kaeguri so jealous! I have a tracker app where I time all my feeds, diapers, etc...just checked and A nurses 5.5-7hrs a day. Cant wait for more efficient feeds!
+1 I was so excited because we got below 6 hours. Super jealous kaeguri And during the day he feeds max every 2 hours start to start.
Haaaalp advice needed. So E nurses for a total of about 1 hr 45 min to 2 hr a day on average. Past 5 days she's been nursing 1 hr to 1 hr 15 min a day. She's also been very fussy while feeding, usually late afternoon or night, which sounds like the witching hour but is very unlike her. Can teething or a growth spurt cause this? She's still wetting about 5-6 diapers a day, plus she's been chewing and drooling on things. She's been going longer between feeds too. I'm pretty sure she's still gaining but I'm getting paranoid. She's never nursed so much less before. Is she just getting older?
same thing is happening here. Fewer sessions and shorter sessions. She seems content and is growing and sleeping, so I am going with it.
DSHM13 I've gotten very good at doing things one handed and miltitasking while breastfeeding. Yesterday I fed Alexis and folded and put away laundry.
Seriously impressive. I can nurse in a carrier but I have to move very slowly or she pops off and I spray everything with milk.
@mamazbo, I'm trying to just go with it. I think I'm going to check her diaper every hour today just to reassure myself she is wetting enough. She's been at 5 the past few days, which is the minimum, so maybe i'm just going too long between changes to notice more. I just wish I knew how much sleep is too much. Is there such a thing as too much sleep? She rarely cluster feeds. Is that normal? Ahhhh. It all sounds good but to me, it's not what other babies are doing and I know I need to stop comparing babies but I can't help itttt. I was fine not comparing when she was consistent but she's throwing me off now. Dammit baby. Stop being a baby and all inconsistent and stuff. Lol. Mothering is stressful.
DSHM13 I've gotten very good at doing things one handed and miltitasking while breastfeeding. Yesterday I fed Alexis and folded and put away laundry.
Seriously impressive. I can nurse in a carrier but I have to move very slowly or she pops off and I spray everything with milk.
@mamazbo, I'm trying to just go with it. I think I'm going to check her diaper every hour today just to reassure myself she is wetting enough. She's been at 5 the past few days, which is the minimum, so maybe i'm just going too long between changes to notice more. I just wish I knew how much sleep is too much. Is there such a thing as too much sleep? She rarely cluster feeds. Is that normal? Ahhhh. It all sounds good but to me, it's not what other babies are doing and I know I need to stop comparing babies but I can't help itttt. I was fine not comparing when she was consistent but she's throwing me off now. Dammit baby. Stop being a baby and all inconsistent and stuff. Lol. Mothering is stressful.
I think it can be hard on this board because our babies are on the older side. Have you lurked ant July breastfeeding posts?
Seriously impressive. I can nurse in a carrier but I have to move very slowly or she pops off and I spray everything with milk.
@mamazbo, I'm trying to just go with it. I think I'm going to check her diaper every hour today just to reassure myself she is wetting enough. She's been at 5 the past few days, which is the minimum, so maybe i'm just going too long between changes to notice more. I just wish I knew how much sleep is too much. Is there such a thing as too much sleep? She rarely cluster feeds. Is that normal? Ahhhh. It all sounds good but to me, it's not what other babies are doing and I know I need to stop comparing babies but I can't help itttt. I was fine not comparing when she was consistent but she's throwing me off now. Dammit baby. Stop being a baby and all inconsistent and stuff. Lol. Mothering is stressful.
I think it can be hard on this board because our babies are on the older side. Have you lurked ant July breastfeeding posts?
ha didn't even think about that. E is 12 weeks, I think a lot of the babies here are 7-9 weeks. Off to July I go. Thanks!
I think I'm going to call the pediatrician Monday and see about the lactation consult. Tried again, and I know she was hungry because she was drooling and rooting. On off on off squirm on off cry. And then I was crying. Why won't she do it?!
Did you end up going to the BF group this weekend (I think you said you were going?)? If so, how did it go?
I chickened out because a friend of a friend/old coworker was going to be there. She is sort of pretending to have had pre-e with her daughter. She plastered Facebook with it while she was being induced at 40w and change about how her BP was through the roof (140/80) and how they wouldn't tell her she had pre-e but she just KNEW. And what a miracle it was that she and her tiny 7 pound baby were ok. I just couldn't deal with that.
Did you end up going to the BF group this weekend (I think you said you were going?)? If so, how did it go?
I chickened out because a friend of a friend/old coworker was going to be there. She is sort of pretending to have had pre-e with her daughter. She plastered Facebook with it while she was being induced at 40w and change about how her BP was through the roof (140/80) and how they wouldn't tell her she had pre-e but she just KNEW. And what a miracle it was that she and her tiny 7 pound baby were ok. I just couldn't deal with that.
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