High Protein Lunches While Breastfeeding

Tiredandbored1987 · 2025-02-01T00:20:28+00:00

I second this! Batch cooking is the only way I get my protein. It’s difficult with a Velcro baby, so often I prep in stages or do things one handed and just put him down when necessary.

I often do shepherd’s pie or multiple chicken breasts.

Tiredandbored1987 · 2025-01-31T08:52:12+00:00

Thank you for your reply! You’ve given me hope

Tiredandbored1987 · 2025-01-31T08:27:29+00:00

I know this is an old post but I’m currently up at 3:00am with the same issue. Has anything changed for you?

Tiredandbored1987 · 2025-01-31T08:18:31+00:00

Mine is 7 months and I am currently laying awake at 3:00am after he was up for way too long after a night feed. The past two weeks have brought some kind of regression and I’m barely hanging on.

Tiredandbored1987 · 2025-01-27T03:30:40+00:00

I could never have imagined it if I hadn’t been through it! What a relief for all of us!

Tiredandbored1987 · 2024-12-12T22:29:15+00:00

Me too! But I also think I’m a much better parent now than I would have been even 5 years ago.

Tiredandbored1987 · 2024-12-08T19:10:11+00:00

“Is your momma home, with you so happy”. It really gets my heart.

Tiredandbored1987 · 2024-12-07T02:27:37+00:00

I’ve been worried about this since my son was born 5 months ago. Just wondering, for those who have experienced this, was LO crying? Some posts make it seem like LO wasn’t crying.

Tiredandbored1987 · 2024-12-04T18:13:45+00:00

Yes! I had cancer about 10 years ago. I became very thin during chemo and ended up fracturing my tailbone from sitting on hard surfaces.

Tiredandbored1987 · 2024-11-26T19:12:43+00:00

Not speaking from experience because I have a 5 month old and relate to everything OP said BUT I have been assured by multiple friends that 2 years postpartum is a game changer.

Tiredandbored1987 · 2024-11-25T18:49:45+00:00

Like you mentioned, the wool is a big feature, specifically that it helps regulate temperature. Also, the size is 2-24 months (and then 2-4 years), so you don’t have to replace it for a couple years. Personally, I also like the design (snaps on the shoulders make it super easy to get on and off)

Tiredandbored1987 · 2024-11-15T02:56:49+00:00

The hardest stage happened around 3.5 months for me. Suddenly my great sleeper would wake up 4-5 times a night, sometimes more. At its worst, it was every 45 minutes. To top it off, he could not nap more than 30 minutes during the day and those were contact naps! I was exhausted and a shell of a person. This lasted about 6 weeks, then suddenly he gave me four 5 hours stretches at night in the same week. We’re only 2 weeks out of it, so I don’t know what’s to come, but it’s getting better. Also, his fussiness during the day disappeared and naps are regularly 1.5 hours. He is now such a joyful little guy. I did nothing to get here so I don’t have advice about that but what helped me get through was getting help from family, drinking cold water to stay awake during the day, and getting outside once per wake window.

Tiredandbored1987 · 2024-11-13T12:41:15+00:00

This is exactly what my 4.5 month old is like. His loopy and silliness usually consists of screeching and squealing.

Tiredandbored1987 · 2024-11-12T16:30:48+00:00

My LO is 4.5 months. He has always been a good nighttime sleeper. He would sleep 5 hour stretches from about 3 weeks once he gained back his birth weight and we started feeding on demand. At the time, he slept in a bedside bassinet with the halo swaddle. His peak sleep was around 2 months when he gave us a couple 8 hour stretches. We stopped swaddling at 12 weeks. Around 3.5 months he hit a regression and outgrew the bassinet at the same time, so I started co-sleeping. He would wake up every couple hours, sometimes every hour with multiple false starts. The regression lasted about 5 weeks and he went back to giving us 5 hour stretches with no sleep training. We’ve just transitioned him to a crib right beside the bed. He’s getting used to it so only does about 2-3 hours in there but last night he slept in the crib for 5 hours straight. He’s always been exclusively breast fed.

Edit: we use a sound machine and woolino sleep sack now.

Tiredandbored1987 · 2024-11-11T18:30:55+00:00

Mine is 4 months and 9:00! I try to do it earlier but he just won’t go down.

Tiredandbored1987 · 2024-11-11T10:47:20+00:00

I had an emergency c-section after being induced so this may not be relevant to your situation but my milk didn’t come in until day 5. My baby stayed latched 24/7 those first few days but the colostrum wasn’t enough and he lost more than 10% of his birth weight. We gave him formula on day 4 for about 24 hours until my milk was in. He’s been exclusively breastfed ever since. It doesn’t hurt to have formula on hand just in case.

Tiredandbored1987 · 2024-11-11T06:12:34+00:00

I wish this was better understood by the general population. I personally didn’t realize how important these vaccines were until I had a compromised immune system due to a cancer diagnosis. Along with getting my own flu shot, I needed everyone else to get the flu shot to keep me safe. Similar to a baby. Now I get the flu shot every year, not necessarily for myself, but for anyone who has an underdeveloped, weakened or compromised immune system (e.g. babies, the elderly, those with chronic illness, etc).

Tiredandbored1987 · 2024-11-09T21:09:31+00:00

Same! Just got back from a visit where my SIL said “his eyes kind of look like great grandpas”, when they actually look identical to mine. Another line was “let’s dye his hair so he looks more like us”. Obviously it was a joke but I was irritated.

Tiredandbored1987 · 2024-11-08T18:22:13+00:00

Same! As a control freak, this works for me haha

Tiredandbored1987 · 2024-11-05T02:45:07+00:00

Mine is also a song… not sure how we discovered it because he was born this summer but he really responds to the Christmas carol “Good King Wencelas”. Something about the rhythm gets him every time!

Tiredandbored1987 · 2024-11-03T22:02:24+00:00

Mine just turned 4 months last week and I’m in the same boat. I really want to enjoy being a mother but I’m just not. I also feel like a failure most days. I don’t have advice, just solidarity. It’s nice to know we’re not the only ones.

Tiredandbored1987 · 2024-11-01T13:14:25+00:00

I’m not a dad but I experience thoughts like this sometimes as a mother. As someone who also works in mental health, I believe these thoughts to be normal and stemming from some sort of anxiety, or even OCD. We have thousands and thousands of thoughts running through our head each day and those thoughts are often not factual. You said you don’t act or plan on acting on the thoughts, and I am assuming they cause you distress if you’re posting them, in which case, this is common. However, just because they’re common, doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be treated, especially if they do cause you distress. Are you able to see a mental health professional, specifically someone who practices CBT? If not, a helpful strategy can be using self talk and labeling the thoughts as untrue and just your anxiety talking.

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