I was dreaming about having a miscarriage when I woke up I was spotting blood I went to the ER I was freaking out I even told the nurse everything from my dream every detail even the nurse was the same from my dream it was a male nurse he looked at me like I was crazy I told him everything they were going to do I even described the doctor that was gana see me the nurse was in shock cause everything I told him happen down to the doctor name I never even met the doctor before
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Re: Feeding thread
Oh yes, I am definitely a human pacifier for my LO sometimes. She will switch to a very non productive suck and drift off to sleep all the time. Then she is still angry if I remove her. Her actual pacifier will calm her down if she is just looking for that comfort, if she is truly hungry she will very angrily spit out the pacifier and proceed to scream louder just so we get the hint.
@rock1cherry Omg, my LO does the same thing! And lately she has been doing a nice little stretch when she is almost done eating, which would be cute if she didn't still have my nipple in her mouth. Pulled and twisted.... not fun either.
Congrats on the no shield! It is easier without it, although nipples are very tender for some time. Keep up with lanolin as it really helps. I can stand in the shower now without holding my nipples so water doesn't touch them ...I call that progress!
I need to use the lanolin more often. My nips are definitely painful now that I'm pumping and going without the shield. It was tough to stop using it but we are doing well now.
@jenkar01 for me to go without the shield I have to really pinch my nipple/areola to get it flat to get in her mouth. My nipples were very flat and they've changed since I started breastfeeding. Hopefully you'll have more luck soon! It gets better.
It just hit me yesterday that we have gotten the hang of this breastfeeding thing! My LO is 8 weeks now, and I realized that the pain is gone and the crazy sensitivity as well. I actually found myself looking forward to it rather than dreading it as I used to.
I hope the other ladies who have been struggling with inverted nipples are getting some relief from the pain as well as we all move further along.
I still feel uncomfortable about breastfeeding around anyone other than my husband though. Its weird, even my mom. I have always been super private and shy so I am equating it to this as by no means has anyone made me feel like it was a problem. We are heading out of town for our first visit to the inlaws about 3 hours away. I am a little nervous about how everything is going to work away from the comfort of my own home!
My milk was very late, and the first few weeks after the birth were a nightmare. Sylvia had to be supplemented after day 2 when she kept losing weight and waking up howling. We started with donor milk, then switched to formula. I was originally on a triple feeding schedule: breastfeed first, then give supplement, and pump to try to increase my supply. I went from only getting 5ml of colostrum up to day 10 to now about 2oz of mature milk. I stopped pumping after week 3 because I was exhausted and miserable. I'm just now trying to start a pumping routine because I'm paranoid my supply is already drying up.
It's so hard to tell and I'm so paranoid. She won't have a check up until her 2 month visit two weeks from now and I'm terrified the pediatrician is going to tell me she isn't gaining enough. She's bigger, she's alert, never dehydrated, and meeting her milestones, but I still worry because of how awful those nights in the hospital were. I weigh her with me on the scale at home but all I can think about is her not being big enough. I wish I could let go of the anxiety and trust she's doing okay.
She breastfeeds, pulls away from the breast on her own, and seems satisfied. She won't take the supplement bottle the majority of the time, but I'm scared she's only refusing because she wore herself out trying to draw milk from a stone, so to speak. When she does take the bottle (usually in the evening) she'll drink 2 or more ounces, which is why I worry she's not really getting enough when she refuses the bottle earlier in the day. Also if I skip a feed and my husband gives her only formula, she'll still only eat 2oz, rarely 3, which I thought was kind of low for a nearly two month old?
I know I should call a lactation consultant, or someone who can weigh her accurately, but I don't want to hear more doom and gloom about how I can't feed my baby...
Omg, my entire day seems to revolve around me wondering how my supply is doing ever since I switched to breastfeeding and only pumping a couple of times a day. I hate not knowing how much she is eating, but she has plenty of wet diapers and is putting on weight so I keep trying to reassure myself that she is doing okay.
