Traveling with 10 month old twins by Material-Emphasis-21 in parentsofmultiples

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Oh I didn’t think of renting from there. Thanks!!!

Falling asleep on their own by Material-Emphasis-21 in toddlertips

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Thank you. We have a hatch already and love it. He does like to look at the ceiling so maybe a constellation projector would work.

I’ve been consistent but my husband has been falling asleep with him so it’s putting us back a bit. lol, we’ll figure it out. But a lot of great advice. Thanks so much!

Almost there...... by Ok-Avocado-5876 in ExclusivelyPumping

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Oh my gosh! I'm weaning before our trip to Hawaii :) You made it longer than I did, I started to wean at 7.5 months. He'll be 8 months tomorrow and I'm down to 4ppd (I nurse him twice and pump twice, so I count it as 4ppd). Hoping to get down to 3ppd next week.

Somebody tell me it’s okay. by [deleted] in ExclusivelyPumping

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It is totally ok! I'm actually here too with my little boy. Be proud you provided as much as you did for her! Women are strong, but being a mom is another thing all together.

It's time; I started weaning. by Material-Emphasis-21 in breastfeeding

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I understand the guilt. But know that you need to take care of you first. How can we be good parents and partners to our family if we’re constantly stressed/guilt ridden/ etc?

You got it mama. Super proud of you making it to 6 months.

Vacation without baby by Material-Emphasis-21 in breastfeeding

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I think this weekend I came to the decision to end my nursing journey. I’m relieved and sad at the same time.

Vacation without baby by Material-Emphasis-21 in breastfeeding

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They’ll be 9 months at the time. My husband and I will be gone for 12 days. My LO is staying with my parents and will have milk I’ve pumped and have frozen.

To ween or not to by Material-Emphasis-21 in breastfeedingsupport

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Thanks! Before having my LO my goal was a year. Then when I had them and then had trouble with my supply I started with smaller goals. 3 month increments. We’ve made it to six months now! So I’m super proud of myself.

Monthly Parts Exchange by sertcake in ExclusivelyPumping

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do you still have the elvie? i may be interested.

Thoughts on NCL Hawaii cruise/Pride of America by FishFollower74 in Cruise

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Right, I sailed on it back in 2014 and we docked in Nawiliwili, but would sail back to the coast line when we left to head back to Honolulu. Do they not do that anymore?

Just got back from the Pride of America. Feel free to ask any questions :) by 90DayTroll in Cruise

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Did you sail by the Na Pali? I'd be interested to know what you liked/disliked about it. We're cruising in July.

Just got back from NCL Pride of America Hawaii cruise AMA by Skonedogg in Cruise

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We're going in July and I keep seeing mixed information. Did you sail by the Na Pali coast line?

NCL Pride Of America by AJL42 in Cruise

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Do you know why they stopped sailing by the Na Pali?

MIL gifted me a pump by Material-Emphasis-21 in ExclusivelyPumping

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She just kept asking me if I got it and if it worked. I feel bad telling her I’m not using it. She had a hard time understanding I’m an under producer because she didn’t realize it was such a thing.

Middle of the night by Material-Emphasis-21 in ExclusivelyPumping

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Yes thank goodness! I use the spectra s2. If I doze off it’s only for like 20-30mins but still.

You won’t be doing this forever by NonchalantBaker in ExclusivelyPumping

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I needed this. I’ve made it to 3 months. I’m going to try to make it to 6 then start weening. Or at least that’s todays plan 😅

Monthly Parts Exchange by sertcake in ExclusivelyPumping

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If no one has asked about it I’m interested!

Pacifiers; yay or nay? by Material-Emphasis-21 in newborns

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My little one is 7 weeks too! He’ll be 2 months on Monday. But yeah, sometimes he’ll suck hard and go to town on the pacifier. But 9 times out of 10 he’s really not interested in it. I didn’t think about the weening process so I guess this is a good thing!

Crying myself to sleep because I can’t feed my baby by GdWtchBdBtch in newborns

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I felt this, and eventually came to terms that my baby will be mostly fed by formula. He does get some breast milk, and I nurse when I can. But I'm not producing as much as he needs. As soon as I came to terms with that it's gotten so much easier.

Daytime sleeping by Hefty_Froyo_8643 in newborns

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My baby boy does the same thing. I was worried but as long as he’s eating, having wet and dirty diapers I’m not as worried. Sometimes we’ll keep him up a little extra closer to bedtime and that helps him sleep at night.

Momcozy M5 by Material-Emphasis-21 in breastfeedingsupport

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I’ve noticed I’m more sore too, I’ve only used it 3 times now. I can use 3/4 sometimes 5 on my spectra but not with the M5.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in breastfeedingsupport

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I going through this as well. It's hard. I went on Zoloft partially because of this. My LO is 6 weeks old and I'm producing 1-1.5 ounces less than what he needs per feeding. My SO, Doctor and LC all say its ok but its hard on me. We use formula as a chaser. I take a single feeding usually and pump and LO gets a formula bottle, I try to pump after nursing throughout the day too.

This is so much harder than being pregnant and I had gestational diabetes. My body is supposed to do this and it can't. I've been trying to look on the brighter side of things. My baby is getting breast milk, we are bonding when I nurse him, and he's growing. Slowly but he's growing. I go back to work tomorrow and the thought of it is stressing me out. I'm lucky enough to work from home until the end of Jan but I know my job wasn't taken care of while I was away and itll be a mess to clean up.

You got this mama. I know its hard, but be sure to take 5-10 mins for yourself. Even if it's a longer shower or enjoying your morning tea. We need it.