u/WaitLauraWho

I know how lucky I am that 3mo baby has really good night sleep. Naps are a huge struggle, as is to be expected at this age. My husband goes back to work this week, and I don’t know how I’m going to manage supervising my toddler while coaxing my 3mo to sleep. Currently we can only reliably contact nap, and have plans to nap train as soon as she is old enough.

Any suggestions for helping kangaroo baby nap in the exciting world of her older brother? She’s becoming more aware of things around her, but I can’t go into a dark room for an hour and leave my toddler unsupervised.

Just received a Dyson dryer as a gift. I’m not very talented in the styling dept. Any advice on how to use or what to avoid? I have SUPER long (almost to my butt), medium density, fine hair.

Why didn’t I know about vinegar the first time around?! I know parts are clean/sanitized but the film left behind irks me. We have hard water, so stuff looks bad. But now I have a little cup of vinegar on the counter. The parts soak for a little bit and come out looking brand new after the wash!

Super tired, doing the last pump before bed. Reaching for the power button…aaaaaaaaand another letdown! Thankful for the milk, but READY FOR BED!

Anyone deal with vertigo? Toddler became frantic for a moment, saying the room is spinning, then perfectly fine after a minute. Also reported feeling like that while at daycare today.

I experience mild vertigo relatively often, so I know it’s unpleasant. Just wondering if anyone else has a kiddo who has experienced this, and any tips that helped?

Two feeds in a row and I haven’t used a pump since 11am! I was starting to accept the possibility that my milk would only be delivered to her via bottle, but she surprised me by nursing for two feeds so far today! 💕

The Exclusive Pumping blog had a post about decreasing pump time. I tried all the things (massage, warmth, correct flange size, relaxing, being near baby, etc) and the thing that has cut my pump time in half without changing my output is increasing sunflower lecithin. Went from 1 to 3 caps per day and my pump sessions went from 30+ minutes to 15 minutes! At 8ppd that saves me almost 2 hours per day. Celebrating the small victories!

I just came across a “cheat sheet” for Spectra vacuum settings during each pump (to change the settings after a certain number of minutes of pumping. Is anyone doing this? Is it effective for you?

I was trying different speeds bc my sessions are taking SO long!

What specifically was the hardest part when you brought home another baby?