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
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?
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.
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