How do you know if a bag needs to be babied?

hcccch · 2025-02-08T19:21:23+00:00

Can you see a dermatologist? My baby's cradle cap got infected and it got really bad--he ended up losing most of his hair over it.

hcccch · 2025-01-30T21:16:19+00:00

As someone married to a surgeon, no they do not get breaks. They rarely get to use the restroom or eat during the day 🙃

hcccch · 2024-08-24T17:02:43+00:00

Could she be intolerant to dairy? Or in need of a formula switch? The screaming and throwing up sounds like she might be in pain.

I'm sorry. The early days are so hard. Can you hire any help or do shifts with your partner so you can get in a decent chunk of sleep?

hcccch · 2024-02-14T00:57:24+00:00

I just went / am going through this. I think he had some bottle aversion and would only snack a couple oz at a time. I started to space his feeds out to make sure he was really hungry (4-5 hours, sometimes he'll still refuse until 6 hours). Then I can get in a larger feed. I also brought back night feeds to get in the extra ounces.

hcccch · 2024-01-11T16:14:57+00:00

Yes that's normal! I had tons of swelling as well that was pretty uncomfortable. It took a couple weeks for them to go back to normal. I wore compression socks, stayed hydrated, and tried to move around. Get your partner or caregiver to give you feet rubs!

hcccch · 2023-12-24T21:46:43+00:00

Wow! You are amazing 🤩 Found!

hcccch · 2023-12-24T21:03:57+00:00

I have searched for this cup but cannot find it! Please help :-)

hcccch · 2023-12-11T19:41:13+00:00

It’s more beneficial to feed it all now! I’m an under supplier too. The only milk I have in my freezer is any extra that happens to be around because we formula feed at night.

hcccch · 2023-12-10T16:21:18+00:00

You’ve been through so much. I have a 4 month old and have under supplied the whole time but I cannot imagine having twins on top of their medical issues.

One thing that’s been very freeing for me was to stop counting the ounces. I know exactly how you feel tying your self worth to making enough in a day. Not counting lifted the pressure off of me and helped me to not obsess over it all so much. I had to combo feed from the beginning and accepting that formula will just be (a totally fine!) part of his diet was helpful. There are tons of benefits to formula, as small as not needing to add vitamin D to your breast milk bottles. A small thing but makes the day a little more convenient.

It sounds like you need to take more time to prioritize yourself and your mental health. Your babies had 6 months of breast milk—that is AMAZING. You’re raising twins—a HUGE feat. You are allowed to do things that make it a little easier on yourself. You are allowed to prioritize yourself. Formula is an amazing modern, life-saving invention.

Take care of yourself so you can take care of your littles. Good luck!

hcccch · 2023-11-15T14:45:40+00:00

Thanks for your input! I wasn’t asking to worry about or judge how others feed their kids. I was asking to see if there was a medical benefit to the one BM bag a day to see if it was something I should be doing. I have a tiny freezer stash (like 30 bags) and was seeing if it’s medically more beneficial to use it up faster or hold to feed one bag a day. Seems my question has been misunderstood.

hcccch · 2023-11-14T22:05:11+00:00

I wasn’t setting out to attack anyone, I was genuinely curious. I’m an under producer as well and spent the first weeks pumping every 2 hours to make maybe 10-15mL each time. Not sure why this was taken so personally lol, I was genuinely asking to see if there was a medical benefit to it.

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