Mommy Milk Monday 6/29

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO?

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?

Solids?

Questions/AW?

GTKY: first concert you went to

[lilyelayne]

16.5 weeks, exclusively nursing, no solids.

We had to do laid back nursing all yesterday because of DS's nasal congestion and oh man is it the worst for my distracted nurser! He kept thinking we were playing, or getting really excited he could hold my boob with both hands.

Can I FFMC here and say I don't really care if my kid doesn't take a bottle? We gave a few right around 1 month and he did fine, then tried again a few weeks ago and he wasn't interested. I feel like I should really start pumping and being consistent with offering so I'm not stuck with him for the next 6-8 months but so what if I am? The only reason I'm thinking about putting forth the effort to try is for my 10 year reunion in October, but who knows by then he may take water out of a cup so I could just pump and give it to him that way for the 2-3 feedings I'd be away. I'm so lucky to be able to SAH and so grateful BF hasn't been a struggle that I don't want to stress over whether the bottle works or not. DH was excited about giving bottles in the beginning but I don't think it was as special as he'd thought it would be, so we both lapsed into the ease of nursing instead. I think my ILs have given up hope that they get to keep him overnight (think they expected BF to fail after a month or so) and are actually more happy that he's so big and healthy than disgruntled they don't get to feed him. Besides solid food is coming and anyone can feed him that!

GTKY: I went to an Andy Griggs / Hank Williams Jr. Concert when I was in middle school, but Hank was over an hour late & it was a school night so my parents & I left before he played. I saw Tracy Byrd at our local civic center, and Ingram Hill & Switchfoot at the local college. My first real arena concert was Staind (and Hinder and Three Days Grace and ... someone else).

[agm04]

How old is your LO? 18 weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing and pumping

Solids? Nope

Questions/AW? MOTN nursing: do you offer both sides? LO falls asleep so quickly, and I typically just put her back to bed. But she isn't eating enough so her next stretch of sleep is only 2ish hours. She sleeps in a Merlin suit and I'm afraid of making her spit up. It's hard to burp her in that suit. And I don't wanna wake her up too much. I offered both sides during first night feeding last night and I think it helped. She's not draining the first boob, but I can't seem to wake her up without switching sides, unless I want to fully rouse her, if that makes sense.

GTKY: first concert you went to. HOOTIE and the Blowfish. Boom.

[michelle142]

How old is your LO?
4 months 1 week and some odd days

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

Solids?
Nope

Questions/AW?
Has anyone night weaned yet?
I can't remember when I did with DS.

GTKY: first concert you went to
Matchbox 20.. lol

[mishka29]

How old is your LO? 5 months yesterday

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Bf

Solids? At 6 months

Questions/AW? Ugh teething. LO is up a lot more during the night wanting to eat or just complain I guess but I just feed so she doesn't wake DD1.

GTKY: first concert you went to... Never been to one and no interest in going

[agm04]

Jun 29, 2015 10:00:14 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Can I FFMC here and say I don't really care if my kid doesn't take a bottle? We gave a few right around 1 month and he did fine, then tried again a few weeks ago and he wasn't interested. I feel like I should really start pumping and being consistent with offering so I'm not stuck with him for the next 6-8 months but so what if I am?

Don't blame you one bit. I'd feel the same way if I could stay home with my girl. She happens to take a bottle with an almost insulting level of enthusiasm, but I absolutely hear you. They're little for such a short time, really. That's sort of how I feel about bedtime and MOTN nursing. So what if I have to do it every time until she outgrows it? I'm in no rush.

[mishka29]

agm04, I offer both boobs to get a longer stretch. If she's super sleepy I make sure to sit her up or even change her diaper to waken her up a bit.

michelle142, no night weaning for us at this time. She's teething so is waking up more, by the time those pop out it will be 6 month growth spurt and we'll be at it again. Once she gets going on some solids we'll see then. I did a night fed with DD1 until 8 months

[hollydfromtn]

How old is your LO? 5 months today

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing

Solids? Doc gave us the go ahead to start this week but I think I'll wait a couple more.

Questions/AW? How long did it take you ladies to get over the initial pain of nursing? We used a shield for the first few months. Now that we have stopped using it, its like I'm starting over with a newborn and having to re learn all of this stuff. I still get a pretty intense pain at the very beginning by it faded away. Is that a latch problem?

GTKY: first concert you went to
My first concert was when I was 10. My mom took me and 5 of my friends to see NSYNC and Britney when they were touring together.

[duckker]

How old is your LO? 17 w, 4 d

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing at home, pumping at work and preemptively for things like going to Mass (hour drive each way and while I'm totally cool NIP, dad loves the excuse to sit down and feed the baby. Fine, plus I overproduce like crazy in the morning.)

Solids? Not yet. She is gnawing a lot and getting very grabby when I eat. She has been drinking from a cup but more for fun than anything. She thinks it's hilarious.

