Comments on: How we established breastfeeding http://averygoodyear.net/baby-stuff/how-we-established-breastfeeding/ Fri, 11 May 2012 01:31:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lori http://averygoodyear.net/baby-stuff/how-we-established-breastfeeding/comment-page-1/#comment-3057 Lori Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:05:30 +0000 http://averygoodyear.net/?p=1873#comment-3057 I had a very hard time establishing breastfeeding. Because Porter was born at 35 weeks, he didn't understand how to latch/suck/nurse. Getting him to eat was a struggle for the first 5 days so much so that he lost quite a bit of weight, became jaundiced and we ended up back in the hospital. Every feeding started with me trying to get him to latch, allowed us to try for 10 minutes, then giving him a bottle of pumped milk or formula (I had milk supply issues) while I pumped each breast for a certain amount of time--all as instructed by our lactation consultant. The whole routine was exhausting and stressful. One day I had a complete sobbing breakdown because I felt like such a failure and suddenly everything clicked with Porter--at 37 weeks he finally "got it" and nursed away! Then I cried tears of joy because it was so rewarding and beautiful. Recently, I made the choice to wean my baby much earlier than I had anticipated. My job was interfering with my milk supply. Even though I was pumping 3 times a day, my supply was steadily decreasing and it was stressing me out. I felt so awful about it. Though Porter had no problem with the transition from breast milk to formula, I do miss that special feeling you get when you hear your baby swallow--all warm and content next to you. I had a very hard time establishing breastfeeding. Because Porter was born at 35 weeks, he didn’t understand how to latch/suck/nurse. Getting him to eat was a struggle for the first 5 days so much so that he lost quite a bit of weight, became jaundiced and we ended up back in the hospital. Every feeding started with me trying to get him to latch, allowed us to try for 10 minutes, then giving him a bottle of pumped milk or formula (I had milk supply issues) while I pumped each breast for a certain amount of time–all as instructed by our lactation consultant. The whole routine was exhausting and stressful. One day I had a complete sobbing breakdown because I felt like such a failure and suddenly everything clicked with Porter–at 37 weeks he finally “got it” and nursed away! Then I cried tears of joy because it was so rewarding and beautiful.

Recently, I made the choice to wean my baby much earlier than I had anticipated. My job was interfering with my milk supply. Even though I was pumping 3 times a day, my supply was steadily decreasing and it was stressing me out. I felt so awful about it. Though Porter had no problem with the transition from breast milk to formula, I do miss that special feeling you get when you hear your baby swallow–all warm and content next to you.

]]> By: Cara http://averygoodyear.net/baby-stuff/how-we-established-breastfeeding/comment-page-1/#comment-3041 Cara Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:28:53 +0000 http://averygoodyear.net/?p=1873#comment-3041 You are very lucky that things went so smoothly for you. Honestly, I think you are in the minority in that. Most of my friends really struggled. As did I. Nursing for me was a nightmare at first. Sophie was tongue-tied and even after we got that fixed, it was still a good 10 weeks before it stopped hurting. And I mean, clenching every muscle in my body while I nursed her kind of pain. But I am so glad I stuck it out. It really is a wonderful experience. You are very lucky that things went so smoothly for you. Honestly, I think you are in the minority in that. Most of my friends really struggled. As did I. Nursing for me was a nightmare at first. Sophie was tongue-tied and even after we got that fixed, it was still a good 10 weeks before it stopped hurting. And I mean, clenching every muscle in my body while I nursed her kind of pain. But I am so glad I stuck it out. It really is a wonderful experience.

]]> By: pamela http://averygoodyear.net/baby-stuff/how-we-established-breastfeeding/comment-page-1/#comment-3035 pamela Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:43:06 +0000 http://averygoodyear.net/?p=1873#comment-3035 wish I would have had your Midwives too! The nurses at the hospital all wanted to give my daughter sugar water or whatever it was. I wish people would have told me that it hurts like hell the first month... and to buy lansinoh cream in bulk wish I would have had your Midwives too! The nurses at the hospital all wanted to give my daughter sugar water or whatever it was. I wish people would have told me that it hurts like hell the first month… and to buy lansinoh cream in bulk

]]> By: Jinxy http://averygoodyear.net/baby-stuff/how-we-established-breastfeeding/comment-page-1/#comment-3030 Jinxy Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:48:52 +0000 http://averygoodyear.net/?p=1873#comment-3030 Wow I wish I had had your Midwives. I just had a lot of nurses telling me to make sure of this and don't do that but I didn't find it helpful. We finally got it figured out but it took a while. Wow I wish I had had your Midwives. I just had a lot of nurses telling me to make sure of this and don’t do that but I didn’t find it helpful. We finally got it figured out but it took a while.

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