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Today, 05:28 PM

@llli*boob.traveler replied to a thread Breastfeeding in public in Working and Breastfeeding

Good for you for being out and about and nursing at 6 weeks! I think you're right that the nursing cover draws more attention than the lack of it. I have used a scarf only rarely, when I was outside my usual city/country and concerned about exposure in a more conservative culture, same as I would dress a little different to be respectful and not invite problems in the same places. (I.e., if I am somewhere that the female norm is to keep my shoulders covered and not show my legs, it seems prudent to be a little more circumspect with the nursing than usual). I have yet to have a single negative interaction with random strangers, or even a dirty look. I have nursed in many touristy places in my city, in airplanes, on trains. Planes are the most awkward! Yet most worth it, b/c nursing baby = quiet baby! I was totally ready to be the NIP crusader, but it's been such a nonissue. You, too, may never get the opportunity to fight the Man on this one. ;)

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Today, 05:09 PM

@llli*usafreat replied to a thread Going back to work, pumping concerns&Qs in Breastfeeding Your Newborn (0-3 months)

My baby always only feeds off one side per feeding, there's always enough milk in there to fill her up. I thought I would pump imitating the way she eats. So if at 8am she feeds off left then I go to work and around 2.5-3hrs later I pump the right, then 2.5-3 hrs later the left one again...etc you know what I mean... Is that the wrong way to go about it?

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Today, 04:54 PM

@llli*bfwmomof3 replied to a thread Going back to work, pumping concerns&Qs in Breastfeeding Your Newborn (0-3 months)

That's great that you can taky baby to work with you! The advantage with a double electric is that it only takes half the time to pump. But if you are only going to be pumping on an occasional day here and there, and especially if your work lets you take the time to pump both sides, the single electric may be okay - you will need to be prepared to spend quite a bit of time pumping though. For the full day, the average moms would pump 3 times in a full day, and since you'll have to do the sides sequentially, you may easily be looking at 30-40 minutes or more of pumping for each session. I'd store up enough for one day apart. 15 oz should be more than enough, a little more if you want a few ounces to spare. Then if you are separated from baby, you pump and freeze for the next separation. So definitely agree you don't need too much of a stash. I built my stash by pumping once a day, usually in the morning. You're right that you don't want to overdo it, because you can get into oversupply issues. Since you have until the end of the month, even if you pumped 1 ounce per day you'd easily have enough.

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Today, 04:53 PM

@llli*usafreat started a thread Going back to work, pumping concerns&Qs in Working and Breastfeeding

I'm preparing to go back to work part time, at the end of the month. 2 and a half days per week. Full day would be probably an 8-9 hr absence, for a half day, 6 I guess. However, I am fortunate that I can bring my baby with me to work. I may do this every time, or occasionally depending on if it goes well. IF I can't manage it well, For the days that I leave her with my husband or her grandmother I will leave EBM. I currently have an electric Phillips Avent, single pump. My concern is that I don't want any decrease in my milk production. 1. is this pump strong enough so that my production will maintain? (I have used it many times but not continuously past a couple weeks. It was used in the beginning when I had nipple trauma on one breast. So I used it to pump one side, and BF on the other side.) Although I know I will be with her most of the time BFing, and am sure it will be fine bc it will be so infrequent, BUT IF for example I don't bring her with me the two and a half days will it be affected? Second Q- I want to store up a small stock in the freezer. Suggestions on total QTY? I know 3-4 OZ per frozen qty, and I read a PP that said a couple 'top offs' at 1.5OZ. I like that idea. but how much TOTAL should I be ok w? I don't want to pump to stock unless necessary. How should I go about pumping this extra amount now without throwing off my supply? I tend to oversupply easily in my opinion, as I feed 8-10 a day depending on my baby and I still leak sometimes. ...

