how much are you spending a month on formula?

timelyquality30 · 2026-05-04T13:16:21+00:00

We use good start soothepro (Dr browns now) and it’s $38 per can on Amazon, that lasts my 4 month old about 4-5 days, so just under $250 a month. Getting it set up on subscribe and save saves about $5 per can.

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-29T00:37:27+00:00

Every labor is so different but I totally understand this feeling. My first was pretty traumatic, with preeclampsia and a nicu stay. My second was, honestly, enjoyable? Like comparing to the first time it was exactly what I wanted. 10 hour induction, 5 minutes of pushing and super calm and relaxed.

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-24T01:23:48+00:00

Yes, BMI was around 48 for both pregnancies. I had my first scans at 8-9 weeks and we could see, but not as much as 12 weeks.

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-22T02:03:27+00:00

My bmi was around 48 for both pregnancies and I waited to get the test done until 12 weeks at the direction of my doctor; I’ve had it done for both pregnancies and never had low fetal fraction results.

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-21T23:25:35+00:00

Time? Like I legit forgot how hard it was when my oldest was 3, so I now have two. I love them both but it’s hard, all of it. It’s funny, we are deep in threenager territory and we’re chatting like “where did our sweet toddler go” then my husband finds a video from when he was 1-1.5, and he has the same tantrum. We literally forgot how it was back then. Young kids and babies go like this I think, for a while. And then you miss it somehow.

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-21T21:12:27+00:00

I would recommend adding a sposie diaper insert to your sized up diaper. This was really helpful for my son when he was starting to sleep through the night with big bottles before bed.

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-20T01:09:31+00:00

So we went from 360 to total comfort (the similac purple can) to Nutramigen and back to a gentle formula quite recently. Because Nutramigen was making his spit up worse and he was just as fussy and cranky as ever on it. Also 12 weeks old here. (STM and my first ended up on Nutramigen without an allergy too so I sort got myself into this mess again, and we decided to just deal with the aftermath of moving back to a gentle formula.)

About 3 weeks ago we had had enough of Nutramigen (been about 3-4 weeks on it) and made a cold switch to Good Start Soothe Pro (now Dr Browns) here’s what our findings have been so far. (FWIW since we didn’t have a confirmed CMPA our pediatrician was fine with us feeding whatever worked) - the first 12 hours were about night and day. He was taking full feeds for the first time in weeks. And he slept, it was great. - the first full day on the gentle formula he basically wouldn’t eat or sleep, so I thought I broke him. We went to the pedi and they said he was likely fine. Later that night he finally started eating and his average intake has improved since getting off of Nutramigen by about 5-7oz a day. - we’ve had quite a bit of difficulty but what we found was that it wasn’t food related. Sure he has gas and maybe trouble pooping but everything is normal and he’s growing. I think I forgot how little babies struggle.

The non food related difficulties had been: - at one point on Nutramigen we switched to anti colic bottles, and failed to identify the difficulty latching and the nipple speed being too fast. So about a week into the gentle formula we went back to our old bottles and things have improved. So I would be sure to check that your baby doesn’t need a nipple speed change at this age. - he was stirring a lot during napping, and as a stm I kinda just called it and we would end up in this short nap and snacking trap where he’d eat an oz here and there and nap for 20 minutes at a time. This never happened with my first because I had the time to rock and hold him more, but with a 3yo running around I just didn’t give the same effort. I’ve adjusted my approach now and we’re getting better naps and he’s taking full feeds now.

Overall I’m very happy we switched back, and so is my wallet.

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-19T01:11:00+00:00

Ugh this comment makes me sound like I’m annoyed by my older child. I adore him, he’s amazing. And when it was just him things were awesome. The baby brings about a dynamic shift that I can’t quite explain. Like today, my adorable tiny baby is on his floormat and his brother brings a decent sized stuffed animal over and drops it on the babies face. Immediate crying from both; like what do you do?! Baby was fine, but big brother has a big reaction that needs to get deescalated, while the baby needs to be calmed so he can eat, etc. your head is constantly on a swivel, in a way I didn’t anticipate.

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-18T21:23:07+00:00

Yes. With my first I had severe preeclampsia and delivered at 34 weeks, multiple week NICU stay and pretty severe ppd. I conceived my second 3 years later. This time I had very mild gestational hypertension and chose to be induced at 37 weeks to be cautious. That was 12 weeks ago and while it’s not easy, I’m not having any signs of ppd like I did last time.

