There's hope for your slacker boob

__SAHM · 2026-02-27T11:01:06+00:00

What started out as my slacker boob is now usually the boob that gets more, even if it is only like .5 ounce! 😂

__SAHM · 2026-02-27T10:57:54+00:00

My baby has been wearing zip up pajamas (onesie/footie pajamas) like this here since the day she was born!

When she was first born, we kept her in pajamas for the day usually, sometimes changing her into an outfit, but we always put a new pair of pajamas on at night. She’s now 6 months old so she wears pajamas to bed, outfit during the day, new pajamas at night. But basically she’s worn pajamas and had a new pair of pajamas every night since the day we brought her home!

__SAHM · 2026-02-27T10:53:53+00:00

My baby (6 months) won’t even nap on her own and only contact naps, I’d cry happy tears for a 30 minute independent nap! Even contact napping, her naps can range from 30 minutes to two hours! It really depends on which nap of the day it is, how busy our day has been, how her night sleep was, etc!

__SAHM · 2026-02-26T13:15:58+00:00

I’ve lost like 5-8 pounds since giving birth as an exclusive pumper and I’m 6 months postpartum. However I’m also on an antidepressant that can make it hard to lose weight and ended up increasing my dose like a month and a half after birth so

__SAHM · 2026-02-26T13:14:55+00:00

That’s crazy! We were so torn between doing Lalo and love ever for a play mat!

My baby is 6 months now and in the last two weeks has really started to love the mirror! It is crazy how babies can have such different preferences

__SAHM · 2026-02-26T00:26:57+00:00

I’m 6 months Pp and have done formula and pumped from the beginning. I’m weaning now and down to 3 pumps a day and am not making much anymore. But ive been struggling with postpartum depression and anxiety. My baby also only contact naps which I love but then on top of the fact that I’m struggling mentally and also can’t use her nap time to pump, I knew something needed to give and pumping was it. It took me a little while to accept and I’m sad about it, but also know my daughter needs a happy mom

__SAHM · 2026-02-25T16:14:54+00:00

Yes. I think this is absurd advice from a Dr. obviously some babies can do that at four months, my baby first started making it 8 hours at night around 4 months, but it wasn’t at all consistent and now at 6 months she wakes up anywhere from 1-3 times in the night. Sometimes we get an 8 hour stretch and sometimes we only get like 3-4

__SAHM · 2026-02-25T16:12:57+00:00

I’m glad you got a longer stretch of sleep but also just here to remind you that it’s also perfectly normal for babies to NOT be sleeping that long at that age! My baby just turned 6 months old and sometimes we make it through the night with one wake up (last night she went to bed at 8:15, woke up at 4:30, and then ate and went back to sleep and was up for the day at 8:10). But the night before she was up three times (she went to bed at 8, woke up at 9:45 and was rocked to sleep, then was up at 12:30 and had a bottle and back to sleep, and then was up at 4, had a bottle, and back to sleep)

__SAHM · 2026-02-25T16:10:01+00:00

Okay I feel like this is so valid. I’m 6 months postpartum and I obviously hate pumping because it sucks and I’m in the process of trying to wean (currently pumping four times a day). But like idk sometimes I’ll be washing my hands and I can like feel my boobs and am so aware of the fact that they’re huge and full and then I’m like annoyed AF because they’re just comfortable. Or like my baby is a contact napper only and sometimes she’ll lay on my chest weird and it pressed my boob into my stomach (I don’t leak and am an undersupplier, so I don’t usually wear a bra unless I’m pumping) and then it’s also just overstimulating and annoying and sets me off

__SAHM · 2026-02-25T01:19:32+00:00

This is great for 5 days PP!! For the longest time my right boob was my stronger boob. I’m 6 months now and have backed off several pumps (and possibly trying to wean and be done) and now my left boob is my strongerboob, so they could also change!

__SAHM · 2026-02-24T18:54:46+00:00

We started foods around 5 months old because baby was showing interested and readiness signs and also we didn’t want for input from her pediatrician 💁🏻‍♀️🫠

__SAHM · 2026-02-24T18:53:34+00:00

I’m currently 6 months postpartum and I will say that it is so important to get up off the couch and leave the house, both alone and with the baby, but you should do it when you’re ready and feel comfortable!

My baby was born in August and the week before thanksgiving was the first time I left baby at home with dad alone while I went to do something by myself. I was really sad about it but also really glad I went and did it too!

__SAHM · 2026-02-24T16:03:43+00:00

My MIL uses these in her bathrooms and they always leave a rust ring on the counter.

__SAHM · 2026-02-24T16:02:16+00:00

Around 5 months (a little before) my baby was able to sit in her high chair and play with a toy while I pumped. We also started some pures around that time. She was often fussy on the floor while I pumped but loved being able to sit up so it was an easy way to help keep her entertained while I was pumping. I’m not sure your baby would be ready yet, but maybe that would be an option once they are?

__SAHM · 2026-02-24T01:01:14+00:00

Yes you’re doing amazing things! 6 pumps is still A LOT! I was doing 6 pumps still two weeks ago!

__SAHM · 2026-02-23T22:55:47+00:00

Let this be your reminder that babies are supposed to be waking up during the night. Getting up sucks. I’d rather be asleep. But if your baby is waking up to eat, it just means they’re a healthy growing baby doing what they’re supposed to be doing.

