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Post by benandjerrys on Jan 28, 2018 6:49:04 GMT -6
So how long does this pp crping whole nursing last? I'm still on Motrin because of it and would really like to stop 😉
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Post by amesie on Jan 28, 2018 6:56:28 GMT -6
So how long does this pp crping whole nursing last? I'm still on Motrin because of it and would really like to stop 😉 I’m day 4 PP and still having cramping, but not NEARLY as severe as it was. I took Motrin last night because it was bothering me, but I hadn’t needed to take it all day before that bc it was fairly tolerable.
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Post by dragonflyinn on Jan 28, 2018 7:27:38 GMT -6
Nursing DS & H says “didn’t you just feed him??” Lol welcome to my life H. Lol h says this at least once a day also. It’s like we never had a kid before 😂 Seriously haha. So many things I feel he has forgotten from DD 😂
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Post by dragonflyinn on Jan 28, 2018 7:30:27 GMT -6
So how long does this pp crping whole nursing last? I'm still on Motrin because of it and would really like to stop 😉 Mine only lasted like two days but then after my ER visit it started again bc my uterus basically reopened & started bleeding all over again haha. Soooo I’ve been on Motrin for two weeks now. But those are specific orders from my doctor bc of the ER thing— I’ve got about one more week to keep taking it before she feels like I’m in the clear. But to answer your question, usually just a few days maybe a week? I think that’s how long it lasted w DD.
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Post by helloerrbody on Jan 28, 2018 7:34:36 GMT -6
Ugh just finished crying ugly tears. I've been following a story on a local 7.5 month old who came down with meningitis (I believe?). He passed away today and I'm just heartbroken for his parents. TW A mom in my May 2016 BMB just suddenly lost her 2 year old nephew. I’m so so heartbroken and can’t stop thinking about it.
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Post by helloerrbody on Jan 28, 2018 7:36:03 GMT -6
We are home from the hospital!!!! Lat night we had to start using some formula (20 mls per feeding) because she had lost 10% of her body weight and my milk hasn't come in yet. I cried all night because after getting formula all night she wouldn't nurse right after because it was too much work. I pumped several times to try to keep the demand up so my milk comes in. But the formula is what she needs to help with her weight and low levels of jaundice (no light treatments but we have to take her for blood work tomorrow to double check levels). Being home is amazing. So much more comfortable, quiet and less stressful!!! We have all napped and eaten and had a few visitors and no nurses, vital checks, announcements and random hospital employees barging in. I'm a little nervous about tonight and having her in our room with all of her grunts, squeeks and breathing (she is a noisy little squish) but I'm sure we will adjust. All of her feedings here at home were formula followed by nursing so I don't feel replaced anymore and I'm almost positive my milk is starting to come in. My boobs are feeling warm and my right breast is a little achy and I have a "knot" which I'm pretty sure is a milk duct that is filling up. I'm hoping we can stop the formula in a day or two... We are supplementing with formula as well because of low supply and he lost 12% of his birth weight. But I do the breastfeeding first and then formula so he isn’t too tired to take the breast. Is that an option for you? He’s still hungry when the bottle comes out and it’s a lot easier for him to down it. He’s over a week old and my milk still hasn’t fully come in. I might always be low supply, no way of knowing yet. So we will continue to do both breastfeeding and formula for now. Fed is best, right? Don’t beat yourself up if you have to do formula for longer than you had hoped. Fed is definitely best! I echo this - always nurse first and then supplement. If supplementing is something you need to do for the long haul, but breastfeeding is also important to you, I highly suggest the Lact-Aid supplemental nursing system. It allows you to supplement at the breast and baby continues to stimulate your breasts at the same time.
