2/23 Mommy Milk Tuesday

[lilyelayne]

Sorry for the late post, y'all, DS and I had a twelve hour travel day yesterday.


How old is your LO?

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?

Solids?

What's something about BF that's been challenging to you in the past couple weeks or so?

Questions/AW?

GTKY: if you could afford either a personal chef or a housekeeper, which would you choose?

[danitaec]

Wahoo!

How old is your LO? ONE YEAR and two days...

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Just frozen. Still have "a lot" in the freezer according to my husband. The doctor was impressed at our one year appointment; I'm so proud of my boobs!

Solids? All but dairy and eggs. He's figured out how to suck on the pouch things, which makes meals easier when we're out and about.

What's something about BF that's been challenging to you in the past couple weeks or so? I got nothing, although the thought of doing all the boob/milk stuff again with another kid (NOT KU) has been freaking me out lately.

Questions/AW? I can't believe my little dude is a year old. I don't know how it happened. Hold me.

GTKY: if you could afford either a personal chef or a housekeeper, which would you choose? Housekeeper! They'd do my laundry, right? and put it IN the closet? That hasn't happened in... a while. (Everyone else's laundry gets folded and put away; mine is in a pile.)

[dmorgendorffer]

How old is your LO? 1 Year + 3 days!

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing and Pumping, + some WCM

Solids? She loves solids. Especially raspberries and bananas.

What's something about BF that's been challenging to you in the past couple weeks or so? I haven't started weaning from the pump yet but I have not been getting enough to send BM bottles to daycare without using frozen milk. Today we sent in 2oz bottles and they are adding WCM to make up the other 2oz - called to check in and see how it is going and they said she took the first one down without a problem! Looks like I'll be starting the process to wean from the pump this week!

Questions/AW? Those who have already weaned from the pump, any tips to share?

GTKY: if you could afford either a personal chef or a housekeeper, which would you choose? A housekeeper for sure. Cooking can be enjoyable sometimes and would be even more enjoyable if I didn't have to clean the kitchen. I don't think I ever enjoy cleaning.

[cougarette]

How old is your LO? 1 year on Thursday

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

Solids? We're doing better with finger foods! Still working on the cup, again.

What's something about BF that's been challenging to you in the past couple weeks or so? Just the fact that he's refusing bottles and cups. It wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't away from him all day.

Questions/AW? AW: this is my last week pumping at work!
Question: what the hell do I do with all this frozen milk that he won't drink? Frustrating. I mean, I do add it to his oatmeal, but that'll take forever at a few ounces a day. :/

GTKY: if you could afford either a personal chef or a housekeeper, which would you choose? Housekeeper! We're about to pay off my car and I told DH we should use the amount we're no longer paying to pay for a cleaning lady.

[kaydee0402]

How old is your LO? 11 months and three weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing twice a day

Solids? All the solids. Broccoli is a new favorite. DS went HAM on some broccoli the past two nights.

What's something about BF that's been challenging to you in the past couple weeks or so? Weaning Last night while folding laundry, DS walked over to my lap, sat down in it, assumed the nursing position and started pulling on my boob. DH had to come over and pick him up and take him to go play. It's so hard saying no! Weaning sucks.

Questions/AW? Packed up all of our pumping supplies and the bottle drying rack. We are DONE with pumping!

GTKY: if you could afford either a personal chef or a housekeeper, which would you choose? Hm. This is tough. I love to cook but hate to clean. However, I feel like a personal chef would make awesome, healthy and delicious meals every night and could pack my breakfast and lunch for me. And as a foodie, a chef could make fantastic dinners I would never have time to whip up on your average week night. I guess my vote is chef

[kartish]

dmorgendorffer not sure how many times you are pumping, but I went down from three pumps to two pumps about a month or so before he turned one. About that time he started refusing more often during the day also, so it was a natural drop. After he turned one I pumped once a day for a two weeks, then dropped the pump.

cougarette that's the same thing in wondering! V keeps refusing milk, and WCM also in sippy or straw cups. Bottles are a no also. We are going to keep trying but if he doesn't change his mind? I don't have a huge stash but it's enough to make me wonder what I'm going to do with it. Maybe I'll look into donating?

[kartish]

How old is your LO? 1 year

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing and have tried WCM in an attempt to get him to drink something non water from sippy/straw cup

Solids? Everything, the times a day with some snacks. Kid lives for clementines!

What's something about BF that's been challenging to you in the past couple weeks or so? Well, biting was making me want to quit, but it's getting better now. And the struggle with the antibiotics was definitely a challenge.

GTKY: if you could afford either a personal chef or a housekeeper, which would you choose? I would choose chef for yummy healthy food for breakfast lunch and dinner. My house isn't clean, but food is a real struggle some days with DH's schedule, my schedule and V's schedule.

