Sorry if this has already been covered. I'm late on this thread but I was curious on average about how many times a day do your babies feed? I think our normal is about 8 in 24 hours. Her growth is great but I just want to know what her peers are doing. I can't remember when my first started to nurse less if he even did.
Post by sunshinelady15 on Nov 5, 2015 4:00:22 GMT -5
Age: 14 weeks Breastfeeding mainly offering BM in bottles, and Similac for supplementation 1 in the evening because he still wakes up every other hour to eat.
He uses my boobs as his pacifier and looks like he is wrestling an alligator when he nurses80% of the time. Thrashing, going on and off the boob, making a loud smacking sound as he clamps his lips shut and gives my nipple a mammogram style pinch as he comes off most times. Other than that, BF is going great.
Sorry if this has already been covered. I'm late on this thread but I was curious on average about how many times a day do your babies feed? I think our normal is about 8 in 24 hours. Her growth is great but I just want to know what her peers are doing. I can't remember when my first started to nurse less if he even did.
he takes a bottle in the morning, then i I've bf about 3-4× from 9-2, possibly a bottle in the afternoon and then bf 5-8 pm about 3×
Age: 14 weeks Breastfeeding mainly offering BM in bottles, and Similac for supplementation 1 in the evening because he still wakes up every other hour to eat.
He uses my boobs as his pacifier and looks like he is wrestling an alligator when he nurses80% of the time. Thrashing, going on and off the boob, making a loud smacking sound as he clamps his lips shut and gives my nipple a mammogram style pinch as he comes off most times. Other than that, BF is going great.
Triumphs: I still nurse him to sleep every night
i have been using my pinky to pacify for the last couoke of weeks, it has saved me much frustration and pain, but I am hoping he chooses his a own finger soon.
I love the wipes. I'm kind of neurotic and wipe down after each pump and wash them nightly.
Does this mean y'all don't sterilize after each session?! I wash and steriize before each session. Having baby sick made me go on super germphobe neat freak mode!
I love the wipes. I'm kind of neurotic and wipe down after each pump and wash them nightly.
Does this mean y'all don't sterilize after each session?! I wash and steriize before each session. Having baby sick made me go on super germphobe neat freak mode!
Rightfully so!
But yeah, only wipes and washing daily. I really only "sterilize" once a week using the bag or boiling...
I love the wipes. I'm kind of neurotic and wipe down after each pump and wash them nightly.
Does this mean y'all don't sterilize after each session?! I wash and steriize before each session. Having baby sick made me go on super germphobe neat freak mode!
I don't sterilize. I put all my pieces in the dishwasher and will do a sterilizing cycle every couple washes.
Question-- Alexis is sometime an aggressive nurser- like scratching and trying to rip off my nipple-- any ideas to why or is this just normal ?
A does this when she's tired...it's like she flails her limbs and scratches at her face and shakes her head to try to keep herself awake. She will pass out when she finally relaxes.
Dumb question but is eating oatmeal/steel cut oats essentially the same as the lactation cookies? In no way am I trying to be healthier, my desire for cookies is far outweighed by my desire to not have to take the effort to make them.
i have a recipe that takes less than 15 minutes to make, and the most unhealthy thing in there is brown sugar. No butter. Steel cut oats, brown sugar, coconut oil, salt (I use Himalayan salt for extra minerals), flour, cinnamon/nutmeg/clove, vanilla extract, egg. So good and I don't feel bad about eating them.
Dumb question but is eating oatmeal/steel cut oats essentially the same as the lactation cookies? In no way am I trying to be healthier, my desire for cookies is far outweighed by my desire to not have to take the effort to make them.
i have a recipe that takes less than 15 minutes to make, and the most unhealthy thing in there is brown sugar. No butter. Steel cut oats, brown sugar, coconut oil, salt (I use Himalayan salt for extra minerals), flour, cinnamon/nutmeg/clove, vanilla extract, egg. So good and I don't feel bad about eating them.
Hey all. Have any of you EBF moms gotten their period already? You might have mentioned it in other posts but I missed it. It looks like I'm starting mine and everything I've read is indicating EBF moms usually don't get theirs for a while (I have a friend who still hasn't gotten hers and her son is 18mo old). A is 9w. Damn.
Hey all. Have any of you EBF moms gotten their period already? You might have mentioned it in other posts but I missed it. It looks like I'm starting mine and everything I've read is indicating EBF moms usually don't get theirs for a while (I have a friend who still hasn't gotten hers and her son is 18mo old). A is 9w. Damn.
Did you recently have an internal exam? I had some bleeding the day after my pap, and bleeding after placing an iud is pretty normal.
Hey all. Have any of you EBF moms gotten their period already? You might have mentioned it in other posts but I missed it. It looks like I'm starting mine and everything I've read is indicating EBF moms usually don't get theirs for a while (I have a friend who still hasn't gotten hers and her son is 18mo old). A is 9w. Damn.
Did you recently have an internal exam? I had some bleeding the day after my pap, and bleeding after placing an iud is pretty normal.
Nope. Also have only had sex once since birth and that was a week ago. And I feed on demand...no schedule...but don't let her go more than 3hrs during the day. Just wondering if this is something to worry about or just something that sucks.
Hey all. Have any of you EBF moms gotten their period already? You might have mentioned it in other posts but I missed it. It looks like I'm starting mine and everything I've read is indicating EBF moms usually don't get theirs for a while (I have a friend who still hasn't gotten hers and her son is 18mo old). A is 9w. Damn.
i have a recipe that takes less than 15 minutes to make, and the most unhealthy thing in there is brown sugar. No butter. Steel cut oats, brown sugar, coconut oil, salt (I use Himalayan salt for extra minerals), flour, cinnamon/nutmeg/clove, vanilla extract, egg. So good and I don't feel bad about eating them.
I sub unrefined coconut oil for butter, just microwave for 30 sec to melt it. I also added cloves and nutmeg bc it makes my house smell yummy. I also did a full cup of sugar bc I like sugar. I might try it with agave next time instead.
I sub unrefined coconut oil for butter, just microwave for 30 sec to melt it. I also added cloves and nutmeg bc it makes my house smell yummy. I also did a full cup of sugar bc I like sugar. I might try it with agave next time instead.
In Texas, coconut oil is always liquid. Probably going to make some of these today!!
cupcakecutiern A gets like this with my less producing side too. If she's tired she'll have a full meltdown until I switch sides sometimes. I've heard that trapped air can make them angry so I try to burp her if she's super fussy and try again. It's so frustrating!
cupcakecutiern I dont know the answer. I usually switch sides
DSHM13 I was just as lucky. I think I was 9 week pp
It seems to be my one side only. And it's the lower producer.
Ethan definitely favors my right over left. It happens more on the left but it died happen on the right. I feel like I have low supply but I think I'm probably wrong.
Does anyone know if the stress of PPD (not treated currently) can hurt supply?
Ethan gets like this when the milk isn't flowing fast enough
Any tips to get it to flow more? Should I be worried about a supply issue?
Compressions help me when W gets cranky because of slow flow. I don't think it indicates a low supply it may just be the milk getting fattier (which flows slower) or if it is towards the end of the day your breast may be more drained (normal). Eta: also W gets fussy when he needs to be burped so I burp him more than once on each breast
runningmommy519, according to my notes, the week before I started lexapro and the week after were about 4 ounces different. My total daily output was only like 3 ounces at that point, so proportionately, that's a lot. I started it at my 2 week incision check.
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