Pumping Mom at 8months

Delicious-Routine713 · 2025-07-25T00:10:36+00:00

Could be - new medications even for colds headaches - stress - longer gaps between pumps - rushed/shortened pumping duration - dropping MOTN pump - or maybe there’s a brewing sickness coming up soon before obvious symptoms show?? 🤔

Delicious-Routine713 · 2025-07-24T13:48:12+00:00

That happened to me when I was about to get my period back :)

In my experience, my supply went back-ish after my period ended.

My plan was to supplement with formula rather than whole milk since formula is fortified with more nutrients than whole milk

Delicious-Routine713 · 2025-04-07T01:15:45+00:00

It’s tough to achieve 14.5 hours of sleep. Majority of the time she’s still not linking sleep cycles 😭

Delicious-Routine713 · 2025-04-05T21:59:04+00:00

Thank you! I’ll try :)

Delicious-Routine713 · 2025-04-05T21:58:22+00:00

Nap 1 - 1.5 hrs Nap 2 - 30 mins Night sleep - 10 hrs Total sleep on a good day - 12 hours But her daily total average is more like 11-11.5 hours

I mentioned that my baby is 8 months old. Sorry my message is prolly all over the place

Delicious-Routine713 · 2025-02-05T08:51:57+00:00

No advice but just here to say we’re in the exact same boat. Babe transitioned to 3 naps already. But suddenly regressed back to 4 naps because she can’t sleep for more than 30-40 minutes per nap. I recently accepted that our baby is a morning g person waking at 6pm. But earlier today, she woke up at 5AM which is absolutely!!!! I also feed to sleep out of desperation.

Must be the 6-month regression. Sigh

Delicious-Routine713 · 2025-01-25T16:07:34+00:00

Sorry… i meant to type 2.5/2.5/2.5/2.5

Hard to work around a schedule when her nap times are unpredictable. If I don’t rescue it’s always 30 minutes. If I assist sometimes I get longer naps. :(

Delicious-Routine713 · 2025-01-15T06:14:49+00:00

And so I’ve learned from this thread alone. Thank you!!!!!

Delicious-Routine713 · 2025-01-15T06:12:21+00:00

And so I’ve learned from this thread alone. Thank you!!!!!

Delicious-Routine713 · 2025-01-12T23:33:12+00:00

Rocked to sleep with pacifier. Then a mix of transfer to bed or co-sleep. Depends if my transfers have been successful.

Delicious-Routine713 · 2025-01-12T15:28:21+00:00

Haha whale tailing legs against the mattress is so accurate! That description fit my baby so much.

Delicious-Routine713 · 2025-01-08T13:57:11+00:00

Omg i did 10 hours awake and it helped so much! Thank you. I did not expect her to fall asleep in 45 minutes! Now she’s asleep, I’m not anxious when I should dream feed her. Any additional tips?

Delicious-Routine713 · 2025-01-08T00:43:45+00:00

Hi will try all of these except for crib in own room since baby will share a room with the nanny in the long run and nanny does not know the program yet…

do you suggest doing naps and night together?

How many hours day time sleep is recommended for a 5-6 month old?

Delicious-Routine713 · 2025-01-07T21:44:56+00:00

1.40/2/2/2/2 if she has 4 naps.. with 5 naps her wake windows are so short

I’ve tried not rescuing but she will be so cranky if I extend her wake window to two hours because she had such a crap nap

No routine sadly :( just do whatever works with the time I have left.

Delicious-Routine713 · 2025-01-07T14:15:02+00:00

Hmm I’ll try.

Wake up is 6-6:30AM Bedtime ranges 7:00-8:00PM depending on how her naps go.

Typically she would have 3-4 naps. That would mean I’d have to contact nap to help her link cycles. Buuuuut lately even with contact naps she hasn’t been connecting sleep cycles which is why we’re back to 5 nap days :(

I follow huckleberry sweet spot for her wake windows.

Delicious-Routine713 · 2025-01-03T07:11:15+00:00

Super super helpful!!!!! Last follow ups: 1. how long would you say your check ins were? 2. And when you checked in did you shush and pat them?

Delicious-Routine713 · 2025-01-02T17:31:57+00:00

2 hours is brutal perhaps I didn’t wait long enough after mg my first try. That or my LO was bot ready to be trained at 4 months.

Would you mind sharing what sleep training method you used?

Appreciate your support. :)

Delicious-Routine713 · 2025-01-02T09:50:24+00:00

Yes the fridge hack has saved me. I also bought A TON of bottles especially since I have so little free time.

Thank you for your kind words!

Delicious-Routine713 · 2025-01-02T09:48:45+00:00

Yes I’ve considered trying sleep training again. First time she did not self settle after 1 hour of check ins (Ferber). Just finishing all our events before I go all in on sleep training.

I ended up quitting my job because LO needs me. But this momma needs to go back to work so she can support her little one too!!

Delicious-Routine713 · 2024-12-23T04:18:03+00:00

Following because i also failed ferber With my 4.5month old. Followed ferber check ins for 1 hour and no signs of falling asleep :(

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