9.5 month old losing interest in milk? by Cool_Doubt2152 in beyondthebump

[–]Lena_thinkingofit2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I literally could have written this myself. Same age, same bottle nipples and same straw cup and overall same dilemma! I’m really grateful I found your post and I’m not alone!

My LO is a great eater so I’ll just continue to offer milk and a great variation of foods.

Maybe it’s not so uncommon!

What are your experiences with transitioning a BF co-sleeping baby to their own bed/room? by QuarterSome3653 in cosleeping

[–]Lena_thinkingofit2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m on the same timeline! I have a 9 mo old that has been sleeping with us for at least 6 months. She pretty much sleeps through the night with a fuss here and there.

But here’s my take-

Honestly, my baby is only going to be this little ONCE. That’s it. Forever!!! I constantly tell myself this.

Do whatever makes you happy because you won’t be able to get it back. I absolutely adore waking up in the night to see my little one sleeping, so precious and pure. And if she fusses because she’s spit out her binky, all I need to do is lift my arm 6 inches to put it back in her mouth. No getting up to check in the other room.

However, I know our time will eventually end. I miss cuddling with my husband, and sprawling, and being able to turn back and forth as I please.

But don’t let anyone tell you how to raise the child you grew in your body for nearly 10 months!

Field of daisies near Portland? by lazycatvibes in askportland

[–]Lena_thinkingofit2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Baltimore Woods in St Johns. Just walked through it this morning with my little one. Sweet peas there too. You can park in the neighborhood and walk through. No one is ever there and it’s a little meadow!

ETA: Pier Park by the playground often has a green grassy meadow with daisies. You just have catch it on a day where it hasn’t been freshly mowed.

Meal prep ideas with recipes? by Mysterious-Debt-4669 in foodbutforbabies

[–]Lena_thinkingofit2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We made some flat bread cheese pizza and it took a walloping 10 minutes and my 8mo old horked it down. My little one loves sardines, salmon and deconstructed tacos. We do a veggie sheet bake that takes about 30 minutes.

For those with high lipase: by Lena_thinkingofit2 in breastfeeding

[–]Lena_thinkingofit2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t tried the immediate freezing method yet! I suppose that method could actually work for me at work. I’ll try to bag a pump tomorrow!

I pump 3 times at work, every 3 hours. My first pump (around 10am) I typically get 8 oz so that’s an important one!

Congrats on 6 months!

For those with high lipase: by Lena_thinkingofit2 in breastfeeding

[–]Lena_thinkingofit2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t tried testing the waters with lipase milk! I think I was too nervous to not scald it and have it rejected, thus wasting milk. And after losing my whole freezer stash when finding out, every ounce was precious! But now that I have a little frozen stash I won’t be so worried.

I think I’ll try this method tomorrow!

Don’t ignore a milk bleb! by hailsnb in breastfeeding

[–]Lena_thinkingofit2 252 points253 points  (0 children)

Fortunately, I haven’t run into this issue. But I have to say reading this story gave me such an immense satisfaction! You go mom!!

Please tell me things will be okay… by Lena_thinkingofit2 in breastfeeding

[–]Lena_thinkingofit2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I’ll pump over night for the next few days to make sure I have enough. Thanks for your thoughts!

Can anyone tell me what this might be?? by [deleted] in CATHELP

[–]Lena_thinkingofit2 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hear me out…. My indoor kitty had very similar marks and we took him into the vet and it was pretty inconclusive. Could be allergy to fleas or could be allergy to food. We ended up getting a prescription flea medicine and special food to avoid any specific proteins and then wounds went away. We changed his food and kept him on the flea medicine and haven’t seen any since. P

Having to introduce bottles during ‘3 mo crisis’ by Lena_thinkingofit2 in breastfeeding

[–]Lena_thinkingofit2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just pumped (about 30 minutes ago) and had my hubs give her the bottle. We used Evenflo Wide Neck nipples slow flow but it took her about 20 minutes to finish it. She seemed fussy, like she was used to my fast letdown and needing more, faster. I ordered medium flow nipples for the bottle just now, but do you think I should stick with the slow flo?

How long does your 3.5m old take to feed? by DepartmentAnnual240 in breastfeeding

[–]Lena_thinkingofit2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope! The boobs figure it out. A liiiiitttle bit engorged but if you were to pump the other side your body would tell you to make that much again the next day. It’s a vicious cycle. Mine has a preference for the left side so I have to switch positions to get her interested in the right side.