oh no, that's the issue i had with the minipill. ;( argh:
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oh no, that's the issue i had with the minipill. ;( argh:
HotI do you guys have PHI? DH got the snip last year. Quick and simple. Relatively painless. Relatively ;) it was really straightforward process and procedure too. Can provide more info if anyone wants.
The mini pill messed me up emotionally after DD. We knew we'd have another soon so we stopped it after only a month or so. After DS1 we wanted to take it a bit slower so we used mostly the rhythm method, LAM and then condoms when it was the wrong time of month. After DS2, DH basically waited til he was 6mths and then booked himself in.
I got the implanon in at 12 months PP (no AF, not sure if that makes a difference). I didn't even feel it go in. I bruised pretty badly, but now there's just a little faint scar. No bleeding, no side effects, aside from a but of moodiness for the first month, and some weight gain. All in all I really like it, I was on the mini pill before that.
So not sure if this is 'normal' as DD2's feeding behaviour is entirely different to DD's at the same age... DD2 is booby hungry. At night she feeds every 2 hours, maybe one 3 hourly stint, and sometimes 1.5 hourly. During the day it tends to be 3 hourly and more often than not I have to wake her during the day to feed. This is all fair enough, normal for a 10 day old baby.
This time around I have - seem to have an oversupply of milk (still early days in terms of supply settling, I know) but also a fierce fast flow. What weirds me out is DD2 constantly gags and sputters, sometimes it takes a moment for her to find her breath when this happens- it is as though she holds her breath momentarily. She will drink a lot, even after sputtering etc, and yet my breasts never seem to drain. She could go on drinking off one side forever it seems and I feel so many let downs there seems to be a constant fast flow/full tank. Sometimes she gets gassy - she burps, farts, writhes, but still wants more even when her tum looks conspicuously full and even a tad bloated. Then she will eventually fall asleep and take herself off. I don't generally offer the other side as she never seems to finish the first and I take the falling asleep as a sign she has had enough as she has a good suck swallow action going on etc.
Yet 20-40 mins later she will often wake and demand more. I thought maybe I should be offering side 2 after all at the first sitting but she rarely takes it on account of being asleep. Sometimes she seems 'angry' and agitated when she wakes up shortly after as though uncomfortable and wants to comfort suck to get things moving through her gut but as i said she is good at bringing up burps already. Could my voluminous fast flow be upsetting her tum? I already feed reclining or lying flat but it makes no difference. Tried block feeding last night but no difference. Tried expressing before a feed but zilch. I thought I had fast flow with DD but this takes it to another level!
Ladylove - same issue here. Although DS2 still feeds the same 2 hour stretches overnight, it took 3 days of block feeding to get over the agitation, writhing etc. He was looking to feed again within an hour to settle his sore tummy from too much mumma milk. Lactose overload was what the LC said. I could feed all day / night off 1 boob. It's like a pack of Tim tams that never runs out ;-)
Candy so you found block feeding worked? I tried just one night, almost every feed off same side but still the gagging then windy unsettled behaviour. Plus the abandoned breast was like a rock by morning,
Sure did. I still flood him and have crazy volumes, but I no longer have a baby wanting feeding again within the hour to soothe his sore tummy. Express the lonely boob and either freeze or discard. Mine have taken about 6 weeks to settle a little. I still have to express some off the 2nd side every night though, to avoid the rock / pain issues.
It was a while ago but I had exactly the same issue with DS and yep a couple of days of block feeding fixed it up. The only problem was I think I spent too long on the first boob, was just trying to finally drain it completely and I didn't express enough off the other one, only enough to keep the rock/pain issue tolerable. After that there was always a bit of asymmetry in my supply but maybe that would have been the case anyway.
Ok thanks girls. Night feeds not going well here tonight- DD2 seems in outright pain part way through a feed after the let downs and mad gulping etc and I've just spent lots of time trying to comfort her- she is burping maybe once or twice but seems in pain. Could the flow be causing reflux like symptoms? I feel like things have escalated :(
That was the point I got to before talking to an LC. Have you tried the ABA line?
No not yet. ABA was a godsend with DD when she was tiny, for different reasons so I will reach out to them tomorrow I think. So with this block feeding thing, how many hours or how many feeds do you spend on the one side? The thing is, my boobs feel like they are settling- they soften nicely after a feed and don't go too hard between single feeds but the let down, or the flow generally, still seems overwhelming.
3 feeds per side. The flow still goes insanely fast though. :(
First two times, I did a big express of both boobs sometime in the first two weeks. It seemed to 'reset' my boobs and they weren't as explosive. I didn't do it this time, and crazy flow has continued longer (although baby also feeds quite differently too). It seems counterintuitive, but it worked for me.
Where do you buy your bfeeding bras? I need new ones and went looking for some cheapies to get me through. Kmart and target both had only their brand ones, and they didn't look they offered much support. I have bought some from DFO Bendon store before, but they are a bit hit and miss for size and range. Haven't been there for at least 18 months so not sure what they like now.
My let down has been more intense (painful?) With each baby. It settled eventually last time, and has again but still quite intense.
Hoti, i ended up getting intimo ones, there is a severe lack of bras avaliable in my area, and these give me the most support
Hotl my let down is painful too this time- painful if DD2 is latched, but just intense if my boobs are leaking a let down in my bra.
I've got some chloe and lola mat. bras from Myer, and a Seraphine one I ordered online from yummy mummy lingerie.
I don't know what's happened to h
Eta- sorry guys the day got in the way and accidentally posted an unfinished thought.
Hello :)
Joining in here as I'm bfing a nearly 9 month old DS.
I bought the cheap Kmart bras for wearing at home or to bed but for going out I find hot milk bras most comfy. I get them from de bras.
DS is doing a lot of snacking on the boob at the moment as though he's just thirsty and grabbing a drink. It's almost like a playful quick drink and he's started giving my nipple a little bite while he's there to show off his brand new teeth. What age should/can we introduce water? He doesn't bite when he's actually hungry and wants a feed so I'm wondering if a sippy cup of water between feeds is ok.