lily
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Post by lily on Sept 16, 2018 6:55:13 GMT -6
Please jump in!
How old is your LO?
Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? How’s it going?
0-3 mo Getting through growth spurts okay?
4-8 mo How do nights look?
If you’ve returned to work, how is that transition going?
9-12mo Do you have a BF goal and has it changed since LO was a newborn?
Questions/AW?
GTKY: what’s your favorite holiday?
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vvvvvfee
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Post by vvvvvfee on Sept 16, 2018 10:29:51 GMT -6
How old is your LO? 11 weeks tomorrow
Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? How’s it going? Nursing, pumping a couple times a week for freezer stash.
0-3 mo Getting through growth spurts okay? Haven't noticed one since 6 weeks.
GTKY: what’s your favorite holiday? Halloween
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Post by dorothy on Sept 16, 2018 13:05:36 GMT -6
How old is your LO? 5 1/2 months
Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? How’s it going? Nursing some pumping
4-8 mo How do nights look? He usually goes to bed pretty easily. I typically nurse him to sleep. I think we need to get a better routine down but we just haven’t yet. He typically wakes up just once a night.
Questions/AW? We gave him his first bit of rice cereal the other day. He ate a bit of it but wasn’t so sure about it. I think we may give some baby foods soon.
GTKY: what’s your favorite holiday? Halloween and Christmas
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Post by mirabelle on Sept 17, 2018 10:33:31 GMT -6
How old is your LO? Almost 4 weeks
Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? How’s it going? Nursing, doesn’t seem like I have enough supply to pump, makes me nervous although I do have a small freezer stash started.
0-3 mo Getting through growth spurts okay? He screams at my boobs all night long it feels like my supply really tanks over night. We did a weighted feed w/ a lactation consultant last week and he’s gaining so I’m trying to relax.
Questions/AW? At almost a month old should I have enough supply to be pumping quite a bit during the day? I just don’t and I’m not sure if this is signs of a struggle to come or if this is “normal”?
I’ve officilaly passed the milestone of when I quit nursing my first.
GTKY: what’s your favorite holiday? Thanksgiving, no gift giving pressures, delicious food, no religious obligations
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vvvvvfee
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Post by vvvvvfee on Sept 18, 2018 6:55:58 GMT -6
mirabelle, it's recommended not to start pumping until after 4-6 weeks bc this is when your baseline supply is being established. if youy pump too much, too early, you can create an oversupply. if in another week or two you *want* to start pumping for a freezer stash, i'd do it once a day (or even just a couple times per week) in the morning.
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Post by grumpycat on Sept 18, 2018 8:26:06 GMT -6
How old is your LO? 11 months and change.
Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? How’s it going? Nursing and he gets food/baby food.
9-12mo Do you have a BF goal and has it changed since LO was a newborn? My initial goal was 6 months, than a year, and because he's still nursing so much, I'm thinking 15+ months. Really, as long as it's working for us. I SAH and he's terrible at taking bottles. And I hate pumping. 🤷
Questions/AW? I'm pretty proud of myself for nursing this long. I know that I am fortunate though in that I did not have to pump except when I was away for a wedding.
GTKY: what’s your favorite holiday? Halloween!!!!!!
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Post by grumpycat on Sept 18, 2018 8:37:16 GMT -6
mirabelle there are SO many growth spurts during the newborn stage too. I was nursing my DS like hourly overnight. Try to find ways to make sure you get what you need (sleep, a shower, eating). It's hard. I always recommend the haakaa for early pumping especially if baby tends to eat on one side and you are leaky. I would put it on the side without baby and it collects leaking milk/applies a small amount of pressure to relieve engorgement. I built my freezer stash by just doing that. You can buy it on Amazon for under $20 I think. I used it when ds2 was 2 months to 5.5 months.
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Post by mirabelle on Sept 18, 2018 8:45:21 GMT -6
So last night my supply was fine so I think he was clusterfeeding the night before. It’s amazing how my body knew how to adjust for it. I also am going back and reading past check ins bc there is a ton of great advice there too of what to expect. Thanks for the advice grumpycat & vvvvvfee!
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Post by westiemom on Sept 18, 2018 8:46:56 GMT -6
How old is your LO? Almost 7 weeks
Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? How’s it going? Nursing and we had her tongue and lip ties clipped yesterday. Nursing is going well today considering. She’s sore and having to relearn but making it!
0-3 mo Getting through growth spurts okay? Yes! So far so good!
Questions/AW? None currently!
GTKY: what’s your favorite holiday? Christmas!
