I called last week about my Medela (that I got through insurance). It was losing suction. They walked me through the troubleshooting steps and that didn't really work. They asked for my address and sent me a new pump - overnight. I was very impressed with their customer service.
We used it after his 2 month shots but not after his 4 month shots. At 2 months he seemed like he was in pain, when we touched his leg during a diaper change he would be upset and seemed miserable in general. At 4 months he was just very tired and didn't seem in as much pain.
I don't know about the oversupply issue because I don't have that issue. I will say that something that made my life easier with MOTN pumping and feeding is bringing a cooler bag with ice packs down to the bedroom to store the milk in until he needs to eat or if I need to pump and he is not awake. It saved us a trip to the fridge.
No, formula can't be frozen and thawed. I'm not sure why you would do that anyways? It seems much more difficult to thaw a frozen bag than just mix up a new bottle to me.
Because I'd like it to be warmed. And the comotomo bottles are silicone and take forever to heat up in the bottle warmer. So the bags are much more efficient for us. 6 mins from frozen, 3 from fridge.
Can I store it in the fridge? Like what I need for a few days??
I combo feed, maybe 90% BM, 10% FF. I thought it came back at 6 weeks pp, but it must have been residual bleeding. So I am 4 months out and it has not returned.
Italian Layer Bake •1 (8-ounce) container refrigerated crescent rolls • 8 slices deli turkey (about 1/2 pound) • 8 slices deli ham (about 1/2 pound) • 12 slices deli hard salami (about 1/2 pound) • 8 slices Swiss cheese (about 1/2 pound) • 1 (12-ounce) jar roasted peppers, drained • 4 eggs, beaten
What To Do: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Unroll crescent roll dough without separating triangles. Separate dough into 2 squares along center cut line.
2. Place 1 square of dough into an 8-inch square baking dish; using your fingertips, press dough to fit bottom of dish.
3. Layer with half the turkey, ham, salami, Swiss cheese, and roasted peppers. Pour half of beaten eggs over peppers and repeat with remaining meats, cheese, and peppers.
4. Place remaining square of dough over peppers. Pour remaining beaten eggs over dough and cover lightly with foil.
5. Bake 20 minutes, remove foil, and bake an additional 20 to 22 minutes, or until golden and heated through. Let cool 15 to 20 minutes then cut and serve
We will find out for sure at his 4 month dr. visit, but we weighed him at home around 3 months and he was 12.5 pounds and about 23 inches.
How's it going with eating? Have you tried solids yet?
It is going alright. I am still pumping most of the time but I have been able to keep up with him for the last 2.5 weeks! We have not tried solids yet, waiting at least until we get the dr's advice.
How's it going with sleeping? Did you survive the FMW?
Sleeping is going much better. The night he turned 3 months he slept through the night. Since then he has done that maybe 40% of the time. So, we are all happy!
What milestones has baby reached so far?
Smiling, sleeping through the night, close to rolling
What kind of activities does your baby like? He really likes to be outside, playing on his activity mat, baths
How are mom and dad doing? We are doing well, much better now that we are getting more sleep!
The first night my baby slept through the night was the night he turned 3 months. Since then he has done it again maybe half of the time. The other half he wakes up 1-2 times. It seems like all of a sudden it just clicked for him. Now in the evenings he is fed whenever he seems cranky and that seems to help him get through the nights.
I would give him a little bit of a break, but would hope that he would do the same for me sometime soon. But, if he was being a jerk about it and demanding it, I would have a much harder time doing that.