*October Bumpkins*2014* 43 Babies Born!

[kel21]

Has anyone decided on what they are doing for feeding, bottle or breast?

Also is anyone having cloth nappies?x

I plan on breast feeding, I did with my ds until he was 6 months old. I thought it would be easier to bottle feed, but soon found out it was a pain and so very expensive! I will probably bf longer this time!

And I am a disposable diaper girl all the way! Sorry if that offends anyone, but that is just the way I roll.

 

[SoBlessedMama]

Kel, I am ALL over the disposable diaper bandwagon. ; ) I think cloth diapering is fabulous and of course great for the environment. But our LO will be shuffled around to so many family members during the week while DH and I are at work, that the convenience factor does it.

I'm also going to bottle feed. I tried to breastfeed my son, and had a horrific experience! It was such a load off my shoulders when we switched to formula. I was a better mom when we switched to formula. So I plan to start out using bottles with this little one. I know there are a ton of benefits to breastfeeding, but my 4 year old is incredibly healthy, and is smart and happy. So I have to believe formula is a healthy option as well. : ) But I do admire women who breastfeed and stick with it!! Its a tough gig.

 

[zephyr]

I cloth diaper my twins so will be for this one too.

I wont be breast feeding though ive breastfed all my kids except one twin she had alot of feeding/latching issues when born so couldnt feed and she was reacting to my milk when i expressed and was losing weight.

My other twin refused to eat off one of my breasts and it was later discovered that there was a lump in there.

had an ultrasound and they said its not cancer, they didnt know what it was but they suspect it is trapped milk because I was breastfeeding.

it has caused a great deal of pain for the last 2 years so once my guy weans I wont be going through that again. (It still hurts constantly to this day)
I am a bit sad about it but we decided we wouldnt be breastfeeding before I got pregnant so its okay.

 

[GeralynB]

I plan on breastfeeding. Don't know much about the cloth diapering...I'll have to look into this. Does it create a lot of extra laundry?

 

[La Mere]

I plan on breastfeeding. Don't know much about the cloth diapering...I'll have to look into this. Does it create a lot of extra laundry?

A little but no more so than having a baby will crate extra laundry lol. Course, it also depends on how often you do laundry in the first place.

 

[rbourre]

Has anyone decided on what they are doing for feeding, bottle or breast?

Also is anyone having cloth nappies?x

I am going to try really hard to breastfeed this time. I couldn't right from the start with my daughter because she was premature. She got used to bottles and then wouldn't latch very well, plus she was badly tongue tied which wasn't fixed until she was 4 months. She had pumped milk exclusively for 4 months, then for 2 months she had a mix of pumped milk and formula before we ran out of frozen breastmilk and I dried up. I did buy a few bottles this time just in case we need them.

I am sticking to disposable diapers.

 

[zephyr]

I plan on breastfeeding. Don't know much about the cloth diapering...I'll have to look into this. Does it create a lot of extra laundry?

not for us it didnt, an extra load every 2 days.
we do about 2 loads a day of regular laundry for our family with a 10kg washer so for us it wasnt a big change.
The amount of naps two babies go through is crazy so it has saved us thousands.
We do use disposables over night tho. I find my ones sleep better when they arent in cloth over night.

I was actually looking online yesterday at reusable baby wipes I go through about 5 packs with the twins each week. This may be a little nuts but im going to buy some and test it out
we have bum flannels we use when we run out of wipes anyways and we dont mind it and I figured it cant be too much different to that.
will be getting colour coded ones so we know which are for faces and hands

 

[Jcliff]

Breast feeding, and disposable diapers. I tried the cloth with my DD and was a haste. I'll most likely have two in diapers at the same time so Huggies it is!

