Aww, okay, poor baby and poor you (and your nipple!). I would guess since he was scared that he won't strike forever but you never know. Have you tried nursing him in different positions (like leaning over him), different places than usual (maybe take a bath together)? Sometimes they suggest spending a day doing skin-to-skin to help but I don't know where you live so a) it might be too damn cold to be practically naked for more than 5 minutes and b) life gets in the way of being able to lounge in bed for a day. Does he wake to feed at night at all?
I hope it ends soon for you, too. It's so incredibly stressful and it really does hurt your feelings when it seems like LO is rejecting you. *hugs*
Thanks for the tips! The only time he will nurse is MOTN. I've tried nursing him in different places and positions and it hasn't seemed to help so far but maybe he will come around. I actually don't live in a freezing climate but I'm back at work today so I will see what happens later. We have a helmet appointment today so I will try nursing before we go and when I get home from work.
We are on day 4 today so if he doesn't change his mind after a week I think I'll start weaning from the pump. I feel a little better at least having a plan in place.
Have you tried nursing him in the same place as you do during motn? Maybe try doing exactly what you do in the middle of the night. Dark quiet place in assuming? Happy you have a plan in place and you feel ok with it! Must be so hard! Hugs!
Post by honeybee434 on Feb 23, 2015 15:24:07 GMT -5
huggabunch So happy to hear things went well and that the Dr is positive about th results at this point! Hoping that the results agree with what he thinks! And OMgosh that picture of her is adorable!!!
Strike is still on but we got good news at his helmet appointment! They said he had a huge growth spurt last week so if it keeps up we have one more week. If his growth slows to normal we only have two weeks. Yay! So happy we are almost done!
I hope the strike will end soon but I'm happy to hear that he's almost done with his helmet! That's great, and if you don't mind me saying so, it seemed to go by quickly. Hopefully for you and him as well
Strike is still on but we got good news at his helmet appointment! They said he had a huge growth spurt last week so if it keeps up we have one more week. If his growth slows to normal we only have two weeks. Yay! So happy we are almost done!
That's awesome! So excited your helmet time is almost over. As cute as he looks in it, I'm sure you are both looking forward to it being gone.
Also, thanks everyone again for your support. I will keep you posted when we hear. It could be as early as Friday or as long as 14 days depending on what the pathologist finds.
Post by jnnfrrose6 on Feb 23, 2015 18:30:49 GMT -5
2 interesting stories on NPR this afternoon.
1: don't hold off on giving peanuts. Introduce before the first birthday for a higher chance of preventing allergies (goes completely against current common "wisdom"). It's based on a study looking at why Israeli kids have a much lower incidence of peanut allergy to European or American Jewish kids. They found that a popular food given to kids is peanut based, so they did a study with 600 kids who were most likely to get the allergy. Half were given peanut based foods prior to 1, the others had it withheld (not sure exactly how long). By 5, the kids who had peanuts early were 80% more likely to not have an allergy.
2: there's a new novel called "After Birth" about becoming a new mom and living in upstate NY and how it changes a person (that's the gist I could gather from the interview with the author). It sounds awful. The author actually said we as women owe it to each other to be supportive and blah blah blah. It sounded like the crap people tried to spew on TD and would get put in their place for. There was some other stuff too, but I stopped paying attention at that point.
Strike is still on but we got good news at his helmet appointment! They said he had a huge growth spurt last week so if it keeps up we have one more week. If his growth slows to normal we only have two weeks. Yay! So happy we are almost done!
1: don't hold off on giving peanuts. Introduce before the first birthday for a higher chance of preventing allergies (goes completely against current common "wisdom"). It's based on a study looking at why Israeli kids have a much lower incidence of peanut allergy to European or American Jewish kids. They found that a popular food given to kids is peanut based, so they did a study with 600 kids who were most likely to get the allergy. Half were given peanut based foods prior to 1, the others had it withheld (not sure exactly how long). By 5, the kids who had peanuts early were 80% more likely to not have an allergy.
2: there's a new novel called "After Birth" about becoming a new mom and living in upstate NY and how it changes a person (that's the gist I could gather from the interview with the author). It sounds awful. The author actually said we as women owe it to each other to be supportive and blah blah blah. It sounded like the crap people tried to spew on TD and would get put in their place for. There was some other stuff too, but I stopped paying attention at that point.
I saw the article about peanuts on the news. So interesting that they have a peanut protein patch for desensitization.
