BFing check in

WearingRed · October 2012

So I can't think do to lack of sleep, baby boy thought it would be funny to keep mama awake all night by only being active if mama was trying to lay down sit up still lay down motion sickness levels of movement all night long.
So short and to the point.
accomplishment and failure
did you complete your short time goal?
Problems?
GTKY: did you supplement formula at all? [Do not turn this into a debate]

Petunia844 · October 2012

Haven't met any goals...he is still taking bottles after every feeding but one two days ago. He is also eating like a champ which is great for weight gain, but I can't keep up with the pump, so in the last day he has had more formula. I have been putting him on my boob for almost two weeks now with very little improvement in the last two days and to say I'm frustrated would be an understatement. Every day I am closer and closer to throwing in the towel.

Did you say checking or vent? Ugh.

WearingRed · October 2012

Petunia844:
Haven't met any goals...he is still taking bottles after every feeding but one two days ago. He is also eating like a champ which is great for weight gain, but I can't keep up with the pump, so in the last day he has had more formula. nbsp;I have been putting him on my boob for almost two weeks now with very little improvement in the last two days and to say I'm frustrated would be an understatement. nbsp;Every day I am closer and closer to throwing in the towel.nbsp;Did you say checking or vent? nbsp;Ugh.nbsp;

venting totally allowed! Hugs.

VineyardMel · October 2012

Hi--this is my first check in.

Accomplishment--we went in for another weight check on Tuesday (3wks) and we got an A+ from the pedi for gaining 7oz in 7 days. Unfortunately we're still 1.5oz shy of her birth weight, so we have to do another (hopefully final) check next week to make sure we're still on track.

My short term goal, I guess, was calling the LC for a home consult. I'm waiting to hear back. Our new goal is getting her to stay on the 1oz a day gain train.

Problems: DD was doing so well for the first almost 2wks and then she decided to stop latching as well. I'm having the LC consult so I can try to get her back to a good latch each time.

GTKY: DD was born with low blood sugar (I guess this is common in such big babies) and they gave her a feeding tube with formula immediately after she was born. It took a few days for it to stabilize so we supplemented during that time. It was interesting--we used a nipple shield and syringe and DH injected the formula into the shield so she could still take it from the breast. Sheesh--that makes pumping seems so easy!!

Petunia844 · October 2012

WearingRed:
Petunia844:
Haven't met any goals...he is still taking bottles after every feeding but one two days ago. He is also eating like a champ which is great for weight gain, but I can't keep up with the pump, so in the last day he has had more formula. nbsp;I have been putting him on my boob for almost two weeks now with very little improvement in the last two days and to say I'm frustrated would be an understatement. nbsp;Every day I am closer and closer to throwing in the towel.nbsp;Did you say checking or vent? nbsp;Ugh.nbsp;
venting totally allowed! Hugs.

thanks, DH and I just talked and I'm going to keep nursing for at least 30 min every feeding, but if we get to Wednesday next week without significant improvement we will re-evaluate what's best for us. At that point I will be passed my due date, and it will have been over two weeks of trying relentlessnessly, plus it will be only a few days from DH going back to work and I can't deal with this alone. I feel better having some kind of end in site, I just hope we figure it out by then. I really would hate to give up after so much fing working, blood, sweat and tears.

WearingRed · October 2012

Petunia844:
WearingRed:
Petunia844:
Haven't met any goals...he is still taking bottles after every feeding but one two days ago. He is also eating like a champ which is great for weight gain, but I can't keep up with the pump, so in the last day he has had more formula. nbsp;I have been putting him on my boob for almost two weeks now with very little improvement in the last two days and to say I'm frustrated would be an understatement. nbsp;Every day I am closer and closer to throwing in the towel.nbsp;Did you say checking or vent? nbsp;Ugh.nbsp;
venting totally allowed! Hugs.
thanks, DH and I just talked and I'm going to keep nursing for at least 30 min every feeding, but if we get to Wednesday next week without significant improvement we will re-evaluate what's best for us.  At that point I will be passed my due date, and it will have been over two weeks of trying relentlessnessly, plus it will be only a few days from DH going back to work and I can't deal with this alone.  I feel better having some kind of end in site, I just hope we figure it out by then.  I really would hate to give up after so much fing working, blood, sweat and tears. 

