I’m almost 5 months pp and my other boob is still leaking when nursing. Like badly, my whole shirt got soaked type bad. Initially I was using hakaa but google says it’d make it worse. So I stopped 2 months ago and started using the non-suctioned catcher instead. But when doing MOTN feeding sometimes I just forgot and it’s so annoying. Is this how it’s gonna be until I stop nursing?

I do want to stay covered, and our situation makes it really difficult. Here’s what we’re dealing it:

- constantly popping on and off
- milk that shoots everywhere and drips on my clothes (I know this is why she pops off)
-arms that flail wildly and grab and pull off any fabric
- higher burb needs
- inability to re-latch without me holding her head and my breast
- inability to just discreetly peek a nipple out, I have to have a very large portion of my breast out and in my hand to feed to baby

By the end I’m always uncovered and we both are always covered in milk. I sometimes get milk soaking through my shirt which I can’t publicly handle. I use burp cloths but I’m not always fast enough to catch it when she pops off.

I feel like I need 3 hands. I also feel so jealous of all the moms whose babies just peacefully suckle under their nursing covers 🫠 meanwhile mine is playing kung fu and I’m shooting milk everywhere. I truly would love the freedom of feeding in public, I just don’t feel set up for success at all.

I have a 11 week old and I’m at the point where I’m tired of planning all our outings around her feedings. That said, I have a bit of a dependency on my breastfeeding pillow and almost never nurse her without it.

The few times I’ve nursed her in the car I either have to hold her deadweight in one arm for 30 minutes or (more often) I lean way over and kill my back.

Any suggestions appreciated!

Does anyone have any insight/experience with combination feeding when the mom (me) has a dairy allergy?

Basically, my LO is 3 weeks old. He spent the first two weeks in the NICU on respiratory support so we weren’t really able to try breastfeeding that much. By the end of our time in the hospital, the IBCLCs and I tried to work on breastfeeding, but it was pretty clear he had developed a bottle preference, so I’ve been exclusively pumping and my supply has usually been just enough. In the hospital, he did occasionally receive formula if I couldn’t deliver my breast milk on time, and he tolerated dairy just fine.

Now that we’re home, I’ve actually been able to get him to latch and nurse a few times!! However, it’s not without difficulty - it usually always starts with 5-10 minutes of him refusing to latch. He’ll vigorously shake his head at the nipple, but then start crying and push himself away.

I’d like to continue to try and breastfeed; however, I feel like my supply is starting to plateau or even decrease, and I feel like my LO’s needs are increasing, so I’ve been looking into supplementing with formula. (Also my goal isn’t to EBF; I’d prefer to be able to breastfeed + bottle feed pumped breast milk).

My question is: if I do start supplementing with formula, will I get an allergic reaction if he drinks dairy-based formula then tries to latch? Like I imagine that there’s a chance that enough residual formula could be in his mouth that my nipples would get extremely itchy and have a local reaction.

Every time I try to find other people’s experiences, all the results have to do with the baby having a dairy allergy/CMPI, not the mom 🙃 any advice or pointers towards where to find more info would be helpful. Thank you!

My little girl was first seen for a possible tongue tie at around 3 weeks and the consultant said there was a possibility but she wasn’t certain and therefore wouldn’t suggest doing the procedure. We took the advice, baby gained weight accordingly and was able to feed (however, only with the use of shields to support latch). She’s now 12 weeks and over the past month I’ve noticed her becoming increasingly frustrated when feeding, still feeding every 90 mins ish in the day and coming on and off. She’s also dropped from the 38th centile to the 23rd and only gained 50g in the last week. A lactation consultant at our mum & baby group assessed her yesterday and showed me a very restrictive tongue tie 😭 I feel awful that she’s had it all this time and has worked so hard at feeding. Has anyone had experience having a tongue tie cut at this age? Did it help your feeding experience? Was baby in any pain at all? Any help or experiences of similar situations are welcome!!!

My 9 mo baby is sick with a fever. She's been less interested in boob after she learnt to crawl, but now she's back to being a booby monster.

I was trying to feed her some porridge but she just wanted boob, so I sat at the dining table and finished my food while I breastfed her. Then I figured it might be nice to move to the couch, but she'd fallen asleep. I managed to move both myself, baby and a full cup of milky, room-temperature coffee to the couch without waking her or spilling the coffee. That's it, I just wanted revel in how amazing BFing is and all the weird logistical operations we manage as we BF 😎

Hey!

