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Offline Intransit

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First 24 hours...help!
« on: October 23, 2009, 02:52:08 am »
It seems too soon to have an issue/question..but I do! My dd is now 30 or so hours old...and has been at my breast for about the last 3 to 4hours. Im tired, overtired, stressed .....and don't love breast feeding. Is it normal for her to do this for so long?! I had major issues with Lizwe in the first 3 months, and he was breast fed for this time frame..I later switched to formula (along w easy) and had a very happy baby.
Any advice would be helpful.
She likes her fingers, but they don't even seem to be soothing her right now. Im scared to use a pacifier....ugh!
HELP!
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Re: First 24 hours...help!
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2009, 03:00:33 am »
Hi, and congratulations on your new dd!! :D

When I was still in the hospital with my ds, he was like that too...  For nearly the entire first night I felt like he was on my boob.  I was exhausted and I just wanted to sleep!  I did try to use a pacifier, but he didn't really take too well to it.  It did get better after about 24 hours or so (I remember vaguely through the sleep-deprived haze ::)) but that first while was tough.  Big, big (((hugs))) for you, I wish I could be more help, but all I can do is commiserate!  :-* :-* :-*
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« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2009, 21:47:57 pm »
Congratulations on your lovely new baby!!!  :-*

Right now, what she is doing is normal. When you can, take her off your breast and get her to sleep in your arms or crib. This constant feeding feeling is due to a couple of things - she is stimulating your supply by feeding, so the more she feeds, the more signals your body gets to make milk. This will help your milk come in. The other thing is that you are comfort, your breast is comforting to her. She is completely new to everything - the brightness, the sounds, the smells are all new. And she's had quite a journey too. So being close to you makes her feel better and safe. You smell and feel like home, because you are home.

I did read something that might help. It was basically that all the smells etc can be unnerving to a babe in that it's all confusing. Might be worth asking visitors to hold off on the smellies and impose a no perfume etc rule - so you are cutting down on the smells. Reason being, you are helping your DD to smell you. I did this with DS (also held off on letting too many people hold him etc for the same reason).

A few bits of info here for you:
 * http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=64627.0
 * http://www.kellymom.com/bf/normal/newborn-nursing.html - see the first week for some reassurance "you can't feed too often"

Anything comes up, anything you're unsure of or if you just want some support, just let us know okay?  :-*

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Re: First 24 hours...help!
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2009, 00:46:10 am »
Reading your post makes me sad because my ds is now 9 weeks old and the time is going by too fast, he's no longer that tiny newborn with a puffy swollen face and faint newborn cry :'(. I know it's hard the first days with them latched onto you 24/7, if you are like me my nipples were very sore and they even bled a bit but try to stick with it- before you know it your lo will be a pro at bfing, be able to go 2-3 hours in the day and even up to 5 hours at night without needing a feed. I do cherish the feeding times now as I try to do as many feeds as possible laying down- it's nice to lay down, look into their beautiful eyes, and shut the rest of the world out. We did use introduce a paci in the 2nd week as my ped said it was ok to and even suggested it first as she figured I was a human paci with the weight ds had gained so quickly.

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« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2009, 15:15:39 pm »
Thank you for your posts, advice and encouragement. After some discussion with my husband and midwives...Ive decided to bottle feed. I'm 100% ok with this decision, and feel I will be better for it. Last time with Lizwe was really hard, and we stopped after 2 months. I've had a breast reduction so the chances of supplementation were really high. It was much more painful this time, than the last.
Again, thank you :)
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Re: First 24 hours...help!
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2009, 15:19:31 pm »
Only seeing this now.  {{{hugs hun}}}  Glad you came to a decision that is right for you and your family xx
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Re: First 24 hours...help!
« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2009, 02:26:27 am »
Big (((hugs))) sjeb :)  A happy mama makes for a happy baby - glad that you are pleased with your decision :-* :-*
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