Sunday, September 20, 2009
The trama continues
Well...she came last night and tried to help me. She did help and he did latch on one side really good and then he would have nothing to do with the other side. What is up with that. So she tried all her tricks and he ended up latching on for like a minute and then wouldn't have anything else to do with it. I guess he does something funny with his tongue so that he can't latch, it's weird. So, how am I doing today trying to do this by my self? Not good. I haven't been able to get him to latch on at all today. I have been pumping like a champ to try and get my supply up, but I have only been able to pump like an ounce at a time, if that. I don't know what to do? Do I call my lactation lady back? Do I call someone else and see if they can do something different? Am I just not going to be able to nurse him like I would like? I am so emotional and this is just so hard. I know that their is nothing wrong with formula or giving your baby the bottle, but I really thought that I would be able to nurse better with this baby. He really is such a good baby, and I guess if the worse thing is that I have to pump and give him formula in a bottle, then I am pretty lucky. I just want to be able to nurse so badly!
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That is so frustrating! I know I had a friend who's baby had a hard time, its seems like he had a tongue thrust and it made it hard for him to latch. The lactation people at the hospital had something that she had to use while she nursed to helped him learn. Does your hospital have lactation consultants, or your ob/midwife (which ever you use)? I wish I could be more helpful. If you are having a hard time getting enough milk supply, fenugreek is an herb you can get at vitamin stores in capsule form. I can't remember how much and how often (I plan to ask my pediatrician when my baby is born next week, he was the one who suggested it with my last baby and it did wonders for my milk supply). I bet you could google it and find some recommendations.
I am so sorry to hear of your woes!
I had a hard time with Spencer and expected to get it right off with Allie, but didn't. IT turned out that Allie had a problem with her jaw muscles and it made her have a toung thrust, and she couldn't swallow very well. Does Josh have a weird chin? That sounds funny, but if he does it might be the same problem. Nursing is the hardest thing that there ever was. Good luck!
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