1: don't hold off on giving peanuts. Introduce before the first birthday for a higher chance of preventing allergies (goes completely against current common "wisdom"). It's based on a study looking at why Israeli kids have a much lower incidence of peanut allergy to European or American Jewish kids. They found that a popular food given to kids is peanut based, so they did a study with 600 kids who were most likely to get the allergy. Half were given peanut based foods prior to 1, the others had it withheld (not sure exactly how long). By 5, the kids who had peanuts early were 80% more likely to not have an allergy.
2: there's a new novel called "After Birth" about becoming a new mom and living in upstate NY and how it changes a person (that's the gist I could gather from the interview with the author). It sounds awful. The author actually said we as women owe it to each other to be supportive and blah blah blah. It sounded like the crap people tried to spew on TD and would get put in their place for. There was some other stuff too, but I stopped paying attention at that point.
Very interesting! I don't feel so bad about the times my hub gave Junie pb accidentally now!
DH fed LO formula for the first time yesterday morning. We were newbs and tried to give him the formula straight up by itself. LO was not a fan. Luckily that was just a trial run since I have a bit more milk stash!
So tonight his grandma is going to give him a bottle that's a mix of BM and formula. Hopefully that goes okay. I sniffed his formula and totally get why he wasn't a fan. Icky. Gonna have to research and see if I can find one that he might like more that tastes/smells more like breastmilk. The Gerber whatever it is that DH picked out at BRU isn't gonna cut it!
So am I supposed to just give LO peanut butter and watch them like a hawk?
I'm already on edge about when to give her avocado because DH is allergic. I'm afraid i won't know if she's having a reaction until its too late. :/
They did talk to a doctor who said if you have any reason to think allergies may happen (family history or whatever) then to either wait to do allergy testing, or don't introduce unless there's a doctor in the room (I guess at a check up or something?). I think the main idea is if you don't have any reason to suspect possible allergies, then don't hold off.
Post by jnnfrrose6 on Feb 23, 2015 20:27:33 GMT -5
Just tried to make a microwave chocolate chip cookie in a mug. I've done the chocolate cake with success in the past. This was a fail. First, no brown sugar, so I just used a granulated organic sugar I had left over from when SIL was around (in addition to the regular sugar it already called for that I used my classic Dixie sugar for). Also, I think my flour may have gone bad. The whole thing just tasted off.
Don't get me wrong, I still ate it. I just went a threw away that flour (wasn't a lot left at least) and now have brown sugar on my grocery list.
DH fed LO formula for the first time yesterday morning. We were newbs and tried to give him the formula straight up by itself. LO was not a fan. Luckily that was just a trial run since I have a bit more milk stash!
So tonight his grandma is going to give him a bottle that's a mix of BM and formula. Hopefully that goes okay. I sniffed his formula and totally get why he wasn't a fan. Icky. Gonna have to research and see if I can find one that he might like more that tastes/smells more like breastmilk. The Gerber whatever it is that DH picked out at BRU isn't gonna cut it!
When we had to transition my DS to formula he had a hard time too, I smelled his formula (Similac) and had the same reaction you did. He eventually got used to it, but it took time. Mixing it with BM should help! We did the same thing later to transition DS to cows milk, because after he got used to formula he didn't want to switch from it.
I'm a little stressed out about picking out a formula for him. The aisle at the store made my head swim. So many choices. And when I google them, there's a reasoning that every. single. formula. is bad for your baby.
1: don't hold off on giving peanuts. Introduce before the first birthday for a higher chance of preventing allergies (goes completely against current common "wisdom"). It's based on a study looking at why Israeli kids have a much lower incidence of peanut allergy to European or American Jewish kids. They found that a popular food given to kids is peanut based, so they did a study with 600 kids who were most likely to get the allergy. Half were given peanut based foods prior to 1, the others had it withheld (not sure exactly how long). By 5, the kids who had peanuts early were 80% more likely to not have an allergy.
2: there's a new novel called "After Birth" about becoming a new mom and living in upstate NY and how it changes a person (that's the gist I could gather from the interview with the author). It sounds awful. The author actually said we as women owe it to each other to be supportive and blah blah blah. It sounded like the crap people tried to spew on TD and would get put in their place for. There was some other stuff too, but I stopped paying attention at that point.
My doctor advises to feed anything and everything in the first year (not honey). My husband has a shellfish sensitivity and he advises us to give DD some shellfish in the first year. While her chance of having the sensitivity is slightly higher than a child without a parent with it, the chance is still very low. He told us to give the peanut butter too which we will probably melt into cereal or something.
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