elizabeth emerald
October 8th 03, 06:06 AM
"elizabeth emerald" > wrote in message
...
> i need to get some important advice for my friend who is having lots of
> trouble with breastfeeding. she is getting conflicting advice (alot of it
> "just give him formula") and really needs help. she is really upset &
> stressed (understandably). she really wants to continue with
breastfeeding.
>
> here is some info:
> * her baby is 13.5 weeks old.
> * over the past month, he has dropped from being consistently on the 95th
to
> now the 50th percentile with some weeks losing & some weeks having a very
> minimal weight gain.
> * a main problem is that the baby is very fussy after 5 minutes on the
> breast. he is even more fussy in the evening and will refuse to feed from
> the breast. she or her husband will give him a bottle of ebm at this time.
> * he feeds best when he has just woken up or whilst he is still sleeping.
> once he wakes up fully, he gets fussy.
> * she does/did have overactive letdown, but the baby seems to have
adjusted
> to that now.
> * she feeds from 2 breasts each feed but only for about 5 minutes each
> breast. she has done this for about a month as she interpreted his
fussiness
> to having been finished, but that does not seem to be the case.
> * he has a dummy for sleeping.
> * she expresses about 150ml in 30 mins of pumping.
> * i think he gets a bottle of ebm about once a day. she doesn't think he
has
> nipple confusion.
> * he sleeps well at nite waking only once for a feed, but he only sleeps
for
> apprx 45 mins during the day at a time no matter how much he is resettled.
> he will not sleep in the car.
> * he did not have any noticeable growth spurts when he was younger. this
> fussiness problem has been going on for a month but has been noticeably
> worse over the past week.
> * she is trying mylanta for the baby for reflux, but he has not changed
with
> other reflux suggestions previously (like raising the cot, keeping
upright)
> and he doesn't have excessive spit up.
> * the baby is having a test for urinary infection (results not back yet).
> * she does not feel she can pump in the long term if that is what is comes
> down to.
>
> a lactation consultant suggested some things including comp feeding with
> formula, stretching the feeds out to 5 hrs and trying to get the baby to
nap
> for 2 hrs. she is not comfortable with alot of this and definitely wants
to
> avoid comp feeding.
>
> with my lack of lots of knowledge, i suggested she call the aust
> breastfeeding assoc helpline asap and if she feels she needs to comp feed
to
> do it with ebm rather than formula. other than that i am not much help.
>
> i am going over to see her tomorrow to give a bit of support so whatever
> advice or experience you can post would be wonderful as i feel pretty
> inexperienced in this regard.
>
> thanks in advance everyone!
my friend has now discovered that her baby in fact has a urinary tract
infection and that is why he has been refusing food & being fussy. he is
starting treatment today & she is taking him for further investigation.
thanks to those who answered.
--
elizabeth (in australia)
DS - born 20-aug-02
...
> i need to get some important advice for my friend who is having lots of
> trouble with breastfeeding. she is getting conflicting advice (alot of it
> "just give him formula") and really needs help. she is really upset &
> stressed (understandably). she really wants to continue with
breastfeeding.
>
> here is some info:
> * her baby is 13.5 weeks old.
> * over the past month, he has dropped from being consistently on the 95th
to
> now the 50th percentile with some weeks losing & some weeks having a very
> minimal weight gain.
> * a main problem is that the baby is very fussy after 5 minutes on the
> breast. he is even more fussy in the evening and will refuse to feed from
> the breast. she or her husband will give him a bottle of ebm at this time.
> * he feeds best when he has just woken up or whilst he is still sleeping.
> once he wakes up fully, he gets fussy.
> * she does/did have overactive letdown, but the baby seems to have
adjusted
> to that now.
> * she feeds from 2 breasts each feed but only for about 5 minutes each
> breast. she has done this for about a month as she interpreted his
fussiness
> to having been finished, but that does not seem to be the case.
> * he has a dummy for sleeping.
> * she expresses about 150ml in 30 mins of pumping.
> * i think he gets a bottle of ebm about once a day. she doesn't think he
has
> nipple confusion.
> * he sleeps well at nite waking only once for a feed, but he only sleeps
for
> apprx 45 mins during the day at a time no matter how much he is resettled.
> he will not sleep in the car.
> * he did not have any noticeable growth spurts when he was younger. this
> fussiness problem has been going on for a month but has been noticeably
> worse over the past week.
> * she is trying mylanta for the baby for reflux, but he has not changed
with
> other reflux suggestions previously (like raising the cot, keeping
upright)
> and he doesn't have excessive spit up.
> * the baby is having a test for urinary infection (results not back yet).
> * she does not feel she can pump in the long term if that is what is comes
> down to.
>
> a lactation consultant suggested some things including comp feeding with
> formula, stretching the feeds out to 5 hrs and trying to get the baby to
nap
> for 2 hrs. she is not comfortable with alot of this and definitely wants
to
> avoid comp feeding.
>
> with my lack of lots of knowledge, i suggested she call the aust
> breastfeeding assoc helpline asap and if she feels she needs to comp feed
to
> do it with ebm rather than formula. other than that i am not much help.
>
> i am going over to see her tomorrow to give a bit of support so whatever
> advice or experience you can post would be wonderful as i feel pretty
> inexperienced in this regard.
>
> thanks in advance everyone!
my friend has now discovered that her baby in fact has a urinary tract
infection and that is why he has been refusing food & being fussy. he is
starting treatment today & she is taking him for further investigation.
thanks to those who answered.
--
elizabeth (in australia)
DS - born 20-aug-02