https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 02:49:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2230415 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 14:36:40 +0000 LuLu Mom 2230415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another vote for Netflix, an episode of Friends is the perfect pumping/nursing time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2230413 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 14:35:48 +0000 snowjewelz 2230413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Go on my phone and watch TV mostly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2230399 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 14:24:57 +0000 Boogs 2230399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Play on my phone. LO doesn't nurse for long so I don't usually run out of things to do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2230395 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 14:22:40 +0000 LindsayInNY 2230395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pirouette: She feeds a ton but doesn't nap much. Except at night. She's had a couple of nights in a row now with 6 hour stretches which is amazing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2230382 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 14:16:27 +0000 pregnantbee 2230382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@junebugsmama: Same! Those were the days I learned that the first morning post would go up around 4:30 a.m. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2230363 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 14:02:00 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2230363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pregnantbee: lol! I was just thinking about those awful nights at the beginning. I'd be happy when it was like 5 am in California and I'd remember that a new hellobee post would probably be up. I'd be so exhausted but relieved I made it through till "morning" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2230337 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 13:38:22 +0000 psw27 2230337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>binge watched tv on the ipad via netflix! and read some books on the kindle app too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229826 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 08:36:56 +0000 MrsKoala 2229826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Netflix, Netflix, Netflix. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229807 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 08:16:56 +0000 Pirouette 2229807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: oh i get it!! LO was so small that she pretty much nursed nonstop the first few months to play catchup! and granted, it was winter, but we never ever left the house, because it was just too stressful to work around her (constant) feedings! so i get it. the bright spot was that since she ate all day long, she sttn very early on, and then she started having shorter feeds and more stretched out, and stopped sttn for a while. so, i guess you take the good with the bad haha. hang in there! the days feel long, but the weeks go FAST :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229741 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 07:27:03 +0000 bushelandapeck 2229741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read a ton of books on my kindle or iphone with the kindle app. DD is 9 mos and I still do that when I'm nursing sometimes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229729 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 07:18:57 +0000 shellio 2229729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read on the kindle, like PPs the backlight of the ipad or phone prevents me from going back to sleep. Many libraries have ebooks, you could find some light reading. I found fiction a nice escape, plus then I would WANT to read so I also read while I pumped and caught up on a lot of books on my list. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229719 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 07:12:15 +0000 LindsayInNY 2229719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@78h2o: I am. We fed at the doctors office the other day without it but my parents are here and I just don't know if I have the time or patience to try without it right now. But good to know... Is Wild based on the Reese Witherspoon movie?</p> <p>@My Only Sunshine: I'll have to check! My local library might not but the NYC one must have something like that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229673 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 06:46:18 +0000 My Only Sunshine 2229673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: My local library has an account with this website "Flipster." You can log in and read current issues of magazines for free! I think a lot of other libraries have something similar. I felt like I didn't quite have the brain power to commit to a book during some nursing sessions, but flipping through HGTV magazine or something like that was perfect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229666 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 06:35:06 +0000 78h2o 2229666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: I'm listening to Wild right now. I also downloaded serial. Are you using a nipple shield? I've heard that can lengthen feelings. I don't know what to do about it though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229627 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 03:53:13 +0000 LindsayInNY 2229627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pirouette: I hate to say this but I can't wait until they're shorter!! Most sessions are marathon, "this is the last supper" 45-60 minutes, never mind the time to get her back to sleep or calmed after!</p> <p>@MrsF: Ooh, I forgot about Serial! I've been meaning to listen to that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229622 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 01:47:59 +0000 gingerbebe 2229622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>10 foot iPhone charger cord changed my life. I used my phone BC I meticulously recorded his feedings and what not on an app and the furiously purchased stuff on Amazon or Googled questions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229527 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 21:11:23 +0000 Greentea 2229527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When DD was born I didn't have tv or a smartphone or tablet but I set up my laptop with a million episodes of so you think you can dance! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229501 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 20:55:44 +0000 daniellemybelle 2229501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't know about this podcast yet (or it wasn't out?) but I would recommend listening to The Longest Shortest Time! There have been other podcast recommendations on the HB blog, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229492 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 20:50:01 +0000 MrsF 2229492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When J was younger I would mess around on my phone, watch TV or listen to podcasts (I loved "Serial" and I always listen to "This American Life" if you're looking for suggestions). </p> <p>Now that he's older he's distracted by the TV and by any audio. The lower light from the Kindle doesn't seem to distract him. I "borrow" kindle books from the library. </p> <p>Now at 7 months our nursing sessions are so much shorter and less frequent. I don't need as much entertainment! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229487 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 20:47:02 +0000 Pirouette 2229487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read lots of books on my kindle! During the day, I sat in the living room and watched parenthood. Enjoy it now because one day she'll reach the age when you can't do anything at all because it will distract her! On the plus side, the sessions do get shorter. Oh and for motn, I slept :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229477 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 20:41:09 +0000 MCD919 2229477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Netflix on ipad!!! I watched Desperate Housewives (which they removed, so sad), and recently Gilmore Girls. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229474 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 20:38:05 +0000 CakeLady 2229474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>During the day I would watch Netflix on the iPad or set up on the couch in the TV room and watch movies. At night I would just rest/relax. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229432 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 20:05:24 +0000 getjazzy 2229432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always just played on my phone if I wasn't in the living room. I too used my phone as a flash light to see what I was doing. When he was a newborn I used to turn on the tv in the bedroom in order to do a diaper before feeding. Never kept him up. I stopped when he got old enough that it woke him up but still was able to use my phone for much longer without him caring about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229426 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 20:01:39 +0000 SweetiePie 2229426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I pumped I would play candy crush, listen to music on headphones or read!<br /> Maybe some celeb or fashion mags? My BF'ing journey was short lived so I don't know how feasible that is though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229420 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 19:58:54 +0000 blackbird 2229420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I run an extension cord so I can use my phone and not kill the battery. I feed him on the couch so I can watch tv. I'm blowing through Grey's Anatomy on Netflix right now. At night, I play candy crush and need my phone as a mini flashlight for every time he pops off </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229375 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 19:20:08 +0000 LindsayInNY 2229375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@78h2o: Ooh, didn't think of that! Any suggestions? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229363 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 19:03:24 +0000 ScarletBegonia 2229363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ooh audiobooks are such a good idea! Bookmarking that for next time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229358 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 18:59:22 +0000 78h2o 2229358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm listening to audio books right now for MOTN feeds as it seems to wake me up less. With my first, I watched Parenthood via Amazon Prime video. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229356 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 18:59:08 +0000 Foodnerd81 2229356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pregnantbee: @LindsayInNY: haha I definitely reached the end of the Internet! </p> <p>At night I tried not to use my phone too much because it would make it harder for me to fall back asleep after with the bright light from the screen. Then I mostly closed my eyes or stared at my baby and how cute she was. Yay for hormones that somehow let me think about how cute this tiny thing that kept waking me up at night was. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-while-bfing#post-2229348 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 18:54:08 +0000 PawPrints 2229348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah I set up a phone charger in my bed. Lots of time googling questions and scrolling social media. These days her nursing sessions are pretty short so I just look at her, talk to her, sing to her. </p>