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Post by dmorgendorfer on Aug 21, 2017 13:10:35 GMT
Starting this weekly check-in since there was some interest.
How old is your LO?
Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?
Solids? Is anyone there yet?
Questions/AW?
How long do you hope to keep BF or giving breastmilk?
GTKY: What's the last show you binge watched? Or what show do you wish you had time to binge watch?
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Post by dmorgendorfer on Aug 21, 2017 13:17:54 GMT
How old is your LO? 13 weeks
Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing and pumping 3x a day when I'm at work.
Solids? Is anyone there yet? Not yet. We'll probably wait until month 5 or 6.
Questions/AW? Last time around I was so terrible at rotating my freezer stash and we ended up dumping a bunch of it because it was so old. I usually pump just enough during the day for the next day's bottles and just keep adding to the freezer when I have extra, but never taking any out. Anyone have a strategy they are using for rotating?
How long do you hope to keep BF or giving breastmilk? I went a full year pumping with DD1 and we were still nursing 1x a day until she was 20 months. I'd like to at least hit the year mark but I don't think they job I'm at now is as accommodating as the one I had when I was pumping for DD1 was so we'll see how it goes.
GTKY: What's the last show you binge watched? Or what show do you wish you had time to binge watch? I binge watched every season of Broad City while I was on leave, and also Big Little Lies but I'm not sure that counts since it was more of a miniseries.
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Post by gimmesugar on Aug 21, 2017 16:02:09 GMT
How old is your LO? 15 weeks
Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Primarily nursing and trying to pump for a freezer stash every couple of days. Will pump regularly when I go back to work.
Solids? Is anyone there yet? Not yet. Will probably wait until 6 months.
Questions/AW? DSD came home from her summer with her mom last night! She hasn't seen her baby brother since he was 6 weeks old!
How long do you hope to keep BF or giving breastmilk? Never done this before, so right now my goal is 1 year.
GTKY: What's the last show you binge watched? Or what show do you wish you had time to binge watch? When H and I decided we wanted to watch The Americans last summer, we binge watched in order to catch up. Otherwise, we can watch Big Bang Theory or Modern Family reruns all day long 😊
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Post by txcatlady on Aug 21, 2017 16:17:12 GMT
15 weeks
Nursing when I'm home, pumping 3x at work
No solids yet... planning to wait until 6 months
I hope to provide breast milk for at least 6 months, a year would be ideal though
Gtky: I love the office, I've watched the series twice now and could watch it again 🙂. I also love the Big Bang theory
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Post by txcatlady on Aug 21, 2017 16:21:37 GMT
How old is your LO? 13 weeks Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing and pumping 3x a day when I'm at work. Solids? Is anyone there yet? Not yet. We'll probably wait until month 5 or 6. Questions/AW? Last time around I was so terrible at rotating my freezer stash and we ended up dumping a bunch of it because it was so old. I usually pump just enough during the day for the next day's bottles and just keep adding to the freezer when I have extra, but never taking any out. Anyone have a strategy they are using for rotating? How long do you hope to keep BF or giving breastmilk? I went a full year pumping with DD1 and we were still nursing 1x a day until she was 20 months. I'd like to at least hit the year mark but I don't think they job I'm at now is as accommodating as the one I had when I was pumping for DD1 was so we'll see how it goes. GTKY: What's the last show you binge watched? Or what show do you wish you had time to binge watch? I binge watched every season of Broad City while I was on leave, and also Big Little Lies but I'm not sure that counts since it was more of a miniseries. We use freezer milk on Mondays and use fresh milk the rest of the week, Friday all of what I pumped gets frozen along with any leftovers in the fridge from the week. So at least 12-15 oz is rotated each week. I also used freezer milk when DS was going through a growth spurt and my milk output dipped when I returned to work. |
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Post by chknma on Aug 21, 2017 19:50:36 GMT
16 w
Nursing and pumping while at work (3x)
Solids will be after 6 months Using BLW
Hoping to make it at least to 1 year
GTKY: I watched a lot of Greys Anatomy reruns over ML :-)
**i also rotate oldest freezer milk in every Monday or as needed when I'm short from pumping for the day
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Post by babystandish on Aug 22, 2017 10:51:05 GMT
How old is your LO? Will be 3 months in 2 days
Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing?nursing and pumping...but she's refusing the bottle
Solids? Is anyone there yet? Not yet
Questions/AW? She's always been a great nurser so no questions
How long do you hope to keep BF or giving breastmilk? At least a year, I made it to 25 months with DS
GTKY: What's the last show you binge watched? Or what show do you wish you had time to binge watch? I'm currently binge watching How I Met Your Mother for the first time...before that it was catching up on Jane the Virgin.
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Post by gimmesugar on Aug 22, 2017 18:25:11 GMT
Anyone have any thoughts about a what a decent freezer stash would be? I have just shy of 40 oz now....just trying to add as much as possible without overdoing it with pumping, but I wasn't sure if I should have a goal in mind.
