Can I get my baby to drink more milk?

Re: Can I get my baby to drink more milk?

• nunzchucks member

  October 2014

  Is she getting distracted? Is it possible for you to nurse in her room where there are no distractions? DS is about the same age and I have to keep the TV off and the toddler away or our nursing sessions are useless. If she falls asleep, can you tickle her feet or change your routine so you are nursing when she wakes from a nap?

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• azaretsky member

  October 2014

  nunzchucks said:

  Is she getting distracted? Is it possible for you to nurse in her room where there are no distractions? DS is about the same age and I have to keep the TV off and the toddler away or our nursing sessions are useless. If she falls asleep, can you tickle her feet or change your routine so you are nursing when she wakes from a nap?

  Thanks for these tips - I'm definintely trying to do this. We only nurse in her room, I even close the curtains a bit so she's not distracted by the shadows. So, I do think that distraction is part of it. But even with these conditions, she nurses just for a couple of minutes and then starts arching her back and looking around. 

  
  

  I nurse when she wakes up, but I'm thinking maybe I should hold off 15-20 minutes after she is awake, play with her and THEN nurse. Maybe she's still sleepy when she wakes up or something...

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• opheliainwaders member

  October 2014

  How often is she eating during the day? Is she having a normal amount of wet and dirty diapers?
  
  I agree with PP - 5m was a big distraction time for us, and DD also seemed to "snack" a lot more.
  
  And I know the percentiles can be worrisome, but is she in a growth spurt? DD has a tendency to get longer, and then fill out (for example, from 12-15m, she grew 3", but gained only 7oz). Finally, double check that you doctor is using the breastfed baby growth charts when plotting your percentiles. (I ask this because a quick check on the WHO website puts her in about the 20th percentile - not sure where she was before).

  

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• azaretsky member

  October 2014

  opheliainwaders said:

  How often is she eating during the day? Is she having a normal amount of wet and dirty diapers? I agree with PP - 5m was a big distraction time for us, and DD also seemed to "snack" a lot more. And I know the percentiles can be worrisome, but is she in a growth spurt? DD has a tendency to get longer, and then fill out (for example, from 12-15m, she grew 3", but gained only 7oz). Finally, double check that you doctor is using the breastfed baby growth charts when plotting your percentiles. (I ask this because a quick check on the WHO website puts her in about the 20th percentile - not sure where she was before).

  Thanks for your advice! She was born in the 65th percentile and was in 35th for the 3 month appointment, so she's definitely moving down in %. She did in the 75th for length, though, so maybe what you have described is relevant as far as growing taller and then filling out... I know I shouldn't worry about the percentiles too much (and she is meeting on developmental milestones beautifully), I just want to make sure she is getting enough food too

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• opheliainwaders member

  October 2014

  Has the pedi been worried at all?
  
  Also, this is going to sound silly, but sometimes when DD was in a really distractable time, taking a few hours to chill out with her in my bed, shirtless, helped kind of reset the clock and get her interested and focused on nursing. Kind of th same deal as skin-to-skin with a newborn - just lots of cuddles, with the option to nurse.

  

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