u/new_mama1212

Hi! So my little guy is struggling with acid reflux and our pediatrician recommended thickening his formula a bit before we try medicine. She said we can use Gelmix or any baby cereal. We use Kendamil formula. This is my second baby and I didn’t have to do this with my first so I’m a bit lost.

Gelmix:
The reviews on Amazon are so-so and it is also expensive. Has anyone used this? What ratio did you use? The directions are a bit confusing lol.

Baby cereal:
I really want to avoid rice cereals because of the potential heavy metals. I’ve seen people use oatmeal and I noticed Kendamil had an oatmeal. Has anyone tried this to thicken formula? Or what brand should I get?? What ratio worked for you?

Also…this is under the advice of our pediatrician. I normally wouldn’t think of adding cereal to a bottle without that guidance because I know it’s not recommended.

So I am an underproducer but I still can manage to pump at least 3 oz per session. My main pump is the baby Buddha which I loveeee. When I use the eufy that drops to maybe an oz or even a half an oz. I even have wearable collection cups for the baby Buddha and my output drops with these as well.

I’m looking into getting the Momcozy Wellness 1. Did anyone have success with this that didn’t have success with the Eufy s1? I really want a wearable to work for me for when I return to work and overall convenience. The baby Buddha would still be my main pump.

I mean I cannot get through the beginning without sobbing and unfortunately for me my toddler is obsessed with this movie right now. Pure torture……

ETA: Just realized I said begging instead of beginning…oops!

Hi! So I am using the momcozy collection cups with my baby Buddha for when I need to be with my baby and not have the bottles hanging off of me lol. Unfortunately, I’m not seeing great output with them. I’m wonder if anyone has had more success with other collection cups? Or used a specific insert that has been better with momcozy? I just got cheap ones off of amazon.

Overall I am an under-producer but I can at least usually get 2-3 oz a pump with the normal flanges. Maybe collection cups just won’t work for me idk.

Hey y’all! We welcomed our second baby 5 weeks ago. Overall he is doing great at night but day time is a toss up. He’s actually slept through the night a couple times (trying not to get used to that lol). Not stressing too much because I know things change weekly in this time frame. Right now we are just following his lead.

The only thing I’m needing some advice on his bedtime. I do a super routine mostly for myself lol. I’ve been doing it later around 9:30/10. We do a quick bath, pjs, and I pass him off to my husband to take him for his bottle while I get ready for bed and fall asleep. Eventually we will throw a book read in there. Anyways every single night for the past two weeks he has fallen asleep downstairs around 8:00. We just struggle to keep him awake and I end up just waking him for our bedtime routine/ last bottle of the day. When I do this he ends up struggling to go back to sleep. Should this just be his bed time?? I feel like it’s pretty early for a newborn. My daughter always had a late bed time until we were following wake windows.

Hi! So I am an under producer currently. I’m trying very hard to up my supply and it is slowly increase but baby’s needs are also increasing so I just can’t catch up. Right now, I can pump around 12-15 oz a day. I give what I pump to my baby but I also have to supplement with formula.

I would love to be able to build up a stash so when I return to work he could get mostly breastmilk and I could pump to continue to add. I’m not sure it’s even possible though. I am 5 weeks into my 12 week leave. Any advice would be great!!

What’re you pumping essentials when returning to work? Trying to get myself prepared! I have a pumping bag but I kind of hate it lol. Also I will be pumping in my car some…do you guys do anything for privacy? I can’t sit in the back because of our car seats!

Hey y’all!! I’m back in this sub again after having my second baby on 7/1. I always found this sub to be super helpful when navigating sleep issues with our first born.

Anyways…my newborn (3wks) has been staying up during the day for 2-3 hours. It’s insane! I don’t remember my first doing this. At night time, he’s pretty easy to get to sleep (thank god) but during the day it feels like endless rounds of just trying to get him to shut his eyes. I feel like it’s too early to do dark room naps and a set schedule so I have him downstairs with me in a pack and play during the day. With my first, I don’t think I started trying for dark room naps and a “loose schedule” until about 8 weeks when I was preparing to go back to work. Just looking for some advice or even some solidarity lol. I loosely use huckleberry right now and will be using it again once baby is older.

Hi!! What wearable collection cups would you get for the Baby Buddha? There are so many to choose from and I can’t decide!!

Hey y’all!! I’m back in this sub again after having my second baby on 7/1. I always found this sub to be super helpful when navigating sleep issues with our first born.

Anyways…my newborn (3wks) has been staying up during the day for 2-3 hours. It’s insane! I don’t remember my first doing this. At night time, he’s pretty easy to get to sleep (thank god) but during the day it feels like endless rounds of just trying to get him to shut his eyes. I feel like it’s too early to do dark room naps and a set schedule so I have him downstairs with me in a pack and play during the day. With my first, I don’t think I started trying for dark room naps and a “loose schedule” until about 8 weeks when I was preparing to go back to work. Just looking for some advice or even some solidarity lol.

Hey fellow ravens fans. I’m not sure if this post will be allowed again but I figured I’d give it a go. I posted something similar a few days ago and had a couple helpful responses so thank you! Trying my luck again. My husband is currently searching for a job in media/ marketing.

A little info about us…we just welcomed our new baby boy on 7/1 and we have a 2.5 year old. My husband has has owned his own media/ marketing company for the last 10 years but is now looking for something a bit more stable now that we have two kids in the mix and expenses are rising. We saw a job opportunity on the Ravens website for The Lounge podcast producer but by the time we saw it the application closed. I’m reaching out here to see if maybe there is a connection that could be made or if anyone has a suggestion of who to contact. TIA flock nation!!

Hi!! What wearable collection cups would you get for the Baby Buddha? There are so many to choose from and I can’t decide!!

Hey fellow ravens fans. I’m not sure if this post will be allowed but I figured I’d give it a go. My husband is currently searching for a job in media/ marketing.

A little info about us…we just welcomed our new baby boy on 7/1 and we have a 2.5 year old. My husband has has owned his own media/ marketing company for the last 10 years but is now looking for something a bit more stable now that we have two kids in the mix and expenses are rising. We saw a job opportunity on the Ravens website for their podcast producer but by the time we saw it the application closed. I’m reaching out here to see if maybe there is a connection that could be made or if anyone has a suggestion of who to contact. TIA flock nation!!

Hi! Just got the Baby Buddha and I am loving it but I feel like the tubing is just hanging out. With my spectra I have a little 3d printing holder for the tubing but I can’t seem to find anything for the BB. Would love some tricks! Thank you!!!

Hi!! I just got the Baby Buddha 2.0 pump. Please give me your routine you use to increase milk supply. I’ve seen and used some for my spectra from Pinterest but I’m not seeing much for Baby Buddha. TIA!!!

Hi!! I am trying to work on my supply. Have you noticed any supplements that increased your supply? Thank you!!!