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Post by muscari on Oct 6, 2017 5:59:34 GMT -6
Do your babies want to on the boob pretty much every hour, hour and half max, as well? Not just I the evening but pretty much all day? Trying to figure out whether this is the prequel to her next leap ... but she sorta kinda been like this for a while now. Together with the fact she easily nurses for 45-60 min at a time this is slowly driving me a little nuts. Mostly cause I have shit to do but don't get to it. A would nurse all day if I let him. I try to distract him with other things because it's too much. I like when MH is home because it really helps A not comfort nurse. When I hold him, he just expects the boob. Yeah D loves to comfort nurse as well. Going by her cues I think she is genuinely hungry though - although I do believe the reason why nursing sessions take so long is cause she just loves hanging out at the boob. I try to distract her with other things instead which works some times but I really don't want her to cry cause she actual is hungry.
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Post by jt2378 on Oct 6, 2017 6:06:56 GMT -6
muscari, I do feel like M just correlates me with boobs and feeding if I'm holding her. Sigh. She is a fast nurser though so I get you feeling frustrated. I would go bonkers if she took that long and wanted to constantly nurse! I wonder if M is just snacking half the time that is why she is so fast or if she is just efficient lol. GL with your cousins visit 💕
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Post by muscari on Oct 6, 2017 7:00:40 GMT -6
Maybe D is gearing up for her next leap. Or working on a growth spurt (there is one around 6 weeks too right?). Cause she s just been crying for the past several hours except when I have her on the boob. Even holding her isn't enough to sooth her half the time. I ended up giving her a small bottle which made her sleepy at least. Now i wonder whether i should have given a bigger bottle to have really knocked her out??
I hate how insecure supplementing with bottles makes me feel about my supply and how supplementing (pumped milk) may negatively impact it. I give her a bottle sometimes when the boob (and my sanity) needs a break. Last thing I feel like doing then is to pump. But shouldnt I pump after the bottle really to keep my supply up to par? Or is it okay to skip when I only give a small bottle relatively soon after nursing and tis just once a day?
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Post by jexxa on Oct 6, 2017 7:17:28 GMT -6
@starzia I find it strange that the hospital prescribed the BC for you because one, they don’t know your medical history like your OB/GYN does and two, you usually aren’t cleared for sex until after your PP checkup anyway.
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Post by jexxa on Oct 6, 2017 7:36:43 GMT -6
muscari 6 weeks is a huge growth spurt so that could be the reason D wants to nurse so often right now.
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Post by jexxa on Oct 6, 2017 7:38:30 GMT -6
P is a big comfort nurser too. I actually bought some pacifiers the other day, I still need to wash & sanitize them though. I’m hoping that helps a little, especially in the evenings.
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Post by jt2378 on Oct 6, 2017 8:11:06 GMT -6
muscari, technically you are supposed to pump but if she is feeding so much, I would not worry about skipping once in awhile.
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Post by muscari on Oct 6, 2017 8:51:15 GMT -6
muscari, technically you are supposed to pump but if she is feeding so much, I would not worry about skipping once in awhile. Gotcha and yeah that was what I was thinking but also hoping it would be NBD since she nurses so often and it is just one small (gave her just over 1oz this time - as that was what I had left from one stores bottle) bottle 30min after nursing. So how about pumping after nursing once or twice a day? Does that cause oversupply to where it may bother me or cause issues somehow? She slept 5h overnight and when I woke up my boobs were rock hard and painful. She drank right side first then left side but fell back asleep before it was "empty" so to speak. I felt a lot of hard bumps still so decided to pump and got 3oz just from the left side (and another oz from the right). But thinking back maybe i should have pumped just long enough to release discomfort? Heck this EBF and pumping stuff is complicated!
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Post by cwbh928 on Oct 6, 2017 8:51:24 GMT -6
Ugh I wish Hudson would take a pacifier sometimes. Which sounds crazy, but he hates car rides and just screams. Plus I don't mind comfort nursing, but with a maniac toddler it isn't always convenient.. He won't take it or if he does he pulls it out. Of course my2.5 year old won't let his go. #Cantwin muscari 6 weeks was a huge growth spurt, he was constantly breastfeeding.
