Thirsty Thursday 6/18

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Jun 22, 2015 15:56:20 GMT -5 dogmama22 said:

So it just occurred to me that my deodorant contains peppermint essential oil. It's the last ingredient and my supply has been fine so far, but is there a risk of it decreasing if I continue to use it?

External use of peppermint shouldn't effect supply. If you notice an issue, or are worried, of course change deodorant.

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Jun 22, 2015 14:29:46 GMT -5 mrsmonogrammed said:

@amyg what if I can not get my baby to want to nurse that often?! She's a week old today and nursed only about 4 times today...3 shorter 20 minute sessions, and one 45 minute one. I try all the tricks to keep her awake but she just keeps falling asleep:(

DH doing the diaper change helped us. I think it was a combo of not having my smell at that time and him handling her different but it was enough to wake her up.

[wormgerm]

He's one week old today and eats well. My nipples are intact thank goodness but one has a bruise. It's awful.

[kemdupuis]

I know I've been MIA for a few days, so I apologize in advance for not being caught up and for busting back in with a question, but I need your thoughts. I am BF exclusive with my little guy, and still patiently (actually not patiently at all) waiting for my milk to come in. I was applying lanolin after our feeding this afternoon, and I noticed that I've got a few small blister looking things developing on my left nipple. They look like they're filled with a clearish liquid- are these clogged ducts? Or truly blisters? Or something that I have no idea about? I will be seeing a LC on Wednesday, so I will certainly have her take a look, but any ideas as to what I can do? I bought those boobease things (warm moist heat) at home, but we're still waiting to be released from the hospital due to very slight jaundice

[turtletyme]

Jun 22, 2015 13:36:02 GMT -5 @amyg said:

Jun 22, 2015 12:06:08 GMT -5 turtletyme said:

Thanks @amyg. I have an appointment for Thursday with the LC. I just got new horns for my pump and will use til then and see if a pump rental is appropriate. I had a TON of fluid and swelling at birth, as you mentioned, and wonder if my baby's large abdominal measurement (in the 90s%) is part of why they were freaking out about her not eating enough. Will continue with offering at every feed, pumping and see what ped says today.

Eh babies have distended stomachs cause they don't have much abdominal muscles. Of course they could be full of amniotic fluid still, be high weight or need to poop. lol. or they ate more than you think they did. When they eat you can see their tummy go up in size and then they poop and it goes back down again.

Thursday is a LONG TIME away, can you get in to see them any sooner?

How much weight did baby lose? Did you do the math yourself to see what % it is?

It was over 10% today at the peds. She lost more weight (down to 8.11 from 9.11). She may be a little dehydrated, so we have to go back tomorrow to weigh again and have been told to do 2 oz feeds every 2 hours. I don't know if my bf journey ends here but I am putting it on hold for the moment. I will be keeping up with what you guys are doing, but for the next 24 hours I have to think long and hard about what I want to do. Thanks for your great advice!

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Jun 22, 2015 17:16:25 GMT -5 kemdupuis said:

I know I've been MIA for a few days, so I apologize in advance for not being caught up and for busting back in with a question, but I need your thoughts. I am BF exclusive with my little guy, and still patiently (actually not patiently at all) waiting for my milk to come in. I was applying lanolin after our feeding this afternoon, and I noticed that I've got a few small blister looking things developing on my left nipple. They look like they're filled with a clearish liquid- are these clogged ducts? Or truly blisters? Or something that I have no idea about? I will be seeing a LC on Wednesday, so I will certainly have her take a look, but any ideas as to what I can do? I bought those boobease things (warm moist heat) at home, but we're still waiting to be released from the hospital due to very slight jaundice

They could be blisters. plugged ducts are within the breast,

but they could also be nipple blebs.  which are basically your body decided it needed to create a layer of skin over top of a nipple hole.  so milk can't come out,  and it hurts like the dickens. 

can you see an LC and have an in person check?

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Jun 22, 2015 17:07:12 GMT -5 wormgerm said:

He's one week old today and eats well. My nipples are intact thank goodness but one has a bruise. It's awful.

cool compresses motrin for pain and inflammation and swelling. you can alternate with warm compresses to speed the flow of blood and speed healing. nipple crème religiously after feeds.

[kemdupuis]

Jun 22, 2015 17:23:44 GMT -5 @amyg said:

Jun 22, 2015 17:16:25 GMT -5 kemdupuis said:

I know I've been MIA for a few days, so I apologize in advance for not being caught up and for busting back in with a question, but I need your thoughts. I am BF exclusive with my little guy, and still patiently (actually not patiently at all) waiting for my milk to come in. I was applying lanolin after our feeding this afternoon, and I noticed that I've got a few small blister looking things developing on my left nipple. They look like they're filled with a clearish liquid- are these clogged ducts? Or truly blisters? Or something that I have no idea about? I will be seeing a LC on Wednesday, so I will certainly have her take a look, but any ideas as to what I can do? I bought those boobease things (warm moist heat) at home, but we're still waiting to be released from the hospital due to very slight jaundice

They could be blisters. plugged ducts are within the breast,

but they could also be nipple blebs.  which are basically your body decided it needed to create a layer of skin over top of a nipple hole.  so milk can't come out,  and it hurts like the dickens. 

can you see an LC and have an in person check?

