8/3 Mommy Milk Monday

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO?

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?

Solids?

How many times a day does LO eat?

When do you pump (how often, weekdays, weekends, etc)?

Any teeth yet? Has this changed the way LO nurses or takes a bottle?

Questions/AW?

GTKY: word associations! What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear
August
Summer
Fall
Warm
Baby
Advice
Snack
Sticky
Online

[michelle142]

How old is your LO?
5 months 2 weeks

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

Solids?
She's tried avocado, carrots and a rogue french fry

How many times a day does LO eat?
Ummm.... (I had to think way to hard about this) 7 or 8 times I think.

When do you pump (how often, weekdays, weekends, etc)?
Work days only - 5AM, 9AM, 11:30AM and 2PM

Any teeth yet? Has this changed the way LO nurses or takes a bottle?
She's working, very slowly, on two. No change at all.

Questions/AW?
Neither really, but this is as good a place as any to share this blog post I found interesting:
balancedbreastfeeding.com/the-good-milk-foremilkhindmilk/

GTKY: word associations! What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear
August -- Boo, summer is almost over!
Summer -- Busy
Fall -- Pretty leaves!
Warm -- flip flops
Baby -- squish!
Advice -- generally unwanted
Snack -- too often
Sticky -- gross
Online -- facebook

[seamonster]

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?Nursing at home and pumping/supplementing on worksays

Solids? Not yet. Maybe this week. I've got a new support group by work that's run by the health service. I'm going to talk to the nurse about starting early. Kid is ready and nights are getting worse.

How many times a day does LO eat? Every 2 to 3 hours. 8 times a day?

When do you pump (how often, weekdays, weekends, etc)?Just at work, but I'm going to add at home pumps since I'm starting to up my fenugreek. I pump 3 or 4 times a day

Any teeth yet? Has this changed the way LO nurses or takes a bottle?Two teeth and nursing. He'S Biting and pulling with his teeth and I need to break that

Questions/AW? For people already doing did your baby drop a feed or start pacing feeds out. I really hope solids help our nights

GTKY: word associations! What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear
August--Summer's ending
Summer--vacation
Fall-- leaves
Warm-bread
Baby--tiny
Advice--terrible
Snack--chips
Sticky--buns
Online--always

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO? - 5 months on Wednesday! Ah!

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? - nursing

Solids? - nope. I've given him long strips of raw bell pepper to suck on, once a carrot stick, once a cucumber stick with the seeds removed. Just so he can practice picking them up and putting them in his mouth. I tried a piece of pancake Saturday, but it started breaking apart in his mouth so I took it away.

How many times a day does LO eat? - 6-7x between 8am & 8pm. On demand & unevenly spaced, he likes to eat when he wakes up from a long sleep, then again an hour later, then not again for 2-3 hours.

When do you pump (how often, weekdays, weekends, etc)? - occasionally I'll pump the side he doesn't eat right after his first feed. I tried the manual attachment to my pump (Ameda Purely Yours) and it worked well! I may try to have it set up and pump while he eats in the morning sometimes.

Any teeth yet? Has this changed the way LO nurses or takes a bottle? - no teeth

Questions/AW?

GTKY: word associations! What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear
August - school
Summer - suuuuunshine!
Fall - football!!
Warm - milk
Baby - Gabey (my nephews call DS Baby Gabey)
Advice - *eyeroll*
Snack - always
Sticky - buns
Online - friends

[lilyelayne]

mumomma13 I'm tired of being hungry all the time, too. When I asked the BF board how long the incredible hunger lasts, some women said it got better around 6 months, some said around 8 months, some said when weaning. FX for 6-8 months!

[hollydfromtn]

How old is your LO? 6 months and some change

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing

Solids? We've had mostly purées so far, but I think we will start with some BLW finger foods soon.

How many times a day does LO eat? Solids twice a day. Nursing on demand, so every 2-3hrs with a random 4hr stretch thrown in occasionally.

When do you pump (how often, weekdays, weekends, etc)? I rarely ever pump.

Any teeth yet? Has this changed the way LO nurses or takes a bottle? No teeth yet, but hopefully they're close. He has been such a grump.

Questions/AW?

GTKY: word associations! What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear
August-hot
Summer-hot
Fall-leaves
Warm-blanket
Baby-snuggles
Advice-no thank you
Snack-grapes
Sticky-buns
Online-F15

[mishka29]

How old is your LO? 6 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Bf

Solids? Starting slowly

How many times a day does LO eat? 6 (includes 1 night feed)

When do you pump (how often, weekdays, weekends, etc)?