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Post by muscari on Oct 6, 2017 8:54:13 GMT -6
Ugh I wish Hudson would take a pacifier sometimes. Which sounds crazy, but he hates car rides and just screams. Plus I don't mind comfort nursing, but with a maniac toddler it isn't always convenient.. He won't take it or if he does he pulls it out. Of course my2.5 year old won't let his go. #Cantwin muscari 6 weeks was a huge growth spurt, he was constantly breastfeeding. D. stopped taking her paci all of a sudden the other day and I hope she will change her mind again soon lol. I don't mind comfort nursing either but I cant do it 24/7 🤤 even if I wanted to my nipples would just fall off lol. They are painfully sensitive as it is already. 😥
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Post by cwbh928 on Oct 6, 2017 8:55:10 GMT -6
I forget about our normal page. I automatically end up on our private forum.
This may have been said already, but are we eventually moving permanently to the other page or are we just flip flopping between 2?
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Post by cwbh928 on Oct 6, 2017 8:58:00 GMT -6
Ugh I wish Hudson would take a pacifier sometimes. Which sounds crazy, but he hates car rides and just screams. Plus I don't mind comfort nursing, but with a maniac toddler it isn't always convenient.. He won't take it or if he does he pulls it out. Of course my2.5 year old won't let his go. #Cantwin muscari 6 weeks was a huge growth spurt, he was constantly breastfeeding. D. stopped taking her paci all of a sudden the other day and I hope she will change her mind again soon lol. I don't mind comfort nursing either but I cant do it 24/7 🤤 even if I wanted to my nipples would just fall off lol. They are painfully sensitive as it is already. 😥 It's crazy with my first, I held off using binky for months because I did t want to give in. This time around I am just like please take it, I don't care! Oh I didn't even think about the pain!! I use nipple shield so luckily I haven't had to worry about that!
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Post by jt2378 on Oct 6, 2017 9:32:47 GMT -6
muscari, technically you are supposed to pump but if she is feeding so much, I would not worry about skipping once in awhile. Gotcha and yeah that was what I was thinking but also hoping it would be NBD since she nurses so often and it is just one small (gave her just over 1oz this time - as that was what I had left from one stores bottle) bottle 30min after nursing. So how about pumping after nursing once or twice a day? Does that cause oversupply to where it may bother me or cause issues somehow? She slept 5h overnight and when I woke up my boobs were rock hard and painful. She drank right side first then left side but fell back asleep before it was "empty" so to speak. I felt a lot of hard bumps still so decided to pump and got 3oz just from the left side (and another oz from the right). But thinking back maybe i should have pumped just long enough to release discomfort? Heck this EBF and pumping stuff is complicated! Yeah maybe just pump to ease discomfort, you really don't want to try to increase supply MOTN if she is sleeping a good stretch. I'm also waking up with rock hard boobs from overnight but hoping my body gets the message and it levels out
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Post by jt2378 on Oct 6, 2017 9:34:27 GMT -6
Ugh I wish Hudson would take a pacifier sometimes. Which sounds crazy, but he hates car rides and just screams. Plus I don't mind comfort nursing, but with a maniac toddler it isn't always convenient.. He won't take it or if he does he pulls it out. Of course my2.5 year old won't let his go. #Cantwin muscari 6 weeks was a huge growth spurt, he was constantly breastfeeding. This is where we are at except toddler doesn't have one either. I'm over here thinking the same: please just take a paci M lol! She is only happy if the car is moving so it makes red lights fun 😂
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Post by muscari on Oct 6, 2017 9:53:40 GMT -6
Gotcha and yeah that was what I was thinking but also hoping it would be NBD since she nurses so often and it is just one small (gave her just over 1oz this time - as that was what I had left from one stores bottle) bottle 30min after nursing. So how about pumping after nursing once or twice a day? Does that cause oversupply to where it may bother me or cause issues somehow? She slept 5h overnight and when I woke up my boobs were rock hard and painful. She drank right side first then left side but fell back asleep before it was "empty" so to speak. I felt a lot of hard bumps still so decided to pump and got 3oz just from the left side (and another oz from the right). But thinking back maybe i should have pumped just long enough to release discomfort? Heck this EBF and pumping stuff is complicated! Yeah maybe just pump to ease discomfort, you really don't want to try to increase supply MOTN if she is sleeping a good stretch. I'm also waking up with rock hard boobs from overnight but hoping my body gets the message and it levels out So if I just pump to ease the discomfort MOTN and let it level out.. does that just influence things MOTN or also could impact my supply during the day? Or does my body somehow know baby wants more daytime but STTN?? 🙄
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Post by muscari on Oct 6, 2017 9:59:04 GMT -6
D. stopped taking her paci all of a sudden the other day and I hope she will change her mind again soon lol. I don't mind comfort nursing either but I cant do it 24/7 🤤 even if I wanted to my nipples would just fall off lol. They are painfully sensitive as it is already. 😥 It's crazy with my first, I held off using binky for months because I did t want to give in. This time around I am just like please take it, I don't care! Oh I didn't even think about the pain!! I use nipple shield so luckily I haven't had to worry about that! I wasnt happy about intruducing the paci this early but she sometimes she just wanted to suckle on something and I had to give myself a break.. I was worried about nipple confusion or whats it called (ditto with the bottle) but so far luckily no issues! I too use nipple shields - which helps bug unfortunately the tip of my nipples is just soooo painful to the touch. Maybe leftover from the thrush? I started using lanolin again and luckily it doesn't hurt while nursing really nor when I am wearing my bra but anything that brushes them when bare hurts like heck.
