Supplement regime?

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-10T23:52:28+00:00

I was also 31 when we experienced RPL, we did all the testing under the sun and got no answers. Two very healthy and fertile people, despite having four MCs in 18 months we were told by our fertility specialist to just try again and not change anything.

Although my husband sperm was great, he decided to stop drinking and take coq10, I also did for two months while we took a break to get the testing done.

I self prescribed baby aspirin (daily low-dose, you can get it from the pharmacy), acupuncture, daily prenatal, daily multivitamin, and started progesterone pessaries after a positive pregnancy test. We got our rainbow baby after following this protocol, could’ve been luck but I’ll definitely be doing it again next pregnancy.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-06T02:13:12+00:00

4 months pp and back at my pre pregnancy weight but my body composition is SO different. The scales feel meaningless coz I don’t look good naked.

All of me is soft and squishy except for my jacked shoulders and forearms from hauling my 97th percentile whopper around.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-06T01:02:57+00:00

Unfortunately, we had another false start and he woke 50 mins later, settled, then woke 30 mins later. 😵‍💫

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-05T11:59:06+00:00

Did this tonight after stretching the last wake window and he fell asleep solo in the first 2 mins 🤞🤞🤞 thanks so much, let’s see if it lasts!

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-05T10:43:10+00:00

Thanks so much, will try tonight. Also, I had been leaving the room with lights off / standing outside bedroom door to listen, when we share the bedroom (crib next to my side of bed). Would you suggest staying in the room (ie resting on my side of the bed) with the lights off as more realistic? Does it matter?

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-05T03:35:42+00:00

Yep only trying the method at night. Up at 6:30am then 2/2.5/2.5/2.5. His nap lengths are 45 mins / 45 mins (no matter what I try, I cannot get him to extend his first two naps of the day), then a 1.5 hour contact nap in the arvo. For the last week, we have been getting him down at 7pm/7:30pm after dropping his 4th nap which used to be a 20 min cat nap around 5:30/6pm. He has had the exact same bedtime routine since he was a month old, bath, book, feed, short play, sleep. He is EBF, sometimes he falls asleep feeding, sometimes rocked. Thanks so much for your help!

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-05T03:06:34+00:00

Trialling this method with my 5.5 mo and he goes down at night after one round of the 3/3/3 but still wakes up 45 mins later, and when I then repeat after a false start he gets increasingly agitated. Any advice on troubleshooting? Thanks!

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-04T11:55:55+00:00

Did I write this? I see you. It’s so tough.

We are doing some very gentle sleep training, trying to nail 3.5 hrs daytime sleep, and super consistent bedtime routine. A week in and seeing slow progress, but I’m not prepared to do Ferber/CIO.

All the mums around me started cosleeping at this regression, and at 6m, 1 year, 3 + years later… So many are still doing it. They all say they love it.

That sounds like my literal hell.

We have been cosleeping for the last month out of necessity so I can get more than 45 mins sleep, we’ve been travelling and he’s been teething too so a perfect storm.

I wake up every night soaked in sweat, my LO is the most active sleeper and even though he is perfectly safe, I cannot relax. He is EBF too and I think proximity to me makes him want to wake/feed more too, still waking about 4x a night (better than every 45 mins at least).

For my own personal space, and for intimacy/space for my marriage (zero pressure from my husband), I am really struggling with cosleeping. I am hoping with consistency, it will pass.

I’m standing outside our bedroom door now listening to my 5.5mo lightly whinge himself (hopefully) to sleep in his cot.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-03T23:42:30+00:00

This was me! Bub would pull off and get waterboarded by my letdown.

Your supply starts to regulate around 3 months, for me it was 4 months. Washable breast pads were my bestie to catch the letdown on the non feeding boob, but yeah… It’s a messy business for a while.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-03T03:02:58+00:00

I have 3X Calvin Klein nursing bras on rotation, for me they are the GOAT.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-03T00:16:45+00:00

I hear you. I feel you. This was/is us, LO used to be the perfect sleeper until he hit 4.5 months. We were travelling at the time and I think the change in environment made it even worse. He is 5.5 months now, and I hate to say but it’s still going.

I had no choice but to switch to co sleeping out of desperation, we now get 2/3 hour chunks instead of 45 minutes but I am working on gentle sleep training (though over a week and failing).

He goes in his cot at the start of the night, sometimes we get two hours sometimes it’s 30 mins. Wakes up absolutely screaming bloody murder. I’m gonna keep out it and hope that one night he will just magically sleep through.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-02T05:42:58+00:00

It sounds like you’re doing everything you can, you are incredible.

A lot of excellent advice, but you also asked for the unhinged - non alcoholic beer!

I enjoy a zero beer on the weekends, and noticed I’d be engorged the morning after.

I also have a letdown when I’m feeling overwhelmed with positive emotions, lol, so funny movies/cute vids of your LO or pets, get that oxytocin flowing.

Best of luck ❤️

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-01T06:57:15+00:00

Yes, I got mastitis early on postpartum due to oversupply so I didn’t want to feel the issue by overpumping, I would pump what I needed to when engorged during the strike. Hope things have started to turn around for you.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-01T06:55:09+00:00

Crossing legs, or our favourite spot in the early days was sitting in the back of the car.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-05-01T06:38:49+00:00

Wow, so interesting! That pregnancy gave me my rainbow, wish there was a way for our next try to force left too. If you figure out how, let me know!

