Skye Update & I would really love tips from some running moms.

Sooooo much sweat! I slept on a beach towel for weeks to avoid washing my sheets daily! I want to say it lasted 6-8 weeks?

All of the above happened with both my babies. The hunger and thirst for the first few months of breastfeeding were nothing I’d ever experienced AND then I started running again…I had to eat like crazy to keep up my supply, but you can do it!

I like moving comfort rebound racer for nursing. It has an adjustable strap at the top so nursing is so much easier after a run especially a sweaty run. I found that if I nursed, then ran right away, I was more comfortable.

How precious! She doesn’t mind the bows? My daughter wouldn’t allow anything around her head – it made me so sad :( and she didn’t have enough hair to do much With until she was 3.

I remember the sweats! Wow, newborn flash back.

I exclusively pumped and I do remember always having a water next to me. But then more than occasionally the pumping would send me running into the bathroom with instestinal issues (sorry, TMI).

SOrry, I’m on topapax so no BF, but I did run up to the day before the youngest was born and she was a c-section. I got a belly binder for both kids (regular for all day and neoprene for exercise to clean better) and it really helped hold my tummy in for running comfort and to feel the muscles for ab work. I went down a size every two weeks so it worked well and it allowed me to run comfortably after the c-section within a week. My dr was completely into it as a lot of international patients use them here and apparently French hospitals just give them out!

I got THE worst night sweats after my last baby, and then again when I weaned him at a year. I still get them occasionally (he is 16 months now) and I’m sure it’s hormone related, because my period is still sporadic and crazy and the sweats seem to coincide with certain times of the month. It’s kind of gross to wake up completely drenched, but I’m glad to know it’s not just me. :)

So many things I can say about this post haha. So my oldest loved Jack Johnson. That was sometimes the only way to calm her down. She had really bad acid reflux too, so that’s saying something.

Second. I had that baby doll too. I still have it! It’s name was Janey because it sounded like Jenny to me. I loved that thing!

The sweating and water thing definitely happened to me with every baby.

She’s so cute. My baby is 4 weeks old today and I am enjoying the newborn stage. I am not B.F. so no recommendations on bras. I just wear my normal one while on the treadmill. I am not running yet but hope to be cleared after my check up. Haven’t gotten to run in so long. I have a half marathon in early April and hope to complete my first marathon in early December. Enjoy these precious moments!

I just had my second son in August and I can attest to the profuse sweating. It got better after 4-6 weeks postpartum. Also, I am The same way with needing water the second I start nursing!!! He is almost five months old now and it’s still like that. I think my body just desperately needs to replace the fluids that I’m losing. Congrats on a beautiful baby!

I didn’t notice much difference running, just get s new bra like others said. I feed and then pump and then go because then everything is out.

Just watch out though about not pumping at the same time and giving her a bottle like you mentioned for nighttime, it will make your supply drop during this crucial time!

-We have a white noise machine in our baby’s room, it really helps her sleep.
-I had to have a glass of water (or water bottle) with me every time I nursed for the first 6 months. I still get really thirsty but not as much as before.
-I hold my little girl a ton. My boys were never really snugglers but baby girl is and I just love it so much. I joke that I delayed her growth because I held her so much the first 6 months (my boys were crawling at 5 months but she started crawling at 9 months, I’m totally ok with it).
-I have also watched way too much netflix (and hulu and amazon prime). Right now I am on the second season of The Travelers (on netflix).
-My baby LOVES to nurse still so I feel like it’s happening a lot, but I know someday I’ll get my body back haha.
-Sleep deprivation is no joke. I can’t tell you how many weird things I’ve done.
So glad things are going well for you!

The night sweats are no joke. As precious commenters said, I would sleep with a towel under me, and even then I was changing the bed sheets every other day. It got better around the 6 week mark, and was basically gone by 8 weeks. As for running, I ran through my entire pregnancy with my first son, had an easy delivery, and started up again 3 weeks post partum. I stopped running after my first trimester during my second pregnancy, and started back 6 weeks post partum. Was a rougher return to running but it all came back. I ran the Big Sur marathon 8 months after having my first son, and I kept up breastfeeding too. I would nurse immediately before leaving on a run, and then have a pumped bottle or two on hand for while I was gone and immediately when I got back (I found my milk was crappy immediately after runs longer than 15 Miles). But otherwise it was no issue – I ended up breastfeeding until 14 months. And just enjoy the cuddles! Congratulations!

YES to the sleep deprivation … so many weird things. Can’t even remember them cause those days and nights were a blur. You can not hold her too much !! I’m taking inspiration from your postpartum period for my next baby and am going to intentionally slowwwwww down … seems like such a nice and special time for you two. I think I’m the only person in the world who didn’t experience breastfeeding hunger! I nursed a lottttt But was never extra hungry or thirsty. Maybe cause I had a lot of extra weight on me I didn’t need the extra calories? Who knows.

Yes! Night sweats!! For a good 4 months. Drove me crazy. But at least it helped with the weight loss haha. And I drank a ton of water as well. Best thing you can do for breastfeeding! Congrats J! Your little one is precious :)

I sweat like crazy, and my daughter was born in the middle of winter! It lasted 3-4 months! Definitely post partem hormones.

