Thanks everyone who asked about my low supply post and run. I'm less sad now and will just pump everyday instead of 2x/week, drink more water and eat more foods w/ flaxseed & fenugreek. The pedi said it's not a huge concern right now but just wants to monitor her weight more closely. She gave me Alimentum to supplement, but L refused the bottle last night because she wanted me. Yay! She was 39% @ 2 months and down to 19% this week @ 4 months. I didn't ask which growth chart, but I'm assuming AAP. Pedi did ask if L is active during the day which she is for her age (she's a kicker plus trying to roll consistently). She's also becoming distracted during feedings and is sleeping longer @ night so it may just be the perfect storm along w/ my bad drinking habit. Haha, I thought it'd be funny to write that last line as a teetotaler
TL DR: I will try to increase my milk supply before the next weight check.
Post by rrrrrachel on Jan 23, 2015 19:30:32 GMT -5
There is usually either the cdc growth chart or the WHO one. The cdc one is made using data from formula fed babies and they follow a different pattern than breastfed, is the reason it's relevant. Remember to watch your baby and not just the numbers!
Thanks everyone who asked about my low supply post and run. I'm less sad now and will just pump everyday instead of 2x/week, drink more water and eat more foods w/ flaxseed & fenugreek. The pedi said it's not a huge concern right now but just wants to monitor her weight more closely. She gave me Alimentum to supplement, but L refused the bottle last night because she wanted me. Yay! She was 39% @ 2 months and down to 19% this week @ 4 months. I didn't ask which growth chart, but I'm assuming AAP. Pedi did ask if L is active during the day which she is for her age (she's a kicker plus trying to roll consistently). She's also becoming distracted during feedings and is sleeping longer @ night so it may just be the perfect storm along w/ my bad drinking habit. Haha, I thought it'd be funny to write that last line as a teetotaler
TL DR: I will try to increase my milk supply before the next weight check.
M was very slow to gain in the beginning and I was terrified of having to supplement (I had read so many stories about women whose supply kept dropping because of formula supplementation). Fortunately I had a pedi who wasn't worried and I talked to a LC who told me to pump and feed the extra to her. That advice was a lifesaver. It was only 1 oz/day (this was early), but it gave me the tools to pump enough once she went to DC. I don't pump enough while she's at DC, so I pump every day, first thing in the morning. I used to pump one side while she nursed the other, now I feed her on one side and pump the other while we both have solid breakfast. I say pump as much as you can after each feeding and after she goes to bed and feed the extra to her (or however many oz the doc says that she needs).
There is usually either the cdc growth chart or the WHO one. The cdc one is made using data from formula fed babies and they follow a different pattern than breastfed, is the reason it's relevant. Remember to watch your baby and not just the numbers!
This too. Does your LO seem happy and healthy, hitting milestones, etc? I have a very tiny friend who constantly had state child welfare workers at her house because her baby was so small. She felt like a failure of a mother. She finally drilled it into their head that she, and her husband were tiny people (she's 4'11", he's 5'2"), they're going to have tiny babies. I know another woman who is not tiny, but one of her twins is in the 0.4% for weight and her doctor is unconcerned. So listen to your gut too.
There is usually either the cdc growth chart or the WHO one. The cdc one is made using data from formula fed babies and they follow a different pattern than breastfed, is the reason it's relevant. Remember to watch your baby and not just the numbers!
This too. Does your LO seem happy and healthy, hitting milestones, etc? I have a very tiny friend who constantly had state child welfare workers at her house because her baby was so small. She felt like a failure of a mother. She finally drilled it into their head that she, and her husband were tiny people (she's 4'11", he's 5'2"), they're going to have tiny babies. I know another woman who is not tiny, but one of her twins is in the 0.4% for weight and her doctor is unconcerned. So listen to your gut too.
Thanks Rrrrr & maple I was just shocked because L is happy, hitting milestones and has chubby cheeks/chunky thighs. Unfortunately, I went to worst case scenario because I took care of a lot of kids with Failure to Thrive, but I need to remember to think as her mom, not her nurse. I am going to do SNS with EBM though too along with all these suggestions. Thanks again.
This too. Does your LO seem happy and healthy, hitting milestones, etc? I have a very tiny friend who constantly had state child welfare workers at her house because her baby was so small. She felt like a failure of a mother. She finally drilled it into their head that she, and her husband were tiny people (she's 4'11", he's 5'2"), they're going to have tiny babies. I know another woman who is not tiny, but one of her twins is in the 0.4% for weight and her doctor is unconcerned. So listen to your gut too.
Thanks Rrrrr & maple I was just shocked because L is happy, hitting milestones and has chubby cheeks/chunky thighs. Unfortunately, I went to worst case scenario because I took care of a lot of kids with Failure to Thrive, but I need to remember to think as her mom, not her nurse. I am going to do SNS with EBM though too along with all these suggestions. Thanks again.
Happy chubby baby is good in my book. In sure there are visits where there is more gain and less gain.
Fwiw, my pedi uses patient statistics from UPMC to get percentiles since she is part of that health system. If I throw Sage's data in to WHO, she is barely on the chart.
Percentiles are great for trends, but you see your baby every day and know if they are eating and dirtying dipes regularly.
Holy smokes nana. That would be like a productive week around here.
I only really get one day to do things this week. So, I am taking advantage of it. I always have Friday's off this quarter, but tomorrow is my CPR certification class and it's an all day thing. Sunday is usually shopping day, and I'd like to have 1 morning this week where I can sleep in and take my time drinking coffee.
Post by chickypoo2468 on Jan 23, 2015 20:58:34 GMT -5
Yeahthanks. I got far enough to know that I'm not nearly funny/witty/snarky enough.
I do like that you can see the beginning of posts tho. So I can stop forgetting what they're about. I just feel like it's too easy to lose threads, no?
I only really get one day to do things this week. So, I am taking advantage of it. I always have Friday's off this quarter, but tomorrow is my CPR certification class and it's an all day thing. Sunday is usually shopping day, and I'd like to have 1 morning this week where I can sleep in and take my time drinking coffee.
Sleep in? Wth is that?
It's that thing I do when the kids are at my MILs.
It is so hard not to compare second child to first child. By 8 months, R was climbing the stairs...A is now 8 months and wants nothing to do with crawling, let alone pulling up on stuff.
I know she'll figure it all out eventually, but I really just want her to crawl! Where's my MOTY badge?
It is so hard not to compare second child to first child. By 8 months, R was climbing the stairs...A is now 8 months and wants nothing to do with crawling, let alone pulling up on stuff.
I know she'll figure it all out eventually, but I really just want her to crawl! Where's my MOTY badge?
Yeah, I feel like M is on the later side of all of these physical milestones. Some women in my BMB have posted pictures of their babies walking with walkers. Wha? M is getting on all 4s-ish. And she can scoot backwards. She rolled later too. It mostly seemed like she didn't care to roll but when she got around to doing it, she did it easily.
Clearly I need to get on here more often. I just went through and love peened a ton of posts (to boost your stats, ladies!). Now I have lost track of all the things I wanted to say!
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