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concerned about Ada
I'm probably just being paranoid, basically Ada seems too good, she sleeps
well, is alert and doesn't really cry, though recently she has been a bit on and off and the breast accompanied with some mild pain for me on one side. So today I noted down when she fed and how long for and what it was like, basically the result is she has had 4 feeds, but only 2 of them I would count as "proper" meaning she spend at least 5 minutes actually sucking quite strongly before coming off and on. This seems very minimal though I can tell she must be getting quite a bit of milk even in the very on off feeds as I can see if dribbling. I don't have a current weight for her, I'm thinking of trying to get her weighed tomorrow. The problem is if her weight gain isn't good we will have to review my medication and the idea of stopping either is very very scary. I am on Zoloft as I had severe depression after Nathanael, so far it is a preventative measure, but I feel if I stopped it I would be really on the edge. The other is codeine and paracetamol, I usually take the maximum daily dose of both, the idea of going without painkillers is basically inconceivable, I'd end up bed bound rather than just housebound, so all in all I am very nervous right now, I estimated her weight from our scales a week ago and she had put on no weight in a fortnight, she seems to have eaten even less over the last week, but she looks so well, it's very confusing. I've really no idea what to do Anne |
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How old is Ada now? DD became a very efficient feeder after a while, and her
feeds were short but satisfying. -- Amy Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02, & Ana born screaming 30/06/04 http://www.freewebs.com/carlos2002/ http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/ana%5Fj%5F2004/ My blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/querer-hijo-querer-hija/ |
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How old is Ada now? DD became a very efficient feeder after a while, and
her feeds were short but satisfying. she's 5 months, some of her feeds definitely fall into that category, but 30seconds seems too short to be satisfying. Anne |
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"Anne Rogers" wrote in message
... How old is Ada now? DD became a very efficient feeder after a while, and her feeds were short but satisfying. she's 5 months, some of her feeds definitely fall into that category, but 30seconds seems too short to be satisfying. A 30 second feed sounds like it's for comfort - she wouldn't even get let down. Does she seem content and alert afterwards, or cranky as though she's dissatisfied? Nursing strikes typically don't happen until around 7 months, but there are always exceptions. Has she been doing anything new, like rolling over or crawling? Ana became extremely distractable around the same age. It helped to lie down in a dark, quiet place, free of distractions. I even had to pull the duvet over her head to blinker her from looking at things around the room, or she'd do the pop-on, pop off routine. Then she began playing with the covers :-/ It was extremely frustrating for a while and took a lot of persistence. There were feeds that I just gave up on for a while, but she seemed to make up for them later. I didn't know that either zoloft or paracetamol or codeine affected supply, but I don't have a copy of Hales. Is she still having wet naps? You say she looks so well, and with your mothering experience you can probably trust your instincts on that. Keep in mind that scales can vary significantly, and that it's normal for the growth of breastfed babies to slow around the second half of the first year. Ana fell off her growth curve at one point and plateaued for a while - she looked scrawny for a bit no matter how much I fed her. She more than made up for it though in later months, and looks like a normal toddler now (I think). Get her weighed if you're worried, but try to make sure it's with the same scales she was last weighed on. I hope it doesn't mean going off your medication, I know how rough things have been for you with the pain etc. One other thing - has anything changed for you recently, such as a new perfume, or getting AF back? Or for Ada, such as other people staying in the house, a change in routine etc? -- Amy Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02, & Ana born screaming 30/06/04 http://www.freewebs.com/carlos2002/ http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/ana%5Fj%5F2004/ My blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/querer-hijo-querer-hija/ |
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A 30 second feed sounds like it's for comfort - she wouldn't even get let
down. Does she seem content and alert afterwards, or cranky as though she's dissatisfied? Nursing strikes typically don't happen until around 7 months, but there are always exceptions. Has she been doing anything new, like rolling over or crawling? she seems content and alert afterwards, but she does this most feeds, when number of feeds is only about 5 anyway, yesterday she really only had one good feed, 2 okish and 2-3 where she did that, though I think she got a let down as there was plenty of milk bubbling around her mouth. Ana became extremely distractable around the same age. It helped to lie down in a dark, quiet place, free of distractions. I even had to pull the duvet over her head to blinker her from looking at things around the room, or she'd do the pop-on, pop off routine. Then she began playing with the covers :-/ It was extremely frustrating for a while and took a lot of persistence. There were feeds that I just gave up on for a while, but she seemed to make up for them later. this was what I initially thought, but she can be like this even when we are under the duvets in darkness I didn't know that either zoloft or paracetamol or codeine affected supply, but I don't have a copy of Hales. they shouldn't affect supply, I definitely have plenty of milk, can pump ridiculous amounts, it's more could they be affecting her Is she still having wet naps? You say she looks so well, and with your mothering experience you can probably trust your instincts on that. Keep in mind that scales can vary significantly, and that it's normal for the growth of breastfed babies to slow around the second half of the first year. Ana fell off her growth curve at one point and plateaued for a while - she looked scrawny for a bit no matter how much I fed her. She more than made up for it though in later months, and looks like a normal toddler now (I think). at least 8 wet nappies (we using reusables), she seems so well, but my instinct right now is that this minimal amount of feeding is not normal Get her weighed if you're worried, but try to make sure it's with the same scales she was last weighed on. I hope it doesn't mean going off your medication, I know how rough things have been for you with the pain etc. I will, though for it to be the same scales I'll have to wait 12 days One other thing - has anything changed for you recently, such as a new perfume, or getting AF back? Or for Ada, such as other people staying in the house, a change in routine etc? none of the above Anne |
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Anne,
Did you ever get Ada weighed? Is she doing okay? KC Anne Rogers wrote: I'm probably just being paranoid, basically Ada seems too good, she sleeps well, is alert and doesn't really cry, though recently she has been a bit on and off and the breast accompanied with some mild pain for me on one side. So today I noted down when she fed and how long for and what it was like, basically the result is she has had 4 feeds, but only 2 of them I would count as "proper" meaning she spend at least 5 minutes actually sucking quite strongly before coming off and on. This seems very minimal though I can tell she must be getting quite a bit of milk even in the very on off feeds as I can see if dribbling. I don't have a current weight for her, I'm thinking of trying to get her weighed tomorrow. The problem is if her weight gain isn't good we will have to review my medication and the idea of stopping either is very very scary. I am on Zoloft as I had severe depression after Nathanael, so far it is a preventative measure, but I feel if I stopped it I would be really on the edge. The other is codeine and paracetamol, I usually take the maximum daily dose of both, the idea of going without painkillers is basically inconceivable, I'd end up bed bound rather than just housebound, so all in all I am very nervous right now, I estimated her weight from our scales a week ago and she had put on no weight in a fortnight, she seems to have eaten even less over the last week, but she looks so well, it's very confusing. I've really no idea what to do Anne |
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"KC" wrote in message
oups.com... Anne, Did you ever get Ada weighed? Is she doing okay? Yes, how is she doing? -- Amy Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02, & Ana born screaming 30/06/04 http://www.freewebs.com/carlos2002/ http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/ana%5Fj%5F2004/ My blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/querer-hijo-querer-hija/ |
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