Questions/AW?

Babygirl has developed a voracious appetite when we're apart. She sucks down a 4 oz bottle, begs for more and is hungry again two hours later. I'm not sure how much is growth spurt and how much is being bottle fed vs. breast. Her caregiver said she wants to bump her up to 5 oz bottles. I'm mostly worried about being able to pump enough to do that, but also concerned that she's typically taking in 12+ oz in five hours. Thoughts/suggestions?

Also, distracted nursing now features her "windmilling" her top arm to rhythmically slap my breast. Every so often she rolls back with her arm to stare happily at the ceiling fan before returning to nursing and slowly slapping. It's so funny--she's clearly in heaven.


GTKY: first concert you went to Fugazi! It was $5. One of the best shows of my life.

[mishka29]

lilyelayne, I know what you are saying and I have accepted that LO won't take one and gave up. My first LO didn't take one. But it's hard being 'tied' to LO for an entire year. Really it only becomes an issue those few times there is an event or something special happening.

[junebugjam]

How old is your LO? 19 weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing, pumping once a day before bed

Solids? Not yet. Probably starting sometime mid-July.

Questions/AW? My H and I got to go out to a movie this weekend! Amazing lol. LO stayed with grandma and took his bottle like a champ. I feel silly that I worried about the bottle for so long.

GTKY: first concert you went to - Something Corporate when I was in high school

[hollydfromtn]

lilyelayne we're in the same boat with the bottle. The only time it has bothered me is when DH and I have wanted to go on a date. We can only be gone 2 hours max.

[misshart00]

I suppose I'm in the minority. I absolutely hate being attached to DS. It frustrates me to no end that he won't take a bottle.

[nbad311]

How old is your LO? 18w

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing & pumping

Solids? Yes! Just tiny amounts of oatmeal cereal. Like... a teaspoon, mixed with milk, is probably all he consumes. He's sloppy and uncoordinated about it. We've tried it once a day for the past 4 days. He seems indifferent. Yesterday's feeding seemed like he had maybe a.... 20% increase in his eating skills. Maybe he'll like it more as he gets better at it.

Questions/AW? Did three nights without DH (golf trip), and everyone including the pugs survived.

GTKY: first concert you went to
Kid Rock

[cloe111479]

How old is your LO? 20 wks today

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Just pumping.

Solids? Not quite yet. Thinking of doing some cereal test runs just to see how she likes it. (I know it had no nutritional value etc... But we have some and it may be fun)

Questions/AW? Mommy guilt time -- I have a lot of frozen breast milk. I overproducted from early on. I froze a lot early on. I was not the best on labeling the amounts or staying consistent with the amounts. I have a ton frozen. But no idea how much really.

I'm tired of pumping. 7/13 the symphony pump
That lives at home is due back to the hospital. I was going to start dropping pumps when that goes back. I do 5 right now. Was going to wean down one pump a week. 4, then 3 etc. I'm starting to feel guilty about stopping already and I haven't even done it yet.

And it's not a formula thing. I know it is ok too. But my boobs are free and formula isn't. I don't know how long my stash will last us and I would hate to quit and only have 2-3 months worth when I could keep going and get us to a year.

Ugh...mommy guilt is hard.


GTKY: first concert you went to --
Lionel Richie. I was like 5 on the floor with my parents rocking a Jem and the hooligrams tee. ?

[mishka29]

Jun 29, 2015 10:52:28 GMT -5 misshart00 said:

I suppose I'm in the minority. I absolutely hate being attached to DS. It frustrates me to no end that he won't take a bottle.

This was me with DD1. This time I'm just use to it.

[michelle142]

hollydfromtn, I would think latch problem. If I were you, I would have latch evaluated by a LC.

[mands1125]

How old is your LO? 4 1/2 months. I guess we aren't tracking in weeks anymore. haha

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing together, pumping at work, considering supplementing occasionally in the near future to prepare for weaning at 6ish months.

Solids? Nah- I gave her a tiny piece of mushed avacado the other day and she wasn't impressed. I will still probably start with it though when we officially start.

Questions/AW? Naw. +1 for teething baby up all night. I need a nap like now!

GTKY: first concert you went to: Nelson (anyone else remember those twins w/ the long blonde hair from the 80's?)

[AppropriateChocolate]

How old is your LO? 4 months and how ever many weeks the ticker says. I'm bad at this weeks thing.

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
nursing, pumping occasionally.. DH and I decided recently I wI'll probably start nursing in public.

Solids? Sweet Potatoes, peaches carrots avocado thinking peas this week. She gets gassy eating the rice/oatmeal cereal so we aren't doing that anymore

Questions/AW? None

GTKY: first concert you went to: Immature and lil Vicious

[seamonster]

How old is your LO? 19 weeks or 4.5 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing, pumping at work, and formula to make up for missed feeds. LC appointment came down to my Freestyle pump being a POS, but I might be able to return it to Amazon per Medela customer service. Bought a different pump because I'd really like to make it to a year.