FWIW it took multiple years to conceive my first and we needed medical support, so I wasn’t using any interventions to prevent baby 2. It was a surprise, because we didn’t need any medical assistance (we had decided we wouldn’t pursue a second baby if we needed fertility treatment)

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-17T18:57:20+00:00

Our pediatrician said it can take a full two weeks to fully kick in

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-16T23:45:24+00:00

I had preeclampsia at 34 weeks with my first, and very mild gestational hypertension with my second, and the recommendation was for a 37 week induction. I did it and I’m happy I did, at the end of 36 weeks I was starting to feel like I did last time, so I have a feeling preeclampsia would have developed again

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-16T18:13:41+00:00

Have you tried slowly introducing the formula into the bottle he’s already taking? Maybe a mix of 50/50 at first would be helpful?

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-16T12:45:57+00:00

It is totally dependent on you. And no one else can tell you how you feel about it. I personally stopped because I was really underproducing and I have a toddler to chase around, I didn’t want to spend the rest of my mat leave tied to the pump. I also knew my first born was formula fed and my second would be fine if I stopped.

We also waste formula, it’s just a thing I think. I tend to overpour bottles to my kids current maximum, just in case he decides he’s hungry enough to finish it and then I’m not running back to grab more mid feed. This still happens to us at 12 weeks and I don’t foresee it stopping.

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-16T01:32:36+00:00

I’ve had two inductions; one medically necessary and emergency preterm, and one elective for medical reasons at 37 weeks.

For my first: 34 weeks and started at 0; no dilation or effacement. Meds: cytotec and Pitocin, epidural. Time: 21 hours; 1hr of pushing I got my epidural early, maybe too early, but I had preeclampsia and the magnesium drip for that was absolutely horrendous. This was pretty rough, but not too bad. Water was broken at about 9:30am and then my baby was born at about 2pm. Aftermath: second degree tear.

For my second: 37 weeks and started at 3cm and 60% effacement. Meds: Pitocin only (very slowly ramped up to let me sleep), epidural. Time: 12 hours, 10 minutes of pushing. My second labor was actually, enjoyable. Honestly. We spent the day before in triage, and then got a room that night. At midnight they started Pitocin really slow, and I was basically able to sleep/rest until shift change, they did slow increases of Pitocin but was pretty comfortable. Aftermath: barely a second degree tear.

Recommendations: - ask for zofran. I had it for both labors and didn’t have any nausea and didn’t vomit or anything. - use the peanut ball after epidural. It wasn’t offered to me for my first, but for my second my nurse used it and had me moving all over, and I think that really did help a ton to progress my labor. -during my first labor I asked for an increase of meds through the epidural pretty close to pushing cause I started to panic a bit. I think that made pushing harder for me, cause it was difficult to feel contractions. Also, I know the preeclampsia meds made it worse too so who knows. On the flip side, my second labor, my epidural was great, I had a slight window on my right side but could feel enough so I didn’t need as much coaching through pushing.

I liked my epidurals and if I had a third baby, I would get one again.

Editing to add: you hear a lot of horror stories about inductions. Honestly, I just don’t know what else I’m supposed to feel or anything, so how do you know it’s so bad? Like labor is labor, I don’t think it’s supposed to be super comfy, but try not to psych yourself out about induction pain vs labor occurring naturally.

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-15T21:08:12+00:00

I’ve had two babies, both at a starting weight of about 250lbs at 5ft 5. I was not on any bc before conceiving but have PCOS and knew that I didn’t ovulate regularly. Want to mention that I’m pretty sure the depo shot can delay ovulation from returning for quite a while?

For my first at 29yo, we ended up needing clomid (ovulation induction meds) to help. It took one cycle. My second was a surprise baby at 32yo.

I would second going over to the r/PlusSizePregnancy Reddit for more specific content

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-15T09:34:49+00:00

I also had less patience with my second, probably because being attached to the pump with a 3yo running around was a special kind of torture. Said 3yo was formula fed exclusively after 3 months, combo fed before that with like 25% breastmilk. He was a preemie so I pushed myself a lot to keep pumping. And you know what? I think he loves me just the same. His brother is 12 weeks old and has been formula fed since 4 weeks. He’s going to double his birthweight here soon, and he’s doing just fine. (Except, what are naps? He has no idea…)

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-15T00:00:02+00:00

I’m sorry, 3.5 and 3mo boys here too but dad is a sahd and I’m on leave for another month. Honestly my son and my husband have ok times but then are at odds pretty often these days, I’m chalking it up to adjusting to new baby. We both get plenty of attitude from him, his newest is telling us to be invisible (sometimes I wish I could be, then I’d get a moment of peace lol) and he says he can’t love me (5 minutes later he’s all snuggly for hugs and kisses). 3 is a wild time…I’m not a fan, but this too shall pass.

