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October 2014 Moms
Breastfeeding Links & Talk
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Re: Breastfeeding Links & Talk
https://www.breastfeedingbasics.com/articles/flat-or-inverted-nipples
ETA: it's helpful to include the link you plan to post. Lol
I would get a second opinion, though. Perhaps baby has what's known as a posterior tongue tie. They're farther back and hard to see. You said the ENT did not observe LO crying. Did she lay baby's head back onto her lap and lift her tongue with two fingers? Or did she just glance in baby's mouth?
The best way to find a practitioner who is very familiar with ties is to contact La Leche League or ask for a good referral from an IBCLC. The local LLL Leaders or IBCLC will be able to recommend a few practitioners in your area for you to choose from. If you were in VA, I could recommend some.
She cries and unlatched after I hear her gulping furiously and trying to keep up. She spits up a lot and often had milk all over her face after I feed her. I feel awful.
I need to start pumping for appts and to not be attached to my child constantly but how do I do that without making this issue worse? How do I fix this issue to begin with? She is starting to not relatch after a particularly bad time at it. I am worried she will stop wanting to take the boob/be afraid of me. I am being totally irrationally emotional about it too.
Try some block feeding. Two feedings on the left, two on the right. Then the rest of the day as normal. In a few days to a week, you will probably be less engorged and baby will have an easier time. When you're nursing on the left, if the right becomes uncomfortably full, hand express or pump a bit, but don't empty the breast. Just make yourself comfortable. Stick whatever you get in the freezer.
Also, try side lying nursing with a towel, cloth diaper or burp cloth under you (excess milk can dribble out the side of baby's mouth), and laid back breastfeeding. Google it for videos and tips/advice for how to nurse in this position. Gravity makes the milk flow less strong.
As for pumping, see what you get when you pump a bit after a morning feeding. It may be worth waiting until you get your oversupply sorted out first.
It seems like sometimes I have a forceful letdown and that makes it worse at certain points? How can I tell when a letdown is coming on? I am just guessing cause I don't really know what that means :-/ but if I pull back when she is choking and self-express, it shoots out like a stream. Will block feeding help that?
Thank you thank you
If you're able to feel letdown, you can preemptively unlatch LO gently with a finger and collect the fast-flowing milk in a towel (or bottle - save it!). Or you can watch LO for signs that the flow has picked up again and gently unlatch her to catch the excess milk.
If your lo spits up while burping them do you keep burping? My guy has nasty gas and I'm trying to be really good about getting burps but sometimes I wonder if I'm causing him to spit up. I'm also trying to cut down on bf sessions as they are really lengthy!
He is 5 wks old now. Can someone tell me the average time they spend nursing from each breast?? We were averaging around 13-15 min per side with the last few minutes seeming like he's comfort sucking. The last few days though he has nursed less time, (about 10 min per side) been super sleepy, and eating more frequently. Don't know what caused the change.
Why are you trying to cut back on nursing sessions? Do you mean that you're trying to shorten them or do fewer total sessions? Be careful trying to manage LO's feedings too much. The frequency with which they nurse and length of time have everything to do from how hungry they are to mom's storage capacity and to their growth and developmental needs at that moment. Distracting baby from nursing when he is hungry may deprive him of milk he really needs.
Maybe try burping him less vigorously? A gentle rub or pat can often get any gas out without bringing spit up with it.
It feels like pins and needles in my breast. I've also described it as feeling like an electric current in my boobs. It's definitely uncomfortable and sometimes painful.
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@Emerald27 thanks again. The ENT just examined baby while she was sitting upright on my lap. She did stick her fingers in her mouth but seemed pretty sure just by looking at her that she didn't have it. I just made an appointment with a dentist who trained under the leading tongue tie expert in the US ( at least that's what the internet said
@Emerald27 thanks again. The ENT just examined baby while she was sitting upright on my lap. She did stick her fingers in her mouth but seemed pretty sure just by looking at her that she didn't have it. I just made an appointment with a dentist who trained under the leading tongue tie expert in the US ( at least that's what the internet said
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I'm glad you're getting a second opinion! Yeah, you can't easily diagnose a posterior tie with baby sitting up. They have to lay back and tip their heads back so that they can open wide and be properly examined.
And I understand both hoping for a tie and not. On the one hand it's an answer with a quick-ish fix. On the other, that quick fix is also invasive and scary for us mamas. It's hard to know what to hope for - so just hope for the best!
And since LO is refusing food at the moment, it may help to do some skin-to-skin, which will likely rouse her rooting instinct and encourage nursing (or feeding if you prefer to give a bottle).
My friend thinks he might be comfort nursing during these marathon sessions, and that I should be detaching him if it gets that long, but it's hard for me to tell. His sucks do get lazy but I feel like I still hear occasional swallows. I don't want to pull him off me if he's not done, but these hour-long sessions are wearing on me. :-/
So you're alternating breasts between feedings and righty is becoming engorged. That's ok and normal for a few days as your supply adjusts. When it's not righty's turn and it's engorged, nurse, pump, or hand express just enough to take the pressure off and make that breast comfortable. Just don't empty the breast.
Edit: smart text decided LOL was better than LO
ETA: try not to worry. Your pedi is right. BF baby poop varies quite a bit. If LO strains or is uncomfortable, or gets a fever, or if wet diapers reduce a lot, then call the pedi.