Post by runningmommy519 on Oct 19, 2015 3:42:00 GMT -5
Age of lo? 3 months
Ef/ep/both/supp? EBF with one bottle per day
Triumphs? N/a
Struggles? I feel like my supply is going down. I base this on my output when I pump (which I know is no indication of supply) but I can't help it. It seems to matter when I pump I get between 2-2.5 oz. I feel like to much time goes overnight sometime because E is mostly STTN. He also seems to drain me rather quickly too but seems satisfied. He'd be screaming if he wasn't right? I keep worrying my dieting/exercising is hurting things even though in eating plenty. I could do better with water. So I'm working on that this week. I am never engorged either. I might look into seeing an LC or have a public health nurse come by every once in awhile to check his weight (we did this with ds1)
8w Both, no sup, Nipples are still wicked facked! (Read with A. Sandler NH accent) We have mastered nip in car, and doing motn feed with only the bathroom light on. Yesterday, i started using Eucerin and cortisone cream, bec a use thst is what i use on the cracks in my feet. I googled and found a site that actually recommended eucerin. Fx it works. runningmommy519, i also worry about supply later in the day, and i feel water is huge. I have been avoiding the water since going back to work, no toilet on bus..
Trumphs: we've gone longer than I did with DD1. It seems to be working. She's still eating every 2.5 hours.
Struggle: I've got 3 full (work) days of stash (yay!) Unfortunately, we're going out of town the week after I start back and will be leaving Delilah for two full days. The math isn't working out in our favor and I think my mom will have to supplement (which isn't terrible). I'm a bit nervous about my supply going back to work and with that weekend coming up where I'll only be pumping.
Question: for btdt: are there people who never got up to pump at night once LO STTN? D wakes up once to nurse and I don't know if I'll have the will power to get up to pump once she sleeps through
Post by cupcakecutiern on Oct 19, 2015 5:59:48 GMT -5
Age of lo? 7 weeks and 5 days Ef/ep/both/supp? Ebf, a bottle every now and again, but not supplementing. Pumping once of twice a day to keep a stash for work.
Triumphs? I am amazed that we have been nursing for almost 8 weeks. I really the ease of breastfeeding. No bottles to wash or pump parts. It's truly amazing.
Struggles? We are using a shield, I did w weighted feed and she's taking 4oz with the shield so I'm no longer going to stress about it messing with my supply or giving her transfer issues. I don't mind using it and she nurses a lot better with it on. I wish we could get more efficient bc these hour long sessions are hard and will make the mornings before work that much more stressful. Yesterday was rough-- we nursed for almost an hour every hour. I got nothing done. But we are going to the ped for her 6 week checkup and i figured it was just extra oz that she needs. I'm guessing a late growth spurt or an early one.
Questions? When your kid only nurses from one side do you pump that side or just wait for the next feed? When she takes both sides for the same amount of time, which side do you start on next time?
Advice? I really like the advice of don't quit on your worst day.
Post by cupcakecutiern on Oct 19, 2015 6:02:51 GMT -5
runningmommy519 I never feel engorged either. And the kids are supposed to become more effective and become quicker eaters the older they get. I'm hoping Alexis gets the memo soon.
Ef/ep/both/supp? Still mostly ebf, though I occassionally pump before bed to help with a small freezer stash.
Triumphs? NIP in a wrap for the first time last week!
Struggles? Two main struggles right now:
Frequency of feeding: LO consistently eats every 1.5-2 hours even here at 12 weeks. We aren't even close to STTN - he'll usually give us one 3.5-4 hour sleep to start the night but he is still up every 1.5 to 2 hours after that first wake of the night. It is going to make going back to work this week quite interesting. I'll be mostly working from home so I can still bf but taking such frequent breaks will be tricky.
Bottle refusal: Silly me followed Dr Sears' advice to wait until 2 weeks before returning to work to introduce the bottle. He hates it. Tried two different kinds, both warm and chilled, with my mom feeding instead of me. He took one of the bottles after an hour of hysterics but otherwise just wails when one comes close. I have to go into the office my first day back this Wednesday to get my laptop back, and I know my mom is going to have a miserable time trying to feed him. I have a medicine dropper and baby spoons at the ready in case he really won't eat, but knowing that is how I'm leaving him for the day is going to make for a very sad day for me.
Questions? When your kid only nurses from one side do you pump that side or just wait for the next feed? When she takes both sides for the same amount of time, which side do you start on next time?
LO only ever takes one side a feed now at 12 weeks. I still pump both sides, just get about half the output from the side he ate from last. When he used to eat from both I would typically start from the one he ended on, but sometimes I would just feel my breasts to see which one felt fuller and start from that at his next feed.
arimaythea my friend went through this and finally had luck with a bottle from Lansinoh called mOHmma. An lc told her to try it.
I feel like lansinoh should pay me I've recommended it to so many people. We went through 5-6 different bottles over 7 weeks before trying the momma bottles, which she took right away. Also, try getting the milk really really warm, that helped too. And try having whoever is feeding her hold her in different positions. When DH fed DD1 he had to set her so she wasn't facing him, but daycare had success holding her on her side like she was nursing.
Post by flippinchica on Oct 19, 2015 7:34:49 GMT -5
8 weeks
EBF
Triumphs? Going strong with BFing
Struggles? LO initially took a bottle well but now is more finicky and I am going to an oot job interview in 2 weeks. I'm worried he and H will be miserable without the boob.
Triumphs? Happy to be sticking with it. Lets face it, BF is lots of work, and not always the happy/ bonding/enjoyable experience it's made out to be.
Struggles? Fell asleep with L latched, may need to bust out the shield and do all the nipple healing things for a few days. Ouch.
cupcakecutiern I pump MOTN if L only takes one side but otherwise I just offer the opposite side next time. For 2 boob feeds I try to offer one that she ate from second to start next feed, if I can remember.
