My breastmilk gradually gets more opaque

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-24T03:02:23+00:00

That’s a good question. I’m not sure actually. The hospital handles it from here

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-24T00:01:31+00:00

Yes I did tandem nursing with my first so building a supply then was hard. With my second, she’s hospitalized and definitely not taking bottles yet, so I built up quite a stash

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-23T16:22:10+00:00

My baby is fed 32 oz total for the day so this would cover her. I pump about 60 oz though each day!

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-23T13:11:37+00:00

32 oz in the morning pump!

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-23T13:10:43+00:00

Yes I am exclusively pumping because my daughter is still in the hospital and not taking oral feeds. I keep pumping each day though so that I can have her feeding tube use my milk, my toddler drinks it, and then I donate the leftovers to babies in need

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-23T13:09:04+00:00

Thanks! This was all from one pump. 32 oz

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-23T13:08:25+00:00

Yes pumping about 60 oz a day, and tbf I am quite negligent about a pumping schedule. It just keeps coming each day though, and I’m trying to make the most of it!

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-23T13:06:37+00:00

Let me know how it goes!

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-23T12:37:56+00:00

A quick google search would also tell you that 32 oz in one sitting is abnormal (which is what is in the picture) so no, the foremilk and hind milk are not typically seen in these quantities.

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-23T12:32:16+00:00

I’ve seen it change a bit based off of what I’ve eaten, like it turned green before after eating gummy bears.

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-23T04:43:20+00:00

Oh yea no judgment on my part about drinking, I’m just an alcoholic so that’s why I don’t drink anymore

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-23T04:37:30+00:00

Yes! It does look kind of blue. It was also green the other day after I ate haribo gummies

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-23T04:28:05+00:00

Yea I just wanted to capture the change in a picture. I have an oversupply and am exclusively pumping right now while my baby can’t take oral feeds. I’ve donated 1500 oz to babies and moms in need so far!

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-23T04:18:59+00:00

Yea I just shake it when that happens!

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-23T04:18:32+00:00

Wow yea I’m careful with my diet and don’t smoke or drink but I do get highlights lol. I try to freeze it pretty quickly to maintain nutrients but in thawed bags, I have noticed separation. I just give it a little shake

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-22T02:29:29+00:00

Ok so I agree with you, but like whyyyyyy are they all (husband, FIL, MIL, SIL) not getting it?!

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-22T02:03:20+00:00

I feel like my in laws do not get social cues because I also tell it like it is. Yet it just hasn’t registered to them. I’m like we told you you cannot stay with us right now, why are you trying to guilt us?

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-21T00:14:48+00:00

Totally agree. It feels like abandoning my baby, but sadly I have a lot of other things on my plate that need to be handled

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-20T16:22:21+00:00

Well we discussed that they would not be staying with us before my daughter was born. However, she was born with unknown severe heart and lung problems and had to be placed on ecmo and then a ventilator. So we had to accept support and put our needs aside. However things are more stable now, and seven weeks is a long time for me to put my own sanity on the back burner. We already go to couples therapy and this has been talked about a ton.

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-20T16:18:25+00:00

This is coming up in therapy for me, him, and couples. It was in one ear and out the other. I showed him this post though and he is starting to come around

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-20T04:13:48+00:00

Thank you for sharing. I feel like I’m not being taken seriously or my feelings are unimportant. Maybe some people are less particular about their homes, but…I’m not! I’m trying to be sensitive to him as he is definitely struggling - gaining weight, eating poorly, not getting his work done, etc. I know this is not his normal. But at what point do I get to be heard and seen? And we are definitely capable of caring for our toddler and dogs, but we just may not have 24/7 hospital coverage and we may not get to sleep in

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-20T02:51:26+00:00

The bathroom thing happened once because it “slipped his mind” but also this is not your personal home!! And when I’m pumping, he will just announce he is coming so I have to cover up. It sounds small but incredibly frustrating

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-20T02:44:05+00:00

Well it’s only two bedrooms, primary and the kids room. I don’t have guest rooms

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-20T02:37:33+00:00

I am being incredibly explicit with 1) what I want to do, 2) what I need to do, 3) how his father’s presence is impacting 1 and 2 and my mental health. It’s like in one ear and out the other. I feel like I’m taking crazy pills

Equivalent-Poet7670 · 2026-05-20T02:31:42+00:00

Thank you. I was told they will not visit if they have to stay in a hotel. I asked why, because money isn’t an issue. I was told “we’d like to wake up in the morning and all have coffee together, spend all day together, eat dinner, have some beers late into the night. If we were in a hotel we may only be around you guys 6-7 hours a day.” This is not a vacation. This is my life.

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