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Post by teraiin on Jan 28, 2018 8:25:53 GMT -6
Ugh just finished crying ugly tears. I've been following a story on a local 7.5 month old who came down with meningitis (I believe?). He passed away today and I'm just heartbroken for his parents. TW A mom in my May 2016 BMB just suddenly lost her 2 year old nephew. I’m so so heartbroken and can’t stop thinking about it. I keep thinking about it as I try to fall asleep (not the best time to dwel on it) 😭
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Post by watermelonseed on Jan 28, 2018 9:04:53 GMT -6
Love all the baby pics! sarahh where did you get that jumper?!? It’s adorable. Someone gifted us stickers but I just left them on the paper and would prop them up for the photo. The Simple Joy baby book I use are very basic mostly based around monthly photos. Headed to get H’s car professionally cleaned inside and out. We will be hitting up Moe’s during this. Gimme all the queso.
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Post by sarahh on Jan 28, 2018 9:20:07 GMT -6
Love all the baby pics! sarahh where did you get that jumper?!? It’s adorable. Someone gifted us stickers but I just left them on the paper and would prop them up for the photo. The Simple Joy baby book I use are very basic mostly based around monthly photos. Headed to get H’s car professionally cleaned inside and out. We will be hitting up Moe’s during this. Gimme all the queso. It’s Tea Collection. I got it on another BST on Facebook that I’m on. I obviously have a problem with buying a ton of baby clothes haha
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Post by aprilz81 on Jan 28, 2018 9:35:34 GMT -6
We are home from the hospital!!!! Lat night we had to start using some formula (20 mls per feeding) because she had lost 10% of her body weight and my milk hasn't come in yet. I cried all night because after getting formula all night she wouldn't nurse right after because it was too much work. I pumped several times to try to keep the demand up so my milk comes in. But the formula is what she needs to help with her weight and low levels of jaundice (no light treatments but we have to take her for blood work tomorrow to double check levels). Being home is amazing. So much more comfortable, quiet and less stressful!!! We have all napped and eaten and had a few visitors and no nurses, vital checks, announcements and random hospital employees barging in. I'm a little nervous about tonight and having her in our room with all of her grunts, squeeks and breathing (she is a noisy little squish) but I'm sure we will adjust. All of her feedings here at home were formula followed by nursing so I don't feel replaced anymore and I'm almost positive my milk is starting to come in. My boobs are feeling warm and my right breast is a little achy and I have a "knot" which I'm pretty sure is a milk duct that is filling up. I'm hoping we can stop the formula in a day or two... We are supplementing with formula as well because of low supply and he lost 12% of his birth weight. But I do the breastfeeding first and then formula so he isn’t too tired to take the breast. Is that an option for you? He’s still hungry when the bottle comes out and it’s a lot easier for him to down it. He’s over a week old and my milk still hasn’t fully come in. I might always be low supply, no way of knowing yet. So we will continue to do both breastfeeding and formula for now. Fed is best, right? Don’t beat yourself up if you have to do formula for longer than you had hoped. I was offering the breast first but she wouldn't take it, she wanted the formula (hence the large amount of tears). Last night was ROUGH... I was offering the breast first since my milk seems like it is coming in. She ate fine, took the formula but my beautiful little squish would only sleep on my chest. The minute I laid her down (tried both the bassinet and the rock n play) she would kick up a fuss and we would have to start all over again. Around 2 DH moved to the couch for the night and then he came and got her at 8:00 and I slept for 4 hours while he took care of her. She is now sleeping in the bassinet portion of our pack n play and I can't figure out why she wouldn't do it last night. I was grateful for the formula supplementation since it meant DH could feed her without waking me up. As long as she continues to get some nutrients from me I'm okay with keeping it that way if I never get a full supply in.