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Post by jt2378 on Oct 6, 2017 10:07:26 GMT -6
Yeah maybe just pump to ease discomfort, you really don't want to try to increase supply MOTN if she is sleeping a good stretch. I'm also waking up with rock hard boobs from overnight but hoping my body gets the message and it levels out So if I just pump to ease the discomfort MOTN and let it level out.. does that just influence things MOTN or also could impact my supply during the day? Or does my body somehow know baby wants more daytime but STTN?? 🙄 I don't think a short pumping session should effect it much but maybe I'm not the best to ask, I hardly pump MOTN so maybe I'm wrong lol. I do know that yes, your body will know not to produce MOTN eventually but doesn't effect daytime supply
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Post by cwbh928 on Oct 6, 2017 10:21:08 GMT -6
Ugh I wish Hudson would take a pacifier sometimes. Which sounds crazy, but he hates car rides and just screams. Plus I don't mind comfort nursing, but with a maniac toddler it isn't always convenient.. He won't take it or if he does he pulls it out. Of course my2.5 year old won't let his go. #Cantwin muscari 6 weeks was a huge growth spurt, he was constantly breastfeeding. This is where we are at except toddler doesn't have one either. I'm over here thinking the same: please just take a paci M lol! She is only happy if the car is moving so it makes red lights fun 😂 God I would take red lights at this point! 😂 DS1 loved car rides, I miss that!
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Post by jt2378 on Oct 6, 2017 10:28:52 GMT -6
This is where we are at except toddler doesn't have one either. I'm over here thinking the same: please just take a paci M lol! She is only happy if the car is moving so it makes red lights fun 😂 God I would take red lights at this point! 😂 DS1 loved car rides, I miss that! Same!! DD1 was a dream in the car, always just conked right out and never cried, even as she got older. Kids and babies really are so different sometimes 😛
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Post by cali on Oct 6, 2017 10:42:16 GMT -6
muscari, good luck with the visit from the cousin. I'm sorry it's causing so much stress for you. I hope it goes well. Also, M nurses constantly but I won't offer advice on BFing because I'm pretty sure I'm the worst at it.
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Post by cali on Oct 6, 2017 10:47:46 GMT -6
M slept from 12a-2:45a last night and that was it. She was awake from 2:45 on. I think she had some stomach issues because she hadn't pooped since yesterday morning (unusual for her) and when she finally did around 5am it was a HUGE one. I thought after that she might sleep but nope, she just wanted to nurse, nurse, nurse. I am beyond exhausted. At one point I feel asleep nursing her and it really scared me (even though she was supported on the boppy and totally fine). I ended up putting her in her bassinet and letting her cry while I rested my eyes for a few minutes because I just could not stay awake. All in all, an awful night. Good news is MH is 100% better today and his fever has been gone since last night, so he just took her to the store with him to let me get some rest but now I'm laying in bed and can't fall asleep! Ugh!
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Post by jt2378 on Oct 6, 2017 11:02:58 GMT -6
M slept from 12a-2:45a last night and that was it. She was awake from 2:45 on. I think she had some stomach issues because she hadn't pooped since yesterday morning (unusual for her) and when she finally did around 5am it was a HUGE one. I thought after that she might sleep but nope, she just wanted to nurse, nurse, nurse. I am beyond exhausted. At one point I feel asleep nursing her and it really scared me (even though she was supported on the boppy and totally fine). I ended up putting her in her bassinet and letting her cry while I rested my eyes for a few minutes because I just could not stay awake. All in all, an awful night. Good news is MH is 100% better today and his fever has been gone since last night, so he just took her to the store with him to let me get some rest but now I'm laying in bed and can't fall asleep! Ugh! I'm so sorry for your awful night, that sounds miserable ☹️ I hope tonite is better 🤞
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Post by muscari on Oct 6, 2017 11:21:38 GMT -6
cali I am mostly winging the breastfeeding thing as well 😉 we can always share and compare notes! So glad YH is better again and was able to take M out for a bit. I hope you are able to rest a little even if you couldn't fall asleep. And fx tonight will be better!