 

[La Mere]

Well, I will admit.. for the first week of my daughter's life she was in disposables, lol. I have nothing against them really, cloth diapering has just saved us so much money and some of the things I found when I was doing research before I had my daughter really kind of put me off disposables. Plus, I've noticed a lot less diaper rashes, etc. while using cloth diapers versus disposables... not just with my babies either. I had a friend who used cloth for a few months after baby was born then switched to disposables and had terrible troubles with diaper rashes. But it is each individuals choice, as is bottle feeding versus breastfeeding. I know a lot of moms who have a high opinion of themselves because they are "natural" moms... but I've always felt that no one has the right to make another feel like a "failure" for not going the "all natural" route. What works for one simply won't work for another... not sure why I went off on this tangent, tbh... I guess it was because I was just trying to make sure no one got offended or felt as if I was trying to act in a "holier than thou" manner. Now I am just rambling.. so I think I am off....

 

[Kittycat155]

Breast(worst case pumping) and cloth diaper. Getting the flats that you fold up and then cover. Will do a load every other day as seems to be best for keeping odor down and stains managable. Have heard of some going longer or doing them everyday to keep what is needed to minimum.

My husband is a little worried about the washer smelling but I was a home health aide and put in adult bed pads/bedding and never and issue until she got a front loader. I will not go there. Just if you have one check the rims as they get nasty very very easily.

 

[SoBlessedMama]

Well, I will admit.. for the first week of my daughter's life she was in disposables, lol. I have nothing against them really, cloth diapering has just saved us so much money and some of the things I found when I was doing research before I had my daughter really kind of put me off disposables. Plus, I've noticed a lot less diaper rashes, etc. while using cloth diapers versus disposables... not just with my babies either. I had a friend who used cloth for a few months after baby was born then switched to disposables and had terrible troubles with diaper rashes. But it is each individuals choice, as is bottle feeding versus breastfeeding. I know a lot of moms who have a high opinion of themselves because they are "natural" moms... but I've always felt that no one has the right to make another feel like a "failure" for not going the "all natural" route. What works for one simply won't work for another... not sure why I went off on this tangent, tbh... I guess it was because I was just trying to make sure no one got offended or felt as if I was trying to act in a "holier than thou" manner. Now I am just rambling.. so I think I am off....

You put that all very sweetly, and there's no way anyone would be offended by it. : )

I think you're exactly right...great moms come in all fashions, and it takes just doing it and finding what works for you. We all love our babies, and we all do what we feel is best, and that is what matters. : )

 

[StarBrites]

I plan on breastfeeding and we are probably going to use disposables as we live in an apartment and share a washer with everyone else in the building. I don't feel like it would be very sanitary or fair for our neighbors to use the same washer we'd use to wash our babes poopy diapers. The washer also doesn't have very many settings and I can't choose whether to use hot or cold water. I wish we could, though!

 

[AshleyLK]

I will be using disposables and doing a mix of breastfeeding and formula feeding.

Unlike some other ladies, breastfeeding went very good for my daughter and I...too good perhaps she still breast feeds to sleep at 18 months...

As a baby she wouldn't take a bottle, no one could watch her and I had to leave my career. This was very stressful for me and restrictive. I am now a firm believer, what's best for momma, is best for baby. I will make sure this baby can adapt to a bottle when needed because I have other requirements in life now, such as my toddler.

This is the best combination for my family!

 

[cricket in VA]

Hi ladies, sorry I've been MIA! I have severe morning sickness that's put me in getting IV fluids...starting to come around now, but it's put me out of commission! Luckily my MIL was able to come stay for a few weeks and help with my almost 2 year old.

Super excited for all the scans and gender reveals! Congrats!

I had my first tri screening/scan and got to see the little bugger drinking amniotic fluid, which was so cool! Also kicking heaps, which is fun but scary for the third tri! I felt movement today for the first time - also exciting

To jump in on some current topics, I'll breastfeed again...I loved it! DD just weaned herself at about 20/21 months. I also cloth diapered for 8 months, and will def cloth for the first 6 months. We had issues with our old pipes and the washer, so I stopped since it was starting to require too much time, but a purely bf baby poops water soluble poo, so it's super easy. Gets gross with solids though! if you do choose to cloth diaper and have questions, allaboutclothdiapering.com (I think that's the site) is a great resource.

