Breastfeeding check in

spinsoffresonance · December 2014

How's breastfeeding going this week? Any issues?
How old is LO ? How long between feedings? What is the longest LO sleeps at night?
EBF, EP, supplementing, started solids?
Raves and rants?
Anything else you want to share?

Shell+Bell · December 2014

No issues with BF.
H is 6 mo. He bf 4 times during the day. So about 4 hr between feedings. And then usually wakes at least 2 times a night. Longest stretch he have me last night was 6 hours which was nice!
EBF. I tried rice cereal a couple weeks ago and he broke out into terrible hives all over his face.
He did his first real bite of my nip a couple days ago and I yelped and sated him. He's bit me before but this was much harder. No teeth yet thank god, he would have sliced it right off. (I can't go back and edit in my phone, sated = scared)
My bf goal is 1 year or teeth. Which ever comes first. My boys are late teethers, so it will probably be 1 year. So 6 more months and then I finally get my body back.

spinsoffresonance · December 2014

How's breastfeeding going this week? Any issues? Great.
How old is LO ? How long between feedings? What is the longest LO sleeps at night? 6.5 months,eats every 2 hours during the day and ALL NIGHT LONG!
EBF, EP, supplementing, started solids? EBF, intended to do BLW but DD was not having it, was screaming for food, so started occasional purees and still practicing getting finger foods to the mouth. She still isn't mouthing objects.
Raves and rants? I can't decide if this is a rave or rant. the 2yo just decided she wants to breastfeed too!! Whenever I finish feeding DD2, DD1 runs over and tries to suck on my boobs. I'm terrified she will bite but hasn't so far. I don't think she gets a letdown, she stopped breastfeeding 9months ago but doesn't remember how to latch on properly. She is hilarious thought she looks at me says "I eat too" and very carefully puts my nipple in her mouth. silly baby!
Anything else you want to share? Just want to send some encouragement to the ladies pumping at work (and those who EP obviously). 6months was when I reached my breaking point for pumping last time around. It is such a pain, you guys are amazing!

jenb_99 · December 2014

How's breastfeeding going this week? Any issues? Fine except that DD has a cold. Her nasal congestion makes her not want to nurse very long and my boobs have been covered in snot all week.
How old is LO ? How long between feedings? What is the longest LO sleeps at night? 6 and a half months. Still eating every 2 hrs during the day. Goes 9 or 10 hours at night, then sleeps another 2 or 3 after her early-morning feeding.
EBF, EP, supplementing, started solids? EBF, no bottles or pumping. She's had oatmeal and sweet potatoes a few times, but I'm really not all that motivated to deal with food right now.
Raves and rants? She's so dang easy to distract. And going into a dark, quiet room alone with her just isn't an option most of the time. It gets really frustrating.

gutsysneakers · December 2014

How's breastfeeding going this week? Any issues? Going well - no issues except for when DD bites my nipple and then finds it funny.
How old is LO ? How long between feedings? What is the longest LO sleeps at night? DD is 6.5 months - 29 weeks. She is about 3 hours in between feedings. She sleeps 9-10 hour chunk at night and wakes up - sometimes goes back to sleep. It works during the work week, but I wish she knew to sleep in until at least 7 on the weekends.
EBF, EP, supplementing, started solids? Started supplementing last week. I bought Earth's Best Sensitive - she downs those bottles like she downs the BM bottles. She gets 1-2 bottles of formula a day - depends on my supply. I EBF her on weekends. Solids are a go - BLW - she does get oatmeal mixed with chunky fruit that I make for breakfast, lunch @ DC (they are on board with BLW) and dinner at home.
Raves and rants? Rave: Happy I met my goal of 6 months EBF. Rant: I have to have DD completely weaned by April. I'll be on a work trip for 6 days and I don't want any issues with leaking, etc.

When should I start the process? How long does it take? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
Anything else you want to share? Not BF related, but I love watching DD look at Christmas lights. The excitement and look on her face kills me every time.

Sam0905 · December 2014

I hope you all don't mind if I just vent... We have had troubles nursing from the very beginning. We've seen an LC weekly for the first 3 months of DS' life, had speech therapy, chiropractor, lip/tongue tie reversal, etc. When I went back to work, we started mostly EPing with just one nursing session when DS first woke up in the morning to save our sanity. I actually didn't hate pumping. I had the mindset "this is how I feed my baby", and was confident I could make it to a year. Well, my supply has dropped and our freezer stash that I had built up on mat leave was dwindling. I guess I could've tried to get my supply up, but after all the effort I put in trying to nurse, I'm just over it. I dread pumping now and we've had to introduce formula to get DS used to it before we run out of BM. I've also decided to just wean from the pump very gradually and just switch to formula. But I'm really stuggling with this. It doesn't help that DS won't even nurse in the morning anymore. I really wanted to make it to Christmas Day and maybe have that be our last nursing session. But this morning he wouldn't latch and just bit me and hit me on the chest. I know that is normal behavior for this age, but I don't know how to correct it when he gets a bottle most of the time anyways. I started crying bc I'm afraid we won't get our one "last session." I wish this wasn't so hard.

gutsysneakers · December 2014

Hugs @Sam0905. I'm sorry. It's hard because you're a good mom.

If its any consolation, I've noticed that DD won't nurse as much in the morning/evening (I pump at work). Is your son teething? DD has two teeth that have recently come in and I think she's trying to figure out nursing w/teeth.

Maybe try a slower flow nipple on his bottles? This may help him when nursing since it takes longer for your letdowns - he may not get frustrated waiting...

How's he doing with the formula?

I hope you get one last session in with him. You're a great mom

Sam0905 · December 2014

Ahhhh thank you both so much for the replies. You made me feel much better.

@Jcrewgirl85‌ he just got his first tooth so I'm sure that has something to do with it, plus he is very distracted, wants to play with my hair, etc....I only nurse in the morning since that's when my breasts are full and the letdown is fast. He definitely has a bottle preference (always has, one of our major issues) even with a slow flow nipple. The formula is going ok- he refused it at first, but we mixed it with BM and slowly increased the amounts and now he's taking full formula bottles. It makes him a little more gassy, but I hope he'll get used to it.

@usernameedit‌ I hope we have at least one more good nursing session, and then I'll probably stop trying after that. It'll be nice to not have the pressure of whether or not he'll nurse + pumping every morning, even if it is saddening to stop.

Scantron3000 · December 2014

It seems like breastfeeding changes for us on an almost weekly basis. She's 6.5 months old. This week she feeds every 3 hours, but at night, she'll take the left breast and fall asleep. I'll put her back in her crib, but then she wakes up 20 minutes later. I giver her the right breast, then she falls asleep. I put her in the crib and she wakes up 2 hours later. So weird.

I work full time, so during the day I pump three times at work. I only manage to get around 1 - 1.5oz each session, so we had to supplement with formula for daycare. It sucks. I can remember when I first started pumping and I could easily get 4oz per session.

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