Poppyfairy i feel your pain, I was pumping like no tomorrow for a week and only getting 10-30mls but not for 30mins I did 5 on each side twice. No more pumping for me for now. I'm getting bubs weighted tomorrow and if he's putting on weight I'm putting the pump away. Do you have a lactation consultant? if not phone the hospital and get in touch with one, mine is a legend and the only reason I'm still going. Glad you're doing what works for you.
KellyD thanks for the ray of hope. Lincoln fed well for 90mins last night without falling asleep I was over the moon he still got back up in 1.5hours but I felt like his belly was full. Then back to sleepy feeding. When I can no longer wake him I just let him sleep.
ATM feeling confident with a good feed last night. I seam to be full of milk thanks to frequent feeding and bubs is feeding better. He has a fav boob too same one as DH. He can finish a feed in 15 on that side but the other I don't really ever feel like he finishes.
Back to the lactation nurse tomorrow for a weigh lets hope he's over his birth weight and I can forget the pump and top ups for good. I HATE PUMPING! Cuts into sleep and life and I feel like a dairy cow.
poppy and green big hugs as i could not do that so i take my hat off for trying ,my little cherib is on the bottle and has been from day dot so 10 points for trying girls.
oh poppy! your bub is putting on weight and i assume bright and happy. so bbllaahh to anyone who boo-hoos what you are doing. You do what is right for YOU and YOUR baby not what suits someone who has no connection to your life or circumstances. And i also had a moment several weeks ago where i thought "oh he's upset because i have slow flow and not enough milk'' ... so i pumped to "see how much was there''. Got 40mls and was very worried. But the next day found bub had put on about 500g in 2 weeks and just put that worry aside.
You could not possibly do anything more to increase your supply! oh maybe some regular skin-to-skin if you are worried. As for attachment, for us every time isn't perfect but i make sure to take him off. I figure if it doesn't hurt and he's getting fed then we got it right!
I really found it was helpful to stop watching the clock on how long the actual feeds last (kellyd) because Ash is putting on weight like a buddha but his standard feed is 5-10mins to drain a boob! i was told this wasn't enough but it obviously is for him.
I did another successful dream feed last night... so ash slept for 8 hrs! only they weren't the 8 hrs i wanted to sleep doh! from 7pm to 3am with the dreamfeed at 9.30pm. Then he had lots of belly pain at 3am and didn't really got to sleep until 5am.. then up again for more food at 6am! bbrrhh. He's laying in his bassinette whinging now. so best go and see wht the fuss is about.
hope you are all well. And you are doing an amazing job! look how far you've come in the past year... and when i am low i try to think of the positives - putting on weight, happy, gorgeous etc. No one lese knows our bubs like us!
Poppy - you're doing fantastically! If you still need help with breastfeeding, I hope you can find a different LC (there must be more than one around...) because that one you saw sounds pretty ordinary.
As for the tongue tie - they said the same thing about A and we had real problems till he was 11 weeks old. I would strongly suggest you find a doc who will get it done for you. I wish I had.
I would forget about pumping at this stage unless you really need to do it - 30mls is actually a pretty decent result, but it's not worth the effort
Just a quickie. It's been a rough couple of days, but just par for the course. I actualy think I have solved the problem of what is making Jazz crook, dehydrated and green poo and sore red bum this week...chilli sauce. It's a theory but I think a possibility, and it makes sense. Now I've heard that anything warm fo us is ten times warmer for them...ahhh, curses, now a fatwa on pad tai!!! Today's been brilliant though...and coincidence or not, no chilli sauce for two days and she is perfectly healthy.
Grub...me too, me too. Not the nails, but that won't be long. I didn the snappy thing on the change table..too funny, you did the same asking what was wrong. Ouch, what a scream hey? Doh! I also managed to get the side of teh box of wipes imprinted on her forehead when I slid her past it??? Bad mummies aren't we. Oh and I tried the gripe water again, figuring the novelty factor had passed so she may tolerate it. Oh my goodness, I can't tellyou what her reaction was like. sometimes you just have to listen to your individual little person and this one screamed and cried, vomited and spluttered..I made DH get rid of it so I can never do it to her again and then i nearly cried.
