Ren, I'm proud of you both also. You have done an amazing job of overcoming the early difficulties. You are such a role model for others. Well done hun. I have my fingers crossed for you that the weight gains keep going so you don't need the top ups.
Ava has put on 120g in two days!!! My LC came over today to weigh her and if she hadn't put on weight we were going to have to put her on FF top up's which I was upset about but now we don't have to!! She's done so well the last 5 days! She's finally at her birth weight now, well just above it - now 3.68 kg!! I'm so proud.
Still expressing after feeds and topping up with expressed BM and my nipples are still very sore and tender but we are getting there day by day. So proud of us!!! She will re-assess us again Monday.
And she's a MUCH more settled baby too. We don't even think she has colic anymore she was just a hungry baby the first 2 weeks as she wasn't getting enough milk (which I feel soooo bad about).
Last night she fed and just fell back asleep each time so it was a great night.
Hopefully tonight is the same!!
We bought some formula its with the receipt high up in the pantry away from eye sight. (got it yesterday incase she hasnt put on weight) We will probably end up returning it now anyway. But it was there incase she hadnt gained weight today we were prepared to top her up with it under advise by our LC but now we dont need to as long as she keeps gaining!!!!
LC said if i hadnt have hired her help and gone to see the health nurses at the local clinic this week they would have told me to stop BF and just put her on FF. I reckon I would have to if I didnt get the LC support and support of you girls on BB!!!! So thank you.
Still getting there each day though but I feel ALOT more confident now in myself and my nipples and breasts!!!
Woo hoo!! Well done Ren, that is so fantastic. Well done hun. You should be so proud of your determination to keep bfing and for seeking help when you needed it. Great work!
Well done to you and Ava over the last week, Renee. Just shows how much reward you can get by putting in the effort - you should be so proud of yourself!
I'm so happy for you Ren. You have been so determined and that just goes to show what a great mummy you really are. Don't feel bad, you have done everything you can and sometimes you take two steps back, one step forward, until it's all feet forward. You should be so so so proud of your achievement. xx
This is great news, well done you are doing such a wonderful job. Please be kind to yourself you noticed and persisted and made the changes that needed to be made and she sounds like she is coming along in leaps and bounds now.
Just touching base. My LC came to weigh Ava today and she's put on some more weight!! She is now 3.79 LC now wants me to exclusively BF so no more expressing or top ups of EBM!!! Yeah!!! We have come along way in just a week.
I still feel nervous like it could all go pear-shaped again so quickly like it did however I just have to keep on doing what i've been doing and that's... correct attachment, let baby feed when giving the queues, don't let baby sleep longer than 4hrs (she's a sleepy baby), and make sure I alternate breasts!
My nipple is still soooo painful and sore on one side but it's healing..... just goes to show how damaged the poor thing was!!
I hope this thread can help others to overcome their BF problems by reading about mine and realising they too can persist through any BF problems to overcome them. It's very challenging but already I'm learning how rewarding it can be. Yesterday DD came off the breast and fell asleep and I looked at her mouth and she had some milk dribbling down her chin, it was so cute!!! It was in that moment, that I realised.... I am feeding my daughter with my body, my milk. How special that is.
Thank you girls for your support in this thread - it sure has helped !!!!!
Awwww- what a gorgeous moment Ren!! You should be extreamly proud of you , your body and your beautiful Ava... Well done on your persistance and your success!!!
Keep up your good work!! You have confidence now- its all easier once you have that confidence!! You know you can get through anything! And those nipples will feel better one day soon!!!
Ren, I'm sure your great work will help others. You have done a great job and should be really proud. And the thing is that now you know where to get help, so if something does go off track again, you will be able to get back on track pretty quickly. Well done hun.
Congratulations again, Ren. Yours is such an encouraging story - I am so pleased that you have shared this journey with us so far. Hoping everything keeps falling in place for you and Ava, and that your boobs heal really quickly.
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We will probably end up returning it now anyway. But it was there incase she hadnt gained weight today we were prepared to top her up with it under advise by our LC but now we dont need to as long as she keeps gaining!!!!
well done hun!!!
I know that fear of it all going wrong again, but you've such great support, I think you're going to be fine.
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