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RDC says
Good morning ladies! Following up on the BF discussion yesterday — I’m just starting to pump with the goal of building up my freezer stash. In what quantity do you usually freeze your milk? 2 oz per bag? 4 oz? I have to combine pumping sessions to get 4 oz, but that seems like it will be closer to a “serving size” by the time the baby goes to daycare around 14 wks. Any tips?
Meg Murry says
I did 1s and 2s (and a few 3s) until I went back to work – mainly because that was what I was getting, but also because baby won’t stabilize what a “serving” is until probably after the 3 month growth spurt. Since I didn’t have abundance milk, I would rather “waste” an extra bag with small amounts of milk than chance freezing in larger amounts and waste the milk when it was defrosted.
The 1s and 2s also came in handy to leave in the freezer at daycare so that if baby ever seemed not quite satisfied with the amount in his bottle that day they could quickly defrost an oz or two extra to give him, instead of a whole 4 oz bag, and I was also able to use them once he started solids to mix with cereal.
FYI, before you freeze a ton of milk, make sure your baby will drink your milk once its been frozen and defrosted. Some mom’s milk has a taste shift and baby will reject it. See the section on this page on lipase – but know its rare – so test a bottle on baby before jumping through all these steps like scalding before you flip out. http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/milkstorage/lipase-expressedmilk/
(former) preg 3L says
YES CHECK YOUR MILK — freeze some, thaw it, and try to give it to the baby. I had to throw out 200 oz of frozen milk because my darling baby wouldn’t take it. (I donated some of it and had to just chuck the rest when we moved.)
POSITA says
+1. I threw out three months of daily pumping. So sad. I ended up having to scald because of a bad lipase problem. You need to “age” some milk and see if you have a problem.
(former) preg 3L says
Ditto — scalding the milk fixed the problem.
RDC says
How long do I need to let it “age” prior to having baby try it? Will a few days do it?
(former) preg 3L says
Yes, IME, a few days should be fine. For me, the lipase was a problem almost as soon as the milk was frozen — my daughter won’t take milk that’s been frozen for even 24 hours, unless it’s been scalded first.
noob says
I’m mostly doing 2 oz per bag. I was anticipating a “serving size” of 4 oz (we just switched to 5 oz, however), but planned on using the stash for topping off bottles when I was short on freshly pumped milk. I didn’t want to defrost 4-5 oz if I only needed 1-2 oz and would rather “waste” bags than milk. Plus some babies don’t like frozen milk, so mixing it with fresh may mitigate that somewhat.
If you are starting a stash, you may want to check for excess lipase — if your milk has excess lipase, long term storage (fridge or freezer) can lead to metallicy/soapy tasting milk that some babies don’t like. You can scald the milk fairly easily to avoid this.
Claire M says
Most of my bags were 2-oz or 3-oz. I used my freezer stash to top off bottles for daycare when I was short on freshly pumped milk, or to give baby extra if she was super hungry. When I was building the freezer stash, I would keep the freshly pumped milk in the fridge if I didn’t get 2 or 3 oz to freeze in one session; then I’d add to it from the next pump session, and freeze the combined portion.
If you think you may have some travel away from baby in the next 3 months, then you could freeze larger sized bags, just to make it a bit easier on whoever stays with baby while you’re away. But I’d hesitate to do the larger size bags if you’re just planning on bottles for daycare for the reasons mentioned above.
(former) preg 3L says
I have 6-oz bags and I wish I had smaller ones.
anon says
You don’t have to fill the bag completely before freezing…
(former) preg 3L says
I meant I freeze the milk in 6-oz portions. Thanks, though :)
NewMomAnon says
I started with 3 oz bags, and then froze 4-5 oz bags – I figured if I ever needed to “top off” a bottle, I would just freeze the partial bottle of new stuff and use a full bag of defrosted stuff. Sort of kept my freezer supply “evergreen” that way, too, so I didn’t have to worry about using milk up before it hit the point of being too old.
Nonny says
I did something similar….
RDC says
Thanks ladies! This is really helpful. I don’t know how I would figure out this stuff without such a great community here.