I think whatever works for each family is best for baby!

 

[zephyr]

Well, I will admit.. for the first week of my daughter's life she was in disposables, lol. I have nothing against them really, cloth diapering has just saved us so much money and some of the things I found when I was doing research before I had my daughter really kind of put me off disposables. Plus, I've noticed a lot less diaper rashes, etc. while using cloth diapers versus disposables... not just with my babies either. I had a friend who used cloth for a few months after baby was born then switched to disposables and had terrible troubles with diaper rashes. But it is each individuals choice, as is bottle feeding versus breastfeeding. I know a lot of moms who have a high opinion of themselves because they are "natural" moms... but I've always felt that no one has the right to make another feel like a "failure" for not going the "all natural" route. What works for one simply won't work for another... not sure why I went off on this tangent, tbh... I guess it was because I was just trying to make sure no one got offended or felt as if I was trying to act in a "holier than thou" manner. Now I am just rambling.. so I think I am off....

Hey you know that's funny you say that neither of my twins have ever had a rash while in cloth. My other children who I used disposables on got a few.

I feel the same way! It really annoys me when people make you feel bad for your choices! I'll happily give advice but cloth isn't for everyone. Heck I refused to use cloth on them as newborns ick! We did a couple of nb poos and that was it till they started solids lol

 

[newlywed2013]

I am cloth diapering with disposables while we are out.
And breast feeding

 

[Kittycat155]

Was like oh she felt kicking cool how far along...oh crap 135 weeks!!! I know some may think I am nuts but I am feeling lots of something. Especially sitting in husbands car as I drive SUV and seat is very adjustable adn his only moves front to back.

 

[Yo_Yo]

Hi ladies, sorry I've been MIA! I have severe morning sickness that's put me in getting IV fluids...starting to come around now, but it's put me out of commission! Luckily my MIL was able to come stay for a few weeks and help with my almost 2 year old.

Super excited for all the scans and gender reveals! Congrats!

I had my first tri screening/scan and got to see the little bugger drinking amniotic fluid, which was so cool! Also kicking heaps, which is fun but scary for the third tri! I felt movement today for the first time - also exciting

To jump in on some current topics, I'll breastfeed again...I loved it! DD just weaned herself at about 20/21 months. I also cloth diapered for 8 months, and will def cloth for the first 6 months. We had issues with our old pipes and the washer, so I stopped since it was starting to require too much time, but a purely bf baby poops water soluble poo, so it's super easy. Gets gross with solids though! if you do choose to cloth diaper and have questions, allaboutclothdiapering.com (I think that's the site) is a great resource.

I think whatever works for each family is best for baby!

Oh no. Sorry you've been on an iv drip-are you feeling better?
Glad your mil could help with your lo. Makes all the difference.
Cute your feeling those first kicks aww!

 

[Yo_Yo]

Urgh. Feel sick today did last night too. It's not morning sickness, but more something I ate or a virus. Absolutely cannot be sick as I worry it will trigger another bleed!
On a positive note-15 weeks today! Yay.

How's everyone doing?

 

[mommyberry]

Wow... so much insight! This is my first baby and I haven't thought so much about all the diapering and breastfeeding. Looks like it is time I start planning/researching on what would suit me better.

My mom told me strictly that I was cloth diapered and so should be my baby But I like newlywed's idea of disposable when out and cloth when at home. Sounds reasonable and doable. ((pssstt - In India we hire maids for all cleanings and washings. Oh no... we are not oppressing anyone... we pay them handsomely ))

Breastfeeding sounds like a healthy option provided I get enough to satisfy baby's hunger. A few days ago Mamamac mentioned placenta encapsulation enhances breastmilk and it got me intrigued. I'm still going to deeply research on this.

Like La mere put it so sweetly, it is everyone's own choice and all the options are damn good. No saints in here.