Any teeth yet? Has this changed the way LO nurses or takes a bottle? Not yet

Questions/AW?

GTKY: word associations! What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear
August - jeans
Summer - hot
Fall orange leaf
Warm - cozy fire
Baby - smiles
Advice
Snack Brie
Sticky
Online Facebook

[lilyelayne]

michelle142 I /think/ it was Womanly Art of BF where I read that foremilk/hindmilk was kinda BS and don't worry about it and as long as you're nursing on demand all the time your fatty milk is mixed with your thinner milk and it's no big deal.
However, I think women with oversupply do have to worry about fore milk / hind milk imbalance, and women who don't respond well to the pump.

[duckker]

How old is your LO?

Oh, who knows? 5 months and change. Many, many weeks!

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?

Nursing and pumping.

Solids?

Just to play with for now. She did truly love sucking on a frozen carrot last week and is obsessed w quick pickled cucumbers (no salt in hers--she's got a special bowl of them in the fridge. I had no clue she would loooove sour.)

How many times a day does LO eat?

Usually 3.5 bottle w Dad and daycare, nurses once in the morning and typically three times in the afternoon/evening. Wow. I had no idea she was eating so often still!

When do you pump (how often, weekdays, weekends, etc)?

I pump in the car on the way to/from work, twice at work (6:00, 8:00, 11:30, 2:30). It's taken until now to work out a schedule that I can keep to consistently. Hope this helps production go up. Pump after morning feed Saturday and Sunday for donation, bottle for church, and to keep supply strong.

Any teeth yet? Has this changed the way LO nurses or takes a bottle?

None. Curious to see other responses.

Questions/AW?

How are people dealing w the biting? Babygirl is SO quick when she does it that none of the suggestions I've seen so far work. She bites down HARD and fast and then pops off.

GTKY: word associations! What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear
August ugh (NYC subways)
Summer picnic
Fall crisp air
Warm forehead (clearly the baby cold left its mark)
Baby blue
Advice hahahahahahahhaha
Snack delicious
Sticky fingers
Online bah (accessing site from phone sucks)

[danitaec]

How old is your LO? Um... 5 months and something

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Pumpmaster

Solids? Not yet, but I plan on getting things made this weekend, before school starts back and I won't have time.

How many times a day does LO eat? 5? sometimes 6 (bm bottles)

When do you pump (how often, weekdays, weekends, etc)? ALL THE TIME. ALL. OF. IT.

Any teeth yet? Has this changed the way LO nurses or takes a bottle? No teeth yet, but we've gotta be getting close.

Questions/AW? I posted a question in spam, but I'm trying to eliminate dairy to see if it helps my little guy's eczema, which is getting pretty gnarly. Any help/advice?

GTKY: word associations! What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear
August - school
Summer - FREEDOM! (to be shouted like Mel Gibson in Braveheart)
Fall - leaves
Warm - sweaters
Baby - snuggles
Advice - eh...
Snack - please!
Sticky - notes
Online - post

[michelle142]

Aug 3, 2015 11:00:01 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

michelle142 I /think/ it was Womanly Art of BF where I read that foremilk/hindmilk was kinda BS and don't worry about it and as long as you're nursing on demand all the time your fatty milk is mixed with your thinner milk and it's no big deal.
However, I think women with oversupply do have to worry about fore milk / hind milk imbalance, and women who don't respond well to the pump.

I agree about the pumping part. There are days when the pump just doesn't get the job done and I can definitely tell a difference in that milk - it's more foremilk. If DD doesn't get enough of the fatty hindmilk in her bottles, she eats more often or screams for more.

[lilyelayne]

duckker you said LO bites and then pops off - does she do it at the end of the feed to tell you she's done? When flow is slow to tell you she wants milk but doesn't think there's enough or she's frustrated? If you can figure out a pattern maybe you can learn to unlatch her before she bites.

[lilyelayne]

danitaec maybe cginge can help with the dairy elimination?

[seamonster]

danitaec I considered doing it, but remembered that DS gets dairy based formula so I didn't see a point in me quitting dairy. Johnson's naturals lotion in the tub helped.

duckker If I feel him pulling off I pull him in close so he can't pull off and unlatch him . Doesn't always work because I'm not paying enough attention.

