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Cdn lawyer says
How long did it take for your bo*bs to go back to normal after weaning? I stopped nursing about 2 weeks ago. Still 15 pounds above pre pregnancy weight. But I have been this weight before and have the bras that I used when I was previously this size- and the cups still overfloweth.
Anonymous says
I’m not sure. I used to have normal boobs, then I had two kids and nursed them both. Now I basically have two tube socks with tennis balls in the end that I roll up and put into my bra. So, at least three years out, haven’t gone back to normal yet. Hope is fading.
(I know you want a serious answer but I couldn’t help it.) Seriously, my pre-preg bras long ago left the house.
Anonymama says
Lol, lol, sob… I’m delaying weaning my 18month old partly because my boobs are so nice now, and I know they will be sad deflated sacks of skin when I’m no longer breast-feeding.
Anon says
I don’t have a good answer, but… be thankful? I’ve had two kids and the resting state of mine has been smaller after I finished nursing each one! Size E down to C-ish, I think, which is nice in some ways but not in others…. Speaking of which, does anyone have a recommendation for an online store to get good fitting bras — maybe one that sends you a bunch that you can try on and return if they don’t work? Or just general recos for where to buy? Having been in the pregnancy/nursing tunnel for like 4 years, I’m not really sure where to start anymore, and I’m still wearing nursing bras that are now too big. I ought to go to a real live lingerie store, but I never find the time.
AIMS says
Not bra specific store, but Nordstrom’s has a great selection and lots of sizes with an easy return policy. I’d go for a fitting first though.
LSC says
I love Soma, but to get the right fit you should really go to the store. After you know your size, you can replace your bras online.
Anonymous says
Took my b00bs about 3 months. Now they sag more than before, but they’re little enough to fit back into my old br@s.
Two Cents says
It was almost immediate for me, like within a few days. With that said, I was pumping very little milk at the very end (like 3 ounces the entire day) so I think they were gradually decreasing to normal size over a period of a few weeks.
the biggest change after weaning is the dramatic drop in my body temperature. When I was nursing, I was warm all the time and I loved it! Now I’m back to being freezing all the time…
anon says
About 2 months to finish reducing in size, but of course the ol’ ribcage isn’t the same so none of the old bras work.
meme says
About 2-3 months for me. And I started out with a 34c/full b pre-kids, and was 34a after nursing each time (A-Ok with me though).
Cdn lawyer says
Yes, this is what I’m hoping for! 38d at my heaviest, 36c right before pregnancy. Would be happy to have smaller boobs. I’m not really concerned with the saggy factor since they weren’t especially perky to begin with !
Anon says
About a month and I lost a cup size from where I was pre-preg. Not as perky, lost all sensation that has not returned. Boo.
NewMomAnon says
I don’t know how long it will take (still hoping), but the best online fitting resource I’ve used is Her Room (herroom dot com). I don’t remember if it was that website or a different one that walked you through your b**b type and recommend well fitting brands for you.
AEK says
Lord help me if mine get any smaller after weaning. They were small before I start BF-ing and they are even smaller now, somehow. I will be shopping for pre-teen bras soon. I actually did not wear bras at all for 1 year PP, just nursing tanks or regular shelf-bra camis. I recently dug out some regular bras when I stopped pumping at work. They are too big but I’m wearing anyway.
Anonymous says
No advice for you but I’m making a PSA for all the women posting about what to do while you are TTC:
ENJOY THOSE BEAUTIFUL B**BS WHILE THEY ARE YOURS TO ENJOY!
I miss my perky, perfectly sized for me girls so much more than any other body change. These deflated balloons hanging off my chest are not inspiring. Technically I guess they are the same or similar enough to my old size but the shape is so very different that I have different bra preferences. Sigh.
Anonymous says
Yup. I seriously am going to look into cosmetic surgery when I’m done with all the kids and BFing. Vain? yes, but that’s me.
orange says
Please report back =)
Meg Murry says
Yup, definitely need to add that to the list of things to do pre-pregnancy.