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO? - 11 mo + 2.5 wk

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? - nursing

Solids? - 3 meals + snacks. He's getting a little pickier but nothing awful yet. He's decided his straw cup is so boring & wants an open cup, though he'll settle for his soft spout Nuk sippy. I love the straw cup for the lack of mess when we're on the go or he's in the wrap on my back, so I hope he's into it again soon.

What's something about BF that's been challenging to you in the past couple weeks or so? - I'm pretty over MOTN feedings. For a while I liked them because it was the only time DS was super snuggly & would fall asleep on me, but the older he gets, the calmer & more snuggly he is during some daytime nursing sessions. Man do I not miss those super distracted months!

Questions/AW? - so thankful for nursing during our cross country travels. It's the easiest, most portable, most reliable food + comfort. 
Also I can't remember if I shared this here or just on the BF board, but I cracked up on one of our flights last week when our seatmate (mid-late 20s male) saw DS sign for milk and exclaimed "cool! Just like in Meet the Fockers! He signed for boobs!" His face when he realized what just came out of his mouth was priceless, and the subsequent face with the realization that yes, I'm going to take my boob out, was even better.

GTKY: if you could afford either a personal chef or a housekeeper, which would you choose? - so tough. I'd like to say if I didn't have to clean, I'd cook more, but having quality meals is more important to me than a clean house. I figure the chef would only come a few times a week, so I'd still have plenty of opportunity to cook for our family too.

[lilyelayne]

cougarette yay for almost done with pumping! I guess if N doesn't get over his cup/bottle refusal soon, you could look into donating? Milk bank or Eats on Feets or Human Milk for Human Babies.
kaydee0402 big hugs for weaning. I can't imagine all the mixed feelings.
kartish glad the biting is getting better!

[cougarette]

I was part way through the milk bank donation application process, but then stopped. I think it may not work now since I can't remember how long I drank before pumping or what meds I may have taken, etc. But the other options may work.

I've also added some to his bath when a full bottle would come home from daycare. The problem with that is I have high lipase, so he'd smell like a penny coming out of the tub, haha.

[Deleted]

How old is your LO? 11 months 2 weeks

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
Nursing.

Solids? Oh yes. She's back into eggs. Loves fish and tomatos. But citrus fruits makes her throw up.

What's something about BF that's been challenging to you in the past couple weeks or so?
DD is away from me for a couple of days, and she is not nursing while she's gone. Apparently she's taking it really well, even STTN which she never does when 'the boob machine' is around. I'm torn as I kinda like that she's not fussing about needing milk but at the same time I wanted to continue our bed time nursings.
We'll just have to see how she reacts when she comes back. Assuming my supply is still ok of course...

Questions/AW?
Can my milk disappear in three days without nursing/pumping (only hand expressing a little)?
If it does, can I get it back somehow?

GTKY: if you could afford either a personal chef or a housekeeper, which would you choose?
Housekeeper! DH is a great cook but we are both terrible at house keeping. Plus, it would give us more time to spend with each other.

[mishka29]

How old is your LO? Almost 13 months

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? BFing at wake up and before bed

Solids? This kid is in the 15% for growth but eats like a trucker lol

What's something about BF that's been challenging to you in the past couple weeks or so? I thought maybe LO would be agreeable to milk in a cup in the am to start the weaning but NO. I guess we'll go a bit longer then

Questions/AW?

GTKY: if you could afford either a personal chef or a housekeeper, which would you choose? Well I said chef but DH said housekeeper bc he already has me as a chef

[lilyelayne]

@alyllyra I think at this point supply reaction is pretty individual. Fingers crossed yours is intact
mishka29 your H's response to the gtky cracked me up.

[agm04]

How old is your LO? turned one yesterday! can't believe it. i'm so proud of her.

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? nursing and pumping

Solids? 3x a day + a snack or two

What's something about BF that's been challenging to you in the past couple weeks or so? full boobs on weekends or days i'm home with DD. i think it's because she takes more from a bottle than my boobs. no biggie.

Questions/AW? WE MADE IT TO A YEAR! now, onward. i was planning to pump at work until i go on this business trip in march, but i'm second guessing that now. i might drop the pump at work, and when i'm gone, just pump morning and night. but DD is still taking 10+ oz of milk while i'm at work right now (we have lots frozen), so is that stupid? my main goal is to be able to breastfeed when i get back.

GTKY: if you could afford either a personal chef or a housekeeper, which would you choose? housekeeper, no question. we have someone come clean every 3ish weeks, but daily would be nice. haha!

[lilyelayne]

agm04 Happy late birthday LO! And congrats to you for BF for a year! I'd think you can stop pumping at work whenever you want & pump morning / night while away. LO can drink WCM during the day and still nurse when you're together whenever you run out of frozen BM.
ETA: you could even pump 3x a day when on your work trip if you feel it's necessary because of not responding well to the pump or whatever. I've gone months between pumping and my body figures out how to give milk to a machine when needed, if that's your concern.

[krispy83]

How old is your LO? Almost 13 months

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

Solids? Oh yes. EAT ALL THE THINGS!!!!

