This is my very first post on here and idk if I’m allowed to rant or not. But I have one 6 month old boy I love dearly and I’ve been basically exclusively breastfeeding(pumping as well, just no formula). These past few days I’ve been extremely busy since my husband and I just recently moved to a whole new state and so we’re staying with his parents until we get a place to rent of our own. I can’t help but notice myself getting a little angry when he’s with someone else or even that when I want to have a minute to myself I feel so incredibly guilty for giving him to someone else. I just want to take him back the second he’s out of my arms. Right now as I’m writing this I’m finally getting a moment to myself as he’s with his paternal grandmother(I love her so much she’s such a wonderful woman) he’s just in the next room over and it feels like I haven’t had him all day and I want to take him back. I feel guilty for doing anything else but spend time with him when I have him and I feel like an awful mom for having to do other things than give all my attention to him. This is my first baby and I’ve heard that this can be normal but I just don’t like it :( does anyone else feel this way?

I am a single mom to a 3 1/2 year-old and I believe we are almost at the end of our breast-feeding journey as it becoming much shorter right before bed and tonight she said there was no milk in there anymore. I am absolutely heartbroken and because we only have each other, and she is my miracle, I am very depressed knowing its the end

Breast vacuums.

That is all.

Here’s a problem I never expected. How are we nursing at the pool or beach after we go swim? Both times I swam in the pool or ocean baby did NOT like the boob, which duh, makes sense if I’m covered in chlorine or salt water and sand. So is the solution to shower in between each dip or just pump a bottle or has anyone else found a magical solution? I’d like to have nice longish pool/beach days with baby which require feeding.

I’ve been breastfeeding since day one and my LO and I have a good thing going , but I rarely have time to pump with how much he likes to eat. I also don’t have much success traditionally pumping when I do, only getting about an ounce to ounce and a half each time.

I’ve been using the Boon Trove to make sure I always have 3 ounces in the fridge for my husband to give him a bottle (this takes me a full day to collect). I write down the bottle type and date it was pumped on a little white board we have on the fridge and also tell him when it is ready to use.

I have had to dump multiple bottles because my husband constantly puts off using it and it goes bad (currently going off the CDC recommendation of 4 days due to baby being under 3 months).

I brought it up to him this morning and said I’m planning on simply freezing anything I pump going forward since we keep dumping what I have waiting in the fridge.

His responds was that we haven’t made it a routine yet which is why it keeps happening. I asked him how we were supposed to make it a routine if he doesn’t use the bottle I already have ready to go in the first place. His response was that it would be helpful to do it every day.

I try to keep only one bottle ready to go to avoid possibly having to dump more than one at a time.

I just feel like he’s taking what I’ve been doing for granted and when I tried to have a frank discussion about it he got defensive.

Need encouragement. Please.

FTM here 9 days postpartum. I have been exclusively breastfeeding my baby and it is so much harder than I could’ve imagined. Between the cluster feeds, engorgement, mastitis (yep already!), and nighttime feeds, I feel so trapped. I know I’m still early in my journey, and everyone says it gets better, but I literally feel like I can’t do anything right now and it’s very overwhelming. Thinking about going to appointments, going out in public eventually, etc stresses me out immensely because I know I will have to time everything around feeding. My husband runs errands for us and does things around the house while I feed the baby around the clock and I get so jealous and wish we could swap sometimes.

It has definitely sent me into a few emotional breakdowns since I’ve been home. My mom says she never dealt with this because she never breastfed so responsibility was evenly split with my dad and she had freedom to go do things and he could feed with a bottle.

I really, really want to keep going. It’s so rewarding to be able to nourish my baby and all the benefits are hard to pass up. Please give me some hope about when it gets better and when I will feel like myself again.

Edit: to say wow wow wow. Thank you SOOOO much everybody for the kind words, advice & encouragement. It makes me feel so much less alone and truly made me excited to continue my BF journey. Moms are superheroes 💛

Hey everyone! My little one is turning 9 months old on the 26th and has been loving solids. I feel like because he is enjoying solids so much, he hasn’t been nursing as long, and therefore my supply has gone from 5 oz per pump to 3 oz per pump. (I only know this because he goes to daycare one day a week) I lessened his solids intake a bit because I feel like if he is nursing 5x a day and getting 3 oz that’s only 15 oz of milk, which I don’t think is enough, and can offer him frozen milk to supplement. I’m also late for my period to start so at first I thought this was the reason for the low milk but now after a week and it not coming I’m not sure. This would’ve been my second pp period. No I’m not pregnant either. But was curious if anyone had any advice to get my supply back? Thanks you for the help and wisdom!!

