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One of the great tips for nursing/pumping moms is to keep a printed scarf or two at your office. Show up at work with an older V-neck or scoop neck and find that your changing breast size makes you feel too exposed? Throw a scarf on top to camouflage and raise the neckline. Have a milk leak, dribble, or other stain somewhere on your blouse? Throw a scarf on to help distract and hide the stain. Want more coverage on top while you’re pumping at work? Put a scarf on. I was intrigued to see that these Vivian & Vincent scarves are not only really affordable and come in a zillion colorways, and hundreds of positive reviews. This particular one pictured has 408 reviews and 4.5 stars, is hand washable — and it’s $8.99, eligible for Prime. Nice. Vivian & Vincent Soft Light Weight Zig Zag Chevron Sheer Infinity Scarf
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anon says
The scarf is cute, but I don’t know that I would count on it to provide much coverage. A friend of mine tried to use an infinity scarf as a nursing cover and it just didn’t work. Somehow the colorful and not long enough scarf seemed to draw more attention to what she was doing (which wasn’t her goal) than if she had just nursed without a cover.
Anonymous says
Sometimes I used a gauzy scarf (not an infinity scarf, because I can see how that would be too short) as a pseudo nursing cover, but it was more so that indignant passersby could take comfort in the fact that I was at least making a nod to modesty…
RDC says
Hi ladies – seeking recommendations for doulas in NOVA. I’m planning to deliver at VHC and would prefer a natural birth, but would like a doula who’s also open to / supportive of medical interventions, if that makes any sense. Thanks!
Anonymous says
Do you live in North Arlington by chance? If so, I recommend signing up for MONA (Mothers of North Arlington), and ask there — I’m sure you’ll get a number of responses.
RDC says
South Arlington, unfortunately. (Is there a MOSA??)
AOP says
Check out the yahoo group North Arlington Parents. It’s a group that spun off of MONA after a division related to technology. My recollection is that they included S. Arlington addresses. It’s not as active as MONA, but the groups overlap, and so you will probably get the same leads as you’d get from MONA.
A quick search of the archives shows me these as well:
Tara Olson tarabetholson @ g mail
jenndoula.com
Lindsey Vick Sunflower Health and Wellness
RDC says
Thanks!
Carrie M says
I used Tara Voigt at Your Body, Your Birth as a doula in 2014. She was familiar with VHC and had worked a number of births there. I would definitely add her to your interview list. I think I interviewed 3 others before settling on Tara, in part because I felt the most comfortable around her. She was supportive during painful back labor, but not at all intrusive or aggressive. She supported my eventual decision to get an epidural, and she helped me use the peanut ball thing to get baby to flip over and move down. She took turns with my husband overnight applying counter pressure or napping, so it was nice to have someone there to help him. (I don’t mean that in a snarky way!) Good luck!
RDC says
Thanks, she sounds great!
Potomac Ave. says
I didn’t use her as a doula, but know her personally and she’s awesome. She’s also a great yoga teacher.
https://doulamatch.net/profile/10542/lindsey-uhrig
Anon says
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Anon in NYC says
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Anon in NYC says
sorry, you don’t need the quotation marks around the first term
weaning says
I think I pumped for the last time over the weekend (wasn’t nursing anymore). I am not feeling very full and definitely not uncomfortable. So, I don’t have to worry about mastitis, right? I just sit tight? I was down to almost nothing before I stopped. This is a stupid question, but will my body just kind of reabsorb whatever little bit is in there and then I’ll feel totally empty again?
All my questions had been about how to do the weaning, but it turned out to be easy. Now I’m just not sure how the end goes.
HSAL says
Mine was really easy too. I think it does just dry up/reabsorb. But note that it’ll take awhile. I finished nursing and pumping two months ago and over the weekend I still squeezed out a tiny drop from one side. I never noticed them feeling “empty” but maybe it happened so gradually that I didn’t notice.
Anonymous says
Varies by individual. I actually produced tiny amounts of milk on occasion for three months after I stopped. Discovered this when gardening with DH. Awkward to say the least.
Body will reabsorb excess milk. Don’t pump unless you feel full/uncomfortable.
Pogo says
hahahaha at first I read this as actual gardening and was like, why was that awkward?! And then I got it.
Honestly don’t understand why dudes are into that anyway…
H says
I was curious about this too when I stopped nursing. I stopped one evening, had to pump one side 6 days later (got about 1 oz) and never had a problem after that. One morning a few weeks after that, I noticed that I hadn’t slept in the sleeping nursing bra (I had been for support). And I just recently was sized for bras (my LO is 20 months, stopped nursing completely at 13 months) and learned I am the same size as pre-pregnancy. So you might want to wait a little bit before buying new bras.
RDC says
Yep, for me it just reabsorbed. Peppermint and sudafed are both supposed to help “dry you up” if you want to accelerate the process. But if you’re not uncomfortable then it sounds like you’re fine.
