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April 2014 Moms
The Great Big Breastfeeding Thread
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Re: The Great Big Breastfeeding Thread
April '14 Siggy Challenge:
Then I peed on a stick...
Nah, don't use a shield. When my nipples were really bad I would try to get letdown or a good flow before I put baby on to try to avoid that vicious rapid shallow sucking that they do before the milk comes down. Or nurse on the other side first so babe isn't ravenous and the milk is flowing well.
Otherwise, you just have to work though it. I remember that toe curling, tear inducing pain all too well. Hang in there....!
Ditto this.
Reason I ask is that last night DD would not sleep in her bassinet for longer than 15 minutes. She would fuss and cry until I picked her up - then would feed for a short amount of time and then would fall asleep on my boob. I'd wait for 10-15 minutes before putting her down to make sure she was really fully asleep and then she'd fuss 15 minutes later. I got about 4 hours of sleep last night and that's only because my DH held her for 2 hours so I could sleep a couple hours in a row.
I was considering letting her sleep on me but I was nervous because she was on her stomach.
Any advice is welcome. I'm already having anxiety about sleeping tonight because I'm scared it'll be a repeat of last night :-S
I never avoided any foods while BFing. No history of allergies in my family. I did pay close attention to spacing intro of solids, but that's a discussion for 6 months down the road
@Amsull324
You don't need to hand express or pump at this point, and especially not if you're making yourself sore!! Just keep putting baby to the breast. They're getting colostrum and that's all they need, and they're the best possible stimulation to get your milk to come in. Much better than the pump!
Yep, I know it's not ideal and definitely not advocating that anyone follow suit. He won't sleep anywhere else. I don't hold him between me and the back of the couch - he sleeps in the crook of my arm which rests on a heavy ottoman that is flush against the couch and covered with a quilt (zero chance of it moving and him sliding in between). Again, totally not my first, second, or thirteenth choice, but it's where we are for the moment.
BFP#2 3/16/11, beta 138; 4/12 Baby/HB DS born 9/10/11 at 29w4d due to partial abruption and PTL
BFP#3 8/19/13 Another boy! 17P, modified bedrest and Nifedipine helped us have a termie! DS2 born 4/19/14 at 38w5d.
I've posted about this on this thread before, but I did cut out the supplemented bottles with DS when he was around 40 wks adj. He actually gained weight better once my supply regulated to him and we EBF. I posted about checking weights frequently and working closely with an LC in making this choice. Hang in there!
BFP#2 3/16/11, beta 138; 4/12 Baby/HB DS born 9/10/11 at 29w4d due to partial abruption and PTL
BFP#3 8/19/13 Another boy! 17P, modified bedrest and Nifedipine helped us have a termie! DS2 born 4/19/14 at 38w5d.
LO was really fussy last night and I nursed her every hour or so. I'm hoping she was just cluster feeding and there isn't an issue with my supply.
Mine did the same thing about two days ago (she was 7 days old) and I briefly worried the same thing - was my supply dropping?
Then the next day I stopped the crazy pumping schedule the LC had me on and started EBF and holy crap - I went up like 87 cup sizes and have been engorged ever since due to basically removing half of the amount I was doing before with nursing/pumping combined.
So I'm guessing that softer boob moment I had was when they were adjusted to making that much milk. I miss it so much. As long as your baby seems satisfied after feeding I would try not to worry!
Edit: My girl has been eating very hour or so for parts of the last few days, too, but immediately after eating she is full. She just gets hungry again soon. I know she's getting enough milk so I think she's just having a little growth spurt.
BFP #1 May 20, 2013 MC June 27, 2013 BFP #2 August 2, 2013 Baby Boy born 4/25/14 (3 weeks overdue!)
April 14 August Siggy Challenge- "This time last year.."
BFP #1 May 20, 2013 MC June 27, 2013 BFP #2 August 2, 2013 Baby Boy born 4/25/14 (3 weeks overdue!)
April 14 August Siggy Challenge- "This time last year.."
I was totally worried about pumping before she was born, but then due to her NICU admission I was suddenly pumping a few hours after her birth. It was surprisingly easy.
The things I found difficult to figure out at first were:
What is the correct size nipple shield to use?
How much suction should I be setting the pump to?
How do I know how long to pump for?
The actual mechanics were simple, though.
It couldn't hurt to take it out and learn how the parts fit together before you actually need it. I didn't anticipate pumping for several months and hadn't even purchased one - I ended up pumping every 3 hours, 24 hours a day for the first week.
Edit, clarity: By "nipple shield" I'm referring to the part of the pump that goes over your nipple - not the nipple shields that some people use for nursing/latch issues.
if you have access to a LLL or LC it could help a lot. Good luck!