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Post by snowyowl on Jan 28, 2018 9:47:36 GMT -6
I used the baby pics app, which lets you edit the age into the photo, instead of stickers or blocks. One less thing to arrange as he got less cooperative 😛
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Post by teraiin on Jan 28, 2018 9:58:25 GMT -6
We are supplementing with formula as well because of low supply and he lost 12% of his birth weight. But I do the breastfeeding first and then formula so he isn’t too tired to take the breast. Is that an option for you? He’s still hungry when the bottle comes out and it’s a lot easier for him to down it. He’s over a week old and my milk still hasn’t fully come in. I might always be low supply, no way of knowing yet. So we will continue to do both breastfeeding and formula for now. Fed is best, right? Don’t beat yourself up if you have to do formula for longer than you had hoped. I was offering the breast first but she wouldn't take it, she wanted the formula (hence the large amount of tears). Last night was ROUGH... I was offering the breast first since my milk seems like it is coming in. She ate fine, took the formula but my beautiful little squish would only sleep on my chest. The minute I laid her down (tried both the bassinet and the rock n play) she would kick up a fuss and we would have to start all over again. Around 2 DH moved to the couch for the night and then he came and got her at 8:00 and I slept for 4 hours while he took care of her. She is now sleeping in the bassinet portion of our pack n play and I can't figure out why she wouldn't do it last night. I was grateful for the formula supplementation since it meant DH could feed her without waking me up. As long as she continues to get some nutrients from me I'm okay with keeping it that way if I never get a full supply in. One thing I’ve learned is that all bets are off st night (as far as my babies go and DS1). Things they sleep in during the day are no-gos and thing they loved don’t work. 😂😭
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Post by benandjerrys on Jan 28, 2018 9:58:37 GMT -6
Love all the baby pics! sarahh where did you get that jumper?!? It’s adorable. Someone gifted us stickers but I just left them on the paper and would prop them up for the photo. The Simple Joy baby book I use are very basic mostly based around monthly photos. Headed to get H’s car professionally cleaned inside and out. We will be hitting up Moe’s during this. Gimme all the queso. It’s Tea Collection. I got it on another BST on Facebook that I’m on. I obviously have a problem with buying a ton of baby clothes haha We are in one of the same HA bsts on FB and I always get alerts when you comment on something it makes me smile.
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Post by cake on Jan 28, 2018 9:58:53 GMT -6
aprilz81 I’m so sorry you had a rough night. I had a pretty similar experience the first couple of nights. Once H started gaining some weight back, it got a lot better. Hopefully the same will work for Faith. He still prefers to fall asleep on my chest sometimes and won’t go down any other way. But it’s no every time and it’s getting better. Also, postpartum hormones are brutal. I’m like you where I would rather give formula than have a hungry, crying baby because he isn’t getting enough from breastfeeding. But yesterday morning when he was struggling to latch, I was getting frustrated and my husband said “it’s because it’s so much easier for him to get milk from the bottle” I ugly cried for half an hour. He apologized and I know he didn’t mean anything by it, I’m just 100x more emotional than normal.
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Post by sarahh on Jan 28, 2018 10:03:53 GMT -6
benandjerrys you probably are getting a lot of alerts then! It’s almost embarrassing!
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Post by snowyowl on Jan 28, 2018 10:30:11 GMT -6
I have a 19 month old diva. This morning when we were going downstairs for breakfast I took out his slippers, but no... he went and got his boots instead. Then we came back to the nursery just now to hang out and he went to get the slippers because the boots won’t do. I guess certain areas of the house require certain footwear.
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Post by marygracerich on Jan 28, 2018 10:44:06 GMT -6
I’m getting lunch by myself right now. I am going to the grocery store after this. MH is Home with the kids. I forgot to take his 1 month photo yesterday so that’s on my agenda today when I get home. Also cleaning. 😊
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Post by helloerrbody on Jan 28, 2018 11:06:36 GMT -6
I was offering the breast first but she wouldn't take it, she wanted the formula (hence the large amount of tears). Last night was ROUGH... I was offering the breast first since my milk seems like it is coming in. She ate fine, took the formula but my beautiful little squish would only sleep on my chest. The minute I laid her down (tried both the bassinet and the rock n play) she would kick up a fuss and we would have to start all over again. Around 2 DH moved to the couch for the night and then he came and got her at 8:00 and I slept for 4 hours while he took care of her. She is now sleeping in the bassinet portion of our pack n play and I can't figure out why she wouldn't do it last night. I was grateful for the formula supplementation since it meant DH could feed her without waking me up. As long as she continues to get some nutrients from me I'm okay with keeping it that way if I never get a full supply in. One thing I’ve learned is that all bets are off st night (as far as my babies go and DS1). Things they sleep in during the day are no-gos and thing they loved don’t work. 😂😭 Yup! DS1 would only sleep on me at night. In the day he was way easier. They are confused for quite awhile it seems unfortunately.
