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over the hump (I hope)

mzsparklepdxmzsparklepdx
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I can't believe my LO is a week old already!  I sure have missed the Bump and hearing how all of you are doing, but haven't had time to log in.

Overall things are going pretty well, but we had a rough couple of days regarding BF.  She lost quite a bit of weight and was being a lazy eater.  Our follow-up appointment with the lactation consultant was disappointing and made me feel like I was doing everything wrong.  She was latching fine, but not getting much sucking done.  I was constantly poking and prodding her to get her to stay awake.  She was being super fussy all night long for a couple of nights and I thought I was going to lose my mind.

The told me to pump, which I was happy to do, but didn't realize my sister didn't give me any of the parts with her used pump.  I ended up buying a cheap hand pump to use until I got my parts and what a joke that thing was!!

Anyway, I got my pump all set up and Zoe seems to be eating better now that I have some supply.  We had another appointment with a different lactation consultant and she is doing much better, starting to gain her weight back.

I can certainly see why women give up on BF.  How can something so elemental and natural be so hard??  Seems like a flaw in Mother Nature's system!

Sorry for the semi-vent and long post.  I'm just so glad we seem to have gotten over that bad first week hump and hopefully things will keep getting better.  I really hope to catch up on posts and rejoin the May Mamas.  I bet I would feel less alone  :)

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Re: over the hump (I hope)

  • theaustins05theaustins05
    I feel you. I'm there now. I'm so glad I got my supply today that I did a dance! If I had to wait any longer I would have said eff this! It's so discouraging when you feel like your maternal duty is taken from you.
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  • andigurlandigurl
    Awww, sorry you had a rough first week but glad it's looking up. :)  It'll be fun when we all get in our groove and the board picks back up a bit.  Good luck getting some good feeding in with Zoe.
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  • alliejoealliejoe member

    I feel you on the BF issues!  Hopefully pumping will get things going and working better.  I was amazed how much better Ben was sleeping once I was actually able to get enough pumped to feed him.

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  • nickelbabinickelbabi
    We had a rough first week, too, but at 3 weeks out, I can tell you that it does get easier! I totally agree with what you said about BF'ing.
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