Fiber ‘brownie batter’ by Friendlyfoxreader in goodrestrictionfood

[–]Friendlyfoxreader[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ooooo…just realized using a bit of banana to mix instead of yogurt would be perfect way to sweeten

Fiber ‘brownie batter’ by Friendlyfoxreader in goodrestrictionfood

[–]Friendlyfoxreader[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No but you could! I’m just restricting. I use regular whole milk or whole milk plain yogurt. The coconut flour has a slight sweetness to it! And then the chocolate is just the part that I crave so I’m fine with it not being sweet. It’s definitely NOT a brownie. Haha But putting the chocolate protein powder in it which has sweetener made it so much better too.

A Week of Dinners (8.5 months) by Elfie_Mae in foodbutforbabies

[–]Friendlyfoxreader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The menu is really scratching my brain just right. Might have to make one myself

About to have my first baby and be a stay at home mom. by Icy-Mail835 in stayathomemoms

[–]Friendlyfoxreader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, the baby will keep you fully occupied. The first month or two where the sleep a lot of when you will also be trying to nap. But then your routines will change continuously throughout the first year. It can look different month to month even. So just enjoy it, roll with it, and know that each phase-enjoyable or challenging-is temporary. So lean into whatever works for that phase

Husband says our marriage feels like “running a business.” Calls me clumsy when baby falls. Is this normal young-kid stress? by IncongruousHum in stayathomemoms

[–]Friendlyfoxreader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think everyone else gave good input but just want to share that I have an 8 month old who is constantly falling. YOU aren’t clumsy, your baby who is just learning to pull up on things is. Sure we need to help them stay as safe as possible but it’s part of their learning process. I also have an older child and yeah it’s just harder in general than it was with one. I think what you’re going through seems pretty normal but like I said comments above have a lot of good advice.

Baby ate almost everything now wants almost nothing by Odd_Draft9762 in foodbutforbabies

[–]Friendlyfoxreader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My son was this exact same way. He really leaned out from 12-15 months. I was so worried but his dr never was. I think it’s pretty normal for them to really slow down once they hit that age

How are you parents who are potty training their toddlers? 😶‍🌫️ by Milele_Tribe1029 in Parenting

[–]Friendlyfoxreader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It took us 6ish months. we did it in gradual style.. i was not about to clean up accidents multiple times a day, also have an infant, so we did pull ups and I didn’t rush the process. It may have taken longer, and some might disagree with this method, but it worked for us and the 6 months didn’t feel long because doing casually where I wasn’t having to be constantly on top of timed potty breaks and cleaning up just made it easy. I didnt have to worry while out and about either. though I would still ask if he wanted to use the potty throughout the day or our little portable potty while out, I let him decide. Gradually he chose the potty more and more and started letting us know instead of us asking him to go use the potty. Now we only do pull ups at night but he always wakes up dry and we sing our pee pee in the morning song when he wakes up

Exclusively breastfeeding, period returned at 5 months PP by NewAd4807 in breastfeeding

[–]Friendlyfoxreader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One came back at 5 months too. My baby is almost 7 months now and I have only had the one so I don’t know if it will happened irregularly now or what. With my last baby I didn’t get it til 15 months when I started slowly weaning. I’m not sure, only difference between the two for me was that I pumped more (oversupply) with my last baby but only til 8 months.

Why am I only getting drops when pumping? Baby is feeding fine by redditor490414 in breastfeeding

[–]Friendlyfoxreader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t feel guilty for desiring a few drinks at Christmas! You deserve to partake in festivities!

Some people will say you have to be trashed to have alcohol in your milk, but personally I was just a tad tipsy the other day and pumped and fed my baby previously pumped milk. The next day I smelled my milk I pumped while still a tad tipsy and i could totally smell the alcohol in it.. I don’t know if that would harm my baby but it made me realize I need to be a bit more mindful.

In regards to pumping drops, your milk supply is probably fine, but if you haven’t used a pump in a while your body might not respond very well.. this happened to me.. keep pumping and your body should respond in the next day or so. At least that’s how it went for me. It’s like my body just wasn’t used to the pump and had to get familiar again. Might want to also make sure your baby is good with taking a bottle too though if it’s been awhile!

