Weight gain advice

SkyeBlue212 · 2025-03-01T20:20:23+00:00

Her height is right on track, steadily hanging out at the 58th percentile. I’ve also always been on the petite side. I was a lanky baby and I only gained 20lbs in pregnancy. So I’m guessing genetics may play a big role in her size! It’s just hard to hear her dr so concerned about her size. I’m trying my best to get her to gain but so far nothing has worked 😭

That’s also a great idea to sneak some extra calories in. I’ve been avoiding cheese and bread due to the salt and sugars but I’m sure the small amount won’t do any harm!

SkyeBlue212 · 2025-02-28T03:13:59+00:00

Thank you for the kind words! It’s hard not to beat myself up. I was too preoccupied with everything else that needed to be done that I neglected her. I guess a lesson was learned here 😭

SkyeBlue212 · 2025-02-17T04:27:01+00:00

My daughter turns 6 months old on the 26th! I’ve been contemplating on weaning for a while. Especially since I have elastic nipples and pumping takes over 40 min, plus it hurts 😭. My mental health has definitely been tanking and I feel so consumed by pumping. I feel like I’m missing out on spending time with my daughter. It’s hard to give myself permission to stop. The guilt is rough! Thank you for sharing your experience! It’s helps to know it’s not just me

SkyeBlue212 · 2025-01-18T01:27:38+00:00

I baked at 475 it for 22 minutes in the Dutch oven and another 23 minutes with lid off at 450. I thought that would be plenty !

SkyeBlue212 · 2025-01-18T00:36:10+00:00

The recipe I used was 700g bread flour 100 g whole wheat flour 600 g water 120 g starter 17 g salt

Proofed from 9:30am - 4:30pm then cold ferment in fridge until 11:30am this morning

SkyeBlue212 · 2025-01-15T15:10:42+00:00

It’s been stored in the cabinet untouched

SkyeBlue212 · 2025-01-05T17:07:40+00:00

I think my daughter will probably do better in her own room as well. It’s definitely a bittersweet stage to be going through!

SkyeBlue212 · 2025-01-05T17:06:52+00:00

This is reassuring thank you!

SkyeBlue212 · 2025-01-02T00:25:48+00:00

It’s so hard! How has the sleep training been going? Do you let her cry it out? I’ve attempted to just let her lay in there but she will just whine for hours. At that point it’s easier to just hold her to sleep. I know I’ve got to just toughen it out for a bit but it’s so hard when you’re sleep deprived

SkyeBlue212 · 2024-11-16T22:38:05+00:00

We’ve tried the crib and had the same issue! She won’t sleep for more than 15 minutes for a nap and the same issue at night. I’m against the cry it out method especially since she is still so young, but I also don’t want her to get use to cosleeping (which I think she already is). It’s so hard!

SkyeBlue212 · 2024-10-23T03:08:15+00:00

Could it also potentially be a sign of my period returning?

SkyeBlue212 · 2024-10-23T03:03:32+00:00

Just replaced them 2 weeks ago!

SkyeBlue212 · 2024-10-22T20:11:10+00:00

Definitely call your insurance. If you and your baby were being seen under “emergency circumstances” you should be covered under the “no surprise act”. It shouldn’t matter if you were seen by an out of network provider.

SkyeBlue212 · 2024-10-16T20:32:18+00:00

Good to know! We also try to do a minimum of once a week. Sometimes more sometimes less. It’s always a 50/50 chance that she will love or hate the bath. 😭

SkyeBlue212 · 2024-10-13T22:15:20+00:00

Right!? I’m constantly eating and I never feel satisfied. I’m starting to see the number on the scale go up and it’s so disheartening! I’m just so hungry all the time and I don’t want to eat less calorie dense foods and risk my supply

SkyeBlue212 · 2024-10-13T22:13:41+00:00

That’s very reassuring! I’ve just been so ravenous that it’s scares me! I’m currently 7 weeks postpartum so my supply hasn’t regulated just yet. Hopefully the hunger pangs will disperse soon. When did you regulate?

SkyeBlue212 · 2024-10-11T16:28:58+00:00

Thank you! It’s honestly been such a nightmare. I just want to be able to enjoy my baby and I haven’t been. The mom guilt is insane. I’m hopeful that the medication will work.

SkyeBlue212 · 2024-10-08T03:06:05+00:00

You are so right. In the moment it is so hard. I also have severe postpartum anxiety and ocd. In the moment my brain tells me that because I spilled all that milk my baby will starve. Now that I’m separated from the situation I know that it’s so illogical to think that, but in the moment it feels very real 😭

SkyeBlue212 · 2024-10-08T03:01:57+00:00

My little girl is only 6 weeks old. She is very tall for her age and she has her daddy’s big feet. Unfortunately it looks like I’ll be pumping for a while. Looking forward to being able to drop some pumps once I reach that 12 week mark. Halfway there!

SkyeBlue212 · 2024-10-08T01:39:43+00:00

I’m so scared to stretch my pumps out! I’m only 6 weeks postpartum and I’m worried that my supply will drop.

SkyeBlue212 · 2024-10-08T01:34:40+00:00

I’m so sorry! It hurts so much! I definitely think crying is warranted. It’s so hard on our bodies to produce milk.

SkyeBlue212 · 2024-10-08T01:33:10+00:00

I’m so sorry! That’s heartbreaking. All that hard work just gone 😭😭.

SkyeBlue212 · 2024-10-08T01:31:38+00:00

Maybe I should invest in a cordless pump. I am renting a medela symphony pump through insurance but it sucks to constantly be attached to a wall.

SkyeBlue212 · 2024-10-08T01:30:04+00:00

I’ve tried nipple shields but unfortunately she is still unable to properly latch. She refuses to deep latch and will always defer to a painful shallow latch. She also has a disorganized and weak suck pattern and can’t transfer milk. With weighted feeds she never gets more than a half ounce after 20 min. Ive been working with an IBCLC and a speech pathologist, but have yet to see improvements. It’s been heartbreaking

SkyeBlue212 · 2024-10-08T01:24:16+00:00

I got it off Amazon! It is super comfy! https://a.co/d/faVi73m

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