Re: OT question for lactation expert

i'm not an expert but did b/f 3 kids each for around a yr.
a beer worked for me during the occasional late afternoon feed.
it sure was relaxing and helped us both.
tho dinner wasnt ready when dh got home, no worrys there tho.
he now makes dinner every night even tho hes the one working everyday.
he likes cooking, i dont, i do all the clean up in the kitchen.

i read somewhere it takes one thousand calories a day to make milk. all that
exercise has to be exhausting (lol) and the lack of sleep is no fun either
(used for brainwashing, doh). nap as often as you can, even when the baby is
sleeping. using up all those calories will help lose any excess weight
gained during the pregnancy and b/f also helps pull the uterus back into
position/shape faster.
always alternate the starting breast at each feed to keep the milk
production up equally.
i was taught in hospital to keep a list til it became automatic. those early
days of little sleep can make it hard to keep track. i also had to learn to
wait for the 'let down' before i let baby latch on to me.
is mama aware there are two times of growth spurt in those early days that
can make mama think shes not got enough milk for the voracious feeder.
usually around 6 and 12 weeks tho could be a bit either side of those.
no worrys, give it a couple of days of that extra feeding and the milk
production will increase to suit the babys needs. just gives you a few days
of 'omg, what am i thinking here with such a hungry baby'. it will all sort
itself out i promise.
this is a 'learned skill for both mama and baby'.
its all worth the effort getting it to work.
accept/ask for help from anyone who comes round for a visit, doing laundry,
peeling vege's, holding the baby for you, whatever you feel happy to ask
them to do for you.
i loved those days the bestest (sic).
jeanne
<who b/f 3 kids for 14, 16 and 12 months in that order (they all pretty much
weaned themselves at those ages), oh soooo long ago, the best days those
were, yup>
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"TerriLee in WA" wrote...
After reading all the replies so far, there is lots of good advice. When
I was nursing my "difficult" son, many years ago, my dr. recommended
slowly sipping a good heavy European beer while nursing. The effects are
two-fold; more relaxed mommy, and the yeast in the beer augments milk
production. YMMV
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TerriLee in WA (state)

"Judie in Penfield NY" <judie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Cpb8g.12643$TT.8609@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello everyone,

I remember some months back there was someone on the group who was
thinking of becoming a lactation consultant, but can't remember who that
was.

My youngest grandaughter (almost 4 weeks) has had a sort of on again off
again problem with latching on, but mostly has been doing better lately.
Although the last day she begins to nurse and then pulls away, without
letting go, causing her mom no end of frustration (not to mention pain).

My daughter has been trying so hard but is still not getting much sleep
and is wondering why this is so hard for her.

If there is someone who has the time for a private email, please respond
to either judieluisi at ya hoo dot com, or jlluisi at g mail
dot com. Take out the obvious spacing, and thanks so much.

Judie in Penfield NY




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