For a fun take on what happens to your boobs post-bf, I love these posts from Samantha Bee and Alana Harkin’s response
Sam Bee: http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/breast-meat/
(FYI, Iffy/NSFW-ish picture with that post – it’s a boob cake, but it wouldn’t be something I’d want my coworkers seeing over my shoulders
Meg Murry says
And the follow up from Samantha Bee and Allana Harkin, where she points out that she has been bf, pregnant or both for 72 straight months
(FYI, this post is from 2011, if you wondered on the math)
http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/breastfeeding-can-suck/
DCpreg says
Happy Friday! Question for DC area moms. My husband and I got the exciting news last night that I’m pregnant- I’m waiting on the blood test results from Dr. Safran at Capitol Women’s Care- he gave me information about getting registered at Sibley (I guess that’s the hospital they are associated with?), which is significantly farther from our house than GW. Does anyone have thoughts or experiences with either one, or recommendations? If I want to go to GW, do I have to switch away from Dr. Safran? And if anyone has any recommendations for what else it’s best to start thinking about this early, please let me know!
anon says
I had a really good experience at Sibley, although I did spring for the private room. The nurses and support were great. The food was also surprisingly good. You also don’t need to make this choice any time soon!
Anonymous says
How normal is a non-private room? It never dawned on me that there were 2016 America hospital options for post-partum (pls tell me birth is private) rooms that weren’t private.
Time to caveat emptor while there is still time . . .
anon from 10:56 says
All the labor rooms are private at Sibley, but the default recovery room is semi-private, which is what most insurance will cover. I was glad we were able to afford the private room, because spouses/the other parent isn’t allowed overnight in the semi-private rooms. Can’t speak for other hospitals. My only other hospitalization was for an unrelated surgery at Hopkins and it they had built a new wing with private rooms, but I don’t think that’s typical.
nYC says
Most manhattan delivery rooms (default) are not private.
pockets says
I think you mean maternity rooms – my NYC delivery room (where I pushed the baby out) was private and we stayed there for a few hours after the birth, and was then taken to a shared maternity room.
Anonymous says
There is a whole thread on DCUM right now called “what’s wrong with sibley.” I haven’t scrolled through but you might want to take a look.
I recently delivered at GW (but with the midwives) and had a great experience. The delivery rooms and nurses were top-notch (these would be the same with the OBs). Recovery rooms were okay. Consider which is more convenient from your office, too, as you’ll be going to a lot of prenatals.
Congratulations!
Anonymous says
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/533889.page
DCmom says
First off congrats!
Second – I delivered with this practice last September! Dr. Safran unfortunately doesn’t do deliveries (he was my normal gyn too), but I had Dr. Newman as my primary Ob. I loved Dr. Newman, he was very straight forward, no nonsense, and yet comforting at the same time.
I ended up being induced at 38 weeks 4 days due to spiked BP, but was still able to have a pain meds (no epi) free birth, which was a pretty high priority for me.
I had no problem with Sibley – it’s annoying you have to pay for a private room, but whatever. I had some pretty sever postpartum hemorrhaging, very close to needing a blood transfusion, and the nurses and Dr.’s were great with dealing with that.
Over all I was v. happy with my whole experience.
anon a mouse says
I honestly don’t know why people choose Sibley. Their docs choose it because it’s closer to their houses in Bethesda or wherever. But it doesn’t have a high-rated NICU and the paying for a private room is just insane. A friend had complications after birth and her room charge for nearly a week exceeded $2K (not including the charge for cable television). The other medical care is just as good (if not better) at the other area hospitals.
Anonymous says
Ha! I posted this on the Thursday thread and didn’t even stop to wonder why there were already 130+ responses before 10AM.
Does anyone have any idea for a meal planning plan/website app for a limited diet? We have a family member staying with us for a few months who has some health issues, the most minor of which is celiac, and some other grain intolerance issues. I guess we need something like a Paleo meal planner? But we’re not trying to lose weight, just avoid wheat and corn (and some other grains that don’t really pop up regularly anyway).
Thanks!
sfg says
I am gluten intolerant and I really like Nom Nom Paleo’s recipes/site. I’m not Paleo but I use her site as a resource for meal ideas/plans.
Anons says
We use Cooksmarts for meal planning. It has a Paleo option. Our family loves it.
