hey mamal i haven't seen you on for awhile put i've got some bf qestions and i thought you might know the answers....
1-cole has started sleeping a 5 hour strech at night and the only eating every 3 hours during the day. he is almost 7wks. is he eating enough? see this is new to me 'cause gracie always wanted to nurse every 1 or 2 hours around the clock until she was almost 6months old.
2-this is kinda embarrassing but one of my breast has always been slightly bigger than the other. well ever sinse my milk came in it's gotten to be like a whole cup size differnt. he always nurse off of both boobs and i always try to make sure he starts with which ever boob he ended on the last feeding. do you have any idea why this is happening or if there is anything i can do about? or will one side always be an Fcup and the other one an E?
help! lol ↓
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| Name: automansgirl | Date: Oct 14th, 2007 2:48 AM |
| Don't be embarrassed! Most women's breasts are different sizes. They may go back to your "normal" size once you stop bf, but more than likely they will always be different sizes. If it is that big of a problem for you (which is understandable) I think playtex makes a bra with two different cup sizes. I know someone does. They also have cup inserts if you feel other people can tell they are different sizes. You could use just one on the smaller size. More than likely no one knows but you. One of mine is a bit smaller than the other, and my hubby said he never would have known had I not said anything about it. I don't know about the first question, as I'm still pregnant, but from what I understand....as long as he is going to the bathroom enough he is fine. ↑ |
| Name: question | Date: Oct 14th, 2007 3:20 AM |
| ...got the same problem...lol you're not alone =-) ↑ |
| Name: lacirrom | Date: Oct 14th, 2007 3:22 AM |
| yeah he still going through plenty of diapers, hes had to go up from 0-3mths to 3-6mths already, he hasn't been weighed at the doc office sinse he was 2 wks but according my scales at home he's 11 1/2 lbs which is over 3lbs up sinse birth ↑ |
| Name: lacirrom | Date: Oct 14th, 2007 3:23 AM |
| i don't know if other people notice the size differnce inmy breasts but it seems like a lot to me and randy says he can tell cause the differnce is ALOT more than it used to be ↑ |
| Name: mamal | Date: Oct 14th, 2007 1:10 PM |
1~ Cole sounds perfect. You have one great guy there giving you all that time. As long as he is giving you wet and dirty (but don't forget some bfed babies don't poop that often) diapers he is just fine. I would not worry as long as you continue to feed on demand. Here in about 5 weeks you should see an increase, growth spurt time. Enjoy the extra time and sleep!
2~ It is funny you ask because I have just spoken with a very good friend who is going through the same thing. Basically there isn't much you can do. As you said this is how your breasts normally are just exageratted. The only way to try and combat it is to pump more on the little side so that you can increase milk production but don't neglect your regular side. Here is an article about "lopsided breasts".
http://www.kellymom.com/
bf/concerns/mom/lopsided.html
Also
check out this website. You can see how truly normal you are! You are one of many as you can already see by the responses.
http://www.007
b.com/breast_gallery.php
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hope this info helps! Congratulations to you all for breastfeeding! You are all doing so well!! ↑ |
| Name: briseis | Date: Oct 14th, 2007 4:37 PM |
| i have the exact same problem! ↑ |
| Name: lacirrom | Date: Oct 14th, 2007 5:42 PM |
thanks, i thought that he seemed to be doing well but you know sometimes moms worry.
i was also wondering...do you know how many calories you have to have a day when breastfeeding? i went to kellymom.com and it said that the minimum is 1800. do you know if thats the lowest you can go? ↑ |
| Name: lacirrom | Date: Oct 14th, 2007 6:07 PM |
| wow that website really did make me feel better! i think that my breast are awfull, i always have. i developed really early, i was a 36C in the 4th grade!! so i also started to sag early too. plus i was really over weight as a teenage and then lost all of my weight really quickly, now i've had 3 kids and in the past 4 years, so my weight has really went up and down, up and down quite extremely over the past 6 years now. my husband always said i had great breasts, but i always thought, how could he say that? look at them. but i realize now that i was comparing them with the ones in mags and movies and not with ones in real life. i know, i'm sounding like some sort of sappy infomercial or a LMN movie, but that website really did help me see that my breasts aren't so bad. ↑ |
| Name: mamal | Date: Oct 14th, 2007 8:40 PM |
I know exactly what you mean. I never thought my breasts were horrible (yes I enjoyed Mardi Gras) but I never thought they were wonderful either, that site kinda puts it all in prospective and makes you feel better or at least normal.
RE your diet. Don't worry. Are you trying to lose weight or just keep up with what you are 'suppose' to do? No matter what your diet breastmilk is always superior to formula so don't think that if you don't get enough your baby is recieving less, that is a falicy. Here's a link to an article about that.
http://www.kellymom.com/n
utrition/mom/mom-diet.html
Also
if you are trying to lose weight Weight Watchers offers a great program for nursing mothers. Of course you know I have another link for you. There are definitely safe ways to lose weight.
http://www.kellymom.com/nu
trition/mom/mom-weightloss.html
If
you are not out to diet just follow your hungry ques this usually is the best way, no need to count calories. I am so glad that things are going so well. ↑ |
| Name: lacirrom | Date: Oct 15th, 2007 2:28 AM |
mamal you are so helpful lol
yeah i'm wanting to lose weight.about 75lbs....i started on tuesday eating 1800 cal. a day and working out to the biggest loser dvd 4 times a weeks, and walking a mile everyday. but with eating the 1800 cal i feel like all i'm doing is eating...cause i'm only eating healthy stuff so it takes ALOT to get the 1800 in. but now that kellymom web site says between 1500-1800 so i might take it down to 1500 gradualy over the next weeks or so.
thanks for the help! ↑ |
| Name: disturbed angel | Date: Oct 15th, 2007 10:55 PM |
| hey if youre into eating only healthy stuff you can do pretty much all raw and youll lose it way fast.i did a couple years ago and it really makes you lose fast and feel better fast.my daughter is 14 wks old and I am already under my prepregnancy weight... ↑ |
| Name: lacirrom | Date: Oct 16th, 2007 1:23 AM |
i dunno if i could handle eating only raw...all winter with no hot chilli or soup? no thanks...lol
before i got pregnant with cole i didn't the whole calorie counting thing and lost about 60lbs in 6 months.so thats what i'm doing now i'm just not sure about the amount of cal. with breastfeeding ↑ |
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