Mumsnet Breastfeeding Club

[Llondbol]

Hi!

I can't find a thread for breastfeeding chat; so thought I'd start one.

I'm a new Mum to Jac (10/4/19) and he's my first baby. I haven't made it to a local breastfeeding group yet, so would love the chance to chat here. It was a difficult start and I still have so many questions...

Anyone want to join? Introduce yourself - I'd love to hear from you 😁

@granny try a teething necklace - they help to focus hands!

At 10 months mine has started doing this strange thing where she just opens her mouth wide and sucks until she gags. Supply is down due to weaning. I expressed for the first week back at work (about 2-3 Oz at lunch) but dd wasn't drinking her milk at childminders and I wasn't ever uncomfortably full so have stopped expressing. I wander if she's trying to get a better deeper latch but my boobs are saggy and not what they used to be.

@Since2016 thanks! Everyone in my BF group keeps talking about amber bracelets (for teething) but not heard of the necklaces... any specific types?

Day 6 and feeding every hour!! I think she’s trying to force my milk to come in but when she’s on the boob she seems to be swallowing lots so there must be something there, my boobs don’t feel that hard and once she’s off it’s feel likes she’s drained them! I think I’m in for a rough night 😫

@Creas35 she'll be upping your supply for sure. Take some snacks and plenty of water to bed. Good luck 💐 xx

@Creas35 if you’re happy to feed whilst lying down then the side by side biological was a game changer for me, I used a pillow behind my back so I could rest backwards and feed without risking rolling forward. I was always nervous of falling asleep though especially in the early days, so would sit up when extremely exhausted (fell asleep upright once). It definitely helped the cluster feeding stage for me though and when baby was a bit older / bigger we Co-slept partially

Feeding both dd age 2 and dd 3 months, I'm mainly living on chocolate right now!

@Llondbol.. Breastfeeding is basically how I parent, tired, overwhelmed, in pain... Boob answers them all. The bond I feel with my two other DCs is super strong and they both still talk about having mammy milk. It's something so special and to me is just n extension of having carried them and nourished them for nine months.

@yayswimming how do you find tandem feeding?

Oh and jsut wanted to add that if you're having pain then get checked for tongue tie. My 3wo had his snipped today and its already made a difference to his latch.

Hiya everyone, I'd love to join this group. Currently I have a four month old boy who is EBF. I absolutely love the convenience of it and the close bond we have. It's amazing. At first I had awful trouble as it was painful when he was tiny, I dreaded feeding time and used to cry when he latched on. It was absolute agony and I remember one day going in the shower and my nipples were bleeding. I almost gave up but I persevered and I'm so so glad I did. One day it just stop hurting and I started to enjoy it. I also breastfed my daughter for the first year but we never had any problems so having all the pain this time around was a huge shock to me. Anyway like other posters have said, bf basically is a great way to comfort a baby for all kinds of reasons and not just about literally feeding them. The only downside of course is never being able to have a night off etc😣

Loving reading everyone's intros!

It's 02:04 and I've got Jac feeding for the third hour in a row on one boob...And a pump on the other boob which is rock hard with engorgement 🙈

When it's this relentless it's so easy to feel upset and frustrated; but it's lovely reading why everyone loves breastfeeding and reminds you why it's worth it.

For me, it's a special time to bond; Jac seems so much more content after a feed than my bottle-fed nieces and nephews who were constantly spitting up; it's convenient when we're out and about (providing I can find somewhere to sit with him to feed 😱) and it's free which is a bonus!

Thanks for the advice that it sounds like cluster feeding @plinkplink ... I’ll try and persevere 😐

@Athers666 it’s mad how sore it is at the start and then you just get through that barrier and your nips toughen up!! It was like mine had “greyscale” (Game of Thrones ref!) for the first 10 days 🤣

@Yayswimming that’s awesome! And a perfect excuse to eat chocolate daily 👍

@creas35 I’m like you tonight with the hourly feeds 😫 how was your night in the end?

@Since2016 I know what you mean about people saying just give up. My family try and be supportive but just kept saying “don’t worry if it doesn’t work out” - but I was determined; and I’m so glad I stuck with it

@PatricksRum Teeth - eeeek!!! I don’t look forward to that bit 😵

@Falafel19 that’s an amazing amount of time to BF for 👌🏻



Still going strong! Had both boobs between 12-1 and now feeding again so had a good hour and 1/2 sleep, lucky me!!