Betty says
I would double check with your family member regarding his/her specific limitations. Corn is gluten free, and eliminating corn will greatly reduce gluten free options. I know the other grains don’t seem like they pop up often, but they actually are in a ton of foods and are not necessarily called out on the list of allergens (i.e. allergens alerts will call out wheat but not barley or rye). My husband and son have Celiac’s disease. As for gluten free meal sites, check out: Gluten Free Girl and I’m a Celiac. Also, check and see how sensitive your family member is to cross contamination. If he/she is very sensitive, meal prep requires different kitchen equipment than you use with non-GF foods.
Anonymous says
I love Nom Nom Paleo and a cookbook called “Well Fed.” Both are grain free and neither are focused on weight loss. One suggestion: if you’re trying to cut out grains entirely, then I love making a big sheet pan of roasted root vegetables or squash at the beginning of the week, then using it all week to bulk out my grain-free meals. Delicious.
anon says
Against all Grain (book & website) has great recipes. Her Meals Made Simple book has some meal planning.
Katala says
5 dollar meal plans has a paleo option. You have to buy the plan and I wasn’t super impressed with the recipes (they were basic, so not necessarily bad but not that inspiring). I did like that each weeks meals came with a shopping list and shared ingredients. So the meal plan part was better than the recipe part.
Minivans says
I’m contemplating a mini-van purchase but only have two kids (both under age 3) and I’m not sure we need the extra space. The alternative is a small suv (probably a forester). Any fellow suburbanites out there who have gone the mini-van route and can provide any insight? It’ll be used to commute around 40 minutes a day and several trips to the grandparents, which is about a 3 hour drive. I am pretty opposed to a larger suv, so not considering those. Thanks!
Anonymous says
I loooooove my Toyota Sienna for convenience of getting kids in and out, push-button opening doors, lots of cargo space. Also loved my Mazda 5 before that (basically a miniature mini van), but I had more kids and outgrew it.
Anonymous says
LOVE the Mazda 5 – it’s like the benefits of a mini van (sliding doors) without the awfulness of mini vans
Meg Murry says
We have a good friend with a Mazda 5 that loves it – because it basically can be either a 6 passenger vehicle, or 4 passenger plus as much storage as an SUV, and it isn’t any longer or wider than your average sedan. It’s definitely on my list of vehicles to consider for a future purchase.
Anon says
I’d put in a plug for a Subaru Outback. We live in the DC suburbs. Great handling and safety. My only complaint is that the gas mileage doesn’t seem to be as good as advertised. I have a 1 and 3 year old and can’t imagine needing more than this for at least 5 years. I hate driving mini vans and am going to hold out as long as I can.
Anonymous says
ugh, i totally feel hoodwinked by the gas mileage promises. our new outback is great for a lot of reasons, but gas mileage is not one of them. it turned out to be not the great commuter-crossover i was hoping for, sadly.
Anonymous says
OMG — I brought an Odyssey when I had 2 under 2 and it was lifechanging. Sliding doors, so much easier to change a baby / potty training accident in a van, room for grandparents when they visit, easy to enter/exit in a skirt. Eventually they will have friends that maybe a parent drops off and then you drive home or they bring a friend to an event –> this is where the minivan is gold. If you want a social life or social children in the suburbs, minivan for the win (I know you can do >2 high back boosters in other cars, but MV makes it so easy, and man does easy have a lot of appeal these days).
Ain’t no shame in a minivan.
Meg Murry says
+1 to considering future carpool-ability (but not basing the whole decision on it). We upgraded from a 2-door very small car to a 4 door small-ish car not long before we had 2 kids, and thought it was a great upgrade. However, not having additional seating means we couldn’t really participate in car pools/trading off driving because we couldn’t get the youngest’s car seat plus 2 boosters in the backseat, and legally in my state kids under 8 or 80 lbs are supposed to still be in boosters. We have managed to make it work, but it involves me climbing over all the kids in the backseat to buckle them in, which is rather annoying – so we almost never let my kids bring along a friend anywhere or offer the “hey, you drive them to soccer and I’ll pick them up” trade-off.
Not saying don’t get the Forester – but I am suggesting you not pair it with monster Britax, etc carseats.
mascot says
We have a BubbleBum inflatable booster that is great for occasional use. I like that it takes up very little space. yet still meets the criteria for a backless booster. It probably wouldn’t be comfortable for a long trip, but my child like it fine for short trips. I got it on advice of a friend who needed to be able to fit 3 seats across (oldest child in the middle on this booster)
NewMomAnon says
I grew up with minivans, and I have to say – there is a lot of benefit of the sliding doors and captain seats in the middle row (if you’re doing a minivan, don’t get a middle row bench seat – life is too short for that). I have a Subaru Crosstrek now, and while I love it, getting a kid in and out of a car seat is a bit of a production. Hoping that improves as she gets older….
