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Post by ajetter on Feb 19, 2018 12:39:23 GMT -6
easternshoregirl Arden’s spit up is usually milky or milk mixed with maybe like mucous, but she definitely spits up all the time. It’s not correlated to when she’s fed. Sometimes it seems really thick. Usually when it’s been a bit since she’s been fed. You can hear stuff come up in her throat and she chokes it back down. Sometimes it happens and she randomly starts gagging and gasping for just a few seconds or so. And she just definitely prefers being upright to laying down. But she isn’t always crying or anything. And she can sleep long stretches in the RnP. So I don’t know what to think.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2018 23:17:38 GMT -6
DD3 is such a lazy nurser. She snacks all day - whenever she cries I offer the boob so she probably eats every 1-2 hours for at least 5 minutes each time. Her latch is lazy and she spills a bunch of milk out of the side of her mouth when she nurses. She has congestion issues, not sure if that is contributing. Anything I can do to consolidate nursing sessions and get her to latch more effectively?
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Post by ajetter on Feb 20, 2018 5:24:57 GMT -6
peachesncream do you try to soothe any other way? If it’s been less than two hours (honestly less than three sometimes) I try to bounce/sway/shhhh her back to sleep. She’s often just still tired, but also for us if she eats too often she just spits up more. ETA the boob was the only thing that soothed DD3. So really I have no magic advice. 🤷🏼♀️
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2018 7:38:47 GMT -6
peachesncream is she honestly hungry at those times? DS1 acted like that for the first few weeks until we figured out he was only looking for a comfort item. As soon as we have him a pacifier it was rare for us to nurse at less than 3 hour stages. Ds2 has a tongue tie that made him a lazy nurse with his latch. We switched to pumped bottles of breast milk and he’s a much more efficient eater now.
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Post by benandjerrys on Feb 20, 2018 7:52:04 GMT -6
@peachesandcream have you tried correcting her latch? What happens if you don't really let her nurse until she is latched well?
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Post by sunfrogger on Feb 20, 2018 9:53:19 GMT -6
DD3 is such a lazy nurser. She snacks all day - whenever she cries I offer the boob so she probably eats every 1-2 hours for at least 5 minutes each time. Her latch is lazy and she spills a bunch of milk out of the side of her mouth when she nurses. She has congestion issues, not sure if that is contributing. Anything I can do to consolidate nursing sessions and get her to latch more effectively? It could definitely be contributing because she can't breathe from her nose, most likely why her latch is bad and she's spilling milk I always de- and re-latched to establish that lazy would not be OK. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2018 10:40:59 GMT -6
Thank you!! I am going to try to space out feeding sessions to every 3 hours or so today and use a pacifier or other comforting techniques in between. She latches fine when she is actually hungry and not just snacking/soothing so hopefully that issue will resolve itself as well. I will pull her off and correct latch when she gets lazy, too.
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Post by sunfrogger on Feb 20, 2018 12:14:01 GMT -6
Thank you!! I am going to try to space out feeding sessions to every 3 hours or so today and use a pacifier or other comforting techniques in between. She latches fine when she is actually hungry and not just snacking/soothing so hopefully that issue will resolve itself as well. I will pull her off and correct latch when she gets lazy, too. That sounds like a good plan! Yes, try not to let her snack! |
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Post by aprilz81 on Feb 20, 2018 18:33:12 GMT -6
How do I correct a latch? Faith had a tongue tie (corrected in the hospital before we left) but still has what I would call a shallow latch most of the time and my nipples are sore, but not cracked and bleeding. A few seconds after she latches on the pain goes away.
She is also a lazy nurser and no idea how to fix it. We supplement with formula due to supply issues and weight loss after birth, our current routine is to nurse each side for 10-15 minutes (depending on how closely I'm watching the clock) then to follow up with 3 oz of formula. Sometimes in the middle of the night I skip the nursing and go straight to the formula so I can go back to sleep faster, she doesn't seem to miss the nursing and is satisfied with the formula alone.
