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"DeliciousTruffles" wrote in message ... The bonus is that there is no sign of those plugged ducts now! YAY! Great news. Which tricks did you try. I never got a full blown plugged duct. I always managed to stop them before they started. I think the key is to recognize early signs of plugged ducts. -- JennP. mom to Matthew 10/11/00 remove "no........spam" to reply |
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"DeliciousTruffles" wrote in message ... It seems Miss Isabella has hit her 6-week growth spurt at 5 weeks! She nursed practically all day yesterday. She is still nursing quite a bit today but not like yesterday. The tube of lanolin is back in use. :-) The bonus is that there is no sign of those plugged ducts now! YAY! glad to hear the plugged ducts have been sent on their way! i remember i had pretty painful sensitive nipples for a long time (12 weeks?) at the start but i only just started to use the lanolin right when DS hit his 6 week growth spurt. i can remember posting on the ng asking if lanolin made babies hungry as he'd suddenly started to feed heaps more as soon as i put it on! LOL! hope the growth spurt moves along swiftly for you. -- elizabeth (in australia) DS - born 20-aug-02 |
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JennP wrote:
Great news. Which tricks did you try. I never got a full blown plugged duct. I always managed to stop them before they started. I think the key is to recognize early signs of plugged ducts. I think so too. They were never fully plugged but I think they would have been if I hadn't recognized the early signs. I think the added pumping did indeed help plus all the extra nursing from Isabella (although that was a coincidence). I also massaged the sore ducts (gently). I also went braless yesterday and today. I never got around to the warm compresses. Nor the shower (geez, I can barely fit those in every couple of days lol!). I definitely will not be wearing a tight bra again. :-( -- Brigitte aa #2145 http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/ http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrow...elected=782084 "Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare." ~ Harriet Martineau |
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elizabeth emerald wrote:
i remember i had pretty painful sensitive nipples for a long time (12 weeks?) at the start but i only just started to use the lanolin right when DS hit his 6 week growth spurt. i can remember posting on the ng asking if lanolin made babies hungry as he'd suddenly started to feed heaps more as soon as i put it on! LOL! That's funny! LOL! :-D hope the growth spurt moves along swiftly for you. I hope so too. But compared to the twins, one isn't so bad. When the twins hit growth spurts, hoo boy, they would last a while (partly my own fault though for supplementing during those times). -- Brigitte aa #2145 http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/ http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrow...elected=782084 "Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare." ~ Harriet Martineau |
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:: It seems Miss Isabella has hit her 6-week growth spurt at 5 weeks! She
:: nursed practically all day yesterday. She is still nursing quite a bit :: today but not like yesterday. :: :: The tube of lanolin is back in use. :-) :: :: The bonus is that there is no sign of those plugged ducts now! YAY! :: :: -- :: Brigitte aa #2145 :: http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/ :: http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrow...elected=782084 :: :: "Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare." :: ~ Harriet Martineau Brigitte, I can't believe it's been 5 weeks already!! Wowee!! I haven't read the other threads yet, but was wondering if you had posted your "breastfeeding experience" from the beginning? Which lanolin cream are you using? My EDD is Monday! Wahoo!! I missed the Breastfeeding class at the hospital so I'm learning what I can here. ~Carol Ann |
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Carol Ann wrote:
I haven't read the other threads yet, but was wondering if you had posted your "breastfeeding experience" from the beginning? You're scheduled for a c-section, right? Okay. I had a c-section (actually this was my 2nd c-section) so remember that I am a pro now! LOL! :-D Find out your hospital recovery room policy WRT nursing your baby. When I had the twins they brought the babies to me in the recovery room to establish nursing within 20 minutes. When I had Isabella, she wasn't allowed in the recovery room (different hospitals, different policies). It was over 2 hours before I could attempt nursing with her. I was worried about supplementation so I sterilized my Avent Isis (which I know you have) and put it in a Ziploc bag. It went into surgery with me and subsequently into the recovery room. As soon as I was able to move my legs (I had a spinal), I got the nurses to prop me on my side a little and I pumped a few ml's of colostrum just for insurance in case she needed supplementation. (One of the twins suffered from nipple confusion/bottle preference so I was cautious.) In the end, she didn't need it. Be prepared to have your little one almost permanently attached to you for the first day or two. Isabella must have been nursing for 20 out of the first 24 hours. Have dh stay in the room with you so he can help position you in the bed and help you visit the bathroom. It is very important to get up and moving as soon as you can after a c-section. It might take you 5 minutes to get to the bathroom but it is important. Moving gets the oxygen-rich blood to your incision which helps promote healing. I brought from home some very firm pillows to place the baby upon while nursing. I slept sitting up for the first week as well. It is pretty easy to nurse and sleep if you are sitting up. I also have of those bed-chair pillows. I still use it at night. Which lanolin cream are you using? My EDD is Monday! Wahoo!! I missed the Breastfeeding class at the hospital so I'm learning what I can here. The lanolin I am using is Lansinoh. Ask questions here!!! I'm almost positive I could have avoided a lot of grief with Katerina if I had known about this place. Learn as much as you can before you go on Monday. Remember, just because a hospital labels itself "Breastfeeding Friendly" doesn't necessarily mean it is! I turned down 2 offers of formula supplementation for Isabella that first night (so I could "get some rest, dear") in a so-called "Breastfeeding Friendly" hospital. Ask! Ask! Ask! -- Brigitte aa #2145 http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/ http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrow...elected=782084 "Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare." ~ Harriet Martineau |
