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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2017 8:11:34 GMT -6
Rough night here as well. I didn’t nurse A back to sleep, but it didn’t stop him from walking up 7 times again. 😕 muscari, was D getting distracted? I noticed while going through this leap, A began to really hear and see things around us so nursing in a busy room was difficult. I’d pull him into my room and turn off the lights. jt2378, I think it’s the leap. That’s how A has been the last month. Today is technically the last day of his leap. I hope we have some sunny days from here until the next one.
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Post by jt2378 on Dec 10, 2017 8:25:27 GMT -6
Good point @easilyunamused! I forgot about the distracted nursing which starts around 4 months so with that and the leap, it’s likely causing this. Sorry your night sucked too but yay for the leap end in sight for you. (Or at least till the next one 😛)
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Post by addymac on Dec 10, 2017 8:31:25 GMT -6
N refuses to bf if he’s even somewhat awake. Like he’s embarrassed to be seen BFing 😒 he will only bf when he’s super sleepy / in the motn. He will be hungry and refuse a boob and cry until I give a bottle. I’ve given up being offended bc I don’t have the emotional Energy to fight him on it.
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Post by muscari on Dec 10, 2017 9:43:59 GMT -6
N refuses to bf if he’s even somewhat awake. Like he’s embarrassed to be seen BFing 😒 he will only bf when he’s super sleepy / in the motn. He will be hungry and refuse a boob and cry until I give a bottle. I’ve given up being offended bc I don’t have the emotional Energy to fight him on it. So how to you remedy this- what do you do? MH said just give her a bottle instead but then I got to pump and ugh I an starting to hate that bloody thing. He suggested to skip pumping but I worry it will F up my supply even worse. Meh. I am not really offended but just get upset cause I wish to continue BFing and am so worried about supply. The being embarrased to be seen BFing made me laugh. Thanks for that hah tho sorry he fights the boob as well. Hugs
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Post by muscari on Dec 10, 2017 9:46:16 GMT -6
jt2378 @uneasilyamused She definitely gets sidetracked more easily lately. I sat with the curtains closed in the middle of the day yesterday and today to keep stimulation to a minimum.. I ended up going upstairs and nurse in the bedroom earlier. She did drink then passed out on my lap. And she is just sleeping so sweetly I can't make myself get up. Mh at least offered to start dinner 😊
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Post by muscari on Dec 10, 2017 9:48:26 GMT -6
jt2378 sorry to hear your little one is driving you a little batty too. I swear this leap is just bringing out little monsters in our sweet babies heh. king26 shame J didnt repeat his awesome night last night.. hopefully he will get better and better at sleeping longer stretches.
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Post by jt2378 on Dec 10, 2017 9:50:43 GMT -6
I also laughed picturing a 4 month old embarrassed about Bf! 😂 babies are cray is right!
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Post by muscari on Dec 10, 2017 9:59:16 GMT -6
thinkchocolate05 aww silly baby choosing a paci over mommy! 😔 I honestly don't know what her deal is right now. Flow has been an issue before - there were times she had milk coming out of her nose while drinking. Also not great lol. Also thought maybe I ate something odd that made the milk taste different, but she would drink it without issue from the bottle so 🤷 I do worry about low supply aye, not necessarily that I am worried she won't get enough (as we follow up with a bottle several times a day) but more that my supply will tank even further if she doesnt drink properly for multiple sessions in a row - I can't pump as well as she drinks etc. Oh well we plod on!
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Post by addymac on Dec 10, 2017 10:19:22 GMT -6
N refuses to bf if he’s even somewhat awake. Like he’s embarrassed to be seen BFing 😒 he will only bf when he’s super sleepy / in the motn. He will be hungry and refuse a boob and cry until I give a bottle. I’ve given up being offended bc I don’t have the emotional Energy to fight him on it. So how to you remedy this- what do you do? MH said just give her a bottle instead but then I got to pump and ugh I an starting to hate that bloody thing. He suggested to skip pumping but I worry it will F up my supply even worse. Meh. I am not really offended but just get upset cause I wish to continue BFing and am so worried about supply. The being embarrased to be seen BFing made me laugh. Thanks for that hah tho sorry he fights the boob as well. Hugs It’s exhausting. I pump when I have time. Sometimes it means he screams for ten min while I finish pumping or I go 8h without pumping and do it when DH gets home and can entertain him. I hate it but I know when I go back to work I’ll be attached to the damn thing so I just have accepted defeat against the pump lol. I usually make enough to get through the next day so I’m not dipping into my freezer stash but I did have to once and I cried. But luckily he bfs overnight so I have a chance to really empty my boobs. 😒 I get it muscari I cried the first few days he refused my boob. I didn’t think I’d be so attached but I was so sad. I was so happy when I realized he at least eats at night
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Post by king26 on Dec 10, 2017 10:28:06 GMT -6
This leap is killing me with the clinginess. I still have 29 more days! Thankfully when I go back to work it is only 4.5 days then I have 12 days off then 4 more days then the leap should be over. I'm not sure DH will be good with the clinginess while I'm gone.
