DSHM13 happy birthday! Sorry you are feeling emotional about supplementing. With DS1 I had a very hard time accepting that I wasn't making what he needed. So, I know where you are coming from.
motownthrowdown the woman that your H works with is a special breed of stupid.
My H is going hunting this weekend and next weekend. I really don't know how single parents do it. He hasn't even left yet and I am dreading him being gone. If DS3 was sleeping better I think I would feel better about being by myself with 3 kids, but he's not so cue freak out.
The first time I ordered an Enell, I sent it back without even trying it on. You are right, ugly as all hell. But with the miles I run, I need it. If you want to see something disturbing, look up the Shock Absorber brand website and check out their video on what breast movement looks like when you run. I will look for the link later if I have time. It's no joke!
I thought about sending it back then i figured i could wear it under tshirts for outdoor winter runs. Plus I literally feel no movement at all, which is a first. So so ugly though.
Beware: the seams are visible under almost everything. But it is the one thing I won't run without!
DSHM13 I cried so much when I had to start supplementing. It helped me to remind myself that it's what Miles needed. When he started to gain weight it got easier. Hugs to you. I second getting that drink!
Oh, I was bawling to our ped. Luckily I know him outside of the office too. It seems like he deals with crying from FTMs a lot though!
Post by bcmomsaysso on Sept 18, 2015 15:34:47 GMT -5
pmcd886 I am DREADING tomorrow. My H is working OT so I have three soccer games (at different fields this time-ugh) and will be out with the three boys and baby, by myself, ALL DAY. I'll say a prayer for both of us...
I can't believe how fast the weeks go by when you have a baby and are at home. I have to go back to work to renew my appointment in 10 days, and then I get an additional two weeks from there. I just can't believe how fast it's going by. He's growing so much already, time needs to stop for a little bit and let me be in my little cozy happy place.
And I too was a crying mess when at only a few days old the pedi said we needed to supplement DS. He gained as needed and now nurses almost exclusively (DH still isn't in the habit of finding out if there is pumped breast milk BEFORE going for the formula if he takes a feeding so I can sleep). It will be ok!
Had another post-ped appt cry. Aurelia hasn't gained any weight. She was 8lb, 10oz at birth and 8lb at her first check up. We were given formula but she refused it and we power nursed to get her 8lb, 2oz the next day. Now it's been 8 days and despite nursing on demand, cluster feeding, painful nipples and no sleep there has been zero progress. I know I'm not a failure but I feel like one. We are supplementing now after every feed and I want to cry when I see her with the bottle. I know many people have to do this (my mother had to don't with me) but I hate that I'm not enough right now. How can something so natural be so challenging? My best friend (and many of you) have assured me that it gets better but sometimes it's hard to believe it. It's the last day my parents are here and they and DH want me to go get a drink wth DH for my birthday but I really don't feel like celebrating. I am usually not this emotional so I have to believe it's just the hormones regulating themselves. Can't wait for this phase to pass.
Yes, I feel like the hardest for me at the beginning was working SO HARD and not getting ANY results from it. We're supplementing too, I just wish he could nurse every time for a half hour and be full.
Stupid question. If you bf,does baby still need to be burped? I feel like they would, but I don't know lol
Yes. My kid burps like crazy after a nursing session.
Eta- but you might find that A burps more or less often depending on how fast your flow is compared to the flow of the bottle nipples you're using (faster flow = more burps). Generally, bottles are faster flow than breasts, but it's not always the case. Not a stupid question.
Stupid question. If you bf,does baby still need to be burped? I feel like they would, but I don't know lol
Depends on the kid. Isaac didn't. Ethan does. You can usually tell when the have a bubble or need to burp. Ethan starts getting really squirmy. Sometimes fussy.
ETA: agreed that it's not a stupid question. Good luck!!
Going to try breastfeeding tomorrow. I'm thinking once a day to start, to make sure she's still getting enough and so I can't beat myself up all day if it's tough.