[cginge]

danitaec, I haven't done a total elimination diet but I have cut out dairy, soy, and peanuts and it has really helped LO's GI issues. If you do cut out dairy, just make sure to read labels really carefully--I was surprised by some of the foods that have dairy (like deli meat, crackers, bread, protein bars, etc). Kellymom has some great tips on this and this cheat sheet is good: www.kellymom.com/store/freehandouts/hidden-dairy01.pdf

Definitely feel free to PM me with any questions! I hope LO's skin gets better fast!

[greenpony33]

How old is your LO? 6 mo the this week Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing on demand and pumping at work

Solids? Started cereal yesterday, I am sure it is unrelated but DS ended up sleeping 11p-6a last night, that's has NEVER happened.


How many times a day does LO eat? I think still 8-10 depending on the day, he nurses on demand.
When do you pump (how often, weekdays, weekends, etc)? For work days I pump at 545a before work, then 10a, 2p,and 6p at work. I should probable pump on days off at least once to help keep a stash up since using BM in solids but I really just can't seem to do it. More power to you mom's who pump all the time


Any teeth yet? Has this changed the way LO nurses or takes a bottle? 2 teeth on bottom and I think 3 (at least 22) coming in on top. No changes on how he feeds yet and thankfully he hasn't been biting since he got the teeth.


Questions/AW? Once you started solids how quickly did you try different foods and increase to more than 1 x day?


GTKY: word associations! What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear

August- DH bday

Summer warm

Fall leafs

Warm water

Baby breath

Advice shove it

Snack yummy

Sticky buns

Online friends

Ps I haven't posted in forever so and haven't been lurking much :-( so HI I hope all is well with everyone and their LOs!!!

[michelle142]

greenpony33, we're not to that point in solids yet with DD, but when DS was a baby, we started solids multiple times a day once we introduced about 8 different foods. That way he wasn't eating the same thing all the time. We tried a new food every 3-4 days.

[cloe111479]

How old is your LO? 6 months on Saturday.

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Just pumping.

Solids? We've done rice cereal since last Tuesday. She seems to like it and it's getting the concept. Think she will like veggies.

How many times a day does LO eat? 6 bottles a day and now the 1 portion of solids.

When do you pump (how often, weekdays, weekends, etc)? Umm...all the time. Not really but I typical do 5 times a day. When I wake up , around 10/10:30, 3/3:30, 6/7 and at bedtime.

Any teeth yet? Has this changed the way LO nurses or takes a bottle? No teeth yet

Questions/AW?none really.

GTKY: word associations! What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear
August -- school
Summer-- hot
Fall-- better weather.
Warm- bottle
Baby- Quinn
Advice- giver
Snack-- chips
Sticky- hands
Online-- sale.

[lilyelayne]

greenpony33 I was just thinking about you yesterday & wondering if you'd check in today hi!!

[kartish]

How old is your LO? Six months old this Friday! How is that possible?

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

Solids? We started with rice cereal for three days, then took a break for a couple of days. Then we started oatmeal and are on day two with that.

How many times a day does LO eat? Usually every 2 to 3 hours still, even though the night. But we may be getting back to longer stretches at night if the past two nights are any indication.

When do you pump (how often, weekdays, weekends, etc)? At work then once before bed to make sure he has enough for the next day.

Any teeth yet? Has this changed the way LO nurses or takes a bottle? Two bottom teeth. He has bitten me twice, both when I was trying to feed him and he wasn't feeling it. So hopefully that doesn't turn into a habit.

Questions/AW? Any one dealing with reverse cycling?I thought that is what he is\was doing, but I don't really know?

[flyster]

How old is your LO? 6 months tomorrow (!)

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing, pumping

Solids? Started yesterday! We went with Sweet Potato

How many times a day does LO eat? right now 1 x per day solid food. Nurses usually 3-5 times and usually has 3 bottles at day care.

When do you pump (how often, weekdays, weekends, etc)? 4 x per day during the week. 1 or 2 x per day on weekends.

Any teeth yet? Has this changed the way LO nurses or takes a bottle? No teeth, although he kindof bit me for the first time this morning. I yelped and he looked really surprised.

Questions/AW?

GTKY: word associations! What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear
August: My birthday
Summer: hot
Fall: Leaves
Warm: baby
Baby: love
Advice: got nothing
Snack: cake
Sticky: baby poo
Online: reading

[flyster]

greenpony33, my dr said to try a new food every 3-4 days. That way we can check for allergies, and they can taste lots of different things and textures.