I have been watching it more since I started back on the bcp. I even went out and bought 'mothers milk tea' that I have been choking down 3x a day just in case. I love the convenience of breastfeeding but I is seriously taking a toll on my sanity!
Yup, I ha this same freak out too. My LO has bee an amazing night time sleeper for me so I cannot complain. She routinely sleeps 5-6hrs overnight, but it starting to stretch longer and it worried me. The last visit to the doctors I had, at 9 weeks, she told me to wake her up every 4hrs at night! I was not too keen on that seeing as she was happy, having lots of wet diapers, and is a great little grower, and I was finally getting some sleep. I tried setting an alarm but I keep sleeping right through it. I just let her wake up on her own now, she knows when she is hungry.
Eta...i forgot to mention that she is 10weeks old now too
How great that your your little man slept so long (I would've freaked out too!). Here's hoping for a repeat tonight
I actually just read a very scary article on hypoglycemia this morning. It seemed to be a risk when the mothers were waiting for their milk to come in and not wanting to supplement, not knowing they were starving their newborns. The babies cited in this article were all crying for food, but just not getting it. Really good article about not shaming mothers for supplementing and proper infant monitoring in the first few days of life. But it did seem to become an issue after a prolonged period without any nourishment, so I am gong to embrace my 2 extra hours and try to not go to my 'first time mom' stressed out zone! Too many other things send me their already. I actually googled '10 week old drooling' yesterday..... yeah. Lol
I guess worrying is just what we new moms do! Oh well, its all for a good reason. Our most important job is looking out for our little ones now.
I had actually not known how scary an issue hypoglycemia in newborns was until I read about it this morning. I am surprised it is not part of the teaching to new moms who are trying to breastfeed, and that more monitoring of their supply is not automatically being done. I was basically left alone and just had to record on a piece of paper whenever I fed her. It is defiantly something I will have in the back of my mind if I ever do all of this again.
I saw several lactation consultations about my low supply but they couldn't say why I don't produce enough. The obgyn suggested possible breast issues, like I didn't grow enough of the right tissues. Even now it's hard to tell if I'm catching up and she's getting enough or she's just wearing herself out when she stops sucking. I can only go by the wet diapers and the fact that she's alert, hitting her milestones, and at least getting bigger. The pediatrician can confirm at her two month. I'm trying not to stress too much until then...
Do I have to buy all new nipples if I am only feeding breast milk from bottles? Are the larger holes really just for thicker fluids or should I upgrade them as she gets older? Didn't even think about this until I saw them in the store again the other day.
The larger bottles are intimidating enough, how would ever make enough to fill that sucker! Glad she is content with the little bottles right now.
Omg, just when I had thought I was getting into a good place with this whole breastfeeding routine! I noticed I had not been using my frozen breast milk stash so I thawed some of the earlier milk to use before it went bad. It definitely had a unusual odor but thought maybe it was just a little freezer burned as it was in a plastic container with some air at the top. After thawing completely in the fridge, it was definitely sour! I tried thawing a later container this morning and it still tasted sour. So now I am thawing one of the bags I switched to, to see what it is like.
I have since read a lot about excess lipase and scalding milk, but wow that seems like a lot of extra work at 2am! And one site even said to stop drinking or washing with my tap water... really?
This would be devastating news if I was going back to work, but my stash was just for babysitting times or when we are out and about. I feel like just giving up on storing anything and just using formula for these instances. Or just store milk in the fridge until a week ( haven't noticed it going off early in the fridge) and then toss if not used.
Sorry this is kinda long, it is just so frustrating and my husband doesn't seem to get it.
Edited for so many typos... stupid tablet.
Yeah I have read that it is safe, but I literally gagged when I dipped my finger in to try it.... it might be hard to sell drinking it to my LO. She did get 1/2 of a frozen 1/2 fresh milk bottle and had one of the worst afternoons ever, she screamed for hours and nothing would settle her. Don't know if I want to risk that again...
Thank you for the encouragement though, maybe now I can stop getting up at 2 am to pump those extra ounces! I'm trying to look on the bright side...