OP says
This is why I love this site. Thanks, all! I feel less weird about just waiting it out now.
Momata says
Another vote for “it will just absorb.” Be advised, though – for my first child I had no weird side effects. For my second, I had hormonal weepies (like crying at diaper commercials like I was pregnant again) and one heck of a hormonal migraine (I’ve never had a migraine before).
OP says
already have hot flashes, insomnia and weepies…
Meg Murry says
If you do start to feel a little bit full/uncomfortable, you can try gently massaging in the shower, just enough to take the pressure off. I wound up doing this every so often – I think I did it 3x in the week after I stopped nursing/pumping, and then maybe 1-2x the week after that.
Just watch for red streaks/spots, extremely hard spots or fever, as that could be a sign of mastitis (unlikely, but good to know what you are watching for).
Betty White says
I’m in my final month of maternity leave and gearing up to go back to work. I’m trying to freeze a good stash of breastmilk, but I’m afraid I will need way more than I’ve been able to squirrel away so far (so far about 60 oz).
My baby is a decent eater and eats about every three hours during the day (usually from both sides). We have long stretches at night (last feed at 8:30 or 9 and sleeps until 6am, then again from 7-9) and I pump before bed (usually around 11 or so) but am reluctant to wake up at 3am for another pump. And when I pump after his 9am feed, I only get about 2 oz.
Will my body learn to produce more if I consistently pump after the 9am feed? Or should I suck it up and get up at 3am for another feed since I tend to have a ton of milk by the time 6am rolls around?
HSAL says
Yes, your body will probably produce more in response to the pumping. I started pumping after the morning feed a few days before I went back to work, and after 4-5 days I noticed a big difference in what I produced. But once you start that, you’ll have to continue pumping after the morning feed on the weekends for comfort.
However, I also think 60 ounces is plenty to have in the freezer. I generally sent what I pumped the prior day, rolling over any extra ounces, and then on Friday I’d freeze everything and take from the older freezer stash on Monday. 60 ounces would give you at least 4 “extra” days in case of spills or low-production days. I wouldn’t stress too much unless you’re hoping to continue giving frozen milk after you’re done nursing.
anon says
I agree with HSAL. Why do you think you need more than you have? When you go back to work you will be pumping for next day each day at work. So you really only need enough for the first day on hand at a bare minimum – 12-16 oz. You’re fine. Sleep while you can!
Betty White says
Thanks, all. I think I was just nervous that my supply would drop dramatically once I was away from my baby everyday. But apparently not a major issue? Thanks again!
Em says
I was also a little obsessed with having a freezer stash before going back to work at 10 weeks. I use the same system as HSAL and my baby is over 5 months and we have used 4 1/2 ounces out of that stash so far. If you are regularly nursing when you are with your baby and pumping when you are away from your baby (around the same times your baby takes a bottle) you probably will not be using anything from your stash.
Spirograph says
I learned this tip either here or on the main s1te: I made a “file box” for my freezer stash — basically a shoebox. I froze everything flat in bags, and stored them on end, always adding the newest ones in the back so that I could grab from the front and automatically rotate. Seriously genius; I can’t take credit for thinking it up, but it was a great system.
My freezer stash was great for the times I needed to travel, but otherwise I don’t think I dipped into it at all. It’s nice to have, but if you haven’t had supply issues to this point, you probably don’t need to focus on building it up any more than you’ve already done.
Paging "Pregnant forever" says
I hope the rest of your week last week went smoothly, and with or without induction, you’re enjoying your new little one. If you happen to check in here, just wanted you to know I’m thinking of you!
No longer pregnant says
Thank you!! Undid end up having to have he induction but it went really well. Recovery has been way easier than either of the last 2 times. Mother came up, drove me crazy but it was worth it to have the extra hands around.
Currently snuggled up to the newest family member!
NewMomAnon says
Anxiety vent: just got a random e-mail from ex about parenting time. It was a totally appropriate request to consider some changes, and I responded honestly and cooperatively (one change yes, one change no because it would turn my life upside down, suggested an alternate change instead). But the minute I saw the e-mail title I had this wave of hot anxiety and it’s still rolling around in my stomach.
Anyway, just typing that made me feel a bit better. Still want to cry a little though.
Momata says
I’m sorry. Congratulations on keeping your cool when it counted. Might I suggest a hack I’ve employed with an estranged family member whose emails generate that same response: I have Gmail filter messages from that sender into a Label, which I hide from view on my desktop. Then, when I have a moment in which I am prepared to face that family member, I hit the drop-down and check to see if there is anything unread in the Label. This prevents me from getting that reaction at unwanted or inconvenient times.
NewMomAnon says
I think the hard part was that he sent it to my work e-mail, where I wasn’t expecting such a personal item to appear. So I saw the notice, expected that it was a response from a client on purely logistical matters, and instead it was an emotional minefield.
Note to self: ask that he send correspondence only to personal e-mail.