Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Not so Wordless wednesday - Frustrated!
I am frustrated with breast feeding today. Harmony started out a fairly decent nurser but its become a problem. She is very tongue tied and now that she is more active she can't maintain a latch. This results in her getting very upset and gulping air. It ends in her freaking out and me giving her a bottle, which until recently she couldn't latch well either. I don't want to give up. At our last doctors appointment the doctor said they don't snip it anymore unless its a big problem. Well now it's a big problem and I am hoping next week at our appointment I can beg for a referral for my little peanut. I am dreading how long this process will take. Getting a referral for anything these days takes for ever, which we will wait and get it done but I would prefer not to stop nursing in the meantime. I've started pumping every 3 hours (ouch), taking fenugreek (icky), downing a ton of water (I swear I pee every 5 minutes) and loading up on healthy foods. This is all new to me. Camden was a boob man. He would sit there all day and nurse if you let him. I know formula feeding doesn't mean I'm a bad mom but it sure feels that way. My breast feeding goal was at least a year with Harmony and a bit longer if she wanted. Now I am lucky if we make it to 5 months. *sigh* I know in the end all that matters is a healthy, happy baby but I am hoping we can stick it out!
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Good luck! Try upping the dose of Domperidone too...I'm still on it at 10 months postpartum and it really helps. You can also get blessed thistle (sp?) to take in combo with the fenugreek and domperidone. When my supply was dwindling (right around 4 months as well), someone told me there is a "magic" hour for breast milk production. I can't recall what it is (google it) but it was around 2 or 3 in the morning and you were supposed to do a dream feed at that time to increase production.
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