J naps have been all crazy the last 2 days too. Not sure if it's from his cold or he's just overly tired.
Also, I don't know how to break the habit of putting him in bed with us around 5 to get another 1.5 hours of sleep. If I leave him in pnp he wakes up crying if I put him in bed with us he sleeps. We are going on 2 weeks of this but we like the sleep and its only for an hour and a half in the morning buy I know it's a bad habit.
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Post by king26 on Dec 10, 2017 10:29:01 GMT -6
muscari I'm sorry BF is a struggle. I hope it gets better foe you. Sometimes it's hard not to get frustrated with these kids.
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Post by jt2378 on Dec 10, 2017 14:54:02 GMT -6
Just thinking of a few ladies who haven’t checked in for awhile! Hope all is well jexxa, happyfeet9, @elliecat and yoshijo
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Post by happyfeet9 on Dec 10, 2017 14:59:43 GMT -6
Just thinking of a few ladies who haven’t checked in for awhile! Hope all is well jexxa, happyfeet9, @elliecat and yoshijoThanks for tagging me! I had you guys in my mind yesterday, wanted to catch up, and got side tracked. We're okay, all things considered. DS1 and Eva were both sick, now that they are starting to be on the mend, Donovan got sick. I've been at work for a month and it's been absolutely insane with grant deadlines, conferences, and getting my class together for the spring. Plus DS1's birthday is next weekend so I've been finalizing his party details and prepping for Christmas. Hope you guys are all well! This leap is kicking butt here too. I have you guys in my thoughts all the time - hope babies are doing well (how are they 4 months already)? Feel free to tag me to bring me back. I'll do my best to jump in.
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Post by jexxa on Dec 10, 2017 16:02:54 GMT -6
Thanks for the tag jt2378! I haven’t been able to get on in like 2 weeks. Work is just insane. I’m gonna try my hardest to catch up tonight! Hope everyone is well.
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Post by thinkchocolate05 on Dec 10, 2017 19:27:56 GMT -6
So funny that most everyone is talking about breastfeeding struggles bc tonight baby H will only nurse on the left, and then only if I'm walking around the house while nursing or if he's asleep. How can someone so little be so picky? Now he's happily sleeping on my left boob and the right one is killing me.
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Post by muscari on Dec 10, 2017 21:11:13 GMT -6
jexxa happyfeet9 hi !! 👋 thinkchocolate05 ohh no! How do you nurse walking around?? Sooo I am up at 4am pumping ... fell asleep sitting up drinking tea after nursing D to sleep and woke up when mh came to bed LOL. Was too tired to pump before crawling under the blankets myself so decided to skip once. I woke up at 3.30 to a very loud sleeping husband (he got a real bad headcold) and daughter (not sure what her deal was lol). Thought D was awake which would have been her 2nd MOTN MOTN wake up since the start of lp4 .. i was all ready to nurse her but she kept her eyes closed even when I put her hat back on so 🤷🤷 Figured since I was awake anyway I would pump - read and been told MOTN pumping is great for your supply so lets do this! And I swear my right boob is just broken. I pumped for around 10 minutes and got almost 2oz L but barely 1/3rd oz R!? I have tried everything to boost that side but to no avail. I sometimes feel like why do I bother to feed her om that side. Back to bed - hope y'all will have good nights!