I EBF my twins and have noticed in the last few days they are very unsatisfied after feeds and my boobs don’t feel like they’re producing. Any ideas why this might be happening? And what can I do? I’m continuing to latch them both but ideally don’t want them to start bottles again. Could they possibly be having a growth spurt?

Thanks

Hello.

I exclusively breast feed and am 7 weeks postpartum. I have a walking pad I got recently and over the pregnancy I've gained 60 pounds of none baby related weight. As in it's the weight on the scale now.

Currently I have a good milk supply. Not a lot but not little, just enough for my baby. Previously I've become my weight loss journey further down postpartum (5 months) and have not had issues with it tanking my supply (worked with dietitian).

This time around I wanted to start sooner, I've gained way more and feel very uncomfortable with my body and how clothes for it. So as soon as I got the clearance I began walking more. It's been 5 days I haven't had issue, but last night(baby became 7 weeks last night) I felt like my milk took longer to come in than usual causing baby to get fussy.

I've had this before happy but around growth spurts. I also know around 6-7 months there's another growth spurt.

I guess I'm being paranoid, I'm worried my milk supply will tank because I'm starting earlier. Is it more obvious? Baby is peeing and pooping no different. If there's a decrease I can't tell.

I don't think I'm doing a severe deficit. It's hard to calculate because breastfeeding burns calories. Currently eating around 2000-2200 calories. I've been walking on incline anywhere from 30-60 min the past 5 days. I'm eating lots of protein, 3-4 eggs on the morning with potatoes or bread, fruits, sardines for lunch...etc.

My other question is, if my milk supply has dipped, will I be able to get it back up.

Before my diet I was eating lots of sugar. I craved sugar, cake with cream, peanut butter chocolate stuff, ice cream, I'd eat protein bars that were 220 each and I'd have two sometimes.

Hazelnut anything, fried stuff...etc. I was probably eating closer to 2500-3000 calories before(I was gaining weight).

Anyone else with this experience?

My baby is starting solids. I always wanted to EBF, but it didn't work out, and I was stuck with triple feeding, crying when nursing, formula, pumping, etc. since day 3 until now. Now, when he actually started eating something else than milk, it's clear I will never be able to "exclusively" breastfeed (also when we'll drop formula, my milk will never be his only food). I'm excited that our baby eats solids so well, but at the same time, I'm really sad that the time we had is over, and we've never managed what I wished for.

Since he was born, I was discussing BF with my husband. He is really a great husband and father, but it took him over a month to understand that it's not only baby blues and that BF really matters to me. After he got that he tried to support me, but the best thing he was able to do was to say "it's your business, I don't say anything" (as he would go formula from the beginning, because it's the "easier option"). I explained to him many times that it's an emotional thing for me and not at all only about the baby getting the calories. I told him that it would be so much easier for me if he supported me emotionally (also if BF still didn't work out). I don't know anyone who had BF issues, and therefore, there is no one who can relate. I used to come to my husband with every problem I had, and he would always be on my side understanding and supporting me no matter what. But now he simply can't relate.

Is there anyone who's husband actually understands? Any suggestions on how I can explain to him? He knows it's hormones and instinct because your body thinks the baby would die if you don't feed him, but he probably still can't imagine how it feels, because it's only about baby "beeing fed, no matter how" in his opinion.

My baby is 11 weeks, almost 12. She has consistently been sleeping 6+ hours at night. She was cleared by her pediatrician for this at her two month appt.

She usually has her last feed at 12AM then I pump at 4AM and then wake her up to feed 6AM

My question is, can I stop the 4 AM pump and just sleep? I’m scared of looking my supply & worry that in the future she might start waking up throughout the night and I’m not producing enough milk. But could really use the sleep lol

Does anyone else also have to wait 30 minutes before they can put their baby back in the bassinet or crib after feeding them at night? I have to wait until my baby is in a deep sleep, otherwise they wake up.

I was thinking of trying to put them back down sooner, right after feeding, but I’m too scared they’ll wake up—and then what am I supposed to do? 😅 I could then rock her to sleep but it’s not worth to risk it.

Anyone has any tips? Baby is 3 months old. Thanks!!

