Triumphs? No formula since the first couple weeks. We are doing really well with the feedings. Still using a shield but honestly I'm used to it and we aren't having any transfer issues
Struggles? Weight is always going to be a concern for me. Alexis seems to be on the slower end of the normal but we are gaining. I honestly should hide my scale.
Questions?
Advice?
I think we are the same person, both with the shield and scale. DH got after me for weighing her again last night.
10 w Both/no PAINFUL or good latch is still hit or miss. Feeds are still very messy. Leaking, spraying & he also frequently pops off with a mouthful that flys out if his mouth, so bf still leaves me feeking like a hot mess, but its not excruciating anymore. 1st world struggle: he is sttn, so i am very full from 1am on which wakes me but also, when I pump at 4:30 i wish i had an 8 ounce bottle to pump into because i get about 3 oz if foremilk in the first minute orctwo and i worry the milk is not balanced and that i am not emptying the right breast at 5 oz.
Triumphs? No formula since the first couple weeks. We are doing really well with the feedings. Still using a shield but honestly I'm used to it and we aren't having any transfer issues
Struggles? Weight is always going to be a concern for me. Alexis seems to be on the slower end of the normal but we are gaining. I honestly should hide my scale.
Questions?
Advice?
I think we are the same person, both with the shield and scale. DH got after me for weighing her again last night.
Ef/ep/both/supp? EBF with 1 pumped bottle fortified with Rice or enfamil AR for reflux issues
Triumphs? He's back to taking bottles well. We figured out it was funky nipples that had gotten old
Struggles? Cluster feeding from 10pm-1am. Momma needs to go to sleep!!!
Questions? I don't mind the cluster feeds Bc it sometimes helps with a longer first stretch of sleep but I want it to be earlier! I guess I need to start a night time routine and keep him up more during the day? This boy has been napping a lot lately. He's just so cranky if I keep him awake.
Advice? The AR formula does help with keeping spit up to a minimum!
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He's getting more efficient so feeding doesn't always take almost an hour now.
Still have vasospasms, just not as horrible painful now, except in the evening when he cluster feeds.
No questions.
What are vasospasms? Do you get them at the beginning of nursing? I've been getting shooting pains just when she first starts nursing through the first minute or so after let-down.
He's getting more efficient so feeding doesn't always take almost an hour now.
Still have vasospasms, just not as horrible painful now, except in the evening when he cluster feeds.
No questions.
What are vasospasms? Do you get them at the beginning of nursing? I've been getting shooting pains just when she first starts nursing through the first minute or so after let-down.
What are vasospasms? Do you get them at the beginning of nursing? I've been getting shooting pains just when she first starts nursing through the first minute or so after let-down.
Breastfeeding, bottles when I'm away, one to two bottles with half formula while she's at daycare to get used to it for when I'm away from her for two nights. We'll almost have enough stored milk but she'll need a couple of bottles of formula to bridge the gap.
Triumphs: continues to go well. NIP successfully in some very random places. Also succeeding in normalizing it for family and friends.
Struggles: it would be stellar if she sttn. Trying not to compare her to DD1 (who sttn at 8 wks but was formula fed). As it is, she only wakes once per night to nurse...so I can't really complain.
It is going well, she is ebf except for the bottles she gets once a week at the sitters.
She is becoming more efficient, but with the sstronger ducking and constant playing on and off, my nipple are sore.
Question: since milk changes over time to match babies need, will my frozen stash not meet her current needs since it from a month ago? Should I just give her what I pump at work the day before and add frozen as needed? I have probably 150 ounces frozen.
Triumphs? I have just over 1,600 Oz in the Deep freezer. (I know, that is a big time AW)
Struggles? EPing really sucks. The weekend is the hardest though. We like to be out and about and being tied to a pumping schedule makes that challenging.
Laverne were you the one with the painful boob a few days ago? Like near the armpit? Just happened to me last night and it's lessened...but wondering if you ever figured it out?
@secca022 how often are you pumping? With that big of a stash maybe you can gradually space it out a bit more so you get more "free" time in between?
Only 4 to 5 times a day.
