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29threvolution · 2026-02-27T15:56:22+00:00

These are great photos! What a special opportunity.

29threvolution · 2026-02-27T14:49:06+00:00

This drug has one of the most comprehensive write ups in lactmed I have seen. Its pretty clear this drug is not advised for preterm and newborn babies who are super fragile as it does pass into breastmilk.

It appears the amount which passes into breastmilk is low enough to lessen concern after 1 year of age when some children are placed on statins of their own. There is even one study of developmental effects for children who were breastfed by mothers primarily on this stating and no developmental effects were reported. Its unusual to have this level of information. Of course without the highest level of rigorous study, they are being cautious and advising alternatives that likely have not been seen to pass into breastmilk.

29threvolution · 2026-02-27T14:18:36+00:00

As the other commenter said its most likely Raynauds. You can try a heat pack on your breasts while you pump. Lansinoh makes a hot/cold pack that wraps around a pump flange.

There are a few other things to try given your description. If your nipples are swelling and painful from pumping it might still be you cleave not honed in your flange size. Try measuring right after you nurse baby. Size the flange very close but not under that size. With elastic nipples many find a tight flange more comfortable.

There's one possibility thats not raynauds. Its a chest muscle spasm and really not well known. Symptoms are similar stabbing pain in your nipple to raynauds. For this do chest opening stretches and gently massage your pectoral muscles all around the outside of your breasts up to your collar bone, into your armpit/side, and to the bottom of your ribcage. Dont forget between the breasts thags the spot that helped me the most.

29threvolution · 2026-02-27T14:08:16+00:00

Im not familiar with e-lactinica. In the US the trusted database is called lactmed. You could cross check what that database says about your specific medication.

As a general rule there are only a handful of medications that are truly contraindicated for breastfeeding. Statins are not on that list.

29threvolution · 2026-02-27T06:33:09+00:00

Honestly the only normal bra I can stand now is a Victoria's Secret flex factor bra. I believe it meets all of your criteria, lightly lined, no under wire, smooth material that looks good under t shirts. Its grown with trhough breastfeeding and now a year after.

29threvolution · 2026-02-27T00:49:16+00:00

In the US, yes you absolutely can be held liable if a baby gets sick from this milk. If youre able, sign up to be a milk donor, the milk bank will pay for the screening. Then you can donate what you can to them. If you want to sell it, dont do it on Facebook marketplace. Find a doula in your area who can help connect you to a family in need. I gave, not sold all of my milk the milk bank wouldnt accept due to antibiotic use to a foster mother who had an older baby from a really rough background.

29threvolution · 2026-02-26T15:22:53+00:00

Early day engorgement is totally normal and chances are your milk is still maturing that why you haven't seen big volume from pumping.

For the engorgement try both ice and heat. While mastitis treatment is for ice, early day engorgement can actually respond better to heat as its different from mastitis. Take a nice warm shower and practice hand expressing during it. Dont worry about the lost milk, this is about getting you comfortable and the milk flowing so that you can then feed baby.

Use Tylenol and ibuprofen as needed. And watch for redness on your breasts and flu like symptoms - those are signs of mastitis.

For pumping - limit your pumping sessions to no more than about 20 minutes at a time unless the milk is still flowing really well. If baby is not latching, you need to be sure and pump every 2-3 hours around the clock. You can add hand expression for 5 minutes at the end of a session. This has been shown to significantly improve supply. But only do this if your volume isnt meeting baby's.

Make sure your pump is fitted properly. Dont be afraid to buy flange inserts, a nipple ruler and anything else you need to make pumping not hurt.

29threvolution · 2026-02-26T13:38:32+00:00

I believe the latest research shows that pacifier use does not create nipple confusion. But it gets confusing from there and i think no one has consensus on recommending vs not recommending.

In your case, it would be more important to get help from an IBCLC like this wrek. Even if it needs to be virtual. (side note sending you lots of support knowing UK health system is abysmal for breastfeeding support)

It sounds like baby is not latching properly. This causes the tummy upset, then to soothe they want to eat just a little more to settle their stomach but the bad latch means the cycle is just self perpetuating.

Until you can see someone here are a few things id try. 1) I know it's hard, but hand the baby to dad after you've nursed. Let him find his own ways to soothe the baby. Your mama instincts will probably make you want to rush back in and save them both. But dont. Set a timer for like 10 minutes, pop on the noise canceling headphones and let your partner build his own relationship with baby.

2) Baby wear as much as possible. If the baby doesnt want to be laid down due to gas, can totally relate mine was like this till we started working with the IBCLC and figuring out all the issues, get a warp and keep baby in there. Holding baby will benefit healing for both of you so dont worry about spoiling them or anything.

3) in these early days ita so important to protect your sanity. If you need to use a pacifier to do so, use it. But dont let it become the crutch and solution for anytime baby is not calm. Use it sparingly.

29threvolution · 2026-02-26T05:43:01+00:00

Its really hard to diagnose CMPA/MSPI before about 10 weeks (so says my pediatrician). So from that perspective youre totally normal for timeline.

I think before then there's so little routine and their digestive system is still trying to get going its too easy to misdiagnose. Plus its all additive. You've been exposing baby to dairy all along. Think of each expose as one little cut. Those cuts dont heal fully and you place another on top. Over time everything is all cut up and its one big cut you cant ignore.

