Finwe is still on strike. He did nurse at 3am this morning, but he was nearly asleep so he knew not what he did. I'm also getting a bit worried now as he had a slight fever and wants to sleep more than usual. I'm watching him closely. (See, I don't have Phill to tell me not to worry!)He is taking a bottle of expressed milk when he needs it. Last night, Larien helped out by giving Finwe his bottle. Finwe is also eating quite a bit of solid food as well. I've been including lots of fruits so he gets extra fluids.
If, in the end, this causes weaning that will be okay, but I feel there is an underlying resistance. I'm going to keep offering and pumping so he gets enough until this all figures itself out.
How do you formula feeding families and moms who pump at work do it? All these bottles to be washed. All the time needed to pump and then feed. Honestly, just plain breastfeeding is so easy.
*****Update*****
He's still on strike. I've borrowed my neighbor's more powerful double pump. He's sleeping a lot! And, well, it just might be possible that he had hand, foot, and mouth disease. He has a suspicious rash on his feet, lower legs, hands, and hiney. I can't tell about the mouth as he won't let me near it--another suspicious symptom. Oh,I wish Phill were here so I would stop worrying about what might be wrong with him.
However, on a super positive note: He got to sleep at 8 ish on his own. Now that's a silver lining I will not ignore.
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I felt the same way when I nannied and washed all the bottles for the twins. And the mom spent as much time pumping as I did feeding. Didn't make much sense to me. But since I've never done it, and every kid is different, it's hard to know how true the "He just won't latch" and "It was just to painful" comments are and how much it's just "I didn't want to do it."
What frustrates me is the mom's that won't even try because it's 'weird.' My sister wouldn't try. She is overweight and insulin dependent diabetic. With all of the studies that are out reinforcing the benefits of breastfeeding (mainly lowering the risk of obesity and diabetes) atleast I know that I have given my four the best start.
And it is SO easy!
I hope Finwe feels better soon.
You know, turtle, I had a friend who desperately tried to breastfeed her sons--going so far as to do the supplemental nursing system. She just never had enough supply. Oh the tears she had over those moments. When her sister gave birth a few years down the road, the sister decided to not even try based on my friend's experiences. I understood the sister's reluctance, but she could have at least tried.
And Liz, having had latching problems with my first two (Finwe was a breast man from the beginning), I can honestly say that there is help for that. As for pain--the first month is a b!tch, but afterwards it's smooth sailing. The trade off is a month of adjustments for a lifetime of potential benefits for you (reduction of many types of cancers) and for baby (reduced risk of obesity and diabetes and increased overall IQ).
SB - while we didn't get the chance to talk about it this afternoon. I feel you pain over this issue. Idril was a champion nurser, but due to work there were typically 3 pumping sessions a day (sometimes 4). Then there was Cirdan who had his last successful nursing session right before his surgery at 12 days old, but I continued to pump for 7 more months. Part of me was very sad when I knew my children were no longer getting my milk. Another part of me (the lazy side) was relieved to have that 30+ minutes back of my evening. Washing and sterilizing every night was very tedious and time consuming.
Oh :( Has the little guy been sorted out?
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