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Originally Posted by gardenmommy
melissa, I've been following your bf'ing journey. I think you are doing great! I just wanted to encourage you about your baby's weight. I have a niece born Feb. 23 (so she's just about 5 months). She is about 26" and 14 lbs. She isn't particularly chubby, but is growing well, and meeting milestones. FWIW, she is FF (after 2 months of not gaining, poor muscle tone, FTT, etc.; my SIL worked very hard to BF, but finally decided that her baby just needed more than she was able to provide.). You must be doing something right for your little guy to be growing that well! Keep up the good work!
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Thanks - it has been a rough road for us. My lactation consultant was amazed that I had built up my supply to almost full considering I have insufficient tissue. When I took my pre/post feeding weighs in, she said I had beat all records for number of nursing sessions per day. It still saddens me that I've not been able to have the relaxed breastfeeding relationship I longed for AND that I can't quite make a full supply AND that we went for so long without knowing what the problem was... Plus, once I had to face the fact that I had to supplement with something, it was hard to decide what to do. Now that I've gotten comfortable with using donor milk it is easier for me. Our days are still insane. I feed him every 1-2 hours in the day and 2-3 at night, with a 4 hour stretch rarely. The blessing in this situation is my son (in so many ways) but particularly because he is such an excellent nurser and satisfied with little bursts of milk at a time. He will be happy with 1.5 ounces (from both breasts) at a feeding! I still get depressed about it at times but I figure I make up for my body's failure with dedication!
He is growing, meeting all milestones and the orange diapers have gone away - and when he smiles up at me while nursing, it is SOO worth it!