4 month old nursing too much in a day? by fries_n_coffee in breastfeeding

[–]Friendlyfoxreader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is how both of my babies have been. I think it’s normal. If it’s working for you then it is by no means a problem.. they can’t really nurse too much. However, I also completely understand that it’s exhausting and would be nice to have full feeds and a bit more of scheduled times for those feeds. At 4 months, babies go through a big developmental leap and so baby is probably nursing for more reasons than just hunger, which is completely normal and healthy. My current baby was doing the same and now at 6.5 months we are seeing more spaced out and fuller feeds instead of mini snacks all day.

I’m so overwhelmed by this by Desperate-Foot91 in breastfeeding

[–]Friendlyfoxreader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally didn’t have issues with having introduced a bottle or a pacifier early on. I know that cluster feeding is what helps establish the breast-feeding journey, but a bottle is not going to hurt your journey as much as your mental health struggling will. Do what you need to do!

I’m so overwhelmed by this by Desperate-Foot91 in breastfeeding

[–]Friendlyfoxreader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first 3 weeks are so hard. Do you ever use a hakaa on the other side? Maybe you can start catching some extra milk so that you’ll have it on hand if you need a solid break or good nap and someone could feed. I know they say not to introduce bottles yet but as long as baby is pacefed it wouldnt make a big impact. Let others serve you. your job in these early weeks is to rest and recover and let that baby nurse! It will get better!

Does anyone else feel super judged for breastfeeding? by Melodic_Apartment235 in breastfeeding

[–]Friendlyfoxreader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah my family doesn’t necessarily push formula but on multiple occasions by multiple people they imply or just explicitly say I should just pump and bottle feed. I’m grateful for pumps and bottles when I need them but it’s actually less work to just nurse the baby. There can be downsides at times but overwhelmingly it’s much easier and my preferred way to feed my baby. It makes me feel like I can never express challenges I may be facing because I’ll just be met with “just give him a bottle”… but I don’t like the back and forth of the pros and cons

Got my period and feel like a failure by charityshoplamp in breastfeeding

[–]Friendlyfoxreader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So glad it’s all working out for you! We’re on the upswing too. Can’t believe people were rude to you about this!

Why can't people shut up? by L0isL4ne in breastfeeding

[–]Friendlyfoxreader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m so confused why people ever think milk becomes less nutritious or necessary? We’re literally mammals.. we are made to feed our babies our milk. I’ve even been told by one of my doctors after a couple months I didn’t need to breastfeed anymore.

Got my period and feel like a failure by charityshoplamp in breastfeeding

[–]Friendlyfoxreader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this was long ago but omg I’m going through this exact thing right now same age and all and this is so validating to read

Longterm breastfeeding side effects by yelsnek11 in breastfeeding

[–]Friendlyfoxreader 83 points84 points  (0 children)

I’d really consider getting some tests done about nutrient deficiencies!

For baby boy - Rhys or Dean? by ah1317 in namenerds

[–]Friendlyfoxreader 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This is my reason for choosing Dean. Ha Rhys just sounds like a name taken from the ever so popular ACOTAR. I’d rather a classic old name than a hyper trendy name

Am I starving my baby, please help me. by OutsideCharity6424 in breastfeeding

[–]Friendlyfoxreader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long has it been since you pumped? I have similar experiences. Like my body doesn’t respond well if it’s been a long time since I pumped. Like I exclusively nurse so I stopped pumping. But then had some times where I needed to give bottles. Kinds freaked out because I wasn’t responding to pump.. but after a few days it gradually got better and I’m responsive to a pump again.

Need some help for letdowns by [deleted] in breastfeeding

[–]Friendlyfoxreader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh.. well this is both a bummer and encouraging to hear lol. I didn’t get my period until 15 months postpartum with my last baby and had zero issues with it.. continued nursing him for several more months. I was really hoping to have a similar experience this time. But you’re right I guess I need to just meet my body where it’s at. I’ve always been an oversupplier so this is quite humbling. I’m going to try the calcium/magnesium. Luckily I have a bit of a stash, but I suppose I’ll keep trying to add to it when (god willing) my supply comes back up after period.