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Post by muscari on Oct 6, 2017 11:22:33 GMT -6
So if I just pump to ease the discomfort MOTN and let it level out.. does that just influence things MOTN or also could impact my supply during the day? Or does my body somehow know baby wants more daytime but STTN?? 🙄 I don't think a short pumping session should effect it much but maybe I'm not the best to ask, I hardly pump MOTN so maybe I'm wrong lol. I do know that yes, your body will know not to produce MOTN eventually but doesn't effect daytime supply That last sentence is just what I was hoping for.😊
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Post by muscari on Oct 6, 2017 11:29:18 GMT -6
I forget about our normal page. I automatically end up on our private forum. This may have been said already, but are we eventually moving permanently to the other page or are we just flip flopping between 2? Sorry, missed this earlier! I don't think we decided on this yet? There are pros and cons for both options I guess. Keeping the fluffier threads to the open part and more sensitive things private gives potential new folks the oppertunity to join in and get to know us and vv without us having to give out the pw to the more sensitive things without knowing who is joining. But yeah switching back n forth isnt necessarily the handiest. Personally i dont mind 2 parts tho.
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Post by muscari on Oct 6, 2017 11:31:55 GMT -6
Speaking of which. Tapa keeps asking for the pw when I access the private forum. Anyone else having this issue with the app? On the web proboards does remember the pw.
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Post by jexxa on Oct 6, 2017 11:54:08 GMT -6
muscari, technically you are supposed to pump but if she is feeding so much, I would not worry about skipping once in awhile. Gotcha and yeah that was what I was thinking but also hoping it would be NBD since she nurses so often and it is just one small (gave her just over 1oz this time - as that was what I had left from one stores bottle) bottle 30min after nursing. So how about pumping after nursing once or twice a day? Does that cause oversupply to where it may bother me or cause issues somehow? She slept 5h overnight and when I woke up my boobs were rock hard and painful. She drank right side first then left side but fell back asleep before it was "empty" so to speak. I felt a lot of hard bumps still so decided to pump and got 3oz just from the left side (and another oz from the right). But thinking back maybe i should have pumped just long enough to release discomfort? Heck this EBF and pumping stuff is complicated! Pumping after nursing can definitely lead to oversupply if your supply is fine as is. I’ve been pumping once a day in the morning in order to build a freezer stash and I just noticed today that the amount I pump is increasing a bit (I’ve been doing it for a week now). I know I have an oversupply, but again, I want to build my stash so I’m ok with it. If that’s not your goal, then I wouldn’t pump to relieve discomfort - I would only hand express.
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Post by jexxa on Oct 6, 2017 11:58:49 GMT -6
I don’t mind having the two separate boards right now, especially now that I can access it on Tapa with no issues ( muscari it doesn’t ask me for the password anymore so I’m not sure why you’re having issues, that’s annoying).
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Post by jexxa on Oct 6, 2017 12:01:48 GMT -6
My next door neighbor is having some trees cut down. The trees are right next to our house and I keep hearing what I assume are branches hitting my house. I guess that’s inevitable, but I’m worried something will go wrong and damage my house. Also, I’m sitting right on that side of the house in our living room so it’s super loud. I would move, but, this is where the tv is 😆
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Post by cwbh928 on Oct 6, 2017 12:19:44 GMT -6
I forget about our normal page. I automatically end up on our private forum. This may have been said already, but are we eventually moving permanently to the other page or are we just flip flopping between 2? Sorry, missed this earlier! I don't think we decided on this yet? There are pros and cons for both options I guess. Keeping the fluffier threads to the open part and more sensitive things private gives potential new folks the oppertunity to join in and get to know us and vv without us having to give out the pw to the more sensitive things without knowing who is joining. But yeah switching back n forth isnt necessarily the handiest. Personally i dont mind 2 parts tho. No worries and thanks! I don't mind either way, I figured I missed something. I totally get it and I'll save both to my home screen!
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