EB0220 says
I started off doing 2 oz bags when I was building my stash (prior to giving her any bottles). Once she started daycare, we quickly settled at 4 oz bottles. I now typically freeze 4 oz bags, unless I have an odd couple of ounces that need to be frozen. When I thaw a bag, I use the entire bag of frozen milk (and always mark that bottle to be used first at daycare). The I can always freeze any excess fresh milk. That way, no frozen milk gets wasted. At one point, my freezer stash was down to nothing, so I’m very happy to have any stash at all right now!
Ciao, pues says
I freeze in full serving sizes (which for my baby is 5oz) and then any overages I pumped in smaller 3-2-1 oz sizes.
It’s important to make sure you’re rotating your freezer stash in, too, not just serving fresh and using the freezer stash for just-in-case. Frozen milk only lasts so long and you’d hate to toss unused milk b/c it’s past the recommended date. My full-time work strategy (which I think I learned from KellyMom) is to serve what I pump at work the next day, freeze what I pump the last day of the work week, the serve the oldest milk in the freezer the first day of the workweek.
E.g. I work Mon-Fri. What I pump on Monday gets served on Tues. What I pump Tues gets served on Weds, etc. What I pump Fri gets frozen. On Sunday night I take out the oldest milk in the freezer and that gets served on Mon.
Ciao, pues says
another point on rotating in the freezer stash: breastmilk composition changes over time, so serving your 11 month old milk that was pumped when she was 8 months old isn’t harmful, but also isn’t the optimal content for her age.
HM says
Our NICU nurses and pediatrician told us not to give our little one more than 2 frozen BM meals a day. I’m not sure that this recommendation helped or harmed, but it certainly assisted in making sure the frozen stash got rotated. While I was pumping, my little one got 2 refridgerated-only bottles and 2 “frozen” bottles, as well as one fresh pumped while at daycare.
Katala says
Semi-related question: I know how much you will need varies but assuming an average supply, how much of a freezer stash is ideal? My freezer is teeny-tiny. I’m willing to devote the entire thing to milk if need be but just wondering what’s realistic in terms of space needed to be comfortable if I’m working full time+ (biglaw) and pumping at work?
(former) preg 3L says
I’ve been told that having 30 oz frozen is plenty. Your baby will drink approx. 30 oz in a day, so 30 oz should be sufficient for 3 full days at daycare. YMMV.
Katala says
Thank you! A ballpark is super helpful. My freezer can fit more than 30 oz :)
Meg Murry says
Will you ever need to travel for work, and are you planning to use a daycare that has a freezer that can store frozen milk?
I agree with the above that 30 oz frozen is fine if you don’t ever need to travel. Personally, I felt secure at around 100 oz since I had a couple of “oops, the milk never made it from the cooler to the fridge” nights or “I’m so tired I just poured the fresh pumped milk down the sink instead of the old” moments. I also had to go on a 4 day long business trip that I needed 120 oz for.
But if you freeze the bags flat (I had a couple of tupperware containers I used for laying the bags flat on top of everything else in the freezer) I believe I fit 100 oz in a space the size of a shoebox or 1 1/2 shoeboxes.
(former) preg 3L says
Yes – I have a shoebox in the freezer for my milk. I lay the bags flat on top of the shoebox while they’re freezing, and once they’re frozen, they stack nicely.
(former) preg 3L says
OH — also, the Medela bags leak. Use the Lansinoh bags.
Nonny says
Yes. I wanted to cry the first time I found the bag leaking. I learned pretty quickly to always defrost the bag in a bowl.
NewMomAnon says
I used those Rubbermaid ice dispenser bins ($3 on Amazon) to hold frozen bags of milk – I think at the peak, I had about 150 ounces and that nearly filled two of the bins. I would freeze them flat, and then “file” the frozen bags in the bins so the oldest milk was in the front of the bin. Then add new milk to the back of the bin.
Also, be really careful about how you handle the bags once frozen; the bags don’t have plasticizers (I think – like BPA?), so they can get brittle when frozen. If you bang them around, they will break and leak. Ask me how I know! Luckily I found out very early on and only lost a couple bags, and after that I always defrosted the bags in another bag in case I had a leak (haven’t had any more leaks, knock on wood).
Katala says
Thanks!! This is all so helpful. No plans to travel w/o baby yet, but who knows – and work travel would probably be short notice so I imagine 100-ish oz. is probably a good goal. Since I haven’t signed up for any daycares yet (at 23 weeks, I just didn’t realize how late I am on that front, sigh) so we’ll be taking what we can get or doing a nanny at least at first.
