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Hello November Mummies!
Hello all November Mummies. I've not been on BE for a while, so congrats to all those I've missed BAs for
Sophie is now 16 days old. I'm BF and she's doing really well with her weight gain. She weighed 6lb 14 oz at birth and was up to 7lb 8 oz on Friday (13 days old). She's a very good baby, we just struggle to get her off to sleep between 11pm and 1am. After that she sleeps in blocks of 3-4 hours. Last night was a toughy as she wouldn't settle unless she was lying on my chest or hubbys. She just loves skin to skin. Think it was wind. I didn't realise grapes can make them windy. The health visitor has recommended tummy massage or infacol, but hoping it's better now.
Has anyone started expressing? Not tries it yet, bit nervous! Xx
Sophie is now 16 days old. I'm BF and she's doing really well with her weight gain. She weighed 6lb 14 oz at birth and was up to 7lb 8 oz on Friday (13 days old). She's a very good baby, we just struggle to get her off to sleep between 11pm and 1am. After that she sleeps in blocks of 3-4 hours. Last night was a toughy as she wouldn't settle unless she was lying on my chest or hubbys. She just loves skin to skin. Think it was wind. I didn't realise grapes can make them windy. The health visitor has recommended tummy massage or infacol, but hoping it's better now.
Has anyone started expressing? Not tries it yet, bit nervous! Xx
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We also use infacol with every other feed as it keeps her wind under control, she doesnt have much which is cool.
Imogen sleeps in blocks of 2 hrs still with a feed every time she wakes, its tirnig but worth it as shes putting on so much weight, she was 6lbs 6 and now is 7lbs 15, she'll be even more now!
Imogen doesnt like skin to skin as she wants milk from me but she does it with daddy and will do it with me if we're wearing clothes, its amazing and such a special time to bond
xxx
I am loving being a Mummy, it's just so fab, tiring but fab. Jack had a few problems with feeding once my milk came in and I had to express and cup/bottle feed cos he wouldn't latch on. We've got into a routine now where I breast feed during the day and express and bottle feed at night which means hubby and I can share the feeds a bit and get some extra sleep! It works really well for us and Jack is still latching on really well during the day and doesn't have any problems with nipple confusion. We've got a Medela Swing electric breast pump which has been an absolute life saver. It is amazing, I can't recommend it enough! Jack lost 10oz from his initial birth weight of 7lb 3oz by day 5 but was weighed again today at day 13 and has regained 9oz so is back to 7lb 2oz, so we're really pleased. Jack is the same as Imogen - doesn't like lying on my chest cos he just wants to feed, but can happily spend most of an evening on Daddy's and will do it with me if I am wearing a high necked top so he can't smell my skin.
Isn't it all just amazing? xxx
Puddleduck, have you tried out your new purchase yet? Hope you find it as good as I have. It really did make the difference between Jack having the breast milk I desperately wanted him to have and him going onto formula out of sheer desperation!
Socks, I know how you feel. I think your own instincts are so often right about these things. I was really worried Jack wasn't getting enough cos he wouldn't latch on properly but the help and advice I was given was that he wouldn't get dehydrated or lose too much weight cos he had plenty of stores leftover from when he was inside me. Then they just gave me loads of advice on positioning and stuff and not really anything about how the hell to get milk in him if none of that worked. He ended up losing 9% of his body weight in 5 days and became very dehydrated with urate crystals in his urine. It is so scary! Anyway glad our babies are on the right track now xxx
How much do I express in one go? And when do you do it?
Socks I hope things have improved. It must have been such a worry. Xx
I've not expressed or used bottle this time around but I had a medela mini with Juliet & expressed so much as I had a horrible time trying to BF her & gave up at 7 weeks which I regret so much now but I was a wreck. The electric pump was great. This time, am having a much better experience thankfully. Ive still got my pump though in case I need it. Way less fuss than the avent manual one I'd originally bought. Anyways, so I'm not sure if that advice works or is any good as I've not personally used it but I thought I'd pass on, all the same.