This time around they made us sign a form in the hospital talking about how bad a pacifier could be before giving one to us. I thought it was pretty ridiculous.
That's nuts!
The LC I saw said its not s big deal for most babies. Some seem to think it is. Jury still out over here but DD1 had no problems.
Can anyone comment on nipple confusion. Currently DS is doing great BFing. In the hospital, we gave him a pacifier one night not knowing and he liked it. The lactation consultant advised against it. Just wondering what others experiences might be.
We've always given our babies pacifiers from day one and never had an issue. My babies have all been great nursers though and I don't have any milk production issues.
This has been our experience too. The LC said pacis aren't a big deal because there's no milk and if the baby wants milk, the paci won't do and vice versa. Babies know the difference. Also I don't want raw nipples from being used as a paci.
Target has basic v-necks and scoop necks in about ever color that pull down so easy without stretching out. They go on sale for 3/$24 a lot. I'll be buying more next time so I can stop rotating the same three.
I may own every color of one of the v neck styles.
This time around they made us sign a form in the hospital talking about how bad a pacifier could be before giving one to us. I thought it was pretty ridiculous.
What, really? This sounds nuts to me.
DD had no issues. My LC also doesn't think pacifier use is a problem, emphasizing how different they actually feel compared to a nipple and the fact that no milk issues from them. So far DS has not been terribly interested in them. I actually think life would be slightly easier right now if he were!
Post by frecklesnbrains on Jun 28, 2016 17:48:29 GMT -5
No nipple confusion issues at all here, though I did wait a week before introducing a pacifier and 3 weeks before introducing a bottle. By that time breastfeeding was well-established. Both have made my life incredibly easier.
Post by Flair Underwood on Jun 28, 2016 19:28:37 GMT -5
Does anyone else experience any nausea with your letdown? Each time DS latches or I pump, my stomach just lurches. I hate it and I'm wondering if it'll pass.... I don't remember this at all from DD.
Does anyone else experience any nausea with your letdown? Each time DS latches or I pump, my stomach just lurches. I hate it and I'm wondering if it'll pass.... I don't remember this at all from DD.
I totally did for the first few weeks. I didn't remember that the first time. It has subsided now though.
DS's latch is so crappy on one side. My right side is mildly uncomfortable when he latches but then the pain stops quickly when he settles in. But on the right, the nipple and breast still hurt quite a bit and the latch is really painful and it stays painful for awhile, sometimes the entire time. I do the same things on both sides to get him set up. I assume this has something to do with my left breast being noticeably larger than the right, so harder for him to get a proper latch I guess? I just don't know how to make it better.
+1 for having some issues with one breast. The latch on the right isn't too painful but doesn't feel as good as the left. It seems my left one is adjusting it's supply but the right isn't and I think it's because he prefers the other one. So I'm engorged and it isn't regulating so I'm pumping for comfort. He can't even latch if I don't remove some milk first. Ugh I don't want this to be an ugly cycle. Although it seems he does better with the football hold on the right so maybe I'll just offer it that way from now on
+1 for having some issues with one breast. The latch on the right isn't too painful but doesn't feel as good as the left. It seems my left one is adjusting it's supply but the right isn't and I think it's because he prefers the other one. So I'm engorged and it isn't regulating so I'm pumping for comfort. He can't even latch if I don't remove some milk first. Ugh I don't want this to be an ugly cycle. Although it seems he does better with the football hold on the right so maybe I'll just offer it that way from now on
I've found the football hold works better for an engorged breast too. My left side tends to get very engorged and his latch had been shallow with a lot of subsequent nipple pain. This has gotten better since I switched to the football hold.
This morning I actually tried feeding him using the football hold on the left breast while simultaneously pumping from the right breast. I heard people say that they do this but it was total chaos! I ended up with a baby wrapped in pump tubing and power cords and I almost dropped him a few times. Maybe I just need more practice...
+1 for having some issues with one breast. The latch on the right isn't too painful but doesn't feel as good as the left. It seems my left one is adjusting it's supply but the right isn't and I think it's because he prefers the other one. So I'm engorged and it isn't regulating so I'm pumping for comfort. He can't even latch if I don't remove some milk first. Ugh I don't want this to be an ugly cycle. Although it seems he does better with the football hold on the right so maybe I'll just offer it that way from now on
I've found the football hold works better for an engorged breast too. My left side tends to get very engorged and his latch had been shallow with a lot of subsequent nipple pain. This has gotten better since I switched to the football hold.
This morning I actually tried feeding him using the football hold on the left breast while simultaneously pumping from the right breast. I heard people say that they do this but it was total chaos! I ended up with a baby wrapped in pump tubing and power cords and I almost dropped him a few times. Maybe I just need more practice...
Lol that's funny because I just tried to manual pump the other breast while feeding and couldn't get the angle right. I didn't even have tubing to mess it up and it was difficult.
I also worry about him not getting enough of the fatty hindmilk from the engorged breast. The first couple oz are pretty watery.
frecklesnbrains and microworm I tried the baby nursing on one side pumping on the other this morning too! Not easy! My left boob is the slow flow nipple and right boob is super fast, so I had her drinking from the slow flow side and we made it work, but it was a lot of juggling of baby and cords.
This morning I actually tried feeding him using the football hold on the left breast while simultaneously pumping from the right breast. I heard people say that they do this but it was total chaos! I ended up with a baby wrapped in pump tubing and power cords and I almost dropped him a few times. Maybe I just need more practice...
