J hates the D-Vi-Sol(and I don't blame him, that shit smells nasty!) so getting it in him and him swallowing all of it doesn't really happen. I also find it hard to draw up 1 ML into the dropper, always seem to come up short. Should I give him a bottle once a day with the Vit D in it? Or should I switch to the more concentrated DDrops? I guess I'm leaning more towards bottle to get him taking bottles when I go back to work, but I really have not been feeling pumping recently.
J hates the D-Vi-Sol(and I don't blame him, that shit smells nasty!) so getting it in him and him swallowing all of it doesn't really happen. I also find it hard to draw up 1 ML into the dropper, always seem to come up short. Should I give him a bottle once a day with the Vit D in it? Or should I switch to the more concentrated DDrops? I guess I'm leaning more towards bottle to get him taking bottles when I go back to work, but I really have not been feeling pumping recently.
If you BF and feed only one side when it is time to pump do you pump both sides or the one you didn't feed off of? I am returning to work next week and need some input. I have a large supply and am looking to maintain supply and not increase. I plan to return to work but will likely be moving out of state in April or May and will SAH so won't need a larger stash.
I am so worried about messing this up and increasing my supply to where I am super uncomfortable again. I still leak every morning and into the afternoon after 5 months of BFing.
For pumping while at work, I always pumped both sides even though he only nursed 1 side.
When your baby is collapsing them, is taking a really long time to finish a bottle, or seems super frustrated. If there isn't a problem, there isn't a reason to move up.
DH noticed that he is sucking the nipple flat, so I'm assuming this is what you mean by collapsing them. This is what prompted me to ask. I guess we need to change nipples.
If you BF and feed only one side when it is time to pump do you pump both sides or the one you didn't feed off of? I am returning to work next week and need some input. I have a large supply and am looking to maintain supply and not increase. I plan to return to work but will likely be moving out of state in April or May and will SAH so won't need a larger stash.
I am so worried about messing this up and increasing my supply to where I am super uncomfortable again. I still leak every morning and into the afternoon after 5 months of BFing.
I'd pump both sides at once for efficiency, but don't pump too many more oz than your baby is drinking while you're gone. Stop pumping when you've got enough to replace the feeding.
I pumped yesterday which I haven't done in at least 6 weeks and got 4 oz in 12 minutes from the opposite side. We were going to a party and I didn't want to be leaky and full.
I will be able to feed DS in the AM and at lunch time 1PM. So I was thinking I could pump from the opposite side both times. Is this a terrible idea? He would likely have a bottle in-between 7:30 and 1:00 so I would technically skip a feeding but definitely have enough milk to cover both.
DD is almost 8 weeks and we've just started giving her bottles to get her used to them. She acts like it's coming way too fast and lets it dribble down her chin, but she keeps sucking. She'll stop every now and then when it's too much but usually she's just fine to keep drinking, and she'll start screaming if we take it out of her mouth. She kind of does this at the boob when I have a letdown, but not as dramatic. We've been using newborn nipples (Avent). Should we switch to preemie nipples? I haven't seen any Avent preemie nipples at the store, so would we be able to use another brand nipple with her Avent bottles if we do need to switch?
This is a stupid question first because I should do my own research and second because it's a long shot, but can anyone recommend a convertible seat ($100-$200) with a fairly high RFing weight limit that will fit RFing in a pretty small backseat and still allow leg room up front?
We have the infant seat in the center back there now, but it's a reeeeally right squeeze to not be touching the front seats. DH is tall plus I'd like to be able to ride as a passenger comfortably which is hard now.
DD is almost 8 weeks and we've just started giving her bottles to get her used to them. She acts like it's coming way too fast and lets it dribble down her chin, but she keeps sucking. She'll stop every now and then when it's too much but usually she's just fine to keep drinking, and she'll start screaming if we take it out of her mouth. She kind of does this at the boob when I have a letdown, but not as dramatic. We've been using newborn nipples (Avent). Should we switch to preemie nipples? I haven't seen any Avent preemie nipples at the store, so would we be able to use another brand nipple with her Avent bottles if we do need to switch?
