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I am asking on behalf of a girlfriend of mine, her son and my son are a week a part. She's been breastfeeding since he was born but doesn't seem to be producing enough. He lost a pound by his 1st pediatricians appt where they had her supplement with formula to bring him back up to weight and he made it but he hasn't been gaining really since then. She started yesterday on a 48 hr campaign to increase supply by on demand feeding for as long and as often as he wants. Since she started he has nursed almost every hour and has only slept a total of 8 hours in 36. They had the same issue in the beginning and supplementing w/ formula doesn't make him sleep either. Is it normal for a baby to sleep so little?
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| Posted by Beth on 09/19/2008 11:57 AM
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| I would say to nurse on demand all the time. I'm not sure how old the baby is, but the best way to make sure that you are producing enough milk is to nurse as often as the baby wants for as long as the baby wants. If she can figure out how to nurse lying down, it'll make her life a LOT easier. My son was a terrible sleeper in the beginning, he had colic and reflux and laying flat was really painful for him. Once we figured that out, it got better, he'd nap in the swing for longer. But hands down, the best way he slept was curled up with me nursing. |
| posted by Melissa on 09/19/2008 01:52 PM
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| I agree with the last post. Nurse on demand and tell your friend to pump afterward if she can. My son nursed every 1 1/2 hours when he was first born. I got a lactation consultant to come to my house to help me figure out whether or not I was producing enough milk. She had me not feed him for two hours, weighed him when she got there, had me nurse him, then weighed him again. He was getting plently of milk for his age. My milk let down was extremely fast and he was able to nurse very quickly. It would only take me 5-15 min to nurse where the nurses in the hospital told me it should take 30-45 minutes. So, the point of this story is, he just drank my milk too fast. Since breastmilk is digested so easily, he was hungry again sooner than most infants. Hope this helps. |
| posted by Allison on 10/27/2008 01:22 AM
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I would also suggest eating oatmeal, it helps boost supply! (Nobakes are a great source of oatmeal... :) )
She could try drinking Mother's Milk tea, that it suppose to help with supply issues as well. |
| posted by Carey on 10/31/2008 11:32 AM
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| I had a problem making breast milk. I had to work really hard to get my supply up to meet my sons demand. I would feed my son on demand, then pump right after I fed him (even in the middle of the night). I ate oatmeal every day, drink lots of water, take fennelgreek, mother's milk tea and eat lots of fruit and veggies. One of the most important things to increase supply is to drain the breast as much as possible. I took my son to bed with me for the 1st few weeks and had a nursing vacation. It was hard to get him to sleep, he wanted to be in the thick of everything, but he always slept well with me.I hope this helps it worked well for me. Tell your friend to keep in there and don't give up!! |
| posted by cecilia on 02/16/2009 01:59 AM
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