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We nursed in public for the first time today! It went ok. I used a cover for the first time and I think it was also our first time not using a pillow. We were at a coffee shop with the moms I met in the breastfeeding group, so I knew they would be patient and understanding if there were issues. We were walking with baby in the stroller so he went right back to sleep. Going out messed up our routine, so I'm a little worried about this evening. He's still sleeping in the car seat and I've been afraid to wake him up or transfer him.

Do you ladies leave them in the car seat if they are asleep or do you try to move them and risk waking them up?

@LemonLong: omg that is awesome! Lily has been on the routine for two nights, goes down around 10 up at 2 and 6 so far. Do you give her the last feeding in a bottle? Not sure if that will work for us because she spit hers up.

So for those doing Moms on Call (it seems there are several ppl doing this)...do you need the whole thing - book, seminar, swaddle, white noise machine? Or are you using just certain things?

Any more you can tell me about it is appreciated. The website doesn't give a lot of info and I've read mixed reviews.

Also, did you talk to the ped before starting?

@kml636: I had a huge meltdown today about how totally unstimulated I feel at home. Thinking about trying to work in some of my hobbies again during the day (cooking, yoga, maybe read a book or something)

@highwire: I don't wake her to eat at night anymore but it is probably one of the reasons why my supply is crappy right now.

@SLR: I've never heard of moms on call, going to google it now.

@ChelseaRose: We always take her straight out of the car seat byt DH is a physio and obsessed with her lying flat and or beinghunched over in any way. I defo see the argument for letting them sleep though. Oooh and good job on nursing in public!

@highwire: you could do a yoga DVD while she naps?

@highwire: yes, I definitely am over the nurse baby... Watch tv... Go for a walk... Repeat. Wish i could nap. I am planning lots of stuff to do. Guess I'm not SAHM material either!

@travelgirl1: we always take LO out of the car seat right away too. I dont love how it hunches her over and I figure it's good for her to get used to sleeping through being transferred from one spot to another.

@kml636: She has been feeding from the breast for her last feeding, I've been thinking about trying a bottle though, just because it's so much faster than nursing.

@ChelseaRose: Yay for nursing in public! I'm worried about my first time, the cover ups seem like such a pain! I take my LO out of the car seat right away, but she doesn't have issues going back to sleep if she's still tired and will only fuss for a few minutes.

@SLR: I bought the MOC swaddle blanket and we bought the book. Basically, during the day I feed every 3 hours, and I don't let her nap longer than 2 hours at a time.

At night I do a supper feed around 6 pm. Then she can nap for no longer than an hour and a half. At 8:45 we start the bedtime routine with a bath, diaper change, then she nurses (it's important this nursing session is at least 3 hours after the supper feed so the baby eats enough). I play soft kids music while she nurses After nursing she gets her pajamas on and DH reads her a bedtime story, swaddles her, turns on the sleep sheep and the tranquil turtle. She's awake when we put her down and will fuss (not cry) for a few minutes and then fall asleep on her own. If the baby cries (not fusses) during the night, you wait 5 minutes, then go in and offer a pacifier, rub them, etc, wait 5 more minutes, if baby is still crying then do diaper change or reswaddle, wait 5 more minutes. If still crying, then feed.

I didn't talk to my ped when starting, but I made sure to bring my LO to the breastfeeding support group a couple times a week to make sure she was still gaining weight. My LO fell into the third percentile for weight, so I was worried about dropping feedings, but she made up for the missed feedings during the day by eating more. According to the scale she's still gaining 1-2 oz per day even though we have dropped all night feedings.

@LemonLong: I was really curious about this program too - thanks for sharing a glimpse at it! I am really considering ordering it too - I think ever since Mrs. Stroller's post about her azing sleeper they will be very popular

@SLR: I use it as more of a guide, so I'll try to space it out a bit, but I don't refuse to feed her. I just wait a few minutes to make sure she really is hungry. I use the baby connect app to track all my feedings and sleep, here's the average intervals between feedings for her:

1 week: 2 hours 25
2 weeks: 2 hours 41
3 weeks: 2 hour 37
4 weeks: 2 hour 17 (growth spurt!)
5 weeks: 2 hours 43
6 weeks: 2 hour 52

@highwire: the carrier has really helped me in that sense - I can walk outside, cook (almost dropped him in the oven though - oops) and feel sort of normal. I miss work, but I really miss alone time with DH. LO's fussiest times are evening, so when he gets home from work, it's almost impossible to connect when there's always a screaming baby around. Embarrassingly, I'm still sleeping on the couch - our be is really high and it just doesnt work as well with the rock and play as the couch. So I miss sleeping with DH, too. My goal is the bed this weekend!

Does anyone else have those avent nipple shells? I got some yesterday, they're pretty good in that they make my nipples a shape she could probably latch on to.... Might try her without the nipple shield later.

I got the medication to treat our thrush too, but have been putting it off because it will turn her mouth purple so don't want to do it on s day we're likely to take her out.

Hope you all got plenty of sleep!

Baby girl slept from 11 - 4! Maybe would have slept longer but I woke up with engirgement and was fretting about my supply so I picked her up as soon as she started making noise.

@scg00387: oh man. Hope you are doing better!

@travelgirl1: we put LO down really late too, at like 11-12pm. i think it shifts the whole schedule later, and i don't know how to start shifting it back...she won't go down unless she's had enough to eat during the day but i can't get her to eat more during the daytime! she flat out refuses unless she's ready to eat.

last night was good in terms of sleep though. she slept from midnight to almost 7am and then she slept until 10am. now if i could just move it back a few hours so i can go to bed at a reasonable time.

she is stretching out her feeding times too and i'm worried about my supply. why is there always something to worry about?? if its not one thing, its something else!

@scg00387: ouch!! Hope it's a quick recovery this time around!!

@travelgirl1: our baby is super fussy from 6-10, so by the time we get him calmed down and fed, he doesn't actually fall asleep until 11:300 - which does sound late.

Just had my weekly appointment with the lactation consultant. She fed for 40 minutes and barely got any milk (she was weighed before and after). Was told to try exclusively pumping for a few days, eat more, and take some supplements to help increase my milk supply. Super depressed and calling my OB to talk about PPD.

:'(:'(:'(:'(

@highwire: hang in there, chica! Everything probably seems worse because of your BF issues. I think you've officially given it the college try, and if you want, switch to the stinking formula. It's not worth the impact on your mental health.

@highwire: Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. Hope the LC's suggestions help out. But if not, it's more important that you do whatever is going to make you and baby happy. I've known a few people who needed/chose to switch to formula because their milk didn't come in or due to other BF'ing issues - and in the end were happier overall. Your sanity and wellbeing comes first and whatever is best for you will be best for baby. Hang in there!!