Really appreciate the size references, seems like devoting one shelf may do it and we should be able to keep some veggies and smoothie makings too!
pockets says
Just ordered a stylebox. I’m excited. I love to shop but ever since having a baby I have a) no time and b) no money. At least the “time” part of the equation is solved.
eh230 says
Is it like Stitch Fix?
noob says
Also following up on yesterday’s BF discussion. Prior to baby, I had a goal of exclusively BF for a year, after baby, it’s now settled in at 6 months — no major issues, I don’t realy mind nursing, it’s just limiting things since she doesn’t like to nurse in public, so I bring pumped milk and now that I’m back at work, the time I spend pumping could be time I spend with her.
I’ve been back at work for a week, so I’m pumping at work now (literally). I have tried to have the best set up possible — in my office 3x a day, hospital grade pump, Mother’s Milk tea, oatmeal, pumping at home at night and in the morning. BUT — I’m barely making what baby drinks at daycare, even though I never had supply issues before.
Anyone find that production actually went up after getting settled in at work? I’m hoping that once things are relatively stable and I get used to pumping this much, it won’t be so close every day. I have a stash and am not opposed to formula in theory, so it’s not the end of the world if it doesn’t.
(former) preg 3L says
Do you watch videos of your baby on your phone while you pump? That helped me a lot at the beginning, getting used to pumping.
noob says
I’ve just started doing that when I start pumping- I didn’t need to before, but before I was pumping at home when she was at least upstairs.
Thank goodness for smart phones!
Meg Murry says
I never made quite enough for daily needs on worktime pumping alone. What made the difference for me was:
1) Pacefeeding – make sure daycare isn’t overfeeding or feeding too fast, or encouraging baby to take that last ounce left in the bottle.
2) Sending 1/2 oz less per feeding in each bottle and telling them to let me know if he still seemed hungry after a bottle (and to use the 1 oz bags in the freezer I left if necessary)
3) Pumping after morning feeds on weekends – I pumped at least 1x per day on weekends, if not 2.
4) Allowing daycare to give a formula feed or two a day when necessary – OMG, the day I realized that it was ok if I didn’t bring home enough milk from that day’s pumping session was such a freeing feeling! I had to prepare for an out of town trip and I didn’t want him to go all formula that week, so we did one formula bottle a day for 3 weeks prior to that trip to build up the freezer stash, and once I came back from the trip (baby was around 9 months) we were able to keep 1 formula bottle in the rotation when necessary.
5) Now that she’s six months old, once she gets the hang of solids she’ll be drinking less milk.
noob says
Thanks — daycare just suggested we go from 4 oz/bottle to 5oz — which is “only” 3 oz per day, but really, that’s a lot when pumping. I’m not convinced she needs that much, but then there’s the lingering “ohmygod, I’m starving my baby”.
Baby is 4 months old now — my new goal is to BF exclusively for 6 months (I was unclear in my first post). I need to get over the “exclusively” hurdle — logically I know adding in a bottle of formula a day will only be a good thing, since it will take stress off of me, but the BF cult got to me. I’m also a bit worried that once I do go to formula, I’ll just give up entirely.
ANP says
First question I’d ask is: how old is baby, how long are you separated during the day, and how much BM is she drinking while she’s away from you? KellyMom is an AWESOME resource on all things BF’ing and they really helped me with my second. The general rule is 1 oz. of BM per hour, although of course most babies could easily guzzle twice that! Overfeeding is A Real Thing, so if you can check back and weigh in with how much s/he’s eating, I can maybe be of more help.
noob says
Thanks — she’s 4 months old, we’re apart for about 10 hours a day, and I usually nurse her about an hour before she leaves for daycare and then about an hour after I pick her up. She usually only wakes up once at night to nurse, so on daycare days she usually nurses 3-4 times total in a 24 hour period, 6-7 times total nursing and bottles on the weekend.
I did a weighed feeding and she drank 4 oz, so I started her bottles off at that — 3 bottles of 4 oz a day, with a 2 oz ‘supplement’ if she’s hungry within an hour of being picked up. Daycare said she was still hungry after the 4 oz and suggested 5 oz. And that’s where I feel like I’m falling short — those ‘extra’ 3 oz.
