re: BREASTFEEDING!!!!

Quoting DanYAYelle:“ Sounds like a growth spurt to me. Plus babies have a need to suck, so since he doesn't like the Paci ... [snip!] ... bothered to get dressed. Good luck momma, I hope you finda paci that will take some of his need to suck away from your nipples.”

lol, that is how I feel, I feel like a milk machine, or a cow at times lol Ill keep trying different pacis and see how it goes, hopefully it is only a growth spurt like you all say.

Quoting DanYAYelle:“ Breastfed babies can go up to a week without pooping. B/c they use almost 90% of the breast milk, ... [snip!] ... I'm extremely sorry about the thrush, I have heard some horrible things about it. Fortunately I haven't had to battle it yet.”

For your thrush, have try Gentian Violet? Mix it with equal amounts of water and use a q-tip to apply to your nipple before you feed. This stuff works wonders. Your nipples and baby's mouth will be a little purple for awhile but I felt almost immediate relief using it. You can get it from most pharmacies without a prescription.

Quoting MommyMurray:“ yea i bottle fed him and he slept one more hr. I also tried different pacis and he spits out every single ... [snip!] ... just going to bottle feed him at night, but that might be a problem considering he nurses to fall asleep at night.  ”

Maybe have your hubby feed him the bottle at night, b/c he will want the breast if you are giving him the bottle. He might fall asleep better with your hubby rocking him.

Quoting DanYAYelle:“ Maybe have your hubby feed him the bottle at night, b/c he will want the breast if you are giving him the bottle. He might fall asleep better with your hubby rocking him.”

Thats a good idea, that just might work bc he falls asleep on my hubby's shoulder all the time.. Thanks for the tips ladies, hopefully something will work! *crossing fingers*

Quoting MommyMurray:“ yea i bottle fed him and he slept one more hr. I also tried different pacis and he spits out every single ... [snip!] ... just going to bottle feed him at night, but that might be a problem considering he nurses to fall asleep at night.  ”

give him a bottle so he fills up good enough to sleep for a good length of time, then let him latch long enough to fall asleep. then hell be nice and full, and comforted  

Quoting lolajessup:“ give him a bottle so he fills up good enough to sleep for a good length of time, then let him latch long enough to fall asleep. then hell be nice and full, and comforted  ”

thats a good idea too, ill try them over the next couple of days and see how it goes. something is bound to work   hopefully...
Thanks again!

Right now Ethan is feeding like a pig I think he's having a growth spurt at 2 weeks.

he could be hitting his ten day growth spurt a few days late

Hey all - My baby and I are currently battling thrush/yeast and I have a question - On my left nip, I have a white spot. It doesn't look like a blister, as it's flat against my skin and when I try to hand express milk, it only kind of trickles out of the white area.

Should I be worried and what should I do about it?

Thanks!

And thrush SUCKS! I'm going to try GV if it's not getter in a few days!

Quoting iliketosparkle:“ Hey all - My baby and I are currently battling thrush/yeast and I have a question - On my left nip, I ... [snip!] ... I be worried and what should I do about it? Thanks! And thrush SUCKS! I'm going to try GV if it's not getter in a few days!”

r u getting treated? if not, then its only gonna get worse, trust me. but, do u feel like your breasts are emptying, you might have a blocked duct if your only expresing milk from one spot. and that one spot could br thrush, but it could also be just raw from the baby not sucking right if he is sore from thrush in the mouth.

Quoting lolajessup:“ r u getting treated? if not, then its only gonna get worse, trust me. but, do u feel like your breasts ... [snip!] ... one spot could br thrush, but it could also be just raw from the baby not sucking right if he is sore from thrush in the mouth.”

Both me and my son are getting treated from thrush. My boobs are definitely emptying (as they're floppy after feedings -stupid big boobs) and I have no blocked ducts. Interestingly enough I DID have blocked ducts about a week before we discovered the thrush and they went away with standard heat/massage. I'm hoping the spot is just a thrush spot or something that will go away on it's own.

6 days of Diflucan left for me, 4 days of Nystatin for my son and who knows how long I'll try the AF cream on my nips...No real relief yet.

Anyone ever gotten a script for All purpose nipple cream? I want to ask my doc for a prescription, but I don't know if he's heard of it...It's supposed to work on ALL kinds of nipple pain...

Quoting iliketosparkle:“ Both me and my son are getting treated from thrush. My boobs are definitely emptying (as they're floppy ... [snip!] ... to ask my doc for a prescription, but I don't know if he's heard of it...It's supposed to work on ALL kinds of nipple pain...”

i had newmans nipple cream. its like for yeast infections,but also used for many things like rashes jock itch and other crap.

Quoting lynn1179:“ he could be hitting his ten day growth spurt a few days late”

Ten day growth spurt? I didn't know they went through that

Quoting ChelseyD:“ Ten day growth spurt? I didn't know they went through that”

me either... but my son hit all his growth spirts whenever he wanted and did not go by the books at all...

10 days, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months growth spurts