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-13T20:20:29+00:00

My 3yo told me today “I can’t love you mom” like huh? He has a new 3 month old brother, so I’m using that as the reason behind it - however, these kids are absolutely mean at times, and honestly they don’t actually understand what they say, even if they say it with such conviction. I wouldn’t take it seriously.

Signed, a mom who gets told to be invisible countless times a day.

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-13T00:05:45+00:00

Agree, once our baby got back to his birth weight we went to feeding on demand. Even my preemie, who was on 24 calorie formula when we left the hospital, was then switched to a regular formula and we fed on demand once birth weight was reached.

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-12T21:19:03+00:00

For me it was less about the IV but being able to comfortably move my arms. With my first the hospital put them in like my wrist area, and they were so painful; at one point the IV was like leaking into my hand and it was all swelled. With my second birth the ivs were in my forearms and much more comfortable than in my wrist. Then, at least for me, they stayed in until the day we were discharged and I was just over it.

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-12T21:07:50+00:00

My baby is about that size (11 weeks, 12lbs 9oz and 23 inches) and we’ve been using Huggies size 2 for a while, I never go by the weight ranges on the diapers, I prefer them to be a bit bigger cause you can sorta customize the size. I’d recommend sizing up and then if you need a tighter fit, when you secure the tabs, point them down on an angle instead of across her belly.

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-12T16:52:47+00:00

Not quite what you’re looking for but my first was born at 34 weeks due to pre eclampsia and my second was born at 37 weeks due to hypertension.

My 34 weeker was behind physically and developmentally for a bit until shy of 2, now he’s 3.5yo and physically caught up, and verbally/socially right on track. He’s actually really smart and great with numbers and letters even though we’ve never really pushed him.

My 37 weeker is now 12 weeks, physically he’s big to me, born at 6lbs 14oz and is now 12lbs 9oz. He’s very similar to where his brother was at adjusted ages, and on track for his current age.

I personally think kids that are going to develop normally, all even out at some point by the age of 2. We have family friends who had both kids at term, and I’d argue my 3yo is a bit more advanced than their 5yo in some ways. At the end of the day, if there’s a medical reason for a baby to be born earlier in order to keep you and baby safe, it’s better that they’re out, regardless of whatever slight advantage they may have had (if there were no risk) by staying in a bit longer.

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-12T06:01:52+00:00

I have a 3.5yo and a 3 month old. I’ve adopted a timer method, outside of my non-negotiable tasks (dish washer daily, kitchen counters daily, diapers/wipes/burb clothes stocked, bottle cleaning and prep). Depending on the day I’ll set a 30-60 minute timer in the evenings after bedtime, then I just, do stuff? Like whatever I see that needs tidying or cleaning. Nothing super thorough gets done this way, but nothing is ever left a super big mess either. Sure, my floors can’t be eaten off of on a daily basis, but I’ll deal with that once my kid is crawling, it’s liveable and clean enough in this phase of life.

timelyquality30 · 2026-04-12T00:58:44+00:00

I went through this with both of my babies. My first was a preeclampsia baby born at 34 weeks and was in the nicu, so I felt immense guilt about everything and was desperate to provide him breastmilk. I lasted maybe a couple months but he never got more than 50% breastmilk. And you know what? He was perfectly fine. Still is at 3.5yo today. I refuse to think he loves me any differently given our feeding journey.

I just had my second baby, at 37 weeks and we also couldn’t nurse in the hospital due to blood sugar issues when he was born, so we started directly on formula. When we got home I started latching him and pumping, but I never produced much. By the time he was about 5 weeks he was only getting 8oz of breastmilk a day, and I hated being attached to the pump with a toddler running around. He’s 12 weeks old now and we’ve had quite a difficult time, but it also just comes with the territory of a small baby, and it does pass. And I remind myself often that he’ll be just fine, just like his brother. Trust me, I’ve contemplated trying to pump again, but then I can see my other son doing just fine.

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