I know 5 oz is excessive, BUT, her weight percentile dropped drastically at about 6-8 weeks (60-something % at birth, down to 11% at 2 months) so we were supplementing with 2oz of pumped milk twice a day until she started daycare last week– so I’m loathe to not give her as much as she wants.
ANP says
So — this is really personal, and you should feel entirely free to ignore my advice. But I don’t necessarily think your kiddo needs as much milk as daycare is feeding her, and that’s probably why you’re having an issue keeping up! Have you seen a lactation consultant? My babies were both BIG, but I remember my LC telling me “Well, there’s a scale, and some are going to be 90th percentile and some will be 20th!” I’m definitely taking your baby’s weight seriously, but is your doc worried about it? Just curious. Again, this is insanely personal so please don’t think I’m telling you your mama instincts are wrong.
My two BF children (kiddo 1 was combo fed starting at 6 months and exclusively formula from 9 months onward, so I have experience with both methods) had issues at our OUTSTANDING daycare w/people not understanding the concept of paced feeding — which means, feeding baby slowly enough so she has a chance to feel full vs. guzzling down a bunch of bottles (which, let’s be honest, when we eat fast don’t all of us eat more than we would if we savor the food and take our time?). Again, KellyMom is awesome for this and I think they even have handouts you can give your care provider.
FWIW, my two ENORMOUS children — especially kid 2, who’s still a beast by any standards — did great with an ounce an hour. Doesn’t mean they wouldn’t have eaten more if it were offered, but the commonly-accepted standard worked for them. If you still want to give her more, I’d go with a top-off bottle of formula or consider throwing in a nighttime pump session right before you go to bed, when you know she won’t be up for several hours yet. Good luck! And remember: mama instincts are good instincts.
NewMomAnon says
Have you tried adding in several more glasses of water a day? I found that when I couldn’t *quite* produce enough, if I drank 16 ounces of water and waited an hour, I could usually get that last little bit. I also sometimes pumped at night after baby was in bed between night time feedings (at that point, she was sleeping 7-12 pretty consistently, so I would pump at around 9 or 10).
But yeah, formula exists for a reason, and it’s really, really good stuff. And if using formula means you give up BF, then…maybe BF wasn’t really the best option for you anyway? And that’s ok.
JJ says
Agreed on drinking enough water. It makes a huge difference. Also, warm compresses (or heating pads) on my chest for 5 minutes or so before I would pump would usually make me produce a few more ounces.
And obviously, you do you and what works for your family. But don’t feel guilty if you do end up having to supplement with formula. I went the through the same feelings and ultimately realized this is just one of the first times that you’ll experience best laid plans going totally awry as a result of life, kids, etc.
(former) preg 3L says
+1 to drinking LOTS of water. Also, this may sound silly, but make sure you’re eating enough. When I started working full time, my supply gradually dropped a little bit, but then over Thanksgiving my supply TOTALLY recovered from my excessive overeating. I’m sure there’s a happy medium in there, but just a reminder to make sure you’re eating enough. :)
Philanthropy Girl says
Are you eating enough? Since the New Year I’ve been watching my calorie intake, and I’ve found if I consume less than 2000 calories a day (for my activity level, which is pretty minimal), my milk supply goes down. I had a really panicked week where we had to dip into the freezer stash because I wasn’t pumping enough. But when I bumped my calories back up to the 2000-2200 level, combined with oatmeal & mother’s milk tea, my supply increased again – I may even have enough by the end of this week to start working on my freezer stash again. I was really wanting to start shedding some baby pounds, but not if my supply is going to take a hit.
noob says
Thanks again, everyone — feeling much more realistic about this whole pumping thing and I’m armed with some good ideas and feeling better about supplementing with formula. Just hearing that other moms went through this makes me feel so much better.
I also realized that a big reason I’m hung up on exclusively breastfeeding is my ego — I want to be able to say (even if it’s just to myself) that I toughed it out and made it to a certain point. Which is just silly and a poor parenting strategy.
A few of you mentioned it, but I do think I haven’t been eating/drinking enough — I’m working on that! Also, I just started my period, so that might be contributing to this recent dip in output.