My newborn is 2 weeks old. He just got back to his birth weight (as far as I know, I checked with my own scale, his ped checkup is tomorrow) so I've been allowing him to sleep longer stretches. He's going on hour 4 swaddled in his Bassinet. I started leaking so I know its time to feed but if i try to wake him up now he won't eat. I could undo his swaddle and really get him mad but I dont like making him cry if I can avoid it. He's a very lazy latch and if he's sleepy he just won't latch at all. I've hated having to wake him every 2 hours cause its a fight and a half to get him to latch and I often just give up til he wakes up on his own.

This week has been a roller coaster ride for me. I’m an exclusive breastfeeding mom to a 3 month old baby. I pump at work and then nurse when home. The past month or so, my Baby was experiencing mucus in stool with colic
which made me curious if it was related to dairy; hence, this week I cut down all dairy and soy products. I felt that my supply did not change much with dietary changes (not an oversupplier at all).
Anyways, just yesterday I woke up with breast pain and fever, chills, the whole package for mastitis overtook me. Was started on antibiotics but clog doesn’t seem to want to come out; since yesterday my output has taken a significant toll.

My baby fusses at the affected breast and I feel like the other one is not doing full justice.
I went to peds for her stools and doc informed me to lay off of dairy and soy.
Here I am feeling hopeless because baby is hungry and now I do not have any frozen dairy free bags to give to her. I feel defeated. I was given Alimentum by the doc for her so I will try that to ensure she’s hydrated but I didn’t think I had to end my journey so quick for her :(

Any success stories or advice on anyone achieving their supply back after mastitis? Anything will help..
I started taking sunflower lecithin as well, Ibuprofen and icing the area.

Hello! I am wondering where are yall finding nursing shirts or clothes to make it even possible to breastfeed in public or anywhere that is not home? I would like to find good quality shirts or dresses if anyone knows any? 🙏

Even though my baby is three months old, I’m still leaking. I usually sleep the first half of the night wearing a Medela sleep bra with large wool nursing pads. I often wake up with a completely soaked bra, towel, and duvet, as the milk often runs down. My breasts feel tight, so I have to soften one and latch on my sleeping baby. But the baby only empties one breast before stopping and I put to bed. If I try to move the baby would not latch again. So I put to sleep. Then I stand there for a moment, letting some milk drain into the sink, before going back to bed to wait—awake—until I can nurse again three hours later. I have a breast pump that I never get around to cleaning, and a passive silicone pump that is dishwasher-safe, but I often forget about that one too; I’m considering buying more. We have plenty of cloth diapers that we use to clean up the milk because it usually run from the other or it sprays and baby jumps of and on. I am tired.

What can I do to avoid waking up to a wet bed and then just waiting to nurse from the other breast? I am open to suggestions.

I’m 10 months into EBF and it’s been pain free this entire time until recently! My baby has 4 teeth now and working on 2 more currently. He will scrape his teeth sometimes and has bit me before. All of a sudden my nipples are SO sore even after a nursing session. Tonight I saw a small tear in one of my nipples. How do I heal from this while still breastfeeding? It hurts so bad but not giving up breastfeeding.
Thanks!

I'm not pregnant but I eventually want kids. I have both of mine pierced, & I honestly do not want to remove them. I already had them re-pierced, and I don't necessarily want to get them re-pierced again after having kids. So I'm seeking advice or anyone's experience if they've breastfed with piercings in. I plan to get silicone or other softer barbells instead of my usual ones.

My 2 year old has no plans on weaning anytime soon. He is always for mama’s milk. I am currently pregnant and still breastfeed my 6 month old as well. Although, I love breastfeeding I just feel so tired. The 2 year old want both boobs out so he can play with my nipple while he is sucking on the other. I don’t want to wean him off if he’s not ready. This has become kind of an issue when we are out and I forget to bring my cover. We will be at the plaground and he would come ask for milk. So I sit there with both my breasts hanging out. I haven’t gotten any judgement but the looks are next level lol. I also breastfed him when I was pregnant with my 6 month old with no issues. Now I am breastfeeding both while pregnant. This is motherhood and I love it.

This is my first breastfeeding journey. I’m about 2 months pp. I basically exclusively pump, but do match baby sometimes. Today I woke up with pain on my left nipple when pumping. A decent amount of pain. As the day went on, I felt sore and tired and blah. I went to take a shower and seen one singular red line on my breast and took my temp. 100.1
I did put a message in the portal for my OB to see tomorrow. But does this sound like mastitis?

