Re: Digest Number 1449

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In a message dated 7/15/00 1:16:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

Meagan@... writes:

<< I'd like to get him to the point where he's exclusively breastfed, but I

can't watch him scream when he's hungry and he's just emptied both

breasts. >>

This happened to me with my first child. My advice is to drink, drink and

drink some more to help with your supply. Also relax when nursing him as

much as possible. Nurse frequently and pump between feedings to try to build

up your supply. You might think about Mother's Milk Tea or fenugreek

capsules to help. If he is emptying both breasts his diapers will tell you

if he is getting enough food. 6-8 wet and/or poopy diapers will indicate

this. Babies will take a bottle and drink from it even when not that hungry.

My son would do this all the time. My daughter is exclusively breastfed and

won't even take a bottle. She nurses all the time when she needs to build up

my supply and is usually quite content after feedings so I know she is

satisfied. It may take a week or so to build back your supply to where your

son is happy with it. I would stop the formula in stages so that he isn't

completely cut off. I would taper down and stop one bottle per day until all

formula bottles stop. Keep up with la leche league. They are a great

support system!

You can do it!

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Hello, all. I've been lurking for a few weeks, reading posts, before I

introduced myself. My name is Meagan, I'm 31, and I'm a first-time

stay-at-home mother to Sawyer, who was a month old on Thursday.

We got off to a really bad start with breastfeeding, mostly due to an

awful pregnancy, an emergency c-section two weeks early, flat nipples,

large breasts and bad advice and bottles in the hospital.

Anyway, when we got home from the hospital, four days after he was born,

he had still never latched on, and I was pumping milk for bottles and

formula feeding.

Now, after a month and a visit to the lactation consultant and a la

leche league meeting, he's nursing like a champion.

My problem, however, is that it took us quite a while to get get him to

the point where he was nursing on a regular basis, so my milk supply was

never really established by exclusive breastfeeding, and he's very used

to bottles, as well.

So now, even after a full feeding, he sometimes acts like he's hungry

and drinks two or three ounces of formula.

How do I tell if he needs it or if I'm overfeeding him by giving him the

formula? If my milk supply is screwed up by all the formula I've given

him, I don't want to starve him, but at the same time, this kid is

eating a full meal at the breast, followed by a full meal at the bottle.

He's getting pretty chubby. We have a one-month appointment at the

doctor's on Tuesday, but to be honest, I trust other breastfeeding moms'

advice above that of most doctors.

I'd like to get him to the point where he's exclusively breastfed, but I

can't watch him scream when he's hungry and he's just emptied both

breasts.

Any suggestions? I've learned a lot from this list already; I'm sure you

all know how to help.

Sorry this was so long.

Meagan.

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Re: Digest Number 1449

Hello, all. I've been lurking for a few weeks, reading posts, before I

introduced myself. My name is Meagan, I'm 31, and I'm a first-time

stay-at-home mother to Sawyer, who was a month old on Thursday.

We got off to a really bad start with breastfeeding, mostly due to an

awful pregnancy, an emergency c-section two weeks early, flat nipples,

large breasts and bad advice and bottles in the hospital.

Anyway, when we got home from the hospital, four days after he was born,

he had still never latched on, and I was pumping milk for bottles and

formula feeding.

Now, after a month and a visit to the lactation consultant and a la

leche league meeting, he's nursing like a champion.

My problem, however, is that it took us quite a while to get get him to

the point where he was nursing on a regular basis, so my milk supply was

never really established by exclusive breastfeeding, and he's very used

to bottles, as well.

So now, even after a full feeding, he sometimes acts like he's hungry

and drinks two or three ounces of formula.

How do I tell if he needs it or if I'm overfeeding him by giving him the

formula? If my milk supply is screwed up by all the formula I've given

him, I don't want to starve him, but at the same time, this kid is

eating a full meal at the breast, followed by a full meal at the bottle.

He's getting pretty chubby. We have a one-month appointment at the

doctor's on Tuesday, but to be honest, I trust other breastfeeding moms'

advice above that of most doctors.

I'd like to get him to the point where he's exclusively breastfed, but I

can't watch him scream when he's hungry and he's just emptied both

breasts.

Any suggestions? I've learned a lot from this list already; I'm sure you

all know how to help.

Sorry this was so long.

Meagan.

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Hi! I'm a new member too. With my experience as a La Leche League Leader

and pump rental station, I'd advise you to try out Medela's Supplemental

Nursing System (SNS). Its basically a bottle that hangs upside down on a

cord around your neck. You can fill it with his normal formula amount, but

tiny tubes come out of the bottle and are taped to your nipple/aerola area.

That way, when he nurses, he stimulates your breast, but still gets the

extra calories with the formula. Therefore, you can dispense with all the

bottles/nipples things and just nurse him full-time. You'll know that your

supply is increasing when there is more formula left in the supplementer.

The SNS retails for around $40.00, but is used for a longer time, and comes

with three different sized tubings, for a variety of situations. I've tried

it with some success, and moms are relieved to be able to nurse full-time,

not have to give bottles, not worry about their milk supply! Usually I

recommend that mom and baby be monitored (meaning you should have an LC fit

you with this device and follow-up and have your baby's weight checked

regularly by his doctor). Email me and tell me what you think! Did your LC

or LLL Leader recommend this to you?!

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