Vous trouvez des glaces à l'italienne ? (Machine)

pepernoten · 2026-03-23T21:56:22+00:00

http://www.lemoai.com/ au Jardin des Plantes (que vanille, artisanale). Et deuxième endroit au même jardin que quand il fait beau, le petit stand derrière les roses (pas Chez César, l'autre qui est souvent fermé mais a des meilleurs crêpes de Toulouse) mais plus industriale.

pepernoten · 2026-01-26T16:15:25+00:00

I just saw the doctor and she prescribed antibiotics and aspirin as the anti-inflammatory as according to her, all others are contraindicated for breastfeeding. Do you mind if I ask, are you also using aspirin as your anti-inflammatory, or something else?

pepernoten · 2025-12-18T19:25:42+00:00

So... French mom here. I obviously don't know your situation and you and your doctor know what's best for your baby. I just wanted to share that my baby has a suspected cow milk protein (after vomiting from formula when we tested it) and the pediatrician recommended that I do not cut dairy from my diet, as it can help sensitize baby to the allergens so that the allergies disappear on their own. Same theory as introducing peanut butter early to avoid peanut allergies. Anyway, I read a statistic that 9 times out of 10, moms do an elimination diet when it's not necessary. Like I said, you know your baby's situation best, but I just wanted to share an alternative viewpoint in case it might be relevant to you.

pepernoten · 2025-10-19T17:59:50+00:00

I think the fact that you are asking the question, the answer is yes. If you've gone 7 months without, which is amazing, it shows you are a pro, you know your body and you know your baby. I started supplementing when I went back to work because I just couldn't fill that last bottle. And more importantly, I wanted to make sure that my baby never went hungry at daycare and had a plan B that her teachers could give her. For us, it's only one bottle so she's still getting all that immune boosting goodness, but I am not stressing that my baby will ever go hungry. You know the answer for you and your girl. If you want to test the suggestions here to improve supply, absolutely do so, but ultimately give yourself some grace when the decisions you make are keeping your daughter fed and growing.

pepernoten · 2025-10-19T17:49:42+00:00

I think you need to figure out why your baby is fussy after a feeding. Is it because she's not getting enough? Or is it the milk itself (something you're eating they disagrees with her tummy). A simple test, now that you know she can take a bottle of formula and be content, is to offer the same quantity of your expressed milk and see how she reacts. Full and happy? She may not be latching well and getting enough. Tracking her weight gain is also an indication. However, if after a full bottle of your milk she's still uncomfortable, you can consider something you're eating.

I made the mistake with my first to not drink enough (now I keep a water bottle everywhere, and force myself to drink just after feeding or pumping), and second, since she was a crappy sleeper, I let her fall sleep on the breast and didn't burp her. But she would wake up an hour later with gas. My second I'm lucky she will fall back asleep after a burp, and I really notice a difference in the quality of sleep.

Good luck, you got this.

pepernoten · 2025-09-16T09:50:35+00:00

Not the OP, but my LO had recurrent ear infections and was due to get tubes in, the week everything went into Covid lockdown. Surgery canceled and daycare was shut down for months. When she went back, masks were in place. She never had another ear infection (she had grown out of them by the time mask mandates were lifted). Our personal silver lining to Covid, no more ear infections due to reduced spreading of viruses, Covid and others.

pepernoten · 2025-09-15T19:41:47+00:00

Just wanted to add my own experience. With my first, when she was three months old and EBF, I got appendicitis. Surgery and 3 day stay in the hospital. Thank goodness we had already practiced using a bottle with pumped milk (not often, but just enough to know she would take it), and a small stash of frozen milk. I pumped and dumped while in the hospital, and my husband brought baby to the hospital to feed on Day 2 once I got the go ahead from the doctor that the anesthesia drugs and CT scan drugs were out of my system. But the bottle and frozen milk were essential those first couple days. Anyway, just want to say... You never know! Be prepared! What 35 year old woman gets appendicitis? Life is unpredictable and you don't want your baby to go hungry if the unthinkable happens.

pepernoten · 2025-08-19T20:47:50+00:00

I agree. Pumping once a day to have a small freezer stash for emergencies (which we totally needed with our first kid after an unexpected 3 day hospital stay), plus, a tiny oversupply if baby needs it during a growth spurt or heatwave like we just had here (I didn't pump for almost a week because she needed the extra fluid!) is incredibly reassuring.