I honestly just wore a sports bra to workout and then changed. Sometimes I’d nurse in it by pulling it up over my boob but not always. That position you are holding her in is great to strengthen her neck! Make sure you switch sides too. My son is 7 months and he was in PT for torticollis and that was an exercise they told us to do with him to strengthen it :) I agree with the let down, but it gets better.. the water was OMG how didn’t my husband understand I needed water as soon as I went to nurse (and of course I forgot it all the time). THe night sweats are NO joke. It’s insane. They also get better in a couple weeks. Then the hair starts falling out, ha. My son was a better night sleeper than my daughter pretty much from the start, but with my daughter (she’s 2), my husband used to say I was so much fun because I was hilariously sleep deprived. I was just more comical and made more jokes because I needed so much sleep, ha!

The night/daily extra sweating started the first night after having each of my girls. Like it was no joke ridiculous. My hair would be drenched and I couldn’t figure out if I was hot or cold. And then the hunger and thirst were out of control, especially when they hit growth spurts. I always carry extra snacks for me in the diaper bag because that hunger comes out of nowhere and for me if I didn’t eat fast enough, would get super lightheaded and feel like I was about to pass out. Crazy what hormones and breastfeeding do!

I bought a couple nursing sports bras but I only wore those when I was lifting or was just lounging around for the day because they honestly didn’t give a ton of support.
As far as breastfeeding and running – every morning I would pump (about an hour before they would typically wake up) and then as soon as I was done, I would go run on the treadmill. When it came to longer runs, I’d do the same thing but sometimes would have to feed them not too long after I was done – talk about gross. I’d always feel so bad that I was so sweaty but they don’t care. They just want the milk.
The other thing I swear by that helped my milk supply was lactation cookies. I would make a double batch and then freeze them. So anytime after a long run or speed work, I’d eat one (and drink a ton of water) to make sure to help boost my milk supply.
Here is the website I made from. Honestly these are the best and the healthiest ones I have seen. I make them for all my friends having babies and they love them and swear by these cookies too.

https://detoxinista.com/vegan-lactation-cookies-gluten-free/

Dude! Have followed you for a long time but never commented! My little one is 8 months now and I just wanted to say she’s running around, exploring, etc., and I held her pretty much constantly when she was just born. Point being it didn’t make her dependent or seem to negatively affect her at all. So enjoy and don’t feel guilty! She’s beautiful!

YES to the night sweats! YES to the thirst while breastfeeding. NO you cannot hold her too much :)
You’re doing great!

OMG I totally had the night sweats while breastfeeding. They ended when I stopped breastfeeding. The thirst thing is also real. Like all of a sudden you are trapped in a desert! When you start back running the thirst thing will get worse! I did find that increasing my mileage while breastfeeding did affect my supply. But fenugreek supplements helped.

After my second child, I would wake up drenched in sweat. I blamed it on the hormones. Eventually it resolved. However, when women now say to me, “you’re to young to understand a hot flash”, I relate to them that story.

As for your comment on holding Skye all the time, DO IT! I held my first for the entire 12 weeks of maternity leave. Then constantly when I would arrive home from work. He turned 18 today. Time flies too quickly to not love on them every available moment.

I don’t have children but I saw on Instagram this awesome woman’s fitness clothing brand just launched a line of nursing sports bras. The brand is Senitas. I haven’t purchased anything from them but a few girls I know have their normal sports bras and they love them. :)

Skye is the sweetest little thing and I just love how teeny she is, too!!

I’ve heard that of you nurse after you exercise, your baby will get some of those hormones and be hyped up, so it’s best to nurse right before (and also for the reason of not being full o milk).
I did a loose baby wise schedule with my kids, which means that I didn’t really follow their timing guidelines, but always fed the baby when they woke up, not to put them to sleep. And I would cuddle and rock them to get them to sleep, but lay them down while still slightly awake so they would learn to fall do that on their own. I think it’s a good way to help them set their own schedule. We weren’t clock watchers, but we had a routine.
Nobody ever told me that I would ever leak while nursing. First child was a disaster, but I learned that I like lansinol disposable pads best.
When I had my third child, I didn’t go anywhere for a year. Not that I couldn’t, I was just a little older (26! Ha!) and really didn’t want to! It was nice to be in that comfortable place. But I still don’t want to go anywhere.
With my first baby, somebody told me that crying (especially evening (while you’re trying to cook dinner) crying) peaks at 6 weeks. I think “the no-cry sleep solution” book says that too. So it was just easier if I surrendered to it and realized I can make it through anything for 6 weeks. Sometime after that you’ll start regaining rest. At least you’ll find a new normal.

Yes and yes to the night sweating and the extreme thirst. I was right there with you on those! My husband also took over a middle of the night feeding with a pumped bottle and it helped a lot with my exhaustion.
And for sports bras, I used a regular sports bra and just pull up one side. Not ideal, but I tried a Brooks sports bra that has adjustable straps (the Rebound Racer, which I love for running), and unstrapping and restrapping it just took more time and was frustrating.

