12/21 Mommy Milk Monday

[lilyelayne]

Happy solstice!

How old is your LO?

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?

Solids?

Questions/AW?

If you could go back and give yourself one piece of advice during your LO's first week of life, what would it be? First month?

GTKY: what's one thing you're thankful for this week?

[kaydee0402]

How old is your LO? 9 months + 3 weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? All of the above but more supplementing than usual. Due to not feeling well, I'm not pumping like I should. Bad mommy!

Solids? All the solids. The little Gerber meals are a favorite.

Questions/AW? None.

If you could go back and give yourself one piece of advice during your LO's first week of life, what would it be? First month? don't list en to lactation consultant and try to reduce your over supply. Pump so there's plenty in the freezer stash when you go back to work!

GTKY: what's one thing you're thankful for this week? My husband. He's been such a champ with me not feeling well and has really stepped up to the plate. He's an amazing dad, friend and husbandman.

[kaydee0402]

Dec 21, 2015 15:51:04 GMT -5 kaydee0402 said:

How old is your LO? 9 months + 3 weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? All of the above but more supplementing than usual. Due to not feeling well, I'm not pumping like I should. Bad mommy!

Solids? All the solids. The little Gerber meals are a favorite.

Questions/AW? None.

If you could go back and give yourself one piece of advice during your LO's first week of life, what would it be? First month? don't list en to lactation consultant and try to reduce your over supply. Pump so there's plenty in the freezer stash when you go back to work!

GTKY: what's one thing you're thankful for this week? My husband. He's been such a champ with me not feeling well and has really stepped up to the plate. He's an amazing dad, friend and husbandman.

OH and I'm thankful for my sweet baby boy.  He is the light of my life and my beautiful miracle.  I'm so excited to spend his first Christmas with him.  This is something I've been dreaming about for a long time

[danitaec]

How old is your LO? 10 months today

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Just frozen!

Solids? Yep. Tried the Gerber Lil Crunchies today and he loved them! I was afraid he'd stick the whole thing in his mouth at one time, but he held it and nibbled on it like a champ.

Questions/AW? Since we're non-dairy, will we be making a switch to some nut or soy based milk after one year instead? Glad I have a good frozen boob juice stash that'll last past one year!

If you could go back and give yourself one piece of advice during your LO's first week of life, what would it be? First month? For both I would just say "chill out"! Hindsight tells me I had SUCH bad PPA. I worried about all sorts of things that were absolutely out of my control. I would tell myself to take it all in stride.

GTKY: what's one thing you're thankful for this week? I am thankful for the two weeks I have away from school to focus on my little man. Times like these make me think I could be a SAHM.

[kartish]

How old is your LO? Ten and a half months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing and pumping

Solids? Yep, he loves his food

Questions/AW? Just over a month of pumping left!

If you could go back and give yourself one piece of advice during your LO's first week of life, what would it be? First month? First week, take more pictures of me and the baby. I only have one or two of us together. First month, have more confidence in nursing V. My gut feeling was better than what the nurses told me.

GTKY: what's one thing you're thankful for this week? My sweet husband who did most of the holiday shopping and my little boy who is going to have so much fun with his new things.

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO? - 9 months + 2 weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? - nursing, pumping during morning nap for our weekend trip sans baby

Solids? - 3x a day. He's getting much better at using a spoon himself. Only with yogurt, though, since it stays on no matter which way he turns the spoon.

If you could go back and give yourself one piece of advice during your LO's first week of life, what would it be? First month? - start a journal. Don't make baby food.

GTKY: what's one thing you're thankful for this week? - so many of my cousins coming to visit for the holidays

[Deleted]

How old is your LO? 9mo + 1w

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
Nursing

Solids? Yes, all the solids. It's like she has no bottom.

Questions/AW? None at the moment.

If you could go back and give yourself one piece of advice during your LO's first week of life, what would it be? First month?
First week: I second kartish about the photos, we have far too few.
First month: I know you feel like you are stuck under a sleeping baby, but cherish it because it will pass.

GTKY: what's one thing you're thankful for this week? I'm thankful for my grandmother being alive for another Christmas. It feels special.

[mishka29]

How old is your LO? Coming close to 11 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Bfing

Solids? Finally eating a bit more now after being sick for a couple weeks

Questions/AW?

If you could go back and give yourself one piece of advice during your LO's first week of life, what would it be? First month? With this being number 2 I already knew the best advice - just relax! Lol

GTKY: what's one thing you're thankful for this week? My family!

[michelle142]

10 months!

Nursing and pumping at work

She eats what we eat

As a BTDT Mom, "be patient and stick too it" will always be my advice!

