Funny story. Went to do my measurements for my weekly weigh in and one boob was noticeably bigger than the other because I had just nursed on one side.
That's me all the time. Although nothing new. I thought pregnancy and nursing would even me up. Nope. Lefty just kept getting bigger and lame old righty stayed the same. Now the discrepancy is even more noticeable.
packmomma I'll have to check out the Kelly Mom chart! And she did fine with her shots, thanks! Cried during (DH held her during per the nurse's suggestion) and then I held her and she fell asleep. Been snoozing or nursing since.
Funny story. Went to do my measurements for my weekly weigh in and one boob was noticeably bigger than the other because I had just nursed on one side.
That's me all the time. Although nothing new. I thought pregnancy and nursing would even me up. Nope. Lefty just kept getting bigger and lame old righty stayed the same. Now the discrepancy is even more noticeable.
+1 except it's my right. I half want to let him nurse on just the left to increase my supply in that side to see if I could even them out.
Dude. Anyone else on their second set of pump tubes?! Am I just that bad about remembering to get the moisture out after pumping? I noticed a really small amount of yuck on the ends this weekend and immediately switched over to the set I got from the hospital. So glad I had them on hand. But I really thought tubes would last longer...
I just unhooked the bottles and left the pump running on high through the tubes only while cleaning up. The tubes were usually dry by then and I never had any issues.
That exactly what lactation told me to do. Honestly I'm lucky if I remember to do it once a day. Whomp whomp.
Post by runningmommy519 on Nov 9, 2015 21:41:09 GMT -5
I'll never understand why pedi's recommend to supplement after a feed. How does that help supply? Supplement because baby isn't getting enough..... Baby gets full doesn't nurse.... Supply goes down so you supplement more. Etc etc etc
They told me that too. Then if that worked we could work on my supply but let's wait a month before we check his weight again.
I haven't listened. Instead I've been doing 1-2 bottles fortified breast milk a day. (Which ends up being around what they wanted me to supplement anyway) And have been trying to increase my supply. Hopefully it's working.
I'm sprry you're all having supply issues. I just pumped 10 ounces, but unless I scald it now, it's wasted milk. I wish I lived in the states. I wouldn't mind donating to one of you part of my supply. Sorry I can't help.
I'll never understand why pedi's recommend to supplement after a feed. How does that help supply? Supplement because baby isn't getting enough..... Baby gets full doesn't nurse.... Supply goes down so you supplement more. Etc etc etc
They told me that too. Then if that worked we could work on my supply but let's wait a month before we check his weight again.
I haven't listened. Instead I've been doing 1-2 bottles fortified breast milk a day. (Which ends up being around what they wanted me to supplement anyway) And have been trying to increase my supply. Hopefully it's working.
You're right. It doesn't help supply. I could say why I think they make that suggestion but they mostly sarcastic and not helpful because it 3am.
Post by runningmommy519 on Nov 10, 2015 4:25:27 GMT -5
DSHM13 something you could consider, if you haven't done so already, is dressing DD in layers. I started thinking with e's low weight that he was likely burning more calories to keep his body warmer. By layering him up he's not working so hard to keep his temperature up. Sometimes I'll have him in a onesie, fleece Jammie's and a sleep sack
DSHM13 something you could consider, if you haven't done so already, is dressing DD in layers. I started thinking with e's low weight that he was likely burning more calories to keep his body warmer. By layering him up he's not working so hard to keep his temperature up. Sometimes I'll have him in a onesie, fleece Jammie's and a sleep sack
I was just thinking this about Alexis, that maybe I need to dress her warmer. Her hands and feet are always cold.
DSHM13 something you could consider, if you haven't done so already, is dressing DD in layers. I started thinking with e's low weight that he was likely burning more calories to keep his body warmer. By layering him up he's not working so hard to keep his temperature up. Sometimes I'll have him in a onesie, fleece Jammie's and a sleep sack
Is there no overheating risk? I usually do a sleep sack nightgown or footie onesies with a halo sleep sack over. I get paranoid about her overheating but I never thought about the burning extra calories thing. Thanks!
runningmommy519 I honestly don't think peds think about supply issues other than you don't have enough. She was telling me to use formula and I asked if I could use pumped milk instead. She was surprised I had extra. She couldn't figure out why if I have enough A isn't gaining with all the nursing I do. I think they think purely in "this baby needs to gain. To gain you need more milk. Supplement after nursing.." And then they don't think about how it creates a vicious circle of supply issues.
