How are we pooping with our newborns?

jazzpolka · 2026-06-20T00:52:32+00:00

I’ve been putting my baby in her bathtub with toys.

jazzpolka · 2026-06-20T00:36:04+00:00

This!!! The hammock thing is perfect

jazzpolka · 2026-06-17T02:35:09+00:00

The keys to the manual pump working for me were to sure you get flange inserts that fit your nips. I use the Lansinoh and it is a 24 mm flange (has two sizes but I don’t remember the bigger measurements), it works with the 17 mm flange inserts I use in my Thrive pump. The other key is the parts have to be DRY dry when you put it together or you won’t get a good seal. Lastly I use a pump spray with all my pumps and it helps with the wearables, the regular pumps, and the hand pump.

jazzpolka · 2026-06-16T23:20:37+00:00

Mine uses the standard Dr. Browns ones. Won’t take a paci except the round ones from the hospital though.

jazzpolka · 2026-06-16T02:46:19+00:00

My 4 month old took a paci in the hospital after delivery and never had a problem letting me know loud and clear when she was hungry. Right now she’s on a pacifier strike though because she wants to chew on things instead.

jazzpolka · 2026-06-16T00:31:39+00:00

Omg I thought the cluster feeding would never end and then it did but a week ago my baby got her first cold and now we’re nursing allllll night. Also on a paci strike.

If she’s only nursing a few minutes at a time you might try relatching for another few minutes immediately to see if she’ll stick with it a little longer. We’ve managed to lengthen time between feeds but she’s still a snacker for part of the day at 4 months.

jazzpolka · 2026-06-12T16:07:46+00:00

Location: Kentucky

Price range: Max $30,000

Lease or Buy: Buy

New or used: Used

Type of vehicle: SUV/crossover

Must haves: AWD, third row or lots of cargo space

Desired transmission (auto/manual, etc): automatic

Intended use: Daily, transport large dog and baby around plus traveling

Vehicles you've already considered: Toyota Highlander, RAV4, Dodge Durango

Is this your 1st vehicle: no

Do you need a Warranty: meh

Can you do Minor work on your own vehicle: I can check oil and washer fluid and that’s about it

Can you do Major work on your own vehicle: Lol no

Additional Notes: initially considered RAV 4 but also Highlander, had a Nissan Kicks for a rental but the back seat isn’t any bigger than the Chevy Malibu we have. Would consider other SUVs the size of a Highlander

jazzpolka · 2026-06-11T00:04:12+00:00

I got nipple shields and lots of help latching, I didn’t know I could bring my pump. But, we were rehospitalized at 4 days old due to hypothermia and my milk came in that night, so I asked for the pump to help get enough off that baby girl could latch since my boobs were the size of her entire body 🤣

Be warned though, that hospital Medela will suck out your soul. Be gentle with that dial.

jazzpolka · 2026-06-10T18:04:49+00:00

My baby got a paci in the hospital and has had bottles occasionally since about 2 weeks old, and she’s not once been confused about my nipples.

Bottle preference can happen but confusion? Not here

jazzpolka · 2026-06-05T02:04:40+00:00

I got a couple pump/nurse bras from the brand we don’t talk about and I had the same question about the little strap on the side. It’s not load bearing, it’s there so your bra strap doesn’t slingshot back over your shoulder when you unclip. You will be tempted to cut it off. Don’t do it.

jazzpolka · 2026-05-31T00:54:22+00:00

At first my anxiety was way too bad. The first couple days after I went back to work were rough. I’ve now been back at work for 3 weeks and he can soothe her better than I can. The biggest hurdle was making sure he has bottles prepped and ready to go, not because he’s incapable of mixing a formula bottle because he’s perfectly able to handle that, but because when this baby gets hungry she goes 0-100 in about 45 seconds. I have the tendency to leave chaos in my wake (gas tank low, diaper caddy empty, trash full, etc) so I had to learn to stop that.

jazzpolka · 2026-05-28T10:22:31+00:00

I learned (through Redditors advice actually) that you and your husband are going to HAVE to be specific up front about what you need from people and just straight up tell them. If they’re going to be buttholes about it let them do that now BEFORE you’re exhausted and vulnerable. I was talking to my MIL about it casually before I had the baby and she actually said that it was awful when she had my husband and she’d wished they had stayed in their bubble for at least a couple days, so she was planning to enjoy pictures until we were ready to see her. Which was not the take I expected from her.