Thanks for the response @amyg, yeah, I'm absolutely going to have the LC check on Wednesday. They are pretty painful, but my nipples just really hurt in general, so it's a little difficult to distinguish if it's the blister things, or just everything in general. If they were blisters/nipple blebs how would you go about treating them?

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Jun 22, 2015 17:23:08 GMT -5 turtletyme said:

Jun 22, 2015 13:36:02 GMT -5 @amyg said:

Eh babies have distended stomachs cause they don't have much abdominal muscles. Of course they could be full of amniotic fluid still, be high weight or need to poop. lol. or they ate more than you think they did. When they eat you can see their tummy go up in size and then they poop and it goes back down again.

Thursday is a LONG TIME away, can you get in to see them any sooner?

How much weight did baby lose? Did you do the math yourself to see what % it is?

It was over 10% today at the peds. She lost more weight (down to 8.11 from 9.11). She may be a little dehydrated, so we have to go back tomorrow to weigh again and have been told to do 2 oz feeds every 2 hours. I don't know if my bf journey ends here but I am putting it on hold for the moment. I will be keeping up with what you guys are doing, but for the next 24 hours I have to think long and hard about what I want to do. Thanks for your great advice!

Do yourself a favor and until this is figured out, consider being protective of your chance to breastfeed by continuing to pump or try to pump as often as you can whether that is 6-8-10-12 times a day.  Cause usually as soon as weight gain is figured out and milk comes in and supply grows you can get to the breast and put this behind you.  But if you don't nurse or pump for 24 hours it will signal your body to dry up milk and you will then have an uphill battle to try to make breastfeeding work.  don't close that door until you are ready to close the door. When you are in the middle of it I know it feels hopeless but it's not.  hugs to you

[shahoi]

Jun 22, 2015 17:28:13 GMT -5 kemdupuis said:

Jun 22, 2015 17:23:44 GMT -5 @amyg said:

They could be blisters. plugged ducts are within the breast,

but they could also be nipple blebs.  which are basically your body decided it needed to create a layer of skin over top of a nipple hole.  so milk can't come out,  and it hurts like the dickens. 

can you see an LC and have an in person check?

Thanks for the response @amyg, yeah, I'm absolutely going to have the LC check on Wednesday. They are pretty painful, but my nipples just really hurt in general, so it's a little difficult to distinguish if it's the blister things, or just everything in general. If they were blisters/nipple blebs how would you go about treating them?

My nipples were in horrible shape due to 8 days with a bad latch prior to getting baby girl's tongue clipped. I saw a lactation consultant the day after the clipping and she had me ask my OB to call in a script for all purpose nipple cream. It is compounded with 3 different medications. I guess it's normally a cream, but the pharmacist made mine into ointment form. The co-pay on my insurance was $45, but it's been worth every penny. My nips are back to normal! We are supplementing as well, and I took a day off of nursing and just pumped and bottle fed... they were almost back to normal the next day. Good luck! I feel for you!

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Jun 22, 2015 17:28:13 GMT -5 kemdupuis said:

Jun 22, 2015 17:23:44 GMT -5 @amyg said:

They could be blisters. plugged ducts are within the breast,

but they could also be nipple blebs.  which are basically your body decided it needed to create a layer of skin over top of a nipple hole.  so milk can't come out,  and it hurts like the dickens. 

can you see an LC and have an in person check?

Thanks for the response @amyg, yeah, I'm absolutely going to have the LC check on Wednesday. They are pretty painful, but my nipples just really hurt in general, so it's a little difficult to distinguish if it's the blister things, or just everything in general. If they were blisters/nipple blebs how would you go about treating them?

sorry I missed your question. 

They could be blisters from friction on roof of baby's mouth if you have a bad latch. That is keep it soft with nipple crème and get help with latch asap.

If they are nipple blebs you soak the nipple until the skin gets soft and usually you can scrub/pull the layer of extra skin off and release the milk backed up behind the skin and you'll feel sore but tons better.

Has there been any change or improvement?

[kemdupuis]

@amyg They're doing better, ithink. My milk has come in, so that is helping somewhat. My engorgement is causing some issues, though/- I'm having to pump for a few minutes before he eats because my nipples are way too hard. Haha what a learning process this is!