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Well, we made a trip back to the ped's because the projectile spit up continued and I was afraid she wasn't putting on any weight b/c she wasn't keeping anything down. Turns out we have the total opposite problem. Em has gained a whoppin' 13 oz since last Saturday. I was shocked!

I guess the issue is that I have a lot of milk and a really fast letdown, so she's taking in a whole lot more than she can handle. Now I just don't know how to slow her down. I'm trying to burp often and do smaller, frequent feedings. Hopefully this helps some, but so far we've still had some issues. I just can't stand seeing the poor girl look so miserable.

We are going to see the LC on Monday since she has gotten lazy (and pain inducing) with latching (especially on one side) and there is still the debate of whether or not she is a little tongue-tied. I'm hoping they can also give me some help on how to manage my mega-flow.

If we can't get the hang of this and get better control of how much milk she is taking in,, I am seriously considering going to pumping only - but I can't help but feel like a bit of a failure if I do. I hate to be chained to a pump, but realistically, I will only be BF'ing until I go back to work in mid-Feb. So I think I could make it work until then.

@SLR: I am totally lurking on this thread but just wanted to suggest that if you have a fast/forceful letdown, you can let some spray into a towel/burp cloth until it slows before LO latches on. That should make the flow more manageable for her. Good luck

@SLR: good job mama! I feel like I have a similar problem. It has slowed down since I've just been doing one side at a time. Good luck!

About to put A in her sleepsack and moses basket and pray she sleeps there and not on me!

Here's wishing us all a restful night with easy - and short - nursing sessions!

@ChelseaRose: Thank you lady, you too!

Hope everyone is having a restful night too!

Our nights go back and forth between good and bad - sometimes she goes down after a feed/change and sleeps for a couple hours... Sometimes she's awake and fussing the whole time. Tonight has started out well. I fed her from 1045 to 1115 and she slept alright while my husband watched her, then again from 130-2 when I took over for the night. She slept in her swing from 230-5 and after this last round of feeding/changing she is laying awake but quiet in her crib (in which she actually slept for the first time today!). So cross your fingers for us that she falls asleep soon and stays asleep for a few hours.

She tends to be a better daytime sleeper so like you @petuniasandpearls I'm hoping she switches that up soon!

I thought I would want her in the room next to our bed in the pack n play but over the last couple weeks we stopped using it in there at night. She's a loud sleeper too and when she would just be making noises or if she actually starts fussing we both would wake up and it just stopped making sense for both of us to have crappy sleep all night when at the least we could each get some good sleep separately.

And 10 minutes into writing this the crying started and after another diaper change (so much poop!) and some walking and rocking, it's already 645 and little miss is nowhere near sleep. Looks like she might stay awake through to another feeding and then, maybe, she will go down and give me a few hours.

On the same topic, how many of your SO's have gone back to work? Hubs goes back Monday and I'm hoping our nighttime routine ends up working out. I'm planning on doing the baby-tending from about 1am to morning so he can sleep enough not to be wrecked all day. I'm more worried about nighttime and sleep with him going back than I am about being alone with her all day!

@lindseykaye: Did your little lady go down after that? Sounds like she's keeping you on your toes!

Hubs starts a new job on Monday so will see if anything changes then. I love your idea of getting your DH to have her till 1, I might try that!

After cluster feeding, lo slept for a four hr stretch last night!

He's been fussy and not sleepy this am though...

Bfing is grtting btr eaxh day, got a nipple shield for my left breast w the flat nip and now he feeds on both. Although it takes a bit to latch between switches.

How is your pp recovery going? I had rough first couple days w episiotomy pain. But swelling is down. Im off tyl3 and just taking motrin. The best is being able to sit up and down without wincing! Makes taking.care of the babe so much easier...

Hi ladies! Things are okay here in the HW household but figuring out all of this stuff is crazy hard. She's losing weight too quickly and my milk isn't in so w e are supplementing with quite a bit of formula for now. Breasts feel very warm and heavy today so I'm hoping that means milk is on the way! She's also a little jaundi ced so we had to take her back to the hospital to check her levels. We will hear back on that later today. Just trying to keep my head above water! Terrified about handling all of this when DH and my MIL go back to work next week, but hopefully the next few days will get me prepared to handle on my own. Just love her so much and want her to be well cared for.

@highwire: Sure sounds like the milk is coming. That is how mine felt at first before becoming more tender up towards my armpits. Then, all of the sudden there it was.

@highwire: we supplemented with formula for a day before my milk came in too! i had one day of bad engorgement from the iv swelling/milk coming in and used frozen veggie bags to ice them and had dh massage them down. the next day milk was in and they were soft again supply has been picking up since!

@slr: that's exactly how my pp bleeding has been too! it's even heavier during feedings too!

@highwire: I think lots of us on here have done at least a day of formula supplementing before milk came in, it will really help her weight! Sounds like your milk will be here tomorrow though.

@mrsjyw: the first week of c section recovery was hell on earth but doing really well now. Hope the pain decreases soon for you!

@lindseykaye: good idea on going back to bed for more sleep, I do that all the time, really helps!

@kml636: oh so sorry to hear that! It's just a temporary speed bump and you'll be back in fighting shape and home with your baby in no time!

@kml636: so sorry to hear that! Hope you feel better reallt soon and can be back with Lily before you know it. Big hugs Xo

@kml636 im so so sorry! Hope u get well soon and get home to lily asap!!!!

@kml636: I hope you feel better soon! Can the hospital at least let you use a pump to pump and dump to keep up your supply for when you get out? I'm glad you have your MIL to help with your little one.

Although I had my nightly meltdown, I did manage to make dinner for the first time since giving birth. Chicken noodle soup!

DH gave the Trikester his first bottle of pumped milk. Holy cow he downed it like a champ! think I read that newborns typically eat 2 oz per feeding. Does that sound right to you? I think we're going to try to do 1 bottle a day - if I can keep up with pumping...

Thanks everyone. I'm feeling better already, hopefully I can go home tomorrow!

@mrsjyw: I hope you enjoyed your good cry! I had several today.

@kml636: glad to hear you are doing better! Are you home now?

@highwire: did u hear back about the jaundice yet? L had jaundice too and had to go to the hospital to lay under the bililights for one night.

We are back in the hospital too. L has had an abscess on her arm for the past 2 weeks that hasn't gone away so we are getting her some IV antibiotics for a couple nights. Poor thing had to get the IV and a spinal tap sniff. She has had more IVs in her life than I have. No sleep at all last night for me because its a shared room and baby next door was up for 3 hours last night fussing and the nurses are in and out of the room every 2 hours.