I'll never understand why pedi's recommend to supplement after a feed. How does that help supply? Supplement because baby isn't getting enough..... Baby gets full doesn't nurse.... Supply goes down so you supplement more. Etc etc etc
They told me that too. Then if that worked we could work on my supply but let's wait a month before we check his weight again.
I haven't listened. Instead I've been doing 1-2 bottles fortified breast milk a day. (Which ends up being around what they wanted me to supplement anyway) And have been trying to increase my supply. Hopefully it's working.
When I was supplementing (breastmilk, not formula) after feeding, I was breast feeding her, pumping every little extra drop I could pump (about an ounce) then bottle feeding her the pumped milk. Once my supply caught up a little I was able to get one feeding ahead so I would breast feed her, feed an extra ounce or two via bottle, then pump after for the next feeding.
Time consuming, but it worked and she was still eating all that I pumped so still following the supply-demand principle. Eventually, I was ending up with extras to stash and she started transferring better on her own. If that all makes sense.
runningmommy519 I honestly don't think peds think about supply issues other than you don't have enough. She was telling me to use formula and I asked if I could use pumped milk instead. She was surprised I had extra. She couldn't figure out why if I have enough A isn't gaining with all the nursing I do. I think they think purely in "this baby needs to gain. To gain you need more milk. Supplement after nursing.." And then they don't think about how it creates a vicious circle of supply issues.
Exactly!That's why you need to go to a LC instead. They can help with the latch and transfer issues.
I see one every week haha. My mommy group is run by one and I might go back to the weekly breastfeeding group with LCs too.
Question: A never spit up until a week or so ago. It's not a ton but a couple times a day and it doesn't seem to bother her at all. I read that that is fairly normal but has anyone had a baby just start suddenly spitting up 2 months in?
I see one every week haha. My mommy group is run by one and I might go back to the weekly breastfeeding group with LCs too.
Question: A never spit up until a week or so ago. It's not a ton but a couple times a day and it doesn't seem to bother her at all. I read that that is fairly normal but has anyone had a baby just start suddenly spitting up 2 months in?
Mine did. It may look like a lot, but it probably isn't. I wouldn't worry about it unless it were aLOT at every feed, or continues after4ish months. The digestive system is still developing right now.
I see one every week haha. My mommy group is run by one and I might go back to the weekly breastfeeding group with LCs too.
Question: A never spit up until a week or so ago. It's not a ton but a couple times a day and it doesn't seem to bother her at all. I read that that is fairly normal but has anyone had a baby just start suddenly spitting up 2 months in?
Alexis has days where she spits up more than others. I've also noticed that if she takes a bottle she will spit up after the bottle.
I see one every week haha. My mommy group is run by one and I might go back to the weekly breastfeeding group with LCs too.
Question: A never spit up until a week or so ago. It's not a ton but a couple times a day and it doesn't seem to bother her at all. I read that that is fairly normal but has anyone had a baby just start suddenly spitting up 2 months in?
Alexis has days where she spits up more than others. I've also noticed that if she takes a bottle she will spit up after the bottle.
There's so many reasons this might be happening. Have you tastes the milk in your bottles? With me, baby was throwing up because the lipase in my milk made it taste bad. Also, we tend to over feed babies with bottles, so it might be that too.
Does anybody have experience using the battery pack for the medela PIS? It take 10 AA batteries!! Just wondering about how many sessions it will last for. I should probably just get a car charger.
Does anybody have experience using the battery pack for the medela PIS? It take 10 AA batteries!! Just wondering about how many sessions it will last for. I should probably just get a car charger.
