12/7 Mommy Milk Monday

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO?

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?

Solids?

Questions/AW?

GTKY: if you could receive any one present this holiday season (time & money not an issue), what would it be? If you could give any one present?
(Thanks, seamonster, for the question inspiration!)

[agm04]

How old is your LO? 9 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? nursing and pumping

Solids? everything but dairy, but we're pausing solids because she's had diarrhea for a week and i'm not sure why.

Questions/AW? Do your LOs use their pincer grasp to bring nipple to mouth? Mine does, and it's hilarious. Do not enjoy the related titty twisters on the nip she's not dining from...

GTKY: if you could receive any one present this holiday season (time & money not an issue), what would it be? If you could give any one present?
(Thanks, seamonster, for the question inspiration!) Oh man. Receieve: a lot on which to build a new house. Give: my sister an extended maternity leave. (she's back at work today, 6 weeks post partum.)

[cloe111479]

How old is your LO? 10 months on weds!

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Just frozen

Solids? So many -- she is totally loving anything bite size. she likes her spoon feeding in the morning, but man -- lunch and dinner, give the girl some chicken or eggs, or anything she can pick up herself. Boom. She is going to eat it.

Questions/AW? We lost one of the 6 bottles we had with the drop ins, so instead at her dinner, I have been putting her milk in the straw cup. Man... she is a pro with the straw already. I had to get another straw cup since she liked it so much.

GTKY: if you could receive any one present this holiday season (time & money not an issue), what would it be? If you could give any one present?

I'd love for someone to pay off all our debt. House, cars, credit cards, school loans. That would be amazing.

I'd like to do the same for our immediate family.

[danitaec]

How old is your LO? 9.5 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Just frozen!

Solids? We've been trying to do more, but he still drinks the same amount of milk...

Questions/AW?

GTKY: if you could receive any one present this holiday season (time & money not an issue), what would it be? If you could give any one present? If I could receive any present I would like to have all my debts paid off, specifically credit card and student loan. If I could give any gift, I would send my parents someplace fabulous whilst having my grandmother taken care of. My mom is my grandmother's 24/7 caregiver, and can only be gone for about 2 hours max. She only has one other person that occasionally comes to stay so mom can do extended things, but still never more than a few hours. I love my grandmother to pieces, but would love for my parents to do something fun/relaxing without having to worry.

[dmorgendorffer]

How old is your LO? 9.5 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing and Pumping

Solids? Up to 3x a day now.

Questions/AW? She is down to nursing only 4-5 times a day plus once overnight. Twice last week she only drank 2 bottles while at day care (8oz over about 11 hours) - she is just so much less interested in her milk these days.

GTKY: if you could receive any one present this holiday season (time & money not an issue), what would it be? If you could give any one present?
Receive: An awesome nanny with services paid for the year- our daycare is great but I think I would have less mom guilt and enjoy more flexibility if we were able to have a nanny.
Give: A new car for DH- mostly so that I can have a brief reprieve from listening to him talk about getting a new car (which we don't need and can't afford but he brings up at least twice a day). And he has been very good this year so if money was not an issue, I think he deserves it.

[kartish]

How old is your LO? 10 months old today!

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing and pumping. Only two more months of pumping (not that I'm counting )

Solids? Yes, pretty much everything

Questions/AW?

GTKY: if you could receive any one present this holiday season (time & money not an issue), what would it be? If you could give any one present?
To receive, I'd love a new car. Mine is old and has over 200,000 miles on it.
To give, I'd buy my husband a duplex. He wants to be a landlord and every house for sale we see he wants to look at.

Eta, hit post too soon.

[seamonster]

How old is your LO? 9.5 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing

Solids? Loves them. Trying to introduce more finger foods and things that require biting and chewing

Questions/AW? How often are you giving water? I don't normally at home, but he gets water at mealtime at daycare. When I offered his sippy cup of water with lunch he was happily drinking it even though we'd nursed 30 minutes before.

GTKY: if you could receive any one present this holiday season (time & money not an issue), what would it be? If you could give any one present?
I could use a day off without nursing or pumping. Preferably involving massages.

I'd have a way for all the grandparents to spend time with DS without me having to spend much time with 3/4 of the sets (my dad and ILs eat all the crackers for me)

[mishka29]

How old is your LO? 10 1/2 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? BFing.

Solids? We started cows milks at meal time. This is what will transition to from nursing while at daycare.

Questions/AW?

GTKY: if you could receive any one present this holiday season (time & money not an issue), what would it be? If you could give any one present?
(Thanks, seamonster, for the question inspiration!)

In all honesty probably sleep. But to be more fun I'll say a trip to Peru

[cougarette]

How old is your LO?
9 months

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

Solids?
He's getting breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Still mostly purees.

Questions/AW?
Nothing this week

GTKY: if you could receive any one present this holiday season (time & money not an issue), what would it be? If you could give any one present?
I'd like a trip to Ireland
I'd give a trip to Ireland to DH Seriously though, I don't know about what to give.

[cougarette]

seamonster we haven't given any water yet. I mean, we've given him a sippy a few times with water in it, but I don't think he actually drank any.

