u/MarjorineStotch

I know there’s quite a few “wearable recommendations” posts on here already, but I still wanted to ask based on a few things I noticed.

I’m a STM and plan on EPing again. I don’t think I’ll last 10 months like I did with my first (who is almost 23 months), but I’d like to be able to last at least until the end of this year.

My main pump at home is a Spectra, and the wearables I used to have was the Medela hands-free portable pumps that had to have tubing attachments. I was going to continue using it (if I can find it among my storage boxes), but I was wondering if there was something else out now that would maybe be recommended?

I had Momcozy M5’s (?), which I only used twice before I decided they weren’t for me as I barely got anything from them. I keep seeing Eufy’s being recommended, but I’m honestly a bit suspicious since the usernames and posts look similar to the format (like, there’s always posts by several different usernames either the same format of a word, a dash, another word, followed by some numbers - so it just looks like spam or bot to me).

Last I was on here, I kept hearing praises for Baby Buddha, but I know it’s sort of like the Medela where it’s a portable pump with tubing and some people attach collection cups?

Is there anything else to possibly look into? I feel like with a toddler running around and a newborn, I won’t get as much alone time to sit and pump like i did with my first, so any wearable recs thats good for on-the-go would be great. Thanks!

I have a scheduled c-section tomorrow for baby #2. My firstborn is almost 23 months.

For my firstborn, I was able to pump for 10 months before hanging it up. I would've liked to continue longer as I was just going with the flow of things and had no set goal, but work and child just required more of my time that it felt okay to come to a stop. I felt incredibly proud for how long I stuck it out and was able to provide for my son.

With baby #2, I already knew I wanted to try pumping again. With my first, trying to breastfeed at the hospital was just something I knew didn't click for me and was okay with not doing so. And with pumping, I loved the fact that I knew how much was son was eating and that other people were able to feed and bond with him.

But just thinking about how much time each session took, trying to pump 6-7 times a day, 30 min at a time, it seems like a lot to take out of my day while my son is running around. I do imagine during the weekday it would be a bit easier because my son does go to daycare. And in the evenings, my husband would be able to distract him for a good portion of the time, but I feel like I'd be missing out on time with my son (plus, I don't think my son is old enough to grasp the concept of why I need to pump). And I can't even imagine how to pump during the weekends when our son is at home with us all day.

I've also mentally accepted that I probably will not be able to last as long pumping-wise for baby #2. But I still want to provide as much as I can for her.

So how were some of you able to manage pumping when you already have another older child? TIA!

I have a planned c-section for baby #2 in about 1.5 weeks.

My first born is going to be 23 months in a few weeks and goes to daycare 5 days a week, full-time. The daycare opens around 7am and I do morning drop-offs around that time. He usually needs to be picked up to be put into and get out of his car seat.

Unfortunately, my husband is unable to do morning drop-offs because he has to be at the office at 6am. And since he started this new job a few months ago, his paternity leave benefits don’t kick in until he’s been at the company for a full year, so another unfortunate thing that he won’t be able to do PL after our 2nd is born.

I will have family flying in to help for about 2.5 weeks, but after that I’ll be on my own to handle doing drop-offs for my son (yes, I’d like to still take him to daycare to not only keep his routine, but also allow me time to spend with my newborn). From what I remember with my first born, who was also a c-section baby, I wasn’t able to lift anything heavy for about 6 weeks to allow my incision to heal. That wasn’t an issue before because my husband’s old job was fully remote so he went everywhere with me if I needed to bring baby somewhere (he was able to lift out the infant seat out of the car for me).

But I’m just really worried about what to do after my family leaves. I’ll have to put not only my son into his car seat, but also bring my newborn with me when I drop off my son.

Anyone been in this situation? If so, what did you do while you were healing?

Or do you just let them sleep until they wake up?

I'm currently in the market for a new car and I've settled between these two vehicles, but having difficulty choosing which one to potentially go with. Was hoping to get some other possible input from others.

I see both the EV9 and Telluride Hybrid being good options (I know there's the Carnival, but I'm not as sold on it quite yet, even though it's also a great option). I think they both have quite the similarities in what they offer, but I think with the price-point, I'd end up going with either the EV9 Land or Telluride Hybrid Prestige.

So what I'm struggling with is whether to go all electric or go hybrid. I've only had full gas cars, so a hybrid or all electric would be new for me.

The Telluride Hybrid for me: Right now, gas prices in LA are pretty up there (it's around $6.59 in my area for just regular gas, and the price keeps going up each week), so the hybrid car sounds pretty nice as I wouldn't have to fill up as frequently (currently, I have to fill up my car, a VW Tiguan, at least once a week). But, gas prices are still gas prices.

The EV9 for me: Being able to just charge the car without having to worry about gas sounds great. However, where I currently live, I don't have a driveway (our garage is our home office) and it's mostly street parking. So stopping at charging stations for around 20 minutes when the car needs to get charged sounds slightly inconvenient. But, we do plan on moving in a few years and having a driveway/garage with a charging port would be a must if we do have an electric car.

These are the two big things I keep struggling with right now. So if anyone has any input or other factors I'm not thinking about, it would be great to hear. Thanks!