I bought a car charger last week so I have it on hand, but I clicked on the battery pack and it says 2 hours per set of batteries. O.o
Post by motownthrowdown on Nov 12, 2015 17:14:24 GMT -5
So I finally tried to BF again since A is feeling better and not angry. She was fine when I started and now she's having a total meltdown. My boobs make her sob. I know she's hungry, but not super hungry.
So people were talking about percentiles in another thread and I wanted to see how his had changed since he was born. Turns out he is not in the 50th percentile. He's in the 29th percentile! That seems like a pretty big difference to me. So went back and looked at his percentiles based on both the WHO and CDC (although WHO is recommended 0-2). He has been consistently losing percentile and no one has friggin mentioned it. It looks like they're following CDC (so that's one problem) and rounding up. I am freaking out and have been crying because I feel like my body is failing me and no one told me and now I don't even know if we can come back from it. I'm calling tomorrow but thoughts? Here's his data. I put in date of appointment (he was born on 8/22), the weight they give us and then converted it to kgs. EDIT:Wow that data did not post well so I just took it down to dates and percentiles based on the CDC and WHO.
Date WHO% CDC%
8/22 78.2 65.5
8/23 69.4 55.5
8/24 61.2 47
9/8 38.6 29.6
10/1 37.7 38.9
10/23 28.2 45.5
11/3 29.1 41.7
Also, feel free to let me know if I'm freaking out over nothing.
So I finally tried to BF again since A is feeling better and not angry. She was fine when I started and now she's having a total meltdown. My boobs make her sob. I know she's hungry, but not super hungry.
It makes me feel like shit.
Since its in the evening your supply is lower and maybe the flow isn't strong enough for her. N gets pissed and hits and fusses in evening feeds really often. Don't get discouraged!
So I finally tried to BF again since A is feeling better and not angry. She was fine when I started and now she's having a total meltdown. My boobs make her sob. I know she's hungry, but not super hungry.
It makes me feel like shit.
sometimes mine gets pissed because there is milk, babies are confusing. Dont feel like shit.
So I finally tried to BF again since A is feeling better and not angry. She was fine when I started and now she's having a total meltdown. My boobs make her sob. I know she's hungry, but not super hungry.
It makes me feel like shit.
Preemies are extremely challenging to nurse. Whenever people talk about walking around nursing while doing stuff or nursing while baby wearing I'm thinking "yeah that would never work for us." I can rarely even look at my phone.
I'm not sure what position you are trying but I have to lay Ethan across my lap. If I'm nursing from the right boob then I have to use my left hand to support his head (I can rarely let go) and my right hand holding my breast. I'm either making a U with my hand or a C. I usually try to have a pillow or something under me otherwise the wrist holding his head starts to hurt. Some sessions go better than others. Some days they all suck.
He probably nurses the best in the morning because I am the most full then. I'm usually in bed. I sit crisscross apple sauce (Indian style) and lay a pillow on my lap then Ethan on top of that. Again one hand holds his head the other my breast.
So I finally tried to BF again since A is feeling better and not angry. She was fine when I started and now she's having a total meltdown. My boobs make her sob. I know she's hungry, but not super hungry.
It makes me feel like shit.
Preemies are extremely challenging to nurse. Whenever people talk about walking around nursing while doing stuff or nursing while baby wearing I'm thinking "yeah that would never work for us." I can rarely even look at my phone.
I'm not sure what position you are trying but I have to lay Ethan across my lap. If I'm nursing from the right boob then I have to use my left hand to support his head (I can rarely let go) and my right hand holding my breast. I'm either making a U with my hand or a C. I usually try to have a pillow or something under me otherwise the wrist holding his head starts to hurt. Some sessions go better than others. Some days they all suck.
He probably nurses the best in the morning because I am the most full then. I'm usually in bed. I sit crisscross apple sauce (Indian style) and lay a pillow on my lap then Ethan on top of that. Again one hand holds his head the other my breast.
i have giant monster baby and need to use both hands too, to keep is melon attached to my melons. Still struggling with shallow latch at 12w, good thing for oald i guess.
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