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Today, 04:50 PM

@llli*usafreat replied to a thread Going back to work, pumping concerns&Qs in Breastfeeding Your Newborn (0-3 months)

oh shoot, I just realized there is a forum for this. Sorry!:shrug

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Today, 04:07 PM

@llli*usafreat started a thread Going back to work, pumping concerns&Qs in Breastfeeding Your Newborn (0-3 months)

I'm preparing to go back to work part time, at the end of the month. 2 and a half days per week. Full day would be probably an 8-9 hr absence, for a half day, 6 I guess. However, I am fortunate that I can bring my baby with me to work. I may do this every time, or occasionally depending on if it goes well. IF I can't manage it well, For the days that I leave her with my husband or her grandmother I will leave EBM. I currently have an electric Phillips Avent, single pump. My concern is that I don't want any decrease in my milk production. 1. is this pump strong enough so that my production will maintain? (I have used it many times but not continuously past a couple weeks. It was used in the beginning when I had nipple trauma on one breast. So I used it to pump one side, and BF on the other side.) Although I know I will be with her most of the time BFing, and am sure it will be fine bc it will be so infrequent, BUT IF for example I don't bring her with me the two and a half days will it be affected? Second Q- I want to store up a small stock in the freezer. Suggestions on total QTY? I know 3-4 OZ per frozen qty, and I read a PP that said a couple 'top offs' at 1.5OZ. I like that idea. but how much TOTAL should I be ok w? I don't want to pump to stock unless necessary. How should I go about pumping this extra amount now without throwing off my supply? I tend to oversupply easily in my opinion, as I feed 8-10 a day depending on my baby and I still leak sometimes. ...

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Today, 04:01 PM

@llli*bfwmomof3 replied to a thread Breastfeeding in public in Working and Breastfeeding

This has never happened to me. I've actually always been surprised by how LITTLE I've been noticed, even when I'm in the middle of a really public place.

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Today, 03:54 PM

@llli*bfwmomof3 replied to a thread Working/nursing mother in Breastfeeding Your Newborn (0-3 months)

:ita Also just wanted to add to the great advice above, lots of nursing when you are together with baby is important for maintaining supply. One way working moms get into trouble is if baby is sleeping a long stretch at night without nursing. And it's great if you basically walk in the door and take that fussy baby and just nurse, nurse, nurse all evening long. Which is hard when you're working and have stuff to do in the evenings, but if you can get help or figure out ways to decrease weekday chores (for example, getting help with making meals or freezing meals ahead on the weekend) that can help too.

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Today, 03:18 PM

@llli*still.here replied to a thread Working/nursing mother in Breastfeeding Your Newborn (0-3 months)

Pumping 8-10 oz per day is a pretty great output, so please don't feel discouraged. Your mom may not be pacifying your baby with a bottle, but it does sound like he's being overfed (depending on how long you're gone). Most babies will need somewhere from 1-1.5 ounces per hour mom is gone. If you're working 12 hour shifts 17 ounces might make sense, so if that's the case, disregard what I'm saying. There are lots of reasons baby could be eating too much- the flow on the nipples is too fast, they are being encouraged to 'finish the bottle' even when they've given cues they're ready to stop, feeding is being used to soothe. But generally the overall problem is that there is simply too much in each bottle. Most babies only need 2-4 ounces per feeding and that's all they will ever need, since breastmilk doesn't increase in volume as baby grows older- it increases in concentration so that more nutrients are packed in to the same amount of milk. This is a difficult concept for some people, especially if they are used to formula feeding babies who typically take 4-6 (or more) ounces per feeding and eat more and more as they get bigger. I think if I were you, I'd start with giving your mom a set amount of smaller-volume bottles. Assuming you're working an 8 hour day (gone 9ish hours with commute), leave her with 3 3oz bottles with 2 1.5oz 'top off' bottles just in case baby finishes one and is still hungry. You can cater that to your baby's eating schedule too, if he tends to eat...

