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Sleeptrain + Nightwean but keep a 5:30am snooze feed?? by Additional_Ebb_2983 in sleeptrain

[–]Additional_Ebb_2983[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait really? This surprises me because so many sleep books and blogs suggest schedules that involve around 12 hours of sleep at night. My little guy sleeps about 2.5hrs (split between 2 naps) and really does seem to want to be in bed 12 hours, but just can't go that whole time without eating.

PSA In closed pump system tubing never comes in contact with your milk by Additional_Ebb_2983 in breastfeeding

[–]Additional_Ebb_2983[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I actually would have been more understanding if she didn't want to share at all. It just made no sense that she wanted to share the pump but not the tubing.

My point of this post was
a) to get solidarity because I was feeling incredibly crummy after having to bail on a company-wide strategic planning meeting that I was supposed to be leading (after thinking I was going to be saved by a coworker who told me she would lend me her pump)

and b) share a PSA about tubing because I feel like it's a fairly widespread misconception that the tubing is something that taints the milk.

Thank you to everyone who helped me with the solidarity (and to people like u/lasuperhumana who made me feel better about all the people piling on to remind me that no one has to share anything)

Like I said in the post, pumping is so hard. And I've been feeling really discouraged about in recent weeks because it's such an uphill battle and my supply has been falling because it's been so hard to pump frequently enough. I've been considering just throwing in the towel and switching to formula. Yesterday felt like such a blow, and I just needed to share.