https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:36:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-issues-discussion#post-645719 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:58:33 +0000 ladyfingers 645719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: no and honestly I'm not sure I would be able to stick to it. We might look into formula if it came to that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-issues-discussion#post-645652 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:02:29 +0000 travelgirl1 645652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: I've just started pumping my left after every feeding this week but it's so frustrating as it takes time away from A... but I think that's what I need to do. </p> <p>@ladyfingers: Have you started the elimination diet yet? Sorry about LO's issues, I've heard the diet is very hard but very worth it if you can get it under control. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-issues-discussion#post-645605 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:18:30 +0000 ladyfingers 645605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: I think if it's an intolerance/allergy I can get under control with diet, I'd rather stop the Zantac. I don't honestly think he has reflux -- he doesn't spit up excessively, never vomits, has no trouble sleeping, isn't gassier than other babies, etc. We'll see. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-issues-discussion#post-645570 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:57:07 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 645570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: do you pump at all? I've been able to maintains supply through ep'ing but it's a pain! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-issues-discussion#post-645568 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:56:25 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 645568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: the blood in the stool in the #1 indicator of an allergy. That totally sucks...but it's good to have an answer! I wonder about intolerance, but have no real evidence. Will you stop the Zantac? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-issues-discussion#post-645559 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:50:24 +0000 ladyfingers 645559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Aw, I'm sorry! LO has been gaining well and seems mostly happy but in the last week has been very distressed when breastfeeding. He pulls and pushes and writhes until he accidentally pops off, then we rinse and repeat. I figured it was due to his 6-week growth spurt, but then I noticed he was having green, stringy poop. We went to the ped a few days ago and she said he may have reflux and prescribed Zantac (which I hate giving him) but then she tested and found blood in his stool. She thought it may be infectious colitis from a tummy bug and to give it a week and if no better, she suspects mspi (milk soy protein intolerance). The stool is really the only indicator - no rashes, colic, sleeplessness, etc. I'm stressed and have been trying block feeding on a theory that he was getting too much foremilk, and trying different positions in case I have an over active letdown. Meanwhile his stool is back to yellow but is even more mucousy today and still has visible (brown) blood. He seems happy, but it's stressful and even more so knowing it could be what I'm eating. So I'm cutting out obvious dairy as of today so I'll have a head start if the ped has me start an elimination diet next week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-issues-discussion#post-645557 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:49:51 +0000 travelgirl1 645557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do! A's harness has made positioning extremely hard and she won't take a bottle so have no way of getting extra calories in her. She's still gaining weight but not as quickly as she should and she's 10th percentile. It affects supply as well because the less she eats, the less I make. It's such a stressor, constantly worrying about how much/little she eats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-issues-discussion#post-645542 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:42:56 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 645542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bump for the evening... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeding-issues-discussion#post-644588 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:45:08 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 644588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO has severe reflux and I knew before getting him home from the NICU that feeding would be extremely stressful. We almost got a g-tube before coming home.</p> <p>Some days are great. He eats like a champ. On others, he'll barely take over an ounce per feeding. He doesn't throw up often, but when he does it stresses me out even more because he needs the calories so badly!</p> <p>He's currently averaging about 18 ounces a day on 22 calorie formula with 1/4 bm added (normal formula, BM is about 20 calories). He's eating 10 times a day (4 hours at night, 2 to 2 1/2 during the day) and taking a little under 2 ounces each time. He's still gaining weight, but a little slower than the ped would like. He's 9lb, 1oz, 8 weeks adjusted (9th percentile).</p> <p>I would love to have a place to chat about how it's going. Anyone else having feeding issues? </p>