re: Breastfeeding tips! & Top 10 BF problems solved!

Quoting sillygirltracyb_caius1222:" <blockquote><b>Quoting dream:</b>" isn't your baby just a few weeks old? what makes ... [snip!] ... pumping after feeding. Not sure I have enuf for that. Wanna be able to build a good milk supply for when I return to work."

when are you returning to work?
For now, you shouldn't need to worry about pumping after feeding. Just try to get some sleep whenever you can.

<blockquote><b>Quoting dream:</b>" when are you returning to work? For now, you shouldn't need to worry about pumping after feeding. Just try to get some sleep whenever you can."</blockquote>




I'm not even sure. . Hoping for 12 weeks..or longer. . But part of reason to pump too is for sleep so hubby or other kids can give bottle. Trying to wait until 4_6 wks for bottle too

Quoting sillygirltracyb_caius1222:" <blockquote><b>Quoting dream:</b>" when are you returning to work? For now, you shouldn't ... [snip!] ... part of reason to pump too is for sleep so hubby or other kids can give bottle. Trying to wait until 4_6 wks for bottle too"

well for now, just pump when you feel engorged (when your boobs are super full) even if it's BEFORE the baby nurses.

You can also nurse one side and then pump the other (or do it at the same time if you are handy like that).

Another thing to do is to set aside the same time every day (I used to pick first thing in the morning) and pump at that time. That will signal your body that there is an "extra" feeding during that time and it will produce more milk to compensate.

Quoting sillygirltracyb_caius1222:" <blockquote><b>Quoting dream:</b>" isn't your baby just a few weeks old? what makes ... [snip!] ... pumping after feeding. Not sure I have enuf for that. Wanna be able to build a good milk supply for when I return to work."

Just be aware the motherlove one is awesome BUT contains goats rue in the "special blend" and may increase breast size permanently. ;)

<blockquote><b>Quoting justanothamotha:</b>" Just be aware the motherlove one is awesome BUT contains goats rue in the "special blend" and may increase breast size permanently. ;)"</blockquote>




Haha.. im not opposed to that. I have implants already and when my boobs are full they are ginormous. .but I told my husband that I may get use to the bigger boobs... thats what happened when I bf and was pregnant for rhe first 3 kids. After I stopped I hated my small boobs so by the time my daughter was 1 I decided to get implants. So I was flat chested practically before kids and was about a D during pregnancy and bf.. then dropped and went to full C/small d w implants. now I look at my boobs w bf again and im like dang.. they are twice the size.. dont know that would make them .. but i kinda like them..lol

My son had his 4 month visit today. The doctor was concerned with the spitting up he's doing so she told me to supplement after he's done nursing.

 

What would giving him formula, on top of nursing a full amount, do? Other than be way too much for his tummy?

Quoting Love Wedge +2:" My son had his 4 month visit today. The doctor was concerned with the spitting up he's doing so she told ... [snip!] ... nursing.   What would giving him formula, on top of nursing a full amount, do? Other than be way too much for his tummy?"

That is what amazes me about Dr's. The stuff they say can make such little sense. I have no clue what your Dr thinks that is going to do to help with reflux. it seems to me it would make it more likely. Topping up after a feed is a terrible idea unless you want to reduce your supply. The only thing it can do is delay the next feed.

Quoting justanothamotha:" That is what amazes me about Dr's. The stuff they say can make such little sense. I have no clue what ... [snip!] ... up after a feed is a terrible idea unless you want to reduce your supply. The only thing it can do is delay the next feed."

We see his pedi next week so I'm going to ask her as well. She knows more about his case because she was in the NICU with us.

I don't know enough about reflux to say that's what it is. He's not in any discomfort, he's just spits up way too much. Sometimes on and off for a couple hours.

Quoting Love Wedge +2:" We see his pedi next week so I'm going to ask her as well. She knows more about his case because she ... [snip!] ... to say that's what it is. He's not in any discomfort, he's just spits up way too much. Sometimes on and off for a couple hours."

Is he gaining okay?

Quoting justanothamotha:" Is he gaining okay?"

November 21 he was 9 lbs 2 oz. This morning he was 10 lbs 4 oz.

Do you guys switch breasts multiple times per feedings, sometimes?

This current feeding we've switched 4 times in 20 minutes  

Quick question: ds is 9 weeks, and today was his first full day at day care. I nursed him at 7a before we left the house and then when I had my lunch break I drove down and nursed him. When i picked him up at 5, I was told he only had a 3oz bottle in the morning and 4oz in the afternoon. Does that sound normal? I just don't want him to be hungry while at day care.  

<blockquote><b>Quoting Love Wedge +2:</b>" Do you guys switch breasts multiple times per feedings, sometimes? This current feeding we've switched 4 times in 20 minutes  "</blockquote>




Mines only 2wks.. im lucky to get him on both breasts just once. .

Quoting Love Wedge +2:" Do you guys switch breasts multiple times per feedings, sometimes? This current feeding we've switched 4 times in 20 minutes  "

No, I did single side feedings (AKA block feedings). I wouldn't recommend switching past a month old because it can lead to a foremilk/hindmilk issue. Also - staying on one breast gives your baby more hindmilk which is thicker & richer in fats & calories. It can help space out feeds & with weight gain. If you aren't getting green or foamy poops though or fussy behavior, it's likely harmless. It can cause a reaction similar to lactose intolerance if there is too much foremilk, because the milk then leaves the tummy too fast & when it gets to the intestine there is too much undigested sugars & the intestines react to that. I only used both breasts at each feed (if baby wanted it) for about a month or so. My 2nd one did single side feeds from day one as he only nursed about 5-7 mins & was done.

Quoting justanothamotha:" No, I did single side feedings (AKA block feedings). I wouldn't recommend switching past a month old ... [snip!] ... it) for about a month or so. My 2nd one did single side feeds from day one as he only nursed about 5-7 mins & was done."

He'll nurse for 10 minutes on the first side and then start becoming fussy. I was burping him but was told by a multitude of people that he doesn't need to burp because he's not swallowing air. I posted maybe a week ago about how he'd scream blue murder for sometimes 20 minutes until a burp came out. Switching sides would most times help. He'd nurse another 5 - 10 minutes and be done.

I don't know what's been up with him for the past week or so, but he's only nursing like 5 or 6 times a day. His poop is going from orange-y to green and it smells worse. Last night he would just not settle at the breast unless he could swallow each time he sucked.

I feel like my supply is going away and that he's hungry all the time.