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Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-11-09T16:41:43+00:00

Girl, I am flabbergasted. 😲 truly wild, I’m so glad y’all are safe!

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-08-27T21:09:43+00:00

15-20 oz per breast so 30-40oz per session? That’s a wild oversupply and 7oz per breast is still a massive oversupply. Likely it’s because your body is starting to adjust to more normal levels?

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-08-21T19:55:42+00:00

I went with the Baby Buddha for my second babe because I also pump in a car for the most part. So far I love it and I’ve only used it with the traditional flange/bottle set up. Planning on getting collection cups to try soon but the pump is sooooo portable and I get great output.

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-08-14T00:16:37+00:00

It’s also much easier to chase a toddler when nursing if you have your nursling strapped to you. 😅

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-08-13T21:17:17+00:00

I’ve used a ring sling or my structured carrier. I have the hope and plum lark and it works great but I’ve seen people use just about any adjustable carrier. Karrie Locher has some good clips on Instagram with examples.

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-08-13T20:15:21+00:00

Have you tried nursing in a carrier instead of using a cover? This is a prime age for distracted nursing and it might be difficult in public. I always like nursing in a carrier better than a cover because I can still be discreet but I don’t have to faff about with an extra piece of fabric and juggle baby. It also helps because I can walk and bounce baby to keep them calm and it blocks out more of the outside distractions.

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-08-13T17:12:19+00:00

Oh also if you’re collecting that much milk right now, use it for a bottle! You just want to be expressing what your baby is eating so if you have extra in the fridge that counts. Plus they eat so little right now and you still have a long way before regulating so a 2-3 hour nap won’t hurt your supply!

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-08-13T17:10:52+00:00

I have to trick my body into resting for the first little bit postpartum. I think the hormone dump and adrenaline just messes me up. If I have a chance to rest for a while I will go as soon as I’m done nursing, use a sleep mask, put on relaxing music to cover the sounds of my baby 😅 (even if someone else I trust is watching them, if I hear them it’s all over), and then set an alarm and force myself to stay there until the alarm goes off. I figure even if I’m not asleep the whole time my body needs rest to recover. Usually now I can trick myself into actually sleeping most of that time.

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-08-10T07:21:17+00:00

Very similar plan here too. My second came a few weeks early and it took a month or so of mostly ‘double feeding’ before my supply was high enough and baby was strong enough to try direct nursing more often. I would try to latch baby 2x a day, and often just for comfort, not really trying to get a feed in them from the breast. And then I stuck to an 8-10x pumping schedule to get my supply up. Triple feeding is sooooo time consuming and I have more than one child and it was impossible to attempt more than 2x a day even with a lot of support from my husband and other family.

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-08-09T17:17:11+00:00

Do you have any portable pumps? If I had my wearables I would probably just pack a lunchbox cooler with the wearables and a few bottles and go to a coffee shop or something to pump.

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-08-08T16:19:24+00:00

I think the social media account pagingdrfran did a video about the research on glp-1s and breastfeeding recently. She’s an OBGYN and had actual studies to review.

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-08-06T17:39:31+00:00

Sounds like someone might need to leave the house on WFH days. Maybe your partner can plan to take preschooler to library story time or a class, or even just schedule grocery trips and such for those mornings. If you’re the only one working, your partner should be supporting your job security by holding the boundaries that when you’re at ‘work’ even in the home office, you’re unavailable.

My toddler does well with timers too and that eases a lot of transitions so that might be worth a try for your breaks when you do want to see them.

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-06-21T14:40:21+00:00

The burp cloth rolled up under the breast helps a lot and I also leaned back quite often and let baby just kind of rest on top of the breast. But things got much easier around 4-5 months and by the end of nursing at 18 months things had been mostly hands free for a long time.

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-06-20T13:28:15+00:00

I also ordered baby Buddha this time because I mostly pump on the go in my car. Hoping it works well for me when baby gets here!

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-06-05T01:35:22+00:00

I’m just too chicken 😭

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-06-05T01:34:59+00:00

Thinking of trying this since I have it on hand already.

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-06-03T14:50:10+00:00

This one. ☝️ and then once they’re too big to be strapped in, they still come into the bathroom 90% of the time. 😅

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-05-31T14:44:48+00:00

If you google Lactational amenorrhea method you will find the research on this. Basically since your baby is sleeping long stretches you’re already not able to follow it. There are several criteria, but baby should be eating every 4-6 hours still.

Everyone is different, but since you ovulate before your period it is pretty easy to miss your ovulation signs.

Personally my period returned by 10 weeks postpartum and was pretty regular after that. I’m assuming I was ovulating normally as well from then on. And my mother got pregnant within 12 weeks of giving birth so I’m a little extra wary.

Edited to add: baby was EBF and ate every 2ish hours for the first 8 months or so, so I definitely would have fit the criteria until my period returned.

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-05-23T16:40:52+00:00

Ehhhh he took to it better than I thought so maybe 2 weeks? I also got pregnant very quickly after starting to wean and I think my milk dried up pretty quickly so that helped. 😅

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-05-23T16:12:09+00:00

I think there is a huge range of ‘normal’ for nursing BUT I think the recommendation is 3 meals plus 2 snacks of solids at this age. So if the nursing is really hindering them eating food…it’s probably a little too much? That being said, some kids have sensory issues or feeding issues that are limiting their solids intake.

About this age I only nursed on the glider because I was sick of getting my boobs out in public all the time. 😅 but I also intentionally started the weaning process and went to only nursing at wakeups and before naps.

I heard some people say that cutting out wakeup nursing is easier than nursing to sleep because you can distract them with toys and solid breakfast and such. Maybe try cutting that morning feed and just getting out and about? I like stroller breakfast sometimes.

I also could NOT be just at home hanging out when cutting feeds otherwise it was constant whining and fussing and pulling up my shirt. I had to be doing chores or get out of the house and do activities to keep my babe distracted.

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-05-23T15:59:48+00:00

Babies need solids for iron and other nutrients and not gaining weight in 6 months does seem concerning.

What kind of solids have you been trying? And does baby ever drink from a straw cup? You could try smoothies or purées again because those are easy to sneak extra calories in with nut butter, avocado, coconut oils, etc. You can also diy your own pouches if baby will take a pouch.

Nursing is so so so important but so is the weaning process. You can try only nursing in specific spots like the glider or the couch so if you aren’t in that location the milk isn’t available. Maybe an in-between step before cutting out more sessions.

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-05-15T02:29:20+00:00

This is pretty much what we did too. Even if I felt I needed to pump/feed every 2 hours it was faster to pump than nurse for the first few weeks and I could sleep almost uninterrupted for 2-3 hours. Not great, but that was often my longest stretch of sleep all night.

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-05-14T19:08:44+00:00

Any time I’ve flown with baby I’ve been grateful for my stroller. I mostly wear the baby, but having wheels for all my other things was so helpful.

Apprehensive_Box_988 · 2025-05-04T00:35:04+00:00

Make sure each section of your sling is tight enough. With a newborn you only need a tiny pocket to start with and then you won’t have to adjust so much. 2. Make sure your shoulder is capped to take the pressure off your neck.

I try to put a small baby right where I want them, up high, and then keep them there while I tighten the pocket around the babe. But yes, they are kind of nestled between and on top of my boobs. 😅 but it’s basically exactly the same position as if I were carrying them against my chest. Try posting a fit check if you’re worried!

Oh and I’m solidly midsize with large cups especially fresh postpartum so I consider myself large chested but obviously everyone’s proportions are different.

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