u/Proof_Theory_1810

Hi all. My baby has been breast fed by some of my milk (low supply) and donor milk from a friend. She gave me hundreds of ounces worth. I let my milk dry up because I was exhausted from pumping with no increase after weeks. He’s currently 6w3d and I want to slowly start adding in formula. He already seems like he gets tummy aches multiple times a day and I feel like everyone has told me that formula will only make it worse. I know grunting is normal for little ones but he often times grunts himself to tears, straightens his legs and arches his back. He has normal stools but not as frequent as I anticipated. We have some similac advance, 360 total care, and enfamil neuro pro. My mom and grandma are around a lot helping with my baby and try to hid their opinion about how they feel that I’ll be doing formula, as they always breastfed, but it’s very obvious that they think I’m making the wrong decision. Even if I decided to keep pumping, I would have had to supplement anyway. I have a lot of guilt and I’m worried that he won’t tolerate it well. Can anyone help ease my anxieties? Did anyone have a baby who seemed to have less belly issues after switching from breast milk to formula?

Today has felt impossible. For the past week, my LO has not been taking naps longer than 30 minutes in the day without being held, sometimes even with. And this is after staying awake for up to 2.5-3 hours. I do the gas drops, bicycle kicks, swaddling, shushing, dark rooms, contact naps, heating pads, outdoor naps, sitting, standing, everything I know to do. He just stays fussy from being clearly overtired. I feel like it leads to me over feeding him because I don’t know what else to do other than give him a bottle. Last week, letting him nap on someone did the trick. Today, even that hasn’t worked until just now. When I get him to a good place sleeping and transfer him to bassinet, he sleeps for like MAYBE 10 minutes if I’m lucky. If I try to move him to his crib, I get like 5. I plan on transferring him to his crib around 10 weeks, but I don’t know how I will ever get there if this continues. He sleeps ok in his bassinet at night, but I need the daytime to get things done. I’m working on my bachelors in nursing (online) now and am a brand new homeowner with 1 million things to do in the day. As much as I love holding my baby, I just cannot realistically do it so frequently, even with help from family and husband. Please give some advice!

And no, I won’t let him cry it out.

Hi! About to be transitioning my 5 week old to formula and need some tips. Tell me how you prepare formula for your LO!

Just got my gas stove/oven installed! Give me all the tips and advice. I’m worried about a fire lol

Looking into signing up for the 12m program but it’s asking me to pay the $25 before even telling me if I’m eligible/what I’m eligible for. Is this how it is for everyone?

What the hell is her diagnosis

Currently 2 weeks and 3 days PP, exclusively pumping for baby born at 37+1 via c-section from induction (suffered from pre-e, baby’s age made him extra sleepy and pretty much unable to latch). Only pumping a max of 2oz total per session. Tried all the things to increase supply (except being patient) but I just mentally don’t have it in me much longer. Currently using what I pump and milk donated from a close friend to feed baby. Eventually, I will run out of what she gave me and either will not be producing enough or have likely already given up pumping. I would like to start slowly incorporating formula to make an easier transition for baby. I have absolutely no knowledge about formula, so what are the best ones for a baby in this situation?

I’m a hot sleeper, so I heard bamboo sheets are the solution. I just finished night 3 in them and can say I have never sweat more in my sleep. I wake up unable to get out of bed because I’m so cold from being that wet. I’ve never had nice sheets, just some cheap ones from Amazon or something. I feel like I kinda splurged on these, so I am so disappointed at how they feel. They feel amazing going to sleep on because they’re silky, but I wake up drenched. Has anyone else had this experience?

Currently 5 days PP and only producing about 0.5oz per session. I’m finally getting to the point of pumping every 2-3 hours, my time at the hospital he was syringe fed and I only pumped maybe every 4-6 hours (was still trying to breastfeed) and he was given donor milk throughout the night. I googled how much I should be producing (bad idea, I know) and it said more close to 1-2oz. Many people on this sub say they were producing that or more as well. Feeling very exhausted and discouraged.

I’m getting induced tonight to have my baby, so I feel like he’s gonna arrive the 23rd. Tell me why I look up famous birthdays for that day and none other than JAMES CHARLES and TAYLOR FRANKIE PAUL come up lmfao my poor baby having a cursed bday 😭😭😭😭

I have 2 tickets to Harry Styles Together, Together tour at MSG on Friday, Sept 4. Section 115, row 3, seats 11 & 12. I’ll be a few months PP and don’t need to travel hours to NYC (I live way south). Originally purchased for $1150 per ticket after fees. Not looking to make all of the money back, it was an absurd price to pay. Send reasonable offers.

Last night when I laid down to go to bed, I was short of breath, regardless of which side I laid on. I’m currently 36+2 and have definitely felt short of breath when over exerting myself, but never when just trying to lay down. I tried propping myself up with 3 pillows and I tried sleeping with none. No matter what, I was breathing so hard it was like I had just ran a marathon. We did remove our bed frame from under us because we’re in the middle of moving homes and needed to get it out of our bedroom to sell, but I don’t think losing a cheap bed frame would cause this issue. I tried moving to the couch and that didn’t seem to help either. I think I maybe had 2 episodes of uninterrupted sleep for about an hour each, max. The shortness of breath paired with needing to pee and now having diarrhea along with active acid reflux made last night probably the hardest of my entire pregnancy. Right now, I’m in a recliner and really thought it would help, but it isn’t doing all that I hoped it would, and I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep like this for the next several nights. And no, I have no known history of DVT or PE. I was up and active yesterday the whole day getting things moved out of my apartment and into my new house.

Delivering next Friday if all goes well and I don’t have to come in sooner. I’ve spent 2 out of the last 3 times in observation for HTN and they’ve finally started me on some labetolol. Pressures have been great since starting. Good stories/advice for anyone who delivered at 37?

Currently 35+4, admitted for observation yesterday because my blood pressure was 160/120 at my OB office. NST was borderline nonreactive, so they sent me for a BPP, which baby did great for. Since admission, my blood pressure has stayed between 130s-140s/80s-90s. I stayed hooked up to the toco monitor for about 5 hours total, which baby “looked perfect” on. I was hoping all of those things meant I would get to go home today, until my 24 hour urine came back this morning. Results were 301, which apparently is just high enough to be diagnosable for pre-eclampsia. Considering my high blood pressures, I shouldn’t be surprised, but I kinda am. I’ve had no other symptoms besides swelling, and the swelling isn’t pitting and gets relived with elevation. I’ve had no headaches, visual changes, RUQ pain, nothing. I still haven’t seen my doctor, these lab results just came back on my patient chart app. I have no idea when I will see her today, so I feel like I’m just going to be sitting here in a bit of a quiet panic. I’m worried about him getting here so early and the complications that can come with that.

I’m currently 34+4 and after dinner last night, I felt some rhythmic little jumps/pulsations (? not sure how to explain them) in my very very low abdomen. I came to the conclusion that they were probably hiccups, which I have never noticed him having before. It was cute for about.. 1 minute. But they lasted quite a while. Several minutes. Not sure how long, honestly. I woke up around 3am last night and the same thing was happening. That time, they went on for about 5 minutes, while I was awake at least. Then, when I woke up this morning, I felt it again for a few minutes. Should I be concerned?

Not including large appliances like fridge, stove, and dishwasher… what’s your favorite? Personally, my life changed when I got a rice cooker instead of making it stovetop.