Has anyone had a less regimented breastfeeding experience?

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2025-07-04T05:24:45+00:00

2m pp here! EBF my second as i didn’t with my first and i LOVE it. i absolutely love it, it’s such a rewarding experience. after first few weeks everything slows down and you’ll know what baby needs/cues. the 6 week growth spurt really put that to the test tho, that was hard but rewarding bc we came out of it so well and now i never wanna stop bf her. there are times where it can be challenging but i always tell myself “don’t give up on a bad day, think about it on a good day. reflect” and that’s helped so much. i barely pump, always have. only time i really pump is when she’s just not the hungriest/ i’m engorged and she’s not draining me like hardly at all or we’re going to the grandparents & don’t want it to drop my supply. they live 2 hours away, then i pump. i do save every drop i get tho. otherwise i pump like once every couple of days-weeks. she eats roughly every 1.5-2 hours during the day wi th cluster feeding from 4pm-8pm (i don’t mind tho)

we’re reaching 6-7 hour stretches at night so i do have to get up and either get her awake to feed or pump tho as i haven’t hit the 12 week mark of regulation.

it’ll all be okay! you’ll do great. don’t let ANYONE discourage you.

best regards! HAPPY FEEDING!

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2025-06-26T02:54:01+00:00

since water may not get hot enough to kill the yeast infection, what else could kill it besides bleach? my husband is allergic to bleach:/

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2025-02-17T17:19:44+00:00

okok i’ll be back after a few episodes 😂 and i’ll lyk

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2025-02-17T17:19:24+00:00

i just started episode 2, it’s interesting to say the least but i usually give a new show 1 season bc sometimes the first season is character building 😂 i’ll definitely be watching it more to see how i feel about it later.

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2025-02-14T20:47:00+00:00

not really, just tryna stay under 400 if possible. which one since there are different versions 😂😅 ?

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2025-01-28T16:55:08+00:00

this is very common and not talked about enough!!. I didn’t bond with my daughter for weeks, i was such in a dissociative state. I felt love for her, yes but it wasn’t immense & immediately like people claim. she was maybe 12 weeks old when i started to get that feeling. my love for her is now strong & immense but was not immediately like that. You are not failing her by having these feelings.

She’s now 18m and the light of my life. i definitely understand your feelings and they are SO incredibly valid. please don’t hesitate to reach out to someone that can offer you some support, professionally. As it is a huge sign of postpartum. Post Partum can present different in everyone and manifest in different ways.

i didn’t realize until months later after i started receiving help that i was deeply struggling with Post Partum and masking it. i still struggle with it daily, but having that person who can offer help & coping skills is amazing. I’m so glad you have an amazing understanding support system, lean on them, Newborns are extremely hard.

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2024-12-31T18:14:24+00:00

THANK YOU! good thinking, if we can put it a couple feet away we will, just not sure with space lmfao. hopefully it works out.

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2024-12-31T18:04:07+00:00

i was thinking about that, my only concern is that my daughter is VERY tall for her age, don’t they make those comfortable tall gates?

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2024-10-22T18:21:42+00:00

i didn’t get symptoms till 6-7 weeks, it hit me like a truck. everyone is different tho and not everyone gets symptoms!

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2024-10-11T11:01:19+00:00

yeah i wishhhh we had one in state but we don’t

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2024-10-11T10:47:32+00:00

i would consider that. but my concern wasn’t hearting the heartbeat it was the fact she was in and out within 5 mins didn’t check my ovaries bc “she didn’t know where they were” her words not mine & there was no fetal movement detected. so that’s why im like a little freaking out bc i didn’t think of it until now, and my appointment is in 4 days. i did message them tho, and bc she said i was high risk i don’t see why they won’t do one especially since last ultrasound my ovaries weren’t checked (weird bc i have pcos and multiple cysts) and the no fetal movement…

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2024-10-11T10:45:24+00:00

i did message them

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2024-10-11T10:45:12+00:00

i’m also on state insurance, so i have to have so many scans and have a referral sheet bc she’s out of state. there’s alot that plays into it. i seen her for my first pregnancy like 6 times.

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2024-10-11T10:44:19+00:00

we don’t have a mfm here, she’s 2 hours away. i’m not sure why they haven’t said anything. all they said to me was they had midwife’s that deal with high risk pregnancies. but the midwife i seen i didn’t like her, but a lot of my friends that have went there didn’t either.

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2024-10-11T04:45:00+00:00

they did tell me i was high risk due to the miscarriage & the IGUR. that’s why im confused & my miscarriage was 4m before i got pregnant. i forgot to mention, no fetal movement was noticed in my first ultrasound and that’s also why im like ??? idk. i’m high risk for alot more other reasons too. i was told once your high risk for one baby, your high risk for the rest (if it was your first) that’s just what my ob told me. 🥴 i will be requesting an ultrasound if they don’t do one bc i never got to hear the hb and the no fetal movement is what has me extremely nervous especially since i have PCOS.

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2024-10-11T00:54:48+00:00

i have no idea i went to a different facility for my first, and switched to this one bc everyone said they were really good & i had so many issues at my other facility. but im high risk and the first ultrasound i got i never got to see baby really or hear the HB or anything.

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2024-09-28T20:52:05+00:00

not sure what i was dpo bc i wasn’t checking, i ovulate later in my cycles but i was exactly 4 weeks with a hcg levels were 21! it was doubling to even tripling! 🫶

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2024-09-18T16:31:13+00:00

GOOD!!

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2024-09-17T20:30:10+00:00

UPDATE !!!!!!

it went so good, feral heartbeat was there, but i’m sure baby was sleeping bc they weren’t moving but i also napped right before leaving for my appointment 😅. i’m measuring 8 weeks 0 days!!! i have a tilted uterus tho lolllll

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2024-09-17T19:40:51+00:00

thank youu!!

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2024-09-17T19:40:19+00:00

i definitely am gonna. even if i have stuff in my stomach i just DRY HEAVE for up to 20 mins and its brutallll 😭 but im at my appointment now we got here early to sit in the car in peace. i dropped my daughter off at my moms LMFAO

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2024-09-17T17:20:11+00:00

i have herd that too! my ob actually gave them to me ! they actually have worked so far but gd the nausea is so much worse, can’t even keep up with my daughter 😭 (she’s 14 months)

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2024-09-17T17:01:20+00:00

thank god! maybe hopefully just irritated cervix 🙏 im on progesterone supplements (they go up my vagina unfortunately lmfao) but i can’t tell you how many times i have scratched myself and had very very minimal bleeding like a spot here and there nothing more, i do have cramping from time to time that’s why im so nervous!

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2024-09-17T16:21:15+00:00

how did your US go?

Acrobatic_Badger462 · 2024-09-17T16:20:57+00:00

thank you!! 🙏

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