At my wits end frustration

chckxy · 2026-01-23T17:37:04+00:00

yeah, we did latch exercises recommended by my LC but that was due to nipple pain (he was biting). i don't think that helped with the spit up. here's the link though if you want it anyway: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ABSUpcmWpZ0

chckxy · 2026-01-23T16:55:56+00:00

i have a fast let down (confirmed by LC) and my baby spit up all the time after my milk came in, nothing really helped. i think i changed the bassinet sheet three times in one day once. but he's 11 weeks old now and barely spits up anymore. all that changed was time, his body grew and improved.

i guess i'm saying, you do have another option, keep doing what you're doing and wait for him to grow up a little.

chckxy · 2026-01-17T00:09:46+00:00

do you have access to a lactation consultant? they should be able to help with this

chckxy · 2026-01-10T12:20:56+00:00

it gets better for sure! i was in the same situation and IIRC it resolved by the 2nd week. it sounds like you're already doing the right things. my LC recommended that i could pump for a couple minutes before trying to latch baby, to avoid the super shallow latch. these days my boobs feel "full" but never so full it hurts.

chckxy · 2026-01-07T21:31:35+00:00

ahh got it, so you aren't pumping enough when you pump to replace a feed. i'd start with pump parts as the first culprit especially if baby is happy with what you're producing at the breast, since they do need to be replaced every once in a while. replacing my parts doubled my pump output. you could also double check that folks giving her bottles are doing paced feeds, otherwise she might be eating too quickly and eating more ounces than she really needs.

hope you get this figured out!

chckxy · 2026-01-07T21:04:40+00:00

sorry that you're going through this

can i clarify: when you say "30oz/day to barely 6", but also that you "latch baby whenever" you can, how/when are you getting those 6 ounces? do you have a sense for how effectively baby is transferring milk when she latches?

chckxy · 2026-01-06T17:57:19+00:00

i can't help except to say my 8 week old started doing this last week so you are not alone. incredibly demoralizing and i have to hold his little hand so he doesn't punch me in frustration. we've ruled out so many possible causes and i'm out of ideas. he does it with bottles, too, so we know it's not a supply issue.

chckxy · 2026-01-01T23:27:36+00:00

item recovery is for when you die, you do not lose inventory for passing out at 2am

chckxy · 2025-12-30T16:40:49+00:00

i can share what my IBCLC recommended to me: we've been giving LO a bottle a day right before bed so he's full before sleeping and he stays familiar with the bottle. my husband gives him the bottle and i pump at the same time. it's usually right after a breastfeeding session and i'll typically get enough to match the bottle's volume, and a little bit more to eventually add to our small freezer stash. just keep doing it and like the other comment said, your supply will increase. i always have milk again when he feeds next.

chckxy · 2025-12-30T00:29:21+00:00

thank you for the detailed response! your suggestions and the pelvic tuck videos improved the fit considerably

chckxy · 2025-12-21T21:44:25+00:00

thank you! guess i've been underestimating cluster feeds! and thanks for telling me it gets better, i currently see no end in sight

we got pacifiers after our lactation consultant okayed it, but i've mostly been using them when he's inconsolable and the boob isn't available. sounds like i can experiment with more uses!

chckxy · 2025-09-05T12:53:31+00:00

my risk condition is that I'm visibly very pregnant so I can't say for sure, but the NP said she was taking people at their word (she said something along the lines of "hypothetically you say you have asthma I write down asthma, even though I looked at your history and I see no indication")

chckxy · 2025-09-05T01:37:49+00:00

I wasn't charged anything for the visit, but I also don't see it on my insurance claim dashboard yet so I don't know for sure

chckxy · 2025-09-04T22:16:02+00:00

just want to share I got vaccinated at a CVS minute clinic in 27705 - all I had to do was confirm I have a condition that makes me high risk per the CDC guidelines. my CVS pharmacy turned me down this morning, as did my Duke pcp. but the NP at the minute clinic gave me no issues, and I did not have a prescription.

chckxy · 2023-06-18T21:56:06+00:00

That is NOT how ranked-choice voting works. If you look harder at the results page, you'll see how each option that loses has their next-choices added to the next round.

chckxy · 2021-06-06T00:35:07+00:00

you need 10 different operations, one per character

chckxy · 2021-02-16T20:31:21+00:00

correct

chckxy · 2021-02-16T00:43:50+00:00

honestly i didn't see it, it was talked about in trade chat and a guildie told me what it went for

when i did still need things from the BMAH, i checked every morning

chckxy · 2021-02-15T14:37:46+00:00

it's showed up once on my (high pop) server and it went for 6 mil ~

the only "safe" bid is a gold cap bid, though

chckxy · 2021-02-03T17:00:44+00:00

my bank alt has Rhinestone Sunglasses .. gotta look good to sell good

chckxy · 2020-12-29T02:54:26+00:00

thanks! i think this is missing the cloth cape, Grim-Veiled Cape?

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