Well done Joeve! I'd respond with something like 'oh, a few years'. That should get them off your back for a while....
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Well done Joeve! I'd respond with something like 'oh, a few years'. That should get them off your back for a while....
Chody lol I should!
Awesome work Joeve! We are getting close to 5 months too :)
Tried to sneak the shield off during feed, DS was just mouthing the nipple and got annoyed. I don't think I can teach him how to attach again now, he's so used to (lazy) feeding with the shield. Mind you if I wasn't so sleep deprived I'd probably have more patience and resilience to try. Someone mentioned to me yesterday they fed their DD with a shield until 5.5 months when she actually weaned herself off it, but she noticed her DD was much more settled afterwards and said that some people say the shield means they swallow too much air while feeding which can upset tummy? But she also said she started solids around the same time so it could have been that or also just coincidence.
We will do BLS so haven't started solids yet either. Though I am tempted to maybe try a mix with some purée to see if that helps him sleep.... argh so hard to know what might work. For reference. He rarely does one 3 hr stint during the night, rest are always shorter and he sometimes wakes hourly all night. So usually he's up at least 4 times, sometimes up to 7-8, but I only feed him twice overnight and resettle the other times.
Urgh having one of those weeks where I hate breastfeeding and just want to give up
Hi girls, just popping in to sub. Still bfing DD2 at two years and now DD3 at three weeks. All going well so far.
It's been a bit quiet in here :)
Wow great effort Jennifer , bf and ff 50/50 working really well for us physically I feel much better and I still get to bf when she is home and she has a few formula bottles at daycare
Jellybean that's great that you've found something that works for you guys! Any breast milk is wonderful so well done you :D :cheer:
Jen, go the tandem feeding!!!
Breastfeeding and contraception?
I have been fairly comfortable in using lam method for contraception until my first period but am positive that I don't want another pg, at least for now.
What method s are available? Is there a summary of methods compatible with bfing somewhere?
awesome. thank you.
Good qn, HotI. My CM is returning and bub is sleeping for 8-10 hr stretches through the night. Took 8 mths after DD2, but she fed more during the night. DP keeps threatening to get a vasectomy and I'm not quite ready to call it quits in the baby making dept.
I don't want to get a Mirena but if that's the alternative, I'll do it.
This tandem feeding thing is going better than I expected. I'm dropping DD2's nap time bf - which shouldn't be hard. Two days she's away from me at preschool or with the nanny and she doesn't mind. She has the nanny one other day (I can just stay in my office) and DP can do the two weekend ones. Should only be a few tantrums away from being down to morning and night. ;)
DD3 has put on heaps of weight and has collected a few rolls. She's slowing down now (in the pooing dept too - yippee!) and has no bfs overnight (double yippee). Still has about 6-8 bfs a day.
Hello again team, I'm back after a seven or so month break, nursing DD2 who is not quite three days old. Pain and blister issues again, latch seems good since I tried baby led attachment and generally feeding in a reclining position so hopefully the damage clears quickly thus the pain.
Welcome back Ladylove. I had a break from breastfeeding of about 4 months before this little one. She needs a bit of help to feed, i need both hands, but all signs are that she getting enough milk. I am doing a bf and sleep diary for a day or two to see where she is at now.
Jen, my DD had a big growth spurt after DS was born, all that newborn milk helped her grow!
I am pretty sure we are finished at 3 bubbas. My body is struggling and i don't think it would cope with another pregnancy. DH has talked about getting a vasectomy, but hasn't made any moves to find out how. I have a poor history of avoiding pregnancy (whilst breastfeeding), and so want something with low failure rate. I won't get an IUD, but am considering the implanon.
Dh wants a vasectomy and for some reason I hate the idea. It's not like I'm hell bent on more babies- i'm pretty noncommittal actually - but because it took so long to conceive DD then the early miscarriage last year, I feel like a vasectomy is somehow a punch in the face of the universe.
So my milk is in and geez it hurts! DD2 barely makes a dent in my supply at the moment as she, like DD1 did, only takes one side per feed. She cannot handle my monster flow and constantly comes off gagging and spluttering even if I lie down feeding or express a tiny bit first.
I've been thinking about contraception too. We are both certain that we don't want any more babies, so this time is different to last time. I'm on the mini pill like last time, but with DD I didn't care if it didn't work because we wanted another one anyway. This time I'm more worried about it not working.
I know chances are it won't happen. I didn't get AF back until DD was 18 months old and DS still feeds very regularly day and night so the odds are with me but I just keep thinking "what if?" It's dampened the mood a few times unfortunately.
We agree that a vasectomy is probably the way to go, but DH is very squeamish about it and doesn't want to talk about it. Neither of us like the mirena and I'm a huge sook so don't want the implanon lol.
does the implanon hurt going in? what other issues are there with it?
i'm not keen on any IUD implants, but can deal with a needle in my arm.
They give you a local anaesthetic first so it's not painful. I bled heavily and constantly with it and ended up having it removed.