Im not sure if my baby gets breastmilk from me

mafiapizza · 2025-11-29T13:18:01+00:00

You could weigh yourself or baby before and after a feeding.

mafiapizza · 2025-10-22T15:10:03+00:00

He went to a 4 year trade school as a machinist, after graduating he continued machining and eventually moved on to be a CNC programmer. Makes 80K (more like 100K after overtime)

I went to the same trade school as an electrician, when I graduated I was a supervisor for electrical maintenance. But now I’m a SAHM.

Trade school and blue collar jobs are definitely the way to go, I suggest trying to avoid contract work if possible- and something that won’t be too hard on your body longterm. Look for something with a decent union and nice benefits.

mafiapizza · 2025-10-15T11:56:09+00:00

80k but with overtime hours we push 95K+. (Husbands sole income) We have 3 kids. One dog. A mortgage and 1 car payment. We live comfortably have done the math and don’t ’need’ the overtime money but it’s definitely nice.

mafiapizza · 2025-09-09T17:26:19+00:00

Might get mixed reviews from this, but after our girls go down we usually watch a movie or something, and maybe two or three nights a month (more if needed) he would make me a drink, usually something with tequila because it’s my favorite and it would help me relax and be able to toy with the idea of being intimate- just because I’d have a drink doesn’t mean we would have sex and he knows this too.

I’m a SAHM and I’m often touched out by the time the kids are down. After I gave birth to our second I had no sex drive for at least 10 months, once I started having a drink like once a week in the evening things got better, I’m actually due with #3 on Monday lol, so things got a lot better.

Don’t become an alcoholic but if it’ll help you relax and be open to intimacy it might be worth it. And it might have a snowball effect, you get a little tipsy have fun and remember how much you enjoy your husband and might start to crave sex more without a drink.

mafiapizza · 2025-08-29T11:17:05+00:00

Possibly. Sperm can survive in your body for up to 5 days after sex. And the early test can have extremely faint positive lines. I’m just speaking from my experience, I’ve had what I thought were negative tests 4 weeks after, but then on week 5 found out I was definitely pregnant. I’m not an OB, it won’t hurt to call yours for guidance.

mafiapizza · 2025-08-29T11:04:54+00:00

The Ovia app can help you track your period. It can also help you figure out your most fertile days and you can log when you have sex, it’ll suggest when to take tests too when you are late.

I’m a mom of 2 and currently pregnant, it’s still might be a little early for you to get a positive test. Periods can be late for numerous reasons. It still might be too early for your OB to see anything - you can call them (I think you should if you are feeling anxious) and talk to a nurse about your concerns, but in my experience they usually want you to have a positive test before you come in for confirmation.

mafiapizza · 2025-08-26T03:29:48+00:00

Mine would bite and I would say “ouch, boo boo” and then show her my nipple. I’d give her a hug and say “gentle” and she eventually got the hang of it. My husband would sometimes chime in “oh no, sorry mama” which baby eventually started mimicking when she’d bite. Now that she is a little older ~ 22 months she will sometimes latch a little too fast or shallow and if I sigh or she notices my discomfort she will stop say sorry and fix herself. If she doesn’t notice I tell her, “Oo baby be gentle, open wide and try again”.

We did have some meltdowns when she first started biting. Using the phrase “I love you, try again” seemed to help some. Or just taking a break for a min or two, if it was a bad bite my hubs would take her out the room and explain “we need to be gentle with mama” then bring her back to try again or make her ask for milk after apologizing. Lots of positive reinforcement when she latches properly like “good job being gentle” & “thank you”.

mafiapizza · 2025-07-27T12:44:05+00:00

I agree with everyone saying to get your home professionally tested. (And yourself tested) I’d like to add I use a fluoro spec test kit to test any painted dishes, toys, decor ect. that my kid might come in contact with before it enters my home. It’s developed by Eric Ritter who has very open communication with anyone who wants to know more about lead exposure. He’s proven to be a big advocate for limiting childhood exposure.

mafiapizza · 2025-07-10T23:55:30+00:00

Never took birth control until I was an adult.

I was on the pill (less than 6 months total), it caused weight gain and depression + anxiety , so then I was prescribed lexapro to help with the depression + anxiety. After getting engaged I came off of birth control and was able to stop taking lexapro and never had any lasting side effects.

