack up. All in all I'm there for about 20 minutes.

I also skip the hands-free bra while pumping at work, because I find that I can hold everything with one arm and still do work (if you need to) with the other hand. It's faster for me to just hold the flanges in place with my arm/bra cups than it is to put on/take off the HF Bra.

[cougarette]

It takes about 30 minutes it seems, maybe closer to 25. I actually pump for 15 minutes. I do use a HF bra; I massage pretty much throughout. I may try keeping the tubes attached if they won't get all bent (I use a Medela pisa).

[mommadozer]

How old is your LO? 20 weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing nights and mornings and pumping while at work.

Questions/AW?

Any other ladies going thru a nursing strike? Any suggestions? I am reading articles to get some ideas to try.

Baby getting any solids?

We were giving him prunes and oatmeal last week to try to help with constipation. Didn't work as well as the juice. Since we are going thru a nursing strike, I am going to stop solids until we it resolved.

AF returned? What birth control are you using?

How long is your average feeding session (boob or bottle)? How many times a day does LO eat?

Used to be 10 minutes each side but, he is not draining my boobs since he is not latching on very well. He nurses early in the morning and twice in the evening. He gets 3 3.5 oz bottles while I am at work.

GTKY: if you were given $200 and had to spend it frivolously on yourself, what would you do with it? What if you had to spend it on your spouse/partner? Your kid(s)?[/quote]

I need some new clothes and shoes. I really need someone to coordinate outfits for me. For DH, I would buy some hobby that he is into for the moment. For DS, I would buy him an activity center and some other toys.

[mommadozer]

Jun 8, 2015 11:19:12 GMT -5 cougarette said:

Oh I have another question for those pumping at work (as I sit here pumping at work).

How do you streamline the process? I already put the parts in a bag in the fridge. It seems like I spend more time setting up and packing away then I do actually pumping.

I'm in the pumping room for about 20 minutes. When I pack for work, I put all of the parts in a gallon zip lock.when I get to the room, I piece everything together, put on my hands free, plug in the pump and go. When I am done I go to the sink in the room, take all the pieces apart and put them in the medela quick clean bag. Once I get back to my desk, I microwave the parts and put my milk in the fridge.

[mishka29]

How old is your LO? 18 weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? BFing

Questions/AW? Nope

Baby getting any solids? Nope

AF returned? What birth control are you using? Nope. Condoms

How long is your average feeding session (boob or bottle)? How many times a day does LO eat? 20-30ish. 6-7 times in 24 hrs.

GTKY: if you were given $200 and had to spend it frivolously on yourself, what would you do with it? What if you had to spend it on your spouse/partner? Your kid(s)? Beef jerky!

[mommadozer]

Oh I have the medela pump in style. It does not come with the big bag. I just roll up the tubes inside the pump and leave the power cord plugged in and close the flap to the pump. I use the side pockets of the pump for the power cord and my hands free bra.

I keep all of my pumping stuff in an oversized cotton tote bag.

[cloe111479]

How old is your LO? 4 months tomorrow. (17 wks)

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Ep'ing.

Baby getting any solids? Not yet. We go to her well visit Friday and plan on asking doc then. I'd like to wait but DH is going to want her to try. ( I really think she has a tooth about to pop)

AF returned? What birth control are you using? Nope. This year without her has been NIce. Just condoms. Didn't want anything real long term and I hate hormonal bc.

How long is your average feeding session (boob or bottle)? How many times a day does LO eat? She's taking 5-6 4oz bottles a day. Those bottle go quick now. She sucks them down in about 15 mins.

GTKY: if you were given $200 and had to spend it frivolously on yourself, what would you do with it? What if you had to spend it on your spouse/partner? Your kid(s)?

Probably spend it on a nice weekend. Movie, dinner and maybe something like a water park thing for us.

[hollydfromtn]

How old is your LO? Almost 4.5 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing

Questions/AW? This has been our first week going completely shield free. We had dropped it during the day but it was just easier to keep it for night feeds. DS is finally a latching champ so we've been able to latch at night no problem.

