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Mommy advice/perspective needed!

CarmlvsjoseCarmlvsjose member
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Ok ladies....so my LO is 1 week old and I am asking for advice/perspective/experiences from some other mommies before I lose my cool. I am a STM, but DD is almost 8 and I feel like such a newbie!!

The issues:

1. LO is SOOOO sleepy! And by sleepy I mean awake for 20 minutes at the most, then back to sleep for at least a couple of hours. I honestly don't remember how long the sleepy phase lasts.

2. I am EBF, and am just getting past some latching issues. Now I find that LO only wants to feed for like 5 minutes at a time! She either falls asleep, at which point I try ALL of the nagging mommy tricks to wake her up, she will suckle a few times, then be out again. Or she ends up choking on the milk, so I set her up to let her catch her breath, and then she becomes completely uninterested in latching on again. I am so worried that she is not getting enough, and I feel like she never empties the breast and I'm afraid it will compromise my supply.

3. When my boobs do fill with milk again, they hurt SOOOO bad! Like a burning hurt! I don't ever remember that being painful.

I've tried communicating with the LC at the hospital about the BF issues, but do not feel supported by her at all!! I feel like a burden each time I talk to her.
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Re: Mommy advice/perspective needed!

  • CarmlvsjoseCarmlvsjose member
    Thanks ladies!!
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  • dunvillesdunvilles member

    My DS was very competent at nursing and only nursed on one side for 5-10 min. As long as your LO is gaining the appropriate weight, she is getting what she needs. Maybe talk to your pedi about a weighed feed? That way you can see how much your LO is eating each time.

    Also, babies NEED to sleep a lot. Your LO is still very young.

    GL

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  • msiskindmsiskind member
    Hire an LC that will come to your house and stay with you for a whole feeding. It was a million times more useful than the LCs at the hospital that met with me for 10 minutes. She helped with latching and did a weighted feed, which is how i learned i wasn't producing enough milk. She also helped us come up with a plan for supplementing with formula to make sure LO was getting enough to eat. It can be pricey to have a one and one session (we paid $125 for the first session and $100 when we had her come back) but totally worth it.

    I also developed a stabbing/burning pain in my nipples at one point and was convinced it was thrush at first but then it went away on its own after a few days. I still get a little pain now and then as feeding/pumping time approaches but it's not as bad.
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  • sfeebs13sfeebs13 member
    We went through ALOT to try to keep DD awake to feed during the first few weeks. She would latch and immediately fall asleep. I ended up having to pump because of engorgement, and bottle fed her those days..and pumped, and attempted to nurse.. eventually after about a week of doing everything possible to try to keep her awake for a feed, she just did it on her own. It may have been two weeks.. its all a bit of a blur.
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  • CarmlvsjoseCarmlvsjose member
    Thanks for the support ladies! It really helped out my mind at ease!
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