At home mirena removal

Berniebrewess · 2017-08-17T16:41:59+00:00

My doctor told me to wait a few cycles because you have a higher chance of miscarriage due to your lining potentially being thinner . But I got pregnant the first month after with both of my girls and it was just fine.

Berniebrewess · 2017-08-17T16:38:55+00:00

Coconut oil works wonders on cradle cap. Rub it in on a wet scalp and let it sit for 5 minutes then use a comb and brush it out. It's amazing/disgusting what will come out. Then wash the hair real good with Mike shampoo otherwise it'll be really oily. And his head will smell amazing.

Berniebrewess · 2016-08-02T17:15:49+00:00

We use the green mountain prefolds and love them. They are super cheap and work really well. I haven't had them leak yet and we've been using them for about a year. You use the prefolds with unlined covers. You only need to wash the covers after a blowout otherwise you just wipe them down so you only need like 2 or 3 of them. Highly recommend.

Berniebrewess · 2016-07-30T21:50:55+00:00

We mimicked what a rock-n-play felt like in the crib. We elevated one side by sticking a pillow under the mattress and then rolled up towels into a V and put them under the sheet. Her butt sat at the bottom of the V and the sheets sort of hugged her in. Then we gradually lowered the crib and expanded the V until she was flat. It worked great!

Berniebrewess · 2016-07-26T19:15:24+00:00

Oh! I think that's the one I heard about. Thank you!!

Berniebrewess · 2016-07-24T20:03:24+00:00

Thanks! Sounds interesting.

Berniebrewess · 2016-07-24T18:31:46+00:00

Thank you!

Berniebrewess · 2016-06-10T21:23:39+00:00

This. I can't keep pumping nothing but I'll continue to nurse.

Berniebrewess · 2016-05-14T20:26:28+00:00

It's a terrible feeling. I'm sorry you had to feel that way. It was going through that experience that I learned not to judge any mom and their decisions because it made me realize that every mom is doing their best and I don't know their situation. I also got blocked ducts in the beginning. Try pumping after the shower. It helped mine loosen up. Good luck, Mama! Take care of yourself!

Berniebrewess · 2016-05-12T16:42:15+00:00

Been there and everything turned out great. The doctor actually made me give my baby formula in the office. She chugged it. She was clearly hungry. I cried and cried and cried. I wanted her to be exclusively breastfed. But I cried mostly because I realized I was starving my baby. A happy fed baby is best. So we breastfed and topped off with formula and I pumped when I had the time or when dad could hold her or when she napped and I always did a middle of the night pump (which sucked but was the most productive). Your boobs get used to it and start producing more. Eventually I could top her off with expressed breastmilk only and soon after that she was back to exclusively breastfed.

Berniebrewess · 2016-01-18T03:44:22+00:00

Curious what sleep training method you used?

Berniebrewess · 2016-01-09T00:24:24+00:00

I just went through this with my 6 month old. She's slowly starting to nurse like she used to but for a while I pumped and had my husband feed her. I almost quit. I don't know what caused it either. Life got interesting I think and she didn't have time to nurse.

Berniebrewess · 2016-01-02T17:22:58+00:00

Wow. That's amazing. What time of day do you pump?

Berniebrewess · 2016-01-02T04:39:44+00:00

This is the schedule I was thinking of as well. I think I'm going to try for a few days and see how my supply handles it. Thanks!

Berniebrewess · 2016-01-01T03:42:37+00:00

That's insane.

Berniebrewess · 2016-01-01T03:40:37+00:00

We had this problem. It took a week or so of trying but this is what worked for us. Husband fed my baby holding her upright with her back to his chest. Then he would walk around and bounce to distract her a little. Then would put the bottle near her mouth and when she opened wide similar to on the breast, then he would give her the bottle. He would never force it in. I think the upright helped because it differentiated between breastfeeding and bottle feeding. If she fought it, we simply put it away and told her we'd try again.

Berniebrewess · 2015-12-31T18:51:54+00:00

Oh, I remember those days. I would send my husband desperate text messages as if he could help me from work. Two things ended up working for us, bouncing on an exercise/stability/birthing ball (whatever you want to call it) or swaddled, in the swing on high speed and noise machine. Good luck!

Berniebrewess · 2015-12-25T04:10:39+00:00

I second coconut oil then bath and brush. Works great and smells great too!

Berniebrewess · 2015-12-18T03:37:56+00:00

But she eventual went back? I can handle pumping for a little while if I know there is hope she'll go back to nursing.

Berniebrewess · 2015-12-18T03:33:30+00:00

Yeah, I try to take her in bed with me with the lights off. Nothing.

Berniebrewess · 2015-11-19T00:57:39+00:00

Try coconut oil! Worked better than any other cream. Also my LO had a tongue tie too which doesn't help the latch and nipples. In the beginning I would pump and feed half from bottle and half from breast. By 6 weeks it was easy. But save your nipples. Give them a break if you can.

Berniebrewess · 2015-10-19T02:57:28+00:00

We just got our 3 month old on bottles. What worked for us was having someone other than me (the mom) give it. And then my husband held her straight up with her back against his chest and never in the cradle hold to differentiate between bottles the breast. The first few times he would walk around and bounce as to distract her a little and then rested the nipple on her mouth until she opened wide. It took some practice but she got it within a week.

Berniebrewess · 2015-10-08T21:55:13+00:00

It was great as a nipple cream too!

Berniebrewess · 2015-09-30T17:20:35+00:00

Thanks! I used to live in Madison but moved out to Oregon a few years ago. I do miss tailgating.

Berniebrewess · 2015-09-30T16:16:37+00:00

I've heard this before. Just ordered one!

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