[RedGiant]

How old is your LO? 10 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing mainly and pumping occasionally for date nights.

Solids? Purees/mashed foods, cheerios, puffs, pretty much anything she won't choke on

Questions/AW? She is starting to mimic noises, and when she is making monkey sounds her mouth is open so huge it's ridiculously cute

GTKY: if you could receive any one present this holiday season (time & money not an issue), what would it be? If you could give any one present? 

Hmm, receive a long weekend with just DH where I magically don't have to pump.
Give: plane tickets for far-flung siblings to come visit.

[RedGiant]

seamonster DD loves her straw sippy with water. I offer it with each meal in the high chair, but she loves to drink and play with it whenever she can get her hands on it.

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO? - 9 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? - nursing.

Solids? - suddenly he wants three meals a day. Breakfast we share a bowl of oatmeal or he gets yogurt. Lunch & dinner at the table; he eats what we eat.

Questions/AW? - I have successfully responded to the electric pump twice in the last month! Woo!

GTKY: if you could receive any one present this holiday season (time & money not an issue), what would it be? If you could give any one present?
Receive- a professional organizer to come do all our closets, the pantry, and the living room. Or (if reality isn't an issue) a freezer full of my breast milk that I don't have to pump.
Give- I'd pay off DH's med school loans. Or (if reality isn't an issue) I'd somehow make my friend's teeny preemie big & healthy enough to go home.. or at least strong enough my friend could hold her every day.

[lilyelayne]

agm04 DS used to grab my boob with both hands and shove it in his mouth. His new thing is being amused that he can play with my nipple with his hands and make milk come out.

danitaec being a full time caregiver to a parent is so hard. I wish you could give that gift to your mom.

seamonster we give water in a sippy at every solid food meal. If we're sharing breakfast and I don't get out his sippy, I am sure to give him sips from my open cup of water. I notice the more solids he eats, the more water he needs to keep from being constipated.

[kaydee0402]

How old is your LO? 9 months and one week

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? All of the above

Solids? All the solids

Questions/AW? What do you do to stop your LO from biting you while nursing? We just got our first tooth and OW.

GTKY: if you could receive any one present this holiday season (time & money not an issue), what would it be? If you could give any one present?

For me to receive? More time with my family. It's hard to wrap my mind around the fact that we won't all be together next year.

Give one present? Send my parents to Italy. My mom is dying to go.

[agm04]

kaydee0402 I've just tried really hard not to react harshly (screaming, gasping, scolding) when she bites, because I've heard it can really scare them and make them hesitant to nurse. I've gasped a few times and she's cried...oops. I usually just say, "no biting, biting hurts mommy" and if it continues, I put the boobs away and try again later.

[MapleMomma]

How old is your LO?
Jumping in although I usually only lurk. Nearly 10 months.

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

Solids?
Everything except dairy. We BLW. 3 meals a day

Questions/AW?

In response to the water question. We give water at every meal an sometimes in between.
We really like this cup and the 360 cup.

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00TLNXIRE/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1449935835&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=contigo+kids&dpPl=1&dpID=41I8HNi1YvL&ref=plSrch&th=1&psc=1

GTKY: if you could receive any one present this holiday season (time & money not an issue), what would it be?

Get: my kitchen remodel

If you could give any one present? DH a matching pair of colts.

[lilyelayne]

kaydee0402 do you know why he's biting? G started biting to tell me he was done nursing, so I paid really close attention and unlatched him just before he was done for a week or two. He hasn't bit since. Saying "no" and putting him down wasn't really a deterrent because he wanted to go play anyway.

Biting to get let down? Biting cause bored? Biting cause teeth hurt? I have suggestions for all of these.

[lilyelayne]

MapleMomma I haven't seen that contigo cup before. Looks good for on the go. Glad you popped in

[kartish]

Dec 12, 2015 11:45:39 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

kaydee0402 do you know why he's biting? G started biting to tell me he was done nursing, so I paid really close attention and unlatched him just before he was done for a week or two. He hasn't bit since. Saying "no" and putting him down wasn't really a deterrent because he wanted to go play anyway.

Biting to get let down? Biting cause bored? Biting cause teeth hurt? I have suggestions for all of these.

V was biting when he was done nursing or when he didn't want to nurse. I realized this and tried to adjust for it, but I would also end a session right after he bit, so it was difficult. But he hasn't bit me in a while, do maybe he just grew out of it?

[MapleMomma]

Dec 12, 2015 11:46:11 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

MapleMomma I haven't seen that contigo cup before. Looks good for on the go. Glad you popped in

I actually just bought another because we took a ten day trip and I wanted another because they are so good for on the go!!

[kaydee0402]

Dec 12, 2015 11:45:39 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

kaydee0402 do you know why he's biting? G started biting to tell me he was done nursing, so I paid really close attention and unlatched him just before he was done for a week or two. He hasn't bit since. Saying "no" and putting him down wasn't really a deterrent because he wanted to go play anyway.

Biting to get let down? Biting cause bored? Biting cause teeth hurt? I have suggestions for all of these.

No clue as to why the biting.  I think the tooth is just so new and he doesn't even realize he's doing it.  It's always random.