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@snowjewelz: I started pumping right after the morning feed because I think most women have the most milk then and less as the day goes on, but I'm sure everyone's different!

We're trying to do paced feeding, but it's hard for me because it's DH doing all of the bottles. He's the one who will be giving the bottles while I'm at work so I'm trying to let him run the show and not criticize him. Ugh. I ordered the Calma nipple so we're going to try that and hopefully that will let him pace things himself a bit.

@winniebee: So glad that your ped helped you get an appointment! Still frustrating that you have to wait a week but I suppose it's better than waiting a month

@FaithFertility: We've never used them to sleep for either kid. I feel like they just fall out and end up putting it back in all night long. I just offer it to J when he's fussy but I don't think he's hungry or tired. He's honestly not that into it. It was really helpful with my daughter, but obviously each baby is different!

@BandDmommy: I have heard that before. Interesting!

And I totally wasn't trying to criticize anyone who uses a pacifier for sleep. I've just never figured out how to get them to keep it in their mouths!

@winniebee: So glad you finally got some sleep,and that you scheduled an earlier appt with the GI. Annoying that they won't prescribe you anything stronger ahead of time, though

At home K gets her pacifier at sleep times, she'll let it drop and stay asleep (she's been snoozing in her swing now for well over 2 hours and hasn't had it for quite some time). MOTN, I will give it back to her if she's fussy (not normal).

I know from experience with C, there will come a point where she will be more dependent upon it for sleep and we will have to replace it for her until she learns to get it and insert on her own. Those were trying times with C - and about the time that I decided we needed to sleep train.

C had the pacifier until 17 months, and ideally I'd like to wean earlier this time.

C was never really interested in her fingers (that I recall), whereas K really is. I do not want a thumb sucker. I don't judge others who have thumb suckers, that's just not a weaning process I want to endure. I'm trying really hard to prevent!

@BandDmommy: I'm so sorry!

@FaithFertility: Micah has only taken the paci once. He just seems uninterested in it so I haven't forced it on him. I don't think I will offer it again unless I can't soothe him any other way.

Thanks ladies for your input!

We had a bad thunder storm last night, G slept right through it

@snowjewelz: NICE!!!! Also she is adorable Happy 2 months!

@FaithFertility: Ryan is a suck to sleep kid. So usually I just give it for naps when he is not due to eat and to settle him throughout day. Last night he got it at one of the night wakings after I had fed him and he was asleep he pooped so I had to change him then he was wide awake. He spit it out after a bit and didn't wake up again until he wanted to eat. If he's anything like my first he won't want it after 3m.

@Miss Ariel: I read this thread because I'm an early January mom and like to see what's in store for us For my first LO I found it easiest to use all frozen milk on Mondays, then feed fresh (whatever you pump at work) the rest of the week, then on Fridays freezee whatever you pumped that day. That way you aren't dealing with frozen bags every day, but still cycling through your stash.

@Adira: aww poor little guy.. Shots are the worst

@HappyBaker: hi that's such a great idea. I feel like reading these threads before would give you the most real idea of what to expect! Hope you and your LO are doing well!

@AngelicOne: ahh I hope I dont cry! My parents always told me this story where my baby sister was getting shots, I heard her screams/cries and started going hysterical myself begging them to stop hurting her lol!

@BandDmommy: Sorry!

@Miss Ariel: @HappyBaker: I was wondering this too. So far I've been freezing everything I pump except for the 5 oz I pump before I leave for work. DH uses that and then frozen the rest of the day, but I've had to move some from our upright freezer to the basement freezer and the problem is rotating that as well.

@Adira: Busy couple days for Logan! Poor guy. Love our chunky little babies. Ethan was almost 13 lbs.

Pacifier - We try to give Ethan one but he can NOT keep it in on his own. DH will use one if he's hungry and its too close to when I get home; or we use it if he's crying and we're out or driving and can't feed him (but we have to hold it the whole time).

Still getting 5 hour stretches and then 3 / 3-1/2. Finally! Took 10 weeks.

I may be doing this totally wrong but I haven't been using any freezer breastmilk. I used it for my first day back to work but everything else since then has been fresh.

@Adira: I hope he feels better!

@whenoceansrise: I feel like it is good for them to get some fresh milk because it has the current antibodies, etc. I wonder what others do though. Maybe 1 bag of frozen per day to use some of it? I haven't gone back to work yet and didn't pump for my DD so I don't have any experience with this.