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OK, I've read that some of you have great management ideas for OAL. What
are some of these? My DD is now 8w3d and I always feel like I am either drowning her or me. I am tired of waking up soaking wet; having to decide on what shirt to wear determined by how much leakage will be obvious; seeing my DD choke on milk that comes out too fast - you get the idea. What can I do about this, besides wean her? I'm hoping to nurse at least 2 years.. THANKS! Edith DD (Lizard) napping on lap |
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E wrote:
OK, I've read that some of you have great management ideas for OAL. What are some of these? My DD is now 8w3d and I always feel like I am either drowning her or me. I am tired of waking up soaking wet; having to decide on what shirt to wear determined by how much leakage will be obvious; seeing my DD choke on milk that comes out too fast - you get the idea. What can I do about this, besides wean her? I'm hoping to nurse at least 2 years.. My letdown calmed down as time went by -- it's still very active, but I don't feel like a freak of nature any more. So... patience? And nursing pads? -- Sara, accompanied by the baby barnacle I check this e-mail account infrequently |
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I have the same problem. He is going on 3 months tomorrow. It's really hard
to nurse in public. If I'm not watching him he drowns in milk or I get a huge wet spot. It's impossible to discreetly put a blanket over him because I always need to watch him. poor kid is always choking on it. It's also not that convenient to squirt some out in public. How do you do that without getting attention? Kris "Sara" wrote in message ... E wrote: OK, I've read that some of you have great management ideas for OAL. What are some of these? My DD is now 8w3d and I always feel like I am either drowning her or me. I am tired of waking up soaking wet; having to decide on what shirt to wear determined by how much leakage will be obvious; seeing my DD choke on milk that comes out too fast - you get the idea. What can I do about this, besides wean her? I'm hoping to nurse at least 2 years.. My letdown calmed down as time went by -- it's still very active, but I don't feel like a freak of nature any more. So... patience? And nursing pads? -- Sara, accompanied by the baby barnacle I check this e-mail account infrequently |
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K.B. wrote:
It's also not that convenient to squirt some out in public. How do you do that without getting attention? I never have done it. Sometimes Ollie pulls off and I look like a human squirtgun, but only from my perspective -- I don't think anyone else sees it. It gets my arm, or Ollie's neck, or I quickly pull up my bra and let my nursing pad soak it up. -- Sara, accompanied by the baby barnacle I check this e-mail account infrequently |
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E wrote in message ... OK, I've read that some of you have great management ideas for OAL. What are some of these? My DD is now 8w3d and I always feel like I am either drowning her or me. I am tired of waking up soaking wet; having to decide on what shirt to wear determined by how much leakage will be obvious; seeing my DD choke on milk that comes out too fast - you get the idea. What can I do about this, besides wean her? I'm hoping to nurse at least 2 years.. THANKS! Edith DD (Lizard) napping on lap OAL was very difficult for me the first several weeks, so I completely understand. Something that sounds like no big deal to someone who hasn't been through it is really something quite difficult to deal with!!!! Many people suggested that I try latching on, getting a letdown, and then popping baby off to let the flow go into a cloth diaper or something similar. I tried this for a week and it just didn't help. Christopher would be hysterical, I'd be soaked as the spray would go everywhere and he would still choke after expressing what seemed like loads. Finally, I gave in and started pumping 2-3 times a day. I would leave the pump set up in the same place, wash it as soon as I could after I had pumped, and set it right back up so that it was ready when I needed it. What I did was the following: Pump before first am feed (after getting out of bed). At first sign he wanted to eat, before any crying, I'm head over to the pump, pump on ONE side until letdown, and pump about 1.5-2 oz. That's how much *I* needed to pump for him to nurse happily. You may not need to do so much. Only pump as little as you need to, or you'll just increase your supply. After that pumping, I'd just feed off that same side that I pumped for the next several hours. Usually, pump around 8 or 9ish and use that side until about 1 pm or so. Early afternoon, 1 or 2 pm, first sign of hunger, pump off the other side that i hadn't used since early morning. Then, same thing; nurse off that side for the next few feeds until dinnertime. Then at dinnertime, do the same thing with the first side. I found that I was able to nurse him a few times off the one side with only pumping that side once. And by nighttime, supply usually drops a bit so I didn't have to pump then. The days I'd skip a pumping, I payed for it. He got really fussy and popped off, on etc. And would be eating every 5 minutes. After a couple weeks I went to twice a day, then just first am for a week or so and right around 10 weeks I was able to stop pumping. So maybe you're almost there! Does this all make sense? laurie mommy to Jessica, 27 months and Christopher, 13 weeks *This email address is now valid* |
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Sara wrote in message ... E wrote: OK, I've read that some of you have great management ideas for OAL. What are some of these? My DD is now 8w3d and I always feel like I am either drowning her or me. I am tired of waking up soaking wet; having to decide on what shirt to wear determined by how much leakage will be obvious; seeing my DD choke on milk that comes out too fast - you get the idea. What can I do about this, besides wean her? I'm hoping to nurse at least 2 years.. My letdown calmed down as time went by -- it's still very active, but I don't feel like a freak of nature any more. So... patience? And nursing pads? -- Sara, accompanied by the baby barnacle That wasn't enough for me, though;. Christopher was literally miserable if I didn't try to control it. laurie mommy to Jessica, 27 months and Christopher, 13 weeks *This email address is now valid* I check this e-mail account infrequently |
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