Part 7: Due December 2017, Jan Feb & Mar 2018

Max - I struggled with DD1 and did great with DD2. My main advice is nurse nurse nurse as much as you can in the hospital and the first couple of weeks. I think that was the main difference is my first I had people in and out the whole time in the hospital and would just let her sleep. With my second I kept visitors low and nursed all the time. Now that was a tad hard bc she'd rather eat than sleep but it made it more successful bc I had milk. I'm usually on the side of just producing enough so I take Fenugreek to help with supply and swear by it. Some don't have the same success and it can make babies gassy but my babies have always been gassy but it didn't bother them.


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I donated to eat of feets last time because I just have soooooo much! I have to pump every feeding or I get engorged. Ds4 is the only one I didn't get mastitis with. It is absolutely horrible.


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Thanks, Kat! Okay that's probably where I went wrong...I'm not sure I nursed enough in the hospital. Have you guys heard of these to increase milk supply?

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Max - I struggled with DD1 and did great with DD2. My main advice is nurse nurse nurse as much as you can in the hospital and the first couple of weeks. I think that was the main difference is my first I had people in and out the whole time in the hospital and would just let her sleep. With my second I kept visitors low and nursed all the time. Now that was a tad hard bc she'd rather eat than sleep but it made it more successful bc I had milk. I'm usually on the side of just producing enough so I take Fenugreek to help with supply and swear by it. Some don't have the same success and it can make babies gassy but my babies have always been gassy but it didn't bother them.


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Fenugreek! I also LOVE Yogi nursing tea! Two bags 2-3 times a day and your good to go! It has the perfect amount of fenugreek that won't make most babies gassy. I drink this when I freak out about my supply (I'm an overproducer but still freak out 🤣🤣). I like it with honey or coffee creamer.


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Thanks, Kat! Okay that's probably where I went wrong...I'm not sure I nursed enough in the hospital. Have you guys heard of these to increase milk supply?

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Those are basically the same ingredients in the tea I mentioned and oatmeal. Oatmeal is great for increasing milk supply. Make oatmeal cookies or cereal and drink the tea I mentioned, and you'll be good to go! Plus, it will cost much less!


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Oh good!!! Instant oatmeal or the regular kind?


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Just an update I had my ultrasound today. My hematoma is completely gone and baby looks perfect, nothing wrong healthwise. Baby is measuring at 19 weeks today and he is all boy and he was proud to flaunt it. I am so excited that this baby is healthy and the hematoma is healed and i have changed my mind on the name already. I thought I might be sad to find out boy and not girl, but honestly I am so in love with this little one I just thank God that He has given me this wonderful gift of life when the odds weren't in my favor with the large hematoma. God is good! ☺

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Either one works well for me, but I'm sensitive to stuff 🤣🤣! I would try rolled oats, since they are whole grain but don't take FOREVER to cook! I love steel cut oats and am asking for a tiny sized crock pot for my birthday so I can cook some overnight to have ready in the mornings!


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Max here's a recipe for the cookies!!
Bake at 350
10 minutes each side
PB and Choc cookies
2 cups whole oats
1 cup steel cut oats
2 tbsp brewers yeast
1/3 cup flax seed
1 tbsp fenugreek
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/3 cup brown sugar
mix dry ingredients
1 smashed ripe banana
2 cups peanut butter
mix wet ingredients
mix all together then put in fridge over night
if it's too wet you can add more oats
if it's too dry you can add another banana
roll into balls, press down then bake


Momoffourboyz! That is awesome news! Yeah all babies are a blessing! So excited for you!!

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Momoffourboyz so happy the scan went well and the hematoma is gone! Congratulations on hearing boy [emoji170]

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Momoffour, WONDERFUL news!!! Thrilled for you!! Praying I follow in your footsteps. Are you back to normal activities now? I cannot wait!

Mommy, thank you so much for sharing!

Xx, ok thanks....I'm going to have to develop a taste for oatmeal. :)


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Welcome max! :)


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Max- I am back to normal activities, i am so glad because i am a go all the time kind of person. So bed rest was not something I enjoyed.

Max they sell lactation cookies at target and you can make your own there are a lot of recipes out there. I eat oatmeal everyday for breakfast also but I'm not sure it matters instant or not but I use the kind omyou have to cook on the stove.
Momoffourboyz that's great so glad all is going well.
Xx that is a GREAT idea I HATE waiting on steel cut oats to cook!



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Totally get that momoffour! I'm a go all the time, in the gym 5 days a week kind of gal. This bedrest is torture for me!

Awesome ash I'll look it up!!


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Hello all :) how are you going?

We have our morphology scan Monday.. and I'm worrying a bit.. what's the chance that the NIPT was wrong and baby will have a penis? Or is it accurate?