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::: I haven't read the other threads yet, but was wondering if you had
posted ::: your "breastfeeding experience" from the beginning? :: :: You're scheduled for a c-section, right? Okay. I had a c-section :: (actually this was my 2nd c-section) so remember that I am a pro now! :: LOL! :-D No, no c section scheduled. I hope I don't have to go that route. :: Be prepared to have your little one almost permanently attached to you :: for the first day or two. Isabella must have been nursing for 20 out of :: the first 24 hours. Have dh stay in the room with you so he can help :: position you in the bed and help you visit the bathroom. :: :: It is very important to get up and moving as soon as you can after a :: c-section. It might take you 5 minutes to get to the bathroom but it is :: important. Moving gets the oxygen-rich blood to your incision which :: helps promote healing. :: :: I brought from home some very firm pillows to place the baby upon while :: nursing. I slept sitting up for the first week as well. It is pretty :: easy to nurse and sleep if you are sitting up. :: :: I also have of those bed-chair pillows. I still use it at night. :: ::: Which lanolin cream are you using? My EDD is Monday! Wahoo!! I missed the ::: Breastfeeding class at the hospital so I'm learning what I can here. :: :: The lanolin I am using is Lansinoh. :: :: Ask questions here!!! I'm almost positive I could have avoided a lot of :: grief with Katerina if I had known about this place. Learn as much as :: you can before you go on Monday. :: :: Remember, just because a hospital labels itself "Breastfeeding Friendly" :: doesn't necessarily mean it is! I turned down 2 offers of formula :: supplementation for Isabella that first night (so I could "get some :: rest, dear") in a so-called "Breastfeeding Friendly" hospital. :: :: Ask! Ask! Ask! :: :: -- :: Brigitte aa #2145 :: http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/ :: http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrow...elected=782084 Thanks, Brigitte!!! ~Carol Ann |
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Carol Ann wrote:
::: I haven't read the other threads yet, but was wondering if you had posted ::: your "breastfeeding experience" from the beginning? :: :: You're scheduled for a c-section, right? Okay. I had a c-section :: (actually this was my 2nd c-section) so remember that I am a pro now! :: LOL! :-D No, no c section scheduled. I hope I don't have to go that route. Oh, sorry. I know! I was thinking about Coccinella (Nicky). She's scheduled for one on Monday. Oops. :-) Well, most of what I said pretty much still applies. ;-) -- Brigitte aa #2145 http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/ http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrow...elected=782084 "Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare." ~ Harriet Martineau |
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"Carol Ann" wrote in message news:l1L6c.43804$1p.614129@attbi_s54... Which lanolin cream are you using? The most common is Lansinoh. It's 100% lanolin. My EDD is Monday! Wahoo!! I missed the Breastfeeding class at the hospital so I'm learning what I can here. You have time to pick up a book or two. I can't remember the exact titles but books that were helpful to me were Sears' _The Breastfeeding Book_, _Womany Art of Breastfeeding_ by LLL (La Leche League) and and I'm kind of flaking out on the title of the third but someone will jump in and help, Nursing Mothers Guide or Companion or something like that. Huggins was the author I think. -- JennP. mom to Matthew 10/11/00 remove "no........spam" to reply |
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"JennP" wrote in message news:%A07c.50172$SR1.90148@attbi_s04...
"Carol Ann" wrote in message news:l1L6c.43804$1p.614129@attbi_s54... Which lanolin cream are you using? The most common is Lansinoh. It's 100% lanolin. My EDD is Monday! Wahoo!! I missed the Breastfeeding class at the hospital so I'm learning what I can here. You have time to pick up a book or two. I can't remember the exact titles but books that were helpful to me were Sears' _The Breastfeeding Book_, _Womany Art of Breastfeeding_ by LLL (La Leche League) and and I'm kind of flaking out on the title of the third but someone will jump in and help, Nursing Mothers Guide or Companion or something like that. Huggins was the author I think. It's The Nursing Mother's Companion. That's the one I had - it seemed to have the highest percentage of useful reference material, vs The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, which seemed to spend entirely too much time on either persuading you why you should bf (I was already convinced) or on the history of LLL, which was a little too self-absorbed to me. I'm not sure why I decided against Sears - possibly because those others seemed to be the most highly recommended at the time I was book-shopping. (Plus, I had Sears' The Pregnancy Book and The Birth Book - I was starting to get a little Searsed-out!) Anyhow, if you do manage to pick up a copy, definitely bring it to the hospital with you! I found it very, very helpful in those first couple of days. Irene |
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