tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12265932.post3270383344621293168..comments2023-10-17T01:24:09.703-07:00Comments on Ready or not: Second Verse, Same as the FirstKirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788098315042191623noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12265932.post-62601812033013047282007-07-21T19:05:00.000-07:002007-07-21T19:05:00.000-07:00How old is she? 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6...How old is she? 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 monts are standard times for growth spurts...could she be hitting one of those?<BR/><BR/>I always make enough milk for two babies, which is another kind of awful...and WAY too messy to do in public.Nancy Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772373803915294292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12265932.post-77333412115351420562007-07-19T12:03:00.000-07:002007-07-19T12:03:00.000-07:00Honey! The "supply and demand" theory was bunk fo...Honey! The "supply and demand" theory was bunk for me too. I was just unable to make as much as Rylan wanted to eat, no matter what I did or whose advice I followed. Yes, for the non-believers, I did have a lactation consultant. <BR/><BR/>I ended up supplementing with formula. It made for happier baby, and happier mom. Do what you gotta do, and don't feel like you're a failure. <BR/><BR/>You are the uber-mom. Rock on.mommy~dearesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07851309941513538983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12265932.post-16196941117284906432007-07-19T06:52:00.000-07:002007-07-19T06:52:00.000-07:00With L -- I had supply issues. All supplements su...With L -- I had supply issues. All supplements sucked for me and were worthless BUT mothers milk tea. Since supply doesn't seem to be bad in the morning, can you pump some in the morning for use in a bottle in the afternoon (what I needed to do with R during growth spurt times).<BR/><BR/>Sending you hugs. Hopefully you figure something out that works for you both.MomSmoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07357004328933243191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12265932.post-74210312250893771352007-07-18T14:34:00.000-07:002007-07-18T14:34:00.000-07:00how crazy-making!... Have you read "ask moxie"?ht...how crazy-making!... <BR/>Have you read "ask moxie"?<BR/>http://moxie.blogs.com/askmoxie/<BR/><BR/>She is the queen of these types of situations... nursing strikes... inexplicable milk issues... etc<BR/><BR/>also<BR/>http://www.kellymom.com/<BR/>lots of great technical info<BR/><BR/>good luck with the milkies!<BR/>sarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12265932.post-19858141396461018142007-07-18T10:45:00.000-07:002007-07-18T10:45:00.000-07:00I could have written this too. I don't know if I ...I could have written this too. I don't know if I had supply problems with my first or not, but I do know that I pretty much let her feed whenever, so she had a full tummy at least. <BR/><BR/>With my second, though, I started noticing a lot of fussiness around four months. She would feed, take a nap, and wake up 1/2 hour later FURIOUS. She'd latch back on, then scream even louder. I just didn't have enough for her. <BR/><BR/>It's so SO hard when nursing is one of your goals. The doctor kept assuring me she was plenty plump and was getting enough, but it was plain to see she was frustrated. <BR/><BR/>I ultimately ended up supplementing and she calmed right down. I felt better, because I knew she was finally getting her hunger needs met, but I felt awful because I really wanted to nurse her for a year.<BR/><BR/>This part you may not want to read (and I'm truly not trying to influence your decision. If I had to do it again, I'd do it the same way, but it was still a disappointment.) She took to the bottle so well that she began to prefer it, and I ended up weaning her from the breast at 6 months. <BR/><BR/>Disappointment aside, she's strong and healthy and smart as a whip. She does get a wee bit of eczema on her cheeks now and then, which makes me crazed with guilt, but then so does her sister who nursed for nearly two years.<BR/><BR/>Hang tough. Hope that you and baby work things out!Her Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04891923995709831206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12265932.post-55748161488943673892007-07-18T10:11:00.000-07:002007-07-18T10:11:00.000-07:00Man. I could have written this! Also hate to nurse...Man. I could have written this! Also hate to nurse in public even though I know I'm "supposed" to be all earth mothery girl power about it and just whip them out whenever. And what's worse than nursing in public for me even is nursing in front of sort of relatives...father in law, etc. Ick. <BR/><BR/>And sometimes (although not alot because I am lucky) it seems like there isn't enough milk and I just can't do formula. I just can't let myself do it. It's like for me it has to be all or nothing or I will feel I failed. Or I'm afraid if I break down and do the formula once then I will have crossed some invisible line I can't ever get back over? Sigh. <BR/>Anyway, I have no useful advice. Just wanted to say I enjoy your blog and I'm right there with you on the whole boob thing.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187554679583487835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12265932.post-88320145150905605522007-07-18T08:32:00.000-07:002007-07-18T08:32:00.000-07:00You have every right to be obsessed, afterall, you...You have every right to be obsessed, afterall, you are talking about feeding your baby. I totally understand how you feel though. That 80oz from the beach trip I pumped (you commented, I'm not crazy, right?) well it's GONE. Gone. Every last ounce of it. So, I'm clearly not pumping as much as he's eating every day. This last week we've had to give him a formula bottle every day. And while he's getting what he needs and because I'm still pumping everything is actually really ok, I can't help but feel like a complete failure. I've done it all too, fenugreek, mothers milk, beer, brewers yeast, the "straw" tricks, pictures of baby - hell I've even called home to hear him cry while I'm pumping and it's still not working. Some sessions I get 1oz, some it's 6.<BR/><BR/>I have no advice, I really don't. You nursed for a year before so you already know so much more than me, but I just identify with how you feel and had to say something. <BR/><BR/>Ok, I wrote a whole book, so I'm done now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12265932.post-26845302316652864472007-07-18T07:39:00.000-07:002007-07-18T07:39:00.000-07:00De-lurking..Nursing is such an emotional thing, I ...De-lurking..<BR/><BR/>Nursing is such an emotional thing, I know. I went through a brutal fight to get it to work with my daughter and every day was like yours: I want this to work, I want this to be it, I want this more than anything...but oh my God I just can't! <BR/><BR/>But eventually I did, and I'm so grateful it worked by some twist of luck and magic, b/c it wasn't me. So I completely get it when women agonize and wind up beating themselves up for doing what's in the best interest of the kid, really. Feed your baby however you have to. You're a great mom.<BR/><BR/>That said, peak milk time is around 6 am. If she's not draining both sides right then, maybe try pumping then and storing that up for the afternoon. Y'know, cuz what else would you be doing at 6am?Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15864229531085152218noreply@blogger.com