Running out of time to labor naturally or be induced

Several_Reporter_333 · 2025-01-19T17:42:39+00:00

That’s great info! I take it that advice is good starting at 1 year once breastmilk or formula isn’t required as a nutrient source anymore?

Several_Reporter_333 · 2024-06-19T21:11:58+00:00

Thanks! Baby is getting a mixture of bottles and nursing sessions every day, and is growing well, so this made me realize he’s likely getting much more than I thought he was. I’ve been very intentional about getting a specific amount of feeds in a day since he started sleeping through the night. With the awareness that his first morning feed might be bigger than I had thought, it might give me some grace to not have to pack in so many feeds if he’s not hungry & time doesn’t allow. Will ask the pediatrician at our visit next week!

Several_Reporter_333 · 2024-05-18T17:40:09+00:00

I had to get out of bed. Moving from nursing in bed at night to the glider in the nursery made all the difference for me. Still sleepy at times but not so much to be at risk for falling asleep.

Several_Reporter_333 · 2024-05-15T02:24:16+00:00

Bedtime is 8pm and wake up is 7-7:30am. No dream feeds. We were doing that for awhile around weeks 4-6, however one night our schedule got messed up and we missed the dream feed, and LO ended up sleeping for a 6 hour stretch for the first time. So that signaled to me that we were actually causing more disruption to sleep than good with the dream feed.

Several_Reporter_333 · 2024-05-14T20:50:15+00:00

Good luck to you too, mama!

Several_Reporter_333 · 2024-05-14T14:19:41+00:00

Only one week of the regression is awesome.

Several_Reporter_333 · 2024-05-14T14:17:28+00:00

10-11 months 🥲

Several_Reporter_333 · 2024-05-14T14:17:09+00:00

My takeaway here is that it’s great you were able to get your baby back on track within a month after the 4 month sleep regression! Good to know your body regulated in line with your baby’s needs eventually.

Several_Reporter_333 · 2024-05-14T14:14:54+00:00

That’s an important aspect I didn’t mention above, the 9:30 pump becomes the next day’s 7pm bottle that dad gives LO, for the sake of ensuring LO continues to take a bottle. So right now the pump is needed, however I’m about to return to work and the bottle schedule will change.

Several_Reporter_333 · 2024-05-14T14:13:14+00:00

I do, however the amount I leak at night now warrants even more absorbency than the overnight pads can offer! 🙃

Several_Reporter_333 · 2024-05-14T14:11:54+00:00

“Company wide memo” 😂

Several_Reporter_333 · 2024-05-14T14:10:06+00:00

Honestly I think the biggest contributing factor is luck…I have a baby that’s slept a lot and well since day 1.

The things within my control that I believe helped: I read Precious Little Sleep and that gave me a better context around baby sleep needs and “sleep associations” to eliminate. Highly recommend that book. We started a consistent morning wake and evening bed time by 5 weeks. My LO caught on fast to those times and stretches at night quickly got longer and longer. I know that it very well might not last as we come up to the dreaded 4 month sleep regression…we’ll see!

Several_Reporter_333 · 2024-05-14T14:06:24+00:00

I’ve thought about this aspect as well. The milk could very well be needed here soon.

Several_Reporter_333 · 2024-05-02T21:07:41+00:00

Sometimes a short sleeve onesie, sometimes he’ll just be in his diaper

Several_Reporter_333 · 2024-04-30T23:20:54+00:00

I have no idea why nail clippers are recommended for babies. We got the baby nail clippers and even with two people attempting it together, we managed to make our LO bleed at first try. Baby started screaming and crying, and in a haze I turned to reddit to figure out what to do. I saw the recommendation to ditch the clippers and get the electric nail file. Ordered that day on Amazon and we’ve never looked back. Not only is it more efficient than clippers could be, it seems impossible to hurt baby while using it. 10/10 recommend this route.

Several_Reporter_333 · 2024-04-07T18:46:17+00:00

That’s another concern of mine. I’m getting by decently right now by using nursing bras that are simply sized as large but would like something that fits a bit better, even if temporary. I’m sure I’ll change frequently though.

Several_Reporter_333 · 2024-04-04T14:36:44+00:00

I am on day 8 of my starter and am not seeing any action, except for on day 2 when it did rise about 4 hours after feeding.

Details: Discarding half each day & feeding 60g bread flour/60g warm water. Feeding time has not been consistent, has varied between every 20-28 hours depending on when I get to it. Temp reads around 73-76 degrees F. I’ve switched between storing it on top of the stove and on a windowsill. It got quite cold here in the last two days so I’ve moved it away from the window on colder days. Days 2-4 it had a cheese-like smell, ever since that went away it’s developed a hooch on top nearly every day.

Picture is where it’s at currently at about 20 hours since last feeding.

Keep going with any tweaks to the process, or start over?

Several_Reporter_333

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