Tata Tuesday a day late 6/17

[fish8412]

1. How's it going this week?
2. This is really a personal question, but I figured I would put it in here.  About how long does LO nurse?  Does it depend on which nursing session it is?
3. Successes?  Challenges?
4. How hot does it have to get in order for you to avoid being outdoors with LO?

[ellabee]

1. How's it going this week?
It's going well. We're down to 1 session a day at bedtime.

2. This is really a personal question, but I figured I would put it in here. About how long does LO nurse? Does it depend on which nursing session it is?
Less than 10 minutes. For a while she would be on and off in less than 5, but now that we're down to 1 session I think she just likes to hang out for a bit.

3. Successes? Challenges?
I'm glad we're down to just the 1 session per day. I think maybe we'll be TFAS soon and I'd really like to fully wean before I'm pregnant again. Sometimes I struggle with whether or not that's selfish if E really doesn't want to drop that last session yet. I'm also worried about engorgement after we wean too. I recently went 36hrs in between sessions because DH and I went out to dinner one night and I didn't pump. I was dying for E to nurse by the following night. Not looking forward to having rocks again when the time comes.

4. How hot does it have to get in order for you to avoid being outdoors with LO?
I'm not sure I would avoid it, I'd just make sure there was shade/water wherever we were planning to be. Sunblock, hat, lots of hydration.

[fishbulb]

1. How's it going this week?
Good but busy. The in laws are coming in for father's day weekend so I'm trying to make the house look a little less filthy.

2. This is really a personal question, but I figured I would put it in here. About how long does LO nurse? Does it depend on which nursing session it is?
Depends on the session. We're at about 3 a day - shortly before wake up (no idea how long since I usually fall back to sleep), when he gets home (between 10-15 minutes), and he still nurses to sleep, which usually takes 10 minutes or less.

3. Successes? Challenges?
We'd like to TFAS soon too and I'd like to have him fully weaned by then. I would feel guilty about doing it though. I'm hoping he weans on his own.

4. How hot does it have to get in order for you to avoid being outdoors with LO?
Roughly 90, depending on the humidity and if it's sunny or overcast.

[sanibel21]

1. How's it going this week?
This week is much better than last week. lo is back to two naps a day. Tried cutting down to 2 sessions but by the time DH comes home and we're making dinner, LO is legit climbing down my shirt all whiney. Then she's totally fine after. I haven't met too much resistance with weaning so I figure I'll nurse her when she does that.
2. This is really a personal question, but I figured I would put it in here. About how long does LO nurse? Does it depend on which nursing session it is?
I think they're all like 8-10 minutes.
3. Successes? Challenges?
I also have a personal question. Tatas have been off limits to DH since breastfeeding started. I'm OK with a little over the bra touching/grabbing, but anything more totally turns me off. Will I ever be OK with anything more again? Will they, especially nipples, ever become sexual to me again? Does anyone know what I'm talking about??
4. How hot does it have to get in order for you to avoid being outdoors with LO? Like 98, maybe less if its super humid.

[katka512]

1. Everything has been going well. LO has been taking super long naps lately, so I don't think she's near going to one naps a day.
2. LO only nurses once a day and it's probably 10-15 total. She is latched on much less than that though. She's very distracted.
3. I don't know if LO is really still interested in nursing. She signs milk when she wakes up so I offer it. But she latches for a few seconds, then starts crawling around the bed, etc, then relatches. Honestly, it's not all that enjoyable anymore because I feel like I am just continually putting her back to the breast. I know I could try just giving her breakfast as soon as she wakes up, but I don't feel 100% ready to give it up even though I'm not loving the experience anymore. I hope that makes sense.
4. I probably wouldn't go out if it were 95 or above, or 90 and very humid. If it's uncomfortable for me, I know it's uncomfortable for her because she gets hot easily. If we're outside, I do keep her in the shade as much as possible, use sunscreen, and keep offering water.

sanibel21, I have been the same way. They've been off limits to DH since LO was born and only recently did I allow access again. It doesn't feel the same to me anymore, I actually don't like it. I haven't said anything yet though because I keep hoping it will go back to the way it was. I'm starting to think it will be like this forever though

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1. Things are going good. She is still showing interest in nursing even though my supply has seriously diminished to nothing.