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Laurelw I think I've heard the nipt is more accurate than a scan! Gl I have my scan Saturday and I'm orettt nervous! I have a whole wardrobe for her already and if there is a penis I will be pretty devastated.
But another note I'm amazed at how I grow everyday and feel harder kicks! Lets see those bumps max, Lola! You both said you were noticing something! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f8fe8cf7e2.jpg


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Laurelw I think I've heard the nipt is more accurate than a scan! Gl I have my scan Saturday and I'm orettt nervous! I have a whole wardrobe for her already and if there is a penis I will be pretty devastated.
But another note I'm amazed at how I grow everyday and feel harder kicks! Lets see those bumps max, Lola! You both said you were noticing something! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f8fe8cf7e2.jpg


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Oh yay! Can't wait to hear how it goes!
Same. I have her nursery all sorted and clothes all done. She better be a girl!! :)

I'm feeling more and more kicks now. I love it and it's so reassuring! My eldest felt his first kick a few days ago and said "wow! Was that baby?". He is so excited!


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Laurelw I think I've heard the nipt is more accurate than a scan! Gl I have my scan Saturday and I'm orettt nervous! I have a whole wardrobe for her already and if there is a penis I will be pretty devastated.
But another note I'm amazed at how I grow everyday and feel harder kicks! Lets see those bumps max, Lola! You both said you were noticing something! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f8fe8cf7e2.jpg


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And you look great!!!!


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You look great Ash!! I don't know why you say you are overweight!! Crazy lady!! Where in Target to you usually see breastfeeding cookies?


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Ash and Laurelw you both look amazing [emoji50][emoji8]

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Ash you are so cute!!
Laurel! Very cute!!



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Ash and laurel you are sooo cute! Love those bumps!

I sent this to my sister this morning, I don't come out of my jammie's lately on bedrest. [emoji85] Don't judge lol... I work very hard to have a flat stomach, so this for me is a big bump already. [emoji175] Next pic will be in clothes, sorry!

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Thanks laurelw! So jealous of that body [emoji38] you look fantastic!
Kat I seen them just recently in the breastfeeding isle like by the pumps and stuff. And I weight 175 [emoji32] so for sure considered obese! It's all in the hips lol I grow wide.... oh and the black probably helps
Max you look amazing! This is my dream bod lol I could eat an apple a day and never weigh 115 though! I'm very curvy [emoji85]


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Beautiful bumps ladies !

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Momoffour so glad u the hematoma is gone and baby is healthy.
Congratulations on baby boy !

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O my i have so much catching up to do ... kids start school tomorrow so this week off is going to be all about them and their routines.

Still no appreciable bump (i have the same old pouch on lower baby leftover from DD3). No movements as yet.

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Oh wow maxim! I could only dream of having a body like you [emoji23]

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Max ur hard work at the gym really shows !!
so envious right now !

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Mommy-precious kids growing up!!
Max & Ash-I had terrible mastitis with DS1 & ended up in the hospital for 2 days with an abscess on my boob...most painful thing ever! Had to have surgery to drain it & the dr told me I had to quit nursing after only a month. I was so upset & felt like a complete failure!!! For DS2, after that terrible experience, I was definitely hesitant, but I was going to give it my best shot. Well, it just worked out & ended up nursing for 2 years!!! After those first few months, it just gets easier & easier. Max-I ordered lactation cookies often & even made my own. Not sure if they really worked, but they tasted great! As Ash mentioned, you can look up recipes or like the one Mommy posted, but they're made with oatmeal, Brewer's yeast & flaxseed. I always made the choc chip oatmeal cookies :) If you don't like oatmeal, you don't really notice it in the cookies!
Momoffour-awesome news!! [emoji322]Congrats on your baby boy!! [emoji170]
Ash & Laurel-love your bumps!!You both look fantastic!! I haven't taken a good bump pic this week, but feel like I'm popping out or maybe I just notice it.
Kat-babies r us has the lactation cookies...I know I've seen them in Target too, but can't remember where??? Milkmakers lactation cookies I think? They're not the best ever, a little hard, but I started microwaving them & liking them.

Well, just saw I missed posts.
Max-you look ahhh-mazing!!! If that's a big bump, you must be extra teeny tiny to begin with!! [emoji4] My tummy is def poking out at 15 weeks...I'm at the self-conscious stage!! Doesn't look like a baby bump yet...just like I'm bloated ugh!!

Max you look fantastic!!

I hope I get a cute bump like all of you! My tummy isn't super flat, but it looks better than it ever has weight wise!

Goal is to have a cute bump for my final pregnancy!