Meg Murry says
I always had a dip for a few days with my period – so remember, if you have a freezer stash, that’s what its there for. You should probably bounce back after your period is done.
FVNC says
Along with the feeding theme, I’d love to get your thoughts on toddler eating. My almost-16 mo old has, up till now, been an okay eater. We’ve relied on a number of standbys (sweet potato fries, seasoned mixed veggies, baked pasta dishes, pancakes, etc.) and occasionally introduce new foods successfully (salmon, chicken) or unsuccessfully (any and all fruit except in pouch form). However. Within the past 2 weeks, she has basically refused to eat anything other than certain pre-cooked sausages and meatballs (like the kind from TJ’s), cheese, and a couple bites of bread/crackers here and there. Occasionally I can get her to eat a veggie/fruit pouch, but not always. I know toddlers can become extremely picky eaters, but I get worried when her whole dinner consists of 4 crackers (as it did a few nights ago).
Does this sound like typical toddler pickiness? Should I continue to offer a variety of foods, in hopes that one day she’ll start eating a wider variety of foods? Any foods that you’ve found that I might be able to try? Thanks!!
Lyssa says
I think that it’s typical. My guy went through a stage that sounds similar around that time, and he seems mostly past it now (just turned 2). I think that the fact that he’s more able to communicate what he wants now helps (he asked my husband for hot sauce, completely spontaneously, at lunch the other day) (we let him have a tiny bit). I would keep offering, and we generally try to hold to a “this is what’s for dinner,” approach – that is, we’ll try to offer some things that we know that he likes with the meal, but if he refuses to eat, then he doesn’t eat or get snacks soon after (we usually will re-offer the plate that he rejected earlier). That can be hard, but I think that it helps.
RR says
It’s typical. I always follow the “it’s my job to give them healthy food; it’s their job to eat it” way of thinking. I figure their bodies know what they need. Nothing bad will come of eating 4 crackers for dinner some nights. My almost 7-year-olds still have those nights, and they are fine. Keep offering good, healthy food, and most kids will eventually start eating more of it.
FVNC says
Thank you both for the advice and reassurance! At least the dog is eating well — he gets all the leftovers.
Meg Murry says
If she knows you’ll cave and eventually give her what she wants, she’ll reject her less preferred foods in favor of her favorites. Keep offering a variety (even if it means you throw some food out) with one preferred choice (like piece of cheese) and eventually she’ll eat.
I’ve found that the thing that makes the biggest difference in what my kids eat is if its also on my plate, husband’s plate and sibling’s plate. If they see me eating peas, they are (slightly) less likely to reject them.
Don’t forget to take a wholistic view of the day’s food intake as well. If she eats a tiny, unbalanced dinner, but had a decent breakfast and/or lunch, she’ll be fine. As long as it isn’t just crackers and cheese 3 meals a day, don’t worry.
Shayla says
+1 to all of this, but especially the last point. My pediatrician told me I was winning if I got one good meal out of my kid.
mascot says
Typical. A couple of things that might help. How much milk is she drinking- if it’s a lot, cut down some and see if she’s hungrier. If she likes to snack, try giving her part of her meal as a snack. Their tummies are still small so they get filled up quickly. They go through phases where they aren’t hungry. We ask our son to eat one bite of each thing on his plate, but we don’t encourage him to clean his plate if he doesn’t want to. I always try to include one sure thing on the plate and then a few other options. If he’s hungry, he can eat what’s on his plate. We aren’t making separate meals. Each family has a different take on this based on age and child. Some parents decide that a pbj or cereal is always an option if the kid rejects dinner, but no short order cooking for chicken nuggets bc junior didn’t like the pork chop. For nutritional insurance on food strikes, perhaps try an age appropriate multi-vitamin.
FVNC says
Thanks, MM and mascot. I’m less concerned about the volume of food she intakes than I am about the lack of variety and balance. The point about the milk is spot-on — she had been drinking more than the 16-20 oz recommended by the ped, so I’ve been replacing some of that with water. I’ll keep offering her various foods, and I guess one day she’ll eat again. I was a very, very picky eater as a child, so I guess this is karma….!
R says
This. I make sure each meal includes a standby favorite. So pork chops and peas, but with mashed potatoes. Or tacos with lots of veggies, but with shredded cheese. Everyone gets the same plate, and I don’t fix different meals. I’m a single mom – if I fixed different meals, I’d never leave the kitchen!