It you skipped cereal or oatmeal, what did you do for iron? E gets 4-8oz of formula a day. Is that enough to not worry about iron? I want to start before her 6 month appt since she is lunging for food.
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Quite a lot of foods are iron-rich, including some common first foods like sweet potato/yam. I got a list from my pedi, which has been very useful. We'll have her iron levels tested at 1yr.
DD is almost 8 weeks and we've just started giving her bottles to get her used to them. She acts like it's coming way too fast and lets it dribble down her chin, but she keeps sucking. She'll stop every now and then when it's too much but usually she's just fine to keep drinking, and she'll start screaming if we take it out of her mouth. She kind of does this at the boob when I have a letdown, but not as dramatic. We've been using newborn nipples (Avent). Should we switch to preemie nipples? I haven't seen any Avent preemie nipples at the store, so would we be able to use another brand nipple with her Avent bottles if we do need to switch?
Are you doing paced bottle feeding?
I think so? I'm following the directions that my LC emailed me. Hold the bottle horizontal, hold the baby upright. She pulls the nipple in all the way and her mouth is big like she's latching a boob. Is there more to it than that?
It you skipped cereal or oatmeal, what did you do for iron? E gets 4-8oz of formula a day. Is that enough to not worry about iron? I want to start before her 6 month appt since she is lunging for food.
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okay, snark about kale chips aside ... it's high in iron
I have more stupid questions:
* What time of day ended up working best for feeding solids? * We have a rinse ace for bathtime. It's not exactly high pressure. Do we need something with more pressure in order to clean solids poop?
I think so? I'm following the directions that my LC emailed me. Hold the bottle horizontal, hold the baby upright. She pulls the nipple in all the way and her mouth is big like she's latching a boob. Is there more to it than that?
Kellymom has a good section on it.
I wonder if she's used to comfort sucking or a more varied flow. Are you using a pacifier?
Dishwasher or if by hand, oxo bottle brush and Boon grass drying rack
ubbi diaper pail (s/s)
Do you like the Ubbi? Nobody I know IRL has one and my friend discouraged me from registering for it due to the cost, but I really like the look and how it doesn't need special bags!
Did anyone else's kid go on a nursing strike (or just hate it) once mom was working 5 days/week? Anything we can do about it? We're using premie nipples and I pause and sit him up every few minutes during bottle-feeding.
We started with this when DS started daycare two weeks ago. He always had a bottle a day, but has become lazy now that he gets multiple bottles a day.
I've had the best results if I start to feed him before he's actually fussing or acting hungry. Feeding just even 10 minutes before he's due to eat has gotten him to latch since he's not starving.
If I miss that window and DS is super hungry, we've also played a fun game called, 'Are you smarter than a 3 month old?' This is as fun as it sounds. It includes trickery like giving an ounce or two out of a bottle to take the edge off, then doing a fast nipple switch back to BFing. We've also prepared a bottle, squirted a little bit into his mouth, but then shoved my boob in there. He gets the quick hit of milk & starts latching. (This game can be messy). Lastly, I've read that using a nipple shield can get a baby to latch since the texture will be similar, but my kid never fell for that shit. I even tried putting some milk in the nipple shield so he'd get instant milk and keep sucking, but it's not worked for me. But it's on the internet, so it must have worked for someone along the way, right?
Sounds weird, but I've had a little luck if I try latching him in a different position, like while standing. It's worth a try!
And sometimes DS (and I) are just way too frustrated so DS gets gets a bottle and I pump. But keep trying! I offer every feeding. If he rejects, I calm him down and offer again. If he still rejects, that's when we try the games. Luckily, he's always latched MOTN while he's sleepy, and I'm guessing, because he's never had a bottle MOTN so he doesn't know it's an option.
Good luck to you & msniq ! It's so frustrating! Initially he was rejecting each feeding (except MOTN) but now he's back to latching about 90% of the time.
stealthmom 1) Hand wash with baby palmolive 2) Diaper dekor. We got one off our registry and actually bought a second one so we would have one upstairs and downstairs.
countthestars No coat in the car seat for us. We has a JJ cole "showercap" cover and if it's exceptionally cold, we'll use a blanket. I'm a little overly paranoid about thick things under straps in car seats. But it's so easy to keep her warm without doing that so I'm OK with the paranoia.
