9/28 Mommy Milk Monday

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO?



Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?


How often is LO having milk feedings?


Solids?



Questions/AW?



GTKY: a bit like the formula check in's QOTW if you had a weekend child and pump free, what would you do?

[kaydee0402]

How old is your LO? He will be seven months on Thursday


Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? All of the above, but mostly nursing and pumping.


How often is LO having milk feedings? About seven to eight a day.


Solids? He's slowly starting to take them again, yay!



Questions/AW? None this week



GTKY: a bit like the formula check in's QOTW if you had a weekend child and pump free, what would you do? I wish I could say something fun and exciting like rock climbing or going to a music festival, but since I'm keeping it real, SLEEP. And drink wine. But mostly sleep. I'm open to sleeping at beach or pool side to achieve some variety.

[duckker]

How old is your LO? 7 mos. Saturday!



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


How often is LO having milk feedings? Nursing 3-4 times a day plus 3-4 bottles while I'm gone. She's down to 2-3 oz a bottle from a high of 5. So we are nursing more in the evening, which I'm cool with (slow cooker for the win).


Solids? All of them.



Questions/AW? Babygirl keeps getting little red spots on her chin and I cannot for the life of me figure out what's causing them. I've read that it's a food allergy and/or response to acidity in food. I've taken her off of all known allergens twice for a week at a time and nothing seems to change. Could it be linked to cutting teeth? She's showing no other signs of an allergy and seems pretty comfortable and happy aside from occasional finger chewing and whining...



GTKY: a bit like the formula check in's QOTW if you had a weekend child and pump free, what would you do? I am having a total deer in the headlights reaction. This is like asking me to sneeze with my ear. Sleeping would be lovely. And some day cocktailing? But then I would probably get wasted and think I was wasting it. I'd like to go on a long bike ride. I don't ride bikes, or own one, but that's been really appealing to me lately. Or take a road trip and then hang out on a beach all day. And read a damn book.

[kaydee0402]

Sept 28, 2015 11:37:34 GMT -5 duckker said:

GTKY: a bit like the formula check in's QOTW if you had a weekend child and pump free, what would you do? I am having a total deer in the headlights reaction. This is like asking me to sneeze with my ear. Sleeping would be lovely. And some day cocktailing? But then I would probably get wasted and think I was wasting it. I'd like to go on a long bike ride. I don't ride bikes, or own one, but that's been really appealing to me lately. Or take a road trip and then hang out on a beach all day. And read a damn book.

Second.

[michelle142]

7 months 1week

Nursing together, pumping at work

Between 6-8x per day

Solids she gets 2 meals and a snack

No questions or aw, but GAWD am I sick of pumping. SO sick of it.

Child and pump free?
I'd be totally lame. Probably binge watch tv, eat without a 3 year old stealing my food, and sleep.

[lilyelayne]

duckker I read, but don't remember where, sometimes baby saliva itself changes composition during teething so may cause a little face rash. But I don't remember source so ehhhh treat it as an anecdote.

[MapleMomma]

How old is your LO?
7 1/2 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
Nursing

How often is LO having milk feedings?
About 7 times a day I think (including 1-22 at night)

Solids?
All the solids.

Questions/AW?
We have one tiny little tooth now!

GTKY: a bit like the formula check in's QOTW if you had a weekend child and pump free, what would you do?
Honestly probably nothing that different, but it would be nice. I'm planning to start scheduling some more baby free time so momma can be a little less stressed.

[hollydfromtn]

How old is your LO? 8 months tomorrow! He's getting so BIG!

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing


How often is LO having milk feedings? Still every 2-3hrs around the clock with an occasional 4hr stretch thrown in there every now and then.

Solids? Yep. Now that we've got a pretty good pincer grasp with the puffs I'm going to start adding in my actual solids. It makes me so nervous though. I hate not having a clue what the hell I'm doing!

Questions/AW? I know we're supposed to wait on milk until a year but cheese and yogurt are fair game right now, right? I'm a little foggy on the dairy rules.