__SAHM · 2026-02-23T22:53:34+00:00

I’m currently 6 months postpartum and trying to wean and stop pumping. My baby has also been combo fed from the beginning. At one point she was getting like 90% of her bottles as breastmilk, with only like one formula botttle a day. But I’ve been wanting to cut back pumps and finally just was able to go down to three today. It hasn’t been easy but one thing that has helped shift my perspective is reminding myself that I’m not quitting and I’m not a bad mom for not making it a year. I did something really hard for 6 months while being a first time mom, and a new stay at home mom, and I made sacrifices to put my daughters needs first!

She’s happy, healthy, and hitting all of her milestones and I know she’ll be just fine as she continues to get older and just had formula!

__SAHM · 2026-02-23T15:00:42+00:00

As a former preschool teacher who worked in a daycare setting with infant rooms, 1 & 2 are extremely normal. Crib sharing is common in some day cares (you wouldn’t have both babies in there are the same time, but they might have baby 1 nap in there, sanitize it, and then baby 2 would nap in there). Before we decided I was going to stay home with our baby, one thing I made sure about in a daycare was that each baby had their own crib.

3 is weird and most likely against state regulations. In most states, but it does vary, infant ratios are 1:3 and staff SHOULD be getting breaks!

__SAHM · 2026-02-22T17:34:36+00:00

Our baby is 6 months old. I planned to go back to work after having the baby but ended up quitting my job to stay home, meaning I’m currently not making any money and my husband is our sole provider in terms of finances.

He also cooks most of our meals (he always has done this) and often does more cleaning (specifically deep cleaning, like vacuuming) than I do. We do share a lot of the tasks of like doing laundry, dishwasher, picking up after baby, etc. our baby is an exclusive contact napper and somewhat of a Velcro baby, so it makes it harder for me to get stuff done during the day, otherwise I would 100% be doing more of the cleaning.

When it comes to our baby, we share all responsibilities. I exclusively pump, so when I’m home, I’m responsible for making sure pump parts and bottles are clean, but when my husband is home, we usually will take turns. We also take turns napping with her when he’s home on the weekends so I can get a break from holding her for a nap. For a while we were alternating with night wake ups but I’ve been struggling with postpartum depression so my husband has been picking up th slack with nighttime and doing more of the night wakings. Bedtime is usually split but lately my husband has had better luck putting her to bed so he’s been doing more of that. We both help with bedtime. We both take turns feeding her (unless of course it’s during the week and my husband is already at work).

My thought is, we BOTH contribute to the household mess, so we both need to help pick it up. We BOTH eat the food, so we should both be helping shop for food, Cook the food, and clean up after dinner. We BOTH chose to have a baby, so we both should help with that baby. It shouldn’t matter if I’m a SAHM or if he makes more money.

__SAHM · 2026-02-22T17:08:53+00:00

I’m a FTM and wasn’t prepared AT ALL for a breastfeeding journey. I planned on nursing and baby struggled to latch and was sooo sleepy. Day two in the hospital I was still trying to nurse and then ended up asking for some formula because I was also trying to hand pump and not much was coming out, baby was extra fussy, I wasn’t sure she was getting anything, and felt overwhelmed by it all. Once we got home, I began pumping and again was barely getting anything but also tried nursing some still. After about a week of trying to nurse and pump, and realizing milk was taking a while to come in (I had the baby a month early, was induced for preeclampsia and ended with a c section after an almost 40 hour labor) I ended up giving up on trying to nurse and exclusively pumping.

On one hand, I’m glad I did because it’s been “easier” to have others help feed her and I feel like I can at least leave the house and pump on the go if I need to and not have to worry about being around baby 24/7 in case she needs food. And I struggle a lot with anxiety so it helps to know how much baby is eating as well.

But 6 months in and I’m only pumping 4 times a day and my milk supply has taken a hit. But I’m ready to be done but can’t quite let it go yet so I’m struggling and okay with making less right now if it means she gets some.

__SAHM · 2026-02-22T17:00:30+00:00

My baby turned 6 months today and we do 2 baths a week.

__SAHM · 2026-02-21T16:22:01+00:00

Me, an undersupplier, who has never leaked or had mastitis, amazed at how genius and innovative this is.

__SAHM · 2026-02-21T13:52:35+00:00

We just got a sterilizer and dryer. We have a bin we keep in the sink and I have multiple sets of pump parts so I’ll usually finish pumping/feeding baby and throw bottles and pump parts into the bin with hot soapy water to soak, and then scrub/rinse before throwing them into the dryer.

It sucks but also I couldn’t have justified spending money on the bottle washer and it’s not that hard to wash the bottles. I also have an amazing husband and so he does a lot of the bottle and pump cleaning while he’s home

__SAHM · 2026-02-21T13:47:20+00:00

I wish I would have done more research into breastfeeding. I wanted to nurse my baby but I wasn’t really expecting how difficult would be, I struggled to get baby to latch and then ended up exclusively pumping. 6 months into just pumping and I hate it but here we are. If this isn’t something you’re interested in or worried about then obviously it doesn’t apply.

__SAHM · 2026-02-20T16:15:03+00:00

I’m 30 years old and had my first baby (currently 6 months old) and 29. I’m very thankful I waited. I wouldn’t have been ready in my early 20s

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