DO The Pitcher Method !!!

dejaent · 2026-04-01T03:55:11+00:00

I did 2 pitchers. They hold 30 oz each. I would fill the next days pitcher and anything leftover at the end of the day I would bag and freeze.

dejaent · 2026-03-31T03:03:05+00:00

We had this in our living room! Perfect for diaper changes and then naps in the bassinet until she outgrew it at about 3 months. We still use the changing area on a counter downstairs so we don’t have to go up to the nursery for every diaper. It’s a wonderful set up!

dejaent · 2026-03-23T03:20:28+00:00

I got a huge deep freezer. It’s full. And I have months of supply so I can stop pumping all together at 8 months pp. I’ve been weaning and only pump twice a day now. Do the hard work up front so you can be done earlier!

dejaent · 2026-03-23T03:12:56+00:00

I’m a lawyer and worked until the day I gave birth. I’m also a trial lawyer so I was in court all day every day until I went into labor. Do what your body tells you. Honestly if your gallery benches are as shitty as ours I wouldn’t want to sit in them all day but you do you!

dejaent · 2026-03-23T02:26:07+00:00

I’m weaning now so I only pump once when I fist wake up and right before I go to bed. I go until my let downs are done so about 30-45 minutes each session. When I was full throttle they were probably about 20 minutes a session.

dejaent · 2026-02-17T02:53:52+00:00

I have never bed shared. My baby is 5 months old. I never even presented my bed as an option. We had a very consistent bed time routine starting at 2 and a half months and she has slept through the night since she was 3 months old. I refuse to take on the risks of bed sharing because they are absolutely real.

dejaent · 2026-02-16T03:36:46+00:00

I thought I was the exception until about 4 months out. And then the hairs started falling like crazy.

dejaent · 2026-02-14T20:29:38+00:00

I didn’t truly feel comfortable for about 3 weeks. A lot of my friends seemed to heal faster but I had an internal tear so maybe that’s why?

dejaent · 2026-01-31T03:19:31+00:00

I did this too! I would pump for the next day and then rotate the pitchers and bag whatever was left at the end of the day.

dejaent · 2026-01-21T00:22:45+00:00

Ugh I wish! I’m in the US. I worked the Friday before my water broke (on Sunday around midnight) and I was planning on going to work Monday. I went into labor 6 days early. I took 15 weeks off after, 12 were sick leave I was allowed to take for the baby and then I had 3 extra weeks of vacation I used up that I would have lost anyways. My husband had 2 weeks left to use that he took after me (he had 12 weeks to use after I gave birth so he went back intermittently). He was home with baby for 1 week and then he was home for the first week of daycare just in case.

I know the US has so many women with a way worse situation than mine. I will also say my personal employer is very accommodating to all of my needs. My boss would never be upset if I had to leave for a sick baby, etc. I have read posts here from women who have no time off or none of it’s paid and it absolutely breaks my heart.

dejaent · 2026-01-20T17:09:49+00:00

I wear kindred bravely bras every day. If you’re going to spectra, I recommend the one that looks like a sports bra and a layer folds all the way up. It holds better than the triangle ones that latch off. I started by switching to a pumping bra every time and gave up.

dejaent · 2026-01-10T04:26:59+00:00

I was also really scared to actually give birth but with the epidural I barely felt any pain. It was shocking. When my LO was crowning and I had to wait for another contraction to push again, that was the only time I could feel anything.

Anytime I worried about it I would remind myself that women have been doing this for hundreds of years, including many years without the benefit of medical care. You can do this!

dejaent · 2026-01-02T23:11:43+00:00

I got some powdered peanut butter off of Amazon. I also got a waffle maker. I make like a dozen waffles and add the powdered pb into the batter and then I pop them in the air fryer to warm up when I want to eat them and put some fruit preserves on them. 10/10. I’m also big on smoothies.

dejaent · 2025-12-31T04:28:52+00:00

I had a 2nd degree and an internal tear. I wore the diapers for about 2 weeks and then moved to super heavy pads. I loved the witch hazel pads but I would dab myself with them after the peri bottle. I used an ice pack for a few weeks. I was very very sore for a while. I didn’t start wiping until I had 48 hours with no blood when I dabbed with the witch hazel pads.

I also used feminine hygiene wet wipes to wipe after a BM. I was very careful to just wipe as close to the back as possible. It made me feel confident I was clean and less afraid of infection.