Mine: 4 weeks, 5 days, and she's eating like a fiend, and not sleeping. Growth spurt?
I'm on the same loop, DD has been in the carrier pretty much all day except for when she eats because she won't sleep anywhere else today, and I've lost track of how many times I've fed her today (every hour to hour and a half). I'm assuming the "6 week" growth spurt as well.
Ugh, this it's me too. Little guy has been up all night every 1.5-2 hr wanting to eat and not sleeping. He is 4weeks, 2 days.
I think so? I'm following the directions that my LC emailed me. Hold the bottle horizontal, hold the baby upright. She pulls the nipple in all the way and her mouth is big like she's latching a boob. Is there more to it than that?
Kellymom has a good section on it.
I wonder if she's used to comfort sucking or a more varied flow. Are you using a pacifier?
I read the Kellymom stuff and that's what we are doing. We are using a pacifier.
J hates the D-Vi-Sol(and I don't blame him, that shit smells nasty!) so getting it in him and him swallowing all of it doesn't really happen. I also find it hard to draw up 1 ML into the dropper, always seem to come up short. Should I give him a bottle once a day with the Vit D in it? Or should I switch to the more concentrated DDrops? I guess I'm leaning more towards bottle to get him taking bottles when I go back to work, but I really have not been feeling pumping recently.
We have him suck it out of just the nipple before he gets a bottle.
Dishwasher or if by hand, oxo bottle brush and Boon grass drying rack
ubbi diaper pail (s/s)
Do you like the Ubbi? Nobody I know IRL has one and my friend discouraged me from registering for it due to the cost, but I really like the look and how it doesn't need special bags!
omg sorry I'm just seeing this now! Yes I do, very much! One gripe is that sometimes the plastic garbage bags get caught on the plastic rim around the top, and it starts to tear as you are removing a full bag. But I think it's more because DH doesn't change it as often as he should!
No smells! Havent's started solids yet though, haha.
But we use target brand scented garbage bags, and it is so pretty, and literally you smell nothing!
Post by oceanstbride on Feb 11, 2014 14:10:58 GMT -5
I feel like this is a really dumb question... I know your breastmilk changes as your baby ages. Is there any reason not to give "old" breastmilk? Basically, I have a decent amount of BM from when DS was 1-3 months old between pumping when I had mastitis and pumping once a day for when I went back to work. Well, I didn't go back to work and DS refused a bottle for a long time. It's been stored in a chest freezer, so should be good for a year. Should I give him BM that's 6 months old? Or donate the older milk and start by giving him milk that's say 3 months old instead?
I feel like this is a really dumb question... I know your breastmilk changes as your baby ages. Is there any reason not to give "old" breastmilk? Basically, I have a decent amount of BM from when DS was 1-3 months old between pumping when I had mastitis and pumping once a day for when I went back to work. Well, I didn't go back to work and DS refused a bottle for a long time. It's been stored in a chest freezer, so should be good for a year. Should I give him BM that's 6 months old? Or donate the older milk and start by giving him milk that's say 3 months old instead?
It's fine to give him old milk (it's still a lot closer to what you're producing for him than formula is). If you have no use for it, though, I'd just give some of it away to reclaim the freezer space. The stuff from when he was a 1-3 months would be really valuable to someone that needs it.
Do you like the Ubbi? Nobody I know IRL has one and my friend discouraged me from registering for it due to the cost, but I really like the look and how it doesn't need special bags!
omg sorry I'm just seeing this now! Yes I do, very much! One gripe is that sometimes the plastic garbage bags get caught on the plastic rim around the top, and it starts to tear as you are removing a full bag. But I think it's more because DH doesn't change it as often as he should!
No smells! Havent's started solids yet though, haha.
But we use target brand scented garbage bags, and it is so pretty, and literally you smell nothing!