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I had my 6w appointment yesterday and we were chatting about future LOs and birth control and my doctor suggested with my history not to wait until I'm 35 to try for another and should do it sooner than later. I'm like lady I'm only 28, I think I have some time. Smh.

@dc yoga bee: that's really weird! My doctor only said I had to wait until 8 weeks to get an IUD. Sorry to hear about the cramping. That sounds absolutely miserable.

@MrsBrewer: Mine came back at 6 weeks on the dot too!! I was so upset, I felt totally cheated. It's been going on for a week off and on now, very light but still there. My OB said it's normal to have some periods even when breastfeeding because the uterus still has to shed the lining but that breastfeeding will suppress ovulation. He did prescribe me the mini pill though, since I don't want back to back babies. Hopefully the estrogen only pill doesn't screw my emotions up any more than being pp already has, my poor husband might not be able to take it.

How are all the June babies? And May babies, since at least a few of us went early. C is 7 weeks tomorrow. She hit a wonder week on our funeral trip and has been smiling, lifting/turning her head, and cooing constantly since then. She teased me the other night by only waking up once during the night and once early in the morning, then went right back to her usual 2-3 hr wake ups last night Mommy was not thrilled with that fakeout. Overall, she's a happy, smiley baby and her baby acne is finally lessening.

Today is my first day back at work . Wish me luck as I try to figure out this pumping thing, and try to be productive while sleep deprived! LO slept for four hours so I'm not complaining. All the sudden my oversupply has regulated, and I'm only pumping 1-2 ounces per breast. It makes me nervous I won't be able to pump enough each day to feed her!

@badwolf: We have the same play mat! So cute!

@dc yoga bee: It seems way too soon for some of us to be going back to work. I think I'm going to start pumping this week to just get a hang of it and start building up a freezer stash. I'm so nervous to start though because I feel like it's a whole new thing to keep up with!

@LindsayInNY: I've been keeping up with your breastfeeding struggles and questions on some of the other boards and I just wanted to let you know that even though I haven't been able to reply to them I have been struggling with some of the same things and your posts have been helping me as well. I'd love to hear how you weaned from the nipple shield. We went to a LC and LO latched fine without it but then the next feeding at home was so stressfully and I was crying, LO was screaming and we were back on the nipple shield after about 15 minutes. I know I need to keep trying to not use it but at the same time I almost don't want to mess with what's working!

@dc yoga bee: Good luck on your transition back to work. Go easy on yourself. If may take a while to find your work and pumping routine.

@rpparker:Love the pic, so precious. Hugs on the shield issue. My LC showed me some helpful positions for holding baby. I practiced those while we weren't eating so it was less stressful. In reading the weaning posts keep in mind that there are lots of reasons women use shields. Some are easier to wean than others. Do what works for you and your LO.

@badwolf: @Jess1483: @rpparker: super cuties!!!

@dc yoga bee: good luck with work and pumping! Hope it goes well!

W is doing starting to get better. We had to put him on the hypoallergenic formula because of his gas issues. It's been quite a roller coaster with switching around formulas. He's only been on this new stuff for less than a week, but I am already noticing a difference. Hope this helps, especially considering this formula is actually covered by insurance He smiles a lot and is already trying to move around. I have a feeling I'm going to be in trouble. Also he is already in 3-6 months sizes in some of the smaller clothes like Gerber.

We had family in town and W had a big weekend! This is his first trip to fenway.

anyone else having still serious back pain? i thought all the carrying around and rocking would strengthen my back but the middle of my spine and ribs just ache all the dang time.

Such cuties! Love all the baby pictures!

I can't believe Ellie is almost 7 wks already! Time flies when you're not pregnant lol.

@rosegold: that paci is so adorable! I wish E would take a paci, I'm sick of being a human pacifier

He's my little munchkin still pretty bald and totally rockin that double chin lol

@rosegold: ME! It drives me crazy sometimes. Using the nursing pillow and changing from football to cross cradle hold helped somewhat because I wasn't hunching forward every time I fed her, but I still have back pain regularly. I haven't started working out again yet but I think I'm going to focus heavily on rebuilding my core to support my back, and trying to strengthen my back and shoulders as well.

First day was a success! I was only able to pump twice. Once at 10:15, and again at 1:30. I got 5 ounces at 10:15, and 3 ounces at 1:30. M drank 8 ounces throughout the day with my mom. She had a good first day as well, and now we are enjoying some snuggles! This was her this morning at my mom's house.

Does anyone's LO roll their eyes back when sleeping? She goes through spurts where she'll show the whites of her eyes when sleeping. Sometimes it almost looks like she's awake! Super creepy but is this normal?

@dc yoga bee: hooray! How did treating the milk at work go?

@Eko: @hocuspocus: Phew, okay! One day I tried to take a picture of her doing it and she smirked at the same time. Extra creepy!!

@hocuspocus: I read this the other day--might help

http://scienceofmom.com/2015/07/16/how-often-should-a-baby-poop-and-other-important-questions/

@Jess1483: thank you! Feel so much better after reading that I was beginning to panic. She went from like 3-5 a day to all of a sudden nothing in 3 days. Relieving to see it's normal