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December 2010 Moms
enjoylife
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Bfing questions for those with newbies or can remember back to the fogginess of the newborn days of
enjoylife
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Let me start by saying I'm jealous of the moms who have baby's on a schedule and can do feedings every 3ish hours except during growth spurts. I never have had the 30-45 min BFing session and wonder how its done.
I BF'd A on demand and he was a snacker with reflux. Most nursing sessions were ~10-15 minutes on one side, but he would spit up so much that we only did 1 breast per feed until he was older. He would also feed about every 1-2 hours for a looong time (maybe 3-4 months old give or take, its foggy in my sleep deprived state)
Fast forward to J. He is 6 days old and ever since he
was born feeds about every hour-two hours. I think once he has gone 3
hours between a feeding. He usually only feeds off one breast for about
7-12 minutes before falling asleep. We burp him, change diapers,
stimulate (feet/tickle/etc), but he is done. Same goes for a feeding
session and he ends awake, he shows no interest in continuing to feed, until the next hour rolls around. A
few times we went to nearly 20 minutes for feeding but that ended when
my milk came in about 3 days ago. I'm still dealing with some
engorgement issues and latching issues. but my nips are starting to
feel the strain of hourly feeds. I think he may have reflux, but he
hasn't started the vomiting quite yet, just makes the sour faces from
time to time and scrunches body/face up after some of the feeds.
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Re: Bfing questions for those with newbies or can remember back to the fogginess of the newborn days of
Sorry this is so rough on you! C also had reflux and also tended to be a snacker. I don't have much help, but as you probably know with A, the thought is that they tend to do what their bodies need. So, if J really is experiencing a bit of reflux then he's probably keeping his feedings short on purpose. C's pedi recommended for me to try to do more of an upright or angled nursing session with C to try and keep the milk down. Other than that though, we didn't start having better luck until we got him on Prevacid at about 7-8 weeks. (We blew threw Zantac like it was nothing.) Hope J doesn't have reflux though and that it gets better! BTW, your siggy is gorgeous!
I hadn't even thought of that, but that does make sense! This morning I vaguely remember our LC telling us the same about the angled/upright position so I'll give that a try on our next session. Thanks! These pp hormones and lack of sleep are a doozy and I seem to have forgotten that from before.
No worries, I totally get that! If it turns out that works for you, I did see some special BFing pillows online that keep reflux LOs in the proper angled position. Hope it helps!
With O I had a really rapid let down and if he wasn't positioned correctly he would just stop feeding because he couldn't keep up and then want to come back every 30-60 minutes. I started pumping like 1-2oz per side before a feeding and then letting him latch. That seemed to help until my inital engorgement went down. Then he spaced out sessions every 1-2 hours until he was like 6 weeks old. We also found the football hold to be most beneficial for him (I have a VERY large chest) and he seemed most comfortable this way. We eventually got the side lying position and nursing in the ergo down which made it easier to sleep and/or get stuff done with what felt like constant nursing sessions.
Good Luck!
Hang in there. You are doing great. It is rough BFing. My poor chest took up to a month to getting used to BFing. Latching issues definitely can tear up your nips. Hope you can get that resolved quickly. I really hope your LO doesn't have reflux either (no fun - been there), but you'll know soon enough. Definitely try nursing sitting up/leaning back if you think your milk is flowing too quickly.
My advice is give it time. Your baby is only a week old. I never had a baby nurse very long at that age either. My babies were quick eaters too - 15-20 minutes tops ever (except my first). It will be a while before he's able to go more than a couple hours without eating. It's going to be rough for a little while figuring out life with 2 kids, but you'll get it. Soon you'll be a pro!
My best suggestion is to keep in close contact with the pedi AND a good lac consultant. We ended up going to a private LC because the ones at the hospital were not fabulous.