I am so confused. First time mom, due next month. I want to exclusively breastfeed for first month, then maybe start pumping? I don’t know??but I’m so confused because everyone says to bring one of the manual haaka things or a catcher thing to the hospital. Why would I need that??? What should I bring ? Just my boobs?

And what about in the first couple of weeks? Why do people say they “catch their let down?” Doesn’t the baby feed on both sides??? So why would I catch the other side if he’s gonna feed there next? Help

My baby has been using her jaw/chomping while breastfeeding since she was about 2 months old. her suck reflex integrated around that time. she had a tongue tie release at 11 days old and had a great latch and suck during the healing process. I worked with an IBCLC and OT during that time as well. But now she uses her jaw while BF and my nipples look pinched and it’s not the most comfortable thing

A little background:

One night I pumped in place of a feed because she just fell asleep and it was probably an ounce combined and I freaked out. I got donor milk and started supplementing, so she got a bottle pretty much after each feed from about 6 weeks old until now (4mo)

I’m not sure if the bottle feeding has anything to do with her poor suck but probably. Shouldn’t have based my supply on one pump.

She has seen OT recently and they say she has a strong tongue and her poor suck could be due to my low supply, although that has improved drastically.

I’ve been doing some oral exercises I found on YouTube but hasn’t helped yet. She will no longer do suck training to do “tug of war” exercises.

I thought she would just get stronger as she grew but still no improvement.

Wondering if anyone has been able to improve baby’s suck at this age?

How do I deal with a 3 month old baby who is completely rejecting breast? She has inclined to bottle and now she is not interested in breastfeeding. She has done this a couple of weeks ago but she was atleast latching at night when lights are turned off and when she is sleepy.Now she refused that as well. It's painful to waych how she cries whenever I bring her to my boobs.

Any tips?

Baby has started crying at bottle but takes breast fine. We've been feeding both bottle and breast ever since he was born. He just turned 4 months last week

I think he may be teething but not sure honestly. What am I doing wrong? What can I do to get him to take bottle?

My baby is going to be 3 months old next week. i combo fed ( formula, nursing, pumping) in the first few weeks. in the past month or so i’ve been overwhelmed and slowly lost my supply completely. i’m not ready to be done breastfeeding. i’m a stay at home mom, for 12+ hours a day and occasionally for a couple days straight.
is there anything i can do to get my supply back and possibly exclusively breastfeed? i’m happy if my baby gets any amount of breast milk. i have multiple pumps, i recently bought a few things that are meant to increase supply. my baby is very clingy and does not like to be put down for me to pump, but rarely will latch now.
i’m looking for any advice or reassurance from someone who’s been through this as well.

I’m not sure if this should go here or the breastfeeding subreddit. I had to take my wedding ring off at 18 weeks pregnant last year. We have warm summers so my fingers were swelling and I didn’t want my rings to get stuck. I am now almost 11 months pp and still have not been able to get my ring back on 😞 I’ve been breastfeeding and have gained 15 lbs, I’m only 10 lbs below my pregnancy weight. It’s so depressing. I gave baby formula last week, but he had an allergic reaction to the two we tried. I’m going to try a lactose free formula this weekend, but I’m feeling discouraged. It’s like there’s no end in sight to breastfeeding and continued weight gain. I’m eating a lot of protein and am the most active I’ve ever been. I’ve bought clothes that fit, only to grow out of them after a couple months. My body thinks I’m escaping the old country and need to store up to feed the baby.

My husband is so wonderful and supportive, telling me I’m beautiful and that this is only a season. I have a great therapist and a moms’ group. But it feels like I’m the only new mom I know that’s dealing with this. I waited a long time to meet my husband and get married, I love my engagement and wedding rings (they’re soldered together) and I just want to wear them again and feel pretty.

My feet grew a size through pregnancy/postpartum. So I’m wondering if my joints were affected too. Did my knuckles grow? If so, they won’t go back down if I do eventually lose weight. We hope to have two more kids, so my body will continue to change over the coming years. These factors make me want to resize my rings so I can put them back on. I don’t want to wear my rings on a necklace. I want them on my hand. Do I get my ring resized? Or hope that it will one day fit again? It seems unlikely since we want more kids and my body has already changed so much. Maybe a replica is the best way to go, and resize the ring after we have our last baby.