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Post by Speedy on Sept 18, 2018 16:39:39 GMT -6
How old is your LO? 3 months
Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? How’s it going? Nursing and supplementing with pumped milk. I feel like we've really settled into our routine. Although we're going through some high stress life events and I can definitely tell that he feels it and he's nursing for comfort.
0-3 mo Getting through growth spurts okay? Yup. Since I pretty much always have a bottle in the fridge it's been NBD
Questions/AW? Nope
GTKY: what’s your favorite holiday? Halloween and Christmas
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Post by frecklesnbrains on Sept 19, 2018 6:51:42 GMT -6
How old is your LO? 5 weeks tomorrow
Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? How’s it going? Nursing only finally!!! We had a rough start with poor transfer, poor weight gain, pumping and supplementing with nearly every feed, nipple shield, and massive sleep deprivation. But in the past week this baby has completely transformed - I have not pumped or supplemented in about 5 days and we ditched the nipple shield. Yesterday he had gained great weight at his 1 month pediatrician appointment AND we did a weighted feed where he nursed 4.8 ounces (!!!!!) Considering that our early weighted feeds he struggled to transfer 1oz, I’m just thrilled. I was really beginning to doubt that we’d develop a BF relationship but our persistence seems to have paid off.
0-3 mo Getting through growth spurts okay? Yup. It helps that we’d been supplementing with expressed milk so I have a small amount stored. I did let him cluster feed through the most recent one though. I’m just cautious not to let him get too frustrated at the breast because I feel like his nursing skills are still a bit tenuous.
Questions/AW? I pretty much already AW’d above.
GTKY: what’s your favorite holiday? I love the summer holidays - 4th of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day. That’s when I can take advantage of days off, get outside and enjoy the good weather.
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lily
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Post by lily on Sept 20, 2018 6:47:09 GMT -6
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Post by lily on Sept 20, 2018 6:49:43 GMT -6
How old is your LO? - 3 months
Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? How’s it going? - nursing, going smoothly
0-3 mo Getting through growth spurts okay? - 12 week growth spurt interrupted his naps some but he ramped my supply way up so I’m starving and leaking again.
GTKY: what’s your favorite holiday? - Mardi Gras
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Post by Speedy on Sept 21, 2018 14:42:47 GMT -6
Ugh, I think I jinxed myself. All of the sudden DS can't seem to get enough time on the boob. I swear I feel like I'm just swapping him side to side all day.
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Post by chriskoo on Sept 22, 2018 0:34:51 GMT -6
How old is your LO? 6 days!
Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? How’s it going? Nursing. It’s going pretty well! I think easier than with my first, though it’s early days and I don’t want to jinx myself.
0-3 mo Getting through growth spurts okay? Hard to tell this early what’s a growth spurt and what’s just normal cluster feeds to establish supply. Either way, seems like he eats more through the night than during the day - how do we reverse this? Or just power through?
GTKY: what’s your favorite holiday? Christmas! I host both sides of the family at my house for a big dinner on Christmas Day. Love having everyone together so much.
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lily
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Post by lily on Sept 22, 2018 13:12:52 GMT -6
Speedy 3 mo growth spurt can be a big one! chriskoo at 6 days there’s really not a night and day, especially if baby is still trying to catch back up to birth weight. That said I find especially for subsequent kids Mom doesn’t slow down as much and so isn’t as available for baby to nurse during the day or is “taking advantage” of that sleepy newbornness to take care of the other kids or the house or whatever (this was me, guilty as charged) so just look at your day and see how near baby is to breast if you’re looking for reasons baby may nurse more at night. Of course newborn is normal to nurse around the clock so you may look and realize, nah, baby is just nursing 20 times in 24 hours. It’ll get better. Just fast growth and setting up supply and figuring out this new scary world right now.
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Post by chriskoo on Sept 22, 2018 13:42:54 GMT -6
Thanks lily ! I think you’re right, he’s just growing and getting those feeds in whenever he can.
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Post by Speedy on Sept 22, 2018 18:04:45 GMT -6
lily he ended up being super cranky and acting like he was in pain for 2 days. He was waking himself up crying, and would stop eating to cry. I almost brought him to the hospital last night because he was screaming crying for like 2 hours straight no matter what I did, to the point where he was hyperventilating. Then he had a gigantic poo. He's now slept pretty much all day today (to make up for the past 2 days I guess) and has been a much happier baby when he's awake. Phew!
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Post by lily on Sept 22, 2018 19:00:53 GMT -6
Speedy glad he’s doing better!
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