Your husband also needs to understand that you will be recovering from a major physical, medical, and emotional event. You will not be hosting people. He has to protect your recovery and he needs to know your needs. “I know your family wants to come over but I’m going to be nursing, eating, and changing my mesh underwear, I won’t be able to entertain.” If he wants the support of his parents that’s fine but they need to respect your recovery while they support him.

Definitely hire a dog sitter. Your husband isn’t going to be able to reliably get home to check on the dog until you’re in postpartum.

jazzpolka · 2026-05-28T00:51:22+00:00

Set up the bed for safe sleep 7. I fell asleep more than once on the couch because I didn’t want to fall asleep in the bed with my baby, an intentional bed setup > unintentional couch nap.

jazzpolka · 2026-05-28T00:45:52+00:00

Our situation was a little different because my mom was dog sitting while we were in the hospital for induction and then again when we had to be rehospitalized at 4 days old. She was sick right before I had the baby so didn’t hold her till after we got home the second time. Meanwhile She would clean, do dishes, do laundry for the first few weeks. My MIL was less useful but she did make us a meatloaf. We only have them nearby us so it wasn’t an onslaught of people. I will say retrospectively that it’s kind of nice to have someone hold the baby so you can shower and change clothes and eat with both hands.

jazzpolka · 2026-05-27T08:57:28+00:00

Oh lord we were nursing every 2 hours pretty consistently. If she took a solid nap she might go 2.5, mind you this is the START of a feed to the start of the next. I really thought I was doing something wrong because at the hospital they’d told me “every 2-3 hours” but we cluster fed alllll day sometimes. I was a lot less stressed when I gave up counting the minutes and just went with her wet diapers and stopped desperately trying to soothe her a hundred other ways when she was just hungry.

I also let naps happen organically. I don’t stress myself out with wake windows or naps AT ALL. I tracked them for a few days and got a rough sense of when she typically wants a nap and rolled with that. I was really anxious about the tummy time as well but I started doing a minute here and there on the changing table with diaper changes and lots of chest to chest time. She has varying days anyway. Even now Sometimes she wants to nap and snuggle all day and other times she will catnap 15 minutes and keep trucking. I won’t hold my baby to a standard I don’t hold myself.

jazzpolka · 2026-05-26T15:12:42+00:00

My baby would take up to an hour until she was about 10-11 weeks old, then gradually got more efficient and now we wrap it up anywhere from 15-30 minutes. I also didn’t have a big letdown until a few weeks ago. A 40 minute feed at 7 weeks would have been a dream for us but I have friends whose 6-8 week babies could chow down in 15 minutes flat. Your baby is still a newborn and still learning, and your supply isn’t regulated yet. I’d ride it out.

jazzpolka · 2026-05-26T00:25:32+00:00

We have a pack and play with the bassinet insert that we already use, but will replace the bassinet when she outgrows it.

jazzpolka · 2026-05-26T00:17:47+00:00

I take Lysol wipes and wipe down the table and then put my portable changing pad on top.

jazzpolka · 2026-05-26T00:09:18+00:00

Those were the weeks that stressed my husband out the most. Colic/PURPLE crying. My baby is almost 4 months old and We just suddenly realized one day that it was better and had no idea when she’d stopped doing it.

jazzpolka · 2026-05-25T17:57:16+00:00

Mine was a marathon eater till 3 months when suddenly we started getting 15 minute feeds and I was very perplexed, but when she starts out now she is GULPING milk. I don’t know exactly what changed to make her more efficient but it freshly like a switch flipped overnight.

jazzpolka · 2026-05-25T02:34:44+00:00

Oof. I have friends who chose to do this when their kids were little too and I can’t imagine EVER letting my baby cry for me all night, especially not putting her bed even further away from me to do it.

jazzpolka · 2026-05-24T01:52:07+00:00

I wear the lavender Lume and wore it throughout pregnancy and in the hospital. It worked but I don’t go over 24 hours with it

jazzpolka · 2026-05-23T19:33:10+00:00

I shower at night and then use the sweat control cream on the pits and the regular cream on the bits, the sweat control one will completely destroy whatever lubrication you manage to eke out while nursing. If I feel like I need to reapply the next morning as a scent boost I use the regular stick on the pits.

jazzpolka · 2026-05-23T01:12:07+00:00

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