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I may need information, or I may only need kindly reassurance :-) but I
hope someone here will be willing to take a moment to consider my OAL situation at this point. I'm doing the recommended thing of offering only one breast at a feeding and sticking with that breast for feedings that come within the subsequent 2-4 hours. I'm also having him suck until letdown, then letting the spray go into a cloth, then relatching. DS is feeding frequently, like 10 times a day (and 12 times today!). This has been the case for just over a week. The feedings are short -- about 4 minutes during the day; longer when he's drowsy; and sometimes only 2 minutes, when he's highly distractible. I don't have a baby scale, so I don't know whether he's been gaining since our last pediatrician visit (at 3 mos., and his weight gain up to that point was fabulous), but his body has a good, solid feel. He's wetting plenty of diapers. His poops vary -- sometimes greenish, sometimes more yellow than green, and they are usually mucousy, and not very curdy. But I'm a little confused because I've read that the poops can be this way when they're teething, and he does appear to be teething -- lots of drool, chews on the burp cloth, even chews on my arm when I'm changing his diaper. I guess what I'm looking for answers to a could the poops be the result of teething more than OAL at this point? If he's having enough wet diapers and poops, how much should I be concerned about the green poop? If there is still a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance, is he nonetheless still getting the nutrition he needs? How long are a ~4 mo. old's feedings, typically? -- Alpha alphawave at earthlink dot net |
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Alphawave wrote in message ... I guess what I'm looking for answers to a could the poops be the result of teething more than OAL at this point? If he's having enough wet diapers and poops, how much should I be concerned about the green poop? If there is still a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance, is he nonetheless still getting the nutrition he needs? How long are a ~4 mo. old's feedings, typically? -- Alpha alphawave at earthlink dot net I think it could still be the OAL, Alpha. When mine was really bad, Christopher fed exactly as you describe; only for a few minutes, but all the time. I know it's a pain in the ass, but you may want to try to pump until letdown and then another 1.5 ounces or so instead of spraying into a cloth, and see if it helps any better. My doc did tell me she didn't get concerned with green poops, and Christopher was always gaining weight, so it wasn't a worry. As long as you think he looks like he's gaining, he's probably ok. But I won't tell you not to worry about it, because that would be silly. As for how long the feedings are-Christopher will be 14 weeks on Wednesday. He typically has several shorter feeds a day (often around 5 minutes or so) and then a couple of longer ones (10 minutes or so). His new thing is to have a 20-30 minutes session at bedtime. That's a really long time for him! laurie mommy to Jessica, 27 months and Christopher, 13 weeks *This email address is now valid* |
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Alphawave writes:
: I guess what I'm looking for answers to a could the poops be the : result of teething more than OAL at this point? If he's having enough wet : diapers and poops, how much should I be concerned about the green poop? Monika never had OAL and about half of Clara's poops were green. We think ti may have been foremilk/hindmilk imbalance, but it was never serious, and we never "did anything" about it. She grew out of it. Larry |
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Larry says:
Monika never had OAL and about half of Clara's poops were green. We think ti may have been foremilk/hindmilk imbalance, but it was never serious, and we never "did anything" about it. She grew out of it. Oh! Okay, that puts things in perspective. Thanks, Larry! -- Alpha alphawave at earthlink dot net |
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