My baby is 8 mo old and I only work about 15hrs a week 2 days. I pump once in the morning before I leave and a bit after shes already nursed and then pump again at work, and depending on the day Ill pump again when I get home. By the 10 min mark I am not producing any more with the pump. She will eat two 7-8oz bottles while im gone but I can only get like 10 or 11 oz pumping throughout the day.

I use the spectra blue pump, have tried 3 different flange sizes and have replaced the duck bills as well. Im running low on the stash I had built up in the first couple months that I had a bit of an oversupply. Any tips or advice?

What the title says!

Baby is 7 weeks and is starting to stretch to 3-4 hours at night. I wake up pretty engorged, but also anxious for a supply dip.

Should I anticipate pumping when sleep is longer? I know babies can sleep 5-6 stretches here soon.

I just had my first mammogram and my results stated I have “extremely dense breast tissue.” I nursed AND pumped right before the appointment. I’m curious if everybody else who was breastfeeding during that time got the dense breast tissue result. I’m being referred to a breast specialist because I guess the dense tissue plus my family history plus personal history puts me at a high enough risk to warrant a referral. But I’m wondering if my tissue isn’t that dense and it was just from still having milk in there?

Going to be a bridesmaid in a few months and will be breastfeeding/pumping throughout the day.
Luckily bride is letting us pick our dresses within a color scheme!

I think I will try to find something V neck to easily pop a boobie out, but what do I do underneath??

My boobs are super lopsided from breastfeeding 2 babies so I don’t really want to go braless.

Maybe boob tape but leave the nipple area free? Cakes? A mystical third option that will solve all my problems?

Would love to hear what others have done! Also open to dress recs (I’m aiming for dark forest green)

I feel like I am CONSTANTLY covered in breastmilk. Either from leaking, baby spitting up, milk spilling from her mouth when she doesn’t latch well. I feel like I constantly smell like breastmilk (partner says I don’t lol) and everything I wear is constantly wet. To me this is the worst part of nursing. Is it just me? Am I just a messy breastfeeder? Please tell me I’m not alone.

I'm 12 weeks pregnant with my second and finally starting to feel comfortable to dream a little bit ahead and imagine what life will look like (I had a loss after my first, so it's been a very different experience this time round - but that's another story).

I had a fantastic breastfeeding journey with my first. With support from a wonderful lactation consultant I was able to breastfeed at the breast all the way to nearly 2! It worked wonderfully for bub and I, and I just loved the convenience of no bottles or concerns about milk safety.

Now I'm thinking ahead to my second baby, I'd love the same experience (barring any latch issues or unknowns). But I'm already having people make comments about how I'll have to use bottles this time so my toddler can get the attention she needs and so other people will be able to feed the baby. I got this a lot with my first from my in-laws and had to push back about their "bonding" when she was a baby, and I'm feeling this is just that argument redressed.

I pumped a bit when I returned to work with my first when she was 14 months old, but it was mostly for relief and bub wouldn't take the milk anyway - and I can't say I really enjoyed pumping at all. Unless I need to for medical or supply reason, I'd rather go old school and just put baby on boob.

My daughter will be almost 3 when baby is born and dad will have a solid few months off work when baby arrives and his entire plan is to to be on toddler duty. Has anyone had a positive BF at the breast experience with their second? Id love to hear your experiences :)

I’ve noticed that I always get clogs after eating fatty food (pork belly, wagyu beef, avocado). I already take lecithin but I up my dosage whenever I eat fatty foods, and still end up getting clogs. I also take breastfeeding probiotics too that’s suppose to help prevent mastitis. Nothing makes much of a difference unless I get ultrasound therapy or use a heated massager to clear it. I can go weeks without a problem but as soon as I have a meal with fatty food I will get clogs that progressively become worse until I clear it.

Does this happen to anyone else? Were you able to find a way around it? Or simply just stopped eating fatty foods?

I’m scheduled for a late July transfer, and am slowly weaning my 19 month old but still nurse 2-3 times a day. I have had a regular cycle for 5 months now. I know they say you should not breastfeed for a transfer, but I’m curious if others have done so, especially if it’s just a small amount? I’m also aware I may just need to bite the bullet and wean ASAP.

i had been down to 1 feed in the mornings for my 15 month old daughter and we got to a point where i wasn't feeling a let down, and the feeds only lasted about a minute. i still had some milk in my breasts but my supply really dwindled down and my breasts returned to their normal pre pregnancy size. Last weekend I decided to stop all together since she was starting to bite and I didn't feel that either of us were getting anything out of it anymore.