2. She nursing 3-5 minutes per breast. I'm pretty sure it's only or comfort at this point.

3. Nothing to really remark about.

4. We don't go outside in the midafternoon. We made that mistake one afternoon and I thought we were all going to die from a heat strike. If we do, we are playing in the sprinklers.

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sanibel21, this is my first baby I have nursed but I'm assuming with enough time your nipples will readjust. I know exactly what you're talking about. My nipples are super sensitive and I nearly jump off the bed if DH touches them. Although he would be scared I would squirt him, lol. Only bc I did once on purpose. It freaks him out.

Right now I'm so dried up I wouldn't be able to squirt him if I wanted to.

[ellabee]

sanibel21, yes I'm totally the same way. Anything beyond the occasional bra-covered grab is an instant turnoff for me. I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to think about my nipples in a sexual way again. Maybe after we wean I'll feel differently...

[fish8412]

1. How's it going this week?
4th molar poked through. LO is super clingy to me and I don't mind at all.

2. This is really a personal question, but I figured I would put it in here. About how long does LO nurse? Does it depend on which nursing session it is?
In the morning, LO only nurses for about a minute then unlatches. Sometimes she will latch again for another minute. At bedtime, she nurses 3-4 minutes. She isn't getting a lot of milk, so I give her a bottle at wakeup and bedtime.

3. Successes? Challenges?
Feeling sad about weaning.

4. How hot does it have to get in order for you to avoid being outdoors with LO?
We only go outside in the morning. It is way to hot here in NC to be outdoors in the afternoon. I am really cautious of the heat with LO.

[fish8412]

Jun 17, 2015 15:46:15 GMT -5 sanibel21 said:

1. How's it going this week?
This week is much better than last week. lo is back to two naps a day. Tried cutting down to 2 sessions but by the time DH comes home and we're making dinner, LO is legit climbing down my shirt all whiney. Then she's totally fine after. I haven't met too much resistance with weaning so I figure I'll nurse her when she does that.
2. This is really a personal question, but I figured I would put it in here. About how long does LO nurse? Does it depend on which nursing session it is?
I think they're all like 8-10 minutes.
3. Successes? Challenges?
I also have a personal question. Tatas have been off limits to DH since breastfeeding started. I'm OK with a little over the bra touching/grabbing, but anything more totally turns me off. Will I ever be OK with anything more again? Will they, especially nipples, ever become sexual to me again? Does anyone know what I'm talking about??
4. How hot does it have to get in order for you to avoid being outdoors with LO? Like 98, maybe less if its super humid.

Yes, I totally get this.  My husband is only allowed to touch.  lol.  When LO is fully weaned, he can have full access.

[jtizzay]

Hi! I'm good this week. Work was super busy so the week flew. I didn't see lo all that much but that's life right? We nurse in the am and pm only. I don't pump at work.

Recently the sessions are longer. 5-8 min each side whereas I was down to 4-5 each side. I am fuller these days when she nurses all weekend. I was with her Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday and she nursed almost exclusively and on demand so that definitely helps supply. I think she gets 10-14 oz a day. If I pump both sessions I get 10 most days and I know she gets more than the pump.

Honestly she's about to hit 15 months which means I've been away working for a year exactly (it's a year this week). I am so proud I made pumping work and am still nursing. It's hard for all of us don't get me wrong but I work in a job where no one had done this and it was really hard and I'm just proud of myself.

Actually I'm proud of all of us but I'm proud that I stuck with it when the going was tough. All those days dragging my pump when traveling for work and sitting in the bathroom or on the floor somewhere. Ugh

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Honestly, jtizzay I think pumping I harder than just nursing. Any mom who pumps for any significant amount of time is amazing to me. I don't know if I would have been able to do it.

[jtizzay]

Jun 21, 2015 8:21:00 GMT -5 @babylentilbean said:

Honestly, jtizzay I think pumping I harder than just nursing. Any mom who pumps for any significant amount of time is amazing to me. I don't know if I would have been able to do it.

I agree. When I read that people ep'd for months I silently think hell no