We follow the bites per year rule. At 20 months, you must eat one bite of each thing on your plate before getting seconds of anything else. At 3 years, 3 bites of each thing. (And they have to eat another 3 bites of each thing to get thirds.) It’s amazing how many veggies my kids will eat just to get more shredded cheese.
JJ says
I sure hope it’s typical, because both my toddlers have gone though that phase.
Shayla says
This sounds typical to me. I think the important thing during the first picky phase is to create a party-line stance on how you’re going to handle it. My family decided we would continue to offer one plate of food for dinner/lunch/breakfast–it’s most generally always just about the same thing mom and dad are eating. If toddler refuses to eat it, she can either have an egg, or water. But, we don’t sub in frozen peas for green beans (she LOVES frozen vegetables…have you tried that?). E.g., “This is what is for dinner, if you don’t want it you can have an egg.” This has worked well for us, but YMMV. Kids are surprisingly smart and good at listening to their bodies, and won’t let themselves starve. You also have to remember their bellies are still tiny. So what looks like a small amount of food may not be once you factor in whatever snacks they’ve had and liquids as well.
Ciao, pues says
I read somewhere that you can think of toddler nutrition as by-the-week as opposed to daily. So, a day where she only eats cheese and crackers gets evened out by other better days that week when she decides she’ll eat some vegetables.
OCAssociate says
Agreed with others that this sounds typical. Silly suggestion, but have you tried putting small portions on sticks? My son will eat almost anything if I spear it on a stick. (I use wood skewers or plastic cocktail spears.)
FVNC says
Nope, but I’ll add that to the list of things to try! Thanks for the suggestions everyone.
pockets says
Also on the feeding issue: my 11 month old dropped a feeding (used to go through 4 bottles a day, now refuses nighttime bottle). So she went from drinking ~22 oz/day to drinking ~17 oz/day. She hasn’t increased her solid food intake but has been drinking more water. Should I be concerned?
Ciao, pues says
Probably not, but I would call your pediatrician and ask since this depends on what her growth chart looks like. If she’s on track, then I wouldn’t think it’s a problem. My 12 mo old has also started lessening her milk intake, upping her water intake, and diversifying her solid foods.
NB: sorry I’m all over this thread today. pumping time is r e t t e time!
mascot says
I’m assuming you’ve already tried adding an oz to her remaining bottles to see if she finishes them? If she refuses, then just make sure her solids have some fat and protein. If she’s otherwise acting normally, has normal for her wet/dirty diapers and is maintaining her own growth curve, I’d say not to worry too much. Babies listen to their own bodies, too.
hoola hoopa says
At that age, I wouldn’t be concerned at all so long as general mood, activity, and growth seem normal.
NewMomAnon says
Ok, last update on my sleep training saga – daycare has been successful with at least one nap a day, and last night I brought my kiddo home and she refused dinner, pointed at her bedroom, and cried. So I put her to bed a half hour early, and she slept for almost 12 hours!!!
I think I can safely say – sleep training has been a success beyond my wildest dreams. I am a happier mama, my kiddo is so happy to have that little bit of independence, and it feels like the world is a new place. I actually think I could have a sitter do bedtime now! Amazing.
JJ says
Congrats! Good sleep is so, so, so life changing.
RR says
Ah, the golden moments when they like bedtime and sleep for 12 hours! That is everything. Kudos to you and baby!
Shayla says
I’m so happy for you! Getting your kid sleeping is the single best thing you can do for your own piece of mind. Congrats!
(former) preg 3L says
YAY Congrats mama! Good work!!!
Nonny says
Congratulations! You must be so happy. I recently passed that milestone myself so I can remember what it’s like. And then the first time we went out for dinner without the little one, leaving her with a sitter (well, her grandmother), it felt like we were skipping school. I was positively giddy.
OCAssociate says
Congratulations! I’ve been thinking of you during my own middle of the night wakings. So glad it’s going well and you’re both getting much needed rest.
Tunnel says
I’m so happy for you! Enjoy the fruits of your labor!!
Anonymous says
Congratulations!!
hoola hoopa says
This dress is beautiful. The pic doesn’t do it justice. I love the seaming that runs down the bust into the pockets.