https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 20:31:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-cant-believe-it-2#post-828907 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:43:45 +0000 prettylizy 828907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats mama, you've done amazing!!! Celebrate today :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-cant-believe-it-2#post-828897 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:40:32 +0000 travelgirl1 828897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yaaaay! You've done awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-cant-believe-it-2#post-828891 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:39:10 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 828891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-cant-believe-it-2#post-828884 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:38:12 +0000 MamaMoose 828884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>YAAAAAY! I know how important it was to you to reach this goal. CONGRATS! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-cant-believe-it-2#post-828802 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:13:30 +0000 mrsjyw 828802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>you go mama!!!! such a great feeling! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-cant-believe-it-2#post-828800 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:13:20 +0000 ladyfingers 828800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats! I hope I'm able to do the same as you! You're an inspiration :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-cant-believe-it-2#post-828769 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:05:34 +0000 immabeetoo 828769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay you rock! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-cant-believe-it-2#post-828752 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:01:54 +0000 runsyellowlites 828752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay!!!! Congratulations on meeting your first goal, you've done a great job!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-cant-believe-it-2#post-828744 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:59:06 +0000 aprk 828744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's great!! Congratulations :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-cant-believe-it-2#post-828664 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:32:40 +0000 regberadaisy 828664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>GREAT job!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-cant-believe-it-2#post-828661 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:31:22 +0000 boiledpnut 828661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awesome job! You should be so proud of yourself! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-cant-believe-it-2#post-828658 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:30:07 +0000 anbanan15 828658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great job!! It's a wonderful feeling. Good luck making your next goal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-cant-believe-it-2#post-828650 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:26:14 +0000 chopsuey 828650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats!!!! :) great job, mama! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-cant-believe-it-2#post-828619 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:13:17 +0000 78h2o 828619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We made it a full 6 months EBF (no other liquids or solids)!!! </p> <p>I can't believe we met this goal! I'm surprised we made it 6 weeks, let alone 6 months! </p> <p>It has never been easy... we started out with toe curling pain due to LO's hoover-like suck, then dealt with mastitis and clogged ducts. It took me awhile to get a pump (insurance issues) and then I was traveling a lot, so I never built a freezer stash. Since returning to work, I've had a pumping deficit every single day and have had to make up for it with extra pumping sessions at home. Somehow we scraped by and I was able to avoid supplementing. (Not that formula is the devil, but I wanted to avoid it if possible for a number of reasons). </p> <p>I have taken LO to get weighed almost every week and she's been gaining fine. I expect that when we go to her 6 mo visit on Friday, she will have doubled her birth weight (she's about 17-17.5 lbs now and was 8 lbs 12 oz at birth), so I think she's doing fine for a breastfed baby. </p> <p>My husband has never been very supportive about bf'ing, so I can't tell you how much I appreciate the support I've gotten on this site. THANK YOU. I know for a fact we would not have made it this far if not for all your help with supply, etc. I especially appreciate everyone who responded to my first thread about supply back in March: <a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crap-my-milk-supply-sucks-and-my-lo-just-started-daycare" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crap-my-milk-supply-sucks-and-my-lo-just-started-daycare</a>. Your support and tips helped so much!</p> <p>LO is showing some signs that she is ready for solid foods, but not sitting up unassisted. I will probably wait a little while longer and then start giving her some solids. It's still going to be a struggle to pump enough milk for her (I'm now sending 15-20oz to dc per day), but I'm just going to take it one day at a time, like I have been doing. The goal is to make it to at least one year. </p>