GTKY: a bit like the formula check in's QOTW if you had a weekend child and pump free, what would you do? I have no idea. Probably a lot of sleeping.

[cougarette]

michelle142 SERIOUSLY! I am so done with the pumping. I am ready to smash it, light it on fire, and throw it off a bridge, preferably onto train tracks.

I've been saying for a long time that I'm ready to drop a pump at work, but then I get worried about my supply. But why else do I have this huge freezer stash? Sigh.

[kaydee0402]

hollydfromtn, we started giving DS yogurt at six months and haven't had any issues.

[michelle142]

I thought of a question

Can anyone think of a reason that DD would refuse one breast on a regular basis?

She regularly refuses the left side, unless she's sleepy. She'll nurse for a few minutes and then scream torture.

There's plenty of milk there, it seems to flow well, no ear infection (had her checked), no teeth in sight... I'm at a loss!
Nursing position doesn't matter either.

[danitaec]

How old is your LO? 7 months, 1 week



Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? PUMPING


How often is LO having milk feedings? Every 2.5-3 hours during the day.


Solids? Yep, we're trying to increase it to 2x a day.



Questions/AW? Nah



GTKY: a bit like the formula check in's QOTW if you had a weekend child and pump free, what would you do? I want to ride my bicycle so bad I can't stand it, so I'd probably go for a nice ride in the local battlefield on my cruiser, or maybe some easy mountain bike trails. And read. Lord, I miss reading. Reading in the hammock sounds like heaven!

[cloe111479]

How old is your LO?
33 wks so almost 8 months.


Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Just pumping. I'm down to once a day. I know we have so much frozen but man... Mommy guilt sucks. I'm constantly unsure of my decision.

How often is LO having milk feedings?
She is still doing about 5-6 bottles of 4-5 Ozs a day. We get the 5 on weekend where's she's too busy to eat.

Solids?
Trying it all. She likes it all. Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Questions/AW? I'm down to the one pump a day. I guess from here I just start going for a shorter and shorter time? There is really I guide on this!

GTKY: a bit like the formula check in's QOTW if you had a weekend child and pump free, what would you do?

Well we totally have this coming up and don't know what to do! My bday is on a Saturday. My parents will keep dd. There is a home LSU game and we could do that but if so we would just stay at his dad's condo since there will be like NO hotel rooms. So I don't know. We could do something else but what?

[tortor4]

duckker DD always got a rash on her face when we had her out in the humidity. Not sure if that's your problem but the pedi told us to mix a little aquaphor with hydrocortisone cream and it always clears it right up.

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO? - 6 mo + 3 weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? - nursing

How often is LO having milk feedings? - uhhhhhh. 5-6x during the day, picked up a MOTN feed. Usually at least 2hr between daytime feedings.

Solids? - BLW and he's loving it. Aiming for twice a day. I miss ebf poop.


GTKY: a bit like the formula check in's QOTW if you had a weekend child and pump free, what would you do? - sleep in, play epic amounts of video games with DH, go to the movie theatre, have loud sex.

[junebugjam]

How old is your LO? 7 months, almost 7.5

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

How often is LO having milk feedings? 7-8 times. Usually once at night still, morning feed, 3-4 bottles at daycare, sometimes once when we get home, and before bed.

Solids? Yes. At least once a day, sometimes twice. He also loves the wagon wheel things, and thinking about trying puffs soon.

Questions/AW? Not really b

GTKY: a bit like the formula check in's QOTW if you had a weekend child and pump free, what would you do? I think I would just sleep. I can't remember the last time I slept past 6:30 in the morning or took a nap that didn't end with a crying baby waking me up.

[duckker]

Sept 28, 2015 18:47:03 GMT -5 tortor4 said:

duckker DD always got a rash on her face when we had her out in the humidity. Not sure if that's your problem but the pedi told us to mix a little aquaphor with hydrocortisone cream and it always clears it right up.         

I'm suspecting it's a light coating of drool. I hit it with her medicinal wipes and some coconut oil this afternoon and it's pretty much vanished. She's got my vampire skin, so basically anything sets it off... Whipping up homemade diaper cream and might put a little on her chin before bed to keep things dry overnight. 