I'm thankful for healthy happy kids.

[seamonster]

How old is your LO? 10 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?Just nursing. Pump free while we're on vacation

Solids? He loves everything. He's figured out how to bite a whole apple if you start it for him, but I'd prefer to stick to apple slices as he takes 3 bites and throws the apple on the floor. At least sliced up I can have some apple too.

We got some jarred food for meals that we don't get anything we can feed him. The stuff for 6 month Olds was like glue. I don't blame him for not wanting to eat it. The Ella packets and jars for at least 8 month Olds are hits. He's mostly been eating our meals with jarred fruit puree for breakfast and orange slices or date pieces for a snack

Questions/AW? So far I seem to be getting enough in him during the day and he's night weaning himself. Just one wake up after 7-8 hours!

If you could go back and give yourself one piece of advice during your LO's first week of life, what would it be? First month? Get a LC ASAP. The nurses blew me off about seeing the crappy hospital LC and kept telling me his very shallow latch was fine. We probably wouldn't have needed to supplement if I'd gotten help sooner. I'd have more pictures of me and him that first week. There are two from the first day that H took. I should have asked him to take some of me holding him because H doesn't take many of me without being asked. My ILs would not be invited out for at least the first 6 weeks. They were unhelpful and H was more concerned with entertaining them then how I felt and keeping DS home away from people and their germs.

GTKY: what's one thing you're thankful for this week? Getting to spend this extra time with DS. He took his first non-cruising steps pushing on a toy motorcycle today and I'm sure unsupported steps are right around the corner. I'm glad I'll get to see his first actual steps and not just the first at home steps.

[flyster]

Hey ladies...I haven't gotten to participate in one of these in a while!!

How old is your LO? 10.5 months

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

Solids? Oh yes, Lots!

Questions/AW?
I am way way over pumping. I'm down to pumping once a day, which gives LO one bottle of milk and 2 bottles of formula. Then he nurses in the morning, when we get home, before bed, and sadly, MOTN. I've been reducing how much I"m pumping and hoping in a month or so I can drop the last pumping and just go to MOTN, evening and morning for nursing...has anyone else done that? I don't want to wean him cold turkey, but pretty ready to be done.

If you could go back and give yourself one piece of advice during your LO's first week of life, what would it be? First month? First week, go to a LC ASAP. I was afraid to take him out of the house and be around people/other babies and was too overwhelmed to really research where to go, even though the hospital had given me info. First month...don't nurse sitting in bed! Caused me massive back problems after a few weeks.

GTKY: what's one thing you're thankful for this week? I'm so thankful that I get along with DH's family. His dad drives me a bit batty sometimes, but now I have LO to focus on its, actually easier being around them/in their house. Gives me something to do Plus, they are all very good with him. My MIL moved into our house for 10 days to help DH with LO when I had to travel to work....I never would have been able to without her.

[seamonster]

flyster I haven't started doing that, but it's the plan when I get back from this vacation. I'll pump once a day at work to relieve the pressure, but once he hits a year I'm only doing morning and night as I wean him and we work on sleep training.

[krispy83]

How old is your LO? 10 1/2 months

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

Solids? Yes, doing well with them though suddenly she's not as big a fan of vegetables (even sweeter ones like sweet potatoes) as she was. Hoping it's just a phase that passes quickly.

Questions/AW? DD has been nursing once in the MOTN around 2 am for many months. For the last 5 days, she's hungry (like frantically clawing at me) earlier, around midnight, and then again around 5. When I feed her it's like she hasn't eaten in days. Nothing has changed in terms of nursing or eating during the day, other than the vegetable thing. Any thoughts?

If you could go back and give yourself one piece of advice during your LO's first week of life, what would it be? First month? First week: more pictures, stop worrying about how tired you look. First month: limit exposure more (DD wound up with RSV at 6 weeks and I totally blame myself because we were around a lot more people than when DS was an infant) and take more naps with DD on my chest (I didn't want her to get used to that like DS did).

GTKY: what's one thing you're thankful for this week? My happy, healthy family and my wonderful DH who is seriously my rock.

[seamonster]

krispy83 Might be a growth spurt. DS is chunking out in the face which usually indicates that he's about to put on some length. He's been eating longer at home too.

[lilyelayne]

Merry Christmas to me! My H surprised me with this as my "from DS" present.

[Deleted]

krispy83 I'd second the guess for a growth spurt. Or maybe she has gotten more mobile during the day (crawling, walking etc) and needs the extra energy? Maybe try increasing solids/give more energy rich stuff in the evening so she stays full longer?