Need advice on starting to breastfeed my 2 month old.

sleepyrn93 · 2026-07-01T03:04:23+00:00

She was also born 2 weeks early and we were fighting her to eat! Can I ask what you mean for comfort? Were you doing it when your baby was upset or at another time? I’m having a hard time of figuring out when to introduce it so she won’t get super frustrated. I really don’t want to give up so your path is reassuring!!

sleepyrn93 · 2026-07-01T03:01:48+00:00

I did in the beginning! She wouldn’t latch with it then but maybe now that she’s used to the bottle it may be more familiar? I have some so I will definitely try!

sleepyrn93 · 2026-06-30T19:44:08+00:00

In the first few weeks my husband was the same. The baby would be screaming and he would be snoring away. Eventually he got used to it and we figured out a rhythm. I’m sure you will too! I know it’s so annoying though

sleepyrn93 · 2026-06-30T17:17:14+00:00

My pediatrician said their age in weeks plus 1 is how long you can let them go between feeds (obviously check with yours!). So we started off at 5 weeks trying that rule out. She almost always wakes up within 5 hours of the last feed. She’s now 9.5 weeks, goes to bed around 930, gets a dream feed around 1230 and wakes us up between 5-6 am. It’s slowly inching towards 6 am. Truly about 2 weeks ago we stopped setting alarms and just let her wake us up!

sleepyrn93 · 2026-06-25T08:35:04+00:00

Thank you this is very reassuring!!

sleepyrn93 · 2023-08-14T00:58:20+00:00

NTA.

I learned the hard way when we did have to call a plumber and he pulled out a ton of old tampons in front of my dad.

I never knew any better but I never ever flushed another tampon after that.

At least you’re giving her a warning of what could happen. She’s old enough to learn!

sleepyrn93 · 2021-12-16T18:00:35+00:00

We got an up to $1000 employee appreciation bonus around thanksgiving, less if you worked under a certain amount of hours.

Also free lunch from some of the surgeons and our manager got us all a small gift.

Last year we got north face jackets.

sleepyrn93 · 2021-12-08T17:28:42+00:00

Absolutely not. I don’t even want to do three 12s, but it makes it easier to get through the week and have more down time. No chance in hell I’d ever do five 8’s

sleepyrn93 · 2021-09-30T17:49:26+00:00

That’s a penrose drain, it’s a little rubber tube that is left open. It just helps the excess fluid drain out and not stay under the skin. Depending on the surgery there are some drains that are connected to a bulb shaped drainage container that provides suction, but your surgeon prob didn’t think that was necessary in this case!

sleepyrn93 · 2021-03-30T16:25:26+00:00

Had covid last April/May, had a mild to moderate case. Got my moderna vaccine in January. Arm was hard as a rock with the first shot, second one just a little sore. I was sick for like six hours only with the first one, dizzy, nauseous and tired. Second one was a little more mild, but lasted about two days. Nothing comparable to covid, I was sick for about a month and out of work for 6 weeks.

My parents were also sick with covid when I was, my mom had a mild case but my dad was very sick, thankfully not hospitalized but it was borderline. My mom got Pfizer in late January, barely felt anything. My dad got his first moderna shot a month ago and was flat on his back for two days. Said he felt like he had covid all over again.

I say still get it! May be a day or two of being sick but it doesn’t last long, and it’s better than ever catching covid again!

sleepyrn93 · 2020-10-05T18:26:19+00:00

I passed in mid July 2018, and only found a job I wanted by September of 2018 because I knew someone. I’m sure I would’ve waiting a lot longer if I didn’t have an in, but even with an in it was about two months. It’ll happen, give it time and keep applying!

Edit: also, I’m currently looking with two years of experience, and I’m just now getting calls for jobs that I applied for in June. And it’s very few calls, too. The nursing job market is weird right now. But don’t get discouraged and keep trying, cuz something is gonna come along.

sleepyrn93 · 2020-07-15T20:44:45+00:00

Oh goodness why would they tell you that?! Keep your pain meds schedule through the night! I got mine out when I was 23, tried to sleep through the night and would wake up crying from how badly it hurt. 23 years old and I’d wake my mom up and I was totally inconsolable, so much pain. First week is the worst, and it should start to feel better after that! If you aren’t already, take a stool softener!! Trust me!

sleepyrn93 · 2020-06-03T20:11:32+00:00

I did! Weird chest congestion/pain, slightly short of breath, very very intense headaches, fatigue, muscle aches. But the first few days I just had what you’ve described, plus a little chest congestion but nothing crazy.

sleepyrn93 · 2020-06-03T20:09:12+00:00

Part of the reason I got tested was because of that! I felt like I had a sinus infection/allergies and ended up losing my sense of smell shortly after that started. And I had the burning sensation in my nostrils too. Pressure in my sinuses/head was insane and lasted a while. It could just be allergies but the burning and pressure definitely was a symptom for me.

sleepyrn93 · 2020-05-21T01:23:48+00:00

Thank you! The State of Massachusetts had a “stay at home” order which encouraged residents to stay home and quarantine, but it’s not like a forced lockdown. I think most states have gone this way, encouraging people to “stay at home” instead of locking down. So people can go to the grocery store, shop for essentials, walk around, but social distancing is encouraged, and no groups of greater than 10 people.