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Post by jt2378 on Dec 10, 2017 21:22:37 GMT -6
muscari, that is me too with righty! I think the max I ever pumped that side is 1.5 oz but usually like .5oz, wtf? It was like this with my first too so I guess it’s just broken 😂
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Post by jt2378 on Dec 10, 2017 21:26:23 GMT -6
Another napless day in the JT household!!! Gaaahhh
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Post by muscari on Dec 10, 2017 21:31:01 GMT -6
muscari, that is me too with righty! I think the max I ever pumped that side is 1.5 oz but usually like .5oz, wtf? It was like this with my first too so I guess it’s just broken 😂 Love tit for hugs! That sucks.. i really wonder how it works and how can a boob be broken but yes thats how mine is too. Before my supply tanked I got a bit more from that side when pumping but noe tis like what your max is. Boo. I always feel bad for putting her on that side. So much work for 3 sips!
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Post by jt2378 on Dec 10, 2017 21:41:23 GMT -6
muscari, that is me too with righty! I think the max I ever pumped that side is 1.5 oz but usually like .5oz, wtf? It was like this with my first too so I guess it’s just broken 😂 Love tit for hugs! That sucks.. i really wonder how it works and how can a boob be broken but yes thats how mine is too. Before my supply tanked I got a bit more from that side when pumping but noe tis like what your max is. Boo. I always feel bad for putting her on that side. So much work for 3 sips! I know, I just don’t get it either. I remember at like 9 months with my first, I just stopped really using it and just fed her from the left. I think I pumped the right but that was it
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Post by thinkchocolate05 on Dec 10, 2017 22:06:01 GMT -6
muscari I just walk around holding him in cradle position with him latched on. It looks ridiculous. So baby h has decided he will no longer be swaddled. He goes to sleep every night like clockwork around 8:30 after we swaddle him except tonight he will only cry. He's now sleeping restlessly in my lap with his arms out. I don't have high hopes for his sleep tonight. Him being a decent sleeper is the only thing that was making this work since ds1 still is not.
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Post by thinkchocolate05 on Dec 10, 2017 22:29:08 GMT -6
muscari I was just thinking this; have you replaced your pump parts since you started pumping and have you checked the parts for the right side to make sure all the valves are still good? It's probably not the pump, but it doesn't hurt to check.
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Post by muscari on Dec 11, 2017 0:55:00 GMT -6
muscari I was just thinking this; have you replaced your pump parts since you started pumping and have you checked the parts for the right side to make sure all the valves are still good? It's probably not the pump, but it doesn't hurt to check. My pump has inter changeable parts so I just use whichever on either side as they come loose for cleaning. So I dont think that is it. I too wondered whether it was something with the pump and my LC said I could have it checked. Now i sent an email to that place 2wks ago but still haven't heard back. Maybe today i will remember to call them. The pump is older - my sister had used it for 2 kids and before her a friend so who knows. Maybe it helps to replace parts but if was to be the motor it suchI am F-ed cause a new pump is $$$. phishI d be seriously sad cause it would mean I just spend 3+months pumping inefficiently heh
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Post by king26 on Dec 11, 2017 1:06:43 GMT -6
Another napless day in the JT household!!! Gaaahhh ugh that is so frustrating
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Post by muscari on Dec 11, 2017 1:12:10 GMT -6
It snowed yesterday and then some of it melted yesterday evening to freeze back up overnight. It s the devil to get the windshields frost free and everytime a neighbor drives by it makes a goshawful noise lol. Sooo glad MH is off work today and we don't have any plans to go places. 😊 More snow forecasted so it is going to be messy out there on the roads. The Dutch loose all abilities to drive when there is three snowflakes on the ground, seriously! (We don't get snow that often)
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Post by king26 on Dec 11, 2017 1:12:13 GMT -6
muscari I just walk around holding him in cradle position with him latched on. It looks ridiculous. So baby h has decided he will no longer be swaddled. He goes to sleep every night like clockwork around 8:30 after we swaddle him except tonight he will only cry. He's now sleeping restlessly in my lap with his arms out. I don't have high hopes for his sleep tonight. Him being a decent sleeper is the only thing that was making this work since ds1 still is not. Oh that stinks. J did this 3 or 4 weeks ago and cried every time we swaddled him but sleep sucked without it. Thankfully we tried the swaddle up and that worked otherwise we were having crap sleep. I hope you can figure something out.
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Post by jt2378 on Dec 11, 2017 8:59:38 GMT -6
Omg thinkchocolate05, I know! M sleeping well was the only thing saving me with toddler too. Things suuucckk right now with her not sleeping
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Post by jt2378 on Dec 11, 2017 9:04:52 GMT -6
FYI, I created a new randoms thread for the week 😊
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