*Baby Corner*

[Staashi 371]

looks like i built my milk supply back up. it was even engorged this morning i'm so glad i didn't give up

Nessa, that rocks!!! Congrats to you!!! <Isn't it crazy though that we get all excited cuz of breast milk?!?!> hehe But that is awesome news.

[Nessa 23]

it's pretty important to me. ii know formula is great too, but i always had in mind also breastfeeding for a year. hopefully i'll make it.

[JVKn'CVO 11]

it's pretty important to me. ii know formula is great too, but i always had in mind also breastfeeding for a year. hopefully i'll make it.

That is awesome Nessa! What did the trick?

Saludos,

Caro

[Staashi 371]

it's pretty important to me. ii know formula is great too, but i always had in mind also breastfeeding for a year. hopefully i'll make it.

Me, too, sister! But it didn't work out that way. Thank you, God, for soy formula though. Plus, I love the Target brand which is only $13 a can. Yippee!!!

[Nessa 23]

13 FOR WHAT size can? i paid 28 for a big one but i had a $5 check

[chnst 6]

wow formula is so expensive..... glad your suplly is back on track Nessa!

[Staashi 371]

For a 25.4 oz can of Up & Up Soy Formula. Up & Up is Target's store brand. It is made in Vermont. Enzo loves it. I used to buy Similac with lots of coupons and such but this is better - I actually buy about 6 cans at a time and spend $75 dollars when it's on sale rather than the Similac where I'll only get like 3 or 4.

Edited August 26, 2009 by Staashi

[Anna C. 4]

@ caybee: Do you snappy the prefolds? Keeps the mess in better. I prefer the unbleached prefolds as well, they are softer than the white ones. I like the Prorap covers too. They are economical and work well. I got one Thirsties cover ($11) and love it, but the price is just... Hm steeper. I line dry the covers cause it takes like 20 minutes and prolongs their lifetime. Ugh don't use bleach on Proraps, MIL did to bleach a poopie stain and it kills the PUL layer causing leaks.

AOIs are very convenient. Which ones did you get? We just ordered a couple pocket diapers (dry faster) from Nubunz.com and like them. Since I have picked up sewing, I made a couple fitted diapers myself (not hard at all). And cause it was highly recommended I ordered diaper cover kits (aka you sew them yourself, but it comes with the velcro, stretch material, etc) from diaperkits.com. It comes way cheaper than buying a cover and in tons of cute colors.

Actually Jona's behind got better with cloth diapers, he was sort of sensitive towards the chemicals in disposable diapers.

Oh boy we have molar # 3... Sooo much drooling, crankiness (I just cuddle him a lot, which helps) and of course the whole nine yards of butt rash with it from the diarrhea from all the drooling... Oh well.

[Ban Hammer 13,448]

it's pretty important to me. ii know formula is great too, but i always had in mind also breastfeeding for a year. hopefully i'll make it.

That is awesome Nessa! What did the trick?

Saludos,

Caro

tried to bf this morning, he kept moving and would take his mouth out of it and stare at me like and get all fussy. then i pumped twice at work, less than 1 tsp. i think that's it. I've tried it all, no more milk

they need a massage. i'll be right there.

[Nessa 23]

lol. noooo. pumping 5 times a day. i went back to taking reglan and i'm taking fenugreek, eating oatmeal daily and drinking lots of water. i also stopped yaz. back to the mini pill.

[JVKn'CVO 11]

@ Charles!

Good to know Nessa

Today was my last day at work before starting my leave. I'm taking vacation Thursday and Friday, and first week of leave would start Monday when I'm 38 weeks. I'll wear nothing but pajamas until the baby arrives!!

Saludos,

Caro

[sandinista! 1,816]

looks like i built my milk supply back up. it was even engorged this morning i'm so glad i didn't give up

Nessa, that rocks!!! Congrats to you!!! <Isn't it crazy though that we get all excited cuz of breast milk?!?!> hehe But that is awesome news.

i was happy to read it too!

[tnh9479 1]

We have found the babies do the best when on the Kirkland formula (Costco brand). It is $19.97 for 2 - 25.4 oz cans! We had first tried the Walmart generic brand, but it horribly constipated both babies (and we gave it more than a month). After much research I have found that the same company in Vermont makes Walmart, Target, BRU, Walgreen's, Publix, and probably more generic formulas. Kirkland's isn't made by them and the babies do really well on it. I was talking to our pediatrician about it and he said that he heard (and I read something to this effect online as well) that Kirkland's brand is actually made by one of the formula manufacturers. Considering we have two formula fed babies, I am grateful to find something that works that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

Twila

[Autumnchik 6]

I am really sick of the Wiggles! I acutally didn't used to mind them too much, until my mother bought Declan a Wiggles guitar. She had already bought the Wiggles drum a while ago. Anyway, he loves his guitar, but all he does is press the button that plays "Wake up Jeff" ... OVER AND OVER. Apparently, it is his favorite song, but sometimes he is pressing it so much, it is : wake up .. wake wake wake wake up Jeff wake up wake wake wake ....

Drives me nutty.

[Anna C. 4]

Nessa: I'm glad your supply is back up! Yeah!