The Breast Feeding Support Thread

hollymartins · 23-06-2018 07:20PM

Cornflake I encountered the same issue with my daughter, I think I was so used to feeding a very hungry newborn when her brother was born that I was almost force feeding her. I think I was misreading her and assumed every time she cried she was hungry (that's what her brother was like but he had a huge appetite!)

So after a few weeks I was more aware of her cues and the incidents of possetting plummeted.

I'm not saying it isn't reflux but that's just my experience.

shesty · 23-06-2018 08:01PM

I'd agree Cornflake, my six week old pukes when he's overfed, but I find it hard to know when he's overfed! He would try to feed all day if let. He wouldn't always be screaming for it, but would never turn it down, and I've made the mistake of thinking he was hungry a few times, only to have it all puked back up on me immediately afterwards.:rolleyes: He sneezed and coughed a lot in the first week or so. They have zero control over their stomach at that stage really!!

For general info I finally managed to get the little guy to poo:D (things you thought you'd never say!). A couple of ounces of prune juice mixed with cooled boiled water was recommended by a medical person - he only took in about 1.5 ounces, but it did the business earlier today (eventually).
Only problem is that he hasn't stopped since then!:D:P

cornflake1 · 23-06-2018 09:26PM

Thanks hollymartins and shesty! I am probably jumping the gun a bit getting worried! I will need to learn her cues as you both suggested.

shesty · 24-06-2018 11:52AM

Ah sure, have been there with silent reflux on this one and my first too.I am fairly sure he has it, he's on Zantac since six week apptmt (had it on our first), but he's not as bad as she was so I am hoping to stop it soon.
Then I second guess myself every other day and tell myself it's just wind.It's so hard with newborns.

flo09 · 24-06-2018 10:28PM

Hey Ladies, sorry haven't really been following the thread but I have a question re dirty nappies. My little ones are the normal mustard colour but they are not seedy and can actually be quite watery but they smell like the distinctive breastfed poo and not foul smelling. Does this sound normal.

The reason I ask is that my dd is quite fair like my second son and he had eczema and a whole rake of allergies. His nappies used to be quite frothy and watery but they did smell bad. I'm really hoping that she isnt displaying symptoms of allergies. No sign of eczema yet but then my ds was 3 mths when I noticed his. My dd is 9 wks.

rainbow kirby · 24-06-2018 11:15PM

My son sounds very similar - nearly 5 months old and has very similar sounding nappies.

fits · 25-06-2018 06:49AM

Still feeding the twins away at eighteen months here. I surely know that touched out feeling some days.

shesty · 25-06-2018 10:05AM

You deserve a prize fits.

catrionanic · 25-06-2018 11:24AM

flo09 wrote: »

Hey Ladies, sorry haven't really been following the thread but I have a question re dirty nappies. My little ones are the normal mustard colour but they are not seedy and can actually be quite watery but they smell like the distinctive breastfed poo and not foul smelling. Does this sound normal.

The reason I ask is that my dd is quite fair like my second son and he had eczema and a whole rake of allergies. His nappies used to be quite frothy and watery but they did smell bad. I'm really hoping that she isnt displaying symptoms of allergies. No sign of eczema yet but then my ds was 3 mths when I noticed his. My dd is 9 wks.

My wee boy was the same.

Fits that's amazing. You should get yourself some pretty breast milk jewellery to celebrate!

fits · 25-06-2018 02:35PM

catrionanic wrote: »

My wee boy was the same.

Fits that's amazing. You should get yourself some pretty breast milk jewellery to celebrate!

I should. Where would I get it?

It’s easier to keep going than to stop now. To be fair. It’s not much hassle at all and helps lots when they are sick or upset.

Lainey_b01 · 25-06-2018 06:33PM

Hi, almost 6months feeding my little Prince and all going well thankfully on the feeding side of the house. Not sure if anyone has experienced any of below and has any wise words for a FTM?

1. DS favours me when it comes to southing him to sleep, especially when wakes up during night. My poor husband is a great help but he gets a much less favourable response from my son when he tries to help at night. Husband can't help but to feel rejected by good son. Guessing this is common for the parent sans boobs?

2 Baba is nowhere near self soothing. He goes to sleep on boob at night and is rocked to sleep or wheeled to sleep in buggy. I know he will get there at some stage but 20lbs little man is telling its tole on my back.

bee06 · 25-06-2018 06:45PM

I have a 6 month old as well. He’s exactly the same when it comes to falling asleep. From what I’ve read being able to fall asleep or self soothe is a developmental thing, not something they can learn.

