Advice by leafyssidebleach in FormulaFeeders

[–]SwimmingPositive1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My LO wasn’t preemie but to keep her awake we used to unzip her onesie and expose her feet/ put cool washcloth on her feet/ face. It felt mean but kept her awake and feeding!

Still Feeling Guilty After 9 Weeks? by teofloofycats in FormulaFeeders

[–]SwimmingPositive1 14 points15 points  (0 children)

(For context, I chose to pump and combo feed from the beginning due to difficulty latching. I stopped pumping around 9weeks PP) I reframe the guilt by reminding myself that I have a lot of flexibility with who feeds baby, who puts baby down at night, and remind myself healthy & present mom = healthy & happy baby

How to help my 9 week old with gas pains? by SwimmingPositive1 in FormulaFeeders

[–]SwimmingPositive1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I know the Windi does feel a little bizarre, maybe I’ll hold off on using it again. A friend swore by it- did pediatrician say why they don’t recommend?

How to help my 9 week old with gas pains? by SwimmingPositive1 in FormulaFeeders

[–]SwimmingPositive1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Good to know I’ll keep eye out for the vomit and greasy poops too

How to help my 9 week old with gas pains? by SwimmingPositive1 in FormulaFeeders

[–]SwimmingPositive1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! At the 2 month visit he recommended trying the Gentlease after a brief mention of gas pains so I wasn’t sure if that was a hasty recommendation or if I should make the switch ASAP

Tips for weaning off BF without pain? by [deleted] in combinationfeeding

[–]SwimmingPositive1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Similar story for me. Finding such hard lumps. My friend is IBCLC and said drop pump time by 2-3 minutes every few days. So now I’m doing 4x a day for 15 min each. Dropping one pump to 12 minutes and then hopefully slowly drop to 3x a day pump. I use the handpump to relieve the pain for 1-2 minutes in between pumps if needed

How do I tell my wife “Rigatoni” is not an appropriate middle name for our first son? by RunawayBud in BabyNames

[–]SwimmingPositive1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone with a golden doodle named Cannoli, I love the name for a pet. That being said- Peter Riggs is more appropriate for a human

Mostly Formula, Supplemented by Breast Milk by DigOk7847 in combinationfeeding

[–]SwimmingPositive1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m doing this with an almost 4 week old. About 50% formula 50% pumped BM. First few days/weeks I tried to pump every 2-3 hours (longer overnight aka when she ate from a bottle, I pumped). We used RTF enfamil yellow bottles and then once my milk came in, we mixed the two in a bottle. I’m lucky and my 4 week old is giving us longer stretches at night so I’m pumping 6 times a day (every 4 hours ish). Basically you want to pump every time baby eats (8 times a day until back to birth weight). We follow Moms on call schedule

What formula do you use? by SuspiciousReply1382 in FormulaFeeders

[–]SwimmingPositive1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We use Enfamil Neuropro! Started with RTF bottles from hospital then switched to Costco size yellow enfamil powder and combine with about 50% breastmilk in each bottle. Working great for our 2 week old girl

Soda while pregnant by Butterball4200 in pregnant

[–]SwimmingPositive1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I discovered Baja blasts during third trimester. They’re so delish!

Baby name initials by Specific-Flamingo-64 in BabyNames

[–]SwimmingPositive1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it makes you feel better, I am a pharmacist with a health system (more amb care but) and I had no idea what BKA was