I have not gotten comfortable enough yet to nurse in public, and I\u2019m not sure if I ever will.\u00a0 However, there have been many times when running errands takes longer than I imagined and I nurse her in the backseat of the car.\u00a0 I\u2019ll just park in the back of an obscure parking lot, to minimize the number of people that walk by.<\/p>\n
When I pump at night, I give her that milk from a bottle, just so she stays comfortable with getting a bottle (since she doesn\u2019t very often).\u00a0 Usually there is leftovers (she only eats about 3.5oz and I pump close to 8oz, so I save that). If I nurse her before bed, sometimes I will still pump just to empty out the girls before bed, so I have a better chance of sleeping longer.<\/p>\n
Have you tried using a white noise machine or downloading a white noise app to your phone instead of using a hairdryer? Might be safer?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Oddly enough, the hairdryer seems to have lost it\u2019s touch.\u00a0 It still will calm her down, but won\u2019t put her to sleep.\u00a0 So we just use the sleep sheep now at night.\u00a0 However, when we did use the hairdryer, we set it on low and cool and only had it running for about 10 minutes\u2026 on a small piece of plywood, so it wasn\u2019t resting on the carpet.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n As an about to be first time time mom, just curious as to when you started pumping \/ using a bottle?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Everything I read said to start a bottle between 3-4 weeks, once breastfeeding was well established.\u00a0 Supposedly waiting much longer than that increases the odds that they won\u2019t take the bottle? Anyways, at about 3.5 weeks I pumped for the first time and Hubbs fed her from a bottle. She did great with it! \u2026though even the \u2018slow flow\u2019 nipples seem to flow more quickly than they should.<\/p>\n I’m curious about Koda. How is she taking not being the center of attention anymore?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n First of all, Koda is jumping around like crazy knowing that someone remembered her, so thanks! \ud83d\ude09\u00a0 Koda is actually doing great.\u00a0 She is very curious about her new little sis, but since Koda is a giant wuss<\/span> gentle sweetheart, I never worried about any aggression issues.\u00a0 I do think she is happy we are exercising again, though.\u00a0 Especially after someone mentioned the other day that Koda was packing on the lbs.\u00a0 Poor pup.<\/p>\n Did you work before you had Hailey? Are you going back to work or will you be a stay-at- home mom? <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n I own a nutrition company, N.E.W. Lifestyles<\/a>, that I manage from home, so I guess I would be considered a work at home mom?\u00a0 I feel so fortunate that I am able to be home to take care of Hailey, and am trying to learn as quickly as possible how to juggle my baby girl, the blog, the company and the housework\u2026 I\u2019ll let you know when I figure it out \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n![\"IMG_1856\"](\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/IMG_1856.jpg\" "\\"IMG_1856\\"")
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