To be honest, I’ve never even got my husband to try and get my little boy to sleep at night! The quickest way is to feed him and he’s back to sleep in a few minutes. Never occurred to me to try anything else

. My husband never wakes anyway. I do have something on next week in the evening so he’ll be trying bedtime for the first time. For naps he will fall asleep for my husband if he walks around for about 20 minutes but it’s been hit or miss lately. His napping in general has been a disaster.

Have you tried a carrier to save your poor back?

Pocos · 25-06-2018 07:48PM

Hi all

My near 6 month old is similar too! Regarding husband I am number one in my LO eyes and he def doesn’t get as good a welcome home as say I would! Like bee my husband has rarely gotten up to lo, I was actually thinking the same feed her and she’s asleep sooner! If my husband got up he would probably take an hour to put her to bed!

Self soothing is a word I hear so often but don’t quite understand fully! I feed my baby to sleep every night, and usually for naps! Or she falls asleep in car and in the buggy! So I would think she can’t but I have seen her wake at night and look about for a few mins and go back to sleep herself! Like last night she woke 20 mins after we put her down and she looked about for 10 mins and drifted off herself.. is that self soothing?? I dunno to be honest! I feel lazy that I haven’t tried to put her down the semi awake they talk about but it’s working and my lo sleeps all night about 70% of the time so I don’t want to rock the boat!!!

Not sure is that much help but that’s what we are at in my house! Bedtime about 8.30-9! Any earlier she takes it as a nap and is up for 2 hours about 30 mins later!!!

bee06 · 25-06-2018 07:57PM

Pocos wrote: »

Like bee my husband has rarely gotten up to lo, I was actually thinking the same feed her and she’s asleep sooner! If my husband got up he would probably take an hour to put her to bed

I think the same! My husband used to say I should express so he could do a night feed but I knew I wouldn’t be able to sleep if the two of them were awake!

As far as I’m concerned being able to boob to sleep is like a super power!

scarepanda · 25-06-2018 09:33PM

Haha, ladies, enjoy being their number one while it lasts! It's only around the corner where ye won't get a look I while daddy is around, especially if any of ye have girls!

My girl is the complete daddy's girl, and he's generally no.1, although I still hold no.1 spot when she wants something like a drink or food or if she hurts herself.... Mammys all better kisses seem to be better than daddy's!

shesty · 26-06-2018 10:33AM

And then I get home from my daughter's playschool today...."What I want to be when I grow up - My Mammy".:)

lazygal · 26-06-2018 10:54AM

I'm still far and away number one (they're six and nearly five), its bloody exhausting being the default parent.

Lainey_b01 · 27-06-2018 01:09AM

Thanks ladies. Boob's are our superpower alright! Just hurts my poor hubby when he tries so hard to help out. Little man screamed when hubby trying to give him bottle of express this evening and then took it with no issues when on my arms, I would be pretty upset if shoe was on the other foot.

I would definitely consider it self soothing when baby wakes up and takes themselves back into land of nod! Just not at that development point on our House, the insisted rocking/bouncing looks to be continuing at nap time.

catrionanic · 27-06-2018 09:28AM

Ah girls I'm having the opposite issue at the moment- wee man has been spending a lot of time with his grandparents due to our work schedules and he is now soooo clingy to them and will hardly look at me! I try to put him to bed at night and he's calling out for his granny, and when I get him out of his cot in the mornings he is crying for his grampa! I feel like a bad mother

Pocos · 27-06-2018 08:27PM

catrionanic wrote: »

Ah girls I'm having the opposite issue at the moment- wee man has been spending a lot of time with his grandparents due to our work schedules and he is now soooo clingy to them and will hardly look at me! I try to put him to bed at night and he's calling out for his granny, and when I get him out of his cot in the mornings he is crying for his grampa! I feel like a bad mother

Ah stop you aren’t a bad mother! Isn’t it fab your little one is so happy with his grandparents! Sure that’s their job to mind them and spoil them! I only have a near 6 month old but I’ve tons of nieces/nephews and I think any that get minded by their grandparents go through a stage of never wanting to go home! Just take solace while you are out working ( which most people HAVE to do!) your son is very happy and not crying looking for you! You’re in work not on a holiday or out drinking! It’s a phase I’m sure! You are doing great that your son is going somewhere he is very happy when you are out working!!!

fits · 27-06-2018 08:41PM

Ah you’re obviously a great mum Catrionanic. The relationship with grandparents is just different. My boys love their granny’s and grandad too.

