11/23 Mommy Milk Monday

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO?

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?

Solids?

Were you BF or FF as a baby? Did your mother's experience inform your decision to BF or not?

Questions/AW?

GTKY: Thinking about the upcoming holidays, I think _______ is overrated and _______ is underrated.

[seamonster]

How old is your LO? 9 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?Nursing and pumping. Supplementing every other work day. 3 weeks until I can ditch the pump

Solids? 3x a day. We are starting the "I want food, but not this so I will throw it on the floor" phase. That only lasts a couple years, I think. More finger foods.

Were you BF or FF as a baby? Did your mother's experience inform your decision to BF or not? I was FF. I planned to BF all along, but it made things a little less guilt ridden to add formula when I needed to.

Questions/AW? Naah

GTKY: Thinking about the upcoming holidays, I think _______ is overrated and _______ is underrated.

Traveling to visit relatives is overrated. Expensive, time consuming and time constrained, and it's hard to escape people you don't like all that much. Leftovers are underrated. I actually like coming up with creative ideas for using leftovers and I could eat cornbread stuffing on it's own.

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO? - ~8.5 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? - nursing. Hand expressing most days for practice bottles / freezer stash.

Solids? - 2x a day, lunch and dinner, he eats what we eat. Intro'd eggs successfully, so we have scrambled eggs for lunch now, yay! He's had breakfast a few days too, sharing my bowl of oatmeal. I figure 3 meals a day is coming soon.

Were you BF or FF as a baby? Did your mother's experience inform your decision to BF or not? - I was 10 weeks premature, so my mom couldn't nurse me. She wasn't allowed to touch me. She pumped so I got some breastmilk. She talks about how much she loved nursing my older sister and how sad she was she couldn't nurse me, and she encouraged me to BF, but I had already made the decision by the time we discussed it. She thinks how frequently I nurse DS is weird tho

Questions/AW?

GTKY: Thinking about the upcoming holidays, I think _______ is overrated and _______ is underrated. - I think pictures with Santa are overrated. Why is there a random dude in a picture with your kids? I think simplicity is underrated.

[agm04]

lilyelayne YES to santa pics! and maybe i'm a germophobe, but all i can think about is the # of kids who have sat on his lap and touched him with their grimy, sick season hands. Ew.

[agm04]

How old is your LO? 9 months today!

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

Solids? Usually twice a day. she LOVES feeding herself (and being fed!).

Were you BF or FF as a baby? Did your mother's experience inform your decision to BF or not? Breastfed for 15 months, with a bit of supplementing to allow my mom some freedom.  My mom has always talked up breastfeeding as beautiful and easy and wonderful.  I think I would have breastfed anyway, but her constant assurances that I would "have no problems" breastfeeding were annoying, because I know so many people who have described it as challenging - and it is!  I'm glad I researched on my own and understood that it wouldn't all be sunshine and roses.

Questions/AW? can't think of any.

GTKY: Thinking about the upcoming holidays, I think gifts are overrated and family time in PJs/with coffee is underrated. I find gift giving AND receiving to be highly stressful. My family hasn't done gifts for years; we often sponsor a family or something instead. But DH's family does it pretty big, and he procrastinates, so there's still some gift stress in the family. Haha. But holiday decorating + movie watching in PJs is so wonderful!

[aggiebug]

How old is your LO? 10mo

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
nursing, pumping to replace my freezer stash when needed

Solids? 3 times day

Were you BF or FF as a baby? Did your mother's experience inform your decision to BF or not? ff I know my mom had issues. I don't think it had a huge impact on me. I would say my sister who be/ supplemented, and my SIL who couldn't BF impacted me more

Questions/AW? Nope

GTKY: Thinking about the upcoming holidays, I think ___ turkey ____ is overrated and ____ breakfast Christmas morning ___ is underrated.

[michelle142]

9 months

Nursing, pumping at work

Solids. She eats everything we eat, with a few exceptions.

