Feeling like pins and needles when milk comes in?

It hurt SO BAD am I the only one 😭 exclusively pumping but man I’m struggling so much mentally physically

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Yeah I’ve definetly felt this and it’s so uncomfortable 🥲 I’m trying to exclusively breast pump too but my milk is drying up and I’m getting maybe .5 oz each pump. Which is much. I’m thinking about calling it quits. I’ve tried everything too 😭 are you keeping up supply?? Got any tips? I’ve done oatmeal, brewers yeast, teas, warming up the girls, pumping every 2-3 hours, power pumping….nothing

It’s called milk letdown. It can be painful if your producing an over supply. 😊

mine hasn’t dried up yet… it’s been so uncomfortable and been like this for the past month 😭 for me what works is to stay hydrated, eat carbs and other nutrients as well! I think my milk became so fatty recently so I assume that’s why it hurts so bad to get the milk out and the reason I keep getting clogged ducts and milk blebs… I’m actually thinking about quitting it too but I just wanna try longer I guess 😢

hi there, just reading through this, how do you know that your milk has become so fatty?
hello, how does it feel when your milk is drying up?

I’m drying up too. 😭 only getting 5 ounces total in a day. I was trying to make it to 6 months but I’m about to call it quits. Breastfeeding/pumping has been the hardest thing I’ve ever done.

after every session I put my milk in the fridge and it builds up the layer consisted of fat and it got sooo thick since last month, I think my body knows what my baby needs because she’s a tall baby with less weight so she’s getting chunkier lately!

it def is the hardest thing ever. I 100% agree with that 😢

same 😭😭😭 I just can’t take it mentally and it makes me too sad

Uve got this ladies uve all done well to get this far remember that I gave up pumping months ago due to only getting two bottle a day out but it taking up so much time. I now only feed my baby twice away unless he refuses his bottle and not nap so I have to feed him to sleep on breast and I breastfeed him at night tho i am getting to the stage I want to stop 6 months I said but it hard mentally it more my baby uses me.as a comforter when he's off and at night as he wakes him self up x

Exclusively pumping is so hard, we can do this 🤍🤍

I think it’s normal, I experience it too. It doesn’t feel good. I drink water while I nurse my baby (or pump occasionally) which seems to help… or at least distract me a little

Yes. I just brace it for the 30 secs as milk is coming in

sunflower lecithin helped thin my milk

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Baby clothes

Just out of curiosity, why do parents love zipper onesies?

Don’t get me wrong, I tried zipper ones it’s easy to zip in and out when putting it on the first time and taking it out, but I find it difficult when changing diapers especially when baby is asleep.

I prefer those kimono style buttons where it’s easy to button or too down button with crotch snaps.

Is everyone thinking the same or different? Lol

At this point I’m not enjoying motherhood

My 22 month old is horrendous at the moment🫣 biting, hitting, pushing, pulling and shoving not only adults but children he also wants what other children have and will just snatch it away from them.

We repeat ‘nice hands’ ‘be gentle’ ‘let’s share’ etc

But how do I make him understand what he’s doing isn’t very nice? At the end of the day I feel like I’ve just been saying his name all day and nothing else.

What can I do?

Help

My LO every feed. Drs don’t seem to think it’s a problem the whole Muslim cloth gets soaked so much I’m using towels now. I’ve tried size O teats he gets really frustrated and still spills it out :(

Dummy

My baby has had a dummy since about 2 weeks old (now 5 months) and over the course of the last month we weaned her off it during the day only for naps and night (which was fine) and then 5 days took it completely away during the day.

The first day no dummy was fine, the second bit rougher. But now it feels impossible she just moans and cries all the time it takes ages for her to go down to sleep (she’s always been an amazing sleeper)

I thought it was meant to get better as time went on not worse. I’m at my wits end I dunno what to do.

Currently typing this as she screams uncontrollably in the car and I cry with her cos I can’t do anything.

Of these two, which seems more overall “demanding” to you, overall? Lighthearted poll, not putting anyone down 🫶🏼

As a mum who breastfed for 3 years, I think formula feeding seems 100x harder and more demanding. I give those mamas all the credit because I could not keep up with that faff haha. I truly don’t understand why people say breastfeeding is more effort, other than the fact that no one else can do it. But personally I’d take that over endless bottle prep & cleaning.

Is this normal?

My 12m old is really funny with kids going near him, he’s always been this way, but anytime family’s kids sit next to him or head his way he moans or cries and moves away. He also really observes them and is never really relaxed, always looking over his shoulder. Has anyone experienced this? (He’s starting nursery properly tomorrow so hoping this helps) but is this normal?