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Post by tortor4 on Jun 8, 2017 21:59:54 GMT
gimmesugar DS didn't really care for the soothies but he loves the MAMs. Binkies are new territory for me though because C never took one. Ds1 never took one either but both the twins seem to like the ones the nicu used. It helps them go down drowsy so I'm all for it. Ds1 was a pain to put to sleep. We had to rock him till he was out cold. Omg yes. C turned two in February and it was only a month or two before then that I stopped rocking her to sleep. I will not be making that mistake again lol. |
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Post by cmb on Jun 8, 2017 23:41:43 GMT
gimmesugar both my kids had difficulty with soothies at the start and would take a MAM. Now, at 6 weeks, DS2 has a preference for the soothies size we use the avent bottles. DS1 was the same way
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Post by rosesquared on Jun 9, 2017 1:39:36 GMT
Hi everyone! It has taken a while to get into somewhat of a groove that I can actually check in. Who am I kidding we are not really in a groove but I got a my brest friend pillow that has legit changed my life. Before I needed both hands, a million pillows, and blankets (for extra propping) to nurse. Now with the mbf I have a free hand to check in here!!
Things have been a bit tough... I ended up with puppp that has been exploding like wildfire postpardum. Just learned my placenta pills may have been making it worse so stopping those and praying for a miracle. DW has developed her own horrible ppd so while I so far feel fine aside from tired, she's kind of a mess which sucks. She's still functioning and doing everything K and I need but it's hard with all the scary thoughts and feelings she's having.
Side note what does it mean when a nursing baby bobs their head on and off the nipple like they want to eat but refuse to latch. She's doing that now and is hysterical. 😩 It's times like this when I do get frustrated cause I don't know how to help her.
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Post by pinkmickey24 on Jun 9, 2017 2:30:48 GMT
Hi everyone! It has taken a while to get into somewhat of a groove that I can actually check in. Who am I kidding we are not really in a groove but I got a my brest friend pillow that has legit changed my life. Before I needed both hands, a million pillows, and blankets (for extra propping) to nurse. Now with the mbf I have a free hand to check in here!! Things have been a bit tough... I ended up with puppp that has been exploding like wildfire postpardum. Just learned my placenta pills may have been making it worse so stopping those and praying for a miracle. DW has developed her own horrible ppd so while I so far feel fine aside from tired, she's kind of a mess which sucks. She's still functioning and doing everything K and I need but it's hard with all the scary thoughts and feelings she's having. Side note what does it mean when a nursing baby bobs their head on and off the nipple like they want to eat but refuse to latch. She's doing that now and is hysterical. 😩 It's times like this when I do get frustrated cause I don't know how to help her. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I've been experiencing the same thing with my 3 week old the past couple days. I have to use a nipple shield and part of me thinks it's frustration from it, but I still can't get her to latch without it. It has made me at those moments remember how easy it was to just give the boys a bottle, but I keep persisting. I switch sides when she bobs her head and won't latch and try the opposite side, and then go back to the other side. That seems to work 80 percent of the time, but not always. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk |
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Post by gimmesugar on Jun 9, 2017 2:39:47 GMT
rosesquared Yay for the new pillow! I have major anxiety when I think about nursing in public and not having my pillow. Like, how will I maneuver him and my boob at the same time?! I'm sorry for the emotional turmoil and the PUPPs. I feel like MH had an adjustment period as well where he felt down. He didn't want to tell me about it because he didn't want to burden me, but he eventually opened up. Regarding the latching issue, she is still super young and might just be figuring things out. Did you see a LC after she was born (can't recall if you had a hospital birth)? They would be able to watch her latch and provide more direct advice, but perhaps you could try a different hold? I was all about the football/clutch hold in the hospital and when we first got home, but then one day, DS would constantly latch and unlatch on one side and get frustrated. So, I tried the cross-cradle hold, and he latched correctly. Now that he's bigger, I don't really use the football hold anymore. He also latches and unlatches a lot when he's frantically hungry or when he really needs to burp. When I see that happening, I tell him to take a break and put him up on my shoulder and shush him for a bit or give him my thumb if he's really pissed. The break is partly for him and partly for me so I can gather my thoughts and not stress out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by irish14 on Jun 9, 2017 2:52:35 GMT
gimmesugar rosesquared +1 to taking a break for a second - sometimes mine wants to latch but can't figure it out if she's hysterical or really really hungry - so it helps to take a second, calm her down a bit off the boob, then try again. At the hospital, the couple times it took me too long to get to the nicu to feed her and she got upset, I actually had to give her a paci a couple times when she was all worked up, then switch out on her for the nipple once she'd calmed down a bit. Mine has also been doing this during cluster feeding - I think when she wants to suck but she's full and doesn't actually want the milk. If she's eaten enough recently I'll usually just let her bob on there, try to guide her, but if she unlatches right away and does it again we just take a break from nursing for a few mins or until she starts chewing on my shoulder again.
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Post by gimmesugar on Jun 9, 2017 3:08:48 GMT
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Post by cmb on Jun 9, 2017 13:14:50 GMT
rosesquared usually, the bobbing is because they want to suck and not eat. DS2 does it when we offer a bottle, but he wants his pacifier. It could also be a sign of reflux if she's spitting stuff out (which I learned last week from our pedi..) Big hugs, too
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Post by piratecat on Jun 9, 2017 16:08:16 GMT
rosesquared I'm sorry that your W is having a hard time and I'm sure that must be hard for you as well. I hope that she gets the support and help she needs to get through it.
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