(Part 2) Top products from r/February2018Bumpers

Harney and Sons is my all-time favorite. SO good, not bitter unless you let it steep too long. And it is strong.

Vanilla Almond from Republic of Tea is delicious too, and easy to find in grocery stores (I'm 99% sure whole foods carries it). Also strong with a nice flavor.

If you get loose leaf tea, I highly highly recommend getting a tea steeper. We have this one, it's easy to clean and keeps your tea free of leaves.

Mine was doing that around that age and it turned out she was not getting much at all, which we didn’t realize until her weight gain stalled out. She’s an ineffective nurser and would frequently fall asleep at the breast. In fact, the amount that you are pumping may indicate that she is failing to empty the breast, especially if you are getting that much right after a nursing session, and the fact that she ate 5 oz from a bottle right after nursing is also suspicious.

Definitely do some weighted feedings and you’ll have a better idea of what is going on. I tried a kitchen scale initially as well but it was almost impossible to get a good reading on it. I ended up buying this scale instead and it has been great.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009MFUZE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I'm wearing my maternity/nursing dresses to work/everyday, not nursing but they fit. They are solid colors, I bought a bunch of random ones on amazon but these ones ended up being my favorites

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0755HHTBP/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/5120053904/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Don't forget about books for the toddler years too! They're grabby and will rip paper because they don't know how to manipulate it yet, so you want board books that can stand up to them. Because my daughter, at least, can't stand when we're reading her something that she can't flip through, and teaching gentle touch is a slow process.

Aside from all the kid's books rendered into board book form, I love books that are full of labelled pictures of things, like this. I point at words to teach her them and I can see her vocab expanding as she points at pictures when I call them out to her.

I picked this up as a way to tell my mom (who is so hardcore on the knitting/crochet that she turned my brother's old bedroom into The Yarn Room.) She's been trying to get me to pick it up too, so I figured I'd do a couple starter projects before trying my hand at some of the easier stuff in here. They have the standard hat, boot, and blanket patterns (some of the blankets are bea-u-tiful), but the elephant and bottle cozies on the cover are adorable. There's even a pacifier clip pattern!

Hah great nickname. No it’s something like this: Baby K’tan ORIGINAL Cotton Wrap style Baby Carrier, Black, Small https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000UYFULU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_vzxVAbY17BRKQ

Haha, I feel you. Super smelling morning breath has got to be the worst! The super smell is not a superpower I wanted either. I can smell my husband's sweaty gym clothes in the next room over.

For your husband, maybe he can try using a tongue scraper? It has really helped with my bad breath (and I can taste things better too!) I have this one.

Ha! I checked my Amazon order history from 2011 and found this. But there are probably better ones out there by now!

(warning wall of text ahead! If you have any questions feel free to ask or pm me!)

I feel you. I got chronic migraines pre-pregnancy and like you, now I have all sorts of headaches that Tylenol alone can't touch.
I used to take fioricet for my migraines. The main worry is caffeine, I think most pills have 300 mg? I may be wrong. With the barbiturates the concern is if you take it too long/ too often. close to delivery the baby can be born with a dependency. So as long as you take it sparsely and don't get caffeine from other sources you may be ok (of course talk to your doc). Fioricet worked best for me if I fell alseep right away, otherwise after 20m the caffeine hits and I find it not to be effective.

Someone already mentioned some alternatives that I will parrot. What works for me is magnesium (pill and epson salt bath) with a large cup of water, cold compress to head, what ever pain killer w caffeine allowed, and a nap in a dark room.

Magnesium works wonders (for me at least, but the research is solid). This includes epson salt baths! Now there are different types of magnesium, oxide is what you will find in most supplements because it is cheap, it's only 4% bio available so not really effective for migraines. Examine.com has some solid research on magnesium. Labdoor.com will help you sort supplements. I take this one, one pill and night and one in the afternoon. It also helps with my hypertension. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BD0RT0/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Have you tried a book like one of these books ? This is the only thing besides the video that my LO stares at for minutes at a time. She loves it.

You've probably already tried something like this, but it helps my frequent sinus headaches: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000E57CWA/

I use this. It’s been great and even though it’s only 1 oz, I still have a lot left after BF for 6 weeks.

My girl likes crinkle paper because she can grab it, get it to her mouth, and it makes noise.
We have this:
crinkle newspaper

My LO started doing the choking/coughing this week while bottle feeding. I found that she needs to burp whenever she does it. Of course she throws a fit an gets super fussy because she still wants to eat but still needs to burp. Once she burps she starts to eat again fine.

If you want to slow him down while eating and have more of a "breast" like eating experience I would suggest the Breastflow bottle as it slows them way down. But it's also kind of an annoying bottle. You can't get all of the milk out when feeding. But it's the one our LC suggested when we were still trying to BF.

I got my husband this book, from "both" of us. ;)

https://www.amazon.com/Daddies-Little-Golden-Janet-Frank/dp/0375861300/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1496524283&sr=8-2&keywords=golden+books+daddies

I'm going to make my husband a shirt that says "copy" and a onesie that says "paste" and [The Baby Owner's Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips, and Advice on First-Year Maintenance] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1594745978/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_mwzmzbKFYZ7Q4)

Hey there! I started pre-pregnancy at a UK 28FF, and lord knows where I am now. I've found refuge in the Wacoal Halo Lace bra and its full coverage sister. Word of warning: the lace is sheer.

The cup sizes technically only go up to DDD (UK E), and the band starts at 32, but I've found the bands to be plenty firm and the cups to be stretchy and supportive. The cup edges dig in a bit in front, but I'm a center-full shape and bigger than the stated range, so YMMV. I've had no issues with the underwire, or longevity through washing.

I think Macy's should carry them, so if you can catch them on sale, they really are a steal.

The Whole 9 Months is what I've been eyeing but there's also What to Eat When You're Pregnant but the negative reviews show lots of disappointment.

I want to know week by week or stage by stage or trimester by trimester what nutrients I should be ingesting for baby's health and in what foods I can find them.