I really want to try again, but I'm so afraid she won't latch after being used to the bottle. I know nursing her is the best way to improve my supply. You and all the ladies here are making me feel better about trying. And if it doesn't work out, I think I'll be ok with it. At least I can say I gave it a shot.
pmcd886 I am DREADING tomorrow. My H is working OT so I have three soccer games (at different fields this time-ugh) and will be out with the three boys and baby, by myself, ALL DAY. I'll say a prayer for both of us...
I'll say a prayer for you guys too We have two games tomorrow, at different fields, at the same time. SD is upset that her dad, baby sister, and I can't all be at her game (it's her first one). Younger SS couldn't care less who comes to his game. Thank god older SS isn't playing this year. No clue how we'd be in 3 places at once. Good luck!
Going to try breastfeeding tomorrow. I'm thinking once a day to start, to make sure she's still getting enough and so I can't beat myself up all day if it's tough.
I really want to try again, but I'm so afraid she won't latch after being used to the bottle. I know nursing her is the best way to improve my supply. You and all the ladies here are making me feel better about trying. And if it doesn't work out, I think I'll be ok with it. At least I can say I gave it a shot.
The last time I attempted was before her surgery in July. This is the only thing I have left from my "birth plan" so I'm putting way too much emphasis on it.
Post by twinkbrite on Sept 18, 2015 17:12:50 GMT -5
I am so tired I started crying. Maybe someday I will get sleep again...
Speaking of sports bras, do either of those bras work easily for pumping? I am going to be teaching dance when I go back to work and will need to pump at the studio.
So we've been giving baby the oral medicine for thrush for about a week now and ever since we started it he's been so so soooo fussy. This morning when I changed his diaper there was dark reddish-brown mucous. Seriously freaked me out. Its been in every diaper today. I'm fairly certain its caused by this new medicine I haven't found a pediatrician in our new city yet and I wouldn't be able drive down to his old pedi office until next week. I'll be doing lots of doctor research tonight.
DS is 4 weeks today. I'm pretty sure he meets go to a size 2 diaper. His 3 month onsies are getting to be too short to snap and his car seat straps are already on the 3rd notch. He is growing to fast.
I am so tired I started crying. Maybe someday I will get sleep again...
Speaking of sports bras, do either of those bras work easily for pumping? I am going to be teaching dance when I go back to work and will need to pump at the studio.
Neither of them are nursing bras. The enell opens in the front, so if you wear a pull down nursing bra, like a sleep bra, under it, you could just pop the sports bra open and pump that way.
Stupid question. If you bf,does baby still need to be burped? I feel like they would, but I don't know lol
Depends on the kid. Isaac didn't. Ethan does. You can usually tell when the have a bubble or need to burp. Ethan starts getting really squirmy. Sometimes fussy.
ETA: agreed that it's not a stupid question. Good luck!!
For the first 4 weeks, we never burped E. In the past 2 weeks, we've had to. She starts punching my boob, popping on and off, and generally being fussy until we burp her.
Hubs went out of town today and my 2 littles and me are alive and kicking still. both asleep and time for a beer for me. it was rough and hubs diesnt come home until next thursday...its going to be a long week.
Post by htuzzi324 on Sept 18, 2015 19:02:28 GMT -5
My grandmother thinks Noah needs formula because he nurses so much. Tried to tell her it's different from formula and doesn't fill them up as long, plus explained cluster feeding. She's still lost but surprisingly accepting.
Post by oopsiedaisies on Sept 18, 2015 19:07:50 GMT -5
To mom's that will be pumping at work, I highly recommend the Simple Wishes pumping bra. I always just pulled my regular bra up and then just zipped it on to pump. Hands free to be on tcf or to massage your boobs as needed. :-)
Why is my family planning anybody else's business?
It's not! Tell the nosy to stick it elsewhere...
Right. It was a guy in his 40s. He looked back and forth between my kids and said he'd recommend waiting a few years for the next one. I just smiled and kept walking. The one time I'd have loved to have a good comeback and I didn't.
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