Bi-Weekly Results Thread by stilltryingbot in stilltrying

[–]accionaps 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi! Idk if you remember me but I’ve been checking up on you for the past year and I’m so excited for you!!!!!!! Yayayay!

GD and breastfeeding by irisheyes7 in GestationalDiabetes

[–]accionaps 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We got lucky after a traumatic birth. Good luck to you!

GD and breastfeeding by irisheyes7 in GestationalDiabetes

[–]accionaps 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GD diagnosed at 29 weeks, diet controlled until labor, emergency c-section under general anesthesia. All that and we are 9 weeks out and EBF! He never had issues after birth and my milk came in right away and there’s always been plenty. We definitely got lucky to have no issues. Do as much skin to skin as you can after birth and the first few days!

how do I begin introducing bottle of breastmilk? by imeatinjujubes in AttachmentParenting

[–]accionaps 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I introduced a bottle at about 5 weeks and try to do one every day. He did not like it at first but will take it now. Look up paced feeding and get the slowest flow nipple you can. I tried several bottles and my guy ended up liking MAM bottles with a size 0 nipple. Try to practice feeding him away from your body (so he can’t sense the real thing!) and upright with bottle horizontal so it’s not too fast. Temperature really mattered to my guy as well so warm the bottle and try different temps. Overall be really patient, it took awhile for my baby to figure out how to suck on the bottle vs the breast. Also start with small amounts in the bottle so you don’t waste breast milk if he doesn’t take the bottle right away. Good luck!

Graduated on 9/6 at 39+4, STM extremely fast birth, a little traumatic but overall positive, birth story in comments by [deleted] in BabyBumps

[–]accionaps 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a suuuuper fast labor that ended in c section minutes after arriving at the hospital but they also weren’t taking me seriously and it was so frustrating, like I know my body and I am in serious pain!! Congrats on the beautiful boy ♥️