Ruth Shear
January 7th 06, 08:10 PM
G'day
Ha. Once I post something (see FAO:DrRuth thread) then I think of
questions to ask..
1. Some one remind me the best time to start introducing a bottle. Late
enough to avoid nipple confusion. Early enough that it is likely that
Leina will agree to drink from the bottle. Reason is so DH can feed her
too. With EBM of course.
2. I forgot the other question. Doh. Oh no, now I remember. Anyone else
out there using Lilypadz? http://www.lilypadz.com/ They are silicone
nursing pads that supply pressure to your nipples and prevent, or at
least reduce leakage. I leak a lot. I decided to try them and they
worked really well. When I did leak, the milk was trapped under the pad
too, so I just had to make sure there was something to catch the
collected milk when I did remove the pad. They say that one pair can
last "months" and that some mothers have used one pair for 6 months. I
wear them all day, wash them each night, don't wear them at night. It's
been two months and the adhesiveness is almost gone. I'm wondering how
you get 6 months out of them. Anyone else with the same experience?
3. Which reminds me - here is a recommendation rather than a question.
At night I don't wear the lilypadz and leak or should I say gush out of
one side while feeding on the other. We cosleep. Last time I slept on
folded towels that would get very wet by morning. This time, on the
recommendation of a mother in my mamas group, I bought a fuzzibunz large
mat - it's like their change mat but bigger, and I put it under myself
and Leina on our bed. The top layer is fleece, the middle is absorbant
material and the bottom is waterproof - just like a fuzzibunz diaper. It
is comfortable, and stays dry all night. Incredible! I recommend this
for all leakers.
DrRuth
Mum to Joshua Eamon (Nov 15th, 2001)
Madeleina Venus (Nov 12th, 2005)
<http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~drruth/joshua/>
Ha. Once I post something (see FAO:DrRuth thread) then I think of
questions to ask..
1. Some one remind me the best time to start introducing a bottle. Late
enough to avoid nipple confusion. Early enough that it is likely that
Leina will agree to drink from the bottle. Reason is so DH can feed her
too. With EBM of course.
2. I forgot the other question. Doh. Oh no, now I remember. Anyone else
out there using Lilypadz? http://www.lilypadz.com/ They are silicone
nursing pads that supply pressure to your nipples and prevent, or at
least reduce leakage. I leak a lot. I decided to try them and they
worked really well. When I did leak, the milk was trapped under the pad
too, so I just had to make sure there was something to catch the
collected milk when I did remove the pad. They say that one pair can
last "months" and that some mothers have used one pair for 6 months. I
wear them all day, wash them each night, don't wear them at night. It's
been two months and the adhesiveness is almost gone. I'm wondering how
you get 6 months out of them. Anyone else with the same experience?
3. Which reminds me - here is a recommendation rather than a question.
At night I don't wear the lilypadz and leak or should I say gush out of
one side while feeding on the other. We cosleep. Last time I slept on
folded towels that would get very wet by morning. This time, on the
recommendation of a mother in my mamas group, I bought a fuzzibunz large
mat - it's like their change mat but bigger, and I put it under myself
and Leina on our bed. The top layer is fleece, the middle is absorbant
material and the bottom is waterproof - just like a fuzzibunz diaper. It
is comfortable, and stays dry all night. Incredible! I recommend this
for all leakers.
DrRuth
Mum to Joshua Eamon (Nov 15th, 2001)
Madeleina Venus (Nov 12th, 2005)
<http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~drruth/joshua/>