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Hellooo
EBF baby is 15 weeks.
So we’ve been dealing with reflux since LO was born. he was on meds for a month AND I’ve cut dairy since month 2. I got him off the meds bc his pediatrician said that it’s supposed to be short-term until their digestive systems get better, but we could do another month if things were still bad. I opted to not because she did discuss long term side effects and how they have been more researched and it’s not great for them to be in the medication. Plus, he was better. Reflux had lessened a lot!
Well, fast forward to about a month ago, I’m still not eating dairy, but his poops have been soooo mucousy. His reflux is still there, some days worse than others. It usually acts when he’s crying hard. I’m just wondering about other intolerances that may be causing the poo or if it looks normal?? Idk it seems super runny sometimes and all mucous other. Never mustard yellow and seedy- usually darker. Thinking of cutting out soy too, but I really already miss dairy and I don’t even know if that’s the cause honestly. Anyway advice and opinions please!

Hellooo
EBF baby is 15 weeks.
So we’ve been dealing with reflux since LO was born. he was on meds for a month AND I’ve cut dairy since month 2. I got him off the meds bc his pediatrician said that it’s supposed to be short-term until their digestive systems get better, but we could do another month if things were still bad. I opted to not because she did discuss long term side effects and how they have been more researched and it’s not great for them to be in the medication. Plus, he was better. Reflux had lessened a lot!
Well, fast forward to about a month ago, I’m still not eating dairy, but his poops have been soooo mucousy. His reflux is still there, some days worse than others. It usually acts when he’s crying hard. I’m just wondering about other intolerances that may be causing the poo or if it looks normal?? Idk it seems super runny sometimes and all mucous other. Never mustard yellow and seedy- usually darker. Thinking of cutting out soy too, but I really already miss dairy and I don’t even know if that’s the cause honestly. Anyway advice and opinions please!

So I’m going back to work in a couple weeks and EBF right now, I do pump here and there to build freezer stash- I hate it so annoying, but when I go back I’ll obviously be pumping to keep my supply.
I have the mommed s21 wearable pumps and a medals hand pump. I know the wearables aren’t meant for every pump so I’d like opinions on that and what do you do / need for work when you pump? Are you washing them after every pump? How do you do cleaning?
I’ll be working 7:30-1ish
Baby is 4 months this month
TIA

Anybody else’s baby take so long to get down? Naps and bedtime are hell! Especially naps he just scream cries and tries to throw himself out of my arms, he cries so hard it makes his reflux act up. I try everything, he hardly ever nurses to sleep anymore he’s way too distracted, but if I take him in a dark room he absolutely loses his mind. It’s exhausting and hes not overtired going into the nap but he is by the time I finally get him down. Just want do solidarity I guess it feels so abnormal

Edit: he’s 14 weeks today! And ive tried it all. Over tired, under tired, just starting to show sleepy cues. He fights no matter the wake window!

Those of you who don’t track babies sleep, how do you know if their naps are long enough? I mainly track to make sure he’s not just getting 20 minute naps and isn’t overtired. It doesn’t really keep me from getting out because he actually falls asleep in public in my arms just fine, but won’t fall asleep at home unless he’s in our dark bedroom. I would like it if he’d fall asleep just in any room in the house so I wasn’t trapped in darkness for most of my day, but babies just sleep how they sleep so I’m not concerned with changing anything.
But anyway, if you’re not tracking do you just let them wake up whenever? Even if their nap has been short?
Edit: baby is 3 months old :)

My baby is 9 weeks this week and I can not get him to take a pacifier, he hasn’t since the day he was born. At first I was happy. Didn’t have o to worry about weaning him off a pacifier. And I absolutely do not mine him comfort sucking at the breast, but sometimes I can tell he wants to only comfort suck and he gets frustrated that milk comes out so I try to give him a pacifier but he just won’t take it. He also has learned to soothe himself while I’m bouncing him to sleep by sucking his hand and I’m worried that’s going to turn into thumbs sucking.
Does your breastfed baby take a pacifier? If so which one!

Edit: okay I should have made the subject: contact napping to solo napping! I know I’m not contact napping too much!!

FTM I don’t mind contact naps at all. I don’t think I’m spoiling my baby or anything, I’m just curious: those of you who had Velcro babies who only contact napped. Did they eventually get to sleeping on their own? I can get mine to sleep in his bassinet for maybe one short nap and 4 hours at night but we mostly contact nap!

Helppp
My LO is 6.5 weeks and right about six weeks he became inconsolable when he cries and he’s crying soooo much more. Before he was easy to soothe and get to sleep but now nothing I do works. If he’s awake he’s chill for maybe ten minutes and then straight crying. He cries until he sweats. Then, eventually gets tired and falls asleep, but sometimes a few minutes later he wakes to cry again. I feel horrible because I can’t soothe him. I know 6 weeks is a huge development time, but is this normal??? Has anyone else had this much crying because he wasn’t like this before and it’s freaking me out. He cried more at 2 weeks but we got him on reflux meds and it helped so much he was a totally different baby, now this. I have also cut out dairy.