this is what I posted in my DDC.. but thought I would ask here as well.
ok.
the breastfeeding saga never ends for me...
so I have been slowly transitioning to more "regular" feedings with Sam, as in I am not longer block feeding and offering both breast at each feeding if we get that far. I also think (thank you ladies) that Sam is definitely going through his 3 month growth spurt and wants to be eating/on the breast as much as he can lately. So I was worried about undersupply, b/c I wasn't used to NOT leaking, and I can't really pump much more than 1 oz at any given time lately (and most of the time much less). I used to pump between 3-4 oz whenever I pumped.. but this was before my supply settled down and I think i had over supply issues and i pumped all the time. Since starting to block feed i had stopped pumping all together.
Do I make sense? (b/c my breastfeeding journey is confusing I know!!)
Anyway, Sam is nursing a lot. And I am offering both breast, and I was eating oatmeal and taking 2 tablets of Fenugreek 3 times a day. I hadn't noticed much of a change, except that Sam seemd like he was getting more milk with more ease.
So you ready for this..since doing this for the past 4 days..
Ta-da.. GREEN poop..
I know this is classic of oversupply, and not enough hindmilk.. (though he never had green poop before when I thought I had over supply..now I guess maybe I was normal?? Like I said I am so confused)
Now what do I do??
I am so confused! I don't have a LC b/c I gave birth over an hour away in hospital that is really a pain to get to. I am not sure my insurance will pay for one now, I mean I am 13 week pp, y/k? I have asked and gone to LLL meetings, but I hate to say it, they don't really give me answers I can't get from the Mothering site or Kellymom. They are not LC's or nurses y/k? Not knocking them, they just don't have the knowledge to help me it seems.
any words of wisdom?
ok.
the breastfeeding saga never ends for me...
so I have been slowly transitioning to more "regular" feedings with Sam, as in I am not longer block feeding and offering both breast at each feeding if we get that far. I also think (thank you ladies) that Sam is definitely going through his 3 month growth spurt and wants to be eating/on the breast as much as he can lately. So I was worried about undersupply, b/c I wasn't used to NOT leaking, and I can't really pump much more than 1 oz at any given time lately (and most of the time much less). I used to pump between 3-4 oz whenever I pumped.. but this was before my supply settled down and I think i had over supply issues and i pumped all the time. Since starting to block feed i had stopped pumping all together.
Do I make sense? (b/c my breastfeeding journey is confusing I know!!)
Anyway, Sam is nursing a lot. And I am offering both breast, and I was eating oatmeal and taking 2 tablets of Fenugreek 3 times a day. I hadn't noticed much of a change, except that Sam seemd like he was getting more milk with more ease.
So you ready for this..since doing this for the past 4 days..
Ta-da.. GREEN poop..
I know this is classic of oversupply, and not enough hindmilk.. (though he never had green poop before when I thought I had over supply..now I guess maybe I was normal?? Like I said I am so confused)
Now what do I do??
I am so confused! I don't have a LC b/c I gave birth over an hour away in hospital that is really a pain to get to. I am not sure my insurance will pay for one now, I mean I am 13 week pp, y/k? I have asked and gone to LLL meetings, but I hate to say it, they don't really give me answers I can't get from the Mothering site or Kellymom. They are not LC's or nurses y/k? Not knocking them, they just don't have the knowledge to help me it seems.
any words of wisdom?