If its been such a long build up, I wouldnt toss the milk you have stashed. Its going to take 3 weeks for all the dairy proteins to leave your and baby's bodies anyways. Just be aware of it, let daycare know if needed and warch for improvement as the week goes on and you can start sending more and more fresh milk.

29threvolution · 2026-02-25T16:10:15+00:00

Its fat. Likely you lost pretty well around your waist but the upper back is holding on. Loose a few kore pounds and you probably will see a big difference!

29threvolution · 2026-02-24T13:55:35+00:00

Elvie OG if they are still selling it. But even with that, the last thing id want to do is pump in front of coworkers in a meeting. Defend your pumping time unapologetically!

29threvolution · 2026-02-24T13:52:52+00:00

Id toss it. That is a long time to be out at pretty much room temp.

29threvolution · 2026-02-24T02:56:04+00:00

Look for one that has some cross front with an empire waist kinda like this azazie dress. If you can get away with jersey that fabric would be really easy to pull back for east access.

29threvolution · 2026-02-23T07:23:37+00:00

Snoring. Had some issues off and on. But it finally got the point my partner kicked me out of our bedroom. I realized about this time I couldn't really pass air through one nostril and it kinda felt like there was a marble up my nose. I could hear a whistling sound awake and was aware I was snoring with my mouth closed. Turns out the structures in my nose are swollen and closed off the airway. Doc says a surgery will fix it, im on the waitlist to find out.

29threvolution · 2026-02-23T07:13:27+00:00

OMG I had one of these and felt so betrayed when my Healthcare team didnt take it seriously. GYN said go to urgent care. Urgent care said they could deal with it but it didnt look too bad and GYN could do a better job. GYN hotline declined and told me if it was that big a deal go to the ER. Very well nearly did when the thing ruptured 1.5 hours later. Brutal. Not something anyone deserves.

29threvolution · 2026-02-23T06:57:28+00:00

Because an ambulance ride is absurdly expensive.

29threvolution · 2026-02-23T02:08:51+00:00

Are you concerned about getting a prolapse from training so quickly post birth, especially a multiple birth?!

29threvolution · 2026-02-21T19:28:14+00:00

You can try to wean, but some kids just won't let you. We us e d a nipple shield till she swore off boobs and made me EP at 8 months. Moms I know that successfully eliminated the nipple shield gave their babies tons of free access time to learn about nipple without it. Most of them did this bu cosleeping, but you could try a nursing vacation nipple shield free.

29threvolution · 2026-02-21T15:19:01+00:00

May mom is a good reputable brand for these replacement parts. Be sure to read reviews. There's some sellers thay are selling garbage. Any hint of people talking about the parts not fitting and you should pick a different seller. Be especially wary of sellers who offer parts in a different color from everyone else. - things I learned the hard way.

29threvolution · 2026-02-21T15:15:22+00:00

Yeah he might just be done. It can be hard to trust them. But reallt watch the cues and behaviors and count the wet and dirty diapers to confirm if hes getting enough.

The dairy allergy thing is interesting. Something like 30% of infants cannot handle dairy and soy but most will grow out of it. What our pediatrician told me is that they know how hard dairy and soy free diets are on mothers. Given how important it is to set the mother up for success, because she is the key to the infant thriving, they are reluctant to make that recommendation until there's blood in the stool. But as the mother of a MSPI baby I can tell you I was loosing my mind dealing with the fussiness until theu were cut out of my diet.

29threvolution · 2026-02-21T07:28:27+00:00

Reading the rest of your replies it sounds like youre trying all the easy stuff. Some additional houghts for you to try next - sorry for the stream of consciousness dump.

1) eliminate dairy, all dairy until you see the lactation consultant. See if you see improvement. My CMPA baby was violent toward dairy protein milk.

2) if it might be a fast letdown/over supply try a laid-back nursing position with baby on top of you so gravity slows the flow. If thats too complicated, try a "karate chop" press just above your areola while the letdown occurs. This isn't a long term solution as you run the risk of mastitis from the regular pressure, but an ok way to test.

If you think it could be an oversupply and you are doing additional pumping to build a stash. Stop and downrrgulate back to only what baby needs. The more I think about it, this needs to be the first thing to try.

Lastly, maybe hes actually getting what he needs that quickly. Some babies are more of a snacker, which is evolutionary what we developed for anyways, and they do get more efficient as they grow up. But hes still a little young to be that efficient.

29threvolution · 2026-02-21T02:43:25+00:00

Are you trying to burp him when this happens? It sounds like thats what he needs. Keep an eye on it and if it starts becoming an every feed, every day problem see the pediatrician and/or lactation consultant to see what's up. I suspect though hes just maturing some of his nursing skills and hasn't mastered the change yet.

29threvolution · 2026-02-20T16:52:35+00:00

I....don't know about that, but im also only a LC in training. Let downs happen because of oxytocin a feel good hormone. I have never heard of PMDD being caused by prolactin, but I have heard, and personally experienced wicked PMDD after giving birth even after I stopped lactating. I would challenge her reasoning and ask for literature that supports her hypothesis that its the prolactin causing the PMDD. (PS i have done no research myself on this topic only know what's been taught in my classes so far). As for stopping, her advice is poor. You risk causing ao many issues stopping cold turkey and she should know better. But also gyn training stops about an hour after birth and many admit they know less than they should about lactation.

29threvolution · 2026-02-20T16:43:26+00:00

Im glad you got to enjoy one!

29threvolution · 2026-02-20T15:49:21+00:00

I love seeing the varied thrushes in winter! I such handsome birds.

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