I just thought to myself maybe Em hates being swaddled (cause Ash never liked it) and so I undid it and guess what she rolled her head to the side and went to sleep! Lets see if it lasts.
shell i was badly engorged from day 3-6ish,its settled though im pretty full now on one side and millie is due to feed the other side next feed and not onthe full side she only has one side.
apparently the engorgment is worse second time around
id get both of you onto probiotics, you can take the capsules and you can get some kids powder stuff to put onto your nipples for isabel, go to your health food shop.
are your stitches falling out yet?? mine have started and it feels almost normal again !!
And no I don't think they are falling out yet... I'm supposed to be having 2-3 salt baths a day but DD has not let me today... managed one while DH was here but that's it... sigh.
Thinking I should stop the antibiotics... worried they are giving me the runs (bad runs)... and possibly upsetting Isabel... I've had no appetite today, only eaten one piece of toast and a bit of mashed potato... might call my Obs tomorrow and ask her...
AJP, the attachment was never an issue until he had the bottle and I started using lansinoh so I'm wondering if it has something to do with either of those two things: with the bottle the milk flows with little need for him to suck whereas on my boob he needs to put in some effort to get it flowing so maybe he's getting lazy and prefers the bottle? And with the lansinoh, it makes my nipples really slimey when he puts his mouth on them and I think it's hard for him to get a good grip and attach right even when I've tried to get as much of the stuff off first...sighhhh
OceanPrincess, that bottle sounds really good! I will defintely look out for something similar.
shellbell, how did DD sleep last night after being unwrapped? The engorgement has settled down here, I just have to keep massaging out the lumps to try prevent it. It's just my stupid nipples getting me down
Speaking of salt baths, I'm going to go have one now while Leon is asleep. I didn't need stitches but I do have some grazing/small tear which is pretty painful!!
Leon is sleeping SO well! He has a feed, burped, wait for poo, change nappy, on boob again until he's out of it, then swaddled and put in his snuggle bed where he'll sleep until the next feed. He is currently feeding every 4 hours like clock work! We have cuddles and play time while waiting for his poo! I just can't wait for my nipples and tear down there to heal and then it would be perfect...
Well my unswaddled trick worked for like 20mins only, we had a terrible night, she just would not settle til 1:15am, she was on and off the boob, we tried everything! Everything got her to sleep but nothing kept her asleep for longer than 10mins. I don't know how I'll cope once Df goes back to work. Won't be able to sleep in anymore.
Holly- Yeah could be the bottle, I have heard babies can get lazy cause bottles are so much easier to suck from. Are you back to the breast or still expressing? Is there a lactation person at the hospital you had him at you can call for advice?
AJP- Yep thats sure right, way worse this time round, after shower today I thought there was a porn star in my bathroom!
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she only has one side.
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