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Today, 03:16 PM

@llli*pianosinger replied to a thread Almost to the 2 year mark... :) in Breastfeeding Your Toddler (12+ months)

thanks ladies :) now he's saying "I got it! I got it!" before he latches on :lol

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Today, 03:11 PM

@llli*sonogirl replied to a thread Working/nursing mother in Breastfeeding Your Newborn (0-3 months)

Hi there! So, it's definitely possible that your mom is overfeeding the baby--it is surprisingly easy to do so. But it's hard to know if that's what is going on here unless we have a better idea of your separation length from your baby. How many total hours are you away from baby? The general rule of thumb is that baby will need somewhere between 1-1.5 oz per hour of separation from mom. For example, if you are away from baby for 10 total hours, you would expect baby to be taking in anywhere from 10-15 oz. during your absence. Does your mom know about paced bottle feedings? Pacing the feeds is important, because baby is used to feeds taking a little bit more time at the breast. Baby has to work to get milk at the breast, whereas the bottle just drips out easily for him. Baby also is used to getting comfort sucking needs taken care of at the breast, too. Sometimes baby is not crying because he is still hungry, but because he is simply not ready to be done sucking! Here are some guidelines for paced feeding: http://www.kellymom.com/store/freehandouts/bottle_feeding.pdf Are the bottles she is feeding baby of a reasonable size for a breastfed baby? Generally, you want bottle feedings to be small and frequent, just like nursing. So bottles should generally be no more than 2-4 oz each, and baby should be fed frequently and on cue. As for the pumping end of things, more information will also help troubleshoot here, too. Again, it would be helpful to know...

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Today, 03:01 PM

@llli*cccmama replied to a thread sharp and sudden decline in milk supply at 8 weeks?? in Breastfeeding Your Newborn (0-3 months)

Honestly, I don't wear a bra during yoga, just a nursing tank which is not at all constrictive. It's just so obvious how much less milk / feeling of fullness I have since I'm naturally an AA cup. I wouldn't be worrying if this was a slow decline, I just can't believe how sudden it was, and never noticed this with my other two. The only difference between my first and second child and this one is that I didn't pump early on with either of them... could that be it? I DID get low-supply with my second though... by 9 months he was barely eating at all. When we started solids it was the beginning of the end for breastfeeding and it slowly declined from there (6 mo). Hence why I was feeding him the extra from pumping and why I'm worried this go around! I'd hate for it to last even less time. My first DD weaned at 18 months and I would like to get at LEAST to that point.

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Today, 02:57 PM

@llli*jenkay81 started a thread Working/nursing mother in Breastfeeding Your Newborn (0-3 months)

My son is almost 3 months now, and he eats on demand when I'm home (eves/weekends now), but when I'm at work and he uses a bottle (breastmilk) he is eating sometimes 17+ oz a day. My mom is babysitting so I know she is not just using the bottle as a soother for him, and there are times he is screaming bloody murder when I'm walking in the door from her trying to hold him off with a pacifier. My milk is not coming in as good as it was previously (most days I can only pump about 8 to 10 oz) and I try to pump as often as possible at work (sometimes 3 or 4 times a day) ... is there any advice or techniques I can do to help increase my milk supply to help keep my kiddo fed? I appreciate anyone's comments or advice!

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Today, 02:52 PM

@llli*sonogirl replied to a thread Pumping less frequently? in Pumping and Milk Storage

Yeah, that's normal. And often what my pumping sessions looked like later on in my first year! I would keep on "pumping dry" though, every bit of stimulation helps. :)

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Today, 02:50 PM

@llli*eve9 replied to a thread Need your input for designing a lactation room in Working and Breastfeeding

Hi! How's the lactation room going? Hope our suggestions helped. :)

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Today, 02:46 PM

@llli*eve9 replied to a thread Breastfeeding in public in Working and Breastfeeding

I think other people's reaction to a mom nursing in public will always be the same, especially those who are not well educated about this. But nowadays, I think many people are being open-minded about it and well, do not mind anymore.

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Today, 02:33 PM

@llli*sonogirl replied to a thread Breastfeeding help in Breastfeeding Your Newborn (0-3 months)

Many cold medications are compatible with breastfeeding. This link is very helpful: http://kellymom.com/bf/can-i-breastfeed/meds/cold-remedy/ And of course, if you have more detailed questions, you can always call InfantRisk, they are the experts on this!