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Post by cubbiebear325 on Aug 22, 2017 19:09:45 GMT
How old is your LO? 13w1d Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing at home and pumping twice at work. I also pump after first morning feed all days, though only 1 side when at home (feed one, pump one) I freeze about 10-12 extra oz per day Solids?  Is anyone there yet? Nope Questions/AW? No questions. Dd2 just eats so much more than dd1 did which is probably why she is over 17lb 😂 How long do you hope to keep BF or giving breastmilk? At least 1 year. Dd1 was 13mos GTKY: What's the last show you binge watched?  Or what show do you wish you had time to binge watch? I watch a lot of hgtv when home (mainly for mindless background tv) and dh and I will watch modern family and big bang rerun when on. Can't say we binge watch much! gimmesugar and dmorgendorfer in regard to stash, I had about 1000oz in deep freeze with dd1 (oversupply) and stopped pumping at work at 10m though she nursed and got breast milk through 13m. I probably have 300oz currently in deep freeze. Dd2 takes 3 to 4 bottles while I'm at work of 4-5oz each bottle. I pull 2 frozen bags each evening to thaw overnight and do 2 fresh bottles. Freeze other pumped milk to cycle through. I have to cycle quickly due to oversupply but find that works best. I wasn't as good with rotating for dd1. Hope that helps! |
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Post by lastkiss on Aug 23, 2017 15:23:22 GMT
4 month old twins today
Pumping exclusively
No solids yet. I may start Connor next month but Logan will be waiting with Logan till 6 months
My supply majorily dipped 2 weeks ago but it's finally up again! No frozen milk needed yesterday. Which yay because with Connors milk intolerance I didn't want to have to do formula yet
My original goal was 4 months so Yay! I'm going to do it month by month now as I'm starting back at work soon and don't know how well I'll do only being able to pump at lunch.
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Post by sagen on Aug 23, 2017 20:22:04 GMT
3 months old
Nursing only
No solids, planning on starting at 6 months
I nursed my last till 2 years, which is my limit, so between 1 -2 years.
Nurse Jackie
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Post by dmorgendorfer on Aug 23, 2017 20:33:33 GMT
lastkiss Congrats on making it to your goal! gimmesugar I am aiming to have about 150-200oz in the freezer just in case I end up needing to travel at all. I've only got about 40oz in the freezer right now which at least gives me a buffer in case I end up working late or something happens like a pumped bottle leaking on the way home (I already lost 5oz that way my first day at work.) I had a much bigger stash with DD1 but as I mentioned I'm terrible about rotating it so I'm not going to stress as much about building it up. I'll probably do an extra pump on weekends for the next few weeks to build it up a little bit but I typically pump more than I need for the next day so it's going to grow over time anyway.
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Post by gimmesugar on Aug 23, 2017 20:41:43 GMT
lastkiss Congrats on making it to your goal! gimmesugar I am aiming to have about 150-200oz in the freezer just in case I end up needing to travel at all. I've only got about 40oz in the freezer right now which at least gives me a buffer in case I end up working late or something happens like a pumped bottle leaking on the way home (I already lost 5oz that way my first day at work.) I had a much bigger stash with DD1 but as I mentioned I'm terrible about rotating it so I'm not going to stress as much about building it up. I'll probably do an extra pump on weekends for the next few weeks to build it up a little bit but I typically pump more than I need for the next day so it's going to grow over time anyway. Thanks! Yeah, I just want a "safety net" stash in case I don't pump as much as I need to or something happens to a bottle. |
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Post by irish14 on Aug 23, 2017 21:32:35 GMT
How old is your LO? 3 mos
Are you nursing, pumping, supplementing? Nursing and pumping at work
Solids? Is anyone there yet? Nope, won't til 6m
Questions/AW? Just super excited I'm pumping enough for days at work - I'm getting 9-10 oz pumping, which is amazing for me bc I used to get 6 with my 1st when we were supplementing with him. Wooo!
How long do you hope to keep BF or giving breastmilk? However long she wants it. Nursed DS til 2 and stopped mostly bc I was pregnant and it started to hurt, and I didn't really want to tandem.
GTKY: What's the last show you binge watched? Or what show do you wish you had time to binge watch? Last one was the Crown. Omg so good. Started parks & rec during leave but realized I am rarely in the mood for comedy.
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Post by piratecat on Aug 23, 2017 21:49:24 GMT
12 weeks
Nursing and pumping occasionally at home. We still have formula on hand and occasionally make up a bottle to offer but he rarely takes it. Today was my first day back at work and pumping.
No solids yet.
How often do you guys pump at work and how many ounces are you getting and how much does your LO take?
I'm hoping to get to 1 year and then we'll see.
The Man In The High Castle.
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