Comments on: Time to make the Milk http://trixieupdate.com/2003/10/28/time-to-make-the-milk/ Keep track of the new kid Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:57:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Becky http://trixieupdate.com/2003/10/28/time-to-make-the-milk/#comment-158 Becky Tue, 18 Jan 2005 16:36:52 +0000 http://www.trixieupdate.com/wp/2003/10/28/time-to-make-the-milk/#comment-158 Hi there, just in case you're interested, there is a Yahoo group for moms who pump their breastmilk for their babies (for any reason). It's called "PumpMoms" and has a huge membership base. Someone in the group found this feature and passed it along, so we're all enjoying it. Thanks for your appreciation of the work involved in providing good mama milk... wish there were more like you! -Becky, retired pumpmama to Haleybug 10/3/01 Hi there, just in case you’re interested, there is a Yahoo group for moms who pump their breastmilk for their babies (for any reason). It’s called “PumpMoms” and has a huge membership base. Someone in the group found this feature and passed it along, so we’re all enjoying it. Thanks for your appreciation of the work involved in providing good mama milk… wish there were more like you!
-Becky, retired pumpmama to Haleybug 10/3/01

]]> By: John http://trixieupdate.com/2003/10/28/time-to-make-the-milk/#comment-157 John Thu, 01 Apr 2004 02:20:37 +0000 http://www.trixieupdate.com/wp/2003/10/28/time-to-make-the-milk/#comment-157 Wow. I feel pretty lucky after reading these. Colum is a champ on both the breast and the bottle, always has been. He's down to one bottle a day (the before-bed one I give him while my wife's at work). I don't know how baby girls are, but my son is already *such* a boy, less snuggly, less interested in being held, always wanting to go, go go. So I look forward to bottle time because he's very tender - touching my face, smiling, snuggling close. Wow. I feel pretty lucky after reading these. Colum is a champ on both the breast and the bottle, always has been. He’s down to one bottle a day (the before-bed one I give him while my wife’s at work). I don’t know how baby girls are, but my son is already *such* a boy, less snuggly, less interested in being held, always wanting to go, go go. So I look forward to bottle time because he’s very tender – touching my face, smiling, snuggling close.

]]> By: Kirsten http://trixieupdate.com/2003/10/28/time-to-make-the-milk/#comment-156 Kirsten Wed, 31 Mar 2004 22:09:41 +0000 http://www.trixieupdate.com/wp/2003/10/28/time-to-make-the-milk/#comment-156 It's interesting how different kids can be. My daughter would never take a bottle of my breastmilk no matter how often we tried. We finally gave up (which is okay as I stay home) and I quit pumping as I got sick of throwing out milk. She's actually 2 1/2 now and has been weaned for year. I know from friends who went back to work how difficult pumping is and that the success rate is not very high. So I guess my other point would be it would be great for working mothers to see another working mother doing this successfully. Any new parents I met I will definitely give them this site to look at. I wish we had something like this to look at when we had our daughter. And I guess with child 2 well on their way we will know what we are doing next time. But who knows? It’s interesting how different kids can be. My daughter would never take a bottle of my breastmilk no matter how often we tried. We finally gave up (which is okay as I stay home) and I quit pumping as I got sick of throwing out milk. She’s actually 2 1/2 now and has been weaned for year. I know from friends who went back to work how difficult pumping is and that the success rate is not very high. So I guess my other point would be it would be great for working mothers to see another working mother doing this successfully. Any new parents I met I will definitely give them this site to look at. I wish we had something like this to look at when we had our daughter. And I guess with child 2 well on their way we will know what we are doing next time. But who knows?

]]> By: jen/mom http://trixieupdate.com/2003/10/28/time-to-make-the-milk/#comment-155 jen/mom Wed, 31 Mar 2004 21:57:20 +0000 http://www.trixieupdate.com/wp/2003/10/28/time-to-make-the-milk/#comment-155 Trixie gets about 99% of her milk from the bottle and only about 1% from "the source" these days. When she was really little she would latch on like a champ, but now she's less interested. I agree with you - breast is best - and, luckily, I pump lots of milk here at work and we haven't had to supplement with formula. Also, our early attempts at quantifying her breastfeeding (charting number of minutes nursed on each side, etc.) didn't provide quite as clean data as our current bottle logs. Happily, though, all those daily bottles on the log are filled with "grade A jenn" breastmilk. Ha ha ha! Trixie gets about 99% of her milk from the bottle and only about 1% from “the source” these days. When she was really little she would latch on like a champ, but now she’s less interested. I agree with you – breast is best – and, luckily, I pump lots of milk here at work and we haven’t had to supplement with formula.
Also, our early attempts at quantifying her breastfeeding (charting number of minutes nursed on each side, etc.) didn’t provide quite as clean data as our current bottle logs.
Happily, though, all those daily bottles on the log are filled with “grade A jenn” breastmilk. Ha ha ha!