I've done this a few times. It's hard without extra hands. It goes much better if I can get H to turn on the pump. But I usually get what I consider to be pretty good pump output this way
vivela, that exact thing happened to me, and it did resolve in a few weeks. Like others said, I had to pump the side she didn't want to eat on to make it less engorged so she could latch. She still had some trouble latching, so I'd do football hold on that side. That side also bled and became bruised because her latch was poor on that side. Eventually, it healed and all evened out.
I fed from one side and pumped from the other this morning too, trying to save time because my toddler was crying for me to get him out of bed but I needed to feed DD and pump (which I do once in the morning). It's definitely a struggle and hard to not get tangled up!
Post by frecklesnbrains on Jun 29, 2016 15:42:26 GMT -5
Haha, glad I'm not the only one crazy enough to try nursing and pumping simultaneously. And also glad I'm not the only one who finds it challenging! Maybe it will be my new goal to perfect this art. My baby is so angry and fussy though - he makes it difficult by constantly de-latching.
When did you all start pumping for your freezer stash? I'm worried about starting before my supply regulates but then again right now I'm over producing so maybe I should be saving the milk?
Post by frecklesnbrains on Jun 29, 2016 18:01:26 GMT -5
microworm, I started pumping at 3 weeks mostly to allow my DH to do 2 bottle feeds/day so I could sleep to preserve my sanity. I pump twice a day and freeze whatever is left over after those two bottle feeds - it's not much, maybe 3-4oz/day that I'm freezing on average. I'm wondering when to start pumping specifically for a freezer stash, especially in preparation for going back to week at 12 weeks (we're currently 5 weeks).
Post by Flair Underwood on Jun 29, 2016 18:08:07 GMT -5
For a work stash - you don't really need to go overboard prepping. For the most part once you get to working, you'll pump one day for the next day (usually two pumping sessions at work plus one at home in the AM or PM). I totally build a freeze stash too, but I wonder why.... Last time my frozen milk was only ever saved as an emergency bottle at daycare. I tossed probably 200 of frozen milk I never used.
Flair Underwood why did you toss it? We used our extra milk for the transition period. DD1 got breast milk in a soppy cup until all my stash was gone. We also used it when I would want to have extra cocktails. This time around it would be nice to take a trip and not stress about saving all the milk I pump.
Post by sandandsea on Jun 29, 2016 18:23:30 GMT -5
I ended up donating about 525 ounces last time from my freezer stash and I used all frozen milk for his 13th month and weaned at 12 months. It was really nice to get all the freezer space back!!! I loved not having the pressure to produce milk because of the large freezer stash. I'm hoping it works as well this time but I'd drop a pumping session sooner this time.
microworm, I started pumping at 3 weeks mostly to allow my DH to do 2 bottle feeds/day so I could sleep to preserve my sanity. I pump twice a day and freeze whatever is left over after those two bottle feeds - it's not much, maybe 3-4oz/day that I'm freezing on average. I'm wondering when to start pumping specifically for a freezer stash, especially in preparation for going back to week at 12 weeks (we're currently 5 weeks).
For going back to work all you really need is enough for that first day, presuming that you will be pumping regularly at work.
I used the exact same thing. Freeze the bags flat then ended up moving them into gallon-sized ziploc baggies. Made life way easier.
For fresh use (we usually did frozen onon Mondays and maybe Tuesdays, fresh the rest of the week, since I'd pump enough for the next day) I'm planning on getting one of those pop can dispensers that you use in the fridge. So the old stuff is dispensed on the bottom and the new stuff rotates down the line.
Need to start pumping to build a stash though. Only 2oz frozen. Haha.
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Flair Underwood why did you toss it? We used our extra milk for the transition period. DD1 got breast milk in a soppy cup until all my stash was gone. We also used it when I would want to have extra cocktails. This time around it would be nice to take a trip and not stress about saving all the milk I pump.
Just never had a need for it... When DD transitioned to whole milk, I just pumped then too. Idk, I never really liked giving frozen milk if I didn't have too. I hate the smell of thawed frozen breastmilk so I didn't like giving it to her even though I'm sure she would've taken it. We nursed at bedtime and nap time until 16 months, so I still was able to pump the bit I needed until the end. I guess for me having the stash just took the stress away from pumping.
Flair Underwood why did you toss it? We used our extra milk for the transition period. DD1 got breast milk in a soppy cup until all my stash was gone. We also used it when I would want to have extra cocktails. This time around it would be nice to take a trip and not stress about saving all the milk I pump.
Just never had a need for it... When DD transitioned to whole milk, I just pumped then too. Idk, I never really liked giving frozen milk if I didn't have too. I hate the smell of thawed frozen breastmilk so I didn't like giving it to her even though I'm sure she would've taken it. We nursed at bedtime and nap time until 16 months, so I still was able to pump the bit I needed until the end. I guess for me having the stash just took the stress away from pumping.
Did the frozen smell really off? I had this with DD and it turned out I had high lipase, so I ended up having to throw a tonne of frozen milk out because DD wouldn't even drink it. I didn't even know and just kept pumping and storing.
I had a huge stash last time and stopped nursing/pumping at 10 months but used it until 13 months (mixing with whole milk after 12 months). I didn't even START pumping until DS was 2 months though last time, so it's true, you really don't need some stash for when you go back to work. I would just get home and transfer the milk I pumped into bottles for daycare for the next day (3 bottles). I usually had some leftover and I would freeze that. It worked well for us!
I didn't freeze in a very organized way last time. I'm trying to organize into gallon bags this time, but I need to start freezing flat because I can't fit very many in a bag. Good ideas!
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