I am at my wits end. Please help!

Sidheag McCormack wrote:
Also, don't worry if the "growth spurt" doesn't have a clear end. Our DS
seems to have been in a growth spurt for the first 5 months of his life :-)
Some babies just do need to nurse a *lot*.

LOL! When I said to our pediatrician that
Pillbug seemed to be in a growth spurt a lot,
he said, yeah, he's in a lifelong growth
spurt! That was around 6 months...

Because of the short time span in which you
can do anything during that whole newborn
nursing period, I let my New Yorker magazines
stack up while I concentrated on People...

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Sidheag McCormack wrote:

I
second the idea of setting up a "nursing station" which is as comfortable
as possible for you with everything you need to hand.

Mine is at the computer. :-)

Halfway through the pregnancy, I bought this wonderful office chair with
great back support. It is the most comfortable chair in the house,
especially for nursing. So the computer area is my nursing area. :-)

--
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"Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare."
~ Harriet Martineau

Also, don't worry if the "growth spurt" doesn't have a clear end. Our DS
seems to have been in a growth spurt for the first 5 months of his life
:-)
Some babies just do need to nurse a *lot*.

I had to revise my ideas of getting anything done other than looking after
DS quite dramatically. Even reading is/was tricky ("was" because I needed
both hands to nurse in the beginning, "is" because DS is now distractable
enough to turn round at page turning noise!) I did find, though, that I
could listen to tapes or watch DVDs (with earplugs, and the sound low
enough that I could still hear and talk to him of course) without
bothering
DS, which saved me from boredom in long hours of being stuck in a chair. I
second the idea of setting up a "nursing station" which is as comfortable
as possible for you with everything you need to hand. Then try to see the
luxury side of being able to just sit there and get to know your baby!

Sidheag
DS Colin Oct 27 2003

I notice that once I was able to get her to feed until she fell deeply
asleep last nite, then pass her off to my mom who got her to sleep for a
while longer, we were able to co-sleep for hours and hours.

Today, I fed and changed her and she is napping nicely. I was able to
shower, eat, do laundry AND get on the computer. She's in her bassinett.
To me, that's a huge step in the right direction.

~Carol Ann

Carol Ann wrote:

I notice that once I was able to get her to feed until she fell deeply
asleep last nite, then pass her off to my mom who got her to sleep for a
while longer, we were able to co-sleep for hours and hours.

Today, I fed and changed her and she is napping nicely. I was able to
shower, eat, do laundry AND get on the computer. She's in her bassinett.
To me, that's a huge step in the right direction.

Though it might not last ;-) Sounds like the post growth-spurt
sleepiness...

--
Emily
mom to Toby 5/1/02
Scheherazade, stillborn at 20 weeks, 3/2/04

"Carol Ann" wrote in message news:wGKbc.177907$Cb.1682679@attbi_s51...
Morgan had a good nite. She slept for 2 - 3 hours and I was able to sleep
and then during the day I was able to catch up on my bills.

Now, however, I cannot console her. She keeps showing signs that she wants
to feed, but I know she is full.

I believe she has gas. So, Kevin is working on relieving it.

I fed her hour after hour after hour, yet she still wants to have my breast.

I broke down and gave her a pacifier and believe that she isn't sucking the
breast as hard as she used to. Now what do I do?

I'm confused. I'm frustrated. I'm scared. I need help.

~Carol Ann
Morgan born 3.24.04


Hey Carol Ann,

I had the best intentions of not giving Owen a pacifier, too... but I
finally broke down b/c my nipples were just too sore from constantly
nursing him and I needed a break. That was almost 2 weeks ago, and
still no nipple confusion, thank God!

I know you mentioned in your earlier post that Morgan has been nursing
a lot in the past few days. Are you engorged? The reason I ask is that
this might be the reason Morgan is having a hard time sucking as hard
as she was before. I know I ran into this with Owen around day 10...
he had a hard time latching, and wasn't sucking very hard until the
breast softened up. I tried warm compresses, but didn't really have
the patience to keep them on long enough before nursing. What did work
was hand expressing some milk before nursing him. Maybe this is
something worth trying?

Also, I highly recommend getting some Soothies if you are sore from
all the nursing. They are great!

Good luck from another new mommy struggling to figure this all out!

-Michelle and Owen 3/17/04

"DeliciousTruffles" wrote in
message ...
Sidheag McCormack wrote:
second the idea of setting up a "nursing station" which is as
comfortable
as possible for you with everything you need to hand.

Mine is at the computer. :-)

Mine, too ... I didn't want to tell Carol Ann that, though ... might have
been discouraging if it didn't work out ... in the very early weeks I could
not BF at the computer. I needed both hands and the My Brest Friend and all
the positioning pillows that my big chair would fit. Of course, that
changed after a few weeks, and now I can't sit down at the computer without
my DD thinking it must be time for na-nas.
--
Marnie
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"Carol Ann" wrote in message
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Thank you everyone. I am feeling much better about the situation. I WILL
allow her more time on the breast if that is what she needs right now.

She IS 10 days old today. This could be her first growth spurt.

Carol Ann, my daughter's first growth spurt knocked me on my butt. I *know*
how frustrated and tired you are. Hang in there. It should only be about
three days, total. And remember you're going to hit these spurts probably
three more times - the next one at three weeks. It won't be any easier on
you for those three days, but it won't be as mystifying and upsetting, if
you are prepared for it.

Hang in there!

Donna

Thank you everyone. I am feeling much better about the situation. I
WILL
allow her more time on the breast if that is what she needs right now.

She IS 10 days old today. This could be her first growth spurt.

Carol Ann, my daughter's first growth spurt knocked me on my butt. I
*know*
how frustrated and tired you are. Hang in there. It should only be about
three days, total. And remember you're going to hit these spurts probably
three more times - the next one at three weeks. It won't be any easier on
you for those three days, but it won't be as mystifying and upsetting, if
you are prepared for it.

Hang in there!

Donna

Thank you, Donna (and everyone else who responded). I managed to survive
that growth spurt but another one is on its way.

I'm better now. I have learned a few tricks....like, allow at least 15 mins
of holding time before putting her down to be sure she is asleep.
Whodathunkit?

~Carol Ann

"Carol Ann" skrev i en meddelelse
news:3UEdc.102331$gA5.1358366@attbi_s03...
I'm better now. I have learned a few tricks....like, allow at least 15
mins
of holding time before putting her down to be sure she is asleep.
Whodathunkit?

It made quite a difference to me when I discovered that :-D

Tine, Denmark

You can also tell if they are deep asleep or just cat-napping if you lift up
an arm, and drop it back down. If it is tense or goes down slowly, then
baby is not fully deeply asleep. If it lifts up without resistance, and
flops back down, then baby is fully asleep. Hopefully all the arm flopping
doesn't wake baby up....

Taylor was a pretty light sleeper, so she woke up instantly the moment I put
her down, guaranteed, never failed. Like the oposite of those Baby Dolls
that close their eyes when you lay them flat. What helped me was to hold
her to me with a blanket wrapped around her until she fell asleep. When I
went to lay her down, I made sure to lay her on the warm blanket, so the
temperature change to the bassinet or crib wasn't as noticable. That trick
saved my sanity!
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"Carol Ann" skrev i en meddelelse
news:3UEdc.102331$gA5.1358366@attbi_s03...
I'm better now. I have learned a few tricks....like, allow at least 15
mins
of holding time before putting her down to be sure she is asleep.
Whodathunkit?

It made quite a difference to me when I discovered that :-D

Tine, Denmark