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Post by helloerrbody on Feb 20, 2018 20:15:05 GMT -6
How do I correct a latch? Faith had a tongue tie (corrected in the hospital before we left) but still has what I would call a shallow latch most of the time and my nipples are sore, but not cracked and bleeding. A few seconds after she latches on the pain goes away. She is also a lazy nurser and no idea how to fix it. We supplement with formula due to supply issues and weight loss after birth, our current routine is to nurse each side for 10-15 minutes (depending on how closely I'm watching the clock) then to follow up with 3 oz of formula. Sometimes in the middle of the night I skip the nursing and go straight to the formula so I can go back to sleep faster, she doesn't seem to miss the nursing and is satisfied with the formula alone. Try to help her open her mouth wider as she's latching. You can run a finger under her chin as well as holding your breast and flattening it a little for her but then using your hand/fingers to push your breast in her mouth so more gets in. Not sure if that makes sense, sorry. |
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Post by easternshoregirl on Feb 20, 2018 20:42:23 GMT -6
aprilz81 are you familiar with the idea of the "nipple sandwich?" You can google it for an explanation or I'll look for info/link tomorrow. It's a good reminder of what we can do to help them latch well!
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Post by sunfrogger on Feb 20, 2018 21:04:27 GMT -6
So I had typed all this out for my gf..... Some of it is basic and some of it has the pointers for wide latch so I'm just pasting it all.
Line up your nipple with babies nose
Press down on their chin gently with two fingers to help widen the latch
Aim for the roof of their mouth
Bring baby to your nipple - don't move your breast to baby
Your baby will get the nipple, areola, and maybe even some breast as well. It's called breastfeeding - not nipple feeding.
Sometimes baby will slowly close their mouth and change the latch while nursing. This will hurt. It's totally OK to remove baby from the breast, readjust the latch using the above, and try again. To break the suction take your finger and slip it in the corner of their mouth to "pop" baby off.
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Post by sunfrogger on Feb 20, 2018 21:08:01 GMT -6
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Post by sunfrogger on Feb 20, 2018 21:08:14 GMT -6
Sorry it’s broken
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Post by ajetter on Mar 10, 2018 13:51:20 GMT -6
Girlfriend is 8 weeks old and exclusively breastfeeding. The last few days she’s been going 4 hours between nursing sessions, and only getting up then because I wake her.
For example, last night I fed her at 10:30pm, then 5:30am, 9:30am and now 1:30pm. I had to wake her at 9:30 and 1:30. This is fine, yes? Still plenty of diapers, she seems satisfied so I assume I have plenty of milk. Do I keep waking her? Just see what she does on her own?
In general she only goes 2.5-3 hours in the afternoon. I dunno. She is just so different from my other kids.
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Post by rebeccabunch on Mar 10, 2018 18:36:28 GMT -6
Enjoy it. She is a magical gift. ajetter |
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Post by benandjerrys on Mar 10, 2018 18:37:11 GMT -6
ajetter, how did the rest of your day go? Does she usually sleep so much? I'd be more concerned with the sleeping than the eating.
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Post by ajetter on Mar 10, 2018 21:46:49 GMT -6
ajetter, how did the rest of your day go? Does she usually sleep so much? I'd be more concerned with the sleeping than the eating. Since then she’s only slept an hour at a time and wanted to eat every two. The last two days she’s only been awake 6 hours tops each day. But of course I mentioned it so...  But waking her at the 4 hour mark during the day is reasonable, right? |
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Post by helloerrbody on Mar 10, 2018 22:30:36 GMT -6
ajetter, how did the rest of your day go? Does she usually sleep so much? I'd be more concerned with the sleeping than the eating. Since then she’s only slept an hour at a time and wanted to eat every two. The last two days she’s only been awake 6 hours tops each day. But of course I mentioned it so... But waking her at the 4 hour mark during the day is reasonable, right? Yes that seems like what I would do, too. |
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Post by dragonflyinn on Mar 11, 2018 17:42:50 GMT -6
ajetter, how did the rest of your day go? Does she usually sleep so much? I'd be more concerned with the sleeping than the eating. Since then she’s only slept an hour at a time and wanted to eat every two. The last two days she’s only been awake 6 hours tops each day. But of course I mentioned it so... But waking her at the 4 hour mark during the day is reasonable, right? Yes this is what I do when DS is extraordinarily sleepy. |
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Post by sunfrogger on Mar 13, 2018 7:04:08 GMT -6
My left breast was suuuupeer full at 615 and she wouldn't take any after nearly emptying the right. So I pumped lefty and I got 4oz, and right gave me another 1 easy after she was asleep.