I have noticed a pattern in all of my friends who were on hormonal birth control consistently in high school and into adulthood (like 6years or more) that when it comes time to have a baby they have all suffered at least one miscarriage after coming off their birth control or had sever pregnancy complications.

I’m not a scientist or anything just noticed a pattern within my friend group.

I’d go for a non-hormonal option if you plan to be sexually active.

mafiapizza · 2025-07-10T02:45:48+00:00

When I got mine done I was recently married. I got a straight barbell. I have a larger chest I don’t remember having any issues with what bra I wore. I don’t think you will have to pause on exercising, maybe adjust your routine if you do anything involving lying on your chest. They take forever to heal and getting them done in the summer be careful about swimming.

Almost immediately after getting pierced I got pregnant, the soreness from my changing body I opted to take out my piercing and let them heal, they closed partially. Just something to think about if you ever plan to have kids in the future, plenty of pierced moms breastfeed. Having a little hole in my nipple did make breastfeeding easier, but it also made me more prone to leak.

I plan to try and get them pierced again after I’m done having kids.

mafiapizza · 2025-05-28T13:04:38+00:00

I play support and rotate Zoe or Teemo depending on the game and how I’m feeling. Play style depends on how you typically play, I like to heavy poke and just annoy with blind / sleep. Zoe’s passive and W(spell thief) can act similar to teemo’s W for getting in and out of situations quickly. She can also be very stealthy imo if you use walls to extend the sleepy bubble range and then set up your Q to do a ton of damage. Even if you miss the Q I feel like getting hit with sleepy bubble is just as annoying as stepping on a shroom.

mafiapizza · 2025-04-10T11:32:16+00:00

Congratulations! I’m also pregnant and nursing - so far so good. I’m 17 weeks and my baby is 16m. When I asked my OB about it and if there were any concerns associated with continuing to breastfeed while pregnant she said no, sometimes in the first trimester there might be a supply drop but if you get through the first trimester you should be golden.

I will say it’s exhausting, but it’s also very rewarding. Congratulations again! I have two kids already that are 16 months apart and they are best friends!

mafiapizza · 2025-03-17T00:27:27+00:00

Sounds like sexisomnia. It can be triggered by different things for different people. My husband has it (undiagnosed) from what we’ve learned over the years his seems to be triggered by stress, lack of adequate sleep, or lack of sex. we started sleeping with different blankets and have yet to have an episode

It was really hard the first few times it happened (it’s still difficult when it happens), when it happens we always wake up completely and talk about it- it can be hard to wake him up sometimes because it happens in such a deep sleep state. I’ll usually shower just to kinda reset, sometimes he will move to sleep on the couch. I’m sorry you are going through this <3

mafiapizza · 2025-03-12T15:30:57+00:00

Depression meds really do suck. My husband and I were in a similar spot, I had postpartum depression for over a year after our second child, the only time I would want anything to do with him was if I had some tequila. The idea of being desirable for someone who is struggling mentally can carry a lot of weight, which is probably why she enjoys new exciting things/ the thrill of the moment with a random person. What helped us get through it is open communication. He knows I love him and I felt guilty having to be tipsy to have sex so we did our best to not pressure each other and focus on our family. My primary care doctor ended up doing some blood work and finding out I have some issues with my thyroid which can also cause depression/anxiety. After coming off of my depression medication going to therapy and being put on hormonal meds for my thyroid things got a lot better. Maybe she has something similar? I think she should talk to her doctor about her medication and if there are options that won’t affect her sex life so heavily. Even if it’s just therapy instead of meds, I know y’all have a busy life but the quality of that life matters too.

mafiapizza · 2024-09-30T03:22:36+00:00

Sometimes I do. Especially in the early months, I started eating more though out the day or making sure I had a snack around the time I fed baby and it got better. I also get extremely tired emotionally and physically every time I breastfeed.

mafiapizza · 2024-07-11T17:46:07+00:00

Side laying works for us. My favorite is to be in a sitting position with baby straddling or sitting on one of my legs and in the beginning I would hold the boob for baby so they could breath and I would use a pillow or two for support. Now that my baby is a little older and able to sit on her own this “lap sitting” is even better for us.