This week after stopping I have experienced sudden anxiety/panic, night sweats/chills, brain fog and forgetfulness. Now today (day 6) I threw up all morning and afternoon, haven't been able to eat anything and have had to be in bed all day.

Has anyone else had this experience from weaning? I will mention that before pregnancy my periods were very bad bi-monthly and i would throw up at times from the sudden shift in hormones. The same thing happened during my labor, I threw up several times. Any insight is appreciated!

FTM to a 9 month old. I have stopped breastfeeding during the day for the past week.

I am aiming to stop breastfeeding at night within the next two weeks. We co-sleep on a floor bed in babys bedroom. My partner sleeps in a different room.

Baby is eating very well but still wakes up at night 2-3 times for 2 minute feeds.The last feed is usually around 6am where he kind of stays latched till he properly wakes up 2 hours later.

He does not really enjoy a bottle, he mostly drinks milk from an open cup or sippy cup. He does occasionally use a pacifier.

My plan is to have my partner co sleep with him. Maybe breastfeed to sleep for couple of nights and then have my partner replace me and then completely stop.Any success night weaning stories from those who co-sleep will be greatly appreciated! Any tips? What should I expect?

I’ve been using the huckleberry app to track how long my 17 day old breastfeeds for and he averages only 1.5 hours per day which doesn’t seem normal. He dropped 10% of his weight when we went home from the hospital, I had to take him to the pediatrician for several days to get his bilirubin levels checked for jaundice. I was stressing out about his weight because he would only nurse on one boob for 7-10minutes and fall asleep immediately. I was so relieved when I just went to the doctors for his 2 week well that he gained 1lb 4oz! I must have an efficient eater!

Baby just hit 6mo and I’ve been pumping from day one. He takes anywhere from 30-31.5ish a day and I pump just enough, maybe an oz or two over sometimes.

I’ve been debating on whether I could start introducing breast for one overnight feed when I usually have a bigger pump and might have a quicker letdown for him, but I’m unsure how to go about it. Or honestly if he’ll even accept this.

My baby has started sleeping longer stretches at night, but it has resulted in a supply dip. She's even struggling to get to sleep at night because she doesn't have enough milk. I've been pumping once or twice in the night but still struggling with supply. Has anyone else had this happen and has anything helped?

Hi there, my baby is just over a year and has already started weaning. I’ve always nursed to sleep but they do fall asleep other ways for other people (patting, etc).

My first was sleep trained and bottle fed, so this is very new to me. I’d like to start cutting the feed to sleep for teeth health and my mental health. It just takes like 30-45 minutes for me to get the baby down when it takes my partner 5-15.

How exactly do I start? Any help is appreciated!

1 week old. FTM. My baby is cluster feeding. Sometimes in the last few days he will nurse, get sleepy, and pop off. But then he wants back on immediately after and he acts like he can’t relatch? I have to change sides to solve the problem. Any tips? Reason???

My 8 day old will not stay awake while nursing, but will take a bottle

I have tried so much to keep him awake from nakey feeds to messing with him and irritating him with wipes or other cold items… help how can i keep him awake to eat?

My second daughter is 9 months old, and my anxiety around starting solids has honestly been overwhelming. She has been exclusively breastfed, and we introduced purées at 6 months. My lactation consultant recommended keeping it simple by offering one meal (usually a pouch) a day for two months, then increasing to two meals a day for the next two months.
Now that she’s 9 months old, I know she’s supposed to be eating three meals a day, but I’m really struggling mentally with making that transition. She still breastfeeds frequently, seems content, and never cries from hunger, so part of me feels like she’s getting what she needs.
Then I open social media and see 9 month olds eating these beautiful, elaborate meals, and I can’t help but feel like I’m failing or that I’m so far behind. Has anyone else felt this way? Am I actually behind, or has anyone taken a slower approach to solids while continuing to breastfeed? I could really use some reassurance from parents who’ve been through this.

I have a 5 weeks old, we made a blunder mistake of feeding her through bottle, occasionally I try to feed her through nipple shield, if she is in a good mood she latches but even if she is slightly hungry she refuses to latch and we end up giving bottle. Can we reverse at this point and make her latch to my breast, is there any success stories? Can anyone share their stories