I was FF. My mom said she "tried", but I "didn't do it right"...whatever that means. It didn't influence my decision.

I think Turkey is overrated and extra days off from work are underrated

[aggiebug]

badw0lf omg it hurts and that is without teeth.

With DD I noticed it happened when there are distractions near by so I try to avoid those when possible. I also yelp, I can't not, I just tell her no and pull down my shirt. If she is fussy I let her start again but if it happens another time I put her down and walk away. So far it has helped but it happens still.

[lilyelayne]

agm04 not doing gifts and just spending time as a family sounds so nice.

badw0lf what helped me the most with biting was figuring out why DS was doing it. His two big reasons for biting were not wanting to nurse when I offered and to tell me he was done with the session. I stopped offering for a day or two (which led to reverse cycling because daytime to too exciting to remember to ask mom to nurse) and then moved to offering and quickly putting my boob away if he didn't seem interested. As far as biting at the end, I would watch and when his sucking slowed down a lot, I would unlatch, say & sign "all done!", and put my clothes back on. After a few days of that I relaxed and he unlatches and sits up on his own, then I say/sign all done and get dressed. Biting lasted maybe a week or two at most. I went back to using nipple cream after every session, and bacitracin ointment 2x a day if I thought he actually injured me.

Other possible reasons for biting: waiting on let down, wanting you to react, gums hurt from teething.

[seamonster]

badw0lf LO finds it funny to explore boundaries and test reactions. I say no even if I've yelped and cover up. I tell DS he can't nurse if he bites mommy. I'll give him another chance or two, but I'll end the session if he won't quit biting. Tends to happen when he's in a playful mood, his mouth hurts, or if my letdown isn't the speed he wants. He does sometimes (ok most of the time) pull off without his mouth fully open so his teeth scrape. This happens when he's distracted or cranky.

[hollydfromtn]

How old is your LO? A week shy of 10 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing

Solids? His most recent addition was Mac n cheese from mcallisters today. He LOVED it!

Were you BF or FF as a baby? Did your mother's experience inform your decision to BF or not? I was FF, not really sure if mom even attempted BF. We've never really talked about it. It hasn't influenced my decision at all.

Questions/AW?

GTKY: Thinking about the upcoming holidays, I think _______ is overrated and _______ is underrated.
Definitely agree that turkey is overrated. Give me all the ham. Keeping with food, I would say that creamed corn is underrated. Besides corn on the cob, it is the only way corn should be fixed.

[danitaec]

How old is your LO? 9 months, 2 days!

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Gettin' off dat pump! Mostly frozen now.

Solids? Twice a day, but we need to do more...

Were you BF or FF as a baby? Did your mother's experience inform your decision to BF or not? I was FF. My mom said she didn't produce enough for my brother, and she probably didn't even try with me. I was determined to try to BF, and when it didn't work out I was pleased that I could EP.

Questions/AW?

GTKY: Thinking about the upcoming holidays, I think ____Black Friday___ is overrated and ___being lazy in pajamas____ is underrated.

[mishka29]

How old is your LO? Almost 10 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? BFing

Solids? Eats them all.

Were you BF or FF as a baby? Did your mother's experience inform your decision to BF or not? Ummm I guess BF. Since I'm not really sure my answer to the second question is no lol

Questions/AW? Nope

GTKY: Thinking about the upcoming holidays, I think excessive gift buying is overrated and festive booze drinks is underrated.

[babycfeb2015]

How old is your LO? 9 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
Nursing

Solids?
2-3x a day. Dr recommended doing 3 solid meals a day of finger foods since hes so over purees but unless its blueberrys or bananas he rarely eats more then a few bites

Were you BF or FF as a baby? Did your mother's experience inform your decision to BF or not? BF for several months then FF my mom said she always had low supply-she is a big supporter of BFing though

Anyone elses kid refuse to take a pacifier now? Mine used to love the paci and I could replace my nipple with it for bedtime or naps or give it to him MOTN and he would go back to sleep. Now its boob or scream. He wont take it from anyone else either. I really want him to take one still because he wont attach to any lovey or anything else and I fear weaning at a year is going to be a nightmare!

