Post by michelle142 on Jun 22, 2015 19:04:19 GMT -5
mommadozer fenugreek made a huge difference when I took it with DS last time. Just try to be consistent with taking it. If you want to stop taking it, you may see a slight dip at first. It also makes you smell like maple syrup!
No solids yet. I am planning on asking the pedi about it on Thursday, though I don't plan on introducing until 6 months at least.
I'd like to go a year and then see from there. The way he's been acting lately, though, I don't know. Ugh, I hope this is part of the 4 month crap. He is in the middle of a development leap, too.
Post by lotsofdotts on Jun 22, 2015 19:46:57 GMT -5
How old is your LO? 17 weeks (4 months tomorrow!)
Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Mostly nursing since I am out of school for summer.
Solids? Nope, not yet.
Questions/AW? Not today.
How long do you hope to keep BF or giving breastmilk? I plan to go a year. I did with my DD, so I think I can do it with Brady as well. Also, I can't imagine budgeting for formula, so I will make it work.
Favorite pizza: I'm boring. Mushrooms and sausage.
mommadozer fenugreek made a huge difference when I took it with DS last time. Just try to be consistent with taking it. If you want to stop taking it, you may see a slight dip at first. It also makes you smell like maple syrup!
I read that about fenugreek. At least it's maple syrup and not something gross like steam bushel sprouts. Makes the capsule a little more appetizing.
lilyelayne yea I guess that's my plan. It's sad to see LO so frustrated on my boob because it's not satisfying him and then see him gulp down a bottle. I guess I'm feeling slightly guilty like I should work harder to keep my supply up instead of just giving up but I'm honestly just too stressed with other things to want to. #momguilt...?
I completely get this... Do what you find works for you and LO. My SIL has eight kids. She emailed me heartbroken that she was going to have to supplement w #8. She nursed the others to 18 months and never considered that she wouldn't w her DS, but she has a supply issue that no one can figure out. A month later, she is really happy with how things are going. They comfort nurse, he's gaining well and she's confident she made the right decision for them.
I never expected it to be so hard. I think troubleshooting bfing and pumping has kept my mind off a ton of other stress at home, but it could just as easily have gone the other way...
Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing. Pumping on my weekends to work
Solids? No, just letting her taste things here and there.
Questions/AW? For NIP, I do the cami plus shirt route. I lift one, lower one. She won't tolerate a cover in the winter, so I'm guessing she wouldn't now either. I have a larger size chest, so I have to do two shirts or I feel overexposed in general.
How long do you hope to keep BF or giving breastmilk? Somewhere around or a little past a year
Missed the favorite pizza topping. I LOVE Chicago style. Favorite toppings are mushrooms, pepperoni, and extra cheese. I don't mind anchovies once in awhile
I read that about fenugreek. At least it's maple syrup and not something gross like steam bushel sprouts. Makes the capsule a little more appetizing.
It isn't a good syrup smell FYI. Your sweat and urine smell sickly sweet. Also it can give you some unpleasant digestive issues. I switched from taking just the fenugreek to Honest Company lactation boost and found the side effects to be less offensive.
Yeah, it's like sweaty maple syrup. It's certainly not the most pleasant smell.
Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing and pumping - returned to work last week.
Solids? Nope, will follow her lead. Planning to wait at least 6 months.
Questions/AW? anyone else suffer from plugged ducts upon returning to work? I think my pump isn't draining one area of the breast so I have to stay on top of it. And AW: I'm so proud of my baby for handling the bottle to breast transition as well as she has. What a little champ.
How long do you hope to keep BF or giving breastmilk? At least a year. Would be great to wean off the pump at some point for daytime feeds!
GTKY: how do I love pizza? Let me count the ways. Fav is probably thin crust with lots of sauce and veggies, but I usually add chicken or beef just for protein. DD can't handle dairy, so lately my pizza is papa johns (no dairy in the crust) with no cheese. But I can still eat that delicious/disgusting garlic "butter" sauce.
Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing, pumping in AM and before bed
Solids? Not yet- we have the 4-month appt tomorrow and will ask the pedi then, but I hd planned on 6 months anyway.
Questions/AW? What is the best way to rotate the stash in the freezer? I'm kind of lazy, have a huge stash, and what I pump is more than enough for what bottles we give so I'm lackadaisical with switching milk out.