We just started on sweet potato yesterday. I have some unripe avocados that will hopefully ripen for later this week. Then onto banana, pees, prunes, squash, and Carots. Thats as far ahead as I've thought up

[osumegs]

danitaec I second what cginge said. Dairy is in so many things that you wouldn't expect. Pasta sauce (some brands), taco seasoning, and lunch meat were the big shockers for me. Also go dairy free is a good reference for eating out and brand name suggestions.

[osumegs]

How old is your LO? 6 months next week

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Pumping during day and nursing at night

Solids? Tried soy yogurt last week (disgusting!). On day 3 of trying peas. She hated the first two days of it, loved them today and was mad I didn't have more.

How many times a day does LO eat? Every 2 to 3 hours during day. Hourly to every 2 hours at night.

When do you pump (how often, weekdays, weekends, etc)? 6:45, 9, 12, 3, 7, 10, sometimes 1:30 if I don't have enough stashed


Any teeth yet? Has this changed the way LO nurses or takes a bottle? Not yet

Questions/AW?

GTKY: word associations! What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear
August sun
Summer pool
Fall football
Warm towel
Baby blanket
Advice column
Snack pack
Sticky note
Online forum

[babycfeb2015]

osumegs did I read that right- your baby eats every 1-2 hrs at nigbt? How are you surviving?

[wimcgrath]

How old is your LO? 5 1/2 months

Are you nursing, pumping, nursing, supplementing?
Nursing, pumping before bed and after first AM feed

Solids? Has tried sweet potatoes, peas (not a fan), carrots, and we're working on green beans now. A few tablespoons in the evening while we eat dinner.

How many times a day does LO eat? 6 times/ day, with one solid "meal"/ day

When do you pump (how often, weekdays, weekends, etc)? Usually after DD is down at 8pm, then after first AM feed, usually around 6-6:30. Once school starts back up, I'll add a pumping session in mid-day.


Any teeth yet? Has this changed the way LO nurses or takes a bottle? Not yet

Questions/AW?

GTKY: word associations! What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear
August school
Summer sun
Fall leaves
Warm blanket
Baby girl
Advice column
Snack food
Sticky note
Online chat

[wimcgrath]

Aug 3, 2015 19:14:04 GMT -5 babycfeb2015 said:

osumegs did I read that right- your baby eats every 1-2 hrs at nigbt? How are you surviving?

Yeah, I also did a double-take. How do you do it?! (Slash, also hoping this was somehow an unfortunate typo...)

[osumegs]

Aug 3, 2015 19:14:04 GMT -5 babycfeb2015 said:

osumegs did I read that right- your baby eats every 1-2 hrs at nigbt? How are you surviving?

This is a fairly recent thing. She alternates a few good weeks with a few really, really bad weeks. The good weeks make up for it, though everything kinda runs together . We didn't include dropping night feeds when we sleep trained due to her weight issues. Fortunately she only eats for 10 to 15 min, immediately falls asleep, and I get sleep in between.

I think it's my payback for back in the 1 to 2 month range where she slept through the night (like 8 to 12 hrs sttn).

[cougarette]

How old is your LO? 5 months

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

Solids? Not yet

How many times a day does LO eat? 7 - 3 are bottles at daycare

When do you pump (how often, weekdays, weekends, etc)? Weekdays 9, 12 and 3

Any teeth yet? Has this changed the way LO nurses or takes a bottle? None yet

Questions/AW?

GTKY: word associations! What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear
August hot
Summer cookouts
Fall football
Warm beach
Baby snuggles
Advice unsolicited
Snack cheese
Sticky our weather right now
Online shopping

[Deleted]

How old is your LO? 21w3d (5 months on Friday!)

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
Nursing and a little pumping.

Solids?
I was so determined to wait until she was 6 months. Well, after another day of let down fails I gave her some left over sweet potato just to make sure she got some food. She loved it! Screaming turned to happy giggles and then she finally fell asleep and slept like a, well, baby. So now we have decided to try solids once a day for dinner.

How many times a day does LO eat?
Maybe 7-8 times? Every 2-3 hours during the day and longer streches at night.

When do you pump (how often, weekdays, weekends, etc)?
In the morning on the days when DD has slept good.

Any teeth yet? Has this changed the way LO nurses or takes a bottle?
No teeth yet. I'm scared!

Questions/AW?
AW-I just found out that my mom gave BM to my cousin when we were newborns (born 2 weeks apart) because his mom couldn't produce enough milk. I'm so proud of her!

GTKY: word associations! What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear
August - crayfish
Summer - swimming
Fall - B-day!
Warm - wool
Baby - cuddles
Advice - good
Snack - cookies!!!
Sticky - CM
Online - lol