I have developed chapped areolas. I think it might be thrush. Feeding on that side is excruciating. Any idea what I can do? My lad on that side is on daktarin gel but I think I need something too.

bee06 · 27-06-2018 08:49PM

fits wrote: »

Ah you’re obviously a great mum Catrionanic. The relationship with grandparents is just different. My boys love their granny’s and grandad too.

I have developed chapped areolas. I think it might be thrush. Feeding on that side is excruciating. Any idea what I can do? My lad on that side is on daktarin gel but I think I need something too.

Fits, the link to the breastfeeding network factsheet on thrush is below. It has loads of info on treatment etc. You’ll defintely need treatment as well because you’ll just pass it back into your little boy again when you feed him.

https://breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/wp-content/dibm/thrush%20detailed%20information%20and%20breastfeeding.pdf

shesty · 27-06-2018 09:30PM

Head for the GP fits....they will probably give you a fairly big dose of penicillin.
Total nuisance, have been there.

Millem · 27-06-2018 09:45PM

Girls disaster!
I can’t find valve thing for my spectra pump

defo have a blocked duct. Does anyone know if another brand fits it? Or if I fly out tomorrow and buy a haaka would it do the job?
Going to get baby to feed now. Thanks a million.

jlm29 · 27-06-2018 10:06PM

Fits I think you need a diflucin tablet, I can’t remember what that PHN said was recommended for baby, but I’m pretty sure that’s what’s recommended for Mam!

flo09 · 27-06-2018 10:21PM

Girls do you find that your babies are feeding more or sleeping more in this heat. My little one is sleeping more and slept through the night last night. Should I be waking her to feed her in this heat to keep her hydrated.

bee06 · 27-06-2018 10:42PM

Am I right that your baby is around 10 weeks Flo? My baby started sleeping better around then and that would have been March so no hot weather

It didn’t last very long though.

The hot weather hasn’t affected my 6 month olds sleep. He has been feeding a bit more during the day and I’m offering more often as well because he can get distracted.

Keep an eye on the nappies and if she’s having plenty of wet nappies during the day I’d make the most of the sleep. Our bodies will make thirst quenching milk during hot weather as well to compensate.

flo09 · 28-06-2018 07:54AM

bee06 wrote: »

Am I right that your baby is around 10 weeks Flo? My baby started sleeping better around then and that would have been March so no hot weather It didn’t last very long though.

The hot weather hasn’t affected my 6 month olds sleep. He has been feeding a bit more during the day and I’m offering more often as well because he can get distracted.

Keep an eye on the nappies and if she’s having plenty of wet nappies during the day I’d make the most of the sleep. Our bodies will make thirst quenching milk during hot weather as well to compensate.

Yeah she's 10 wks. I've never had a sleeper so it's very unnerving lol. And all my others are winter babies so it's very different having summer babes in terms of keeping her cool and hydrated. My other 4 never slept either. Plenty of wet and dirty nappies but they been very watery. Like her dirty ones all pool on the nappy if ya get me. Using supervalu ones as they had no pamper in her size and was caught out so had to buy them.

Thanks for the reassurance. What Sun cream do you use. Is there one recommended for baby's sensitive skin.

Hope you're all enjoying the weather. Thank God for maternity leave, hate to be working in it.

bee06 · 28-06-2018 08:22AM

My little fellas poos have always been runny like that as well. Even worse since he started teething.

I haven’t used any suncream on him yet because I read that it wasn’t recommended to use suncream under 6 months. I have the Aldi factor 50 which I must do a patch test on him alright as he’ll be 6 months tomorrow. It’s got 5 star uva/uvb rating whereas some of the brand name ones are only 4 or 3 stars.

flo09 · 28-06-2018 09:09AM

bee06 wrote: »

My little fellas poos have always been runny like that as well. Even worse since he started teething.

I haven’t used any suncream on him yet because I read that it wasn’t recommended to use suncream under 6 months. I have the Aldi factor 50 which I must do a patch test on him alright as he’ll be 6 months tomorrow. It’s got 5 star uva/uvb rating whereas some of the brand name ones are only 4 or 3 stars.

Oh I didn't know that damn. I put a little bit on her face yesterday, the same aldi one. I would rather keep her completely covered but sometimes her face gets exposed when the cover falls down. Thanks for that.

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