How long do you hope to keep BF or giving breastmilk? My goal was 6 months (which isn't too far off!) but ideally I'd like DD to keep getting breastmilk to 1 year.
GTKY: I love most pizza! I alternate between loving the French tomato, mozzarella, basil, and then supreme-type pizza with lots of meat and veggies (except olives!!!). I also love a yummy, greasy pan crust
Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing, pumping in AM and before bed
Solids? Not yet- we have the 4-month appt tomorrow and will ask the pedi then, but I hd planned on 6 months anyway.
Questions/AW? What is the best way to rotate the stash in the freezer? I'm kind of lazy, have a huge stash, and what I pump is more than enough for what bottles we give so I'm lackadaisical with switching milk out.
How long do you hope to keep BF or giving breastmilk? My goal was 6 months (which isn't too far off!) but ideally I'd like DD to keep getting breastmilk to 1 year.
GTKY: I love most pizza! I alternate between loving the French tomato, mozzarella, basil, and then supreme-type pizza with lots of meat and veggies (except olives!!!). I also love a yummy, greasy pan crust
On the frozen stash. I ep but I do one day a week usually Monday where it is frozen day. We gets the oldest frozen that day and everything I pump that day gets frozen. It helps to rotate it out a bit.
Post by seamonster on Jun 23, 2015 15:55:08 GMT -5
How old is your LO? 4 months + 1 week or 18 weeks (thanks siggy ticker and WonderWeeks apps)
Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing, pumping and supplementing on work days
Solids? Not until 6 months. Giving him a spoon to play with at meal time since he's fascinated by utensils
Questions/AW? Meeting with a lactation consultant to try to resolve my pumping issues. At least insurance covers most of the appointment. DS is starting to put on a little weight now that we've figured out how much formula to give. He's such a little piggy with the bottles, but the Tommee Tippee anti-colic bottles seem to help (I got nervous on the Dr. Brown bottles when I saw TT had similar anti-colic bottles). Have a measurement check in 3 weeks to see if he's getting back into his former percentile ranges.
DS is definitely a distracted eater. He's so smiley and chatty. It's cute, but really annoying because he likes to do it in public and we don't do a nursing cover.
How long do you hope to keep BF or giving breastmilk? Right now I'd like to get to 6 months. My goal is to get to a year, but pumping at work is such a PITA. If I could go to every 3 hours rather than every 2 hours I think I could manage it with my million meetings a day.
I love pineapple and green chile on pizza. Green chile period. Otherwise, some prosciutto and argula is nice.
GTKY suggestions: Strangest place you've nursed (or pumped); things you're looking forward to doing with LO when they're older; First concert and last concert; favorite motherhood GIF/Meme/Quotation; movie you're looking forward to seeing this year
Post by seamonster on Jun 23, 2015 16:09:38 GMT -5
AppropriateChocolate I don't use a nursing cover. I wear a faux wrap shirt or wear a nursing cami (and bra) under a regular shirt. The faux wrap shirt covers top and bottom, and the regular shirt method I unclip everything, pull it up almost all the way, position DS, finish pulling it up and latch him. I sometimes wear a scarf for extra coverage, but really don't care who sees my nipples. There are men with bigger breasts than me out there (and I have a big rack) and no one says anything to them about showing nip.
toadandbuggie no shame in supplementing. You are getting your baby fed and that's what matters. I felt such guilt over it and I've just accepted that he needs more than I can make or get out. Also I keep reminding myself that I was formula fed and have an engineering PhD and DH was formula fed and has 2 Master Degrees. And we're both pretty healthy people.
badw0lf, the Philips Avent pump doesn't make you slump over. Not quite laying down, but better. I want one that doesn't make you manhandle yourself. The cow milking technology seems pretty advanced (apparently the cows get spun around and all kinds of fancy things) so it's sad how hard it is to milk a human.
ChickenOnSunday I've eaten a bag of pizza rolls in one sitting. No idea how many were in there. Drunk and in college is my only explanation.
Post by seamonster on Jun 23, 2015 16:15:13 GMT -5
badw0lf, did you get an answer about how much to supplement to make up the missing milk?