For long car trips with two kids in the back, you really can’t beat a minivan – lots of space for stuff, blankets, snacks, kids are separated so there isn’t hitting or “he’s breathing on me” complaints. I would go for it.
Pogo says
Husbands also warm to minivans, I’ve heard – you can fit more stuff from Lowe’s/Home Depot in that back than in a small SUV. Take the seats out and it’s basically a giant truck bed.
Cdn lawyer says
I have one baby right now and a forester. While we love it we will 100 percent be getting a minivan whenever we have a second. We will probably keep the forester and have 2 cars instead of 1. We have a 2009 Forester and have had zero issues so I really love the car. But whenever we go somewhere just the 3 of us the forester is packed so we will definitely be upgrading to a van when the time comes.
Cdn lawyer says
Also something to consider: rear facing car seats eat up a TON of space in the forester. We bought it several years before babies were on the horizon so not something we considered. My friend bought an outback for this reason and apparently it is much more spacious. We have a rear facing Diono rainier with an angle adjuster right now. You can sit in the front passenger seat but anyone my height and above (5’9) isn’t as comfortable as they would like to be.
Anonymous says
Is a large suv on the table? We have an Acura MDX which works well because we have the optional 3rd row of seats. We have a spare booster in the back for random carpools and can pop that row of seats up as needed.
Truly, I wanted the Chevy Tahoe with captains chairs in the middle but DH wouldn’t agree to buy a Chevy. Next time around I’m not backing down; captains chairs in the middle are the best! Maybe there will be more options by then :-)
Surburban says
I went from an Outback to a Suburban with second row captains chairs after our 2nd child came along. I refused to even consider going that big for awhile, but I’m so glad I did. I don’t see us downsizing until our kids are much, much older.
mascot says
I think the new Honda Pilots have 2nd row captains chairs. Loaded out, I think they are pretty comparable to the MDX.
Anonymous says
They kind of are. We looked at both (in 2012) and a fully loaded Pilot was the same or maybe more than the Acura, but it just felt different. The leather wasn’t the same, the buttons were as nice (to us). But if we were shopping now and the cost was the same and I could have middle row captains chairs it’s be a done deal :-)
Meg Murry says
When we were test driving cars at Honda, our sales guy told us between 75% and 90% of the people that walk in thinking they want a Pilot because they don’t want a mini-van will wind up test driving the Odyssey and then deciding that they like the features on the Odyssey enough to overcome the fact that it’s a minivan, especially since the Odyssey drives more like a car whereas the Pilot drives more like a truck. At least on his lot, he said they pretty much just keep the Pilots on s!te for the “I don’t want a mini-van” test drivers, but they hardly ever sell.
That was a few years ago, so it may have changed since the more recent model year updates.
Spirograph says
I’ve started looking into minivans because 3 carseats in a sedan is just not something I want to deal with. I read an interesting article by a car salesman that basically said, “People ask me all the time what to get instead of a minivan. I don’t say this, because I want a commission, but seriously people, just get a minivan. You will be so much happier.”
OP says
Not really considering a large SUV. Price wise, we can get more features in a minivan than a large SUV and having spent some time in the 3rd rows of some family members vehicles I feel like the 3rd row of a minivan is just so much more accessible and easier to use.
Anonymous says
I was convinced I wanted a Subaru, but then test drove and found them extremely uncomfortable. So we got a Honda CR-V instead, and I love it. Works great with our 2 kids, plenty of space, great legroom even with RF carseats in the back, super comfortable, but still feels and drives like a smaller car.
Having said that, as my kids get older, I see the appeal of a minivan for carpooling purposes.
Batgirl says
FWIW, I had the exact opposite experience. Thought we’d love the CRV but found the Forester much more comfortable (though the “medium” option in terms of the good, better, best packages they offer). No kids yet (well, one on the way) but we got it with the idea it’d give us more room than a sedan!
meme says
I like the name of this shoe because it reminds me of ice cream.