I am frustrated, sad, upset, and ready to quit.
I have nursed 3 previous children (3 1/2 years; 5 years; and 2 1/2 years respectively), with little to no issues.
Every since child #4, got Pyloric Stenosis it has been an uphill battle. We had surgery and and breastfeeding unfriendly Surgeon.
He gained weight for a bit after the surgery, and eventually got back up to birth weight almost 2 months later. We are maintaining and not gaining now...
He was screaming and spitting up horribly for a while, so we started reflux meds (xantax .5 3x a day). We still have lots of issues with spit up at times, but keeping dairy out of my diet seems to help.
I have done one weigh, feed, weigh again with the WIC LC, and he took in 3.1 oz in that feeding. That is when I discovered that he has basically not really gained anything in the last 6 weeks, or he may have even lost a couple of ounces. It was not one of our best sessions, as I had held him off eating to do it, because they were still working with another mother at the start of my appointment and she ran over about 30 mins..so he was a bit on the starved side.
I have totally lost confidence in my ability, because the ped we were seeing in the practice for everything was pushing formula and that I was not producing enough and that was all that was wrong with my child (even though evidence contradicted her).
He also had huge issues with major tongue tie, that took until he was about 3 weeks old to get completely resolved.
Right now, he only wants to shallow latch. I get him latched on with a deep latch, but he pushes out, and it gets more pushing and pulling back in when I am letting down. He will also sometimes arch his back or pull his neck further back during letdown.
Any suggestions. I don't want to give up, but I am feeling totally lost and helpless at this point in time. Other than lack of weight gain, he shows no signs of not getting anything -- he is pooping anywhere from every 2-12 days and they are huge poops, especially when they are farther apart timewise. He is putting out about 4 soaked disposable diapers a day (about 5-6 when I am using cloth). He is meeting milestones, and still growing in height and head circ.
When we get some money in, I am going to purchase a digital scale so I can do the weigh, feed, weigh at home and also weigh his wet diapers for out put purposes, so I can show to the Ped what is going on, for the inevitable - you need to switch to formula because your child is not getting enough.
I have nursed 3 previous children (3 1/2 years; 5 years; and 2 1/2 years respectively), with little to no issues.
Every since child #4, got Pyloric Stenosis it has been an uphill battle. We had surgery and and breastfeeding unfriendly Surgeon.
He gained weight for a bit after the surgery, and eventually got back up to birth weight almost 2 months later. We are maintaining and not gaining now...
He was screaming and spitting up horribly for a while, so we started reflux meds (xantax .5 3x a day). We still have lots of issues with spit up at times, but keeping dairy out of my diet seems to help.
I have done one weigh, feed, weigh again with the WIC LC, and he took in 3.1 oz in that feeding. That is when I discovered that he has basically not really gained anything in the last 6 weeks, or he may have even lost a couple of ounces. It was not one of our best sessions, as I had held him off eating to do it, because they were still working with another mother at the start of my appointment and she ran over about 30 mins..so he was a bit on the starved side.
I have totally lost confidence in my ability, because the ped we were seeing in the practice for everything was pushing formula and that I was not producing enough and that was all that was wrong with my child (even though evidence contradicted her).
He also had huge issues with major tongue tie, that took until he was about 3 weeks old to get completely resolved.
Right now, he only wants to shallow latch. I get him latched on with a deep latch, but he pushes out, and it gets more pushing and pulling back in when I am letting down. He will also sometimes arch his back or pull his neck further back during letdown.
Any suggestions. I don't want to give up, but I am feeling totally lost and helpless at this point in time. Other than lack of weight gain, he shows no signs of not getting anything -- he is pooping anywhere from every 2-12 days and they are huge poops, especially when they are farther apart timewise. He is putting out about 4 soaked disposable diapers a day (about 5-6 when I am using cloth). He is meeting milestones, and still growing in height and head circ.
When we get some money in, I am going to purchase a digital scale so I can do the weigh, feed, weigh at home and also weigh his wet diapers for out put purposes, so I can show to the Ped what is going on, for the inevitable - you need to switch to formula because your child is not getting enough.
