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BF: Low supply...
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So DS didn't return to his birthweight until he was 3 weeks old. At our 2 week appointment, my doctor suggested me supplement with formula. He said an oz per hour he has gone between feedings. He also put me on motillium, fenugreek and told me to eat oatmeal and drink lots of water.
After a few days, we cut back on the amount of formula because he kept spitting it up or didn't want it. We then were giving him 2 ounces after he breastfed a few times a day. Usually, 2 or 3 bottles at night and 1 or 2 in the day.
Anyway, today we found out he had gone from 9 lbs 2 oz to 9 lbs 14 oz in a week! Basically 40 grams a day instead of the recommended 20 to 30. My doctor says we can cut back on formula. Has anyone else had to supplement but then had to cut back? I am so excited but want to make sure he is getting enough.
I am going to see a LC tomorrow so I am hoping to get some answers on when he or she thinks we should be giving formula and if they think my supply has increased.
Sidenote: I STILL have 2 cracks or milk blisters on my nipples. I was told his latch was perfect in hospital so I am wondering if it needs help...
Thanks for listening! It is nice to get advice from you ladies or just hear that others are going through the same thing!
After a few days, we cut back on the amount of formula because he kept spitting it up or didn't want it. We then were giving him 2 ounces after he breastfed a few times a day. Usually, 2 or 3 bottles at night and 1 or 2 in the day.
Anyway, today we found out he had gone from 9 lbs 2 oz to 9 lbs 14 oz in a week! Basically 40 grams a day instead of the recommended 20 to 30. My doctor says we can cut back on formula. Has anyone else had to supplement but then had to cut back? I am so excited but want to make sure he is getting enough.
I am going to see a LC tomorrow so I am hoping to get some answers on when he or she thinks we should be giving formula and if they think my supply has increased.
Sidenote: I STILL have 2 cracks or milk blisters on my nipples. I was told his latch was perfect in hospital so I am wondering if it needs help...
Thanks for listening! It is nice to get advice from you ladies or just hear that others are going through the same thing!
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Re: BF: Low supply...
I made rachelmichelle1 my bitch.
That's a great idea!!
Thanks hun! It was an awesome day!!
i could have written this post!
i have a LC coming this Saturday as I have moved to only pumping the last few days since my nipples are so cracked and bleeding. i'm scared that i won't be able to keep up and i'm pumping every 2 hours. i'm basically pumping as he eats so I have no back up
good luck with your LC!
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For your LO I would suggest going the opposite way, and gradually decrease the amount of Formula oz at each session, and look for his signs of hunger afterwards, if he is still hungry he will let you know before his next scheduled feeding.
Hopefully your LC will be able to help! GL!
I need to order these then - the ones I have only are good for one day.
My daughter freaking gave me blood blisters 2 nights ago and she's 6.5 weeks old. WTF???? Luckily we are attending a LLL meeting tonight, hopefully that will help.
To OP - glad to hear things are getting on track but I agree your doctor's advice seems a bit off (way too much formula). Good luck with everything!
This is a little off topic, but I went through a similar thing so wanted to share some things !
*I remember you are another breech C/S mom. C/S babies have artificially high weights at birth from the crazy amount of fluids they pumped us with prior to our C/S. A C/S baby will lose more weight at first and take longer to get to their "birth weight" since their birth weights were higher than they would have been if we'd had a vaginal delivery.
*My baby is on track to not get back to birth weight until 3 weeks. My Pedi wasn't at all concerned and although this isn't "average" , she never recommended we supplement! We increased our feedings to every 2 hours starting last week and although my nipples hurt from 12 feedings a day, his weight gains have increased to 1 ounce per day without supplementing.
*We did a weighed feeding with a LC in the afternoon. My LO is only getting 2 ounces per feeding (recommended is 2.5 ounces for his age/weight), so I have been advised to eat more oatmeal, etc, but she said fenugreek, etc weren't necessary at this point.
*Either way, I definitely second the PPs about talking to a LC instead of your pedi. Having your latch checked and doing a weighed feeding is awesome and very helpful.