GTKY: Thinking about the upcoming holidays, I think _______ is overrated and _______ is underrated

Turkey is overrated and christmas morning breakfast is underrated

[krispy83]

How old is your LO? Almost 10 months, whaaaaaat?

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing, pumping when I'm at work.

Solids? She's doing a lot better, she had very little interest for a long time. Doing really well with finger foods too. She hasn't dropped any nursing sessions yet, but that's okay with me.

Were you BF or FF as a baby? Did your mother's experience inform your decision to BF or not? My mom BF when we were together and FF when we were apart. It didn't really influence my decision, I was determined to BF if I could but it was nice to have her support.

Questions/AW? DD has stopped biting! Yay!

GTKY: Thinking about the upcoming holidays, I think _______ is overrated and _______ is underrated.
Overrated: New Years Eve parties. I totally don't get the hype. Underrated: Christmas Eve morning. The excitement and anticipation but before the plans of the evening begin. Love that time as a family.

[lilyelayne]

babycfeb2015 no advice on the paci. DS never took one. He loves them now but mostly to chew on the sides, never to suckle.

[seamonster]

Nov 24, 2015 9:51:19 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

babycfeb2015 no advice on the paci. DS never took one. He loves them now but mostly to chew on the sides, never to suckle.

I'm afraid I'm not much help either. I could sometimes get DS to take it, but lately even when I'm trying to trick him into sucking on the pacifier rather than me as he's failing asleep, he takes it out and flings it.

[Deleted]

How old is your LO? 8.5 mo

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
Nursing.

Solids? Yes, morning, noon and night plus an afternoon snack. I've started to always offer solids first (unless at bedtime or MOTN) and then "fill her up" with nursing. So far it's working very well!

Were you BF or FF as a baby? Did your mother's experience inform your decision to BF or not?
BF. It didn't impact me, I wanted to BF regardless, but having her (and MIL) support me has been great.

Questions/AW?
Nothing.

GTKY: Thinking about the upcoming holidays, I think christmas themed baby stuff is overrated and citrus fruits are underrated.

[babycfeb2015]

Nov 24, 2015 10:19:03 GMT -5 seamonster said:

Nov 24, 2015 9:51:19 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

babycfeb2015 no advice on the paci. DS never took one. He loves them now but mostly to chew on the sides, never to suckle.

I'm afraid I'm not much help either. I could sometimes get DS to take it, but lately even when I'm trying to trick him into sucking on the pacifier rather than me as he's failing asleep, he takes it out and flings it.

Yes so much paci flinging

[kartish]

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing and pumping

Solids? Yes, usually twice a day or so

Were you BF or FF as a baby? Did your mother's experience inform your decision to BF or not? FF. No idea why, but that didn't influence me at all. Even though most moms I knew growing up FF, I just figured that I would BF. I am glad it has worked out, and that V and I have figured it out as we go.

Questions/AW? I'm starting to think about weaning from the pump, since I hate pumping and it is only going to be more difficult at work from here on out. But I'm worried about my split tanking too much. Pumping had always been a struggle, but we ate so close to a year, I hope I can make it .

GTKY: Thinking about the upcoming holidays, I think __Presents_____ are overrated and ___family time___ is underrated. I world so much rather do something fun with my family than pack a car full of presents to take home.

[seamonster]

This is an odd AW for the BF thread, but it makes me laugh. DS doesn't like for anyone to feed him his bottle anymore so he'll wrestle it out of the caregiver's hands and start feeding himself. The AW part is that he pace feeds himself putting the bottle down every few swallows.

We didn't know he was doing this until we gave him a spare ounce of milk in a bottle because he was screaming and being fussy nursing (sore throat). I mentioned it to the DCP and he's been doing it for a while.