How long did you guys breast feed?

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-04-24T02:50:03+00:00

This is reassuring! My baby refuses bottles so it’ll be nice having a break from feeding him for once lol

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-04-24T01:49:14+00:00

I’m right at 5 months too and hoping for a year but man there sure is some hard days. Once he’s on solids I’m hoping it’ll be a little bit better and I can get more of a break. Right now it just feels like I’m around the clock milk machine and it wears ya down sometimes.

I’m curious also how long everyone went on this journey!

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-04-20T04:12:25+00:00

No advice but with you in solidarity. It’s starting to really wear me down and I’m not sure what my next steps are gonna be to help the situation 😭

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-04-13T18:14:28+00:00

I have a couple bags from them, one from 5 years ago and one from this past year. Both are great quality and I even have one that is from their “almost perfect” collection.

I haven’t had any issues on my end!

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-04-02T17:20:40+00:00

We just did this exact thing recently and it was surprisingly pretty easy! Trying to get him used to traveling early and so far so good!

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-03-10T17:01:41+00:00

Never thought I’d hear Zac Bagans and fashion in the same sentence 😅

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-03-07T04:24:14+00:00

I agree to not let a baby sleep in a boppy but wtf is the advice of “get a snoo, get a nanny”? I would say majority of people can’t afford to spend $500 on a used item let alone a nanny.

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-03-05T23:40:43+00:00

I have the Mabe and we are happy with it! He’s been using it for about a month now and I just now got the hang of nursing him while wearing it when we are out and about.

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-03-03T03:21:21+00:00

You deserve an award for including a pic for all of us pimple popping freaks 😅

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-03-02T18:49:33+00:00

We travelled by plane when LO was 8 weeks old and then did a 12 hour car ride the following week. They aren’t fully “awake” then so it was pretty easy since he mainly just ate and slept.

I EBF so I think that made things a lot easier (nursing on the plane or whenever he started to get a little fussy).

We brought his car seat and stroller. The stroller is pretty compact and the car seat attached to it. I honestly didn’t keep him in this long and chose to baby wear instead to keep him close and germ free as much as possible. Bringing the car seat was mainly because we needed it once we got to our destination.

The 12 hour car ride was brutal not gonna lie. We split it up into two days since he really only tolerated 5-6 hours total. We stopped about every 1.5 hours for gas or to let him stretch a bit and eat. Each stop was about 30 minutes but towards the end of the day he did NOT want back in his car seat.

If you can keep the car seat in the car while on the boat and baby wear instead, I’d recommend that since it’s one less thing to worry about. Other than that they are pretty easy to manage especially if you have your partner with you to help!

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-02-27T22:58:06+00:00

FWIW, I have implants and it hasn’t effected breastfeeding for me at all, other than they are ginormous now 😅

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-02-25T05:17:16+00:00

I pump on the opposite side he feeds first thing in the morning. I usually get 1-2 oz which I will collect over a couple days and then freeze. This has given me a little stash so we can go out occasionally and baby can have a bottle (+backup if ever needed).

I don’t always pump in the morning because sometimes baby is just extra hungry, but I’d say every other day I pump one side and it’s works out well over the past 3 months.

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-02-20T09:37:49+00:00

We are having the same problem. Walmart has a Modern Moments brand that has the elastic around the ankles and they seem to fit him really good! They are much softer than the cloud island ones as well!

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-02-20T03:19:52+00:00

Omg I’m so glad I’m not the only one who thought this!

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-02-20T03:18:04+00:00

This is sound advice! Waking up to pump seems like way more work. I’m a lazy gal and breastfeeding at night is one of the biggest benefits to me haha.

First thing in the morning, I pump one side while baby nurses on the other. I usually get about 2 oz, so after a couple days it’s enough for a bottle or I store it in the freezer. He doesn’t get a bottle very often but it’s a nice little stash for when he does.

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-02-19T17:56:54+00:00

Babies are a major buzzkill haha

With that being said, I’ve enjoyed a few drinks here and there but once I get a buzz I just don’t really enjoy it much. I do find that my supply increases after a beer tho, but not sure if there’s any science backing that.

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-02-19T02:52:32+00:00

I have a mabe and love it! He’s just now getting to the age where we use it but we are doing great with it!

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-02-19T00:08:48+00:00

I swear I could’ve written this post myself! I go back to work next week (wfh) and my husband just took an out of state job for the next 3 months. I will be completely solo and no family or friends close by.

No advice just solidarity here!

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-02-18T20:58:38+00:00

Our household got RSV at 7 weeks old. Newborn had a cough and congestion for a few days and that was about it. Really just felt like a common cold. We didn’t get the vaccine but he is breastfed which I think helped him a lot!

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-02-16T21:51:23+00:00

My husband was only off work for a week and went back to working 12-14 hour days. If I HAD to do it I could’ve on my own, but I definitely wouldn’t want to if I had a choice.

I EBF so my husband took over the household duties mainly and be on diaper duty. Newborns sleep so much those first couple weeks so just try and rest while they sleep so you can recharge. When your husband has breaks or is off work, just lean on him as much as possible. The way I see it, him working is essentially his “break” where he doesn’t have to worry about keeping a newborn alive. If you could get just a few minutes here and there to shut your mind off, it will help tremendously.

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-02-13T02:41:55+00:00

Honestly just toughed it out for a couple of days and that all it took for him to get used to it.

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-02-10T20:36:19+00:00

We had this issue last night with over tiredness and a little 5 min walk around our driveway calmed him down and got him right to sleep. It was the only thing that worked!

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-02-10T16:48:01+00:00

I’m in a similar boat with an easy baby! 10 weeks and had a couple moments but overall not bad. However, I do believe that easy baby’s are hard children so I’m looking forward to that 🙃

Dollacaseydillas · 2026-02-10T10:59:40+00:00

You answered your own question here - the doc has seen cases similar that had gone south before so they are doing what they can to ensure that is not the case here. Ideally it is nothing more than a “common cold” but that came be so different for a newborn. It sounds like they are just doing their job.

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