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thread: Appropriate weight gain for a breastfed baby

  1. November 30th, 2010, 08:43 AM #37
    Jennifer13
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    Woohoo hun, that's great to hear!! The trend is upwards and that's important. It sounds like your Mummy instincts are spot on with your DD and it's good to hear the nurse is supportive of your efforts.

    I can't wait to see little Miss H's fat rolls.
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  2. November 30th, 2010, 10:49 AM #38
    onthefly
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    Great work!
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  3. December 1st, 2010, 11:33 AM #39
    *Beema*
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    What a great gain!!! You are doing an awesome job hun!!
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  4. December 4th, 2010, 09:05 PM #40
    MantaRay
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    That's fantastic news hun. Well done hun. Goes to show that you were right to trust your instincts. I hope you are able to relax a bit more now
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  5. December 6th, 2010, 03:08 PM #41
    *Infinity*
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    Just a quick update....DD had another weekly weigh today and she gained 130g which is great. So we're just continuing as is.

    The other exciting news is that we seem to have made heaps of progress with attachment. I am starting to wean DD off the shields and she is going really well and actually preferring it I think. She was getting really frustrated a couple of days ago on my slower side and I just thought, right, its now or never...bit the bullet and took the shield off and it didn't hurt. AT ALL. And she gulps away now, she gets a nice rhythmic suck, swallow going and keeps up well. So its got to be better for my supply and I'm really pleased overall....I thought we'd be using shields for a long time. So it just took some time for her to grow, practice, and probably some time for my nipples to get used to it all too. Its not 100% perfect every feed, but we're getting there.

    Thanks for all your support and being such a great sounding board for me, its really helped reinforce the right things for us to do.
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  6. December 6th, 2010, 03:13 PM #42
    Jennifer13
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    Yay on the weight gain and the no-nipple-shieldness!! I can't believe how far you've come and how well you're doing. You are going to be a wealth of information for many other mums.
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  7. December 6th, 2010, 03:16 PM #43
    onthefly
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    That's great news! Weigh to go Heidi
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  8. December 6th, 2010, 07:12 PM #44
    thepixie
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    Absolutely awesome gains! And great news about the nipple shields... I knew you and Miss Heidi could do it!
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  9. December 6th, 2010, 08:04 PM #45
    *Beema*
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    Absolutely awesome news hun what a great gain WTG Heidi!!!!

    About the shields, with DD1 she continued to cause pain until 5 1/2 months, but DD2, we are completely pain free breast feeding

    do you feel the weight slowly lifting from your shoulders? You have done a truely awesome job, so many would have given up, but my hat goes off you you Infinity AWESOME JOB!!!!
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  10. December 6th, 2010, 08:22 PM #46
    MantaRay
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    That's fantastic news Infinity. Well done!! I am so happy that after all your hard work things are going so much better.
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