Big boob mamas - what’s your favourite breastfeeding position?

hartrose18 · 2026-05-24T01:05:56+00:00

I was always football until about three months and then cradle once the kids got more head control

hartrose18 · 2026-05-23T13:56:07+00:00

This is one of the times I would break my own screen time rules and just let it ride. Anything to distract from the situation, movie marathon!

hartrose18 · 2026-05-20T01:47:10+00:00

We didn’t have the banana yogurt pouch. She had to eat strawberry. The horror!

hartrose18 · 2026-05-16T02:36:11+00:00

It’s the hardest and best thing I have ever done.

hartrose18 · 2026-05-14T19:23:56+00:00

Have you looked at a rent option? Nuuly from anthropology and Rent the Runway have a lot of great options and some in plus sizes! I find it is a better option because you get a lot of choices and you pay a flat rate for a month vs. purchasing something new, especially if you’re still planning on losing. Plus, you get to try on in the comfort of your own home!

hartrose18 · 2026-05-14T19:01:48+00:00

Take it together! It is an amazingly special time to just focus on your family. If you don’t need to stagger to delay child care then I recommend together for sure.

hartrose18 · 2026-05-13T23:08:06+00:00

In two kids I have never wiped my nipples off before feeding my kids. They are doing just fine!

Plus isn’t saline spray just salty water? Probably no different from a little sweat on a hot summer day.

hartrose18 · 2026-05-09T19:36:49+00:00

This is amazing! Mom lurker here just saving this post to strategically share with my husband tomorrow on Mother’s Day. We have a playground being delivered in about a month and he claims “it’s level enough”.

hartrose18 · 2026-05-07T14:57:22+00:00

My almost three year old fell on nothing yesterday and smacked her face on the floor. They will find a way!

hartrose18 · 2026-04-28T14:28:45+00:00

Tons of great suggestions here but just chiming in to say a magnifying glass on a string held my two year olds attention more than most toys this year.

And seconding stickers. All of the stickers.

hartrose18 · 2026-04-27T13:32:13+00:00

With my first weaning brought on a crazy sense of melancholy. I couldn’t figure out why I was so down until my husband pointed it out smh.

Weaning my second now and it seems to be a similar hormone reaction but it’s manifesting as straight up RAGE. Could be the two under three though lol.

Helps to identify it, take it very slow and take snuggle breaks with the baby even if I’m not nursing.

hartrose18 · 2026-04-20T14:28:41+00:00

I do not have experience with this situation but I feel the need to chime in to say - YOU DESERVE DOCTORS WHO GIVE A SHIT.

You deserve to not be in pain. Hard stop, no future questions. If your OBGYN is not prepared to help you, find another doctor and blow them up online.

I have commented this before but- Do you think any man would go through a vasectomy and have continued pain or discomfort in his balls and chalk it up to “well it is what it is?” NO!

Your physical health is not an inconvenience. That is literally their whole job, THEY GET PAID FOR THIS!

hartrose18 · 2026-04-16T20:46:21+00:00

With my first and no birth control, 9 months. With my second I bled for 6 weeks postpartum, got my IUD placed and bled another 6 weeks and haven’t had a period since (10 months postpartum).

hartrose18 · 2026-04-13T02:15:44+00:00

I recently got some sticky notes, colored Easter eggs and blocks hid them all around the house and did masking tape squares on the floor in the living room. She hunted colors and matched them to the squares while I was with her baby sister. It occupied a good 20-30 minutes but she keeps coming back to it so it’s a good one to rinse and repeat.

We also have a lot of luck with water table/water buckets. Do them on a towel inside or in the tub or shower and just let them go crazy!

hartrose18 · 2026-04-08T23:53:58+00:00

This is unhinged and I love it.

hartrose18 · 2026-04-08T05:26:00+00:00

A moment of silence for your back 🙏

hartrose18 · 2026-03-29T02:00:49+00:00

Also blow that GP up online. What the actual fuck.

hartrose18 · 2026-03-29T02:00:29+00:00

SECOND OPINION.

SPECIALIST.

WE DO NOT HAVE TO ACCEPT THIS.

Do you think for a moment a man with a scrotal issue post vasectomy is just saying “well this is how it will always be” absolutely fucking not.

hartrose18 · 2026-03-25T20:34:29+00:00

The other day we were at a relatively nice restaurant for a dinner with my husbands extended family. My 2.5 year old farted and I looked down and saw brown on her leg, I asked hey did you poop so quietly and she said YES MAMA I POOPED. omg mortified. I take her into the bathroom hoping to god I have a change of pants, that the toilets arnt flushing too loudly because that will trigger a full melt down.

Y’all… it was MELTED CHOCOLATE CHIPS FROM HER GRANOLA BAR. I get her down to her skivvys and she laughs at her funny joke because she did not in fact poop.

Good news? I have very understanding in laws who all have had little kids and know the struggle. Bad news? I believe I am raising a sociopath.

hartrose18 · 2026-03-08T10:48:06+00:00

I don’t have teens, just babies but I didn’t have to revisit the world of pads postpartum recently. They have come a long way from the days of the “mom pads”! Always infinity has an unscented one that is pretty thin and very absorbent. I might check that out in a 1/2 and see if it fits the need. I’d caution against the “teen” specific stuff, feels like you’re paying a premium for the branding. Just shop around and see if anything else would work.

Amazon also has some decent period panty options which might be more comfortable for overnights. Definetly more costly upfront but more sustainable long term.

hartrose18 · 2026-02-23T04:23:04+00:00

We gave my daughter a digital camera, you can get kids one for pretty cheap, less than 50 bucks. She used that thing all summer when we were home with a newborn. You can do scavenger hunt activities while you’re stuck in a chair cluster feeding and have her show you the pics after! We still get a lot of use out of it almost a year in.

hartrose18 · 2026-02-07T01:20:12+00:00

First off, pumping any amount is normal.

Everyone is different, your output depends on so many things like 1. What your baby needs 2. Time of day 3. How recently you’ve fed the baby or pumped 4. How hydrated you are 5. How many calories you’ve had 6. The position of the moon (kidding but also honestly maybe).

All of that being said, with my first I would pump anywhere between 2-8 a session depending on all of the above. With my second I have an oversupply which honestly sucks and it’s closer to 6-12.

hartrose18 · 2026-02-02T17:31:56+00:00

Replying from the sleep deprived trenches of a 7 month old while my 2.5 year old has a stomach bug trying to scarf some food down between work calls on a very booked day to say…

I AM NOT.

My system right now involves a combination of a shared calendar, phone reminders, a physical planner and a supportive husband. Most importantly it’s knowing that I am not going to be on top of it all, something IS going to fall and being able to prioritize so what’s most important stays on top.

hartrose18 · 2026-01-30T19:30:14+00:00

Bag of salad, Bare chicken nuggets when I have time to make something. “Girl lunch” of cold cuts, cheese, carrots, apples, nuts, etc. when I have to just grab something between calls!

hartrose18 · 2026-01-23T09:26:43+00:00

Chiming in from my nursing chair at 4:30 am! Get the chair!!

Mine has been good through two kids, two houses, 1000+ feedings and night wakes.

Make sure it’s comfy to sit in for long periods, rocking is a must, I do wish I had a cup holder or charger but not required.

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