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January 2012 Moms
i have so many ?s. any advice welcome
Blankets are a big nono , but LO hates to be swaddled and sleeping sacks get up in her face too. So how to best keep her warm at night?She is also in this feeding frenzy mode. She Will eat for an hour at a time pulling and tugging and Will not unlatch . Will sleep for 40 min and then start over.... When does this end? Lolwe really have no schedule and Im not getting any sleep at all with her eating all the time. I considered pumping for some night shifts so dh can cover me but there is just no time for pumping. She ate for almost 2 hrs last night and then spit up alot . Is she overeating and what can i do? Sorry if i seem like a total moron. Tia!!! And sorry for no paragraphs am on my phone 
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Re: i have so many ?s. any advice welcome
Does she have latch issues usually? My DD did that just a couple days after bringing her home from the hospital and I gave her a paci (against what I originally wanted) because she just wanted to suck and not actually eat. She has always had an awesome latch though and it hasn't caused any issues with her latch. If she has a good latch usually and you don't think it'll cause issues I'd recommend a paci. After I gave her the paci she slept for 3 hours straight. As for the overeating, cut her off. It sucks to hear them fuss, but stop after what is usually the length of a normal feeding for her. My DD kept overeating and spitting it all up during a growth spurt, and eventually I ended up having to cut her off and control when I would feed her to keep her from throwing it all up. Instead of feeding her for longer amounts of time I'd just feed her more often, about every hour and a half.
DD 1/3/2012
BFP 5/21/2013 MC 5/24/2013
BFP 7/16/2013 EDD 3/27/2014
DD 1/3/2012
BFP 5/21/2013 MC 5/24/2013
BFP 7/16/2013 EDD 3/27/2014
Thanks mamas!
Yes she does not like her arms confined but she also likes her legs to be free.. We do swaddle her with arms out and have her wear a thicker sleep n play and she is wearing a hat to sleep but her cheeks still seem cold. The room temp is always between 72 and 74. A nurse did say once that we could use a blanket with her but just to tuck it around the crib / pack n play so she can't pull it over her face. I just have the feeling that if she was warmer she'd sleep better... But maybe i'm being overly sensitive...
As far as feeding goes, she latches on perfectly and I can hear her gulp so I know she's eating. I think she may be having a growth spurt and wants to eat all the time. This weird crazy one hour feeding was last night and today it was a bit better. My mom believes that I may have plenty of milk but that it isn't strong enough so she's hungry all the time. She's been ok this whole time, yesterday just seemed a bit out of control and she seems a bit more hungry the last 2 days. Maybe it's just a phase but I am a bit worried that my mild isn't that good?? Or is this bs? Granted sometimes I don't eat quite as well as I should b/c I run out of time but I don't starve or skip meals all the time. How/what do you ladies eat?
Oh and we do have a pac as well. We started one second day at the hospital already b/c her cluser feeding got completely out of control and she'd also just suckle to fall asleep. So that does help as well. It's just hard sometimes b/c she's smell me and then won't take the paci.
Sorry I'm a first time mom and am a bit unsure if i'm doing this right
thanks so much for all your tips!!!
If the room is between 72-74 she should be fine in a warm sleeper. Maybe she just has cold cheeks like some people just have cold hands. I would go more by what her body feels like under her clothes because you don't want her to overheat.
Also, I would contact a lactation consultant. They can really work miracles sometimes.
We asked this question of our pedi, how do we know the baby is comfortable temperature-wise. He said to check her ears as a gauge, so that's what we do now.
I also second the lactation consultant suggestion. They have the answers to so many different situations, basically anything and everything having to do with the feeding process. My baby has spent the last 2 nights feeding every hour, so we spend about 15 minutes nursing and I only get a 45 minute rest before she's up and asking to eat again. From what I've heard, every baby is different and as long as they're pooping a lot and gaining weight, then nothing is wrong - it's just so weird to hear about some babies who can go 4 hours, and then our babies can only go 45 minutes!
Oh mama,
Stop worrying about your milk. Everything you've said is normal behavior. Your baby is cluster feeding. That doesn't mean there is anything wrong with your milk. My only advise would be to use the paci a little more. If your worried that lo is overeating and will spit it back up, try the paci for some of the comfort nursing. DD2 has to use one now for comfort nursing. She would get insanely mad at the nipple when milk came out and all she wanted was to suck.
With my first, i drove myself crazy doubting my bodies ability to feed my baby. I questioned everything and felt like every cry was proof that I was failing. I was looking for a problem when there wasn't one. Finally after a month or so I started realizing that she was thriving and I needed to stop paying so much attention to detail.
Even perfectly breastfed babies cry, spit up, and cluster feed sometimes.
Oh, and your room is more then warm enough for the baby. We keep our bedroom at 64-67 degrees and dress DD2 with less layers then yours. Sometimes her cheeks or hands can get a little chilly but when I change her diapers in the middle of the night it is clear that her core is warm. I also suggest checking the ears for a better indicator on warmth.
We swaddled DD and it worked awesome and kept her warm & happy.
DS is not a fan of the swaddle. So I'm the bad mom going against all APP logic and am using a blanket to help keep DS warm when the fleece footie pjs don't seem enough.
How old is your LO? Could this be a growth spurt?
Btw- some of the FBJ12 Moms and I are planning a g2g in probably Eau Claire incase you're interested!