Delilah has only ever eaten from one side. I've tried pumping the other side while nursing, but it's a colossal failure and we both ended up soaked and frustrated.
I just offer the other side the next time. It's never super engorged. Just feels a little fuller.
Dd is 11.5 weeks and still ebf with the occasional bottle.
She eats from both sides most feeds and eats every 1.5-4 hours during the day, and 3-8 hours at night. So, totally unpredictable.
Struggle: I sent her to the sitters so I could go to a Dr apt. After I thought I should go grocery shopp I ng while I had the chance to do it alone. She took 2 bottles in the time she was at the sitters, but i was out and about, so did not pump. How do I not tank my supply?
Dd is 11.5 weeks and still ebf with the occasional bottle.
She eats from both sides most feeds and eats every 1.5-4 hours during the day, and 3-8 hours at night. So, totally unpredictable.
Struggle: I sent her to the sitters so I could go to a Dr apt. After I thought I should go grocery shopp I ng while I had the chance to do it alone. She took 2 bottles in the time she was at the sitters, but i was out and about, so did not pump. How do I not tank my supply?
I always do the same thing. I feel like I'm always skipping the 630p feeding because of meetings, etc. My SIL recommended I buy a manual pump and use it in the car and just dump it if you need to but pump. She uses the Philips Avent manual pump so that's what I bought since I love their electric pump as well.
Also in regards to output. Anyone notice a differed around AF? Is it less right before you start you period and through it?
YES. I drop about 100 mls a day right before period and then maybe 50 a day during. I've seen it coming with the huge drop and started chugging water, eating more, massaging, etc. Nothing helped.
Post by motownthrowdown on Oct 19, 2015 14:04:04 GMT -5
Age of LO: 5 months chronological, 10.5 weeks adjusted.
Ebf/ep/both/supp? I'm exclusively pumping, but I'm going to try BFing again. I mentioned it at the pediatrician this morning and she said to try on my own for a week, just to get her latched, and if I'm having problems, call up there and they'll get me a lactation consultant. She's still getting a little enfamil ar and protein added to the milk. We were cleared today for adding in rice cereal as well.
Triumphs: we've rotated my entire freezer stash so the oldest stuff from June and July is gone. This means all the half empty ones (before they told me I could combine from one pumping session) are gone and all that's left is mostly full ones. I'm also still averaging 600 mls per day.
Struggles: BFing.
Questions: can't think of any
Advice: for those trying to boost supply while pumping, drink water and be consistent with your pumping schedule at work. Do at least 15 or 20 minutes. Don't watch yourself pump.
I feel like I've been pumping for eternity, so if you have questions, you can try me. Lol.
motownthrowdown, I can never get used to the ml vs oz. I have no idea how much 600ml is in oz without looking it up!
Question. Are you getting consistent periods on the nexplanon because I'm not so I'm not sure when a supply drop it due to TOM or not. I guess I'll need to be vigilant about pumping on weekends so I have backup supply during dips.
Post by runningmommy519 on Oct 19, 2015 15:16:14 GMT -5
I have so much anxiety that Ethan is not gaining.... Especially since i weighed myself with him then weighed myself and subtracted. According to that, which I know is a terrible way to weigh him, he lost weight. I called his clinic and they squeezed us in for a weight check. He gained 12 oz since his last check up. The nurse was not his normal nurse not a pediatric nurse.... Especially when it comes to preemies. So I have to call his nurse tomorrow but that's about 1/2 an oz per day which is normal but it still has me worried because his trend has been more than that. I feel like if he was hungry he'd be screaming and upset right???
motownthrowdown, I can never get used to the ml vs oz. I have no idea how much 600ml is in oz without looking it up!
Question. Are you getting consistent periods on the nexplanon because I'm not so I'm not sure when a supply drop it due to TOM or not. I guess I'll need to be vigilant about pumping on weekends so I have backup supply during dips.
I've had 3 periods so far. I got nexplanon after one period. They've gotten much lighter and honestly I don't remember when my last one was. But my supply hasn't dropped like I was going to get one either. I think your period goes away with nexplanon, so the drop must be hormonal.
Also in regards to output. Anyone notice a differed around AF? Is it less right before you start you period and through it?
YES. I drop about 100 mls a day right before period and then maybe 50 a day during. I've seen it coming with the huge drop and started chugging water, eating more, massaging, etc. Nothing helped.
You have no idea how much better this makes me feel. We started doing one bottle a day a little week ago and AF showed up on Wednesday or Thursday last week. Still worried he's not gaining enough
I have so much anxiety that Ethan is not gaining.... Especially since i weighed myself with him then weighed myself and subtracted. According to that, which I know is a terrible way to weigh him, he lost weight. I called his clinic and they squeezed us in for a weight check. He gained 12 oz since his last check up. The nurse was not his normal nurse not a pediatric nurse.... Especially when it comes to preemies. So I have to call his nurse tomorrow but that's about 1/2 an oz per day which is normal but it still has me worried because his trend has been more than that. I feel like if he was hungry he'd be screaming and upset right???
I only see the girl charts for preemies, but I know at some point the lines stop being so vertical and even out. Since Ethan was slightly closer to full term than A, he might be catching up to the evening out part of the line.
YES. I drop about 100 mls a day right before period and then maybe 50 a day during. I've seen it coming with the huge drop and started chugging water, eating more, massaging, etc. Nothing helped.
You have no idea how much better this makes me feel. We started doing one bottle a day a little week ago and AF showed up on Wednesday or Thursday last week. Still worried he's not gaining enough
It pisses me off because I keep track of every pumping session and it really throws everything off lol.
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