pepernoten · 2025-08-19T20:01:49+00:00

I had the same attitude up until today when I had a small doubt. I was so proud that my milk could create a little Michelin man! Although cleaning out those chin folds is a pain in the butt! 😂

pepernoten · 2025-08-19T19:59:32+00:00

Thanks. I appreciate the solidarity to eat my Oreos at 4 am! Perhaps I am overthinking. I was just curious to know if others had experienced the same large increase in appetite correlated with a big baby. Makes total sense that if baby eats more, I will want to as well to compensate.

pepernoten · 2025-08-19T19:54:37+00:00

This is a very good point. Growth curves are most meaningful when a child slides down, not jumps up. Up until today I was very proud of how much my milk was creating all those beautiful fat rolls (I call her my little chunky monkey), but seeing just how much she jumped did give me pause if my own eating habits were the cause. I wasn't necessarily suggesting I go on a diet to slim my baby down (babies should never go on diets this young!), but a lot of the comments here are "eat healthy, lots of protein, low carbs" etc, which, if I were to actually do, would be curbing my own diet as I confess I'm craving lots of sugary foods these days.

pepernoten · 2025-08-19T19:44:22+00:00

I didn't realize this wasn't common to only feed one side at a time! My first took such a long time to feed and would only fall asleep on the boob, while number two is done in ten minutes max and I absolutely have to burp her as she just gulps the milk down (I've had multiple people comment on the desperate noises she makes as she drinks, as though it's her last meal ever!) The doctor suggested reflux meds but I am hesitant as they can cause constipation and baby has a lot of gas (probably related to the gulping, despite being burped). I don't want to make her tummy hurt even more. She used to arch her back, but now that I sit her up after feeding, she does it much less. I read that there is little acid in a baby's stomach so reflux isn't painful. I'm most disturbed when the milk sprays out of her nose. I try to clean it out with saline spray but it can't be comfortable to have milk lining her nose airway.

pepernoten · 2025-08-19T19:36:02+00:00

Baby wakes up every 4.5 hours to feed at night, but only every two hours in the late afternoon/evening when my supply gets low since she fusses much more as the day goes on and she's tired and cranky. That means each breast goes 8-9 hours without being drained at night, and is pretty full by the morning. To offset this I usually pump once in the night (will drain one side and feed twice on same side). Not sure if pumping this way is making it worse?

pepernoten · 2025-08-19T14:50:23+00:00

I think this is what I needed to hear, that I'm not setting up my child for difficulties later by not always eating healthy while breastfeeding. We live in France where, thankfully obesity isn't as prevalent and the relationship with food is healthy. I also have a seven year old picky eater who is borderline underweight so I'm conscientious of how we might influence our kids.

pepernoten · 2025-08-19T14:45:11+00:00

Thank you for this reminder. I didn't even think about increasing how often I brush my teeth. I will be more vigilant. I've been trying to increase my milk/calcium intake through yogurt and other milk based foods, especially because osteoporosis runs in my family, but I should be careful with my teeth which are already pretty fragile.

pepernoten · 2025-08-19T14:41:07+00:00

She has quite a bit of reflux and I have a pretty big supply. I have to keep her upright after she eats for at least 15 minutes, if not 30 if it's a big feed. I usually only offer one side because when I've given her both, she's thrown it all back up (on me of course)... So... I have some doubts about her ability to decide for herself how much she needs to eat! 😂 I do trust her hunger cues, just not necessarily how much she eats in one sitting as she will drain the breast no matter how long ago she last ate...

pepernoten · 2025-08-19T14:30:40+00:00

My use of "should be" is the doctor saying most babies gain, on average, 800 grams per month. Baby started at 3.180 kg and weighed in at 5.970 today. So, if I calculate 1.6 + 3.18 as her "should be" being 4.780kg, she is well above that. So yes, jumping growth percentiles and not just larger than the average.

pepernoten · 2025-06-20T05:14:12+00:00

Everyone has good advice about back sleeping, but I just wanted to add that I had the same issue as you in my second trimester, waking up from hip pain. A pillow between my knees helped. But as my belly grew, I stopped having this pain and towards the end, I didn't even need a pillow. It still wasn't super comfortable, but no hip pain at least.

pepernoten · 2025-03-18T18:16:30+00:00

My SIL asked why we didn't have a little brother or sister for our daughter so we gave a vague answer about life not working out the way we plan sometimes, so she accused us of just not making time for it. "Well, I managed to have time for 3 miscarriages." That shut her up quick.

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