I remember sweating at night and my mom said they were ‘night sweats’ and your body is trying to get rid of all the extra water weight from pregnancy and the IV they put in you at delivery. I believed her until I started typing this out and now it sounds kinda loony. Oh well. I guess you know at least you aren’t alone, whatever the reason.

We had an app on my phone that played white noise like the blow dryer or vacuum. It was getting real old running the vacuum all day. Haha. Felicity loved the noise as well and would calm right down. It probably helped that it drowned out the noise of her very loud siblings.

I am just so dang glad everything is going well for you guys. Even if I think you are just way too gorgeous looking for being sleep deprived and just having a baby. I’m just jealous. It’s okay.

Lots of babies and toddlers love noise machines while sleeping.

Oh Janae, she’s just precious!
I have to have my giant cup from the hospital next to me whenever I’m nursing. I can be perfectly fine but as soon as he starts nursing, I feel SO thirsty!
For a sports bra, I like the Knockout from Victoria’s Secret. It’s made for high-impact exercise so it’s very supportive and it zips in the front which makes it really convenient for nursing.

Yes I sweated postpartum too. That’s normal. As is extreme hunger. I agree it’s crazy how hungry I was nursing.
I used brooks bra not sure the style for rUnning. It had Velcro straps to tighten or loosen as necessary and it helped with nursing because you could lower one side. I hated pulling bras up to my neck. I also had one from old navy I think that was a sports bra nursing bra with the hooks that has easy pull down. It wasn’t strong enough for running but good for everyday wear especially with T-shirt around the house.
I think it’s grest you’re holding Skye so much! I put my second baby down a lot because I had a needy 2 year old at that point but enjoy holding her as she will be big soon enough.

My baby loves white noise, too — when he’s crying, a nice loud “ssshhhh” does the trick if I’m not near the vacuum or his white noise machine.
I am 8 weeks post-partum and am still changing my pjs overnight and sleeping on a towel because of sweating! I’m hoping it tapers off soon because it’s really annoying.
I only wear my sports bra while I’m exercising, so I haven’t had the need to find a “nursing friendly” style. I don’t like the idea of wearing a tight bra for very long — especially a sweaty one.
My running/exercising routine involves feeding my baby to empty my breasts (I’ll even sometimes pump after he eats to get them extra empty), then I either hand him to my husband or wait until he’s down for a nap to go run. It’s frigid here so I can’t take him with me, and my treadmill is in the basement which would be super boring for him. If my husband can’t watch him or if I don’t feel like waiting for his nap, I’ll pop him in the bouncer seat and he gets to watch me do a youtube workout video. He’s in the smiling stage now, which is so fun! Then, when I see him yawning, I just pause the video, get him to nap, and either resume the video or go downstairs on the treadmill with the baby monitor in hand. Granted, this method is only working for me because I’m still on maternity leave. Once I go back to work and school, things will change dramatically.

Hi Janae! First of all, I think Skye looks JUST like Brooke when she was a baby (I’ve been following your blog for years now!). Secondly, if Skye doesn’t mind noise, you definitely need to get her this sound machine. It’s just white noise, but it’s amazing and soothing. I take it with me everywhere, even when I go out of town. A friend of mine has 4 kids, and from the moment they came home from the hospital, she had it in their rooms and as they’ve grown up, they each have one now. I can’t live without it!

https://www.amazon.com/Marpac-Dohm-DS-All-Natural-Sound-Machine/dp/B00HD0ELFK/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1515096581&sr=8-3-spons&keywords=sound%2Bmachine&th=1

Night sweats after having a baby are real! I’m always cold and never ever get hot at night! But after I had my son I woke up drenched in sweat on more than one occasional in the first couple of months! Youve got such a beautiful family, and your positivity is contagious! Thanks for being a bright spot in the world!

Janae, I thought of you when I saw this blog post about returning to running after having a baby. I think there are some great considerations here.

http://www.miraclept.com/blog/2017/5/10/returning-to-running-after-baby

Hope you have a great day and an even better night’s sleep ;)

These pictures are precious! The public health nurse told us to try turning on the vacuum when our babe was having a tough time sleeping. Miracle! I ended up downloading Deep Sleep Pro from the app store. Her favourite is brown noise and even 10 months later, she still uses it for her naps and throughout the night. Lifesaver!! Congratulations! Enjoy all those baby cuddles. There’s definitely no such thing as holding her too much! :)

I had crazy night sweats with both of my kids… they lasted 2-3 months for each. With my older son, I got them again when I weaned him. I haven’t weaned my other son yet but assuming they’ll come back! I ended up sleeping in a nursing bra and shorts and sleeping on a towel. But yea, soaking sheets!
As others have said, I bought a few sports bras in one size up when nursing. I liked the oiselle traction bra because it was thin but supportive, but not sure they have that in their current line.
We have the dohm white noise machine and it’s a total game changer for sleep. (Well, my 4-month old doesn’t really sleep, but it’s a game changer for my toddler!). Sounds like Skye may like it if she likes the vacuum!