Does anyone eat anything different due to breastfeeding?? I tried to look on Instagram but it was no good just loads of perfect plates of fruit and seeds, like anyone has the time/energy!

Hello to everyone doing the 3am feed!!

I fed DS1 until he just turned 1 when he decided he didn’t want it anymore. Currently feeding DD who is 6 weeks.

Is there any reason why you are only feeding on one side? Sorry if I’ve missed something.

My DS fed every 90 minutes day and until he was 6 months. It was a killer!

DD is sleeping between 4-6 hour stretch at night so I can’t complain st all!

Originally she was taking 1 boob every two hours but now started taking both at each feed, only 7 days so still getting a routine. She currently does about 10 mins on each so not too bad.

Morning all, just fed DD and hoping she'll go back down for another hour 🤞 there is a cockerel crowing somewhere nearby but it is not time to get up 😴😅

Morning @chocodrops !fingers crossed for you :-)

We're back on after a feed 3 hours ago.... so relieved he didn't go hourly the entire night 😱

apologies Boasting Alert

Not really sure I want to jinx it but this is the second night of sleeping (9:30-6am)! I’m soo super sorry to brag / boast but no one else seems to understand how excited I am that I’m getting sleep. Especially after the 90 minute wake ups when baby was a few weeks old! Some of my friends babies sleep great ....

It’s not going to last is it?

It might! Both my dds slept through from early on, pretty much 8-6 from 3 months ish. And I mean really really slept through - no night feeds! (Bigger boasting alert!!) I get really annoyed when people go on about ff babies sleeping so much better than bf over night. Not always true! If mine slept any better they'd be comatose .

@MrsGrannyWeatherwax that's a amazing!! I'd boast about that! Does that mean there's hope for me?! 🤣 Did you follow some kind of plan or has this just happened over time? X

Hi there I'm a trained breastfeeding peer support worker. I'm also feeding a one year old myself.

@MrsGrannyWeatherwax

This is brilliant!! Sorry if I missed but how old is your DC?

Since week 11 my DS has done 10pm -4am, 7am, 9am ---- it's been incredible and I'm so terrified he will regress at 4 months! It will be such a shock! 🙈

DobbysLeftSock that’s amazing, I really hope I am blessed with a baby that sleeps through properly! Mostly I keep hearing about BF babies which don’t sleep at all so was really worried when mine started to do longer times.

Llondbol I didn’t follow a plan, but baby was a bit of a terrible sleeper to start with (still fights naps). Think she must get absolutely exhausted fighting naps all day so sleeps in big chunks at night. I did try to differentiate night/day with lower lighting, quieter background noise etc. But I do think it’s if a baby that wants to sleep it will, and training would personally stress me out. She does cry for a few seconds sometimes when going to sleep, but it sounds like a fake cry to me so I know she doesn’t want anything and is just fighting sleep (if that makes sense). Never used to let her cry at all without picking up, but if she’s overtired it’s seemingly inevitable. Hope that helps x

@redbedheadd baby is nearly 6 months now (lost count of weeks) and I had a bit of time with 5 hour sleeps before 4mo, but only a week or 2 of regression back to 2 hourly. It wasn’t too bad, I didn’t plan to do much though! Hopefully yours will be short too! I used to feel like a fraud when I was getting 5 hours sleep, when everyone else was complaining how tired they were but I got over it

Hahaha I feel the same! All the mums around me are getting 1/2 hour sleeps--- I literally can't say anything! I want to say how chuffed I am he is sleeping through and that I feel amazing but somehow I don't think this would go down well!

Hope yours continues too!! 😘

@Llandbol thanks, I only ever intended to give bf a go with my first, he was then in special care for the first week and I was expressing, doing the odd feed, and was told I'd need to give up after 2 weeks. But we persevered and ended up surpassing that by a long shot! He fed every 1-2 hours for a very long time but I didn't really mind it tbh, it's my best and easiest parenting tool, whatever is wrong, offer a boob

www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/apr/30/breastfeeding-reduces-child-obesity-risk-by-up-to-25-who-finds

Saw this today and thought of you lot! and to celebrate!