First thing in the Morning - I get the most during this pump ~ 20 oz
Then I try to pump every 3-4 hrs, but sometimes I go longer. Typically my last pump is around 930 PM, before bed. During these other pumping sessions I get ~10 oz.
Holy crap that's a lot, 20oz in one session?? Slightly jealous, but on the other hand I couldn't imagine waking up full with 20oz.
yea- it's weird. I'm not overly engorged or in pain since this has been my schedule for at least two months now - it's just what my body does. I really think my supply is due to having to pump starting on day 2. My body never regulated to what DS2 eats, but regulated to my pumping sessions and what I pump during those. (Theory - not entirely sure that's how it works)
Laverne were you the one with the painful boob a few days ago? Like near the armpit? Just happened to me last night and it's lessened...but wondering if you ever figured it out?
Post by hopefulreturn on Oct 27, 2015 21:05:23 GMT -5
Age of lo? 12 weeks, 3 days
She is EBF with me but takes the occasional bottle when I need to be somewhere without her.
Triumphs? Sticking with it all!
Struggles? Reflux. Ugh. We're crying eating again and tonight she flat out refused for the first time. I feel so bad she's suffering. I'm trying to increase my own patience around it all.
Questions? Anybody been through a nursing strike yet?i think she started one tonight....
Post by trudytrudy on Oct 27, 2015 22:28:50 GMT -5
10 weeks
Does anyone have a letdown that burns their entire breast (both of them)? It's been getting worse lately but nothing else has changed. It only lasts for a few seconds but it's weird and uncomfortable.
Triumph- I contacted the local milk bank that dispenses milk to nicu and sick babies. I've started the application process. Since I still have an oversupply I thought I'd put it toward something. I'm going to pump 150 oz over the next few weeks and deliver to the local hospital. I'm excited and hope I can help little sick sweet babies.
Post by runningmommy519 on Oct 27, 2015 23:55:24 GMT -5
trudytrudy my letdown is warm. But only in my nipples. It lasts a few seconds. I don't mind it. Especially when I nurse because then I know when the milk is really flowing
Laverne were you the one with the painful boob a few days ago? Like near the armpit? Just happened to me last night and it's lessened...but wondering if you ever figured it out?
That was me.
It was an awful clogged duct. It slowly got worse (like hurt to nurse, super lumpy/hard breast), pain spread to the whoe breast. I really thought I was going to end up in urgent care.
Anyway I think what really helped was changing up nursing positions. I also used a warm wash cloth to massage the area and increased my water intake. It took almost 2 days to get it resolved.
I have been freezing milk since September here and there. I try to keep 6-7 oz in fridge so the extra I rotate into the freezer if it's been refrigerated for a few days. Should I start using some of the frozen milk now or will it be fine for back to work? Oldest milk is from september, I go back in December. I know the 3 months for frozen milk. I guess I just wonder will she be satisfied if I go from EBF to giving her mostly pumped and frozen milk, do you notice a difference between how full they get?
Laverne were you the one with the painful boob a few days ago? Like near the armpit? Just happened to me last night and it's lessened...but wondering if you ever figured it out?
That was me.
It was an awful clogged duct. It slowly got worse (like hurt to nurse, super lumpy/hard breast), pain spread to the whoe breast. I really thought I was going to end up in urgent care.
Anyway I think what really helped was changing up nursing positions. I also used a warm wash cloth to massage the area and increased my water intake. It took almost 2 days to get it resolved.
This is where my clogged duct is too. I'm thinking the culprit might be my bra band. What position were you feeding in? What position did you such to?
It was an awful clogged duct. It slowly got worse (like hurt to nurse, super lumpy/hard breast), pain spread to the whoe breast. I really thought I was going to end up in urgent care.
Anyway I think what really helped was changing up nursing positions. I also used a warm wash cloth to massage the area and increased my water intake. It took almost 2 days to get it resolved.
This is where my clogged duct is too. I'm thinking the culprit might be my bra band. What position were you feeding in? What position did you such to?
I normally do cradle but had switched to football. When I had switch positions for one really good feed ease when I started to notice a gradual difference.
Sorry skinandbones! Glad you are feeling better. I'm not sure that that is what I experienced since it went away so quickly and I didn't have any lumps or hard areas. I've been keeping an eye on it though.
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