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@Mrs. Tricycle: thanks! Just did dishes one handed so I think that might be my next purchase lol

Who is pumped that their DHs are almost done with the work week?? Mine has been so exhausted and worn out the last few days :'(

@SLR: oh gosh that sounds so hard!!

@SLR: My little guy was like that yesterday afternoon and evening. It was awful. He definitely has some gassy times, but we haven't given him anything for it. I thought today was going to be more of the same, but luckily he went down for a nap (in his crib!) a little over an hour ago.

@highwire: @MamaMoose: Ditto. Oh my god today has been the most fussy of her life so far! I think it's because my parents got into town and there's been a lot going on and what little routine we had was shot.
She has only slept in 10 minute spurts since about 9 am. It's 5:45 now and she's quiet cuddling on DH bur totally not sleeping. I'm crossing my fingers it won't last all night and that tomorrow might be better but she's 4 weeks old tomorrow and according to the Wonder Weeks book we're due for a growth spurt and need of some extra attention.

@mrsjyw: I am so jealous! I'm hoping DH and I can both get a little extra sleep this weekend. He had a work event at 615 this morning and barely made it in time..

@kodybear: I used Moms on Call and my LO has slept 6-7 hours a night at 5 weeks old. I love the swaddle blanket you can buy from them too.

Ariela was held by someone other than us for the first time today and she was awesome! Gave our friend a massive grin and even though she fussed a bit, went to sleep on her. Proud mama! I was also proud of myself for not taking her back the second she started fussing.

@travelgirl1: My little guy went 5.5 hours between nursing sessions tonight (from start to start) and both of my boobs were kinda engorged. I'm nursing him now and I'm going to pump the other side because there is no way I can wait another few hours for him to need to nurse again. At least this will help me build my stash.

Sounds like you ladies had good nights! Em was still a little stinker until about 3am - VERY fussy. I nursed her at 10:30 last night, 1am, 3am, and 6am. She is down for a nap now. Mornings tend to be her good sleeping time, so I'm hoping she'll be back to her usual self when she gets up.

Yep, if I don't feed on one side for a period of 5-6 hours, I feel like I'm going to burst. I usually try to pump one side at least once a day to keep a bottle or two in the fridge or put a bag in the freezer.

How much are you all accumulating in a freezer stash? I'm not sure if it's better to keep in the fridge for bottles and give DH some more feeding duty, or if I should put in the freezer. Right now, I only have 15oz or so frozen.

I left some pumped milk last night and my in laws told us to go to bed and they would take night duty. I just slept from 1045-730. My god. Boobs don't hurt but I'm worried it will impact my supply if I go any longer between some kind of pumping or nursing so I'm going to get up and go do at least one of those things

I'm jealous of all your good sleep. Normally LO is content from 10-1 with DH, but he wanted to eat every hour on the hour last night, so I didn't get a nice long stretch of sleep. We nursed at 1:00, 3:30, 5:30 and now again at 9:00. Maybe we'll hit 4 or 5 hours some day - that'd be a great Christmas present!

I'm wondering if LO's weight had any impact on his ability to sleep in longer stretches? He only made it to 6 lbs 8 oz, so he's pretty tiny. For those of you whose babies are doing 4+ hours, how much does your LO weigh?

@Mrs. Tricycle: I think weight definitely has something to do with it. Lily is almost 9 lbs now and has gone 5 hrs between meals... But was up between 2 -4 last night.

@Mrs. Tricycle: I think my LO was 7 lbs 1 oz when she started sleeping longer stretches. She's 7 lbs 9 oz now. I was worried about dropping the night feedings since she's small, but I weigh her at least once a week at my LC's breastfeeding support group and she has continued to gain an ounce a day so she doesnt seem to miss the extra feeding.

@highwire: your in laws sound amazing! I wish my mom would help me out just one night!

@Mrs. Tricycle: The LC that we saw a couple of weeks ago said that it definitely had to do with weight. Bigger baby = bigger tummy = full longer. My LO was over 8 lbs at birth and was up to 10 lbs at one month. I was told that 10lbs and 6 weeks are usually thresholds for longer sleep. A good friend of mine had a full term baby who was about 5.5 pounds and said that she needed to nurse her every 1.5-3 hours for a while.

LO is 11 days and I'm probably pumping a total of about 6 oz a day on top of nursing...does this seem like a good amount? I pump so frequently that I never feel like my supply is that great but if I total it up for the day it seems better. Anyone who is.pumping care to share if that is about where they were at this point?

@SLR: is that 1.5 oz for the wholeday?

@Mrs. Tricycle: I've always heard/been told the heavier the baby, the easier it is for them to sleep longer. G is around 7lbs 13 oz and sleeping for at least one 4+ hour stretch a day, if not more.

@highwire I'm not pumping regularly yet, will once we move, but when I do I usually get about 1.5-2.5 oz per side in 15 minutes.

The LC I met with pointed out that sometimes ounce output can be misleading when I asked what was normal to expect. She said you make more in the morning but it is less filling as opposed to night - and that babies usually drink more when its from a bottle because it's less work, so not to feel like they're being underfed if they seem starving/eat fast with a bottle. I don't know if that helps! I think it's awesome you're working so hard to make BFing happen for you & your baby girl!

Jealous that most everyone sounds like they have low-key holidays coming their way!

We're just starting to potentially grow out of newborn clothes which is sad/exciting!

Is anyone else's baby having serial hiccups? Everything I read say its harmless, but I hate it because it keeps him awake! I'm going to ask the pediatrician on Monday about gripe water

@scg00387: My little guy gets hiccups at least once per day. I feel bad for him because they are full body hiccups. He also sneezes a few times per day and it is almost always 2-3 sneezes per time.

@LemonLong: So first night trying their methods we got to 1:20 and 5:30, so not bad, almost to the 2am/6am goal. did it take awhile for you to get to the 6-7 hrs? LO just seems to get hungry easily. Might have to do with her size like other ppl r saying. (as of tues she was 6lb 5oz). gonna keep at it. thinking abt adding formula to her last bottle of the day to make her fuller

@highwire: since i'm exclusively pumping i make about 21oz/day (abt 3oz/session for both sides). i feel like its low but its enough for LO for now. I'm trying to get it up to 30oz since thats what i read is the peak for 1-6 month olds. so i ordered some more milk plus. we'll see if that helps! i could try adding more sessions but i am way too tired. ha

@scg00387: LO gets hiccups about once a day too.