I will be thinking of you! I hope things get better but at least you have a plan for now.

lax15bsu · October 2012

Almost three weeks in, doing okay. I forgot to watch her latch few a couple days and she gave me a few cracks around my left nipple base. OMG the pain.

With Zane, yes I supplemented. I couldn't keep up with his 3mo growth spurt, and ended up supplementing two or three bottles a day for about 3 months before I caught my supply up again.

adoxyinherear · October 2012

Still waiting for my flanges, so my short term goal of beginning to build a stash is still on hold.

This week has been a real challenge. I got a milk blister on Monday that I am still recovering from, and the past two mornings I've had deep, shooting pains in that same breast after nursing. I'm not sure what is going on, maybe thrush?

We supplemented one bottle of donated BM before my milk came in, because DD wasn't nursing at all well and I wasn't getting enough pumping.

adoxyinherear · October 2012

dotmbc:
This my first BF check in. Right now we are pumping and bottle feeding due to bleeding nipples and a crummy latch.
Accomplishment: He is gaining weight!! This is the most important thing in my book :-)
Failure: Pumping I guess....
Short term goal: Start trying to BF this afternoon with the LC. I am worried that after 3 days with no boob, he won't want to try but we will see how it goes.
GTKY: No formula. Luckily my supply seems to be steadily increasing even though I am only pumping. I just gotta get this little guy to latch.

DD had bottles within the first week and eventually latched just fine! GL!

adoxyinherear · October 2012

Petunia844:
Haven't met any goals...he is still taking bottles after every feeding but one two days ago. He is also eating like a champ which is great for weight gain, but I can't keep up with the pump, so in the last day he has had more formula. I have been putting him on my boob for almost two weeks now with very little improvement in the last two days and to say I'm frustrated would be an understatement. Every day I am closer and closer to throwing in the towel.
Did you say checking or vent? Ugh.

I am so sorry. The first few weeks are so rough! Have you seen a LC?

Izabella22 · October 2012

Accomplishment: Still didn't quit pumping.. yet

Fail: This afternoon I'm not letting down for the pump... at all. I truly loathe the pump and I can't wait for the day I can take that pos to the parkinglot and have at it with a baseball bat. 2nd fail... not pumping enough to get DS 3 bottles a day and I've had to steal from my very small stash. I counted the 14 bags I've got and I want to cry a little bit. I wish when I had horrible oversupply I had just pumped more then and frozen it all. Oh well...hindsight.

No formula yet, but I've got a bunch of containers that we got for free and I've been toying with the idea of sending DS to school with a bottle of formula to see how it goes.

race-to-be · October 2012

This is my first check in and first postbaby post!

Accomplishment I haven't given up on pumping and trying to breastfeed yet. We've been in the children's hospital here since I was released five days after Ben was born. Because he's been sick he hasn't fed well, and we've been pumping since day 2.

Failure I know that it isn't my fault but my milk has to be fortified be agar it doesn't have enough calories to help Ben gain weight.

Goal keep pumping for at least another week, and keep trying to breastfeed.

GTKY hrs had formula supplements since day 2 because of weight loss issues and failure to gain.

Scooby2358 · October 2012

Please excuse terse typing, baby on chest.

Accomplishment: We have a good grower! 13lb 5oz today at 2 months old, up from 9lb 12oz at 1 month and 6lb 8oz at birth. He has been gaining close to 2oz/day since discharge - above normal but pedi says he's just making up for lost time.

Failure: This is really a first-world problem, but I meant to start decreasing my morning pump amount (slight oversupply). I can't seem to stop, though - extra milk makes me feel secure.

Problems: DS's thrush hasn't completely gone away after his course of Diflucan. Pedi says it's mild and NBD for DS, so we'll just watch it for now.

GTKY: DS had one 15ml bottle in the hospital, at 4am when we hadn't slept and we got the formula-pushing nurse. We declined formula a couple of times but then she insisted he needed it (hadn't nursed for 4.5 hours) and then actually gave it to him without my permission. I was stunned and burst into tears. It was completely medically unnecessary - DS had two very good nursing sessions prior to this and he was only 20 hours old. We did have a discussion later with the nurse manager, but I still feel upset when I think about it.

