My baby, now 10 weeks old, took to the breast immediately. No latch problems, no sore nipples--just a champ from the start.
But she falls asleep as soon as shes had "just enough" milk. It seems like once she's just a little satisfied, she'll fall asleep. I can somewhat wake her up, but when I put her back on the breast, she pacifies instead of eating. course, 20 minutes later, she's starving and she'll EAT...enough to get slightly satisfied, fall asleep...and the vicious circle continues. Her peditritian calls her a "snacker" (and a cat napper...eats until slightly satisfied, sleeps for 20 minutes, BF 20 minutes, sleeps 20 minutes). I'm convinced she knows how to pacify when she wants...and EAT when she wants. But, maybe it's my milk supply. I don't know. I try and try to pump, but I can hardly get that thing to work...and it hurts!
She was gaining weight great. But, last week at ped's office, she had dropped on their chart. she hadn't lost weight...she just hadn't gained what they find acceptable. at birth she was 7.5 last week she was 9.11--a week earlier she was 9.10. So, only one once in a week. Sigh. They recommended supplementing with formula after each BF session. I hate giving her bottles--specially of formula...but she needs nutriion. After supplementing with formula for one week, she had gained 9 ounces.
I don't want to supplement with formula...but she needs nutrition. I started Lactation Ease (Fennel, Fenugreek, and something else) along with Mother's Milk Tea. I'm afraid that she's getting too used to the bottle. She can get satisfied with bottle in 2 minutes flat, versus 30 minutes at my breast. She's too smart....she "plays" on my breast---and gulps the bottle. As if, she knows she doesn't have to work hard...that I'll just pop a bottle.
I've read that a baby is satisfied at the breast when they fall asleep or let go of nipple--which she does. But, her weight gain says she's not getting what she needs. (But, I tend not to trust doctors so much--and they're the ones telling me to supplement so much). Her pediatritian tells me that the longer I go without BF, the better my supply will get. A book that I have says that more frequent BF sessions will inincrease milk. Who am I to believe? I want to do
the best thing that will increase my milk supply so my baby eats better.
I do everything I can think of to wake her up and make her more intersted while shes BF. Tickle, rub jaw, rattle something to wake her up, take her off the breast and burp her, etc etc. But, once she's "a little satisfied"...she just doesn't want to work anymore. Sigh. Any helpful suggestions?
But she falls asleep as soon as shes had "just enough" milk. It seems like once she's just a little satisfied, she'll fall asleep. I can somewhat wake her up, but when I put her back on the breast, she pacifies instead of eating. course, 20 minutes later, she's starving and she'll EAT...enough to get slightly satisfied, fall asleep...and the vicious circle continues. Her peditritian calls her a "snacker" (and a cat napper...eats until slightly satisfied, sleeps for 20 minutes, BF 20 minutes, sleeps 20 minutes). I'm convinced she knows how to pacify when she wants...and EAT when she wants. But, maybe it's my milk supply. I don't know. I try and try to pump, but I can hardly get that thing to work...and it hurts!
She was gaining weight great. But, last week at ped's office, she had dropped on their chart. she hadn't lost weight...she just hadn't gained what they find acceptable. at birth she was 7.5 last week she was 9.11--a week earlier she was 9.10. So, only one once in a week. Sigh. They recommended supplementing with formula after each BF session. I hate giving her bottles--specially of formula...but she needs nutriion. After supplementing with formula for one week, she had gained 9 ounces.
I don't want to supplement with formula...but she needs nutrition. I started Lactation Ease (Fennel, Fenugreek, and something else) along with Mother's Milk Tea. I'm afraid that she's getting too used to the bottle. She can get satisfied with bottle in 2 minutes flat, versus 30 minutes at my breast. She's too smart....she "plays" on my breast---and gulps the bottle. As if, she knows she doesn't have to work hard...that I'll just pop a bottle.
I've read that a baby is satisfied at the breast when they fall asleep or let go of nipple--which she does. But, her weight gain says she's not getting what she needs. (But, I tend not to trust doctors so much--and they're the ones telling me to supplement so much). Her pediatritian tells me that the longer I go without BF, the better my supply will get. A book that I have says that more frequent BF sessions will inincrease milk. Who am I to believe? I want to do
the best thing that will increase my milk supply so my baby eats better.
I do everything I can think of to wake her up and make her more intersted while shes BF. Tickle, rub jaw, rattle something to wake her up, take her off the breast and burp her, etc etc. But, once she's "a little satisfied"...she just doesn't want to work anymore. Sigh. Any helpful suggestions?
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. I haven't read many other posts (I don't know if there is a thread about this), but I hope that you are getting the support you need to keep going with this (be it LC, LLL, MD or other). I hope that yesterday was better, and today a little bit better still. Hang in there, you can do it.