Baby getting any solids? Nope we're waiting until 6 months.

AF returned? What birth control are you using? No AF and just condoms when we actually DTD. My sex drive is still pretty non existent.

How long is your average feeding session (boob or bottle)? How many times a day does LO eat? DS can usually drain a boob in 10 mins or less but he's still eating around 10 times a day.

GTKY: if you were given $200 and had to spend it frivolously on yourself, what would you do with it? What if you had to spend it on your spouse/partner? Your kid(s)? Me: probably clothes DH: garden equipment DS: toys for when he's a little older.

[Deleted]

How old is your LO?
13w 2d (3mo 2d)

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
Nursing with occational pumping

Questions/AW?
-

Baby getting any solids?
No. We haven't decided when to start but she isn't ready for it yet anyway so we have time to decide.

AF returned? What birth control are you using?
No. I have BC pills but I'm hesitant to start so ATM we are using condoms.

How long is your average feeding session (boob or bottle)? How many times a day does LO eat?
Usually about 10 min, but when she has a growth spurt (like now) she can feed for 45-60 min.
She eats about 8-10 times a day.

GTKY: if you were given $200 and had to spend it frivolously on yourself, what would you do with it? What if you had to spend it on your spouse/partner? Your kid(s)?
For me, a weekend at a fancy spa.
For DH, a new pair of skis.
For DD, I'd like to put them in her savings account, but I guess that isn't very frivolous... Some new fancy CDs and cool books and toys for when she gets older.

[Deleted]

junebugjam If he isn't hungry when you try to offer the boob, and is gaining weight then I wouldn't worry about it.

mommadozer No advice on the nursing strike, sorry. I hope it gets resolved soon!

mumomma13 Maybe it's a growth spurt? It does seem long with 2 weeks straight though.

@hollyfromtn Yay for the good latch!

[seamonster]

How old is your LO? 16 weeks, 1day

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing and pumping at work. Extra pump sessions on the weekend if we're in town and I can get to it. Replacing a feed at daycare with formula on the days I'm short on milk.

Questions/AW? Even with pumping difficulties, supply is holding for LO on the weekends. How often and how many times a day to you pump for supplying LO with milk?

I aim for 4 or 5 sessions about every 2 hours at work (depending on arrival) and takes me 30-40 minutes from setup to leaving the room. I try for a session after he goes to sleep and to pump MOTN if he doesn't eat on both sides. I do timed 20-30 minute sessions as it's always a slow drip, even with heat and compressions and massage.

EPers have my complete respect-- nursing is way easier for me.

Baby getting any solids? No. Will add at 6 months

AF returned? What birth control are you using? Once at 6 weeks. Minipill, condoms, and general avoidance (ouch!)

How long is your average feeding session (boob or bottle)? How many times a day does LO eat? Boobs, 20 to 45 minutes. Bottle, if you fight him really well you might be able to get close to 10 minute, but don't get distracted as he can finish in a couple of minutes (why I've got a gassy, colicky baby at daycare). 6 -9 feedings a day since we moved bedtime an hour earlier. 6 or 7 during the week and more on the weekend.

GTKY: if you were given $200 and had to spend it frivolously on yourself, what would you do with it? What if you had to spend it on your spouse/partner? Your kid(s)? Me, clothes or shoes. MH, clothes or nice booze. Baby, some ridiculously cute baby thing or toys to grow into.


Edited because my Kindle misposted and I thought it had gone back to the thread. Flailing baby arms hitting the screen.

[lilyelayne]

3 months, nursing, no questions. G has decided he wants 3 naps a day, two long & a short, but not quite what order he wants them in. So he's ended up tired & hungry at the same time and nursed himself to sleep for a few naps in the last week, which is so not our normal. Hoping he settles his routine a bit more so I can figure out how to prevent nurse naps from happening.

No solids yet. I wasn't planning on starting until 6 months, but I'll see what his pedi says at 4 months. He's not interested in what we're eating, and I see no need to offer until he's interested.