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Today, 02:26 PM

@llli*bfwmomof3 replied to a thread Help needed in Breastfeeding Your Toddler (12+ months)

Glad to help! :)

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Today, 02:25 PM

@llli*bfwmomof3 replied to a thread Fridge to freezer to fridge to warmer to .... ??? in Pumping and Milk Storage

Unfortunately, that's right - if the soapiness is due to lipase there's nothing you can do retroactively, because the lipase has already done its thing. But think of it this way, you've caught it early - sometimes moms have months of milk in the freezer before they realize that there may be a lipase problem. I'm not familiar with the EBM-freezing container. Is it sealed? Since you're freezing in bags, you could try freezing in a bottle, preferably a glass one, to see if that makes a difference. If you're not freezing much it may be reasonable to use bottles to freeze, but they take up more space (and are more costly). Or you could try a different brand of bag to see if the makes a difference. If your container can't be sealed, you could try sticking the bags in a tupperware to see if that makes a difference. I think you just have to try different options. But if you scald the milk and you don't get the soapy taste, that would argue strongly in favor of a lipase problem, rather than a storage issue, in that case you just scald and continue freezing in the same way (ie the lansinoh bags).

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Today, 02:22 PM

@llli*sonogirl replied to a thread 12 m old using teeth while nursing, not biting. Help?? in Breastfeeding Your Toddler (12+ months)

I think I would try modeling the appropriate behavior and trying to get him to open wide to fix the latch, too. If that does not work, or if you think baby is maybe deliberately teething on you a bit, I would respond the same way I did to an actual bite. So, I would try not to react at all (for exactly the reasons you mentioned above--baby either thinks it's funny or scary) and just take baby off the breast, say something calmly about baby not wanting to nurse right now, and then try again after a pause. That's what I did during my daughter's brief biting phase at 7 months, and also what I did when she sort of experimentally scraping her teeth on me a bit at 14 months. It worked for us really fast, because A) my kid loves nursing and anything that interrupts it gets her attention, and b) my boring reaction to made it so that she didn't think it was fun to keep trying! The increase in night waking also sounds pretty normal, too, especially if he's currently teething. My daughter's sleep was really fitful at around a year of age! I generally just rolled with it when my daughter started nursing more at night, because it's the best form of nighttime comfort I could offer her.

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Today, 02:01 PM

@llli*mommal replied to a thread No weight gain in Breastfeeding Your Newborn (0-3 months)

I'm so sorry about the weigh-in, mama! I know that can come as a very unpleasant shock when you've been giving breastfeeding your all. I'm going to be annoying and answer your question with some more questions: - Has proper weighing prove edited been followed at every appointment? (I.e. baby weighed in the nude, always using the same scale.) - Does baby seem larger to you? Has she changed sizes in her diapers or clothing? - How many times does baby nurse in a 24 hour period? - How does nursing feel? - How do you know you only produce 1 oz at a time?

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Today, 02:00 PM

@llli*alexbell915 replied to a thread 3 mo very fidgety and fussy during feedings. Suggestions? in Breastfeeding Your Infant (3-12 months)

I should add that LO doesn't cry or fuss, just turns his head, scratches at his head a little and re-latches. This happens more in the beginning and then tapers off.

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Today, 01:58 PM

@llli*eve9 replied to a thread Connecting with other working mothers/children? in Working and Breastfeeding

I'm sorry to hear that. How about www.craigslist.org? It has sections for groups and community events.

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Today, 01:57 PM

@llli*alexbell915 replied to a thread 3 mo very fidgety and fussy during feedings. Suggestions? in Breastfeeding Your Infant (3-12 months)

Did this forum continue anywhere? I have this same issue and my baby is showing early signs of teething. Do u have any suggestions?

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Today, 01:55 PM

@llli*mommal replied to a thread sharp and sudden decline in milk supply at 8 weeks?? in Breastfeeding Your Newborn (0-3 months)

What sort of bra are you using when you're exercising? If you're using something tight, like a compression style bra, that could be problematic for production. Otherwise, :ita with LLLMeg.

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