Solids? Not until 6 months, but maybe week 25 we'll start

Questions/AW? DS is up 600g, a lot of which might be the poop he was storing over the weekend. But he's gaining again

GTKY: first concert you went to
either Bush or All 4 One. It was 8th grade, but I'm leaning toward Bush being the 1st

[osumegs]

How old is your LO? 19 wks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? nursing

Solids? 6 months

Questions/AW? LO hadn't done laid back nursing yet. She was always disinterested. This weekend she was laying on my tummy and pulled my shirt down. She then went straight for the nipple and went to town. Such a great position. I really enjoyed it for a change.

GTKY: first concert you went to: I went to a couple as a kid with my dad at the local college, but I forget what bands were playing. My first as an adult was Linkin Park.

[seamonster]

lilyelayne, a sippy cup might work for your reunion. Or a regular cup as all the literature on supplementing and avoiding nipple confusion says. But a sippy cup is less spill prone. Might also work for hollydfromtn, misshart00, and anyone else with bottle woes

hollydfromtn, I'd get the latch assessed.

agm04, I offer if he stays awake. Otherwise I deal with the wakeup in 2 hours. He won't wake up to eat if I try so I might as well try to squeeze out more sleep for myself.

duckker, 12oz in 5 hours is a lot, but maybe she needs it or it's not as fatty as when she gets it from the tap. Hard to say. I give DS 6-8oz in his bottle, but it's mostly foremilk. He'd probably be ok with 5oz if it were more filling.

[danitaec]

How old is your LO? 18w1d

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Pumping, always pumping

Solids? Will start around 6 months

Questions/AW? If there's any better storage solution for my upright freezer I'd like to hear it. Using 12-pack boxes, gift bags won't fit, and we're running out of room!

GTKY: first concert you went to. Foo Fighters and Red Hot Chili Peppers came to Chattanooga when I was 15 I think?

[lilyelayne]

agm04 DS only eats one side except his bedtime feeding. I do my best to get him to drain both sides before bed, even if that means waking him a bit between sides (I usually swaddle him between 1st and 2nd side. When he's not swaddled anymore I may put on PJs between sides, or sleep sack if we're using). Have you tried breast massage while LO is nursing at night? It can help loosen any fat so it flows with the milk.
michelle142 DS doesn't eat MOTN but he mostly sleeps through. We never did a dream feed. So I guess I'm no help for night weaning.

[lilyelayne]

hollydfromtn no harm in getting the latch evaluated, but I had an initial 30-45 second intense pain for probably a month and a half, worse on one side than the other. No nipple trauma or lipstick nipple, so I knew our latch was fine. Deep breaths help! How long does pain last? Is your nipple misshapen when LO unlatches? Any cracks or creases or bleeding?
duckker that's a ton of milk while you're away! Is caregiver doing paced feeding so each bottle lasts longer? Trying other soothing methods? If LO takes a long nap or something, could you do a 4.5 or 5oz bottle around then and then a 3.5 or 2oz bottle for the last feed before you pick her up? Do you nurse there or wait until you get home (could you change that)? Do you nurse at home then drop her off or nurse at daycare when you drop her off (could you change that)?

[lilyelayne]

cloe111479 sorry you don't know how much is frozen so you don't know when you can stop pumping maybe go through your stash and try to figure out how much you know you have and how much you think you have, and go from there? But try not to feel guilty no matter what you do! And maybe you'll wean down to one or two pumps a day and be cool with that for a while.
seamonster ugh sorry you fought that crappy pump for so long.

[lilyelayne]

cloe111479 if you end up not having enough BM for the rest of the year, maybe think of formula as another "solid" to try. Give formula in a cup with solids, keep BM for bottle only times like first thing in the morning & bedtime. Might help you mentally? Instead of not enough BM that's my fault, think yay my baby is growing up and trying new things!

[michelle142]

DD wakes up once, sometimes twice, at night. She nurses, but doesn't seem truly "hungry".
I think with my long weekend coming up I'm going to let her try to fuss it out and see what happens.
FX she doesn't wake up DS.

[krispy83]

How old is your LO? 5 months yesterday

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing, pumping for her to have a bottle occasionally and when we're out.

Solids? Not until at least 6 months

Questions/AW? I bought a Pump Strap (HF pumping bra) and tried to use it today and it was a major fail. When I pumped when DS was little, I used the hair tie trick and it worked okay, but I wanted to get a HF bra to use this time. Anyway, I must have been doing something wrong because I just didn't have a letdown. Took it off and had no issues. Has anyone used these? Is there some magic trick to using them?

GTKY: first concert you went to? 98 Degrees. Jessica Simpson opened for them too. Gotta love the boy band era.

[hollydfromtn]

lilyelayne I haven't noticed any cracking or bleeding. I figured my nipples just need the time to get used to it without the shield.