240-minute Rule for Pumping in the First 12 Weeks After Birth

As an exclusive pumper, is it really a good idea to pump every at least 3 hours for 30 minutes for the first 12 weeks then reassess?

It is my opinion and I stand by this that it is a good idea to start your pumping journey this way if this works for you. I think that it helps to establish and maintain supply.

It is always good to work with a lactation professional that can help you to reach your goals. As a first time parent, if may be hard to know when you are empty, how long you should pump, how often to pump, etc. This is ONLY general advice as a starting point, but should be tailored to meet your goals.

I will be discussing the 240-minute rule that I will be discussing on my Peanut Pod on Friday 4/15/22 at 12PM ET. I hope to see you there.

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Please I need help now

10 month old daughter not feeling well is this normal breathing for her while she’s asleep she has a bit of a fever and has been awake for max 45 mins throughout day

I’m sorry but does anyone else find it secretly satisfying when …

When you were the first of your friends to have kids and they low key fell out of your life, never supported you, and ghosted you a little and now they’re having their first pregnancy and they start reaching out for help and advice.

My friend just called crying because her parents called her fat at 25 weeks pregnant (she looks normal). She was obviously very upset and I let her know they were assholes and not to worry.
My parents did the same thing to me with my weight and non of my childless friends understood or gave a shit.

Toys for a 6 month old?

Has anyone bought any toys recently that their baby loves? Mine is so bored with hers and I need some inspiration please!

I worry about my age

I’m 39 and have a 4yo and am 33 weeks with my second. I’ll be 40 in September. And honestly, I’m kinda sad about it. I wish I’d started having babies earlier. I worry that when this baby turns 20, I’ll be 60. My parents are in their 60s now and they’re getting so much joy from being with their grandkids and I’m worried I’m not going to be too old to really enjoy them.

I love my husband, but sometimes I wish we’d found each other sooner and had babies earlier. IDK. I’m just feeling sad about the passage of time.

This will be a topic at my next therapy session lol

Thanks for letting me vent.

30min naps only

Hello,
Are you guys letting baby have only short naps? Have you been in situation when baby had only 4 x 30min naps a day?
I usually extend one to 1 or 1.5hrs and then 3x30min. Yesterday I couldn’t extend one nap due to lack of time etc (being out and about) and we have had terrible night / evening actually. His last nap ended at 5pm. We put him to bed at 7pm (wanted earlier but he didn’t want to fall asleep). He then woke up after half an hour. We managed to resettle him but then he kept waking up every 5-10min with arms going up and wide eyes open then crying (startle reflex or moro reflex). We have been trying for 2 hours to put him sleep and he just kept doing it and not letting himself sleep. I’ve decided to put swaddle back (arms) and I think that helped him fall asleep (even though he shouldn’t sleep with arms in as he is rolling already but I do have breathing device - no hate please).
Have you been in similar situation? What time did you put baby sleep? Guessing he was super tired that was the reason of the startle reflex?
Napper app told me to put him sleep even later… chat GPT advised 7pm 🤷‍♀️
Probably today will be similar day so I just want to prepare myself…

Do you usually listen to your body/intuition when you feel weird around someone or get bad vibes around someone?

I have had incidents in the past where my body had this involuntary feeling around certain people. I was unsure what exactly their intentions were during that time but I found out that my intuition was right. Except theh ended up being worse than I realized. A mutual friend told me about one of those people threatening to kill behind my back. (He went to jail for that after that) and the other person was a lady who was trying to get me in trouble when I was innocent. My social anxiety is off the charts after these traumatic experiences. There is someone else in my life now who gives off very mixed vibes. On one hand he is nice to my face. He seemed to have good intentions for the most part even if I didn't agree with everything he does. (We agree on a lot of things but he also does a lot of things that I don't agree with.) But now I am at a point where I feel panic anytime he is around me. I feel so judgemental but almost anytime that I ignored my intuiton and gave the people the benefit of the doubt it got worse. Its made my trust issues worse and made me afraid to get close to anyone whether it is a friend or family member or partner.