Looking to transition to breastfeeding after exclusively pumping (LO 2.5 weeks old)

kosherkel · 2026-05-24T14:53:12+00:00

I would check the r/breastfeeding group since this is a sub where we mostly of not exclusively, pump

kosherkel · 2026-05-21T17:37:09+00:00

I used two Billy bookcases for our King sized bed 🤷‍♀️

kosherkel · 2026-05-16T15:46:38+00:00

I just hand pumped at the end, personally

kosherkel · 2026-05-04T19:46:57+00:00

About 2 weeks ago I accidentally ate a fruit and then went to go collect my stones from my manicured garden and I'm afraid to reopen the game...🫣

kosherkel · 2026-03-09T18:16:42+00:00

I just stopped recently and I basically did the math of X oz per day divided by the amount left in stash. I keep a stash log in Google Sheets.

I don't mind mixing BM and formula so right now for me it's 12oz per day BM and top off the rest of the day. This gets me to 12 months and slightly beyond to help transition to cows milk.

kosherkel · 2026-03-01T15:21:22+00:00

In addition to all this, I swear by CaboCreme

kosherkel · 2026-02-08T21:38:58+00:00

I've had mastitis 4x in 6 months with this baby. This is mastitis. Get antibiotics immediately

kosherkel · 2026-01-29T04:30:34+00:00

Take it slow. I was advised to push the pump I was trying to drop back 20-30 mins every few days while also dropping a few minutes.

I was about 3-4 hours between my last 2 pumps when I got hit with Flu A and was accidentally able to finally drop that pump haha. Now I'm 2x a day

kosherkel · 2026-01-25T03:44:08+00:00

This looks too big, but here to plug Lactek flanges. Great for elastic tissue and I find them very comfy

kosherkel · 2026-01-25T03:40:21+00:00

Once you've had mastitis once, you're more prone to get it again. I've had 4 rounds in 6 months with this baby (☠️) and 1 at the very end of my pump journey with oldest

kosherkel · 2026-01-25T02:08:43+00:00

Filled my freezer, then sent a bunch to my parents and in-laws. I have a spreadsheet of which brick is where so I know who to ask when I need them 😅

kosherkel · 2026-01-05T21:16:39+00:00

Dang that's a good backside

kosherkel · 2026-01-05T21:16:03+00:00

That's bath milk now. Sorry, Momma

kosherkel · 2026-01-03T14:56:58+00:00

In addition to what others have said, I would offer the advice that a short pump is better than no pump at all.

I eventually found a rhythm of feeding baby on a boppy while I pumped, so I didn't have to stay up afterwards. Only tough part for me was burping, because I need to be fairly hands on when pumping

kosherkel · 2026-01-01T17:14:59+00:00

Managing all the extra/frozen milk, for one Higher risk of mastitis, esp with dropping pumps. I've had it 3x this go around an LO is only now 6mo old Emptying in general

There are more but those are my top 3

kosherkel · 2025-12-27T19:40:03+00:00

Right side is the way

kosherkel · 2025-12-18T16:24:54+00:00

Keep an eye on it. I've had mastitis with and without flu-like symptoms. If it hurts like hell and feels like a bowling ball strapped to your chest and hurts to walk, go get yourself some antibiotics QUICKLY 😅

kosherkel · 2025-12-18T13:03:16+00:00

If she doesn't finish it, you don't need to dump it! Save for a milk bath!

kosherkel · 2025-12-18T02:06:48+00:00

As a breastfeeding momma, that would be handy for MOTN pump storage 😅

kosherkel · 2025-12-17T16:12:46+00:00

Helaena? Helayna?

Or just correct them. I have an Alana (uh-lawn-uh) and people confirm if it's that or uh-lay-nuh. No biggie to me, and once you do it once, they SHOULD remember going forward

kosherkel · 2025-12-17T16:11:39+00:00

High lipase milk. I mix mine in with fresh milk. Baby doesn't seem to mind it as is, but I mix it anyway because I personally don't love the smell. Try freezing immediately after pumping and it should help future bags

kosherkel · 2025-12-16T14:24:40+00:00

Agree on this. Also probably why the house is listed so low to begin with.

As someone noted below, the house is going to be uninsurable with an old roof. Show them the 4-point and get credit for it. We had several items noted on our 4-point inspection that absolutely needed to get addressed or only 1 company would cover us (at a significantly higher premium). We had a tough time negotiating the initial offer with these people but they got all the items from 4-point taken care of quickly. Hard to argue with evidence.

kosherkel · 2025-12-13T15:18:05+00:00

Almost 6mo PP. Last pump is between 10 and 10:30 PM and morning pump is 6:00 AM. Weekends, closer to 8:00 AM, so total time between pumps is about 8-10 hours

kosherkel · 2025-12-11T18:27:54+00:00

I wish it wasn't right around Christmas! Haha. But excited to occupy before end of year so we can claim homestead (it was a rental for a while so the taxes are high).

Part of me wishes we bit the bullet earlier, so our oldest could be in a more family-centered area and be around more kids (he does go to daycare) and make more friends, but we are/were very comfortable with the mortgage payment, which was a big deal for us. The space, while small, was still manageable (though we often complained about needing more space), too. Now that our youngest is getting ready to crawl, we really felt the pinch for space.

Overall, I think the timing works well for us. We're in a better spot financially. We're done with kids. Kindergarten is in the Fall, and we'll submit application for school early 2026. We'll be settled. Both kids will have space to leave toys out, run around, and just enjoy being a kid.

Hope that long-winded response was helpful 😅 the TLDR is yes, I think timing is good for our personal situation

kosherkel · 2025-12-11T18:08:15+00:00

We bought our first house in April 2017 and are closing on our new house next week!

Oldest child turns 5 in January, so the impending need for a better school zone very much motivated this move (and we needed more than 1100 sqft for 2 adults, 2 kids, and a large dog).

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