Somehow managed to show train ticket inspector my period tracking app instead of the barcode, at which he squinted and READ OUT 'didn't have sex' to the entire carriage
So many new moms think they have low supply in the first few days because only drops are coming out.
The baby wants to be on the breast constantly, which makes it feel like they're not getting enough. Some start supplementing with formula almost immediately because they're scared their baby is starving.
But colostrum isn't supposed to come in large quantities. A newborn's stomach on day one holds about 5-7ml per feed. That's roughly a teaspoon. Those few drops of colostrum are designed for that tiny stomach. It's thick, concentrated, and packed with immunoglobulins, white blood cells, and growth factors that protect your baby in those critical first days. Ounce for ounce, it's more immune dense than mature milk.
The constant feeding isn't a sign of low supply. It's how the baby signals your body to bring in more milk. That demand is what triggers the transition from colostrum to mature milk.
I wonder how many women gave up on breastfeeding or supplemented too early because nobody told them this is exactly how it's supposed to work.
@Romy_Holland When you have more than one, you quadruple your love for them, and seeing them love each other?? Not even measurable how much love I feel
@angelinacalss Up. And it “helps” I don’t get sick with it. I can eat whatever I want so occasionally I do. But I’ve still lost almost 50 pounds last year and I switched meds and I’m almost to my first big goal
@angelinacalss It doesn’t affect everyone the same. It helps me some but a lot of people in my morbid obesity group are talking about how they “forget” to eat and for me it’s not like that at all. I’m still letting it work for me and help me eat in a calorie deficit but some days I slip
@CrownThaCake718@SupernovaMomma Oh yea definitely sometimes. I’m definitely gonna act more black around my family vs his. But I’m still myself around my husband
@CrownThaCake718@SupernovaMomma My kids are half white and look white so I don’t think they should say it but they’re also 4 and 2 so they shouldn’t curse anyway 😂. And I don’t say it around them or my husband so they don’t get comfortable