No AF. Condoms are the only BC I've ever been willing to use, though a non-hormonal IUD after baby #2 is something I'll look into.

G eats 7 times a day, no MOTN feeds. He usually only wants one side, and eats around 7-10 minutes. His bedtime nursing session is usually a little longer, and I push for him to take both sides.

GTKY: on me, a manicure every other week until the money ran out.
On DH, dinner at a fancy steak restaurant or new casual non-sneaker shoes.
On DS: probably clothes, though I'm grateful he lives in hand-me-downs. Maybe a year membership to the big park north of town.

[lilyelayne]

cougarette I think Baby 411 says spit up peaks around 4 months, so maybe soon it'll subside? I know when I have a cold with drainage down my throat, I feel queasy all day, so maybe the mucus is causing a little upset?
mumomma13 is LO sleeping more at night? That caused DS to start eating more frequently during the day. There's also a 3 month growth spurt.
hollydfromtn congrats on being shield free!

[lilyelayne]

mommadozer I remember boxerrrmama85 (hope I tagged right - numbers are hard to remember) going through a nursing strike. Any tips? Someone on the BF board suggested nursing somewhere new, like together in the bathtub.

[mommadozer]

lilyelayne ya, I was going to check out the BF board later tonight. Reading some online articles, it sounds like re-kindling skin to skin helps out quite a bit.

[cougarette]

mommadozer I wouldn't say DS has had a full on strike, but sometimes he acts like I'm trying to put his dirty diaper in his face instead of my boob. I try to calm him down first with rocking, and sometimes even the pacifier. Then I can switch it out and he'll latch on.

[flyster]

How old is your LO? 4 months, 3 days

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing, pumping

Questions/AW? Nope

Baby getting any solids? Not yet

AF returned? What birth control are you using? Nope. Using the B.C of having a baby and being exhausted.

How long is your average feeding session (boob or bottle)? How many times a day does LO eat? Dunno about day care/bottle, but boob is about 10 min or so. He usually has 4 bottles at day care, eats once before that, and two times at night before bed. MOTN feeding usually 1 or 2 times. So all told, 8-10 times per day i think

GTKY: if you were given $200 and had to spend it frivolously on yourself, what would you do with it? What if you had to spend it on your spouse/partner? Your kid(s)? Totally on myself I'd go to a spa.

I guess I should add what to spend on DH and Kid....DH would be a gift certificate to Home Depot so he could get whatever he wanted there. Or Amazon to get board games.  LO would get a fancier stroller then I'll be able to afford otherwise. 

[RedGiant]

How old is your LO? 18 w 1 d (just over 4 months)

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing

Questions/AW?

Baby getting any solids? No. Plan to intro at 6 months

AF returned? What birth control are you using? No AF. Copper IUD (2 kids is enough for us)

How long is your average feeding session (boob or bottle)? How many times a day does LO eat? She eats about 8x per day, for about 7-10 min on one side.

GTKY: if you were given $200 and had to spend it frivolously on yourself, what would you do with it? What if you had to spend it on your spouse/partner? Your kid(s)?
Me: clothes, desserts (I love sweets)
DH: amazon or Lowes gift card
Kids: clothes or toys.

[osumegs]

How old is your LO?
16 wk, 3 day

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
Nursing

Questions/AW?

Baby getting any solids? Not until 6 months

AF returned? What birth control are you using? Nope and micronor

How long is your average feeding session (boob or bottle)? How many times a day does LO eat? 8 to 10x, about 10-20 minutes on first side. Sometimes 4 min on second side

GTKY: if you were given $200 and had to spend it frivolously on yourself, what would you do with it? What if you had to spend it on your spouse/partner? Your kid(s)? Spa day or clothes. For dh, tickets to florida to watch football. Dd: idk, probably save it until older

[seamonster]

An update from last week. I probably don't have an imbalance, but will still try lecithin to get things flowing. It's more likely the terrible gas LO gets disrupting things and he's caught a cold, so the excess mucus caused some really runny poops. By some, I mean my baby became an Ecoterrorist in terms of number of diapers this weekend.