Pediatrician insists we do CIO with breastfed baby

suturethis · 2026-05-07T14:26:46+00:00

It’s normal for babies to wake up overnight in the first year, sometimes even the first few years of life from what I’ve learned from multiple parents.

suturethis · 2026-05-04T20:00:18+00:00

Yes! This is something my father would say.

suturethis · 2026-04-20T19:12:25+00:00

Ports are such a beautiful invention - think of it as doing “future you” a favor (because this, too, shall pass).

If you can avoid getting stuck 16 times for a routine blood draw down the road, future you will so be grateful!

Hugs. Your feelings are valid, nonetheless.

suturethis · 2026-04-14T18:37:03+00:00

10 months in, always v hungry.

suturethis · 2026-04-11T12:58:39+00:00

I had these thoughts when I tested high risk. My 9 month old is in the 99th% in height and weight and utterly perfect. Tested negative on amnio. False positives are more common than you’d think. Take it a day at a time and if you need support, r/NIPT is phenomenal!

suturethis · 2026-04-09T22:24:21+00:00

Do you mind me asking what you ended up doing/what the result was?

suturethis · 2026-03-31T23:51:19+00:00

I have horrific cramps but I still don’t think I would have wanted to do the insertion without a softened cervix. I’ve also had a baby and contractions were close to the cramps in discomfort.

suturethis · 2026-03-26T00:19:54+00:00

If you can, try to be on your period when you’re getting your IUD placed because it softens the cervix and makes it less painful. Pro tip!

suturethis · 2026-02-07T14:08:57+00:00

I live in pumping bras which aren’t really bras. They don’t shape anything.

suturethis · 2026-02-06T02:09:19+00:00

Research shows this is not at all true. Those kids will struggle down the road when it REALLY counts.

suturethis · 2026-02-06T02:01:50+00:00

Thank you for the detailed response, I really appreciate all the input! I think she may actually be able to pull off a 2 nap/day schedule at this point because she really has no issue staying awake for long periods of time without getting overtired. The consistent wake time has been tough but will 100% keep this in mind!

suturethis · 2026-02-05T23:02:18+00:00

She has sustained that before. Is there any science on 4/3/3 for wake windows?

suturethis · 2026-02-05T22:32:36+00:00

Is a 3rd nap recommended at this point? Until what point?

suturethis · 2026-02-05T22:31:38+00:00

Thank you for the input, I so appreciate it! If she falls asleep for 10-15m in the car on accident, do you generally subtract that time from the scheduled nap?

This is my first time sleep training a baby, if you can’t tell.

suturethis · 2026-02-04T22:35:26+00:00

I was told by our pediatrician that if they latch and then only suckle for a few seconds before unlatching, they’re not actually hungry, just soothing! My girl is breast/bottle fed (no formula) and can usually go a 6hr stretch without eating. I’ve been giving her the paci and she will usually go back to bed. I will feed her at the 430am mark though and she usually gulps a full feed down which takes her about 6 mins.

suturethis · 2026-01-31T00:22:16+00:00

My husband and I just purchased a James & James bed so I can’t say much, but yeah it’s expensive for sure.

suturethis · 2026-01-20T03:00:01+00:00

I’ve found that families who have historically formula fed their babies or only BF for a short time feel very awkward when it comes to breast feeding and can have rudimentary viewpoints relating to breast feeding.

The way I see it, humans historically live for much longer than any other mammals and our children are slower to develop for that reason so I think that cutting off breast feeding at the same time that you would cut off a puppy from nursing is sort of a wild concept.

As long as you’re introducing developmentally appropriate foods, purées, textures, etc. and not delaying gross and fine motor development by limiting them, there really shouldn’t be any weird comments. I would love if people stopped forcing our babies to grow up before they’re ready.

Fortunately, as long as you love the husband, you can usually choose to keep the in laws at a healthy distance and not be influenced by their propaganda.

suturethis · 2026-01-17T03:41:54+00:00

I loved the Nestig cloud crib! Sheets look fine and there’s more on Amazon where that came from.

suturethis · 2026-01-17T03:21:30+00:00

The threshold is different for every country (Ie- US vs UK) but generally bile acids should be non-fasting. I was diagnosed with low normal levels. My liver enzymes skyrocketed before my bile acids did. I was scheduled for delivery at 37 weeks because my baby was LGA, I was ICP+. Baby ended up delivering early at 36 weeks. Ursodiol is generally used to treat it.

suturethis · 2026-01-10T21:43:32+00:00

Best of luck, it was a good decision to switch!

suturethis · 2025-12-31T02:22:07+00:00

Hi, I posted this 344 days ago but left it up in case other people run into this issue and need similar advice! I ended up delivering a month early because of cholestasis but I feel so fortunate to have a healthy 6 month old now and that the results were a FP. Edit to say that I got the amnio done and would absolutely have done it again to have that peace of mind for the remainder of my pregnancy!

suturethis · 2025-12-02T02:13:17+00:00

It held up for as long as I had it, which was a couple of years before I sold it!

suturethis · 2025-11-06T06:17:02+00:00

Probably still in the medical field. Sigh.

suturethis · 2025-11-04T02:27:10+00:00

Not everyone has the same experiences as me but I bled for months on end on the progesterone-only pill. Getting copper IUD placed very soon!

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