]]> By: benmac http://trixieupdate.com/2003/10/28/time-to-make-the-milk/#comment-154 benmac Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:14:08 +0000 http://www.trixieupdate.com/wp/2003/10/28/time-to-make-the-milk/#comment-154 Hi Kirsten, Trixie really doesn't take any milk from the breast. She just never got the hang of it and we had to switch to breastmilk from bottles pretty early on since she wasn't eating enough. We still try every once and while, but Trixie's like, "Get that boob outta my face" and she'll just laugh and bat it away. Hi Kirsten,

Trixie really doesn’t take any milk from the breast. She just never got the hang of it and we had to switch to breastmilk from bottles pretty early on since she wasn’t eating enough. We still try every once and while, but Trixie’s like, “Get that boob outta my face” and she’ll just laugh and bat it away.

]]> By: Kirsten http://trixieupdate.com/2003/10/28/time-to-make-the-milk/#comment-153 Kirsten Wed, 31 Mar 2004 02:36:07 +0000 http://www.trixieupdate.com/wp/2003/10/28/time-to-make-the-milk/#comment-153 I wasn't sure how you log the milk your baby gets directly from the source (i.e. mom). Just curious. At first I didn't think she was getting breastmilk and a bit shocked. I thought how can parents who obviously want the best for the baby not being nursing her (barring mom just not being able to make milk, it does happen). So I was happy to see that she is indeed breastfed. I just think that it would be nice if you made a point to show she is. Maybe a little breast icon as well as a bottle. Breastfeeding needs all the exposure it can get, no pun intended. I wasn’t sure how you log the milk your baby gets directly from the source (i.e. mom). Just curious. At first I didn’t think she was getting breastmilk and a bit shocked. I thought how can parents who obviously want the best for the baby not being nursing her (barring mom just not being able to make milk, it does happen). So I was happy to see that she is indeed breastfed. I just think that it would be nice if you made a point to show she is. Maybe a little breast icon as well as a bottle. Breastfeeding needs all the exposure it can get, no pun intended.

]]> By: Danielle http://trixieupdate.com/2003/10/28/time-to-make-the-milk/#comment-152 Danielle Tue, 30 Mar 2004 02:34:18 +0000 http://www.trixieupdate.com/wp/2003/10/28/time-to-make-the-milk/#comment-152 Are you sure that's a pump and not a telegraph machine? How scary looking. I'd only seen the kind that look like air horns. Are you sure that’s a pump and not a telegraph machine? How scary looking. I’d only seen the kind that look like air horns.

]]> By: benmac http://trixieupdate.com/2003/10/28/time-to-make-the-milk/#comment-151 benmac Wed, 29 Oct 2003 21:32:01 +0000 http://www.trixieupdate.com/wp/2003/10/28/time-to-make-the-milk/#comment-151 Hi Hannah, As you well know, breast milk doesn't grow on trees. Here at The Trixie Update we're trying to do our part by letting people know just how much work and dedication it takes to be a breast-pumping mother. I can sympathize with poor Josh; Jennifer and I have had our fair share of "disagreements" concerning milk freshness. Thanks for not killing him! Hi Hannah,
As you well know, breast milk doesn’t grow on trees. Here at The Trixie Update we’re trying to do our part by letting people know just how much work and dedication it takes to be a breast-pumping mother. I can sympathize with poor Josh; Jennifer and I have had our fair share of “disagreements” concerning milk freshness. Thanks for not killing him!

]]> By: benmac http://trixieupdate.com/2003/10/28/time-to-make-the-milk/#comment-150 benmac Wed, 29 Oct 2003 20:34:52 +0000 http://www.trixieupdate.com/wp/2003/10/28/time-to-make-the-milk/#comment-150 Schaff, Thanks. We aim to inform! But I have to admit, it might be a little derivative of the Mister Rogers breast pump episode. Schaff,
Thanks. We aim to inform! But I have to admit, it might be a little derivative of the Mister Rogers breast pump episode.

]]> By: hannah http://trixieupdate.com/2003/10/28/time-to-make-the-milk/#comment-149 hannah Wed, 29 Oct 2003 02:05:32 +0000 http://www.trixieupdate.com/wp/2003/10/28/time-to-make-the-milk/#comment-149 Ben, I am impressed by your appreciation of Breast Milk and the labor-intensive process of pumping! You're doing the public a service by spreading the word. You should do an official PSA w/your milk icons, etc. When I used to pump, Josh would constantly dump out entire bottles or bags of milk b/c he would say "it smelled kinda funny" or he would forget to refrigerate it. Yes, it's a miracle we're still married, but even moreso that he's still alive. Good job Ben. And Jenn, of course, which goes w/o saying but should be said all the time!!!! Hannah Ben,
I am impressed by your appreciation of Breast Milk and the labor-intensive process of pumping! You’re doing the public a service by spreading the word. You should do an official PSA w/your milk icons, etc. When I used to pump, Josh would constantly dump out entire bottles or bags of milk b/c he would say “it smelled kinda funny” or he would forget to refrigerate it. Yes, it’s a miracle we’re still married, but even moreso that he’s still alive. Good job Ben. And Jenn, of course, which goes w/o saying but should be said all the time!!!!
Hannah

]]>