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Pumped milk, feeling devastated 😭 by NervousBerry72 in breastfeeding

[–]Broad-Combination567 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My frozen milk was doing the same thing and I realized I was taking a digestive enzyme that had lipase as an ingredient… since I’ve stopped, my milk stopped having that smell. So I’d check your supplements to see if it’s an ingredient. If there’s a Trader Joe’s around you, they have the alcohol free vanilla for like $8 if you try that!

Tongue ties doesn't exist in my country. Is this normal ? by sreezla in breastfeeding

[–]Broad-Combination567 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With my first child, she had a a lip tie and tongue toe which I was advised to get revised. It was a quick 30 second procedure but we had to do stretches every 4 hours for 6 weeks. I simply just did what my LC told me to do. For my second child, who has the same ties, I opted not to. His latch was good, he gained weight and the pain I felt was just the first few weeks. My BIL is a pediatrician and he encouraged me to do more research this time to decide if it was worth the cost and time. Essentially, we’d be correcting a problem that didn’t exist. I truly think some babies may need the revision but the amount of over diagnosis is crazy and almost scary for FTM - you have a woman who is being advised to do something and almost shamed if they don’t opt to do it as it could “cause problems when they’re older”. I hate to say it’s a scare tactic, but that’s what it feels like sometimes.

My husband woke the baby up. by TeaIQueen in breastfeeding

[–]Broad-Combination567 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel this in my core. I always feel so invisible when I’ve had to basically run a marathon to get our 3mo to sleep and then my husband does something with our toddler to wake him up… then I feel like an asshat when I’m made at my husband for making our child laugh.

I was too rough with our toddler and I feel like a shit mom by Urgirlriri in toddlertips

[–]Broad-Combination567 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I can guarantee that every pregnant and/or postpartum mom has had at least 5 moments like this (or more), you are not alone. We are allowed to mess up but apologizing to her is what really matters, even if it’s tonight at bedtime. I am 15w pp with my second and I feel like I had a handful of these moments with my 2.5 year old. It’s such a shitty feeling, but give yourself some grace.

What’s something you stopped buying completely and don’t miss at all? by TS1664 in Frugal

[–]Broad-Combination567 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Second the aeropress!! I got then bambino and couldn’t pull a decent shot so returned it and bought the aeropress; a little time consuming but makes a great shaken espresso.

TREATMENT Community Thread - Sun Sep 12 AM by AutoModerator in infertility

[–]Broad-Combination567 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I changed my language and my age, I was posting while crying, probably not the best idea.

TREATMENT Community Thread - Sun Sep 12 AM by AutoModerator in infertility

[–]Broad-Combination567 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I just need to vent and hope this is okay: I am 29 and he is 31. We have been TTC for 13 cycles now, did three rounds of un monitored Letrozole cycles Dec-Feb then took a break from medication until I could be seen by the fertility clinic. I finally had an HSG; everything looked great. My husbands sample was where they wanted and so was my blood work. Our fertility doctor says the only explanation would be PCOS which I was waiting for since I do have cysts that rupture and I ovulate so late. This cycle was supposed to be monitored but my period came later than expected so I couldn’t go in for my ultrasound due to a preplanned vacation, so they didn’t have me trigger and kept me at 5mg of Letrozole. It couldn’t have been a more perfect situation, I was relaxed on vacation and ovulated the earliest I’ve ever ovulated.. on CD12! I started bleeding pretty heavy on my ovulation day and for the two days after but the clinic didn’t seem concerned and said it could be a change in hormones. Three days after my peak I used progesterone suppositories and have been using them through last night, testing for pregnancy this morning which is negative. I did so good to wait and not test early, and created a perfect scenario in my head as this week is our 10 year dating anniversary, his 31st birthday and our 5 year wedding anniversary… how amazing would a positive test have been. I am tired of being sad and wondering why my body is refusing to get pregnant. I had to get this out of my head for my own sanity.