u/ByogiS

Hello, I’m just needing a little help figuring out if this is normal or not… My seven month old has taken off with eating food and absolutely loves it. He gobbles down everything I offer him. I do baby lead weaning plus some purées because he seems to still be hungry after chomping on whatever I gave him with the baby lead weaning stuff. I initially was only giving him one meal a day and then moved it to two meals a day and now I’m giving him breakfast lunch and dinner because he genuinely cries for it. I think he partially just enjoys the new texture and experience, but I also think he really loves to eat. He was still breastfeeding every 2-3 hours during the day and once at night. However, he just suddenly resists breastfeeding and is going over four hours sometimes without breast-feeding. It’s making me really nervous. He doesn’t seem to enjoy breast-feeding much anymore. He had a rough start with breast-feeding… He had horrible reflux for the first 5 1/2 months of his life. I really feel in my gut that he loves food because he doesn’t get as bad reflux with it. I’m not sure if this is normal. Today for example, he went from 9a until 2p with my breastmilk. I offer him every 2-3 hours but he pushes away from me. He really does not want the milk. Is this normal? My first was a boob monster, so this is new for me.

Looking for a high quality St. John’s wort with standardized hyperfornin. I’m new at this so I hope I’m saying this right. I’m a little overwhelmed with what supplement and dose is the best and ChatGPT just overwhelmed me even more lol. Thank you.

Long story short, I developed PPD severe enough to start Zoloft. It worked great for my mental health but then I started having side effects (such as severe cystic acne and dizziness), so I decided to stop. I considered switching to lexapro but it does not have the same safety profile as Zoloft, thus I am hesitant.

I am in a much better place now, even not on medication, so I would like to try something a bit more natural for just additional support. I am scared as well, that the PPD will return, so I would like to have a the help of something natural. Looking back, I think a big factor in my PPD was lack of support and severe sleep deprivation plus a refluxy and colicky baby that cried all the time. He’s much better now.

Many midwives recommend St. John’s wort for PPD, so was curious to hear others experience taking this while breastfeeding and postpartum.

I say this gently and with respect: I am not wanting to discuss why I should continue Zoloft since it worked for my mental health. The side effects were too much for me. Yes, the severe cystic acne was from the medication and it stopped a few weeks after discontinuing the medication. I am not interested to hear why lexapro is safe. I am not comfortable with the literature on it and different countries have different recommendations regarding lexapro and breastfeeding. I am really just looking for personal experiences with St. John’s wort for PPD while breastfeeding. Thank you 🙏🏽

I have a 7 month old that seems to be made for BLW. This guy just attacks food, has handled everything really well (knock on wood), and just genuinely seems to love eating. He had *horrible* reflux when he was younger and I don’t know this for sure, but I feel it in my gut that he is actually experiencing the joy that can be associated with eating (vs just eating to sustain life) for the first time… like before, he would have his milk then feel reflux pain and vomit. Now, he gets to eat and just feel… good. It’s been really cool to watch him discover this. And it has created this little food monster. However, I am… scared and a little stressed. I have the solid starts app and use it. I would love to meal prep though. I meal prepped a ton of purées but he seems to prefer actual food. He also seems to like to feed himself vs me spoon feeding him. I have a toddler as well and just often am very busy. I find I am spending so much time in the kitchen preparing food for everyone in my family. It would be nice to have some things prepped for the baby that I just heat up. Do you have any recipes? Does anyone meal prep?

Finally, he was eating broccoli the other day and it made him gag at the very end. It was like stuck on his tongue. Everything I read said not to stick your fingers in their mouth, so I just kept encouraging him to cough and finally he got it out. Is that normal?