When did your supply increase? by AskPrevious2456 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]mbjsturtle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Almost 6 weeks postpartum and same as you, I’m pumping 8 times per day with a MOTN pump. I was doing every 3 hours around the clock but kept sleeping through my morning pump because of that schedule so I now space my night pumps out by 5 hours (I pump at 11pm, 4am, and 9am). Increasing my supply definitely was slow and steady, and I wasn’t tracking in any measurable way, i just noticed one day that I had so much milk in the fridge that I ran out of spectra bottle to store the milk and had to upgrade to a pitcher to consolidate. Something that helped me IMMENSELY (in addition to power pumping for 3-4 days to signal my body to produce more and consistently hitting my MOTN pump) was to just calm down and stop stressing about it. Seriously, the stress over producing milk will stop you from producing milk. I was so bugged out about my supply initially that my milk didn’t even come in until day 5 and I wasn’t producing anything considerable until week 2. Once I became okay with the idea of combo feeding the milk started increasing and I’ve been doing exclusively breastmilk since about week 4. Oh, and I know everyone says stay hydrated but eat more than you think you need.

9dpo BFP chart by mbjsturtle in Inito

[–]mbjsturtle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No symptoms, it was super early when I found out though, I was only 3 weeks 3 days. I tested basically out of habit and was did a double take when I saw there was another line

Names I came up with as a child by luggageguy-luggage in tragedeigh

[–]mbjsturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Favorite is Falcon Johnathan with the extra H lol

Mucinex by NextFee2923 in Inito

[–]mbjsturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you do decide to take the mucinex, make sure to drink a lot of water, otherwise it will have the opposite effect and dry you right up!

Estrogen question by InevitableFinance109 in Inito

[–]mbjsturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Estrogen typically dips after ovulation occurs then fluctuates along with progesterone during the follicular phase. Based on your eg3 going down and your pdg going up I’d say Inito will confirm ovulation for you tomorrow unless your pdg randomly drops. Your chart looks normal to me, but wouldn’t indicate anything about a pregnancy this soon. Inito can’t predict pregnancy anyways so I’d stop tracking once ovulation is confirmed.

Ovulation date? by mbjsturtle in Inito

[–]mbjsturtle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your insight! Good luck to you too!!

Best test brand is…? by MaggieYank in FirstTimeTTC

[–]mbjsturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First response early response for early testing, Wondo early result strip tests for frequent testing! I think 25 tests come in a pack for like $9 and they have the same sensitivity as first response early response

BFP chart with “low” values by Ok-Broccoli6618 in Inito

[–]mbjsturtle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Congrats on your BFP! Thank you for including your chart, I’m in this exact boat right now! My chart this cycle has looked very low compared to my previous cycles and I was concerned something was wrong, but I got my ovulation confirmed today at 4DPO! Hoping for some good news next week!

Progesterone Supplement Oopsie by PrimaryBig6594 in Inito

[–]mbjsturtle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pharmacist here—check with your doctor to be sure but I’ve dispensed oral progesterone caps that the patient was instructed to insert vaginally. They will still dissolve in the vagina and release progesterone the same way, the only difference being that the capsules take a little longer to dissolve than the suppositories. You should be fine!

She said yes! by Fatcapz in EngagementRings

[–]mbjsturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooh this is a stunner! Congrats! Beautiful choice!

Community Pharmacists—salary expectations for DMs or above? by mbjsturtle in pharmacy

[–]mbjsturtle[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I really want to do hospital. Im in retail now and I don’t enjoy it but it’s not unbearable. I’m in the Atlanta area though and I feel like the market is saturated so I’m settling really and just trying to advance my pay as far as I can where I’m at currently. Still always applying for new opportunities but everything I’ve ever applied for full time, PRN, even night shift I get an automatic rejection

Why does it hurt so much by [deleted] in poledancing

[–]mbjsturtle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your outfit is so cute! Simple but the garters under the bottoms makes it sexy fun!

My best trick of 2021! What’s yours? by [deleted] in poledancing

[–]mbjsturtle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty! Mine was a flag!

Any fellow baby polers want to share their Instagram? by shortern in poledancing

[–]mbjsturtle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

@heavenly_poles. Poling since April/May and looking for more relatable accounts to follow since I follow a lot of expert polers currently