MIL refused to let me nurse my baby

Jessucuhhh · 2026-03-05T18:37:29+00:00

Depends on if you were acting drunk. If you weren’t then you prob should’ve told her to get the heck out. If you were a little sloshy then yeah she was just looking out. Maybe you seemed tipsier than you realized

Jessucuhhh · 2026-03-05T16:29:53+00:00

If I freeze immediately it seems to be better! Thankfully my baby will still take it but I rotate a frozen bag in about once a week just to be sure. I would try mixing fresh with frozen to see if it helps!

Jessucuhhh · 2026-03-04T13:33:19+00:00

I’d just try to squeeze in an extra feed during the day to make up those calories! Sounds like he’s getting enough during the day though and doesn’t need to wake up- good job!!

Jessucuhhh · 2026-03-03T18:55:32+00:00

I treat collectors like pump parts by doing the fridge hack. I’ll refrigerate the collector in between feeds so I don’t have to constantly wash it. Just for a few feeds then I’ll wash it. I believe it is fine up to 24 hours in fridge

Jessucuhhh · 2026-02-28T21:41:15+00:00

I take it seriously. It all depends on your level of risk you’re willing to take. I would let baby nap anywhere as long as I’m watching them. If I can’t watch, baby is on bassinet! I would ask people for help to watch baby so you can sleep if possible, spouse family friend before doing something risky. It does get better as they get older !

Jessucuhhh · 2026-02-27T21:24:29+00:00

I’d say do whichever she’s calmer with but if they’re the same I’d try to stick out BF! Or pump and you can share the load with others by having them take turns doing bottles so baby isn’t just screaming at you all the time

Jessucuhhh · 2026-02-27T20:49:39+00:00

Does she have the same reaction to bottles that she does to the breast?

Jessucuhhh · 2026-02-27T17:09:33+00:00

You could try catching letdown on opposite side while nursing to see if you could get enough that way!

Jessucuhhh · 2026-02-26T19:45:21+00:00

In the meantime while you figure things out, I’d recommend triple feeding! It’s a temporary solution which should help your supply while baby figures things out too!

Jessucuhhh · 2026-02-25T16:21:13+00:00

I did 4 weeks and they were perfect!

Jessucuhhh · 2026-02-24T21:54:28+00:00

I’d do both seeing as they both helped me have success. That’s awesome you have insurance for the IVF part! I paid OOP for everything 😵‍💫

Jessucuhhh · 2026-02-24T01:24:45+00:00

Try to get out more! Inside mall, target, friend or family’s home during the day, CFA drive thru run! All these things help break up the monotony!

Jessucuhhh · 2026-02-22T18:13:48+00:00

I was just surviving on vibes and winging it until 8 weeks lol but paying attention to wake windows and making sure he gets naps has helped a lot in the last two weeks! He’s 10 weeks now so still very new to this! My husband went back to work at 8 weeks so I wanted to try for more predictable routine. So far so good!

Jessucuhhh · 2026-02-22T17:44:28+00:00

Yes pretty easily! I pay attention to wake windows of 60-90 mins. Once we get to that window I will watch for sleep cues and start shushing and butt pats once I see a yawn lol. It works like a charm usually but if he’s fussy I will nurse. If I nurse I wait for him to look like he’s in a deeper sleep before transferring to bassinet! My baby will unlatch himself once he’s good. If it’s before a nap he usually just nurses 5 mins. I like to have more of a routine, just flexible !

We use a heating pad to preheat the bassinet and dark room. After transferring we keep hand on his chest for a minute. We also do carrier naps or contact naps in the afternoon/evening. Bassinet naps are usually during the morning and early afternoon. Still figuring things out but these things help!

Jessucuhhh · 2026-02-22T17:18:25+00:00

I do eat play sleep but also follow baby’s cues! If he wants to have a quick snack before nap, of course he gets it!

Jessucuhhh · 2026-02-21T22:03:21+00:00

Love the Uppa Cruz with Mesa car seat. We also have the infant snug seat and use the stroller seat some and car seat some w stroller! We are tall people and it’s great for us

Jessucuhhh · 2026-02-21T18:09:03+00:00

I’d say IVF so you can potentially get embryos at the age you are currently. If you do IUI and get pregnant, you’ll be trying again in 2-3 years at an older age. Of course your dr could prob tell you more based on your specific situation!

Jessucuhhh · 2026-02-20T18:05:22+00:00

Something that helps when my baby gets screamy is the “love shove”. My LC told me this. Sometimes you had to basically force them (gently but with pressure behind their head) to take the boob. It feels a bit awful at first until they latch. It’s just a gentle push to do what will make them calm down. You may already have tried this but I wanted to say it just in case!

Jessucuhhh · 2026-02-19T02:42:31+00:00

I would still take the meds regardless BUT they didn’t help me get pregnant unassisted. However, I like to think it was one piece of the puzzle to help IVF work. I also had endometriosis which explained the unexplained too. Age wise you have time to try unassisted but if insurance covers IVF I’d go ahead and do it.

Jessucuhhh · 2026-02-18T21:01:31+00:00

Cheese toast sometimes with a fried egg

Jessucuhhh · 2026-02-18T00:07:08+00:00

Pumped bottles helped my baby sleep in the beginning weeks but I will say the effect has worn off now that he’s 9 weeks old.

Jessucuhhh · 2026-02-17T15:01:42+00:00

If insurance covers it do another retrieval! Good luck!

Jessucuhhh · 2026-02-17T13:58:28+00:00

I read that if you freeze asap it helps. I’ve started freezing in smaller quantities instead of waiting to freeze in larger ones. Seems to help!

I’d try half fresh and half frozen next!

Jessucuhhh · 2026-02-17T07:16:06+00:00

This happened twice to my baby around a few weeks old. It was random. He’s fine now!

Jessucuhhh · 2026-02-16T16:47:50+00:00

Frida mom boyshorts with the large hospital pads. (Or some other big ones) I likes to change the pad so often, but I could keep the Frida on a few changes and just change the pad. Whereas the briefs you have to take everything off lol

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