I was told to take 2.5 times body weight in lbs, divide by number of feeds a day, and use that number to determine how much to give. So in my LO's case to make up the missing feeds he gets 7 or 8oz of formula in each bottle. The public health nurse wanted me to max out at 8oz and maybe give some more formula with DS's smaller breastmilk bottle if he's still hungry or not gaining so that he doesn't become unhappy about not getting as big a volume when he's with me.
Post by toadandbuggie on Jun 23, 2015 18:34:11 GMT -5
seamonster, I know so many super smart, healthy people who were formula fed. It's crazy that not breastfeeding or not breastfeeding for X amount of time makes moms feel guilty. Once upon a time they thought formula was the better option and everybody turned out okay. I can't help but feel guilty that I am not stepping up my game in making my supply go up again, but with work it is so hard to pump more than 3x a day and honestly I don't want to. I hate pumping. DS seems to love the bottle even more than the boob now and I actually kind of like feeding him the bottle.
Post by toadandbuggie on Jun 23, 2015 18:35:51 GMT -5
seamonster, PS, a PhD in Engineering is really impressive. I keep looking around for places to get my Master's. If it didn't cost an arm and a leg I would have done it already, but I am trying to really justify spending the money right now before committing. But soon. I would love to get my PhD as well. It sucks that there is no universities around me that I would want to go to that is commuting distance.
Post by boxerrrmama85 on Jun 23, 2015 20:16:48 GMT -5
I have an AW mommy milk moment. Long story short- My nursing coworker stayed at our house last night because we have a conference close to my house. Her husband was planning on staying with family and driving over an hour to pick up breastmilk from her each day. She confided to me that she didn't have enough of a freezer stash for her 8 month old and so they didn't have a choice but for him to drive. Well- she saw my stash when she was putting her milk in the freezer-- and asked if they could use some of our milk-- because yesterday her husband ran out of milk. I happily donated some of my milk to them (planning on donating anyway). Felt really proud that I was able to help another nursing mamma out. I know some may think this is weird-- but I was happy to help.
boxerrrmama85 that's great! I think pre-motherhood I would've found it weird, but I don't anymore! I have a similar story- there are no milk banks in my state and I had so much milk in the freezer that won't be used before it goes bad in the fall and it's taking over my freezer! Well, I posted on the human milk for human babies FB page (per a friend's suggestion), and met up with a mama whose baby has allergies to most formulas. I was able to give her about 350 ounces (still have about 300 in the freezer). It felt great to help out another mama! Sorry for the AW, but your story made me think of mine!
Post by cougarette on Jun 23, 2015 20:47:38 GMT -5
wimcgrathboxerrrmama85 That is so great! I'm currently in the process to become a donor for the new milk bank that just opened up. I have almost 300oz in the freezer and quickly running out of room.
I need you freezer stash mamas to help me out. I'm currently storing mine upright in 12-pack cartons in our deep freezer, but swiftly running out of room. Is there a better space saving option? I'll be donating some to a friend that's coming into town around the 1st of July, but I'll be out of room before then. Any ideas?
I need you freezer stash mamas to help me out. I'm currently storing mine upright in 12-pack cartons in our deep freezer, but swiftly running out of room. Is there a better space saving option? I'll be donating some to a friend that's coming into town around the 1st of July, but I'll be out of room before then. Any ideas?
I'm not an organized person at all. I never really came up with a good storage solution, sorry. Hopefully other people can be helpful to you!
I need you freezer stash mamas to help me out. I'm currently storing mine upright in 12-pack cartons in our deep freezer, but swiftly running out of room. Is there a better space saving option? I'll be donating some to a friend that's coming into town around the 1st of July, but I'll be out of room before then. Any ideas?
boxerrrmama85 that is awesome! Milk sharing rocks! I donated to 3 families with DD1 and am donating to a coworker/friend this time around. Honestly, most of us don't need a huge amount of stashed milk. We are never going to use it all. So if you have extra to share, do it!
seamonster, PS, a PhD in Engineering is really impressive. I keep looking around for places to get my Master's. If it didn't cost an arm and a leg I would have done it already, but I am trying to really justify spending the money right now before committing. But soon. I would love to get my PhD as well. It sucks that there is no universities around me that I would want to go to that is commuting distance.
Depending on the program and field you might be able to get funding as a part time student. There are also online Master's programs run by regular (nonprofit) universities. What are you looking to get a master's in?
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