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Breastfeeding moms come in please
Lo has been feeding like a champ since birth. Since I wasn't having any issues the LCs in the hospital didn't really have much to tell me. I got my milk on Saturday and have been feeding every 2-3 hours on one breast and at the next feedig switching to the other. My concern is I remember when my sister was BF she would start on boob and when the baby release then shed burp her and then switch to the next boob. Am I doing this wrong?
*for the past 2 nights she will sleep 4-5 hours straight and not wake up to feed at first I thought it would be crazy to wake her up even though I was awake checking on her but I was reading it could screw up my supply if I go that long or longer without nursing- not something I want to find put the hard way. Last night i fed her at 11:30 and set my alarm for 2:30 changed her diaper, tickled her,and she was out for the count I tried again at 3:30 and again at 4:30 she finally started sucking around 4:40. I felt like a crazy person waking her up but my boobs were going to explode. She calls to sleep after each feed so I know she is full and content.
I do have a pump but haven't used it yet the LC said I should wait until she was 3 weeks old.should I pump in the middle of the night and throw it in the fridge? But on the fluke that she wakes up I won't have any milk in my boobs right?
This mommy stuff is tricky!
Re: Breastfeeding moms come in please
Since you are still building your supply, id dream feed her if you can. No need to wake her up, just try to get her to latch in her sleep. And if she's full on one side, maybe pump the other side right after so you dont screw up the other sides supply. Its tricky but you;ll get it.
Shes itty bitty right now so she'll fall asleep easily on the first side. Just make sure shes sucking long enough to get some of the hind milk. Thats the good fatty stuff that comes after the initial let down.
Good job mama!!!! Feel free to text me any questions.
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I am so glad to hear BFing is coming easy to you! My life has been revolving around it for 9 weeks. I have been spending so much time at La Leche, with my LC and reading on the subject- it's insane. I think we're almost over the hurdle.
Since your LO is so young, you may want to only let her go for one 4 hour stretch and then let her go 2 to 3 hours for the rest of the day, but it depends on how well she is holding her weight and making her wet diapers. Did your pedi tell you what his/her practice recommends? We stopped waking J after a week or two since he was such a porker.
It will take 2 or 3 weeks for your milk supply to regulate, so you may be feeling full for a while. If you're going to wake a sleeping baby, she can take care of it for you. If you're not comfortable with that, I'd hand express just enough so you get some relief. Do get relief- engorgement can lead to clogged ducts, mastitis and abscesses. Try to avoid pumping this early if you can. I had to start the day I came home from the hospital and it was miserable.
If you start pumping and stashing now, your body will think baby needs that milk, and you may eventually get an oversupply (causes fussiness, gas, green poos and rapid weight gain). After my clogged duct, mastitis issues, that's what I've been dealing with- so not fun).
If you do pump and stash, it's good on one hand b/c you'll have it ready. And if you do end up with an oversupply, it is fixable. Personally, I'd have been much happy without the stash and delayed pumping, but you have to do what works best for you- different bodies, different babies, kwim?
If you ever get jammed up with BFing, or just want some resources, let me know- I've amassed a ton of info and links I could share if you want.
Good luck and congrats again!
I can only tell you what I did. Kerry is alomost 8 weeks and growing well. I only feed on demand. I do not wake. I only feed from one side at a time. I have had no issues with supply until recently because I am skipping feedings and not pumping(totally my fault) The biggest issue we have is a forceful let down from being full. If it's working I would see what happens. Your body will start to regulate and so you will not feel crazy full all the time. I do pump every once in a while to try to make a stash for when I go back to work as I had to suppliment with DS becuase I couldn't pump enough to keep up. Good Luck!!
If your little one has green poop they are not getting to the hind milk. This mean you need to nurse longer on a side to reach it.
thanks for all the tips/advice. I am still not sure what to do and I read the book the womanly art of breastfeeding.
Id rather hold off on pumping until the suggested 3 week mark if possible. She doesnt have green poop so I am sure she is getting the hind milk but I think she is small she was only 7lbs 7oz @ birth and left the hospital at 7 even. However at the peds office she weighed in at 7lbs 12oz - I am not sure if it was 100% accurate bc it seemed like a lot of weight gain in 2 days but the doctor didnt seem concerned.
So.... I'll kinda go against what most people above said. I never woke k to feed. Well wait...the first night after she was born when she went to sleep that night... I set an alarm for three hours and tried to wake her up to nurse.... Unsuccessfully. I was trying and trying and thinking "omg my supply" I think we finally annoyed her enough that she did latch after an hour or so. The next morning the pediatrician came in and I told him about it and he laughed and said "Never wake a sleeping baby" ... I asked the nurse and the LC at the hospital and they all said the same thing. So I went with that.... They said if she went like 6 hrs .. Then wake her... But she never did, Until she was about a month old and sleeping through the night. K only nursed one side.... If she did both she'd spit up .... I started pumping one side in the am when k was 2 weeks old and just started a freezer stash. I had to pump one side in the mornings because I was so full and k would only take one side. Don't stress yourself too much... It sounds like your already doing awesome! Try not to read too much or put too much stock into what other people do.... You have to do whatever works for you guys. Like I said I only nursed one side at a time and only on demand.... And never ever had a problem with supply... In fact after K was a year and we weaned at 14 months... I still had 1000oz + in freezer stash. That may not have worked for other mommies and babies. Good luck! You can always hit me up for advice or support!
I also think don't wake a sleeping baby as long as she's gaining nicely! And it seems like she is. I never woke K up and she always slept 4-5 hour stretches at night. However, she was up most of the day and fed on demand more or less every two hours. So, if they sleep at night, I think most babies just make up for it by taking in more in the day. I wouldn't stress about the supply issues or pumping just yet...if you are really uncomfortable then maybe pump a tiny bit but you don't want to create an oversupply.
I always do both sides in one feeding but I think that comes down more to prefrnce than anything else .