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I put our regular feeding yesterday down to perhaps a little growth spurt, and also the cold - since he has mucous in his tummy, he'll bring up feeds if he drinks too much. And I'm making sure he gets the thicker hindmilk. Better night for us last night though.
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Sometimes they need to suck more, so more bfing can help, esp if they have an instinct to bring in more milk, and it can feel really uncomfortable to them to not suck during this urge. If constant feeding makes them restless, they just want to suck without getting milk (esp if they fall asleep with a dummy). Currently I have been dealing with this problem, and if you need assistance, let me know and I'll pm you the info I recently got. Can't post it here, unfortunately.
We have problems if Ci is overtired. It can take ages to settle him if he goes beyond that point of no return, when all you do to settle him only stimulates him more. But as long as I'm walking with him in the sling, he is content, so I go for walks around the streets or backyard or even just get on with things in the kitchen or bath my older DD, and just leave him in the sling to fall sleep - DH even sleeps with him in the sling, just lays back the recliner with the sling on. I can't put Ci down, but I had no intention to anyway until he is six months, but I would be going crazy if I wanted to. He literally doesn't last five minutes off a human body, I'm not kidding at all. But I bathe with him, sleep with him and do all my daily life with him on me in a sling.
If you have DH at home at night, you could try what we do. Between feeds, (which are 2 to 3 hours apart) DH takes him, I stick in ear plugs and sleep for two hours from 7pm until 9pm. Next feed Ci is brought to me which goes until 9.30-10pm, I do the sleep cycle again from 10 until midnight. Whenever Ci next wakes, DH then hands him to me for the night (usually midnight) and he goes to our room (cosleeping with older DD) and sleeps I sleep in the spare bedroom on a mattress on the floor with Ci.
So DH gets solid sleep after midnight, I get broken but much needed sleep before midnight that keeps me going through the wee lonely hours. Honestly, it is a system I would die without. What DH does with him while I'm sleeping is, well, Ci is usually asleep from his last feed, but if he isn't, DH bounces on the fitball holding him or some other way gets him to sleep and then lays him on his chest and watches tv. He does it bare chested where possible for good skin on skin contact which keeps him calm and well attached throughout most of his waking hours.
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Baxter looks no fatter to me today, we are having him weighed tomorrow so I can't say I am feeling very positive.
I've been expressing after every day feed and he took a bottle of EBM last night, he drank 70mls in 10 minutes, is this good or bad? He was really going to town on the bottle!
Sorry if this has been asked but has anyone had any success with fenugreek? If so, how many tablets a day did you take? I really wonder if it's my milk or what's going on. He only has one dirty nappy a day but seems rather content, plus the most I can get him to feed at the most is 20 minutes on one boob, then about 10 minutes on the other. He simply falls asleep and is not interested.
Will report back tomorrow after weigh in.
SG
xo
PS - went for a walk to a friend's place yesterday and negated all my good work by eating homemade vanilla slice, *sigh*. In saying that, Baxter loves his pram and was asleep the whole time.
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Hi all,
Just thought I would drop in and say hi to all the new mums.
I finally found the right place to go to after the birht on my son. Wyatt was born on the 23rd April. Was not to bad a labour. DS birth weight was 4.500kg, and he is now 4.770kg, which the MW was really pleased at.
Anyway everything is going great, BF really well, boobie are sore/hugh/bit lumpy (when full). No problems yet, (fingers crossed) except lask of sleep. Wyatt is sleeping anywhere from 2-4hrs at a time. And he is only awake for feed at night which normal last about 10-15 minutes, which is great cos I haven't fully woken up by then either, so me back off to sleep fast.
Anyway I have started reading all post, will catch up one day.
Cheers
Sarah
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shoe- i started Fenugreek when i was told to feed more. i take it 3 times a day and seems to work for me. remember Bax may not look any bigger to you cause you see him all the time!
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hi all
Nelle - Russell dose have a few sniffles and a cough atm so would guess thats why hes bringing part of his feed back up. as for the sour milk i think its the ABS. they are really strong and have been hard on his bowels.
shoe - best of luck with the weigh in tommorrow. maybe we should play the biggest gainer or something!
Janine - glad u have a routine. ours is similar with dp sometimes taking russell for a few hours early evening while i sleep. i express him a feed for if he wants it but generally wake when hes hungry (3- 4 hours)
i braved the shops today and am impressed with result. Feed before leaving and he slept the whole time. really enjoyed it
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Just a quick one (spent all my spare time reading the posts!!)
I am SO lucky that DH works from home - so he's always here with me. I have NO idea how I'd cope if he was heading back to work!
Liam seems to settle brilliantly through the day, but at night takes at least an hour after a feed to settle down to sleep. Grrr...
Grubi - your dialogue sounded so familiar! Why is it that bubs likes to sleep when you can't get into bed??? When visitors are over, while out in the car, etc... very frustrating!
Will try to post again soon. Got lots to do while I've got two hands free... must get organised to get the sling soon!
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Thanks for the encouragement Nessa, you are like my own personal cheerleader ATM!
How many tablets each time if you take it 3 times per day? Will pick some up on Saturday. I live in a teeny tiny town and nearest pharmacy is 40km's away.
SG
xo
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Shoegal, my mw and most others in the know tell me you judge a baby's milk intake by how many wet nappies they have. One bowel movement is fine, and about 6+ wet nappies is the goal. Weight is such a variable, that it is an old fashioned way to judge milk output unless the baby is very dehydrated (there are obvious signs of dehydration) or not gaining at all, or not gaining over a more long term time frame. One week my daughter gained half a kilo and the next week she gained 40grams. She was still in the 95th percentile though.
I don't like how stressed you are about this and don't think it is fair on you what the nurses have said. (is that what happened?) It may cause you to doubt your milk or even quit bfing. If your babe is content as you say, he ain't starvin'. Poos every day, also. Sounds perfect to me, trust your gut. If he has an unsettled period, take the opportunity to put him on and feed feed feed through the unsettledness - don't take it as a sign you don't have enough milk. I have oversupply issues and my babe still feeds like he's starving at times.
I just read about supply and bottles though, as I am in a high risk bracket and can't use one yet. If you have any issue (I have oversupply and fast letdown) they can go on a nursing strike in favour of the easier to use bottle. Feeding from me at the mo is uncomfortable for Ci due to these issues, therefore we're in a risk category of early weaning if I show him an easier way.
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HEY GRUBI,
how is Greer going? It hard to believe I have had my little man for just over a week now. Ge that has gone quick. I miss being pregnant at times, I feel really alone now. Where before I had that extra thing.But am glad Wyatt has arrived, 'cos I can sleep on my TUMMY again. Slept on their last night and DH oke me up 'cos when he rolled over it was all WET, woops... (I didn't have to sleep in it though).
Feeling any better? More mobility? How is your BF going? There are only 4 left to have their babies until all thread is done. I guess we have all done out bits now.
Cheers
Sarah
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