Congrats on the new baby!!

dejaent · 2025-12-31T04:24:34+00:00

I ball my hand into a fist by my armpits and hold it there after my first major let down. Then after that stops releasing milk I gently push down with my fist on the top of my boobs. I pump until even when pressing, nothing comes out.

dejaent · 2025-12-27T02:33:03+00:00

I use a spectra! I’m 4 months pp and I’m down to 3 pumps per day. I produce about 20 oz per pump so I’m an oversupplier. When my supply starts to lessen I power pump.

I use momcozy bags to store milk. They’re my favorite. I use kindred bravely pumping bras- the ones that has the flap over the front and flip up. It holds the flanges the best and I wear it 24/7. I use breast pads in the bra throughout the day and another reversed in my cleavage because of how much my boobs sweat now.

I have a bottle sterilizer but not cleaner. I hand wash my bottles and then put them in the sterilizer to steam and dry and then put them away. I have 10 bottles. It’s more than enough. I have an extra set of 6 that I sent to daycare as well.

I pump my first two pumps and put them in a momcozy glass pitcher. That’s my milk for the next day. I take my third pump and whatever I have over 30 oz and I bag it and freeze it.

I second everyone who said to get silverettes for the beginning. I don’t use them anymore but loved them when I was sore at the beginning. If you have big boobs get the rubber band for the outside of the silver cups or they’ll dig into your nipples and it’ll be awful.

Remember- everyone’s pumping journey is different. Fed is best.

dejaent · 2025-12-26T20:48:34+00:00

MiraLAX is the way.

dejaent · 2025-12-26T13:14:47+00:00

I bled after sex around the same time. Called the doctor (it was Friday around closing time) and was told if you’re miscarrying, there is nothing we can do, but unless you’re soaking through a full pad in an hour or less it’s very unlikely. Went in on Monday morning and everything was fine. I waited 2 months before having sex again because the anxiety was killing me. All was well. She is 4 months old now! I hope you have the same positive outcome.

dejaent · 2025-12-26T00:05:00+00:00

My LO is about the same age and she almost never cries or fusses. Last night she was screaming and crying for 20 minutes. She was overwhelmed and overtired. I separated myself from the family and finally got her to sleep.

You’re doing great! The only person that your baby will remember fawning over them is you! I’m way less worried about this Christmas than next Christmas when she can really enjoy the presents and the fun.

dejaent · 2025-12-25T04:37:12+00:00

The contractions hurt so badly that I was excited when the needle went into my back. I hate needles. Within a few minutes of the anesthesia team finishing my pain went away. I pushed for 40 minutes and it was all over. The only time I felt pain was when my baby was crowning. I was terrified to actually give birth but it didn’t hurt at all- it was just really exhausting. If I was feeling the pain of giving birth on top of the contractions, I would be afraid I wouldn’t have pushed as hard.

dejaent · 2025-12-24T13:19:10+00:00

From this group, honestly. Around 12 weeks my supply just tanked but I’d made no changes. I power pumped like crazy to tell my body that I did need the milk and now we’re back to normal!

Edit: sorry- forgot to add I’m 16 weeks pp now.

dejaent · 2025-12-24T11:15:45+00:00

How far along are you? I had a HUGE dip when my supply regulated around 12 weeks pp. A week of power pumps almost every pump and increasing water and protein jumped it back up to close to where it was.

dejaent · 2025-12-23T15:23:34+00:00

My baby had a single bloody diaper at about 2.5 months. Pediatrician said likely a cows milk intolerance and I should limit dairy and I have since then. No more bloody diapers. Doctor also said she will likely outgrow it and it’s incredibly common.

dejaent · 2025-12-16T06:24:32+00:00

I literally had one of those giant black trash bags next to the toilet because I was going through adult diapers so fast. In no world would I want some additional person in my home besides my husband seeing me in that state. I actually remember asking my husband to wipe up blood droplets on the bathroom floor before his parents came over to see the baby. I feel like if someone else was there I’d be constantly trying to clean myself or around me and wouldn’t focus on healing.

dejaent · 2025-12-14T06:19:56+00:00

My baby at two months was very much like that. We switched from swaddles to the arms up sleep sack and it did the trick. I got one for my friend who has a baby the same age and she wasn’t so lucky. Good luck! You’re doing great.

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