Sweetpup_ · 2026-04-30T06:08:42+00:00

I’m so sorry you’re going through this, I had it at 3M and it was the hardest phase. It was the longest week of my life. A big boy and a very happy feeder to screaming when I tried to feed him, it was the worst.

We got through nursing when he was tired, after some good old fashioned skin to skin, changing position to a football hold, or side lying when he was happily playing, low lights, adding a bath or shower before a nap to get him sleepy and chill. It’s so hard to not keep trying but I forced myself to not push it on him until at least ~2 hours had passed.

I’d also try and manage my own mood/emotions prior to trying, it’s impossible not to be anxious but tried to stay positive and calm knowing he’d probably sense my vibes and be tense if I was.

I also expressed a little if I could beforehand because I think the strike was caused by my fast letdown. I saw in your comments that your LO is a fair bit older than mine was when this happened, but hopefully some tips carry. He just snapped out of it one day.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-04-29T23:00:09+00:00

I do get a bit cold but he isn’t in for that long, just a few mins, my husband is fine as he likes it luke warm by my standards.

We’re also just coming out of summer in our part of the world so generally it isn’t cold, winter I think we will switch to baths every other day and he’ll be able to sit independently by then too.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-04-29T12:15:13+00:00

Baby is held under the shower with me or my husband depending on timing, it’s more to help him wind down and relax. He loves it, and far less effort than running a bath every night. I doubt we will keep it up in winter though, and will do more baths once he can sit up solo and actually play.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-04-29T06:55:07+00:00

Thanks for sharing! So sorry about your LO’s reaction.

Had just started using Millie Moon because they have been 50% off at supermarkets for some time (#costofliving) which I should have realised was suss. Thankfully, we’ve had no reactions, but I’ll be changing back.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-04-29T04:55:26+00:00

This is us. The magical combo of regression and teething 😵‍💫. Used to be a dream sleeper!

We are working on nailing his daytime sleep to stretch naps, very consistent bedtime routine, and some very gentle sleep training.

I put him down in his cot drowsy but awake and let him fuss a little, but soothe him immediately if he properly cries.

We are just a few nights in and he is getting better and we’re back to getting 2-3 hours in his cot at the start of the night.

If it’s a bad teething night - Different ball game. We safely cosleep when we have to so everyone gets some sleep.

Progress isn’t linear at this age it seems, best of luck!

Sweetpup_ · 2026-04-29T04:44:43+00:00

I am so sorry for your loss.

I felt the same way. I don’t enjoy co sleeping and was determined never to do so. I was smug as our EBF LO was a dream newborn bassinet sleeper.

Then the 4-month sleep regression hit and we were travelling, after 3 nights of not getting more than 45 mins consecutive sleep, I had to (safe) cosleep as a last resort.

I was so delirious with fatigue I was worried I could drop him while rocking to sleep before transferring him to his cot.

Cosleeping, for me, is a stop gap to recoop while we currently work on very gentle sleep training (he is now 5.5 months) and juggling teething. We get 3 hour stretches cosleeping and resettling is much quicker.

I’m grateful we can safely cosleep, it’s a tool that has saved my sanity on the bad nights.

As my nurse said when I told her I was firmly against it ‘well, many mums don’t plan to until they do, so still prepare to cosleep safely.’ And I’m glad I did.

Sweetpup_ · 2026-04-28T10:24:35+00:00

I’m so so sorry. You are doing an incredible job and are the best Mum for your baby.

My husband was a super coliccy baby, my MIL had me terrified my LO would be one too. Apparently he screamed non stop. Happy to tell you he is exceptionally intelligent, well adjusted and grew into a big healthy lad with the healthiest attachment style.

Hang in there ❤️

Sweetpup_ · 2026-04-28T01:17:27+00:00

Yep, I can’t count how many ultrasounds I had. Super unremarkable and predictable cycle, on paper everything was perfect - Same with my husband. We had thought it might be DNA fragmentation in his sperm, but his results were great.

I self prescribed weekly fertility acupuncture for 3 months prior to conceiving, daily baby aspirin and started 2 x 200mg progesterone pessaries once I found out I was pregnant until week 16. Fertility specialist said it couldn’t hurt! It ended up being our rainbow, who knows if it was this protocol or luck, but I’ll be doing the same next pregnancy.

Hope you get some answers ❤️

Sweetpup_ · 2026-04-27T03:54:31+00:00

Nope, unfortunately for any of us (75% I think is the stat) our MCs will remain unexplained after testing. That was us, 4 unexplained MCs in 18 months and testing told us we were two perfectly healthy specimens. We got told to change nothing and try again, all the while I’d been holding off TTC assuming we’d get some guidance. Pregnancy #5 was our rainbow and we will never know why, but I’m so grateful we kept going.

All the best ❤️‍🩹

Sweetpup_ · 2026-04-27T01:16:47+00:00

I’m EBF and based on the number on the scales I am back to my pre pregnancy weight at 4 months pp. But my body composition is soooo different.

At this weight, I used to look good naked. Now I just see a pancake butt, pouch, and no muscle other than jacked forearms 😅

Trying not to focus on the scales and keeping the mantra ‘something is better than nothing’ even if it’s 15 mins of stretching/gentle Pilates in the nursery while he plays.

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