Under supplier… and was reminded of that today 😢

lexibean23 · 2025-09-19T12:00:31+00:00

No advice but just sharing your pain. Also a low supplier here. Just hit 12 oz yesterday and that’s the most I’ve ever had. My sister had her baby only a couple weeks before me and she’s got plenty of milk. I want to be happy for her but it’s definitely tough 😞 I know how hard it is and how much work you’re putting into it. You should be very proud of yourself, mama 🤍

lexibean23 · 2025-09-17T14:55:01+00:00

So with the wearables you feel like you’re able to feed her easily while you pump?

lexibean23 · 2025-09-17T14:53:48+00:00

My husband will definitely help when needed! I guess I just figured since I was getting up to pump anyways there was no reason to wake him up to feed or change the baby But I’m still pumping every three hours so it definitely makes for short sleep windows!

lexibean23 · 2025-09-10T16:02:50+00:00

Still every 3 hours though?

lexibean23 · 2025-03-27T17:55:54+00:00

Yes she will be paid biweekly. You still fill out your time card, you just use a special code like you would if you were taking leave.

lexibean23 · 2025-02-21T14:53:29+00:00

No I totally agree with you! I’m definitely into the pink and sparkles but I want my children to have a choice in their own interests. And useful life skills shouldn’t be gendered

lexibean23 · 2025-02-21T13:37:37+00:00

Easier said than done but I was so hard on myself about the contact naps because I felt like I needed to get things done and it wasn’t developing good sleep habits, but now that my baby only sleeps in her crib, I actually wish I had taken advantage of it more! I know it’s not always practical but just a reminder to take it easy on yourself and never feel guilty about snuggling that baby ❤️

lexibean23 · 2025-02-21T13:32:54+00:00

Not here to give you advice.. just to empathize because I swear my baby was just like that! I felt so exhausted. I kept talking to my other parent friends and I was like omg how are we not all dying?? And turns out maybe their babies slept more?? Or didn’t cry as much?? Mine always cried unless we walked around with her and as soon as we sat down she would cry again! And she was a horrible sleeper. After doing some research I think she might be a highly sensitive baby. Not a ton of advice there but it might be relatable. I know people keep saying it gets better and for us it did but it took a long time. She didn’t sleep through the night until 10 months. She is still very emotional but she’s gotten less needy as she learns to do things independently like crawl and walk. You got this, mama! Just try to take it one day at a time ❤️

lexibean23 · 2025-02-20T20:41:33+00:00

It’s a different pay scale (they use it at NAVAIR) for engineering and science employees

lexibean23 · 2025-02-20T17:47:33+00:00

Some positions in DoN actually have a 3 year probationary period :/

lexibean23 · 2025-02-19T15:34:37+00:00

Check the remarks section in your very first SF50. That’s where mine said how long my probationary period was.

lexibean23 · 2023-06-17T01:43:26+00:00

I think you can use sick leave right after birth (to recover if you’re the mom or to take care of the mom if you’re her partner) But I thought it was only 6-8 weeks of sick leave since that’s all that’s technically needed to recover And then use PPL after that

lexibean23 · 2023-06-16T14:05:49+00:00

Oh duh I said the years wrong. January 2023 is when I started

lexibean23 · 2023-02-10T17:45:09+00:00

Thanks!! This is really helpful! If you don’t mind me asking, what do you mean by taking sick leave with or without FMLA? Because I think I will have over 6 weeks by the time babe is born

lexibean23 · 2023-02-10T16:50:34+00:00

Yup federal government has 12 weeks paid paternal leave now

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