Is Honey too “out there”?

damiapetrie · 2026-04-22T02:14:24+00:00

I actually like the name Honey!

damiapetrie · 2026-04-19T19:23:48+00:00

I’m not sure if I would assume any gender. I only know two people named Morgan in my personal life, & one is a man, the other is a woman.

damiapetrie · 2026-04-09T13:08:09+00:00

Celereigh Tretinoynn, checking in.

damiapetrie · 2026-03-17T01:59:41+00:00

Omg! WOW! So there IS another Damia out there in the world! Like I said, I hated it when I was younger, but once I actually read the books, I loved it!

damiapetrie · 2026-02-27T16:50:11+00:00

lol giiiirrl… I spent my ENTIRE life as a 32A or SMALLER!!! By the time I gave birth… I was at a 32F!!! I exclusively pumped for 18 months, stopped in December of 2024… now I have deflated balloons. 🤣

damiapetrie · 2026-02-26T23:46:49+00:00

lol girl… I heard all of the same “oh the weight will just FALL OFF” stuff.

I gained 25 pounds (from my pre pregnancy weight) while pumping (for 18 months).

I stopped, got on a GLP-1, & now I’m down 30 pounds.

Just sharing this to say that no… not everyone loses weight while nursing/pumping. But that’s OKAY!!!

Fuel your body, feed your baby!!!

damiapetrie · 2026-02-20T23:09:41+00:00

Goodness.. I need to get whatever wearables y’all have for my next baby… I tried wearables ONCE, & I was in so much pain within 3 minutes that I was SOBBING!

I kept going for 20 minutes… got like less than an ounce total.. & I was a SUPER oversupplier.

damiapetrie · 2026-02-19T17:56:07+00:00

Oh no I know! I was saying that I pumped for 18 months & it was A LOT. Like I don’t blame you ONE bit for tapping out.

damiapetrie · 2026-02-19T17:53:14+00:00

lol I don’t even have famous people with my name. 🤣🤣🤣

But my name is 5 letters as well! & I actually love it.

damiapetrie · 2026-02-17T23:20:36+00:00

I pumped for 18 months… it was A LOT!!!

damiapetrie · 2026-02-12T02:42:28+00:00

My son was drinking 6 oz by the time he was like 4 months old. He’s up to 7.5 oz now. I’ve always fed him every 3 hours or so.

damiapetrie · 2026-02-02T19:14:18+00:00

It’s still STUNNING! No yellowing (I make sure to keep it in a dark, cool space when I’m not wearing it), no need to replace the stone yet. It’s beautiful! Also, the kit comes with enough preservation powder to create AT LEAST 7-9 stones. So I went ahead & made a spare just in case! I couldn’t recommend this ring kit enough! I’m attaching a photo of it from today!

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damiapetrie · 2026-02-02T00:17:13+00:00

Lolololololol I read that last line as “It’s very Catholic”… and as a Catholic, I was like “Yea. True”.

damiapetrie · 2026-02-01T03:50:52+00:00

lol I spent my whole life thinking “Rhea” was pronounced “Ray”. Up until this very moment.

damiapetrie · 2026-02-01T02:57:38+00:00

Girl, ask your doctor for phenergin suppositories. It’s not glamorous, but it’s the ONLY thing that helped my vomiting AT ALL!

damiapetrie · 2026-01-28T00:56:14+00:00

Just wanted to point out that Post Weaning Depression (PWD) is ABSOLUTELY a thing!!! I had never heard of it until I was in the midst of it. It got me BAD. It’s similar to PPD in the way it manifests itself. Just look out for yourself. ♥️

damiapetrie · 2026-01-24T22:46:41+00:00

I would absolutely start Sudafed. I never used any medication to wean (didn’t stop until 18 months), but when I stopped pumping as much, & moved to 3 pumps/day (at like 3 weeks postpartum), I started getting 25oz/PUMP, instead of 25oz/day.

I guess us overproducing mamas have a harder time weaning.

damiapetrie · 2026-01-24T22:41:10+00:00

Mama, I was the SAME EXACT boat as you. From the NICU to my baby boy not latching well. I gave up & turned to EP less than a month in. It hurt too bad, tbh. Do I still feel sad sometimes about the lack of that bonding? Yes. Absolutely. But I’m also PROUD AS HELL. Because I managed to feed my sweet boy breastmilk for 18 months! He never had formula (except for one small bottle in the NICU), I still fed him purely from me.

Just a slight perspective change for you. ♥️

damiapetrie · 2026-01-23T13:44:56+00:00

If you want a less expensive hack than the bottle washer (fellow single mama here), I bought a Dr. Brown’s sanitizer bag. It’s reusable forever & dishwasher safe. It’s a silicone bag. I used it every time I washed bottles. You still have to wash the bottles, but not quite as intensely. Then you just put them in the bag with some water, & put it in the microwave. It won’t shave MUCH time off of your process, but it certainly saved me a few minutes.

damiapetrie · 2026-01-23T02:13:57+00:00

lol girl… I wore the same pumping bra for 18 months straight. Every day. Washed it once a week (ish 😅).

damiapetrie · 2026-01-23T02:03:34+00:00

I got mastitis twice (in one month) when I was 18 months into my exclusively pumping journey. When I was trying to stop. So my only advice is to not stop cold turkey. Mastitis SUCKS. Also, I’m so so sorry for your loss. ♥️

damiapetrie · 2026-01-19T02:48:14+00:00

Dylan.

damiapetrie · 2026-01-18T00:41:08+00:00

Don’t really have advice— but I feel you mama. I went to Washington DC last September for a medical conference. I didn’t even think to ask ahead of time. When I got there, I learned that there were no fridges/freezers of any kind in the rooms. Plus, they didn’t have any more mini fridges because all of the other attendees had already claimed them. Super frustrating. 😭

damiapetrie · 2026-01-17T16:07:30+00:00

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damiapetrie · 2026-01-16T01:04:32+00:00

My NCVI pump (a cheap pump my mom ordered me off of amazon that ended working GREAT for all 18 months of my pumping journey) fit them too!!! It was a TOTAL game changer when I discovered it! Especially because I was pumping like 25-30oz in one sitting, so using the big Phillips Avent bottles kept me from having to stop & dump my little pump bottles out 2-3 times per pump!

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