Feeding in the first year: our experience with breastfeeding, combo feeding & solids

This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, we’re talking about one of the biggest journeys of year one: feeding your baby. From what it actually feels like when your milk comes in (spoiler: flu-like) to transitioning to combo feeding, to introducing solids and eventually dropping bottles — we’re breaking down what worked for us, what didn’t, and what we’d 100% do differently next time.

We get into all the real stuff: middle-of-the-night pumping (don’t do what I did), my experience with DMER (Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex), how a night nurse helped (for Harrison, not me LOL), and the partner’s role in supporting breastfeeding and pumping. Plus tactical things like grocery hauls, our favorite hacks, and a rapid-fire round of the best (and most overrated) products.

Before all that… Halloween costume brainstorming (!!! sorry we had to bleep it lol) and our BIGGEST milestone yet — Tate is officially walking (and yes, she needed her first real shoes, cue the tears).

And in Things We DMed Each Other: why queen-size beds might actually save your marriage (did Matthew McConaughey have a point??) and our thoughts on the dreaded “black tie optional” dress code (aka the most confusing vibe check ever).

LOVE YOU GUYS — thanks for following along through our first year of feeding, learning, and figuring it all out with us.

Timestamps: 

00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!

00:02:40 Brainstorming Halloween costume ideas

00:07:10 Tate is walking! + buying your baby’s first shoes

00:09:30 12 months of breastfeeding recap

00:12:07 Why I chose to exclusively breastfeed for the first 6 months

00:13:20 What it actually feels like when your milk comes in

00:14:25 Our experience with a night nurse

00:15:57 Handling middle-of-the-night feeds & pumping

00:18:35 Final thoughts on the first 0–3 months of breastfeeding

00:20:27 What I’ll do differently for future babies

00:24:40 My experience with DMER (Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex)

00:25:49 Transitioning to combo feeding (and how we made it work)

00:27:58 Introducing solids & our approach to first foods

00:33:15 Weaning off pumping & dropping bottles

00:35:00 A full day of eating + family grocery haul

00:37:36 The partner’s role in breastfeeding & pumping

00:42:26 What I wish I knew before starting the pumping journey

00:46:00 Rapid fire Qs: top pumping product, best hack, most overrated, biggest surprise & what we’d do differently

00:51:17 Final reflections on my breastfeeding journey

00:53:10 Things We DMed Each Other: Why queen beds might save your marriage

00:54:39 Things We DMed Each Other: “Black tie optional” dress codes??

00:56:15 LOVE YOU GUYS!

#twoparentsandapod

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