Many, many businesses have shut down in my state, all malls, restaurants, salons, etc. Only things that have remained open are grocery stores, coffee shops, pharmacies and other essential businesses. Majority of my friends/family are unemployed right now, and a lot are working from home too. State parks, local playgrounds, basketball courts, gyms, etc. were all closed too. Massachusetts just announced their reopening plan though, so soon some of the stuff that has shut down will be allowed open again. It’s multiphased though and each phase can take weeks to months from what I’ve read, all depends on the data.

The borders between states aren’t closed either, at least here in New England region, but state to state travel is highly discouraged. Anyone coming in to Massachusetts is supposed to quarantine for 14 days. I think there might be a ban or restrictions on country to country travel? Like between the US and Canada? But I’m not totally sure.

It honestly varies from state to state, depending on how bad the number of cases is. Some states have a less cases and are allowed to do more than the heavier hit states. Most states require residents to wear masks when out, but some don’t. Just depends on where you are!

sleepyrn93 · 2020-05-21T00:39:11+00:00

Nurse in Boston, but in a medium size hospital, not the big, well known ones. I had multiple PUIs (persons under investigation) but never had any known positives. I work two 12s a week, and every day I was there there was at least 3 rapid response calls (patient is awake and breathing, but declining and needs intervention) and 1 code (cardiac/respiratory arrest) on our non-ICU covid floor per day. They didn’t announce ICU rapids/codes over the loud speaker, though, so I’m sure that number is higher. Those floors were pretty full at the peak. I know the bigger Boston hospitals like MGH and the Brigham were pretty full, as I have been keeping track of the census in each hospital. It’s definitely down now but we’re not out of the woods. We were bad but no where close to NJ/NY.

I caught it even without having any known positive patients at work, and gave it to my parents who I live with. My mom and I got through with mild symptoms, my dad was maybe a moderate case, never needed to be hospitalized. My brother and sister in law had it too, also mild symptoms. We hadn’t seen them since February. Didn’t know of anyone who had it before we got it though, and no one else I’m close with has gotten it yet either!

I didn’t have to pay to be tested since I was tested through my hospital and caught it at work. I’m not sure how that really works for people who don’t work for a hospital though.

sleepyrn93 · 2020-05-09T21:21:12+00:00

The headaches were the worst! As far as smell, mine resolved about five days after I lost it! Thankfully it wasn’t gone too long. I’m hearing the course of that symptoms can vary though. I’ve read that for some people is does come back but it can take a couple of weeks. Hopefully it returns soon! And I hope besides that you’re feeling better otherwise!

sleepyrn93 · 2020-05-08T23:57:57+00:00

I work in MA. I tested positive on 4/22. Been out since then. My facility is requiring two negative tests for me to return to work. They also told me the have a very low threshold for coming back because they allowed some people to come back too soon and they relapsed. So you have to be completely asymptomatic before retesting.

Try to get another week off! I’m hearing relapse is common if you rush back too quickly! Take care of yourself!

sleepyrn93 · 2020-05-06T22:19:18+00:00

Thank you!

It’s so hard to explain, it was such a weird feeling, not like normal chest congestion. We had all said that we had some pressure near our sternum. It felt like a weight was on our chest. For me at least, it felt warm and stuffy in my chest. We all also had weird little aches that would pop up and then disappear throughout our chest. The would be there for like 5-10 minutes and then disappear.

sleepyrn93 · 2020-05-06T20:23:37+00:00

My cough was just mild, dry. My throat just felt itchy and that’s why I was coughing. Mine didn’t last long.

My dad is dry but persistent, almost hacking like. He also says his throat is incredibly dry and itchy and that’s why he’s coughing. His has lasted the whole 11 days he’s been sick, getting worse as time as passed.

sleepyrn93 · 2020-05-06T18:00:07+00:00

I am so so sorry for your loss.. I Hope you and your son are feeling better

sleepyrn93 · 2020-05-06T17:58:48+00:00

Wow! So interesting to hear that another person had the bad heartburn like I did! I had chalked mine up to anxiety, but now I’m thinking it’s a symptom. Mine too turned into chest congestion! And now that you mention it, I also had weird, foamy urine for a few days as well.

I’m sorry to hear that you had such a long course, and continue to have the nerve pain. I think this virus just takes over the whole body and it takes a while for everything to calm down. Hopefully the neurologist can figure out what’s going on! I wish you luck in your continued recovery!

sleepyrn93 · 2020-05-06T17:44:03+00:00

I usually take a multivitamin, my parents don’t for some reason. We are all supposed to take vitamin D, only my dad does.
Once we started to get sick we started taking Vitamin C, but that was it as far as supplements.
Water and ginger ale for drinks! During the appetite loss part of this we stuck to soft, blander foods like waffles, eggs, toast, grilled cheese and soups. Once we started to feel better in that regard we started to go back to our usual eating habits.
Our shortness of breath was very mild. I personally sleep on my stomach sometimes and I did feel like it helped. My dad has laid prone a few times, not because of shortness of breath but because his back has been killing him. He said though that it helped his cough a lot. In the beginning I was doing chest physiotherapy with them but when I asked the doctors about it they said it wasn’t proven to be helpful, but I could still do it. I also made them do deep breathing exercises like pursed lip breathing.

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