That's not going to bite me, right?
When I talked to the LC before leaving the hospital I mentioned DD1s voracious appetite and how I still struggled with OALD & oversupply for a few months beyond her birth. She suggested block feeding. But no way that boob would have been OK until now!
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Post by sunfrogger on Mar 13, 2018 7:05:20 GMT -6
I guess I'm just going crazy bc my DD1 would eat SO much. Maybe Liv will be on the normal side of the spectrum?
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Post by easternshoregirl on Mar 13, 2018 7:24:08 GMT -6
sunfrogger, next time, I'd just do a little to take the edge off and not end up with too much!
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Post by benandjerrys on Mar 13, 2018 7:31:21 GMT -6
sunfrogger how do you know if you have oald? I keep spraying everywhere so that has me wondering. That never happened with DD.
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Post by sunfrogger on Mar 13, 2018 11:33:36 GMT -6
sunfrogger how do you know if you have oald? I keep spraying everywhere so that has me wondering. That never happened with DD. Once they get to let down if they sputter, choke, pull off, change the latch, it's usually indicative of OALD. About 1min in. If you're spraying I'd say you probably do. You can let down into a cloth until it lightens up or you can do laid back nursing to help gravity keep it from choking J! |
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Post by benandjerrys on Mar 13, 2018 11:37:15 GMT -6
sunfrogger how do you know if you have oald? I keep spraying everywhere so that has me wondering. That never happened with DD. Once they get to let down if they sputter, choke, pull off, change the latch, it's usually indicative of OALD. About 1min in. If you're spraying I'd say you probably do. You can let down into a cloth until it lightens up or you can do laid back nursing to help gravity keep it from choking J! Thanks. That sounds like what is happening here. Explains a lot. Thanks! |
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Post by sweetsurprise on Mar 14, 2018 9:35:00 GMT -6
Help please.
DS has been exclusively breastfeeding and in preparation for going to work on Monday I have been trying to have H feed him breastmilk from a bottle.
He will not drink it. At all. He screams bloody murder.
Any tips??
I'm already stressed about going back to work but this makes it so much more stressful - to think he won't eat without me.
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Post by rebeccabunch on Mar 14, 2018 9:52:08 GMT -6
Help please. DS has been exclusively breastfeeding and in preparation for going to work on Monday I have been trying to have H feed him breastmilk from a bottle. He will not drink it. At all. He screams bloody murder. Any tips?? I'm already stressed about going back to work but this makes it so much more stressful - to think he won't eat without me. My suggestions aren’t groundbreaking but... - time it so he’s hungry but not over hungry or over tired - leave the house or at least be on different floors for a bit before and during the appt. if they can sniff you sometimes it aids their protest! |
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Post by flippinchica on Mar 14, 2018 10:10:09 GMT -6
Help please. DS has been exclusively breastfeeding and in preparation for going to work on Monday I have been trying to have H feed him breastmilk from a bottle. He will not drink it. At all. He screams bloody murder. Any tips?? I'm already stressed about going back to work but this makes it so much more stressful - to think he won't eat without me. My suggestions aren’t groundbreaking but... - time it so he’s hungry but not over hungry or over tired - leave the house or at least be on different floors for a bit before and during the appt. if they can sniff you sometimes it aids their protest! This plus try different position. Some babies do better with a bottle in a bouncy seat or car seat. Also try some different bottles. DS1 was a bottle refuser and it sucked. If all else fails they can feed with a medicine syringe or small cup. I'm sorry it is really stressful. |
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Post by sunfrogger on Mar 14, 2018 11:37:41 GMT -6
sweetsurprise check the temp of the milk. Try a new bottle.. I tried to find a nipple that looked like mine in shape. Also bf babies don't often need nipples beyond the slowest "feed" to mimic having to work for milk at mom's breast. And. Don't worry. He will eat!
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