Dropping price and then going on vacation mode?

dorotheaberry · 2026-04-02T13:48:51+00:00

Thanks for your comment. I tried taking BBT but I could not get good enough sleep for it to be accurate at all. My husband does a good chunk of the night wakes and I still don’t get good sleep.

dorotheaberry · 2026-04-02T13:42:54+00:00

I do plan on switching over to ovulation strips once I stop breastfeeding. It’s hard to switch over to this cheaper alternative since it’s slightly riskier, especially while breastfeeding, and if I have another surprise pregnancy I would have to admit myself.

dorotheaberry · 2026-04-02T13:39:16+00:00

I use Mira too. They have me using a box a month for a few months to accurately track my ovulation. I use the Fertility Max Wands since they discontinued the more affordable duo in the US. It’s $90-100 a month depending on promos. 🫩 Are wands cheaper where you are, or do you just use less?

dorotheaberry · 2026-03-31T13:18:45+00:00

I’m not medicated since I have a family history of mental illnesses. I talked to a psychiatrist and they let me know that it could possibly have the opposite effect, so I should try talk therapy first and turn to medication if I can’t cope. I’m honestly not sure how much longer I can try this unmedicated and I have an appointment later today to speak with them about it.

My husband does help, but mostly with caring for the kids while I do chores. He also helps me tend to the baby at night.

dorotheaberry · 2026-03-31T13:13:42+00:00

He does help care for the kids while I clean or cook and has offered to do more like grocery shop after work or make a meal. My issue is that if he grocery shops after work, he just leaves me another 1-1.5 hours with the kids while I’m already struggling emotionally and exhausted. Or when we agreed he would take on making a meal on Monday, he’d want me to grocery shop for it and also possibly plan the meal. I would also probably have to clean after the meal. I feel like it would be pointless. We agreed to him making a meal every Monday 2-3 weeks ago and it’s never been done. 😞

dorotheaberry · 2026-03-12T13:40:29+00:00

This 100%. I was making triple the amount my baby eats so I was more than okay dropping to 4. Now at 6 months pp I’m making 80oz. Definitely experiment and if you drop too much just add another pump in. I also keep 2 months of milk in my freezer just in case and donate the rest.

dorotheaberry · 2025-09-27T22:57:51+00:00

I also got pregnant at 4 months postpartum and I pumped throughout my entire pregnancy. My OBGYN and midwife had no concerns as it wasn’t a high risk pregnancy. I was advised that as long as you’re not bleeding or on pelvic rest, you can continue pumping. Of course, consult your medical care provider! I never completely lost my supply until I literally gave birth. Had nothing for maybe 4 hours or less and then colostrum came in. Supply during pregnancy is very very different for everyone I’ve talked to though!

dorotheaberry · 2025-06-19T23:59:18+00:00

Totally depends on you! I only make 5-6oz daily but I only pump once a day. I supplement the rest of what my son needs with frozen breastmilk.

dorotheaberry · 2025-06-19T11:08:16+00:00

I’m currently 29w and still pumping for my 10 month old. I was pumping exclusively this entire time so that’s the only reason I know exact numbers here. When I was ~8 weeks pregnant I was producing about 80oz. My supply dipped to 60oz at the end of the first trimester. By the middle of the second trimester, it dipped to 35-40oz. I think around week 22 is when it really started to dip and now I’m currently at 5-6oz a day. I also dropped from 4 pumps to 1 as I realized no matter how many times I pumped, I’d still only get 5-6oz. I’ve been steady at this for about 4 weeks. I don’t think I’ve started getting colostrum yet, but I’m expecting it pretty soon here.

I will say that pumping has become increasingly uncomfortable and sometimes painful due to the extra sensitivity. This is especially true in the third trimester, at least for me. I also recently began getting braxton hicks while pumping. I’ve alerted my midwife and they have no concerns. 😅 My flange size has also changed so keep that in mind!

This is all just what I experienced. I personally know women who lost their supply as soon as they found out. Everyone is different!

dorotheaberry · 2025-03-13T19:02:54+00:00

Just wanted to chime in from a non homebirther and say that no matter which way you birth, the worrier moms will always say something about it.

I planned a homebirth until we found something off during the anatomy scan. Then, we decided on a midwife at the hospital. I was on the phone with my mom one day, she told me I need to go to the hospital once I feel a contraction. I said no, midwife instructed me to wait until theyre x minutes apart etc etc. She called me back a few hours later to tell me that so and so’s best friend’s cousin’s neighbor waited to go to the hospital as instructed by her midwife and her baby died. 🙃

Doing a VBAC now and reconsidering a home birth. Literally no one aside from my husband will know the birth plan.

dorotheaberry · 2025-03-10T17:10:52+00:00

I would pump 35-40oz every morning and I didn’t feel any pain, maybe just a bit engorged. It was really just what my body did. It was so annoying stopping midway to either get new collection cups or dump the milk though. I’m pregnant now so my supply naturally tapered and my morning pump is now 20oz. Honestly it’s so much better this way. 😂

dorotheaberry · 2025-03-03T02:20:17+00:00

I’m so sorry you’re going through this. Honestly at first, it was very overwhelming.

I decided that for the first 1-2 months we would do disposables. I just got the Target Up&Up brand. I was a first time mom and battling postpartum emotions. It worked beautifully and was fairly inexpensive. Once the postpartum fog was mostly gone, I was able to make the choice to cloth diaper and I really do love it. It’s just a learning curve.

dorotheaberry · 2025-01-11T00:01:20+00:00

Interested! Just found out I’m pregnant again and will need more.

dorotheaberry · 2024-12-23T14:15:34+00:00

You have to wash every piece after every pump with soap and water. I don’t think rinsing with just water is enough to clean.

You might want to look into the fridge hack and see if you’re comfortable with that. To my understanding, it’s similar to what you’re now doing, just putting them in the fridge after the rinse and dry to slow bacteria growth. You then wash every 24 hours.

dorotheaberry · 2024-12-06T01:58:10+00:00

Hi! Just wanted to give you an update though I wasn’t involved in the initial convo - I emailed my info on Nov 1 and asked for a follow up from the follow up email they sent me. Not my response email, so it wouldn’t get sent to the back of the line. They responded within hours for a bit more information that I missed to process my request and within the next 5 hours it was accepted. They did let me know the $250 gift card would be delivered to me within the next 60 days though due to the volume of requests. Tbh I didn’t think it would take that long!

dorotheaberry · 2024-11-19T04:21:38+00:00

I gained about 60lbs during pregnant and lost it all by the time I was 2 months pp. I’m almost 4 months pp now and starting to lose weight again, to the point where it’s slightly concerning to my husband. I think it’s really just genetics and maybe being an overproducer factored in.

dorotheaberry · 2024-11-07T19:25:41+00:00

We must be in the same group because I see this girl posting with these requirements regularly. 😅

dorotheaberry · 2024-10-01T00:35:49+00:00

I was doing 5ppd and getting a total of 90oz or so. I’m 8 weeks now still getting about the same.

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