Y'all are the only people who understand me these days. 

[duckker]

Sept 28, 2015 19:20:31 GMT -5 junebugjam said:

GTKY: a bit like the formula check in's QOTW if you had a weekend child and pump free, what would you do? I think I would just sleep. I can't remember the last time I slept past 6:30 in the morning or took a nap that didn't end with a crying baby waking me up.

All the feels. The idea of uninterrupted, voluntary, unscheduled sleep makes me weep internally.

[duckker]

Sept 28, 2015 14:19:11 GMT -5 michelle142 said:

I thought of a question

Can anyone think of a reason that DD would refuse one breast on a regular basis?

She regularly refuses the left side, unless she's sleepy. She'll nurse for a few minutes and then scream torture.

There's plenty of milk there, it seems to flow well, no ear infection (had her checked), no teeth in sight... I'm at a loss!
Nursing position doesn't matter either.

I have the same problem with Babygirl--it kind of comes and goes. She had a lip and tongue tie that weren't revised until she was two months old, and definitely has restriction/tightness on one side of her neck still. I've found that she does a lot better when she's been to the chiropractor and/or I'm doing massage and swimming with her regularly, and that it's worse when she's going through a growth spurt. No idea if that's your issue...

[cougarette]

How old is your LO?
7 months as of Friday

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
Nursing and pumping at work (ugh)

How often is LO having milk feedings?
I think about 7 total? I stopped keeping track a few weeks ago. Definitely 3 bottles at daycare.

Solids?
Yep. He's liking the yellow and orange veggies so far and didn't care for the green beans or peas

Questions/AW?
Not this week

GTKY: a bit like the formula check in's QOTW if you had a weekend child and pump free, what would you do?
I'm going to echo everyone's and say sleep!

[lilyelayne]

cougarette I keep thinking I'm going to stop tracking nursing & sleep, but I have no memory / sense of time and the tracking helps me figure out what DS wants. I wish I felt like I could give it up.

[seamonster]

How old is your LO? 7.5 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?Nursing and pumping, down to a max of 3oz of formula at daycare. His 8 month appointment is in 2 weeks and I'll see if we need to switch the 3oz to water and then 1-2oz to tide him over until I get him home from daycare.

How often is LO having milk feedings? 2 4oz bottles at daycare and then a 3oz formula sippy cup that he has during meals afterror he's had his bottles and to top him off before pick up so he doesn't scream at me on the way home.

Still nursing every 2-3 hours but the sessions are quicker.

Solids? 3 times a day. Still mostly purees and mashes. He likes bread and puffs and things in his self feeder. He eats a lot and I'm not sure if it's too much. He'll refuse more of some things, but I'm pretty sure he'd eat a gallon of applesauce if I let him. He's not so good at self limiting and will over eat if you let him. I end nursing sessions because he just starts playing around while he thinks it's an all you can eat buffet.

Questions/AW? Anyone else dealing with top teeth. I can't get him to stop scraping or digging into me with them. At least bottom teeth he needs to put his tongue over his gums.


GTKY: a bit like the formula check in's QOTW if you had a weekend child and pump free, what would you do? Sleep and lots of cocktails. Scuba dive and a long multicourse dinner with DH. And salsa dancing. Horror movies if I'm by myself.

[seamonster]

Sept 28, 2015 19:42:39 GMT -5 duckker said:

Sept 28, 2015 14:19:11 GMT -5 michelle142 said:

I thought of a question

Can anyone think of a reason that DD would refuse one breast on a regular basis?

She regularly refuses the left side, unless she's sleepy. She'll nurse for a few minutes and then scream torture.

There's plenty of milk there, it seems to flow well, no ear infection (had her checked), no teeth in sight... I'm at a loss!
Nursing position doesn't matter either.

I have the same problem with Babygirl--it kind of comes and goes. She had a lip and tongue tie that weren't revised until she was two months old, and definitely has restriction/tightness on one side of her neck still. I've found that she does a lot better when she's been to the chiropractor and/or I'm doing massage and swimming with her regularly, and that it's worse when she's going through a growth spurt. No idea if that's your issue...

