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Problem bottle feeding one of the twins
Hi there,
We have twins who are 3 months old (1.5 months corrected) that my wife is currently breastfeeding. Occasionally I bottlefeed one of them to give her a break but our problem is with the other one (Hannah) who has problems with the bottle. Hannah will start to take the bottle fine but after several minutes she will try and spit the nipple out, start crying, arching, stretching and looks to be in a lot of pain. If I try and continue, it's as if she can no longer get a good latch on the bottle nipple. If I do get it above her tongue she will try to suck but quickly fights it off or sucks but it most seems to spray out of the side her mouth or leak out. We've tried all manner of nipples (using different brands, flows, shapes and textures) but can't find anything that works. She definitely has reflux and is on Previcid for it. Putting her on it has allowed my wife to nurse her where before she would not even nurse very well. Nursing still isn't perfect with her as she sometimes will take very little but she must make up for it at other times as she's gaining good weight consistently. Any ideas would be most appreciated. Thanks. |
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Problem bottle feeding one of the twins
you don't say what's in the bottle, if it's formula then that might be
the problem, if it's breastmilk, then you probably need to look at things like position and how you are holding the bottle - could she be taking in air - it does sound like something about the feed is making her uncomfortable after a period of time. Try to have her as upright as possible and make sure the nipple is full of milk - unfortunately this can mean a waste of milk as you can only manage this through the whole feed if there is some left at the end. Another possibility is that maybe you are overestimating how much milk she needs in a feed and that her discomfort results from you encouraging her to take more when she's done and her tummy becomes over full. You could also try burping her a few minutes in. Give your wife a pat on the back for breastfeeding premie twins... cheers Anne |
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Problem bottle feeding one of the twins
wrote in message ups.com... Hi there, We have twins who are 3 months old (1.5 months corrected) that my wife is currently breastfeeding. Occasionally I bottlefeed one of them to give her a break but our problem is with the other one (Hannah) who has problems with the bottle. Hannah will start to take the bottle fine but after several minutes she will try and spit the nipple out, start crying, arching, stretching and looks to be in a lot of pain. If I try and continue, it's as if she can no longer get a good latch on the bottle nipple. If I do get it above her tongue she will try to suck but quickly fights it off or sucks but it most seems to spray out of the side her mouth or leak out. We've tried all manner of nipples (using different brands, flows, shapes and textures) but can't find anything that works. She definitely has reflux and is on Previcid for it. Putting her on it has allowed my wife to nurse her where before she would not even nurse very well. Nursing still isn't perfect with her as she sometimes will take very little but she must make up for it at other times as she's gaining good weight consistently. So she's gaining well then? It sounds like the actual nursing is going better now and her wieght is not an issue. I would suspect that she just has a preference for the breast over the bottle. It's actually quite common but I understand your concern given the fact that she is a preemie and that she was slow to establish breastfeeding. I would watch her weight and let her have the breast as much as possible. Maybe save the bottles for your other twin to give your dw a break? HTH JennP. |
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Problem bottle feeding one of the twins
On Sep 27, 2:36 am, wrote:
Hi there, We have twins who are 3 months old (1.5 months corrected) that my wife is currently breastfeeding. Occasionally I bottlefeed one of them to give her a break but our problem is with the other one (Hannah) who has problems with the bottle. Hannah will start to take the bottle fine but after several minutes she will try and spit the nipple out, start crying, arching, stretching and looks to be in a lot of pain. If I try and continue, it's as if she can no longer get a good latch on the bottle nipple. If I do get it above her tongue she will try to suck but quickly fights it off or sucks but it most seems to spray out of the side her mouth or leak out. We've tried all manner of nipples (using different brands, flows, shapes and textures) but can't find anything that works. She definitely has reflux and is on Previcid for it. Putting her on it has allowed my wife to nurse her where before she would not even nurse very well. Nursing still isn't perfect with her as she sometimes will take very little but she must make up for it at other times as she's gaining good weight consistently. Any ideas would be most appreciated. Thanks. ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , |
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Problem bottle feeding one of the twins
On Sep 27, 6:35 am, "JennP." wrote:
wrote in message ups.com... Hi there, We have twins who are 3 months old (1.5 months corrected) that my wife is currently breastfeeding. Occasionally I bottlefeed one of them to give her a break but our problem is with the other one (Hannah) who has problems with the bottle. Hannah will start to take the bottle fine but after several minutes she will try and spit the nipple out, start crying, arching, stretching and looks to be in a lot of pain. If I try and continue, it's as if she can no longer get a good latch on the bottle nipple. If I do get it above her tongue she will try to suck but quickly fights it off or sucks but it most seems to spray out of the side her mouth or leak out. We've tried all manner of nipples (using different brands, flows, shapes and textures) but can't find anything that works. She definitely has reflux and is on Previcid for it. Putting her on it has allowed my wife to nurse her where before she would not even nurse very well. Nursing still isn't perfect with her as she sometimes will take very little but she must make up for it at other times as she's gaining good weight consistently. So she's gaining well then? It sounds like the actual nursing is going better now and her wieght is not an issue. I would suspect that she just has a preference for the breast over the bottle. It's actually quite common but I understand your concern given the fact that she is a preemie and that she was slow to establish breastfeeding. I would watch her weight and let her have the breast as much as possible. Maybe save the bottles for your other twin to give your dw a break? HTH JennP.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , |
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On Sep 27, 6:35 am, "JennP." wrote:
wrote in message ups.com... Hi there, We have twins who are 3 months old (1.5 months corrected) that my wife is currently breastfeeding. Occasionally I bottlefeed one of them to give her a break but our problem is with the other one (Hannah) who has problems with the bottle. Hannah will start to take the bottle fine but after several minutes she will try and spit the nipple out, start crying, arching, stretching and looks to be in a lot of pain. If I try and continue, it's as if she can no longer get a good latch on the bottle nipple. If I do get it above her tongue she will try to suck but quickly fights it off or sucks but it most seems to spray out of the side her mouth or leak out. We've tried all manner of nipples (using different brands, flows, shapes and textures) but can't find anything that works. She definitely has reflux and is on Previcid for it. Putting her on it has allowed my wife to nurse her where before she would not even nurse very well. Nursing still isn't perfect with her as she sometimes will take very little but she must make up for it at other times as she's gaining good weight consistently. So she's gaining well then? It sounds like the actual nursing is going better now and her wieght is not an issue. I would suspect that she just has a preference for the breast over the bottle. It's actually quite common but I understand your concern given the fact that she is a preemie and that she was slow to establish breastfeeding. I would watch her weight and let her have the breast as much as possible. Maybe save the bottles for your other twin to give your dw a break? HTH JennP.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , ponnapula , |
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ups.com... Hi there, We have twins who are 3 months old (1.5 months corrected) that my wife is currently breastfeeding. Occasionally I bottlefeed one of them to give her a break but our problem is with the other one (Hannah) who has problems with the bottle. Hannah will start to take the bottle fine but after several minutes she will try and spit the nipple out, start crying, arching, stretching and looks to be in a lot of pain. If I try and continue, it's as if she can no longer get a good latch on the bottle nipple. If I do get it above her tongue she will try to suck but quickly fights it off or sucks but it most seems to spray out of the side her mouth or leak out. We've tried all manner of nipples (using different brands, flows, shapes and textures) but can't find anything that works. She definitely has reflux and is on Previcid for it. Putting her on it has allowed my wife to nurse her where before she would not even nurse very well. Nursing still isn't perfect with her as she sometimes will take very little but she must make up for it at other times as she's gaining good weight consistently. Any ideas would be most appreciated. Thanks. These may be way too obvious to be the answer, but perhaps she needs burping? Perhaps a different formula? |
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"toypup" wrote in message ... On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:28:24 -0700, wrote: I'm going back to work soon and my wife was hoping that she might exclusively pump and bottle both girls with the breastmilk rather then nurse them one at a time as it would be far quicker. Unfortunately, Hannah doesn't take to the tandem nursing very well either and until they can self latch and hold my wife literally needs an extra hand to do it. Bottling one, nursing the other and then pumping doesn't really buy her any more time so I guess we'll have to make the decision on going to formula or not. She's just putting so much pressure on herself to keep them on breastmilk only... I personally don't think it saves time to pump and feed rather than just BF; but then again, I don't have twins. I know that if I had to pump exclusively for either child, I would have given up completely and switched entirely to bottle. It's just too hard. I'd just like to say, as someone who EPd a preemie who couldn't nurse and pumped until age 2, EPing is not as bad as people make it sound. You do eventually get into a rhythm of it. If you can combo pump and BF, it should be even more doable. Is she pumping one side while nursing on the other? Single pumping takes more than 2x as long as double pumping, IME, because stimulation on one side aides letdown on the other, and I'd expect the same thing to apply to nursing/single pumping. Does she have a hospital-grade pump at home and at work and a good hands-free bra? If she's pumping and nursing simultaneously, does she have one which can be opened to nurse on one side while pumping the other? For me, the first 6-8 weeks were really hard. I wasn't producing much milk (my milk didn't really even come in for several weeks, and I had very yellow colostrummy milk for about the first 2 months-which, given DD's prematurity was probably exactly what she needed). Then, all of a sudden, it shifted. For quite awhile, I was producing about 2 litres a day, and that was for one baby. I was able to drop back the frequency of pumps at that point and stay more than equal to my DD's needs, and really didn't have problems until she was about 12 months old, at which point supply started to decline, down to almost nothing at 2. So, it can work. Yes, it's frustrating as all get out, but it can work-and since she's able to combine nursing and pumping, it should be even more doable. It really bothers me to hear people make it sound like it's breastfeeding or nothing, and that pumping is a major obstacle. Maybe if I'd ever been able to breastfeed a baby and seen how easy it was, I might feel that way, but having EPd, I know it can work, even in a worst case scenerio where breastfeeding just isn't working at all. |
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