and not yet back to birth weight of 10lb 7oz. He was 10lb 2oz a week ago, and was the same today.
He's alert, peeing and pooing, and the doctor said if it weren't for the (lack of) weight gain they'd say he was doing fine.
I feed on cue, before crying, for ages. He does tend to drift off on the boob, but I wake him, burp him, and offer more. I fed DS1 for 20 months without incident and wasn't worried about supply or anything until today, now I'm feeling really rattled and have had my confidence knocked a bit. Doc said to offer a bottle of EBM or formula (1-2oz) after every feed. Feeling a bit chained to the pump and miserable.
I wonder if it's a latch problem? No tongue tie (DS1 had it, I made sure the lactation consultant checked). He feeds ever 2-3 hours (4 at night) and sometimes I have lipstick nipples that are sore AFTER a feed (I unlatch him if they're sore during one). Basically I am just feeling down after a week which, I would have thought, was a good time for feeding. All those bastard hours on the sofa and he's not gained any weight!
Someone hold my hand and tell me it'll be fine? I'm taking the dog out so Dmum can give him some EBM in a bottle. Looking at the bottles is making me sad.
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blackcurrants · 17/01/2013 21:52
Hi and well done for persevering, you are doing really well 
From what you have mentioned, it sounds like a latch issue which may need slightly adjusting. I would recommend getting a breastfeeding peer supporter look at your positioning and attachment as the lipstick nipple, suggests a shallow latch which will affect the efficiency of DS2 feeding.
thank you
our pediatric practice has a lactation consultant on staff, I saw her when he was a week old, and will be calling her when they open this morning ... the more I think about it, the more obviously it's a latch problem. I drip milk on him while trying to latch him on, I suspect my supply is so ample that he's staying okay without a deep latch, but.forgetting enough to.grow, we.can't go on like this though, pumping is even more time spent away from my toddler. And I don't want to give him top ups as a regular thing.
I'm being a bit mad and hormonal about it but I had toddy yesterday because the formula makes him smell different. argh, just got to get him to open his mouth more!
Hi blackcurrants, how worrying for you! And you have a toddler to deal with too. Hang in there! So he has remained the same for a week - good that he is not losing. Good idea to get RL help too. You might find he now starts to gain momentum after a slow start, particularly if weeing and pooing and alert. Pooing lots? How many in 24hours? Obvious drinking? Satisfied it seems? There is that graph like a hockey stick - so inbetween last week he has gone down but now in fact he is on his way up (does that make sense??) If you had weighed him mid week, you may have seen it, but now it just looks like it is static - when in fact he is starting to gain.
Try and go for an assymetrical latch - [http://www.lalecheleague.org/llleaderweb/lv/lvfebmar04p3.html scroll down there is a picture]] you probably know all this after bfing DS1!
So so frustrating for you - particularly like you said what YOU think has been a good week!
UPDATE
I realized I never completed the story: went back to the docs two days after I started this thread to discover the weight that threw me into a panic was WRONG. he had been measured at 10lb 2oz one day but was 10lb12oz two days later! stupid bloody nurse! (I know, we all make mistakes and etc)
anyway best part of it all was seeing the lactation consultant and being diagnosed for breast thrush-NOT good to have but good to get lots of powerful medicine for it!
and I think the soreness is going, and we are doing well. Thanks for all your help!
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