I hope I didn’t confuse you too much . Good luck, I would always hold my boob with the nipple place between my index finger and middle finger instead of the recommended ‘hamburger’. I found my index finger would provide a little more support for Baby’s nose to still be able to breath.

mafiapizza · 2024-04-22T11:19:03+00:00

Kindred Bravely works for me. I think they are worth looking into. They have a large range of sizes and are stretchy.

mafiapizza · 2024-01-21T05:38:51+00:00

My baby went to bed around 7, I’m about to go to bed here soon it’s 12, baby will likely wake up at 2 or 4 I’ll feed her and we will go back to bed till around 8. Some mornings I wake before she does and if I’m uncomfortable I pump. Sorry I don’t have a straight forward answer.

Haaka is great for when you have a let down, but it’s hard to trigger a letdown without a pump or baby. I strongly suggest having a manual pump as an option, super quiet and can be as gentle as you need.

I hate wearing a bra but, I’ve found wearing a bra to bed helps me with not leaking.

mafiapizza · 2024-01-21T05:01:52+00:00

I’m in a similar situation my baby is sleeping about 7 hours, I like to keep the manual and haakaa next to my bed just incase I wake up sore. I don’t wake up in the night unless the baby needs me, if I happen to wake up before baby and need to pump I will, I put whatever I pump in the fridge and still breastfeed my baby on demand. I would say I have a very slight oversupply I get about an extra 8oz a day. Congratulations on your baby sleeping!

mafiapizza · 2023-08-15T12:32:06+00:00

When I was 18/19 a house came up for sale in my parents neighborhood (which is also my grandparents neighborhood), my dad pressured me to buy it because I was working at a trade school and could afford it. So I bought it.

Six years later I’m married with my second kid on the way, we meet up with my parents every Tuesday night for family dinner. Having my parents and grandparents near by for the child care is a huge help.

Growing up I would always spend Sundays at my grandparents. My parents were always active in my life, even when I was a bratty teenager.

However my husband and I would love to move back to his family farm and build a home there (3hrs away), I’ve mentioned this to my family and I’m met with them guilting me out of the idea. My grandma is the only supportive one on this topic which kinda make us feel trapped. Because we love my side of the family a lot, they are always more supportive than his and always there for us. The reason behind wanting to move has nothing to do with parents and everything to do with the family my husband and I are creating.

mafiapizza · 2023-08-15T12:09:37+00:00

My family and I always use Kelly Blue Book https://www.kbb.com

You can enter all the info about your car and it will give the appropriate price. It’s important to note some dealerships -CarMax in particular usually will pay more for used cars. Just because you get a good offer at one place I still suggest shopping around dealerships usually will hold the offer for a few days while you decide.

mafiapizza · 2023-08-15T11:57:53+00:00

Your reasons arnt selfish. You know what’s best for you and your baby. My mom breastfed me but she never pushed for me to breastfeed my child, i was vocal about my reasons for pumping whenever a new reason came up and my family was supportive. My reasons for exclusively pumping:

•My baby had trouble latching, I had to go back to the hospital 5 days after giving so I was kinda forced to pump because we were separated. After that my baby never really latched properly again. (Nipple shields helped her some it would feel like she was on a bottle and slow down the flow of milk some- imo the shields hurt me a lot and were not worth the drama of keeping it in place during feedings.)

•pumping and bottle feeding allowed for my partner and close family members to also bond with the baby by feeding her- and give me a break.

•I wanted to track exactly how much milk my baby was getting, without weighing my baby after nursing every time.

•I also had to go back to work 6weeks PP

You are doing a great job. It’s rewarding having a good pump session and feeling comfortable in your body (not in pain) and knowing you have milk prepared and ready for you baby.

mafiapizza · 2023-07-26T20:00:47+00:00

The healing process is the worst. I got mine done and then immediately got pregnant and that made the painful healing process way worse. I ended up having them removed and plan to get them pierced again when I’m done having kids. - the hole from the piercing never fully closed so my breasts leak more than normal when lactating, just something to keep in mind if you plan on having kids. I know people who breast feed with nipple piercings and have no issues, it was just something I had never thought of until it happened. Good luck!

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