Poppyfairy, I have been following you and I feel that my situation closely resembled yours at first. I never knew when one feed started and the other one ended, they were round the clock. Not quite your 24 hour efforts, but I'd say al ot of that is comforting as well as feeding. You sound like you are doing everything right and once you get the hang of it, you will know yourself better than anybody. People may give you advice, or dumb comments, but you don't have to take it. that rod for your back thing...well that's just somebody's opinion and if you agree that's okay. My husband and I personally agree with the line we were given, that you can't spoil a baby at this stage, they are all about needs and not manipulation. We keep that at the forefront in making decisions..you can't spoil them too much at this stage. It can still be frustrating and time-consuming and you feel a bit tethered like a milking cow, but it's our job at the moment and it won't last forever. Hope you get a bit more support from helpful quarters. Midwives come in all shapes and sizes just like anyone and you won't always agree with everyone. I had, oh roughly about 500 and I only wanted to punch out about half of them...and I am a very peace loving individual
Better go, the lovely man jagged an interview for Kangaroo island and now has to work on a presentation for the trip down on Friday.
Just a quickie from me, wanted to let you all know that Tara achieved her first unassisted back to tummy roll today . She hasn't quite worked out how to get back again but still a major milestone at almost 4 months.
Anyway off to Mothers Group tomorrow and then Tara has her weigh in, will be so interesting to see how much she has grown in a month. Also this is scary but I have had to start putting her into size 0 all in one sleep suits, her legs and feet are getting to big for the 00's already. Fortunately all her other 00 stuff will last for a while (hopefully) as most of it is summer stuff and are tops and pants or dresses, but it made me sad to think my baby is getting so big so fast and when I see all the little babies at Mothers Group it makes you realise how fast they grow.
wow kelly!!! that's wonderful. I can't wait for ash's first big "he did it!" lol. you must have been sssooo excited.
murph - poor jazzy. hope you got it right with the chilli sauce.
Just home from my mothers' group... they are all really lovely and i enjoy it so much.
Ash is not having a good few days. having trouble feeding again and a few green poos. not sure if its the ABs or something else. feeding is a battle... it's like the wind pain and fussing a few weeks ago. He feeds for a few mins then pulls off screaming,, then back on, then off etc. Anyhoo i managed to get him on for a decent feed buy reclining on the lounge and having him straddle my leg iykwim while patting his butt.
but he's still got plenty of wet nappies and most of his poos are normal so just feel a little confused. just have to persevere i suppose.
but on the positive he slept from 8pm to 4am last night!!! Not sure if it was cos he was extremely unhapy and unsettled all day that he just konked out after our shower hmmm
What are your bedtime routines? Do you shower/bath bub before or after the feed? Read stories? What time to do do that? When do you put bub 'down for the night'? and What time do you start your day?
sorry lots of questions just wondering. WE put Ash down 'for the night' anywhere from 6.30pm to 10pm - we save his bath for the night and quietly read him books just before bed. But can't say we really have a strict 'routine' (he is only 7 weeks). Would like to get an idea of what others are doing and at what age/stage.
Sounds like you're on top of things grub! I know ABs did awful things to A's stomach - hope it settes down soon.
We didn't have a routine at that age - just whatever we could manage. Things started to settle down from 12-ish weeks, but that routine didn't last long - only till the next unsettled phase. Some people find routines are great, but honestly they've never done us much good. I guess we have patterns, where we tend to do things in a certain order, but that's about as far as it goes.
What a strong little girl Kelly
Damn, no chilli sauce?! But it's good if you can find an easy fix like that.
i feel your pain, I was pumping like no tomorrow for a week and only getting 10-30mls but not for 30mins I did 5 on each side twice. No more pumping for me for now. I'm getting bubs weighted tomorrow and if he's putting on weight I'm putting the pump away. Do you have a lactation consultant? if not phone the hospital and get in touch with one, mine is a legend and the only reason I'm still going. Glad you're doing what works for you.
same one as DH. He can finish a feed in 15 on that side but the other I don't really ever feel like he finishes.
with the dreamfeed at 9.30pm. Then he had lots of belly pain at 3am and didn't really got to sleep until 5am.. then up again for more food at 6am! bbrrhh. He's laying in his bassinette whinging now. so best go and see wht the fuss is about.
. She hasn't quite worked out how to get back again but still a major milestone at almost 4 months.
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