I still do DS's neck stretches sometimes. Lay him down and roll him on his side. One hand on his head to keep it facing the side and gently try to roll his body onto his back.

He also likes the flow of one side less. Plenty of milk if I hand express, but I think he wants a different speed.

[seamonster]

Sept 28, 2015 19:39:27 GMT -5 duckker said:

Sept 28, 2015 18:47:03 GMT -5 tortor4 said:

duckker DD always got a rash on her face when we had her out in the humidity. Not sure if that's your problem but the pedi told us to mix a little aquaphor with hydrocortisone cream and it always clears it right up.         

I'm suspecting it's a light coating of drool. I hit it with her medicinal wipes and some coconut oil this afternoon and it's pretty much vanished. She's got my vampire skin, so basically anything sets it off... Whipping up homemade diaper cream and might put a little on her chin before bed to keep things dry overnight. 

Y'all are the only people who understand me these days. 

I'd go with drool as the culprit. DS had the worst chapped chin when his first tooth was finally emerging. I felt like such a bad mom with his chin peeling.

[mands1125]

How old is your LO? 7 1/2 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Just pumping 4 times a day right now- weaned from nursing, will supplement if needed by supply is holding up for the moment

How often is LO having milk feedings? 5-6 bottles a day- generally 4-5 ounces a bottle. I try to make sure she gets 25 ounces per day.


Solids? Yep mostly Stage 2 Plum Organics pouches plus we have done some finger foods- eggs, pancakes, tried chicken which she didn't know what to do.

Questions/AW? Not really. I am over pumping. I am still contemplating purchasing a Spectra S2 to help get me to a year. I might bite the bullet sooner than later.

GTKY: a bit like the formula check in's QOTW if you had a weekend child and pump free, what would you do?- SLEEP

[lilyelayne]

seamonster from the Womanly Art of BF, Ch 10 Nine to Eighteen Months: On the Move
"Is a chipped tooth causing nipple pain? Baby teeth chip easily, but the razor sharpness that can result is also easily dealt with. A few seconds with an emery board will usually smooth any sharp edges. Your toddler may appreciate the result as much as you do!"
No first hand experience.

[aggiebug]

How old is your LO? 8 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? nursing

How often is LO having milk feedings? 5 times a day like clockwork

Solids? 2 meals a day

Questions/AW? Anyone's LO having bouts of diarrhea? DD has had a couple of 2-3 day bouts of diarrhea. I am keeping track of foods and episodes of diarrhea and haven't noticed a correlation. I am just not sure when to be worried about a serious sensitivity/ allergy and when to let it go. Obviously this is something I plan on asking my Dr about when I see him in a few weeks (or sooner if it continues) just curious if others are dealing with the same issue.

GTKY: So I don't feel like H has really hindered our ability to get away or to connect with one another so this isn't a big deal for me. However I do see cheap tickets to iceland on travelzoo and think it would be fun to do a quick getaway.

[duckker]

Sept 29, 2015 8:31:56 GMT -5 mands1125 said:

. I am still contemplating purchasing a Spectra S2 to help get me to a year. I might bite the bullet sooner than later.

I'm super glad I bought mine. Wish I'd done it sooner. Completely worth every penny, although it took a couple of weeks before I saw an increase in volume and I hacked together the flanges. (Madela horns with an adaptor I got online and the Spectra valves.)

[duckker]

aggiebug, Babygirl has had diarrhea exactly three times. Each time is within 72 hours or so of getting the rotavirus vaccine, so I'm blaming that. It doesn't seem to bother her, although I have to stay right on top of her with the diaper cream or she develops a heinous rash.

Could it be vax related? (Apparently it's a pretty common se.) My mom said that she's convinced the crazy amounts of drool with teething can also upset tummies since its adding acidity...

[aggiebug]

duckker, nope definitely not vaccine related, but a good thought! And she hasn't even been really drooly.