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Post by pippiann on Jan 28, 2018 11:45:56 GMT -6
You guys are bad influences, I totally just bought a solly wrap.
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Post by dragonflyinn on Jan 28, 2018 11:51:32 GMT -6
You guys are bad influences, I totally just bought a solly wrap. Yay!!!
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Post by dragonflyinn on Jan 28, 2018 11:53:41 GMT -6
I took all three of my babies on a walk today— DD, DS, and our pitiful dog who has been disappointed all last week bc my mom took DD on daily walks & he got left behind. Big change from my last pregnant weeks when we were walking daily & he got to come with. So today I gave in to his pitiful face & his tail that went crazy when I said the word “walk” to DD lol. I felt crazy pushing the double stroller and wrangling the leash but it was fun! I’m exhausted now though. DD is napping and I’m nursing. Hopefully DS will be chill for awhile & I can lay down.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2018 12:07:38 GMT -6
aprilz81 DS wouldn’t give us long stretches after his first wake up. H and I would take turns sleeping on the couch and DS would sleep in the swing. It was the only way for the first month or so we get 3-4 hour stretches.
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Post by snowyowl on Jan 28, 2018 12:17:16 GMT -6
The first couple months of DS’s life DH moved into the guest room and I let him sleep all night. No MOTN feedings, nothing. It was partly that he was working and I was on mat leave, but I also felt like one person in the house needed to be well-rested and fully functioning so our roles were clear. I was taking on all the sleep deprivation, but there were not gonna be any arguments about who was getting up when (always me) or who needed to vacuum, do dishes, and so on (almost always him unless I felt like it). It wasn’t a perfect system, but it worked for us. We will see how much harder it is with a toddler. He’s a good sleeper usually so fingers crossed he stays that way!
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Post by amesie on Jan 28, 2018 13:11:52 GMT -6
I was able to take DD1 out to Walmart this morning, just me and her. It was so nice to be able to hang out with her and not being completely debilitated by pregnancy it totally helped with all my PP hormones im dealing with over losing all my alone time with her. So I feel better about that. She was so cute and so sweet. I think she needed it just as much as I did. I might have done too much walking tho. I’m sore and feel like my lady bits are falling out. Oops.
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Post by amesie on Jan 28, 2018 13:22:15 GMT -6
This little baby takes so long to empty my boobs. DD1 was such a hangry porker 99% of the time and drained my boobs in mere minutes haha. This one is like at least 20 min each side 🙄
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Post by easternshoregirl on Jan 28, 2018 13:31:08 GMT -6
All these baby stories plus going to visit my IRL friends that have had babies in the past couple weeks is getting me so excited to meet our little girl. I think we have a name picked out too, which is helpful. I have a hard time committing to it for sure until the baby is actually here.
I go in for an ultrasound tomorrow at 8:30, I'm nervous about her position but ready to try a version if she is still breech.
Second semester at school starts this week and I feel like I'm just going to be useless when I am there...hopefully these kids don't think I'm a complete nutcase b/c I'm going to have to come back and teach them again some in May/June. I didn't go in at all on Friday and I'm only going a half day tomorrow. Second semester starts Tuesday.
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Post by tiffrobot on Jan 28, 2018 14:04:22 GMT -6
You guys are bad influences, I totally just bought a solly wrap. Ive been planning on checking them out too since seeing everyone’s pics haha.
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Post by easternshoregirl on Jan 28, 2018 14:08:18 GMT -6
I swear in the past hour I've noticed an increased heaviness in my belly. So weird, not sure why. Also just feeling kind of off. I don't think I'm going into labor or anything, just feeling different all of a sudden!
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Post by ajetter on Jan 28, 2018 14:19:20 GMT -6
Baby would not sleep for pictures. Punk. But I think she still got cute ones.
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Post by flippinchica on Jan 28, 2018 14:20:27 GMT -6
Baby would not sleep for pictures. Punk. But I think she still got cute ones. Mine neither and as soon as the photographer left he passed out.
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