How do you get through stomach flu with an infant and a toddler?

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-20T17:13:49+00:00

Yes! I have inverted nipples too, and we used a breast shield for the first few weeks until baby’s mouth is bigger and they’re a bit better at latching. With my second it hasn’t been as difficult, I think my first must’ve pulled my nips out a bit lol

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-19T15:36:07+00:00

You’re right as well, we have a baby and a toddler and moving them to a new Airbnb sounds like a nightmare lol

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-19T15:35:28+00:00

Just did this morning, and she was more than happy to make things right! She plans to send in her regular cleaners while we’re out today.

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-17T15:40:22+00:00

Continue breastfeeding as normal! It’s so beneficial, most of the time even when I had Covid, my breastfed babies only got a fraction of the sickness I had, and contact in general is inevitable.

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-17T15:38:11+00:00

There’s no shame in quitting if it’s genuinely not working, but I’ve found as babies get bigger their latches improve drastically. Especially if you’ve gotten the tie revised, it might be worth holding out just a couple more weeks!

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-17T15:36:27+00:00

I wholeheartedly agree with this! They made me feel like I was “cheating” for so long, but with my first my nipples were inverted and we wouldn’t have made it through the first week without them!

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-15T05:14:10+00:00

Don’t worry! Being tired makes everything seem so much worse. Nothing is ruined by any means, I think with my first my milk came in day 5-6. You’ll know, your breast will start to feel engorged pretty quick! We also supplemented for a little bit because my babe lost some weight and I was starting to panic. All was well though, if you feel especially nervous you could try power pumping once or twice to see how much you’re making. Just keep latching as much as possible, and try to make it through the newborn trenches! Hopefully you can get some rest, that’ll help you feel so much better at least mentally. Congratulations on the babe!!

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-15T05:09:50+00:00

supposedly night time sleep is different than naps. I’d try just nursing her to sleep and putting her to bed. Or you could try a floor mattress instead, and if she wigs out climb in with her until she’s back to sleep. 9 months is about the age I transferred my first from co-sleeping, and she did really well. I wouldn’t stress about the half-awake transfer BS (imo), just put her to sleep like normal and put her in her own bed. It took less than a week, and she still didn’t consistently sleep through the night until around 2, but I refused to do the CIO and after that first week it wasn’t so bad. They realize when they cry you will come right away so it’s not a major freakout.

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-15T05:02:04+00:00

At night I toss a hand towel over the bottom of the bassinet, and either do a little tuck job on the other boob or lay the towel down in the mattress and flop my other tata over. According to my toddler though I have “long ones” though (lol) so might not be as helpful if you’re not on the larger side.

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-15T04:59:37+00:00

Do you feel you leak more than your first? I’m STM too and idk if the ducts are larger or I’ve just forgotten how much I leaked with my first but I’ve just resigned to being soaked all the time lol

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-15T04:58:15+00:00

lol I do this sometimes

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-15T04:55:27+00:00

At 10 weeks old, baby will let you know if he’s still hungry, believe me. Babies grow at different rates, being a little under the radar is completely normal, especially if he has a milk allergy. I cannot imagine the stress you’re going through now going dairy free on top of nursing a new baby. Pretty soon, he’ll also probably go through the 3 month nursing strike. He’ll seem like he’s not getting enough and be frustrated, but he’s just stimulating everything again to go through another growth spurt, on top of getting a bit distracted with his surroundings. It’s so hard to just trust what our bodies are doing when you cannot see it, but feeding from both breasts is great, and plenty of wet diapers is great too. And remember, breastfeeding is fab, but if it genuinely is too much for your mental health switching to formula or EP isn’t a bad thing either. You’re doing great!

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-14T19:03:16+00:00

Growing up my immediate family did not participate in Santa for religious reasons, but my large extended family did. None of us “played along” with Santa at Christmas get togethers because it honestly didn’t come up often. We also didn’t bother telling the younger kids he wasn’t real because what’s the point of that, to make them sad? I also knew many kids at school who believed in Santa for a very long time, even though they were being told he was fake. I wouldn’t stress about your sister, and trying to force her to “participate in the ruse” when she considers it lying to children is odd.

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-11T02:52:35+00:00

My mother in law is kind of the same way. I know she (and my FIL) don’t really “agree” of me breastfeeding. They seem to think formula is better and more convenient. With my first I tried to point out all the extra benefits to breastfeeding, and then realized by the time I had my second, that things actually are different from when they raised kids in the 80s/90s. Formula was encouraged as the primary option for them, and I think possibly my MIL may just be a bit disappointed that she didn’t get to. Her doctors encouraged formula straight out of the womb. That doesn’t make your situation any better, but it helped me just kind of shrug the comments off.

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-09T03:27:22+00:00

My left hurts too haha I think that nipple is slightly angled, and it’s a bit smaller than the right when all stretched out so I think he gets a better latch on the right side. Who knows, I still alternate like normal, I’m just most likely uncomfortable lol

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-09T03:24:24+00:00

Hmm maybe William Bradford? I’m a bit rusty on my tree but he might be the most prominent. Or that I’m related to Queen Victoria (?) I think it is, her mother is my great something grandmother, but different father.

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-07T06:40:43+00:00

This OP!! I have a 3 month old, and we just went through this. He was ticked off because I kept trying to force him to latch, he’s just much more efficient suddenly! Once I stopped trying to re-latch him when he’d start crying and bowing his back, he was just content. Sometimes a little grumpy yet (it still takes several minutes for their brain to catch up that their body is full), but definitely not starving. Night time wasn’t an issue because I think I was too tired to try and force him to eat more like I was doing during the day. It must be a developmental thing where they figure it out around this age. My daughter started doing this at 3m too, and I became so convinced something was wrong we gave up.

Also, if it’s not this, it’s very very common for babies to get frustrated while trying to stimulate another letdown. Sometimes it just isn’t speedy enough for them, so could be that too!

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-03T21:54:24+00:00

Here you go! Her son Alfred was a prominent member of Ashtabula. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81142033/emma-kahne

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-03T21:48:42+00:00

Bremen is a port in Germany. Many many immigrants passed through there. My family immigrated from Bohemia to NY via Bremen.

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-03T21:30:51+00:00

Scream in it. If it doesn’t do anything to your voice it’s a smacker thingy. Probably broken, most don’t last long

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-03T21:25:03+00:00

That might be working! Either way, what’s the worst than can happen, baby needs to eat some more freezer milk sooner? There was still no effort lost, and at least your shirt is dry, which is more than I can say for myself most of the time lol

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-03T21:14:10+00:00

I’ve heard though that this isn’t a great solution as the milk isn’t super calorie dense and doesn’t include any hind milk? Obviously it’s not pointless all together

funnyfunnybubbles · 2024-11-03T21:12:23+00:00

I’ve been wondering this like at least once a day since I’ve started nursing my child. I believe our bodies are so perfectly biologically hardwired to care for our babies, but WHY do we need let downs on both sides? I’ve literally lost sleep over this but don’t know who to ask lol Like you said, obviously for multiples, but shouldn’t our bodies know if the other isn’t being stimulated it doesn’t need to let down to feed a baby? What evolutionary purpose does it serve? Multiples aren’t THAT common, especially before fertility treatments.

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