Expectant parent club! Where the pregnant people hang out.

[SpringChickens]

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You look great and I love the baby room set-up! My diaper stacker is in the same pattern - I love it! Hope these next four or so weeks fly by for you.

 

[ChikeeMomma]

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What a sweet little muffin!

 

[PitterPatterPalace]

Yay for Suxette!
Can't wait to hear.

Rilly- how did today go?

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

Short version: Isabella is doing GREAT and is meeting and/or exceeding all of her goals for the week! We get to go home Friday if she continues to improve.

The fenugreek was a lifesaver. I went from pumping drops to 45 mLs (which is about 1.25 oz) per pumping. Woo hoo!

More updates and pictures later. We have a shower at church this coming Saturday, so busy time!

 

[PitterPatterPalace]

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[Rare Feathers Farm]

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I haven't given up yet on pumping...although I have an app from Similac that tracks all of the feedings, pumpings, sleeping, diapers, etc--and my pumping has gone from 3.7 oz in one day to most of the time, less than 1oz.

I have been gagging down the the Mother's Milk tea (NASTY, unless you like black licorice)

and popping the fenugreek pills....drinking lots of water...eating oatmeal and protein...I'm bummed. I guess 1oz of breast milk a day is better than none...but when do I give up? I think if it weren't for the $300 pump I bought I would have given up already.

 

[Ms.FuzzyButts]

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I haven't given up yet on pumping...although I have an app from Similac that tracks all of the feedings, pumpings, sleeping, diapers, etc--and my pumping has gone from 3.7 oz in one day to most of the time, less than 1oz.

I have been gagging down the the Mother's Milk tea (NASTY, unless you like black licorice)

and popping the fenugreek pills....drinking lots of water...eating oatmeal and protein...I'm bummed. I guess 1oz of breast milk a day is better than none...but when do I give up? I think if it weren't for the $300 pump I bought I would have given up already.

I'm going through the same thing.... The most I have ever gotten is 3 oz in a day. It's a major bummer since I had high hopes of stocking up.. Instead, I just go ahead and feed it to her since it isn't much at one time.. Spent all that money for nothing.. Carly does a beter job than the pump. Oh, and to make matters worse!!!! Monday, I got my 6 week PP doctors release to have marital relations again and I got my period today....

Not only am I mad because I got it while still breast feeding when it isn't supposed to, per say.. But I'm also mad because I specifically scheduled the appointment for Monday so I would be ready for today... Today is our 10th wedding anniversary and all I wanted was some much looked forward to, special mommy daddy time.....

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

Ms.FuzzyButts :

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I haven't given up yet on pumping...although I have an app from Similac that tracks all of the feedings, pumpings, sleeping, diapers, etc--and my pumping has gone from 3.7 oz in one day to most of the time, less than 1oz.

I have been gagging down the the Mother's Milk tea (NASTY, unless you like black licorice)

and popping the fenugreek pills....drinking lots of water...eating oatmeal and protein...I'm bummed. I guess 1oz of breast milk a day is better than none...but when do I give up? I think if it weren't for the $300 pump I bought I would have given up already.

I'm going through the same thing.... The most I have ever gotten is 3 oz in a day. It's a major bummer since I had high hopes of stocking up.. Instead, I just go ahead and feed it to her since it isn't much at one time.. Spent all that money for nothing.. Carly does a beter job than the pump. Oh, and to make matters worse!!!! Monday, I got my 6 week PP doctors release to have marital relations again and I got my period today....

Not only am I mad because I got it while still breast feeding when it isn't supposed to, per say.. But I'm also mad because I specifically scheduled the appointment for Monday so I would be ready for today... Today is our 10th wedding anniversary and all I wanted was some much looked forward to, special mommy daddy time.....

I'm sorry.

I bled after the c-section for 6+ weeks.

Don't give up on breastfeeding/pumping....Audrey does not have the patience to breastfeed from me and she'd probably starve to death trying!

 

[PitterPatterPalace]

Ms.FuzzyButts :

I'm going through the same thing.... The most I have ever gotten is 3 oz in a day. It's a major bummer since I had high hopes of stocking up.. Instead, I just go ahead and feed it to her since it isn't much at one time.. Spent all that money for nothing.. Carly does a beter job than the pump. Oh, and to make matters worse!!!! Monday, I got my 6 week PP doctors release to have marital relations again and I got my period today....

Not only am I mad because I got it while still breast feeding when it isn't supposed to, per say.. But I'm also mad because I specifically scheduled the appointment for Monday so I would be ready for today... Today is our 10th wedding anniversary and all I wanted was some much looked forward to, special mommy daddy time.....

bummer

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

I feel bad for you ladies struggling to pump! I hated pumping because it felt like my breasts NEVER EMPTIED OUT. I could get 4 ozs per side per pumping for a total of 8 ozs per pumping - and I'm not trying to brag.

I hated it, it was way messier than nursing, it hurt my breasts, and I just felt like it was more of an interruption to my day than just nursing my baby was.

I've not pumped this time at all, and I'm really full between feedings, so I'm sure I could probably pump (if it weren't for not having a pump this time). So I'm exclusively BF'ing, and trying not to even give a pacifier for the first 6 months (though DH broke that rule and gave her a paci while I was in the shower).

We've joked that I am a human cow, and could probably feed twins or triplets, or be a wet nurse.

It wasn't funny when I leaked at night and slept through it. Us and our bed, covered in b.milk from the waist up.