Scooby2358 · October 2012

Petunia844:
WearingRed:
Petunia844:
Haven't met any goals...he is still taking bottles after every feeding but one two days ago. He is also eating like a champ which is great for weight gain, but I can't keep up with the pump, so in the last day he has had more formula. nbsp;I have been putting him on my boob for almost two weeks now with very little improvement in the last two days and to say I'm frustrated would be an understatement. nbsp;Every day I am closer and closer to throwing in the towel.nbsp;Did you say checking or vent? nbsp;Ugh.nbsp;
venting totally allowed! Hugs.
thanks, DH and I just talked and I'm going to keep nursing for at least 30 min every feeding, but if we get to Wednesday next week without significant improvement we will re-evaluate what's best for us. At that point I will be passed my due date, and it will have been over two weeks of trying relentlessnessly, plus it will be only a few days from DH going back to work and I can't deal with this alone. I feel better having some kind of end in site, I just hope we figure it out by then. I really would hate to give up after so much fing working, blood, sweat and tears.

Just wanted to send some ((hugs)). We had similar issues with DD and I remember how exhausting it was. Hang in there, mama!

TnG05 · October 2012

I didn't get to check in last week...sorry.

Thanks for pulling this together.

did you complete your short time goal? My short term goal is 6 months and I'm hoping I'll make it but this has not been a good two weeks for me.

failure I haven't been doing all the things I know I should (which suck because I have no reason to not do them) so not resting well, not eating enough ( a constant problem), and not drinking enough water so my supply is affected BIG TIME. My big failure is I've had to supplement to satisfy his this week AFTER nursing.

accomplishment - My only accomplishment is I didn't quit this week but I thought it about multiple times. I haven't thought about this much since the beginning when my milk came in late. He was 2 weeks early and I had a c-section.

GTKY: did you supplement formula at all? [Do not turn this into a debate]On a good week he may get formula twice. I'm not great with pumping so I take formula when we go out just in case we're out longer than I planned. I don't NIP but I have in my car a few times when I had the opportunity instead of giving him formula.

Problems?

My issue now is getting my supply back in check and getting in the swing of pumping. I go back to work on Wednesday and I hear that most people's supply takes a hit for a few days. I guess I'll be on the hunt for the Brewer's yeast to give the lactation cookies a try.

TnG05 · October 2012

Petunia844:
Haven't met any goals...he is still taking bottles after every feeding but one two days ago. He is also eating like a champ which is great for weight gain, but I can't keep up with the pump, so in the last day he has had more formula. I have been putting him on my boob for almost two weeks now with very little improvement in the last two days and to say I'm frustrated would be an understatement. Every day I am closer and closer to throwing in the towel.
Did you say checking or vent? Ugh.

I will tell you it gets better even though I'm at the frustration point with you. I've given more formula than I would like after feedings for the pass 2 weeks. Are you eating, sleeping (I know I know) and getting your liquids in?

HUGS and hang in there and yea for weight gain.

SharonB222 · October 2012

accomplishment? made it another week!

failure? I pumped last night and got less than 1/2 oz. Maybe that's not a big failure at 14 mos, but it seemed paltry.

did you complete your short time goal? yes (another week)

Problems? feeling like a freak for "extended" BF and wondering if 1 oz is worth it.

GTKY: did you supplement formula at all? yes, at 7 mos a couple oz of formula per day, increasing to 4-8 oz at 12 mos and transitioned to 8 oz WCM at 14 mos.

KJsbabe · October 2012

Sorry I'm so late to the party!

Accomplishment: We made it through the week! It was a rough one. I had a clogged duct (still do), mastitis, and DH was sick so he gave me zero help all week. I'm just happy we made it through.

Failure: I still haven't been able to get my damn duct unclogged. It doesn't hurt any more, but I can still feel this big, hard mass in the side of my breast. I've been scouring the Internet for ways to get it out. I've tried them all and nothing seems to be helping.

Short term goal from last week: It was to not let L catch DH's cold and we succeeded 95%. She was a little stuffy Friday night so I ran the humitifyer in her room and that really seemed to help. She's been stuff free since.

Problems: The antibiotics my doctor gave me for the mastitis are giving me some wicked heartburn. L STTN on Friday, but I didn't because I was up eating a whole bottle of tums.

GTKY: Fortunatly we have not had to supplement. L had jaundice and had to go back into the hospital at 4 days old. While she was getting her billy treatment, the nurses were really pressuring me to "go home, get some rest, and let us give her a bottle of formula". #1 There was no way in hell I was leaving the hospital without her (oh those pp hormones!). And #2 we were already having latch issues and I didn't want a bottle to set us back even further.

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