What's something about BF that's been challenging to you in the past couple weeks or so? She's nursed once in the MOTN for months. Like, since she was just a couple of months old. In the last few weeks, she wants to nurse 2-3 times during the night. And it's not just a quick comfort nursing session like to get back to sleep. She was also stretching out the time between sessions during the day but not anymore. What gives? Anyone else experiencing that?

Questions/AW? See above

GTKY: if you could afford either a personal chef or a housekeeper, which would you choose? Housekeeper. I love to cook, having someone else to keep my house clean would give me more time to do that.

[cougarette]

krispy83 DS will sometimes do that. But he's not drinking from bottles or a cup during the day, so I figure he's making up for it at night. (No DS, you really shouldn't)

[krispy83]

cougarette, that makes sense. And she's reverse cycled in the past, where she doesn't eat or drink well during the day and then is looking for an all night buffet. But she's nursing or drinking from a cup throughout the day and eating fine. So I don't know what's up.

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krispy83 Growth spur? We've had periods of up to a week were she eats like crazy both day and night but I've figured it's because she's made or are about to make major development leaps.

[agm04]

krispy83 i think there's another freaking month long wonder week wrapping up for you right about now - maybe that's why? i'm not kidding, sleep has been HORRENDOUS for us (ok just for me - DD doesn't want DH, so he gets to sleep).

lilyelayne thanks, as always, for the input! i don't know why i'm making it so complicated.

[seamonster]

How old is your LO? 1 year and 10 days

Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing and wcm. Last bottle of formula at daycare this week.

Solids? 3 meals and 1-2 snacks. He's trying to feed himself with a spoon. It's occasionally successful in getting food into his mouth.

What's something about BF that's been challenging to you in the past couple weeks or so? Night weaning as part of sleep training so he wakes up once.

Questions/AW? Extended people not weaning, how much wcm are you giving at daycare? Are you giving wcm at home? I'm thinking of just nursing at home and giving water until we decide to wean completely

GTKY: if you could afford either a personal chef or a housekeeper, which would you choose? Personal chef. Delicious and pretty meals would be excellent. Plus if it's all meals I'd have more incentive to take my lunch to work.

[seamonster]

lilyelayne Check out the 360 cup for a sippy cup that mimics a regular cup without spills when LO isn't drinking (they can still dribble as they drink).

[kartish]

seamonster my pediatrician said that if he is nursing he doesn't really need the WCM. We were asking though because V won't drink milk from any non boob source. When I'm at work they try and push either WCM or BM in cups, but most days he may have an ounce max. So I think if your LO only having water is probably ok.

[seamonster]

Feb 25, 2016 14:05:10 GMT -5 kartish said:

seamonster my pediatrician said that if he is nursing he doesn't really need the WCM. We were asking though because V won't drink milk from any non boob source. When I'm at work they try and push either WCM or BM in cups, but most days he may have an ounce max. So I think if your LO only having water is probably ok.

He's actually really happy to drink it. Since a lot of the other kids in his room are still taking bottles, and he wants one if someone else has one, I've been having them give him it at daycare. But no more than 4-5 oz twice a day. But I wasn't sure if that's too much.

[krispy83]

agm04 that totally makes sense. Her sleep has been awful lately. I chalked it up to back to back double ear infections, but she's been clear for a bit and sleep is still dreadful.

[lilyelayne]

Feb 25, 2016 9:25:40 GMT -5 agm04 said:

krispy83 i think there's another freaking month long wonder week wrapping up for you right about now - maybe that's why? i'm not kidding, sleep has been HORRENDOUS for us (ok just for me - DD doesn't want DH, so he gets to sleep).

lilyelayne thanks, as always, for the input! i don't know why i'm making it so complicated.

It's always easier to see from the outside. I had a few milk related meltdowns planning my weekend away, and it was just two nights!

[dmorgendorffer]

seamonster My pedi said about 16oz total, so if you are nursing at home 4-5oz twice a day is probably plenty while at daycare. My LO is taking about 8oz at daycare now.

[dmorgendorffer]

Feb 25, 2016 12:19:28 GMT -5 seamonster said:

lilyelayne Check out the 360 cup for a sippy cup that mimics a regular cup without spills when LO isn't drinking (they can still dribble as they drink).

+1  This is really the only cup DD will use. The smaller one with the handles on it is easier for her to... handle.  

[agm04]

krispy83 that sucks. i'm sorry. you're not alone though!

[krispy83]

Feb 25, 2016 21:44:41 GMT -5 dmorgendorffer said:

Feb 25, 2016 12:19:28 GMT -5 seamonster said:

lilyelayne Check out the 360 cup for a sippy cup that mimics a regular cup without spills when LO isn't drinking (they can still dribble as they drink).

+1  This is really the only cup DD will use. The smaller one with the handles on it is easier for her to... handle.  

Ditto. DD uses these for water, they're great. I use different ones for milk because she still winds up dribbling a lot with these and I hate watching her dribble breast milk, but they're great for learning to drink from a cup.