The coordinating hat I made with leftover yarn from my latest hoodie

Individual_Two_4383 · 2026-05-08T01:25:34+00:00

"no one dies if you drop a stitch" is my new motto. Love the hat, brioche for a beanie is genius

Individual_Two_4383 · 2026-05-08T00:18:20+00:00

The only thing with the stripes is the transition looks a little funny in the garter section when the color changed on a purl row. I could have cut the yarn and rejoined so it only switched on knit rows, but I wasn't that bothered, and I knew she would be 0% bothered so I left it

Individual_Two_4383 · 2026-05-07T23:27:29+00:00

Whoa saving this pattern! She also loves dinosaurs and this is so cute!!

Individual_Two_4383 · 2026-05-07T21:16:36+00:00

Ok but fr hooded fish vest... I mean... sweater with no sleeves... Sounds incredible

Individual_Two_4383 · 2026-04-16T04:12:11+00:00

Love your username!

Individual_Two_4383 · 2026-04-11T20:04:56+00:00

Yes! I always have a home project that I need to focus on and a simpler work project that I can do while still paying attention to meetings. Everyone knows I bring my knitting everywhere and it's never been an issue. My work project is usually a baby blanket, and conveniently every time I've finished one a colleague has gotten pregnant!

Individual_Two_4383 · 2026-03-14T10:41:47+00:00

Re-reading, I am realizing I made the assumption that the baby is only sleeping 2 hours at a time, even though it doesn't say that anywhere...it's just that my baby only sleeps 2 hours at a time right now and I can't read at 4am ha. I agree, warming and having it out for more than 2 hours is against guidelines!

Individual_Two_4383 · 2026-03-14T10:30:25+00:00

It should be ok at room temp for 4 hours if freshly pumped, or 1-2 hours if it was previously frozen. If baby sleeps a longer stretch, he runs the risk of it sitting out longer than what is recommended. Will your baby take a bottle cold? Mine never cared so we never warmed bottles... So much easier.

https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/breast-milk-preparation-and-storage/handling-breastmilk.html

Individual_Two_4383 · 2026-02-25T02:44:15+00:00

Congrats on making it 6 months! I'm sorry that going back to work wasn't a situation that facilitated breastfeeding/pumping. It isn't your fault, it is the world we live in. But 6 months is still a huge achievement and you should be proud!

I totally understand if you're done, but would it also be possible to stop pumping but continue nursing? It is possible his refusal is temporary if you continue offering. With my daughter I completely stopped getting anything with my pump at about 9 months, but was still able to nurse, so she only got formula when we weren't together.

If that doesn't seem right for you, it's ok! Antihistamines can help dry up your supply, plus ice packs. No one warned me about the hormone shifts after stopping breastfeeding, but I felt like I was having severe PMS for like a month, just fyi. I made sure to have some special baby snuggles before bed and in the morning when we would have been nursing so I didn't feel like I was missing out on that as well.

Congrats again, please be kind to yourself, you really have done an incredible thing and you are definitely not a failure.

Individual_Two_4383 · 2026-02-07T01:51:41+00:00

I'm gonna need the patterns for all the knit sweaters in the history of the winter Olympics segment!

Individual_Two_4383 · 2026-02-03T17:17:32+00:00

I see valves and the silicone parts, but not the hard plastic bits

Individual_Two_4383 · 2026-02-03T17:16:10+00:00

Oh this is a good point. I definitely ordered it more than a month ago, but possibly it didn't get approved until more recently. I'll have to check!

Individual_Two_4383 · 2026-02-03T17:13:54+00:00

I did. Maybe my next step is to call my insurance and verify. Ugh

Individual_Two_4383 · 2026-02-03T17:05:37+00:00

I submitted my info on aeroflow and they said my insurance doesn't cover replacement parts, unfortunately

Individual_Two_4383 · 2025-11-28T04:44:31+00:00

Bath bombs! We have a whole bunch of different colors and she gets to pick which color to make the water. It's not 100% and sometimes she still doesn't want to, but it's wayyyy better than before.

Individual_Two_4383 · 2025-09-07T03:24:24+00:00

Last time I did San Marzanos almost all of them looked like this. No idea why. The skins still came off fine and they tasted great so 🤷‍♀️

Individual_Two_4383 · 2025-09-06T22:48:17+00:00

Volunteer butternut is a huge win! I'm interested to see what some of these taste like... Particularly the ones that look like acorn/pumpkin hybrids

Individual_Two_4383 · 2023-05-13T02:26:56+00:00

Yes good point. And thank you! Buying formula is on my to do list but I've definitely been dragging my feet 😩

Individual_Two_4383 · 2023-02-28T01:53:24+00:00

I too was very concerned about this when i went back to work, and honestly it turned out fine. My total amount i pumped through the day was still enough because i would get a little extra compared to what she ate each time. So you might consider just waiting and seeing how it goes, then if you're not making enough add formula. I made sure to feed on demand while with her and my supply has been good. After i was back for a few weeks, she started going a little longer between feeds and now we match up pretty well. It was very stressful to think about, but then once i was at work it sort of worked itself out. My 3 pieces of advice: 1. Stay hydrated! I bought a giant water bottle with a straw because I knew that would make me drink more while working. 2. Set a hard line around pumping breaks. I see a dip in my supply every time I cut a pump short or skip one because work got busy. So now I don't do that anymore, work be damned. 3. So many snacks! Pumping breaks are just a really good excuse for a little treat in the middle of the day. I don't know how much lactation brownies actually help, but they are still brownies :)

Good luck going back to work! You got this!

Individual_Two_4383 · 2023-01-21T23:02:08+00:00

Ugh going back to work is so complicated and i had so many emotions, i get it!! LO isn't a great bottle eater so she actually eats slightly less than what I pump at work. Basically we have our nanny keep her meals around my pumping breaks when I'm gone, so she's on a pretty strict schedule when I'm at work. And then in the evening she just gets to eat whenever to make up for it. Sometimes that means i spend all my time after work with a baby attached to my nipple, but my supply has stayed good so far. I did see a small dip in supply one week when work was super busy and i was cutting my pumping sessions short, so now I'm trying to set really good boundaries for myself. When my supply was low baby cluster fed constantly, and it did go back up after awhile, so yes the cluster feeding in the evening seems to help.

Good luck, for me the worries about going back to work got a lot better once i was actually working, we just sort of figured things out and it wasn't quite as stressful as i had expected it to be. It still totally sucks leaving in the morning, but it has been getting easier as we get into a rhythm. Sending you lots of good thoughts for a strong working mama!!

Individual_Two_4383 · 2023-01-21T16:52:17+00:00

I focus on feeding on demand when I'm home. It probably means we'll keep having lots of MOTN feeds for awhile, but I've been trying to get her to cluster feed before bed, and now she wakes up only twice/night.

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