Posts by Bmorefarmgirl

Ack! A double whammy! No fair.

I will try the calcium! Today I spilled 3oz!!! My son (3yo) was helping me and I let him put the lid on the bottle. I didn't check the lid, just stuck it in the cooler bag I keep upstairs for pumping in the night and first thing in the...

Wow that is amazing! Your LO is so lucky to have you for a mama. My supply seems to have leveled out. Just supplementing about 3-6oz formula at night. Working with an OT on the oral motor stuff still. It's such a slog. One step forward,...

Someone on one of these threads mentioned that babies transition somewhere around 3-4 months (I think) from instinctive nursing to more skilled where they are actually more aware of what they're doing and can fix issues more easily. Does...

Thanks for the pep talk! I'm having a better time of it the last few days. I got my period, which is so early and crappy. Only 10 weeks post partum! With my son, I had 9 months of period-free bliss. The up side is that it seems to have...

My mom told me yesterday that no one would blame me if I gave up on pumping. I don't know how I'm going to get much milk when she leaves and I have 2 kids to take care of alone, but I also don't think giving up would help me feel better....

My 33 weeker (3lb10oz) will be 3 in February. He's 27lb. Not sure how tall. He just got onto the weight charts at his 2.5yr appointment.

Hello! I'm so glad I found this thread. my daughter was born on Halloween and I've been exclusively pumping since then. she had a rough start and had a brain injury due to her cord being clamped off during birth. she is not able to nurse...

She's home! She's on oxygen and a monitor. She has a tendency for apnea due to her weakened airway muscles, but hopefully she will outgrow that fast. Will be working with pt, OT, and speech therapy. Still hoping to get that suck working....

Here are some photos of my cutie. [IMG]