Thanks Lola! Makes me sad! When I dropped Kolton off he was bawling his eyes out! Then when I picked him up he was all smiles and said he made friends! Little brother wasn't happy he went to school though!




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XX – I dare say it’s just your milk canals getting reading for nursing in preparation for the upcoming birth…
Does it come and go or it constant?

Mommy – look at those 3 – so grown up! Can understand why it’d feel bittersweet – they look all smiles and ready to go though !

Max - my 2 cents worth re breastfeeding – no foods are “magic” so the absolute best thing you can do to establish good breastfeeding is skin to skin as soon as bub is born, and more skin to skin! As well as have bub at the boob as soon as born and then as much as possible, stimulating the lactation and by following its cues – remembering they nurse both for food and comfort, and at the beginning their stomachs can only old tiny amounts of milk, so they feed very often but for short periods – so not to be alarmed by that, it’s what you would expect!
That will allow your milk to come in, and help get the lactation going more easily ;)
The best you can do foods wise is probably eating a wholesome, nutrient rich diet so that your body is as replenished as possible so you can produce better – I know that when exhaustion was bad, the supply had a tendency to drop. Oats are great, but moreso because they are a good nutritious food ;)
I personally wouldn’t waste my money on so called “miracle” lactation biscuits or similar – unless you like them of course (and there are so many good recipes on line to make your own – you could freeze them before bub comes and just thaw as needed ^^) – just making sure you eat enough and well will suffice! ^^
I did drink “nursing” tea – but fenugreek can be a bit strong smelling (taste wise it’s ok with a dash of honey though I found) – but only a little as I didn’t find it changed much of anything.
Oh and don’t worry about the weight – you are so petite to start with , a few of pounds is nothing – and weight gain at one point doesn’t mean you will gain 2 pounds every week till the end hon ;) look a that bod! And this is bub #3 – wow - you look amazing!

Laurel And Ash – your bumps are too cute and you just look amazing too! I am looking forward to having a true baby bump, not just bloating and flab lol

Ash – wow, oversupply to that point! Go you for pumping all the time and donating the liquid gold! :D Agree, mastitis sucks – only had the beginning of it once, and gosh it is agony!

Mumoffourmonkeys – I am so happy for you that the hematoma is gone – what fantastic news! Congrats on the healthy baby boy ! May we know what you’d like to call him? (yes, I am a nosy curious one haha ;) )

I better run, I have a celebratory lunch for my 3rd work anniversary with my boss – and then I have to run to get to my “dentist” appointment aka what I told my manager to leave early and go to the gynae appointment :D so excited and soooo nervous, praying bean has grown and is well!!

You guys are sweet, thanks!

Lola, omg mastitis is my nightmare. My sister and my best girlfriend had it with their last pregnancies. They were also hospitalized. Do you know what caused it? I'm so opposed to pumping because of my previous experience, but I think that can cause mastitis also if you don't get it out right? I need a breastfeeding tutorial. [emoji12]


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Definitely lmsm! Thank you
Everything is perfect for you momma!


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Mommy-you will have a cute bump too!! Glad your little guy ended up having a good day [emoji4]

I have to tell you all something very minor that happened today that was so funny to me!! Don't know who else to share it with, but thought you all might get a kick out of it! I work in an elementary school & we have faculty meetings on Wednesdays. At our meeting today, our assistant principal was discussing our fire drill/intruder drill procedures very seriously to the whole faculty, mostly women maybe 3 guy teachers. She was talking about evacuation & said it several times, then mistakingly said "ejaculation" one of the times. Everyone bust out laughing & she turned bright red lol ;) She stopped turned around for a minute & covered her face, turned back & said "I'm so embarrassed, I just want to crawl into a hole." Then she went about her presentation. It was def a good laugh ;)

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Max-I def made sure I emptied all the milk. If I still felt full, I pumped the rest & stored it for later. I often fed on one side & pumped on the other. With DS1, I had a clogged duct that I couldn't seem to clear. I always massaged, pushed, & squeezed the milk out, but it didn't work. I felt like I had the flu with a high fever & chills, then terrible pain in the boob. They say it helps to keep nursing through it. I did, but it hurt so bad I was in tears...felt like shards of glass/knives cutting me!! I don't think DS1 was getting milk out of that side at all. When I was in the hospital, my boob was so swollen...they asked me to try to pump, but nothing was coming out!! It was AWFUL, BUT on the bright side, I was a success story for DS2 [emoji4][emoji106] After the surgery, I had a small hole in my boob that I had to pack twice a day with gauze since it heals from the inside out. It finally healed after weeks & now years later, there's the tiniest scar that's barely noticeable!

LSMS - is this the appt to draw blood for gender? And my husband is saying the same thing, a girl.


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