Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Milk-Saver
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I was recently chatting with a friend who was a nursing champion. She was also my go-to person for baby product advice and open-minded guidance, especially in the early days and even up to now. In our recent convo, she mentioned these, and I thought they were a great idea. She even noted that her sister-in-law can get up to an extra full ounce of milk on the non-nursing side with these. We all know that every drop counts, so why waste any of that? This product is $27.95, eligible for Prime and free returns, and has more than 2,000 positive reviews. Milkies Milk-Saver
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Maybe I would feel differently if I had a low supply, but something like this would have to be really, really easy to use to make it worth it. The last thing I want while breastfeeding, especially in the early days, is another thing to juggle or another way to spill milk all over my lap (it doesn’t have a lid), and then on top of that having to get up and store milk and wash another thing every time? I feel like products like this up the pressure to “SAVE EVERY DROP OF PRECIOUS BREAST MILK” (per their Am@z0n copy). What do others think? Am I overdoing the anti-lactivist backlash?
I remember looking into these but thinking they were too complicated? Maybe I’m remembering another product. I just used the Haakaa silicone thingy that you compress and stick on the b00b to catch the other side letdown. I could do it one-handed, whereas these seem like more of a production to get on?
Good morning all!
I wanted to chime in again re Aspy girls from yesterday. Our initial eval with the medical professional working with our pediatrician is that our daughter has signs of being Aspy (which I understand doesn’t officially exist any more but with it did b/c it conveys something more nuanced than “on the autism spectrum). But other than with some social interactions (and being very anxious about teasing, doing “talking to others” wrong, etc.), has been in a regular school and is doing well. To get a handle on it, and help decide on supports / OT / next steps, we and her teachers are doing some screening questionnaires and it is very clear that she checks a lot of boxes with some of her behaviors and quirks. So I’m not basing this on TV-watching (and I’ve watched people with some serious quirks of this sort my whole life (here in the south, they are eccentric or peculiar, which is different and yet OK at the same time).
At any rate, if anyone else walks this road, I’d love to hear from you.
I’m using this now for the first feed of the day and love it. It’s really easy to use, less of a mess than just leaking, and I get an extra ounce of milk a day.
My 7 mo old son loves the b*ob but has never been a great nurser, so I rarely leak (have to pump to keep up my supply). I have over 100 nursing pads from my registry that I have never used. Ha.
In your experience is it easier to start daycare by going part-time, or is it better to just rip the band-aid off and go full-time immediately? We could do any combination of partial days or only sending her certain days of the week. We asked the daycare and they said they’ll work with whatever we want to do, and it varies by kid (which makes sense). My daughter will be almost 16 months when she starts and had a nanny until now. The first few days with the nanny were hard, but once she got to know the nanny good-byes have been smooth as long as we say goodbye and immediately exit (if she knows we’re in the house but not interacting with her, she gets upset).
A few weeks ago there was a request (not mine) for toddler books with kids as the stars of the story. I just wanted to say thanks to whoever asked, and all who answered. My kid has loved Jamberry, Knuffle Bunny, and Last Stop on Market Street so much. We also enjoyed This Is Sadie and discovered there’s a sequel to Knuffle Bunny, Knuffle Bunny Too!
What does everyone do with baby and kids clothes that are too stained to be hand me downs? Clothes recycling? Something else I’m missing?
It’s a long shot, but has anyone’s child attended Bailey’s Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences? How did you like it?
Thanks in advance!
First time mom. I have a 23 month old who’s started to REALLY protest a lot of things like putting on diapers and pajamas, no attention span for reading books before bedtime. Putting on clothes in the morning. Eating dinner etc. she’s recovering from the flu, so not sure if its related to that (she seems well now though) or if it’s terrible two’s. I do bedtime by myself most weekdays, so it’s getting so terrible to get her in bed. She falls asleep quickly so she is tired, but just will.not.get in without a huge fight and tantrums. I’ve tried giving her choices, but she just ignores them..
Does anyone have a particular option for a black maternity dress that would pass with a blazer for “suit days”? I’ve tried ordering a couple things online but the quality has been really shabby. Willing to spend more for something that will work. Bonus if I don’t need to get in hemmed, but I’m 5’2″ and not holding me breath. I don’t live near anyplace that carries maternity options in store other than Target, and the pickings were slim at my location. Thanks!
Wishing I could fast forward to 8pm tonight. I have 9 month old twins. Yesterday my nanny texts me that Twin A is throwing up, so I put in a call to the pediatrician to find out what to do. While I’m on the phone with our nanny providing the instructions, Twin B starts throwing up and screaming in the background. I was supposed to go to a doc appointment after work, but cancel that to go home and help our nanny because she sounds like she really has her hands full. I get home, and both kids throwing up every 20 minutes or so and are soo soo miserable. And of course DH was out of town last night for work. Nanny had to leave to get her daughter, but offers to come back if I need her. Kids still sick and rather than risk having to take them out in the middle of the night, i decide to take them to evening hours at the pediatrician (thank goodness for those!). We literally gave away our frame stroller on Sunday bc we are switching them to convertible car seats later this week, so I lug both of them into the peds office in their infant seats. When the ped finishes evaluating them and I’m holding one screaming child who is beyond exhausted, i suddenly feel sick, hand her over to a nurse and then i proceed to get sick all over myself before I can make it to the sink in the exam room where I throw up a few more times. feel like i’m about to pass out, but fortunately don’t. then take two very overtired screaming babies to cvs to get them a prescription, get them home, pjs, meds and to bed. fortunately they slept pretty well last night considering, though i was up all night staring at the monitor each time one of them coughed making sure they hadn’t thrown up. DH (who was also throwing up his entire flight) will be home tonight, but not until after the kids go to bed.
My paralegal just informed me my dress has a hole in the back. Confirmed in the bathroom that it is splitting along the seam. Trying not to buy clothes because we’re TTC, but was planning to wear this dress to 2 events next month. Dear Nordstrom, please take all my money and pray something fits my cusp-sized, gained back every single pound I lost when I was BFing self.