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I am now no longer pumping and dumping, and my son did fantastic with nursing the first few feedings yesterday. Toward the end of the night and into this morning he wants nothing to do with it. He will latch on and just spit it back out, refusing to latch on any longer. He screams bloody murder for upwards of 30 minutes until I give him a bottle. Once he's had half the bottle he will latch on, but not before. It is so frustrating, especially when I'm trying to increase my supply and hopefully rid of the bottle after some time. Could he now have an aversion due to the stomach aches he got from my soured milk, or is it just the instant gratification that he wants? He fights me with his hands, pushing away from me, until I can get him latched on. I just don't get it, and am trying to not get so frustrated with it. Please help ↓
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| Name: LindsayK | Date: Dec 5th, 2007 9:56 AM |
| Sounds to me like he's wanting instant gratification, like you said. Are you waiting till he's hungry to nurse? B/c in your case you probably shouldn't. It'lll just make him more frustrated. Maybe you should try giving him less and less bottle before nursings until he's willing to just nurse. Also try expressing a little just before you latch him on to the breast. B/c he's probably getting impatient wating for your let-down. But if you eliminate the wait he may do better. My daughter's been a solid nurser for 14 months now, and even she gets impatient waiting for my let-down sometimes(you think she'd used to it by now!) I'm not sure if I helped at all, but at least you know someones thinking of you! Anyways, GOOD LUCK and it's so great that your sticking with nursing after all your issues. ↑ |
| Name: mamal | Date: Dec 5th, 2007 7:13 PM |
Exactly what Lindsay said!
Here are a few more articles that may help. You are among MANY women. It seems as though about that time of night the let down is slower. Make sure to feed before baby is hungry and express some and either have a dropper right at the nipple so you can give instant gratification or just get some out and going before baby latches on. Also try breast compressions when baby gets fussy.
http://www.kellymom.com/bab
yconcerns/fussy-evening.html
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very young babies can be quick to notice that pulling off, kneading the breast, etc. can cause an additional let-down, and can facilitate a faster, easier milk flow. Some babies become impatient with the slower milk flow following the initial fast flow at let-down. This may or may not be related to a slow let-down.
When a feeding begins at the breast there are drops of milk. Then when the initial let-down occurs (several seconds to a minute into the feeding), the milk flow speeds up quite a bit. At that time it may drip very quickly, squirt, or even spray. Some minutes later it slows again and the baby must continue to suck vigorously in order to elicit further let-downs. This pattern can continue through successive, multiple let-downs as long as the baby is continuing to nurse vigorously. Eventually, baby will learn that the flow will pick back up again if she'll only continue to vigorously suck/swallow.
With bottle feeding, the flow is instant and continuous. The baby is required to work very little. Once a baby has had a bottle, especially a lot of bottles, she may begin to prefer the ease of bottle-feeding over the work of breastfeeding. She may become frustrated at the breast after the first let-down occurs and the flow of milk begins to slow.
If baby is getting bottles you might consider putting them away, at least for a while. When you must use a bottle, only use a newborn nipple for as long as baby will tolerate it so that she never gets a really fast flow of milk from the bottle, but has to work a little more to get the milk.
Sometimes babies of moms with oversupply or fast let-down will also get very used to the fast flow and object when it normally slows somewhere between 3 weeks to 3 months.
It can be helpful to do some breast compression when this fussiness starts or right before you expect it to. This will help speed up the milk flow again. Once compression stops helping, try switching baby to the other side when she begins to fuss and back and forth again (after using compression) as you need to."
I hope this helps but know that what you are going through is VERY common. Hang in there!! You are doing amazing!!!! ↑ |
| Name: automansgirl | Date: Dec 6th, 2007 10:12 AM |
Thanks so much. This is exactly what I've been doing. It's been getting a bit better, except at 4 in the morning when I don't wake up before he does. I wasn't sure if there was something else I should be doing or not.
He is starting to try to compress my breast, but the problem is that he pushes so hard he is pushing my breast right out of his mouth. This usually happens when he's at his fussiest and just latches on. Then of course the cycle starts again and I have to fight those little hands back until I can flow quickly enough for him to stay latched on. Anyway, I greatly appreciate all your advice. He's already started to eat less formula on his own. He's now full after 2oz rather than 3, and I didn't even have to start making less! ↑ |
| Name: mamal | Date: Dec 6th, 2007 8:39 PM |
| WOW!!! That is great!! You gave me a much needed smile! Thanks! ↑ |
| Name: LindsayK | Date: Dec 7th, 2007 6:46 PM |
| I'm so glad things are looking up for you! ↑ |
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